Unused Features

Since the release of Fortnite: Battle Royale, there have been a number of features that remain unused. These features may have been replaced by another feature, or simply scrapped in development.
== Items ==
For a list of weapons and items in the game files, which are ready to be included, see Unreleased Weapons. For a more conclusive list of all cut content, see The Cutting Room Floor's page on Fortnite.
The following items previously existed in the game, but were never made publically accessible to players. Developers and data-miners could access these items at one point in the game's lifecycle, but cannot use them in the current version. The items themselves were removed from the files at an unknown date.
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Name 	Icon	Rarity 	Type 	Description
[PH] Ultra Doom Laser 	 	 	Power 	
Bullpup Burst Assault Rifle 	 	 	Assault Weapon 	An early version of the and rarities of the Burst Assault Rifle from Chapter 1. It fired faster and was unfinished when found, using the same icon and model it eventually used.https://twitter.com/LostOfFortnite/status/1506029883499196416
Bullpup Burst Assault Rifle 	 	 	Assault Weapon 	An early version of the and rarities of the Burst Assault Rifle from Chapter 1. It fired faster and was unfinished when found, using the same icon and model it eventually used.https://twitter.com/LostOfFortnite/status/1506029883499196416
Hammercrush 	 	 	Assault Weapon 	The Hammercrush only has one shot and has an immensely fast reload time compared to its Save the World counterpart.
Nailer 	 	 	Assault Weapon 	The Nailer has less recoil and a tighter bloom compared to its Save the World counterpart.
WIP Mythic Red Dot AR 	 	 	Assault Weapon 	There is an unused MK-Seven Assault Rifle in the game files, which is identical in stats to The Foundation's MK-Seven Assault Rifle.
MK-Alpha Assault Rifle 	 	 	Assault Weapon 	There is an unused MK-Alpha Assault Rifle in the game files, which is identical in stats to Relik's MK-Alpha Assault Rifle.
Monsoon 	 	 	Pistol 	The Monsoon has a 25-round magazine and does not need to be charged up unlike its Save the World counterpart.
Mystique's Dual Auto Pistols	 	 	Pistol 	A fast firing set of Pistols meant for the Mystique Outfit added in v14.60 Update and removed in v15.00 Update.
Space Pistol 	 	 	Pistol 	A Battle Royale version of the Space Pistol. Fires ricocheting shots.https://twitter.com/LostOfFortnite/status/1506024439183458321
Zap Zapp 	 	 	Pistol 	A Battle Royale version of the Zap Zapp. Fires a single high energy shot dealing 121 damage to players, and more to structures.https://twitter.com/LostOfFortnite/status/1505221347982651392 It uses instead of .
Explosive Crossbow 	 	 	Crossbow 	A Crossbow where the arrows explode on contact. Possible early version of the Boom Bow.
Triple Tap 	 	 	Sniper Rifle 	The Triple Tap does not fire in 3-round bursts, and only seems to shot once in contrast to the weapon's Save the World counterpart.
Super Shredder 	 	 	Sniper Rifle 	Hybrid shotgun-sniper that fires tight groupings of pellets that deal heavy damage.
Guided Missile Pack 	 	 	Explosive Weapon	A backpack variant of the Guided Missile, designed to be implemented with a rework of the weaponhttps://twitter.com/LostOfFortnite/status/1421921613881171968?s=20
Air Strike Laser 	 	 	Explosive Weapon	An explosive weapon that shoots down a raining airstrike on your opponents.
Medic Pack 	 	Unknown	Uncategorized 	Around the time the Jetpack was added, a model was leaked. It appeared to be a semi-futuristic medical backpack. Unlike the Storm Tracker, no coding or usability was found. The concept might have been reused for the Bandage Bazooka in Chapter 2.
Fire Extinguisher 	 	Unknown	Uncategorized 	This item was supposed to put out fires, but is broken. Movement is also completely broken while holding it. It has been hacked into Fortnite: Creative some time ago and it has a very big hitbox.
|-|Items=
Name 	Icon	Rarity	Type 	Description
Air Strike 	 	 	Consumable 	An early version of the item of the same name released during Season 9.https://twitter.com/LostOfFortnite/status/1420793766118629379?s=20
Backpack 	 	 	Consumable 	Gives the player more inventory space and gives you a Back Bling. Takes 3 seconds to apply. Reuses the model of Survivalist Jonesy's Back Bling.
Beehive Grenade 	 	 	Explosive Weapon	Throws down a beehive which would have done 15 damage every second to enemy players, similar to the Bee Lobbers in Save the World.
Big Poppy 	 	 	Consumable 	Can be thrown down to destroy structures. It grows to large sizes.
Bulletproof Tires Mod Box Spawner	 	 	Consumable 	Spawns Bulletproof Tires Mod Box
Burst Squad Heal 	 	 	Consumable 	Heals the player for 75 health and has a 3 minute cooldown and heals the entire team. It has an unused model and the Adrenaline Rush icon from Save the World.
C4 	 	 	Explosive Weapon	An early version of the Remote Explosive. It dealt 100 damage, and used the model of the Proximity Mine from Save the World. Up to five of them could have been placed a time, but the item stacked to 30.https://twitter.com/LostOfFortnite/status/1506278227899203587
C4 	 	 	Explosive Weapon	An early version of the Remote Explosive. It dealt 100 damage, and used the model of the Proximity Mine from Save the World. Up to five of them could have been placed a time, but the item stacked to 30.https://twitter.com/LostOfFortnite/status/1506278227899203587
Ceiling Drop Trap 	 	 	Trap 	Unused BR variant of the Ceiling Drop Trap. It has the model of the ceiling gas trap and some debug boxes showing where you need to go to trigger it.
Golden Apple 	 	 	Consumable 	An early version of the Banana of the Gods. The accolade icon for it was posted by an epic employee on twitter.https://twitter.com/toby2_0/status/1775181811045290397/photo/1
Essential Oils 	 	 	Consumable 	An early version of the Chug Jug.
Concussion Mine 	 	 	Explosive Weapon	The first planned item. It would function similar to the Proximity Mine where if a player gets near it explodes.
Cow Catcher Mod Box Spawner 	 	 	Consumable 	Spawns a Cow Catcher Mod Box
Durr Burger Helmet 	 	 	Consumable 	Protected the player from one headshot and would have replaced their head with a Durr Burger head. It takes 2 seconds to apply.
Flaming Hoops Spawner 	 	 	Consumable 	Use to spawn a flaming hoop BGA
Glow Torches 	 	 	Consumable 	Unknown usage, came in yellow, purple, green, white, orange, and blue colors.
Grapple 	 	 	Consumable 	An early version of the Grappler released in Season 5. It was a spear in the form of a throwable itemhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qREKrgnVQY
M80 	 	 	Explosive Weapon	An unused Battle Royale variant of the M80 from Save the World. It explodes on impact with players, and does not damage structures.
Machine Gun Mod Box Spawner 	 	 	Consumable 	Spawns a Machine Gun Mod Box
Mortar Mod Box Spawner 	 	 	Consumable 	Spawns a Mortar Mod Box
Off Road Tires Mod Box Spawner 	 	 	Consumable 	Spawns Off Road Tires Mod Box
Port-a-Bridge 	 	 	Utility 	Intended to spawn a bridge when thrown, but never functioned. Description reads: "You shouldn't be seeing this text... how'd you find this?... are you magic?"https://twitter.com/LostOfFortnite/status/1504107332279705606
Prickly Pears 	 	 	Consumable 	They would have spawned in cacti around the deserted area near Paradise Palms, and had a 50% chance of either healing or damaging the player after consumedhttps://twitter.com/LostOfFortnite/status/1427069359474806792?s=20
Purple Stuff 	 	 	Consumable 	An early version of Slurp Juice that heals 26 Health instead of 25. Its icon was unique, a purple jar of liquid.https://twitter.com/LostOfFortnite/status/1503868999448375296
Quick Heal 	 	 	Consumable 	Restores the player's health by 15 and gives them a speed boost for a short duration. Uses the pepper model and icon.
Repair Mod Box Spawner 	 	 	Consumable 	Spawns Repair Mod Box
Shield Jelly 	 	 	Consumable 	An early version of the Small Shield Potion. It worked fairly similar to the Small Shield Potion, with the only key differences being its name and appearance.https://twitter.com/LostOfFortnite/status/1426860475841662978?s=20
Shield Aura 	 	 	Consumable 	Heals the player for 1 shield per second for a maximum of 50 shield and uses the Backtracker icon and model.
Spiked Bumper Mod Box Spawner 	 	 	Consumable 	Spawns Spiked Bumper Mod Box
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Name 	Icon	Rarity	Type 	Description
Minigame Spawner	 	 	Uncategorized	It appeared to be an early version of the Item Spawner from Fortnite: Creativehttps://twitter.com/LostOfFortnite/status/1422641482788388865?s=20
Signal Grenades 	 	 	Uncategorized	Explodes after 3 seconds after being thrown and would probably do the same thing as a Signal Remote.
Signal Grenades 	 	 	Uncategorized	Explodes after 3 seconds after being thrown and would probably do the same thing as a Signal Remote.
Signal Grenades 	 	 	Uncategorized	Explodes after 3 seconds after being thrown and would probably do the same thing as a Signal Remote.
Signal Grenades 	 	 	Uncategorized	Explodes after 3 seconds after being thrown and would probably do the same thing as a Signal Remote.
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== Unreleased Cosmetics ==
Main Article: Unreleased Cosmetics.
There are a significant amount of unused cosmetics in game, with almost every category having at least one item. The main article details each of them and when they were added.
=== Umbrellas ===
Main Articles: The Umbrella (Bronze), The Umbrella (Silver), The Umbrella (Gold), The Umbrella (Platinum).
Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum Victory Umbrellas refers to set of Umbrellas that were never fully implemented into Battle Royale. They would likely have been rewarded for Victory Royale milestones, such as 10, 25, 50 etc.
=== Charms ===
Shortly before Chapter 2: Season 1, an unused menu for was found referring to Charms as a Cosmetic Item. The menu referred to them as 'more than just new cosmetic items these dynamic accessories show off your personal achievements'. It is unknown if they will ever be introduced to the game.https://twitter.com/LostOfFortnite/status/1473786631228428293
=== Shout Emotes ===
Shout Emotes were an unreleased script that would have allowed the player to produce a text bubble above their head with a specific message, similar to both Emoticons and the way a Character displays dialogue. These were never implemented into the game, and the code for them was removed sometime in Chapter 2: Season 2.
== Other Scrapped Features ==
=== Molten Gold===
Works similar to Jungle Mud from Chapter 4: Season 3 but it would give player Pepper Effect instead of slipperly effect.
Molten Gold - Gameplay - Fortnite.png|Niagara particle effects for Molten Gold.
=== Augments (C5:S1) ===
Reality Augments for Chapter 5: Season 1 can be found in the files.
=== X-4 Stormwing (C3:S4) ===
During Chapter 3: Season 4, several runways were introduced across the map. It was planned that the X-4 Stormwing was to be unvaulted for a Wild Week or Permanent, but never came to fruition. The Runways remained to the end of the season.
=== Tactics Showdown ===
Tactics Showdown is a scrapped Limited Time Mode from Fortnite: Battle Royale. It was leaked around Season 4.
=== Annual Pass ===
Main Article: Annual Pass 2020.
The Annual Pass (2020) was an early concept of the Fortnite Crew which was going to allow a user to purchase it for 7,200 V-Bucks, and get exclusive cosmetic items and Battle Pass progress. It was confirmed to only be a prototype, after it was data-mined in Update v11.30, and due to its removal, some of the cosmetics associated with it are yet to be released.
=== Save the World Cosmetic Shop ===
Sometime during Season 7, the Battle Royale Item Shop was to be accessible via Save the World. This for whatever reason was never implemented.https://twitter.com/LostOfFortnite/status/1473706544973951001
=== Battle Book ===
The Battle Book was an early unused concept for the Battle Pass, scheduled to release at the end of Season 1. It was pushed back and eventually added in Season 2, with the normal pass that is now familiar to the game.https://twitter.com/LostOfFortnite/status/1458970484381470799 Strangely, this pass contained 100 Tiers, rather than the 70 which were included in the first few passes.
=== Battle Bucks ===
A cut currency originally intended solely for Battle Royale.https://twitter.com/LostOfFortnite/status/1505979740292849665
=== Compendium Challenges ===
Compendium Challenges were challenge bundles you could purchase with Battle Bucks that let you earn items from doing the challenges. Total rewards for doing every challenge in the 3 bundles were 27,200 XP and 600 Battle Bucks.https://twitter.com/LostOfFortnite/status/1505979740292849665
=== Crystals ===
Crystals were an item that was implented in the first prototype builds of Fortnite from 2011-2012. Not much is known about them aside from them increasing the player's maximum health as seen in the only two gameplay videos of this build and that they could be obtained via killing Monsters.
Category:Gameplay (Battle Royale)
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