If you’re seeing Fortnite down reports this September 18, it’s perfectly fine, as this is for server maintenance wherein Epic Games will also release the Chapter 3 Season 4 title update or otherwise known as v22.00!

Fortnite Down Server Status and Update for September 18:

Update: Here’s the list of new content alongside the datamined items found in patch v22.00!

Here’s the announcement from Epic Games. which might catch people off-guard given the usual Fortnite patch roll out day is Tuesday:

v22.00 releases on Sunday, September 18 with downtime beginning at 2 AM ET. We'll provide another update when maintenance has concluded.

Please note patch sizes will be larger than normal for all platforms. pic.twitter.com/1ZxeWb2PuD

— Fortnite Status (@FortniteStatus) September 16, 2022

v22.00 releases on Sunday, September 18 with downtime beginning at 2 AM ET. We’ll provide another update when maintenance has concluded.

Please note patch sizes will be larger than normal for all platforms.

As you can see from the announcement, players will be prompted to download a larger than normal patch for v22.00. There’s no set date yet as to how long the Fortnite servers will be offline, but usually it takes 2-3 hours. That said, given this is a major update, don’t be shocked if maintenance lasts a lot longer.

We’ll be updating this post as more news regarding the maintenance schedule is out. We’ll also be providing a proper link out to the patch notes (and datamined content) once it’s available.