Bots

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 fixed depending on the region, often having two words followed by a 1 or 2 digit number, such as the name "BellyFlop40". Many of their names also consist of obvious jokes or references, such as the name "AthenaOrApollo" or "90sRunner". The nature of bot names being fixed makes it possible for players to immediately discern if someone is a bot or not simply off the name alone.

Bots will not perform the following 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 a very specific list of 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).
• Use Reboot Vans.
• Pickup or Shakedown downed players.
• Bots with outfits with the Golden Touch ability, such as Midas or Marigold, will not turn their weapons gold.
  

In standard team modes, Bots will team up only with other Bots and never team up with human players. They can however team up with real players in large team modes such as OG 50v50 and Respawn Rumble.

As a result of their low skilled gameplay, It is nearly impossible for bots or bot teams to earn a Victory Royale.

Bots are most commonly found when matchmaking on or with a user who is on Mobile, Nintendo Switch or Nintendo Switch 2, as the game considers them low skilled and fills lobbies with excess Bots, to compensate the poorer performance and 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 Team Rumble or Creative matches.

Bots will not give WinEffects when they are the last player eliminated in the game

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.

As of Chapter 7: Season 1 onwards, bots are slightly more aggressive, having slightly better aim, sprinting more, moving in zigzags during combat, building 2x1s, crawling backwards and rolling away from players or other bots whilst knocked, and being able to use Grenades and Shockwave Grenades, although they will throw the Shockwave Grenades as if they were a normal grenade, and not for mobility like most players.

Cosmetics[]

Bots will use a set number of cosmetics, ranging from Recruit Outfits to even in rare occasions Unreleased Cosmetics. This choice of cosmetics is weighted, changing nearly every season, usually it favors new cosmetics, however it sometimes is set to favor skins relevant to the current season, such as Tony Stark during Absolute Doom, or Visitor (Reality Unknown) during Pacific Break. Typically, bots do not wear cosmetics released in the current season until a later update in the same season, or the next season. Bots may use the cosmetics from the same set or from a different set.

Bots do not apply Wraps on their weapons. Bots will typically only perform Emotes on Spawn Island, though they can also randomly emote when their AI is "confused", or when they get an elimination.

As of Chapter 7: Season 2 (v40.20)

Type	Description	Notes
Battle Pass Cosmetics	Bots can use any Battle Pass cosmetics from Season 2 to Chapter 7: Season 1. These include Outfits, Backblings, Emotes, and Gliders.	Cosmetics from Collaborations such as those from the Marvel Seriesand DC Series 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 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.

Username List[]

The following are just some of the names usable by bots.

List of Bot Usernames

90cranker7	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, as their accuracy greatly increases the closer you are to them.
• You may not get good loot from eliminated Bots, though they usually have plenty of Materials and Ammunition.
• 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.
• From Chapter 7: Season 1 onwards, bots are more aggressive, so it is recommended you shoot them far away with a long range weapon like the Deadeye Assault Rifle, Enforcer AR, Holo Rush SMG or Vengeful Sniper Rifle.

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.
• Whilst bots do use the ammo in their inventories, when they run out they will continue reloading their gun as if they still had ammo.

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.
• Bots have different names depending on the region the player is playing on, some have more names than others, North America has 987, Oceania has 910, Middle East has 922, Europe has 1444, South America has 988, Asia has 910, and the former China version of the game has 5100.
• Fortnite China used to have 102,478 different bot names, it is unknown when this was reduced however.