Players worked through the night to decode Fortnite's black hole numbers Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Players worked through the night to decode Fortnite's black hole numbers We've got to go back. News by Tom Phillips Deputy Editor Updated on 14 Oct 2019 20 comments There's a secret message hidden in Fortnite's black hole screen - the only thing visible in the game after last night's climactic live event - and players have spent the night trying to puzzle it out. Fans on reddit have spotted numbers swirling around the black hole, and realised they refer to the words within the Visitor's audio logs which you could piece together over the dying days of season 10. As a recap, here's the season 10 message: "What the Seven of us are attempting is very risky. I suspect They are not the only ones watching. But it must be done or we lose the Bridge forever. "I speculate that no one calculated the formation of the Island. That interdimensional matter collisions would resolve rather than push. Now that I witness it first hand, it's obvious that Pinching alone made it inevitable. "When I hear this, again, will it help me remember? Or once Looped will I be just as muted as the others? No matter - it seems the lengthy precautions worked. "The (unintelligible) Theorem was a success! I... us... you arrived outside the loop at the exact moment of expansion. This effectively paused the singularity, giving us time to create the devices needed to synchronise the Junction. "What I didn't factor was that the only way to trigger the device was from within the Loop itself. Thus this hasty and primitive recording. And why now you... I find myself Looped. "Activate the beacon at precisely the moment this timer reaches nothing. The Zero Point must be contained once more. If They are correct, it will be the end." Now, here are the numbers floating around the black hole. This sequence takes hours to complete, and has this morning begun repeating back around. 11 146 15 62 / 87 14 106 2 150 / 69 146 15 36 / 2 176 8 160 65 Take the above numbers and cross-reference them with the transcript of the Visitor's audio log and you'll get the following words: I was not alone. (11 146 15 62) Others were outside the loop. (87 14 106 2 150) This was not calculated. (69, 146, 15, 36) The nothing is now inevitable. (2, 176, 8, 160, 65) The numbers are hard to spot - here's 87 highlighted. If all this is confusing - well, it's meant to be. In short, the Visitor's audio logs refer to a need to reset the game's timeline via complicated sci-fi shenanigans. It's this plan we saw put into action during the live event before everything got sucked into a black hole. The subsequent message suggests the Visitor did not foresee the current black hole scenario - the "nothing" - as the world waits for whatever comes next. Fortnite remains offline - including its PVE Save the World mode. Here's what we know so far on when Fortnite season 11 (Fortnite Chapter 2) will launch. Watch on YouTube Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 11 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Sennheiser's legendary HD 599 open-back headphones are just £70 at Amazon in the Prime Early Access Sale Comfortable with neutral sound and a wide sound stage. Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. 1 Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store