This article is about the fourth season of Chapter 4. For the fourth season of Chapter 1, see Season 4. For the fourth season of Chapter 2, see Chapter 2: Season 4. For the fourth season of Chapter 3, see Chapter 3: Season 4.

Chapter 4: Season 4, also known as Season 26, was the twenty-sixth season of Fortnite: Battle Royale. It started on August 25th 2023, and concluded on November 3rd 2023.

The season was themed around heists, and the slogan was LAST RESORT.

In Ranked, Chapter 4: Season 4 was the start of Season 1, with the ranks of all participating players being reset at the start of the season.

Previously, in Fortnite...[]

On the fourth map of Fortnite, known internally as Asteria, the Rift Gate was sabotaged by AMIE and created a rift that dropped MEGA City and its many Syndicates onto the island. The city's impact caused part of the island to collapse, revealing an ancient jungle that was once inhabited by The Ancients.

Rich with Refined Kinetic Ore, the jungle’s resources were used by The Ancients to power many different inventions like the Kinetic Boomerang and The Apparatus.

After the Collision and Fracture live events, Doctor Slone woke up in the ancient jungle and was later rescued by Relik, the explorer of Rumble Ruins. She then began exploring the jungle alongside The Explorers in hopes of discovering the truth about The Ancients. She then discovered The Apparatus and requested The Looper to collect Kinetic Ore to power it.

Once The Apparatus was activated, it was revealed to be a stellar projector that manipulated light using Kinetic Ore. It revealed The Eclipse, a projection that served as a countdown for Season 4.

How did it start?[]

The season begins as the sun becomes eclipsed by the moon. Vampire Kado Thorne took up residence in Asteria, draining the island's wealth and treasures to finance luxury properties: Sanguine Suites, Eclipsed Estate, and Relentless Retreat. A team consisting of Nolan Chance, Piper Pace, Fish Thicc, Mae, Antonia, and Khaby Lame attempt to infiltrate Eclipsed Estate and steal Throne's prized treasures to take back what belongs to the island and, more importantly, foil Thorne's ultimate plan. The fate of the island is at stake, and theft is the last resort.

Chapter 4: Season 4 Story[]

Kado Thorne is brought to the Island; The Ancients were trying to warn Slone about this. However, Slone and the luminaries built the Apparatus. Kado Thorne is a time-traveling vampire, who brought his hotels and Guards to the Island. Kado uses his time machine to collect artifacts from different Fortnite seasons such as the Golden Egg, Mythic Goldfish, Midas' Drum Gun, The Foundation's MK-Seven Assault Rifle, Oro's Skull, as well as other items such as Kit's Shockwave Launcher.

Slone calls for someone called Nolan Chance who she thinks can help her steal the Time Machine from Kado Thorne. Antonia and Nolan Chance don't trust each other due to a previous heist, however they decide to team up. Nolan and The Loopers manage to get Fish Thicc, Piper Pace and Mae to help them join the crew for the Heist.

Fortnitemares 2023 / The Eclipse[]

After a couple of months, The Eclipse began on the island, and Kado Thorne now has full power in his Vampire form, having acquired new abilities. He opened the passage to the Time Machine, protecting it and his previously stolen relics. He set the time machine to July 12 2018 but for what reason is unknown; Mae however suspects he has a much sinister plan in mind.

A little later, Doctor Slone, Nolan, and his crew successfully steal the Time Machine from Kado Thorne, stashing it in Frenzy Fields just outside of The Getaway. When they tested out the Time Machine; props from Chapter 1 appeared on the farm.

Agent Jones arrived on Asteria after finding his way back on the island after Fracture and now working with Doctor Slone to execute her plan. Near the end of the season the time machine and the props disappeared along with Agent Jones

In the last week of the season Kado Thorne was implied to be killed by Shimmerdusk. Despite this Asteria is still being affected by The Eclipse

Battle Pass[]

The Battle Pass costs 950 V-Bucks, with an additional 25-Level Boost offer for 1,950 V-Bucks available via the Item Shop. If you own a Fortnite Crew subscription, you will unlock the Battle Pass for free.

Battle Pass levels require 80,000 or up to 100 levels can be bought for 150 V-Bucks each.

Rewards[]

Bonus Rewards[]

Quest Rewards[]

Ahsoka Tano[]

Survivor Medal Rewards[]

Prized Llama	Prized Llama	Prized Llama	Prized Llama	Prized Llama

Prized Llama	Prized Llama

Victory Royale Rewards[]

Eclipse Brella	Crowning Achievement

Map Changes[]

Update v26.00 (August 25th 2023)[]

• Three new guarded bases have been added to the Island:
  • The Citadel has been replaced by Eclipsed Estate.
  • Lonely Labs has been replaced by Sanguine Suites.
  • Relentless Retreat has been added to the Island southwest of Frenzy Fields.
• Guarded Vaults has been added to previous locations:
  • The underground of Rumble Ruins.
  • The Slap Co. factory in Slappy Shores.
  • The center building of MEGA City.
• The original Vaults at MEGA City, Shattered Slabs, Brutal Bastion, Eastern Watch, & Secluded Spire have been raided and ransacked.
• All Jungle Vaults Ruins have been emptied and all Rift Statues have been removed.
• The Apparatus has been deactivated.
• Forecast Towers have been added across the Island.
• A Pizza Pit restaurant has been added to Slappy Shores.
• The desk in the base outside the Hidden Ruin has been replaced with a new desk, removing the monitors and the files originally on the desk.
• The large barn in Frenzy Fields has been turned into a getaway hideout.
• The Shore Shack has been upgraded with a gym in the garage and an aquarium in the basement.
• Coral Buddies have been removed from the Map.
• The Rainbow above the Island has been removed.

Update v26.10 (September 12th 2023)[]

• September 19th 2023: Birthday Cakes for Fortnite: Battle Royale's 6th Birthday appear around the map.

Update v26.20 (September 26th 2023)[]

• Removed birthday decorations and cakes.

Update v26.30 (October 10th 2023)[]

• The Vault at Eclipsed Estate has been left open, including the room holding Kado Thorne's time machine.
  • The date on the time machine is currently set to 2018 07 12.
• A small tent full of gear has been set up beside the Reboot Van at Mesa's Reach.
• Reboot Van at Mesa's Reach has been updated with a Deboot Van.
• The moon now glows a blood red during the night.
• Zombie caution signs have appeared along roads around the Island.

Update v26.30 Hotfix (October 17th 2023)[]

• Kado Thorne's Time Machine has been moved to Frenzy Fields.
• Frenzy Fields has been updated with items from Chapter 1: Season 5 such as Tomato Temple Head, Durr Burger, Dusty Diner Sign and more.

New Features & Changes[]

Update v26.00 (August 25th 2023)[]

• New Mechanics
  • Forecast Towers
  • Display Case
  • Deboot Van
    • Functions exactly the same as the Reboot Van however with a different Design.
• New
  • Twin Mag Assault Rifle
  • Heart's Havoc Suppressed Rifle
  • Diamond's Thermal DMR
  • Enhanced Infiltrator Pump Shotgun
  • Infiltrator Pump Shotgun
  • Thorne's Scoped Burst SMG
  • Scoped Burst SMG
  • Suppressed Pistol (Common & Uncommon)
  • Rocket Ram
  • Crash Pad Jr.
  • Business Turret
  • Forecast Tower Access Key
  • Estate Vault Keycard
  • Mega City Vault Keycard
  • Ruins Vault Keycard
  • Retreat Vault Keycard
  • Suites Vault Keycard
  • Slappy Shores Vault Keycard
  • Heist Bag
  • Nitro Fang
  • Reality Augments
    • Sniper Striker
    • First Shotgun
    • Pistol Salvo
    • On The Go Bag
    • Fast Fisher
    • Ammo Drop

• Unvaulted
  • The Foundation's MK-Seven Assault Rifle
  • Red-Eye Assault Rifle(Common)
  • Midas' Drum Gun
  • Kit's Charge Shotgun
  • Thunder Shotgun(Common)
  • Zyg and Choppy's Ray Gun
  • Gunnar's Stinger SMG
  • Suppressed Pistol
  • TNTina's Ka-Boom Bow
  • Suppressed Sniper Rifle
  • Kit's Shockwave Launcher
  • Remote Explosive
  • Shockwave Grenade
  • Ocean's Bottomless Chug Jug
  • Supply Llama
  • Chicken
  • Rockets
  • Reality Augments
    • Sniper Surplus
    • Supercharged

• Vaulted
  • Enhanced Flapjack Rifle
  • Flapjack Rifle
  • Highcard's Havoc Suppressed Rifle
  • Relik's MK-Alpha Assault Rifle
  • MK-Alpha Assault Rifle
  • Havoc Pump Shotgun
  • Dragon's Breath Shotgun
  • Lever Action Shotgun
  • Enhanced Drum Shotgun
  • Drum Shotgun
  • Submachine Gun
  • Mammoth Pistol
  • Tactical Pistol
  • Explosive Repeater Rifle
  • Dragon's Breath Sniper
  • Cybertron Cannon
  • Grenade
  • Wildwasp Jar
  • Kinetic Boomerang
  • Wildguard Relik's Cloak Gauntlets
  • Cloak Gauntlets
  • Straw Doll Technique
  • Grapple Glove
  • Thermal Fish
  • Hollow Purple
  • Vault Keycard
  • Kinetic Boomerang Pedestal
  • Wolf
  • Boar
  • Wildwasp
  • Cursed Llama
  • Llana
  • Nitro Drifter
  • Motorboat
  • Reality Augments
    • Exotic Grab Bag
    • Shotgun Striker
    • Swift Shotgun Reload
    • Reckless Rifle Reload
    • SMG Extended Mag
    • Heavy Headshots
    • Desperate Reload
    • Pistol Recycler
    • Mythic Munition
    • Thermal Mud
    • Shrub Mud
    • Fire Armory
    • Bloodhound
    • Traversal Warrior
    • Aquatic Warrior
    • Soaring Sprints
    • Icy Slide
    • Roaming Redeploy
    • Shell Slide
    • Heavy Ammo Acquired
    • Splash Party

Update v26.00 Hotfix (September 6th 2023)[]

• New
  • Sticky Grenade Launcher(Epic & Legendary)
  • Shield Breaker EMP
  • Reality Augments
    • Storm Chaser
    • Explosive Surplus
    • High Voltage

• Unvaulted
  • Reality Augments
    • Roaming Redeploy

Update v26.10 (September 12th 2023)[]

• New
  • Todoroki's Ice Wall
  • Super Slap Splash
  • Reality Augments
    • Reckless SMG Reload

• Unvaulted
  • Deku's Smash
  • Pizza Party
  • Pizza Slice
  • My Hero Academia Supply Drop

• Vaulted
  • Red-Eye Assault Rifle
  • Thunder Shotgun
  • Slap Juice
  • Slap Splash (Exotic)

Update v26.10 Hotfix (September 19th 2023)[]

• New
  • Reality Augments
    • Jump Balloon
• Unvaulted
  • Birthday Presents!
  • Balloons
  • Chug Splash
  • Birthday Cake
  • Reality Augments
    • Bloodhound
    • Game Time
    • Shell Slide

Update v26.20 (September 26th 2023)[]

• New
  • Jedi Training Lightsaber
  • Reality Augments
    • Marksman Headshots

• Unvaulted
  • Rift Gates
    • Force Jump
    • Force Push
  • Reality Augments
    • More Parkour
    • Soaring Sprints

• Vaulted
  • Deku's Smash
  • Birthday Presents!
  • Birthday Cake
  • My Hero Academia Supply Drop

Update v26.20 Hotfix (October 3rd 2023)[]

• New
  • Tactical DMR(Uncommon - Legendary)
  • Reality Augments
    • Ninja Training

• Unvaulted
  • Reality Augments
    • Shrub Mud

Update v26.30 (October 10th 2023)[]

• New Mechanic
  • Ghosts
• New
  • Wood Stake Shotgun (Rare - Legendary)
  • Thorne's Vampiric Blade

• Unvaulted
  • Pumpkin Launcher (Rare - Legendary)
  • Witch Broom
  • Candy Corn
  • Jelly Bean
  • Pepper Mint
  • Hop Drop
  • Candy Bucket
  • Llana
  • Reality Augments
    • Rushing Reload
    • Icy Slide

• Vaulted
  • Thorne's Scoped Burst SMG
  • Jedi Training Lightsaber
  • Balloons
  • Estate Vault Keycard
  • Rift Gates
    • Force Jump
    • Force Push

• Reality Augments:
  • Jump Balloon

Update v26.30 Hotfix (October 17th 2023)[]

• New
  • Reality Augments
    • Revamped
    • Witchy Warrior

Update v26.30 Hotfix 2 (October 24th 2023)[]

• New
  • Reality Augments
    • Mythic Grab Bag

Loot Pool[]

Reality Augments[]

Augments are upgrades that the player can select from every few minutes. There are 35 Augments available:

• Combat:
  • Light Fingers
  • Sniper Striker
  • Steady Hands
  • SMG Signoff
  • First Assault
  • First Shotgun
  • Pistol Salvo
  • Scoped Salvo
  • Sniper Surplus
  • Reckless SMG Reload
  • Marksman Headshots
  • Rushing Reload
  • Mythic Grab Bag

• Game Changers:
  • Rarity Check
  • Mud Warrior
  • Shrub Mud

• Mobility & Scouting:
  • Supercharged
  • On The Go Bag
  • Sprint Lines
  • Roaring Redeploy
  • Storm Chaser
  • Bloodhound
  • More Parkour
  • Soaring Sprints
  • Ninja Training
  • Icy Slide

• Looting:
  • Keymaster
  • Fast Fisher
  • Ammo Drop
  • Medium Ammo Acquired
  • High Voltage
  • Explosive Surplus
  • Game Time
  • Shell Slide
  • Revamped
  • Witchy Warrior

NPC List[]

NPC	Weapons & Abilities	Location
	Twin Mag Assault Rifle & Key(Rep 3) Funiture Disguise (Rep 6) & Scout Specialist (Rep 10)	The Getaway
	Scoped Burst SMG & Pizza Party (Rep 3) Patch Up (Rep 6) & Supply Specialist (Rep 10)	Slappy Shores
	Infiltrator Pump Shotgun & Rocket Ram (Rep 3) Upgrade (Rep 6) & Heavy Specialist (Rep 10)	Shore Shack
	Suppressed Sniper Rifle& Business Turret	Frenzy Fields
	Suppressed Sniper Rifle & Shockwave Grenade x2	Secluded Spire
	Infiltrator Pump Shotgun & Key	Shattered Slabs
	Thermal DMR, Remote Explosive x3 & Shield Potion	The Hall of Whispers
	Maven Auto Shotgun, Remote Explosive x3 & Infiltrator Pump Shotgun	MEGA City
	Dual (Suppressed Pistol & Havoc Suppressed Assault Rifle), Havoc Suppressed Assault Rifle, Shield Potion & Twin Mag Assault Rifle	Eastern Watch
	Scout Specialist, Thermal DMR & Business Turret	Creeky Compound
	Supply Specialist & Combat SMG	Brutal Bastion
	Heavy Specialist& Sharp Tooth Shotgun	Breakwater Bay
	Medic Specialist & Med Mist	Eclipsed Estate
	Scoped Burst SMG , Shield Breaker EMP x3 & Wood Stake Shotgun	Kenjutsu Crossing
	Apple & Big Bush Bomb x2	Forest Forge
	Suppressed Sniper Rifle & Shield Potion	Windcatch Lake
	Infiltrator Pump Shogun, Key & Witch Broom	Frenzy Fields
	Sticky Grenade Launcher & Shield Breaker EMP (Rep 3) Rift to Go(Rep 7) & Medic Specialist(Rep 10)	Mesa's Reach
	Suppressed Pistol & Pumpkin Launcher	Woodsy Ward
	Suppressed Pistol & Tactical DMR	Frenzy Fields
	Firefly Jarx3 & Meat x3	Hitches & Ditches
	Prop Disguise, Heisted Accelerant Shotgun & Crash Pad Jr. x3	Rumble Ruins
	Prop Disguise, Sharp Tooth Shotgun & Shield Fish	Shady Stilts
	Prop Disguise, Twin Mag Assault Rifle & Slap Splash x2	Sunswoon Lagoon
	Prop Disguise, Shadow Tracker & Banana	Whispering Waters
	Thorne's Vampiric Blade & Midas' Drum Gun	Eclipsed Estate
	Heart's Havoc Suppressed Rifle & Retreat Vault Keycard	Relentless Retreat
	Diamond's Thermal DMR & Suites Vault Keycard	Sanguine Suites
	Combat SMG & Ruins Vault Keycard/Slappy Shores Vault Keycard/MEGA City Vault Keycard	Rumble Ruins, MEGA City, & Slappy Shores
	Twin Mag Assault Rifle , Slurp Juice, & Forecast Tower Access Key	Forecast Towers

Teasers[]

Music[]

Audio	Description
Level Up
Area Discovered

Trivia[]

• There are filenames suggesting that this season was actually supposed to be Chapter 4: Season 2.^[17]
  • In turn, there's also files suggesting that the latter was originally intended to have been part of Chapter 3, implying that it would've lasted more than four seasons.^[18]
• This is the third season starting on a Friday, the last two being Chapter 4: Season 2 and Chapter 4: Season 3.
• This is the first Chapter 4 season to not feature a new Kinetic Weapon.
  • However in the trailer the Kinetic Blade can be seen, albeit with a different color scheme, implying it will be unvaulted. If so it would be the first Kinetic Weapon to be unvaulted.
• Chapter 4 Season 4 has the smallest number of map changes, with a total of only three.
• Mark Rein's teaser word for Chapter 4: Season 4 was "Heist."^[19]
• During this season's cinematic trailer, in Kado Thorne's Vault, items that aren't in game could be seen including The Mythic Goldfish & Golden Egg
• This season's cinematic trailer takes place during a solar eclipse.
• The Thunder Shotgun & Red-Eye Assault Rifle could have been obtained by eliminating the Diamond Diva NPC (Patched in v26.10).
• Chapter 4: Season 4 is the second Season not to have two Legendary Outfits in the Battle Pass, the first being Chapter 2: Season 4.
• This is the second season to have lasted only 10 weeks, the first being Fortnite: Splashdown.

Gallery[]

References[]

Seasons
CHAPTER ONE
	Pre-Season		Season 1		Season 2
	Season 3		Season 4		Season 5
	Season 6		Season 7		Season 8
		Season 9			Season X
CHAPTER TWO
	Season 1		Season 2		Season 3		Season 4
	Season 5		Season 6		Season 7		Season 8
CHAPTER THREE
	Season 1		Season 2		Season 3		Season 4
CHAPTER FOUR
	Season 1		Season 2		Season 3		Season 4
			Season OG
CHAPTER FIVE
			Season 1		Season 2		Season 3

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