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[[File:Fortnite Werewolf.png|thumb|180x180px|Fortnite Werewolf]]
[[File:Fortnite Werewolf.png|thumb|180x180px|Fortnite Werewolf]]
The Online Tests versions are '''the oldest versions of Fortnite'''. In order to participate in one, you had to receive an invitation. The players who participated in these versions received [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FDX6mP4WEAMEADi.jpg exclusive banners] within the game. In addition, many players have confirmed that they had direct contact with the developers to give them feedback. Currently, '''only version 6.5 has been fully recovered'''<ref>https://github.com/notsamicc/Fortnite-Builds</ref> and '''version 10 partially''' (this is located inside the O.T. 6.5 archives folder).
The Online Tests versions are '''the oldest versions of Fortnite'''. In order to participate in one, you had to receive an invitation. The players who participated in these versions received [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FDX6mP4WEAMEADi.jpg exclusive banners] within the game. In addition, many players have confirmed that they had direct contact with the developers to give them feedback. Currently, '''only version 6.5 has been fully recovered'''<ref>https://github.com/notsamicc/Fortnite-Builds</ref> and '''version 10 partially''' (this is located inside the O.T. 6.5 archives folder).
[[File:Fortnite Early Prototype.png|thumb|300x300px|Fortnite Early Protype shown off in GDC 2013]]
[[File:Fortnite Early Prototype.png|thumb|300x300px|Fortnite Early Prototype shown off in GDC 2013]]


There were 11 Online Tests (the exact amount with the extra versions is 20). Playing an O.T. was completely free, but you had to have a code or an invitation to play them. They were designed in Unreal Engine 4.
There were 11 Online Tests (the exact amount with the extra versions is 20). Playing an O.T. was completely free, but you had to have a code or an invitation to play them. They were designed in Unreal Engine 4.
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Something that should be emphasized is that in these versions there was no "'''Battle Royale'''" mode, so everything was about the original game mode called "'''Save The World'''" (Funfact: in these versions, a PvP mode was being planned that would become closest to what Battle Royale is now, and some tests were done with players<ref>http://web-old.archive.org/web/20160402082202/https://www.fortnite.com/blog/first-pvp-test</ref><ref>http://web-old.archive.org/web/20160402032525/https://www.fortnite.com/blog/pvp-test-two</ref>).
Something that should be emphasized is that in these versions there was no "'''Battle Royale'''" mode, so everything was about the original game mode called "'''Save The World'''" (Funfact: in these versions, a PvP mode was being planned that would become closest to what Battle Royale is now, and some tests were done with players<ref>http://web-old.archive.org/web/20160402082202/https://www.fortnite.com/blog/first-pvp-test</ref><ref>http://web-old.archive.org/web/20160402032525/https://www.fortnite.com/blog/pvp-test-two</ref>).


==The search to find the Online Tests:==
==The search to find the Online Tests:==
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! style="background-color:yellow" |Status
! style="background-color:yellow" |Status
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|Online Test 1<ref>http://web-old.archive.org/web/20170606013540/https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/blog/alpha-is-here</ref>|| Unknown||2014-12-02
|Online Test 1<ref>http://web-old.archive.org/web/20170606013540/https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/blog/alpha-is-here</ref>||Unknown||2014-12-02
|2014-12-19<ref>https://www.polygon.com/2014/12/1/7316937/fortnite-alpha-sign-ups-epic-games</ref>
|2014-12-19<ref>https://www.polygon.com/2014/12/1/7316937/fortnite-alpha-sign-ups-epic-games</ref>
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
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|<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially found'''</span> <span style="color:orange;">'''(PC)'''</span>
|<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially found'''</span> <span style="color:orange;">'''(PC)'''</span>
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|Online Test 10.1<ref>http://web-old.archive.org/web/20170209023107/https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/</ref> ||Unknown||Unknown
|Online Test 10.1<ref>http://web-old.archive.org/web/20170209023107/https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/</ref>||Unknown||Unknown
|Unknown
|Unknown
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
|<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
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|Online Test 11<ref>http://web-old.archive.org/web/20170524052603/https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/</ref>|| 4.16.0-3472679||Unknown
|Online Test 11<ref>http://web-old.archive.org/web/20170524052603/https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/</ref>||4.16.0-3472679||Unknown
|2017-06-22
|2017-06-22
|<span style="color:green;">'''Found (PS4)'''</span>
|<span style="color:green;">'''Found (PS4)'''</span>

Revision as of 15:01, 11 June 2022

Fortnite2012.jpg

Image of Fortnite from 2012-2013.

Status: Partially found


Fortnite Online Test 1 (2013)

The Online Tests:

Fortnite Online Test 6.5
Fortnite Werewolf

The Online Tests versions are the oldest versions of Fortnite. In order to participate in one, you had to receive an invitation. The players who participated in these versions received exclusive banners within the game. In addition, many players have confirmed that they had direct contact with the developers to give them feedback. Currently, only version 6.5 has been fully recovered[1] and version 10 partially (this is located inside the O.T. 6.5 archives folder).

Fortnite Early Prototype shown off in GDC 2013

There were 11 Online Tests (the exact amount with the extra versions is 20). Playing an O.T. was completely free, but you had to have a code or an invitation to play them. They were designed in Unreal Engine 4.


One of the reasons why many players want to find these versions is because they contain a lot of information about the game that has never seen the light of day. For example, in version 6.5 a discarded enemy called "Werewolf"[2] was discovered that would appear in the "Fortnitemares" event.


The game obviously had non-public versions (the amount is unknown) that only the workers of Epic Games (the company that created the video game) have. One of the few images of this version is this one that was seen at the 2013 Game Developers Conference. The design is very similar to the "final" version of the first Online Test of the game, they were designed in Ulreal Engine 3.

Fortnite PvP mode

Something that should be emphasized is that in these versions there was no "Battle Royale" mode, so everything was about the original game mode called "Save The World" (Funfact: in these versions, a PvP mode was being planned that would become closest to what Battle Royale is now, and some tests were done with players[3][4]).


The search to find the Online Tests:

Finding the Online Test 6.5 (discovered in 2021) was pure luck, because the vast majority of users who played in the Online Tests have not saved images, videos and files of the versions. That is why it is very difficult to find someone that still has Online Test files. People have tried to contact users with the role "Alpha Explorers" on the official Fortnite Discord server, but all have already said that they no longer have any files from any Online Test.

There is little knowledge of these versions and little information on the internet because Epic Games was very strict about sharing photos and videos, including making streams showing the game, since it was, as indicated in the Online Test 6.5, a, "Top Secret Alpha Test!!"

Version name

(In Real Life Test)

Engine version Build release date Build end date Status
Online Test 1[5] Unknown 2014-12-02 2014-12-19[6] Lost
Online Test 2[7] Unknown 2015-03-24 2015-04-14[8] Lost
Online Test 3[9] 4.8.0-2604755 2015-06-29 2015-07-21[10] Lost
Online Test 4[11] 4.9.0-2671876 2015-08-24 Unknown Lost
Online Test 5[12] 4.9.0-2682676 2015-09-29 2015-11-10 Lost
Online Test 5.5[13] 4.9.0-2760281 2015-11-10 Unknown Lost
Online Test 6[14] 4.11.0-2801990 2015-12-15 2016-02-28 Lost
Online Test 6.5[15] 4.12.0-2870186 2016-02-28 2016-03-01 Found (PC)
Online Test 6.6[16] Unknown 2016-03-01 2016-03-22 Lost
Online Test 6.7[17] 4.12.0-2919741 2016-03-22 Unknown Lost
Online Test 7[18] 4.12.0-3012530 2016-06-14 Unknown Lost
Online Test 8[19] 4.13.0-3062755 2016-07-25 2016-09-06 Lost
Online Test 8.1[20] Unknown 2016-09-06 2016-09-28 Lost
Online Test 8.2[21] 4.13.0-3114236 2016-09-28 Unknown Lost
Online Test 9[22] 4.14.0-3151232 2016-10-19 2016-11-08[23] Lost
Online Test 10[24] Unknown 2016-12-22 Unknown Partially found (PC)
Online Test 10.1[25] Unknown Unknown Unknown Lost
Online Test 11[26] 4.16.0-3472679 Unknown 2017-06-22 Found (PS4)
Online Test 11.0.5[27] Unknown 2017-06-22 2017-07-07 Lost
Online Test 11.1.0[28] Unknown 2017-07-07 2017-07-15 Lost


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References:

  1. ↑ https://github.com/notsamicc/Fortnite-Builds
  2. ↑ https://twitter.com/XylicSTW/status/1416343323330088960
  3. ↑ http://web-old.archive.org/web/20160402082202/https://www.fortnite.com/blog/first-pvp-test
  4. ↑ http://web-old.archive.org/web/20160402032525/https://www.fortnite.com/blog/pvp-test-two
  5. ↑ http://web-old.archive.org/web/20170606013540/https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/blog/alpha-is-here
  6. ↑ https://www.polygon.com/2014/12/1/7316937/fortnite-alpha-sign-ups-epic-games
  7. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbVprGIfMO0&t
  8. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/FORTnITE/comments/2zhnme/fortnite_alpha_online_test_2_giveaway/
  9. ↑ http://web-old.archive.org/web/20161013054339/https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/blog/fortnite-ot3-release-notes
  10. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/FORTnITE/comments/3bin63/fortnite_alpha_online_test_3_giveaway/
  11. ↑ http://web-old.archive.org/web/20161013072948/https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/blog/fortnite-ot4-release-notes
  12. ↑ http://web-old.archive.org/web/20161013051645/https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/blog/fortnite-ot5-release-notes
  13. ↑ http://web-old.archive.org/web/20170606013540/https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/blog/ot55-release-notes
  14. ↑ http://web-old.archive.org/web/20161013072932/https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/blog/fortnite-ot6-release-notes
  15. ↑ http://web-old.archive.org/web/20170606013540/https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/blog/fortnite-ot65-release-notes
  16. ↑ http://web-old.archive.org/web/20161013015856/https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/blog/fortnite-ot66-release-notes
  17. ↑ http://web-old.archive.org/web/20161013012704/https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/blog/fortnite-ot67-release-notes
  18. ↑ http://web-old.archive.org/web/20161013072941/https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/blog/fortnite-ot7-release-notes
  19. ↑ http://web-old.archive.org/web/20161013133127/https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/blog/fortnite-ot8-release-notes
  20. ↑ http://web-old.archive.org/web/20161011204754/https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/blog/fortnite-ot81-release-notes
  21. ↑ http://web-old.archive.org/web/20161011224957/https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/blog/fortnite-ot82-release-notes
  22. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20170115230705/https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/blog/fortnite-ot9-release-notes
  23. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20170115230705/https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/blog/fortnite-ot9-release-notes
  24. ↑ http://web-old.archive.org/web/20170128213638/https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/
  25. ↑ http://web-old.archive.org/web/20170209023107/https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/
  26. ↑ http://web-old.archive.org/web/20170524052603/https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/
  27. ↑ https://imgur.com/a/bf21VoO
  28. ↑ https://imgur.com/a/77WIzjY
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