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Fortnite: How to exploit the fall damage bug

Fortnite: How to exploit the fall damage bug
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Popularized by streamer Nickmercs, this bug exploit is as simple to pull off as it is powerful. It allows you to avoid fall damage by first passing through a bush — a glitch that should quickly be patched by Epic Games.

Fortnite: How to exploit the fall damage bug

This issue has likely existed since the beginning of Fortnite Chapter 2, but no one had clearly identified it until last week.

Nickmercs then highlighted this perfectly viable glitch — still possible to perform at the time of writing.

It's a relatively simple glitch to trigger, and quite impactful — it ignores fall damage when passing through a bush. This even applies to falls from a very large height.

This is how it's done:

  1. Pass through a traversible bush;
  2. Once the bush has been passed through — scattered foliage indicates this has been successful — your next fall or jump will not cause fall damage.
Even the smallest jump will trigger the invulnerability. Between your passage through the bush and the fall you wish to mitigate, don't jump! 
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Although the bug is easily exploitable, it's tricky to refrain from jumping in the middle of a fight!

In theory, this bug will likely be patched out in the weekly update, which should take place tomorrow or Wednesday.

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