Fortnite Update v15.50 LEAKS: Latest Patch Notes, Release Date, Downtime Confirmed, Leaked Skins, New Map Changes, Battle Pass, Trailer, Map, Characters And Everything We Know About Chapter 2 Season 5

Published: 02 Mar 2021 10:36 AM +00:00 Updated: 08 Apr 2021 8:55 AM +00:00

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Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 5 is entering v15.50 very soon.

With the new season well underway, we're soon to be getting a new update to the popular Battle Royale game in the next week or two.

This Season's Bounty Hunter theme will continue on after Chapter 2 Season 4 was entirely Marvel-themed.

Although we've defeated Galactus, rifts are appearing on the island that could suggest he or something else will return at a later stage.

For now, we've had a completely different reality thrust upon us with the old map remaining intact, but many of the POIs have been replaced.

Here's what we know about the new season.

Find out more about Season 5 by clicking the links below:

Latest News

Keep up to date with the latest Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 5 information right here or checking out our live countdown.

Patch Notes - 2nd March

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The Hand Cannon heads back to the vault, while another item returns.
New Island size in Creative & localized Featured Creative Hub support!
Rift Fish and Jellyfish re-enabled
New Portal added (Portal_SmallFry)
Team Rumble Unvaulted
LTM Classic Loot added
LTM Floor Is Lava Disarmed added
LTM Bodyguard added
New Zero point sounds added
An XL flat island of grid squares with beta access to the new, experimental thermometer
New Mesh for the ZeroPoint
Egg Launcher re-added
New cues added for teleporting NPC effects

Leaks - 2nd March

Cosmetics

Photo via @Lucas7yoshi

Loading Screen

Photo via @VastBlastt

New Outfits

New Bundles

Updated Shop Items

Patch Notes - 16th February

Total Bars appearing as 0 in a match
Purple XP coins disappearing when driven through (without granting XP)
Matchmaking doesn't start if unreadied player leaves early
Phone Booths in Creative do not respect island settings when players change Outfits
Mythic Lead Survivor portraits appear only as silhouettes in Save the World
Locating a Durrr Burger not counting towards the "Locating: Burger Break!" Ventures guest
Flint Knock Pistol Unvaulted
Midas NPC added
"Gas Flopper" added - will leave behind some sort of trail when used
New LTM: Comeback - All the loot starts as Common in this mode and increases one step on each Respawn. With 5 lives and better loot at your disposal, can you make a Comeback?
Updated LTMs: Rally Royale, Air Royale, Floor is Lava, Shockwave
Team Rumble: Solid Gold has had an icon added to it
Two new portals with the codename: portal_Kepler and portal_Skirmish
March Crew Pack updated
New Performance Mode Settings:
- "GeometryQualityHigh": "High"
- "MeshQuality_Description": "Higher geometry settings give objects a more detailed shape. Increasing this setting will make objects more detailed, but can reduce performance."
New Encrypted Set IDs: "BikeCatch" "ToneTrip" "AcutePanic"
Epic working on Linux Support
Big update to Save The World

All New Cosmetics - 16th February

v15.40 Map - 16th February

No map changes have been recorded.

Photo via @MikeDulaimi

These cosmetics have been updated.

Photo via @iFireMonkey

15.30 Patch Notes - 2nd February

Bring ‘em in cold with the new Mando’s Bounty LTM
Two new Exotics!
New Devices and Options for Creative
Mando LTM - will be a trios mode
There are files for a new Mandalorian environment which barrows some effects from the old Star Wars event.
There is a new POI with the name ''Athena.Location.POI.KitsCantina" in the files.
Files also mention a boss spawning there "http://Athena.AI.SpawnLocation.Boss.CosmosCantina" all related to the Mandalorian
Planes LTM may return soon
Ammo being capped at 999 for everything except rockets, which remain at 12.
Ziplines now move slower when going uphill and much faster when going downhill.
v15.50 is now being tested!
A few things indicate that we COULD potentially get an EVENT this season

All upcoming versions:

New Exotics - 2nd February

New Cosmetics - 2nd February

Photo via @FunGamesLeaks

15.30 Map

New POI called 'Wateringhole'

A Mainframe portal has appeared at Lake Canoe.

Bear Vehicle - 31st January

iFireMonkey has noted that the OG Bear Vehicle is going to be implemented back into the game during the 15.30 update!

The OG Bear Vehicle [Trucks] will be re-enabled in v15.30

Patch Notes

FortniteStatus has noted the following changes will be coming to the game with the 15.21 update!

New Boss Character + Mythic Item
Jungle Hunter Quests
IO Guards removed from Arena

Update 15.21 Coming Tomorrow - 19th January

It appears the new update will arrive tomorrow as Epic need to implement it for this week's challenges.

Read everything about 15.21 here.

Update States - 14th January

We'll be getting 15.21, 15.30, 15.40 and 15.50 in the current season.

String Updates - 13th January

New string got hotfixed "Snow Strike"
Travis Scott is coming to the Shop
It seems as though the “Backscatter” outfit may have been renamed to “Trinity” and was given a new style.
14 Encrypted Paks
Predator's Ship has landed
Volcanos will appear during the Grefg LTM
New creative fabs were added
Planes have been vaulted
IO Guards sounds have been lowered
ZeroPoint Health Changes:
- ZeroPoint.HealthDuration: 10 -> 15
- ZeroPoint.EffectiveHealthPerTick: 1.5 -> 1

15.20 Map - 13th January

Photo via @FNLeaksAndInfo

Predator's ship has landed!

During the GrefG LTM, the map will be covered in lava - as well as Volcanoes being placed around the map.

New Lever Action Shotgun - 13th January

Photo via @Lucas7yoshi

Hop Rock Dualies - 13th January

Photo via @Guille_GAG

All Cosmetics - 13th January

All added, modified images for 15.20

Photo via @VastBlastt

Photo via @Lucas7yoshi

Sky Shadow & Spikey Jet Glider pic.twitter.com/ZS3YbeRx8R

— iFireMonkey (@iFireMonkey)

January 13, 2021

Bundles - 13th January

Mecha Constructor Bundle

Photo via @Lucas7yoshi

Tess Bundle

Photo via @Lucas7yoshi

Loading Screens - 13th January

Photo via @VastBlastt

Creator Patch Notes - 13th January

Check out the creator patch notes that Merl has posted!

Downtime Confirmed - 12th January

FortniteStatus on Twitter has confirmed the new update will be arriving tomorrow, and downtime will begin at 4:00am EST!

Battle up close and personal in our new update. v15.20 is scheduled for release on January 13.

Downtime for the update will begin at approx. 4 AM ET (09:00 UTC).

v15.20 Arriving Tomorrow? - 12th January

According to @FNLeaksAndInfo, v15.20 is dropping tomorrow.

Sand Tunneling Returning - 11th January

Did you notice that Sand Tunneling has been disabled for a long time?

Well, it's reportedly returning in the v15.20 update.

New Build Tested - 8th January

A new build of 15.20 was recently tested, increasing the likelihood that the update is coming next week.

Update Almost Ready - 7th January

VasttBlast has noted on Twitter that Epic has added update 15.20 into the pre-release staging phase.

Expect the new update within the next week or so!

Patch v15.20 has been added to the pre-release staging servers. Epic is currently testing this update version, and will most likely release within the upcoming week(s).

Windtunnels Return? - 7th January

Wind Tunnels/Slip Stream sounds effects have been re-added to Fortnite.

Will these appear in the next update?

Photo via @DrpyCatty

Here's what they look like:

v15.20 Update Coming Next Week? - 6th January

@iFireMonkey has claimed that the v15.20 update will arrive next week, or possibly the week after, rather than this week as everyone speculated.

He attributes this to the fact that the update has yet to reach the staging server.

Flip Reset Lobby Track - 6th January

Owners of the Flip Reset Lobby Track will be regranted the track with the release of the v15.20 game update.

v15.20 Patch Notes - 5th January

While there are no official patch notes for the next update, Epic have been updating the Fortnite Community Trello Board.

Here's what you can expect in the next update:

General

Michonne Outfit visual issue with Cape back blings.
- We are aware that the Michonne Outfit (without the poncho edit style) has visual issues when using a Cape back bling. This issue will be fixed in a future game update.

Battle Royale

Rebooted players may see an already completed Bounty.
- If a Bounty was accepted and completed before a player was Rebooted, upon reboot they may see that Bounty appear on their screen.
- Since the Bounty was already completed while you were awaiting Reboot, simply let it time out.
Total Bars appearing as 0 in a match.
- Players may on rare occasion load into a match without their total Bars available, showing 0 in their persistent stash.
- Don't worry, your total collected Bars are still tracked - but collecting Bars in the match where they appear at 0 will not add to your cumulative total.
- Loading into another match should show your total collected Bars, however any collected in the match where they appeared 0 will not have been added.
- Bars in Arena must be gathered in-match and your persistent stash is unavailable.
Hypernova Outfit appearing as a different Outfit in the Lobby and in-match.
- The Hypernova Outfit may appear as a different Outfit in the Lobby and in a match.

Save The World Top

Quest progress not instantly updating in the HUD and Quest Log.
- Quest progress may be slow to update in the HUD and Quest Log.

Patch Notes - 15th December

Check out the full patch notes courtesy of JayKeyFN below!

When Does Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 5 Start?

v15.20 of Fortnite is expected to land on the 7th January 2021.

Season 5 of Fortnite began on the 1st December 2020.

The current season will run until this date, as stated by the Battle Pass in-game.

The recent Fortnite Crew Subscription pass will begin on the 2nd December, leading people to believe this is when it will go live.

However, some speculation has arisen that it may be delayed until the 3rd December.

There are challenges in place for 14 weeks of content, the last of which will begin on the 26th November - meaning this delay may well be a possibility.

Trailers

Story Trailer

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Battle Pass Trailer

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Guides & Tutorials

Need some help with Fortnite? Check out our various guides and tutorials right here!

HERE COMES THE MONEY: Check out our guides to get free V-Bucks!

Update Download And Size

v15.10

PS4 - 5 GB
PS5 - 5 GB
XBOX ONE/SERIES X - 2.37-3.07 GB
PC - 23 GB
ANDROID - 1.1 GB
SWITCH - 3.2 GB

v15.00

PS4 - 5.136 GB
PS5 - 27.7 GB
XBOX ONE/SERIES X - 11.07 GB
PC - 12GB
ANDROID - <2 GB
SWITCH - <5 GB

Each individual update afterwards is usually 3-5GB, with PC usually hitting 10+ and Android being less than 2GB.

Check out our update download guide to get the update as fast as possible.

Patch Notes

v15.10 Patch Notes

Fortnite Crew

"There was a problem" error when joining Fortnite Crew on PlayStation.
- layers may encounter a "There was a problem" error when purchasing and joining Fortnite Crew on PlayStation 4 and 5 while the purchase is finalizing.
- This should be a visual issue only - and access to your Battle Pass, Crew items, and V-Bucks will appear in a few minutes, depending on server load.
Fortnite Crew button missing on PlayStation after joining.
- Players may not see the Fortnite Crew button on the Battle Pass screen on PlayStation 4 and 5 after joining up.
- Fortnite Crew can still be accessed from the hamburger ‘Start/Options’ menu.
Fortnite Crew "time remaining" timer may appear off by a day.
- Depending on your local time, the "time remaining" for your Fortnite Crew subscription may appear to be missing a day. The time is currently displayed in UTC rather than your local time zone.
Cancelling Fortnite Crew on a different platform.
- Cancelling your Fortnite Crew subscription on a different platform than the one you signed up on may tell you to go back to your original platform to complete the cancellation.
- You may ignore this and select ‘Leave Fortnite Crew’ then follow the on-screen instructions.

General

Multiple actions' names are missing from the Custom Controller settings.
- Multiple actions' names are missing from the Custom Controller settings.

Battle Royale

Quests wrongly marked as "New."
- Quest can be marked as "New" every time progress is made on them or the game is restarted.
Fishing Collection Book leaderboard and friend progress not visible.
- Players will not see the leaderboard score or their friend’s completion progress when viewing the Fishing Collection Book in the Front End Lobby.
Widow's Light Back Bling not visible on PC with Effects set to Low.
- We’re aware of an issue causing the Widow's Light Back Bling to be invisible when Effects are set to low under graphic settings on PC.
Certain NPCs are granting Storm Surge credit when damaged in Arena.
- Certain NPCs will grant Storm Surge credit when damaged in Arena/competitive playlists.
Big Chuggus's Character Collection tab lists an extra 3rd location.
- Big Chuggus's entry in the Character Collection tab lists a third location. He only appears in two locations, the last entry is erroneous.

New Update - 15th December

Charge Shotgun spawn rate has been reduced in loot drops
Gold Currency now drops in higher numbers
Haptic Feedback added for PS5 Controllers
iOS gifting re-enabled
Plane icons re-added
Mogul Master skins will return in this update and Star Wars skins (or at least a background) also got slightly changed.
Victory Royales are now Winter Royales
Trio Bot lobbies added
Encrypted sets:
- "GravelAloof"
- "RubbishMouse"
- "GateUncle"
- "LeanScale"
- "AverageDisk"
Weapons for Planes returning for the Air Royale LTM
Black Panther Emote being added means we're likely to get a skin
New LTM Strings:
- "Catch!, Air Royale, Tilted Taxis, Shockwave, Score Royale, Rally Royale or Pickaxe Frenzy!"
New Legacies

v15.00 Patch Notes

Semi-Auto Shotgun (Common)
- Damage 6.8>7.2
- Damage Mid Range: 4.08>4.32
- Damage Long Range: 1.7>1.8
Semi-Auto Shotgun (Uncommon)
- Damage 7.1>7.6
- Damage Mid Range: 4.26>4.56
- Damage Long Range: 1.775>1.9
Semi-Auto Shotgun (Rare)
- Damage 7.5>8
- Damage Mid Range: 4.5>4.8
- Damage Long Range: 1.875>2
Semi-Auto Shotgun (Epic)
- Damage 7.9>8.4
- Damage Mid Range: 4.74>5.04
- Damage Long Range: 1.975>2.1
Semi-Auto Shotgun (Legendary)
- Damage 8.3>8.8
- Damage Mid Range: 4.98>5.28
- Damage Long Range: 2.075>2.2

PS5 And Xbox Series X

With Season 5 being the first season to run on a new generation of consoles, there's a lot to be excited about.

The PS5 and Xbox Series X will offer very similar enhancements including

4K and 120 frames per second
Unreal Engine 4 before moving over to Unreal Engine 5 in the middle of 2021.
Ray Tracing likely to be added
Available at launch
Remains free-to-play

The Xbox Series S will support 1080p 60FPS and Split Screen now also supports 60 FPS on all next-gen platforms.

These ray-tracing features can be broken down into four categories:

Reflections: these make shiny surfaces such as glass, windows and other things reflect their surroundings more accurately rather than be filled with pre-baked images
Ambient Occlusion: this fills in objects with subtle and realistic shadows where their surfaces meet
Global Illumination: this will allow light to play more realistically across the environment even as it changes
Shadows: simply put, the shadows will look better

Chapter 2 Season 5 Storyline

Galactus eventually arrives on the island and attempts to consume the 'Zero Point'.

Tony Stark intervenes and stops him from doing so, teleporting him away from the island itself.

Tony has created tons of modified Battle Buses, turning them into bombs, in order to send Galactus back from where he came from.

Afterwards, there's a brief scene with Agent Jonesy waking up from a comatose state.

It appears he has hired Hunters to keep everything in check and stop people leaving the loop.

There's a thread of Jonesy quotes that could reveal more about the story here.

Galactus Event

The Galactus Event ended with a huge win for team Marvel and seems to have saved the island.

Galactus arrived on the island and attempts to consume the 'Zero Point'.

Tony Stark intervenes and stops him from doing so, teleporting him away from the island itself.

Tony has created tons of modified Battle Buses, turning them into bombs, in order to send Galactus back from where he came from; with help from the player.

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Operation Snowdown

The traditional Winterfest event was replaced with Operation Snowdown.

This event tasked players with a number of challenges around the map complete with rewards - the two most coveted ones being the Snowmando and Frost Squad Skin

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Map Changes

v15.10 Map Update

v15.00 Map Update

Here are some of the new locations:

Salty Towers

Stealthy Strongholds

Colossal Coliseum

Desert Boat

Butter Barn

Hunters Haven

Tomato Town

Viking Village

Flush Factory

Spawn Island

Loading Screens

New Weapons And Items

Unvaulted:

Tactical Shotguns
Submachine Gun
P90
Double-Barrel Shotgun
Tacticals
Charge (TBC)
SMG

Vaulted:

Fire Trap
Port-a-Fort
LMG
Burst Assault Rifle
Pump Shotgun
Fire Flopper
Hop Flopper
Midas Flopper
Boogie Bombs
Epic Revolver
Epic Scoped Assault Rifle
Epic Pump Shotgun
Combat Shotgun
Epic Assault Rifle
Epic Tac SMG
Epic Burst Assault Rifle
Rocket Launcher
Bolt-Action
Rare LMG

New Items

Amaban Sniper
Rifle Boom Sniper Rifle
The Dub
Shadow Tracker
Storm Scout Sniper Rifle
Night Hawk
Bars (Large)
Bars (Small)
Bounty Board
The Mandalorian's Jetpack
Rift Flopper
Snowy Flopper
Zero Point Flopper

Spend Your Wages - The new characters only accept one form of payment: bars! Earn bars by completing quests and bounties, eliminating players, or finding hidden stashes around the island. Spend your earned bars on new exotic weapons, upgrades, intel, services and more.

Mythic Weapons

The two Mythic weapons so far are the Mandalorian Jetpack and Amban Sniper Rifle.

Here's how to find them.

Skins

Wraps

Backblings

Gliders

Emotes And Sprays

All new emotes! pic.twitter.com/rKTfFJgR6q

— HYPEX (@HYPEX)

December 2, 2020

New sprays added this update! #Fortnite pic.twitter.com/b2AUhtD4OI

— Fortnite | Leaks & News 🎄🎅 (@FNinformation)

December 15, 2020

Bundles

Neon Bundle

Photo via @FortTory

Stars Bundle

Music Packs

Fishing

New fish hae been added including:

Rift Flopper > max stack 2
Snowy Flopper (Snowman?) > heals 15 & max stack 3
Zero Point Flopper > heals 15 & max stack 5

Theme

The current theme is called 'Zero Point' and revolves around Bounty Hunters, Survival and Parallel Universes.

Here's a look at all past themes:

CH1S1: No Theme
CH1S2: Medieval
CH1S3: Space
CH1S4: Super Heroes
CH1S5: Worlds Collide
CH1S6: Halloween
CH1S7: Winter
CH1S8: Pirates
CH1S9: Future
CH1SX: Time
CH2S1: Doppelgangers
CH2S2: The Agency
CH2S3: Water/Flood
CH2S4: Marvel

What's in store for us in the future? DC may have been watching the Marvel theme unfold and may want to get involved themselves down the line. However, we already have a number of DC themed skin and items in-game; it would be tough to offer as many unique items.

Although, DC have a number of new films coming out soon including Batman, Flash and Wonder Woman; it would make for a good marketing tool.

The Hightower event could suggest a Celtic theme is on the cards.

If neither of these events happens, here are some theme suggestions we could see:

80's
Ancient
Cops and Robbers
Sports
Zombies
Prehistoric

Battle Pass

The Battle Pass will once again play an important part in the season and although we're unsure what it will include, we can expect plenty of skins, emotes, pickaxes and gliders.

The new Battle Pass will contain 100 tiers of content for players to complete over the span of the season.

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The premium Battle Pas will cost 950 V-Bucks for the battle pass - this is about £7-8.

You can also obtain the Battle Pass Bundle, which will cost 2800 V-Bucks and rewards you with access to the first 25 tiers of the Battle Pass immediately.

Gifting the Battle Pass will cost $7.59 (without tax).

Alternatively, you can use the V-Bucks you accumulated throughout Season 4 to purchase the new pass for free.

To go from Level 1 to Level 100 without buying ANY tiers you'll need to gain 7,570,000 XP total.

If you're not interested in spending money, you can complete the free battle pass; although it will come with considerably fewer rewards.

Battle Pass Outfit Names:

Reese
Mave
Mancake
Kondor
Lexa
Menace
Mandalorian

More rewards will arrive in the Battle Pass as the season goes.

Challenges

As usual, weekly challenges will arrive in-game to help players complete their Battle Pass faster, which will last around 15 weeks.

Here are all of the challenges for this season:

Mandalorian

A Mandalorian skin is available as part of the Battle Pass.

Players can upgrade their Mandalorian skin by completing weekly quests!

He's also an NPC on the map, that you can fight, who will drop Mythic Weapons when defeated.

Season 6

Season 6 will arrive when the battle pass for Season 5 ends - which is due to be the 15th March 2021.

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