After a fairly short spring season, Fortnite is trying something new with battle royale: a shortened, five-week season that's all about Star Wars. Unfortunately for us, there's just one little thing getting in the way of us diving into all the new stuff: Fortnite servers are down for maintenance while Epic deploys the new season update. Below, you'll find a rundown on when Fortnite servers should be back online.
Despite the short length, Season 2 has been pretty eventful, introducing the amazing new Kneecapper and Rocket Drill items, and also adding Sabrina Carpenter as the latest Festival headliner just a few weeks ago. But now Season 2 is done, and the Kneecapper is a thing of the past--but you still can't play just yet. There are many fun activities you can try while you wait, like going outside or sleeping, but that's not what we're here to talk about right now. Let's go ahead and cut to the chase.
When Fortnite goes offline to deploy a patch, it usually takes about three or four hours, but a new season launch is much more of a thing than your average update is. For a new season, Fortnite typically goes offline for four hours at minimum, and often longer. Sometimes much longer--Fortnite was offline for 18 hours ahead of the start of Chapter 5 Season 2 last year. If all goes well, you can expect Fortnite to come back online, at the earliest, around 3 AM PT/6 AM ET.
When Fortnite's servers do return to action, the Star Wars takeover will begin immediately in both battle royale and Lego Fortnite. There will be a new battle pass full of Star Wars skins, a new Lego Pass full of Star Wars builds and a Captain Phasma skin, and very likely some new stuff in the shop as well. For those who don't observe May the 4th, other Epic-made modes like Reload and OG will continue doing their own thing, without any injections of Star Wars content aside from skins that other players are wearing.
Epic started the hype train much earlier than it normally does for a new season of Fortnite, revealing the Galactic Battle season two weeks ahead of launch at Star Wars Celebration in Japan. Epic typically doesn't reveal a new season until the week of launch. So while you're waiting for downtime to end, you can read up on what to expect in the new season, from the map changes, to new weapons, to the battle pass lineup, and everything else we already know.
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Despite the short length, Season 2 has been pretty eventful, introducing the amazing new Kneecapper and Rocket Drill items, and also adding Sabrina Carpenter as the latest Festival headliner just a few weeks ago. But now Season 2 is done, and the Kneecapper is a thing of the past--but you still can't play just yet. There are many fun activities you can try while you wait, like going outside or sleeping, but that's not what we're here to talk about right now. Let's go ahead and cut to the chase.
Fortnite's Star Wars Season start time
When Fortnite goes offline to deploy a patch, it usually takes about three or four hours, but a new season launch is much more of a thing than your average update is. For a new season, Fortnite typically goes offline for four hours at minimum, and often longer. Sometimes much longer--Fortnite was offline for 18 hours ahead of the start of Chapter 5 Season 2 last year. If all goes well, you can expect Fortnite to come back online, at the earliest, around 3 AM PT/6 AM ET.
When Fortnite's servers do return to action, the Star Wars takeover will begin immediately in both battle royale and Lego Fortnite. There will be a new battle pass full of Star Wars skins, a new Lego Pass full of Star Wars builds and a Captain Phasma skin, and very likely some new stuff in the shop as well. For those who don't observe May the 4th, other Epic-made modes like Reload and OG will continue doing their own thing, without any injections of Star Wars content aside from skins that other players are wearing.
Epic started the hype train much earlier than it normally does for a new season of Fortnite, revealing the Galactic Battle season two weeks ahead of launch at Star Wars Celebration in Japan. Epic typically doesn't reveal a new season until the week of launch. So while you're waiting for downtime to end, you can read up on what to expect in the new season, from the map changes, to new weapons, to the battle pass lineup, and everything else we already know.
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