Competitive Fortnite Glitches, Bugs, and Exploits

Early Bugs and Exploits

• Tfue and Early Bugs: Associated with Ghost Peaking, Phase Editing, and Fast Pickaxe exploit.
• These issues were prominent before tournaments were common.

Major Tournament Bugs

Summer Skirmish Week 8

• Low Gravity Bug: Accidental bug where players experienced excessive low gravity, causing them to fly into the sky.
• Decision: Instead of canceling the game, an additional one was added due to $225,000 bonus for winning a single game.

Fall Skirmish

• Slow Glider Bug: Nate Hill encountered this and died, costing him potentially the entire tournament win.

ESL Katowice Royale in Poland

• Invincibility Bug: Player Heretics’ Mary became invincible on the ground, impacting the tournament results for other players.
• Cannon Bug: Players were launched under the map, especially prominent in Chapter 3 during reintroduction.

Chapter-Based Bugs and Exploits

Chapter 1

• Door Shooting Exploit: Allowed players to shoot through doors without taking damage. Patched only in Chapter 2.
• Performance Lag: High survivor rates caused significant lag, leading to unique reactions from players and spectators.

Chapter 2

• Star Wand Bug: This pickaxe caused excessive damage, patched quickly.
• Queue Bug: Prevented players from queuing into tournaments, delaying FNCS for a week.
• Item Duplication Glitch: Allowed duplication of consumable items, patched before tournaments.
• Cabbage Bug: Players couldn't gather consumables like cabbage if they played Creative beforehand.
• Drop Reload Bug: Allowed reloading by dropping and picking up the weapon.
• Car Bugs: Cars were plagued with issues such as falling through the map and causing fall damage.
• Shadow Floppers: Combined effects leading to extreme heights and map traversal exploits.

Chapter 3

• Mantle Bug: Players were mantled too high, causing fall damage.
• Storm Sickness Bug: Ways to reset the storm damage counter by dying and rebooting.

Chapter 4

• Building Through Walls: Could build through walls by spamming crouch and looking left-right.
• Pickaxe Audio Bug: Pickaxe sounds drowned out in end-games, heavily impacting competitive play.
• Shockwave Hammer Bugs: Animation cancellation and a slow run bug which ruined competitive games.

Chapter 5

• Fly Exploit: Kinetic blade usage allowed players to fly and exploit to stay in the sky for extended periods.
• Nitro Fists: Enabled similar flying exploits, leading to their removal from competitive play.
• Tournament Match Bug: Players randomly kicked from matches. Notable incident with ThomasHD in FNCS Grand Finals.
• Map Bug: Opening the map crashed the game, impacting FNCS qualifiers and semi-finals.

Notable Glitches and Impacts

• Aim Assist on Keyboard and Mouse: Exploiting stick drift for aim assist advantages.
• ELO Bug: Allowed players to get into lower-skilled lobbies despite having high points.
• North Glitch: Cone and floor taking was guaranteed when looking north, patched quickly after discovery.
• Auto Reload Bug: Weapons using mini ammo would reload automatically, leading to certain fun interactions.
• Unintentional Region Change: Changing regions to reset points and gain easier lobbies.

Honorable Mentions

• Star Wand Bug: Pickaxe with excessive damage.
• Riot Control Baton: Granted zero footstep audio allowing for stealthy eliminations.
• Invisible Storm: Visual storm bug made players appear in the storm while taking no damage.
• Game Kick and Map Crashes: Frequent issues where opening the map or random disconnections occurred, notably in Chapter 5 FNCS Grand Finals.