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Published 18:33 IST, February 17th 2021

Fortnite invalid variant error: Why are you seeing this error? Is it fixed by Epic?

Fortnite has been displaying a 'Fortnite invalid variant' error to players who have been trying to equip the new Boundless set. Scroll on to learn more.

Reported by: Danish Ansari
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Epic Games has released numerous skins and cosmetic bundles in its battle royale game Fortnite. Developers recently added the Boundless bundle in the game which is a set of cosmetics. All the cosmetics in this bundle offer customisable options, except for the emoticons. Fans have been really excited about the bundle since it was added to Fortnite Item Shop; however, a number of gamers have complained that they have been experiencing issues while trying to equip the set.

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Fortnite invalid variant error

Fortnite players have been taking to social media platforms to report that they are encountering an issue while equipping the new Boundless set in Fortnite with an edited style. Several players have also raised the issue with Epic Games, requesting a fix for the issue. As more and more players voiced their concerns, the gaming company released a statement saying that their team has been investigating the issue which is causing players to receive an error message titled "Invalid variant" when equipping the Boundless set that has had the style edited.

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Fortnite invalid variant issue resolved

Epic Games has now posted a new tweet informing players that the Fortnite error has been fixed. This means that you should have any problem when trying to equip the Boundless set with an edited style.

The Boundless set comes with 14 Cosmetics that features a total of 10 Outfits. These include the following:

  • The Mighty Volt
  • Polarity
  • Hypersonic
  • Backlash
  • Joltara
  • Wanderlust
  • Dynamo Dancer
  • Blastoff
  • Hunter
  • Firebrand

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Along with the above outfits, players get one Phantasmic Pulse Harvesting Tool, one Hero’s Beacon Emote, and two Back Blings which include the Holo-Back and Emoticape.

Fortnite is set to enter Week 12 of Chapter 2, Season 5 later this week. Make sure that you have purchased the new Season 5 battle pass to complete all the challenges that will soon go live. The new Battle Pass costs around 950 V-bucks.

Fortnite Season 5 is now available across various platforms which include the PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X / Series S, Xbox One, Windows PC, Nintendo Switch and Android.

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Image credits: Epic Games

Updated 18:33 IST, February 17th 2021

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