Fortnite Season 3 release time and downtime schedule (Image: EPIC GAMES)
Fortnite fans are counting down to the launch of Chapter 4, Season 3. Titled ‘Fortnite Wilds’, the new season has a June 9 release date on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PC, Android and Nintendo Switch. Of course, a new season coincides with the release of a big update, not to mention a period of extended server downtime. According to Epic Games, the servers will be taken offline for maintenance at 7am BST UK time on the morning of June 9. Matchmaking will be disabled at around 6.30am BST.
The news was announced by Epic Games on Twitter, alongside confirmation that patch sizes will be bigger than usual.
“The Wilds await…” reads an Epic tweet. “Downtime for Fortnite WILDS begins at 2 AM ET, with matchmaking being disabled shortly before.
“Please note patch sizes will be larger than usual for some platforms.”
In addition to increased file sizes, expect servers to remain offline for longer than usual. The servers are likely to come back online at around 10am BST UK time, although nothing has been confirmed.
Express Online will keep this article updated with all the latest developments, so keep checking back for more details about the new season.
In the run up to the new season, Epic Games has released a selection of teaser trailers for Fortnite Wilds.
You can check out one of the Fortnite Wilds teaser trailers below. Another video will be broadcast live during the Summer Game Fest event, which takes place at 8am BST UK time on June 9.
Optimus Prime headlines the Battle Pass, as Epic Games teams up with the Transformers franchise ahead of the release of Rise of the Beasts.
Other skins include the adventurer Lorenzo, as well as Era, Trace and Rian. That’s on top of Mariposa, Relik, and Purradise Meowscles.
The season itself has a tropical theme, with a temple and volcano among the new points of interest coming to the map.
The season will also launch alongside a big update. You can see a selection of the season 3 patch notes below.
Fortnite Season 3 patch notes…
GENERAL FIXES
• Players with “luna” in their name cannot launch on PC
– We’re aware players with the text “luna” in their name are unable to launch Fortnite on PC and GeForceNow. We’re investigating a fix for this issue, and these players should be able to play as normal on other platforms.
LOCKER FIXES
• Hollowhead’s glowing eyes may clip through his head
– When using high graphic settings players may find the glow effect from Hollowhead’s eyes clip through his head
• Dark Power Chord’s face does not change expressions during emotes
– When emoting with Dark Power Chord equipped players will notice there are no facial expressions
• Craggy Champion
– We’re aware of a visual issue affecting the face of the the Craggy Champion outfit and have a fixed planned for a future update.
• “Instruments of Destruction” may be affected by graphical stretching.
– Players may find that the “Intruments of Destruction” emote has some graphical stretching.
RANKED BATTLE ROYALE FIXES
• Game mode reverts to Solo when turning Ranked On or Off
– Players may experience their Game mode being changed to Solo when turning Ranked On or Off. This issue is fixed in a future game update.
• Ranked Urgent Quest descriptions disappear if players are eliminated and get rebooted before completing the Quest.
– If you are eliminated and rebooted, your Ranked Urgent Quest description may disappear before completing the Quest.
• Fill can appear enabled in some scenarios when it should be disabled.
– Fill can appear enabled in some scenarios when it should be disabled.
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Fortnite Season 3 skins (Image: EPIC GAMES)
Fortnite Season 3 skins (Image: EPIC GAMES)
Fortnite Season 3 patch notes for issues under investigation…
GENERAL ISSUES BEING INVESTIGATED
• Voice Chat and game audio may be missing or distorted after being in a match
– After being in a match some PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 players may find they have lost most game audio and voice chat has become distorted.
• Failed to initialize BattlEye Service on Win11
– We’re aware of an issue where some players may be receiving a “Failed to initialize BattlEye Service: Driver Load Error (1275)” error message when launching Fortnite on Windows 11.
LOCKER ISSUES BEING INVESTIGATED
• The rings on the Airbound Eyes contrail are pink/red instead of blue
– The rings on the Airbound Eyes contrail are pink/red instead of blue like the thumbnail displays.
• The helmets on some outfits appear matte grey
– The helmets for the Royale Knight and the Blue Squire Outfits are appearing with a dark grey matte colour instead of the reflective silver.
• The Crowning Achievement Emote only shows the Crown count in Battle Royale modes
– When using the Crowning Achievement Emote in non Battle Royale modes the count does not display the players actual number of Crowns.
BATTLE ROYALE ISSUES BEING INVESTIGATED
• Firing a weapon while sprinting and jumping may not register the hit
– Players may experience an issue when firing their weapon while sprinting and jumping. The shot may not do any damage and also does not use ammo.
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