Bots

Bots are AIs that are used in place of a human player in Fortnite: Battle Royale. Players could also spawn friendly or hostile bots in Battle Lab prior to its removal. Bots were introduced in Chapter 2: Season 1 with Skill Based Matchmaking.
In Fortnite: Creative, Bots are known as Target Bots, which can be added onto a creator's custom made Battle Royale island using Creative Royale.
==Functionality==
Bots have abilities that are similar to a low skilled player. They will pick up weapons and items, and harvest materials. However, their actions will make them identifiable as Bots, such as usually inaccurate aim, but immense detection range as they can start shooting at you from very far away so long as they have direct line of sight. Their usernames are randomly generated, often having two words followed by a 1 or 2 digit number (Example: KittyCat80).
Bots will not perform these actions: 
*Interacting with Characters or Vending Machines
*Use Vehicles or ride on another player's Vehicle.
* Building with Brick or Metal, unless they run out of wood.
*Use Special weapons such as Exotic Items
*Fishing
*Plant and grow Reality Saplings.
*Riding Wildlife (They may accidentally jump on an Animal, though will very quickly jump off if this happens)
* Bots with outfits with the Golden Touch ability, such as Midas or Marigold, will not turn their weapons gold.
In team based game modes, Bots will team up only with other Bots and never team up with human players.
As a result of their low skilled gameplay, Bots or Bot teams rarely make the late game and nearly impossible for them to earn a Victory Royale.
Bots are most commonly found when matchmaking on or with a user who is on Mobile or Nintendo Switch, as the game considers them low skilled and fills lobbies with excess Bots, to compensate the harder controls on those platforms. In times where a server may experience low player counts, such as the overnight hours (Midnight to 5 AM local time), can have matches filled with more Bots than usual. 
Skill Based Matchmaking will put new and low skilled players on lobbies filled with bots (about half or more of the lobby are bots). As players improve their skill, the following matches there will be less bots spawned. In Squads, Skill Based Matchmaking does not take effect, so players will be in lobbies with bots regardless of skill level.
Bots are never found in LTMs, Team Rumble, or Creative matches.
Before Battle Lab was removed, players could spawn bots for training purposes using Friendly and Enemy Bot Grenades. These bots would act very similar to bots found in normal Battle Royale playlists, but would only use Recruit Outfits. They appeared to have more accurate aim than regular Bots. When playing a public Battle Lab, about 20 or more Bots could spawn. Battle Lab Bots had a different set of usernames, using the name of the Recruit Outfit and a three digit number.
==Cosmetics==
Bots will use a set number of cosmetics, ranging from Recruit Outfits to even in rare ocassions Unreleased Cosmetics. This choice of cosmetics is random, Bots may use the cosmetics from the same set or from a different set. There can not be Bots with identical cosmetics in the same lobby (Outfits are excluded from this). The amount of cosmetics bots can use increases every season, or sometimes between major updates. 
Bots do not apply Wraps on their weapons. Bots will typically only perform Emotes on Spawn Island, though they can also randomly emote when there is no one nearby and they get an elimination.
As of Chapter 5: Season 4 (v31.30)
Type 	Description	Notes
Battle Pass Cosmetics 	Bots can use any Battlepass cosmetics from Season 2 to Chapter 5: Season 4 
These include Outfits, Backblings, Emotes, and Gliders.	Cosmetics from Collaborations such as those from the and can also be used by Bots
Item Shop Cosmetics 	Most items that can be purchased in the Item Shop are currently usable by Bots. 
These include Outfits, Backblings, Emotes, and Gliders.	Most Collaborations cosmetics from the Item Shop can be currently used by Bots.
== Limited Time Offers Cosmetics ==	Most Limited Time Offer Bundles from past seasons are currently usable by Bots. 
These include Outfits and Backblings from their respective bundle.	
Fortnite Crew Cosmetics	Most Cosmetics from Fortnite Crew Packs can be used by bots.
The only Fortnite Crew Bundle(s) that cant be used currently by bots is: October 2024 Crew Pack	
==Username List==
List of Bot Usernames
90cranker 	ColonelChugJug 	Gatordile81 	JonseyForever35	PositiveFeels 	TimeToGo80 	QueenBeet74
AimLikeIdaho 	CrazyPea96 	GetItGotItGood 	JustABitEpic 	PrancingPwnee 	TooManyBeets 	MintElephant26
AngryDuck51 	CrepeSalad 	GhostChicken12 	KittyCat80 	PrinceWombat 	WalkInThePark66 	BliceCake
AthenaOrApollo	DoctorLobby92 	Gooddoggo80 	Kregore73 	SergentSummer 	WildCactusBob 	Brauny Banana
AtTheBeach321 	DoubleDaring 	Goosezilla13 	LetsBePals23 	ShadowArrow58 	Wondertail 	SoggyCookie26
BagelBoy82 	DoubleDuel75 	Grandma40 	LewtGoblin7 	Shepard52 	Yeetman57 	AboveMule633
BellyFlop40 	DoubleRainbow96	HashtagToad57 	McCucumber71 	ShieldHorse63 	Beebitme 	PurpleCrayon85
Blackjack31 	DrPlanet 	HeliumHog 	Meshuncle 	ShootyMcGee40 	SweetPenguin16 	SpiffyPowder6866
BlinkImGone44 	DrumGunnar 	HeyThereFriend81	Mouthful95 	SilverySilver 	PortableOx 	LootTrooper51
BoatingIsLife 	ElPollo85 	Hoodwinked12 	N0nDa1ry 	SirTricksALot21	A Sweaty Dog 	LousyCentaur
BoldPrediction	FlavorCaptain 	HotelBlankets 	NotAPalidome 	SteelGoose18 	&darkBeast& 	
BrainInvader 	FlimsyGoat 	HowAreMy90s 	Number141 	TAgYOuRIt9 	BobDobaleena 	
CactusDad80 	FlossPatrol82 	iHazHighGround 	ParanoidCactus 	ThermalDragon39	OldWaterBottle28	
==Strategy Guide==
 
*It's very easy to eliminate bots. However you should avoid trying to eliminate them using a Pickaxe if they have a weapon.
*You may not get good loot from eliminated Bots.
*Bots weapons will always have a full set of ammo once dropped after elimination.
*In Chapter 3, Season 2, a change was made that makes it impossible to obtain a Victory Crown from winning a game in a Bot Lobby, and if you already have a crown, winning a game will not count towards your Crowned Victory Royale.
*Bots can shoot at you from long range (50m+). Even if they miss their shots, they can distract you and your team.
==Trivia== 
*Abandoned Tents use the same set of usernames as Bots.
*Bot players have a Battle Pass level, which is visible in the Elimination Feed and Replay Client.
*Unlike other multiplayer games with computer players/bots, players cannot configure the amount of bots or their difficulty for a match.
*Bots will always drop a random amount of Materials, even in Zero Build, where building is disabled.
*Bots can generate ammo as needed in order to keep firing their weapon, even if their inventories are completely empty.
===Username Trivia===
Some Bot usernames are a reference to popular terms by the community. 
*'AthenaOrApollo' is a reference to the Athena and Apollo islands, the setting of Battle Royale Chapter 1 and Chapter 2, respectively.
*'90cranker' and 'HowAreMy90s' are a reference to a popular building technique where a player gains quick vertical height, and offer substantial protection.
Category:AIs
Category:Gameplay (Battle Royale)