Fans discuss Fortnite Save the World screen change

Fortnite Save The World will no longer appear on the initial start screen, leaving many STW gamers debating its future.

STW has been relegated to the back-burner for some time after its eventual Fortnite free-to-play launch was scrapped.

But while its fanbase has been overshadowed by the popularity of Fortnite Battle Royale, many remain dedicated to the original version.

Just by looking at the Reddit page before today’s 19.30 update, you can see at the time of writing this article that there were over 600 active users. Battle Royale has almost four times the number, but for a game that has seen a gradual slow down in development, it demonstrates real dedication and staying power.

Fortnite Save The World News

And you can also see how the game’s next major update has affected the STW community after it was revealed that Fortnite Save the World would no longer feature as part of a start screen option.

It’s been announced that patch 19.30 will remove the initial Fortnite screen and instead allow gamers to jump straight into a lobby, rather than being offered the normal options of Battle Royale, Creative and Save the World. The fanbase may now have to navigate the Discovery Tab, a small but major shakeup in how the different options are represented.

A message describing the move by Epic Games explains: “With the v19.30 update, we’re removing the initial screen where you select Save The World, Battle Royale, or Creative game modes. You’ll now boot up directly into the Lobby, ready to join the party and kick off a match.”

Fortnite Update 19.30 Launches Today

Nearly all the most popular Reddit pages are dedicated to discussing the change over on the STW section, and there are plenty of fans joining in and commenting on what’s going on. One user posted this comment today, ahead of the big changes, adding: “I… I am speechless…”

Another posted: “So it’ll be among the hundreds of game modes in the Discovery menu… All I can hope for is that STW isn’t lost among those other modes.”

But others are not sure, with some on Reddit pointing out that changes have been made to the Discovery system, making it easier to find stuff. There are also ways of favouriting different modes, making it faster to jump back into the games.

“As of 19.20, Epic bumped up their tab with game modes by them is right beneath the recently played tab (so it’s more or less the second tab),” one Reddit user points out.

“Save the World is 99.9% going to be in that tab, and they probably bumped it up to have players get used to the tab without having to search for Epic’s main modes without scrolling through man creative-mad ones. I doubt they’ll move the tab again any time soon, so for now, STW shouldn’t be too hard to find.”

It looks like Fortnite fans will have to wait and see just how easy it is to find Save the World after today’s Fortnite update has launched and made the big changes. It was revealed in 2020 that the plan to redesign Save the World as a F2P title had been scrapped, while also adopting seasonal rotations as development cooled.