Fortnite | v9.00 Patch Notes Update(Season 9) - Summary & Battle Pass

Fortnite Season 9 is here! Learn everything to know about the new season, including its trailer, theme, Release Date, Battle Pass, & more!!

Season 9 Overview & Release Information

Season 9 Brings the Future to Fortnite

The Future is here and it looks better than ever! Fortnite's Season 9 brings with it a whole new Battle Pass, map changes, gameplay updates, new features, and more!

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Official Season 9 Downtime Announcement

The Future approaches.

Downtime for Season 9 begins tomorrow, May 9 at 4 AM ET(0800 UTC).

— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) May 8, 2019

Transport Into the Future in Season 9

Season 9 Theme - The Future

After the destruction brought by the Volcano, the island has gone straight into the future! With futuristic cities, robots, and mechanical cats, it's a different experience all around!

Season 9 Announcement Trailer

The Future is… yours!

Downtime for Season 9 has begun. Dive into the patch notes to see what’s new: https://t.co/nyny3LqJZ9 pic.twitter.com/yf1QBpGQOK

— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) May 9, 2019

Season 9 Battle Pass

A new season means a whole new Battle Pass! Get ready to earn up to a hundred and more cosmetic items by leveling up your Battle Pass tiers!

7 New Skins to Unlock

As with every other Battle Pass, the new Skins are always the highlight and Season 9 does not disappoint. With 7 skins, 2 of which are progressive, they follow the season's theme with mechanical hands, robot chickens, and a misplaced old timer.

Vendetta - Progressive Skin

Vendetta's name matches his fearsome appearance. From a regular guy, he transforms to a cybernetic warrior hell bent on revenge.

Rox - Progressive Skin

Looking like a superhero in her powered up get up, Rox is down to fight to save the future! She's unlocked as part of the Season 9 Battle Pass Tier 1.

Sentinel

At first glance, Sentinel looks a bit silly as a robotic chicken, but he's as strong as they come! You get him immediately after buying the Battle Pass.

Bunker Jonesy

A survivor of the Volcano's eruption, Bunker Jonesy is a man out of his time. His hygiene isn't that great seeing as he's been stuck for a while inside a bunker.

Vega

Relying more on her natural strength, Vega makes quick work on enemies who put too much faith in their technology. She's strong by her own and she knows it.

Stratus

A Storm Stalker, Stratus plunges headfirst into danger. No one gets in his way as he heads for the eye of the storm!

Demi

Even the future needs spies and Demi is at the top of her game. She's beautiful and cunning, a deadly combination.

New Pets

Get ready to pet these cute robotic critters! New Pets can be earned as part of the Battle Pass, including this robotic pink kitty!

New Wraps

The wraps in the Season 9 Battle Pass will give your vehicles and weapons a makeover to fit the future!

Emotes, Gliders, & More!

With more than 100 cosmetic items to earn, you'll get your fill of new Pickaxe & Glider skins, emotes, sprays, and more in the Season 9 Battle Pass.

New Shotgun & Weapon Updates

New Weapon - Combat Shotgun

Semi-automatic with a lot of power with every shot, the Combat Shotgun is a powerful weapon to yield for close-range engagements. It comes in Rare, Epic, and Legendary variants.

Tactical Shotgun Receives Damage Buff

The Tactical Shotgun received a significant buff to its damage. Going from 66/70/74 per shot to 71/75/79.

Grenades are Back from the Vault

Grenades will be coming back to Fortnite with the release of Season 9! They'll be added to the loot pool across all game modes.

Vaulted Weapons / Items

• Clingers
• Buried Treasure
• Pump Shotgun
• Poison Dart Trap
• Scoped Revolver
• Suppressed Assault Rifle
• Thermal Assault Rifle
• Balloons

Map Changes & New Features

New Locations

In the Season 9 map, you will find 3 new locations! The futuristic cities now stand where the Volcano's destruction struck the most, a welcome change to the island!

Neo Tilted

The razed Tilted Towers has been transformed into a city of the future complete with hologram advertisements and sleek high rises.

Mega Mall

Mega Mall has replaced the once humble Retail Row and turned it into a shopping complex worthy of the future!

New Map Features

Slip Streams

Travel in style by flying through the Slip Streams around the map. You can find them in some of the new cities, including Mega Mall and Neo Tilted.

Air Vents

Shoot up in the air and don't worry about it! When you use an air vent, it will launch you high in the air and give you fall damage immunity.

Uncover the Mystery of the Island Through Fortbytes

Explore the island and gather Fortbytes to learn more about the island, unlock challenges, and get exclusive rewards.

Found Across the Island

Fortbytes are scattered across the island for players to find. Each Fortbyte requires you to fulfill specific condition to access them. They don't appear all at once though and will be unlocked daily.

Collect Them to Get Rewards

Once you've collected Fortbytes, they will add up and unlock exclusive rewards for those who found them, and will also uncover a mysterious secret image. Check out your progress in the Fortbyte tab in the Challenges menu.

Miscellaneous Changes

Gameplay

• Resolved an issue with the UI showing health gains incorrectly if the player canceled the consumable close to completion time.
• PS4 controller lighting not always matching your pin color when in Squads.
• Players not able to use Hold to Swap if they previously picked an item up normally
• Adjusted turbo building to be more forgiving under poor network conditions
• Fixed cases of jittery movement under certain conditions.

Performance

• Improved frame rate on Nintendo Switch, particularly when large numbers of characters are onscreen.
• Addressed some cases of invisible characters after skydiving.

UI

• “Swap" text appearing in the pickup UI will no longer appear when picking up more resources than the player can carry.
• The initial storm warning timer was incorrectly showing as 0.
• Spectators and replay watchers can now report users.
• Fixed party invites not showing up in the UI if the user logged out and back in again.

Audio

• Better tactical audio when inside player-built structures:
• Enemy Pickaxe impact within ~one building tile radius has new, louder sound.
• Wallbreak by enemy close/behind player much clearer/louder.
• Explosion audio improvements- shorter, higher dynamic range sounds that will make explosion audio clearer and punchier.

Mobile

• Auto fire will now trigger on vehicles.
• Added option for increasing elimination feed line count in the HUD Layout Tool.
• Dragging/Dropping from the quickbar is now allowed while jumping.
• The location of the boost button on Android for the X-Stormwing has been moved to avoid triggering the Home button.
• Squad formation is now accessible.
• The delay with interacting when using the quickbar slots has been resolved.
• Weapon icons now correctly display icons on the quickbar.
• Fixed sliders that were broken in the Dead Zone tab of the Controller Options.
• Auto fire adjustments:
• Semi-automatic weapons now fire correctly.
• Increased acquisition delay for shotguns.
• Dynamite trajectory indicator is now correctly displayed during use.
• Ziplines can no longer be ridden past their endpoints.
• Autorun no longer takes more than two taps to initiate after jumping from Battle Bus.
• Cooldown Timer visual for boost buttons on vehicles is now displayed correctly.
• The camera no longer shakes when entering the X-Stormwing.
• Left virtual thumbstick no longer becomes invisible when holding left or right and pressing the fire button.
• The Harvest Tool UI button in HUD layout is no longer invisible.
• The stair railing in Pleasant Park no longer clips through the door.
• Variant numbers partially hidden in the preview screen by the "X" button.
• The Dream cosmetic is now correctly displaying:
• Widow's Bite pickaxe visual effect issue has been resolved.
• The Cooldown ring timer showing briefly when switching seats in Cannon.
• Interact Icon is no longer missing with certain consumables.
• Input Blocked text will no longer appear when opening the inventory.
• The Item Shop arrows now display correctly on iPhone XS Max.