Content creator Lachlan officially announces his Fortnite skin after previously leaking on the same day. We tell you.
On November 3, 2020, patch 14.50 arrived in Fortnite Battle Royale. Along with it came several files pertaining to the Lachlan skin, a character skin based on the eponymous content creator. We understand that due to an oversight, Epic Games left a specific file on the PC version unencrypted, which is why many, including ourselves, were able to see the appearance of this character before its official announcement a few hours later. We tell you everything that happened with these objects from Season 4 of the Fortnite Battle Pass Chapter 2 below:
Fortnite: Lachlan announces his skin hours after leaking
The original story is as follows: At 10:14 CET on November 3, several minutes after the 14.50 patch was released, some PC users, including ourselves, noticed that an .mp4 was added showing Lachlan skin, as is, without encryption, in .mp4 format:
Epic Games added an unencrypted .mp4 to Lachlan skin’s game files. # Fortnite # FortniteSeason4 pic.twitter.com/MDwCuY67hY
– Rubén Martínez (@ruvenmb) November 3, 2020
Around 17:30 CET on the same day, the content package within the PC version that included Lachlan’s objects was decrypted, and we accessed it using datamining tools:
The Lachlan skin has two different styles. # Fortnite # FortniteSeason4 pic.twitter.com/6eZ9h45F2B
– Rubén Martínez (@ruvenmb) November 3, 2020
At 18:19 CET, less than an hour later, Lachlan himself officially announced his Fortnite skin on his Twitter account; will be in store on November 13 at 01:00 CET.
Lachlan x @FortniteGame Icon Series⚡
Available in the Fortnite item shop November 12th 7pm EST
Use Code Lachy #Ad pic.twitter.com/EhQO4s5b0h
– PWR Lachlan ⚡️ (@LachlanYT) November 3, 2020
Lachlan doesn’t come alone; it also has its own picks, backpack, and gesture. Also, her skin has two different styles. We remind you that we can win it for free by participating in the Peak Frenzy Tournament, if we are in a good position in our region.
We do not know if it was planned for this content creator to announce his skin today, or if his decision has been precipitated due to the initial gag from Epic Games, since they were the ones who included a non-hidden file among the new files added to Fortnite Battle Royale with patch 14.50.
Sources: Twitter / LachlanYT, Fortnite Battle Royale, own elaboration
