Fortnite: building, loadout and season guides
How to throw up walls and ramps fast, what belongs in your loadout and what the new season changes. Mechanics broken down step by step, with tables instead of rumours.
Tools
Fortnite XP & Battle Pass Level Calculator
Enter your current and target Battle Pass level plus the season end date — the calculator works out the XP you need, the daily quota, and how long to play in your chosen mode. The XP curve is not officially published, so the level cost can be edited by hand.
Latest guides
Fortnite Ballistic: what is this 5v5 mode
Fortnite Ballistic is a tactical first-person shooter in 5v5 format, currently in Early Access. We break down the round structure, Flex gadgets
Who Can Earn on Fortnite Islands: The Entry Barrier
To join the Fortnite Developer Program you need to be 18 and have spent at least $20 in the game over the past 365 days.
How Epic Calculates Fortnite Island Creator Payouts
40% of Item Shop net revenue funds the Engagement Payouts pool, paid out 30 days after month-end. We break down the pool
Fortnite Festival: ESRB Rating and Playable Parts
Fortnite Festival has its own ESRB rating — Teen. Here's what parts you can play, which content descriptors are listed
How Discover Works in Fortnite and Who Gets Traffic
Discover weighs QPTR, average playtime and retention. We break down the up-to-two-week test period for new islands and the Insights Dashboard metrics
Publishing a Fortnite Island: Step-by-Step Breakdown
We break down which tabs you fill in to publish an island, why the IARC questionnaire matters, what the Discover Filter checks
In-Island Transactions: What Creators Actually Keep
In-Island Transactions let you sell your own items inside your island for V-Bucks. Creators usually keep 50% of the value
Fortnite Island Age Ratings: The Ceiling Is T for Teen
Every island in Fortnite gets its own age rating, and the ceiling for creators is T for Teen. What that means for gore, blood and language in your UEFN project.
LEGO Fortnite Odyssey: co-op for 2–8, rated E10+
LEGO Fortnite Odyssey's online co-op supports 2–8 players, and the ESRB rated the game Everyone 10+ with a single Fantasy Violence descriptor.
Fortnite Battle Royale: Player Count and Match Length
A standard Fortnite Battle Royale match starts with 100 players and lasts roughly 20 minutes. Here's what "last one standing" actually means
What's in Fortnite Besides Battle Royale?
The Fortnite page on the Xbox Store lists Battle Royale, Fortnite OG, Reload, Festival, LEGO Fortnite and Creative. Here's the list
Fortnite Save the World: What It Is & Player Count
Save the World is Fortnite's fort-building PvE campaign: solo or with three friends, online co-op for 2–4. ESRB rated it T (Teen).
Latest news
Fortnite: Bleach Wave 2 Skins — Yoruichi and Urahara
Wave 2 of the Fortnite x Bleach collab brought Yoruichi Shihouin and Kisuke Urahara skins. Here's what's in the bundle, when it releases, and how it differs from wave 1.
Fortnite's Exclusive Lilith Skin From Borderlands 4 Explained
Fortnite's Item Shop got a Lilith skin based on her Borderlands 4 look: the V-Bucks price, a separate Siren Wings back bling, and returning Psycho Bandit and Mad Moxxi skins.
Leak Hints at Fortnite x Cyberpunk 2077 Collab
Dataminers HYPEX and SamLeakss revealed a male V skin and Arasaka weapons from Cyberpunk 2077 for Fortnite, but neither Epic Games nor CD Projekt Red has officially confirmed it.
Fortnite: DC Sirens collab — Catwoman, Harley and Ivy
Fortnite's summer DC Comics collaboration brought four skins, the Bat Cave POI, the Batman Beach Buggy vehicle and the Rift Anomaly mechanic. Here's what actually shipped and when.