The first major update since the launch of Fortnite Chapter 3 is going live today on PlayStation, Xbox, PC, Nintendo and mobile.
The good news is that it won’t last as long as the maintenance needed for the release of Chapter 3, an event that meant Epic Games had to take servers offline for a full day.
Based on previous outages, today’s Fortnite downtime is only expected to last a few hours maximum.
And there’s a good chance they will need less than that, considering the development team have been releasing plenty of hotfixes during December.
Today’s Fortnite update is slightly different as patch 19.01 is scheduled to add new content to the game.
Since Chapter 3 arrived, a new storyline has been unfolding across a fresh map and via a new Battle Pass.
Every item earned through the Battle Pass will remain in your inventory permanently. More information on the Battle Pass
And based on recent teasers, the new update will usher in the start of the seasonal Winterfest event.
The event and all its exclusive challenges and cosmetic items will not launch today but is reportedly scheduled to begin on December 16.
Fortnite insider Hypex claims the new Christmas event will feature in-game gifts and exclusive challenges. New items include the Snowball Launcher, Candy Consumable, and Snowman.
Of course, Epic will also make a host of bug fixes and gameplay tweaks, some of which will remove exploits and other in-game issues.
That means there could be a max of three hours of downtime, but this will remain the limit.
A message from the Fortnite support team reads: “There’s a chill in the air as our v19.01 Game Update is set to release tomorrow!
“Downtime will begin at 3:00 AM ET (8:00 UTC) with matchmaking being disabled 30 minutes prior.”
As mentioned above, Fortnite servers will start shutting down 30 minutes before 8am GMT, meaning you could be kicked from live matches.
Epic Games is expected to share patch notes after downtime has been completed on December 14.
Published at Tue, 14 Dec 2021 01:45:01 +0000
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