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After a shorter summer season than usual, Fortnite is shifting into Chapter 6 Season 4. 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.

Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 4 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 a 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.

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When Fortnite’s servers do return to action, the new bug-squishing season teased in trailers will kick off. With collabs that include Halo and Power Rangers–along with whatever other secrets Epic has in store–this season will have a very late ’90s, early aughts feel to it. The bug takeover will begin immediately when servers come back up. There will be a new battle pass full of several new skins, plenty of new weapons, several map changes, and likely a few new movement items, which are reliably some of the best parts of every season. My Fortnite crew is routinely annoyed at how few actual guns I carry because I want to have all the stylish movement items instead.

Whether you’re like me or you prefer to go guns-blazin’, Fortnite’s Shock ‘N Awesome Chapter 6 Season 4 arrives early on the morning of August 7. See you on the island!

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