Today is Fortnite update day, these updates often include new or unvaulted items, alongside some cool crossover quests an items. Plus, some map changes are usually in store, with Chapter 3 Season 4’s Chrome potentially spreading even further over the map.
In the meantime, make sure you’re up to date with the Fortnite weekly challenges with the Zero Week quests and the Week 2 challenges.
Why are Fortnite servers down?
The Fortnite servers were scheduled to go down at 1am PST/4am EST/9am BST on October 18 as part of the regular update process. This needs to be done, as even if the servers were left online, they’d be barely functional while the update was being carried out. It ensures that everything is running smoothly before the public gets their hands on all the new content.
When will Fortnite be back up?
Typically the update process takes a couple of hours from when the servers go offline, but this isn’t set in stone. If the update is smaller than usual it might not take so long, or if there are issues on update day, it may take longer. Still, it’s reasonable to assume that the Fortnite servers will be back online by 4am PST/7am EST/12pm BST/1pm CEST.
Fortnite status on Twitter is the best place to keep an eye on, as they will post as soon as the servers come back online. Also, make sure to check back here when they do, as we’ll have a full rundown of the Fortnite patch notes for update 22.20.
Written by Ryan Woodrow on behalf of GLHF.
