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How to Unlock the Free Hope Loading Screen in Fortnite

The Uncommon Hope Loading Screen sat on Page 1 of the Chapter 5 Season 1 Battle Pass and cost nothing beyond three Battle Stars.

The Uncommon Hope Loading Screen sat on Page 1 of the Chapter 5 Season 1 Battle Pass and cost nothing beyond three Battle Stars.

Hope is an Uncommon Loading Screen tied to The Underground Set, and it was one of the free rewards handed out through the Chapter 5 Season 1 Battle Pass. You did not need to buy the premium track to claim it, which is what made it worth grabbing early.

Quick answer: Claim Hope by spending 3 Battle Stars on Page 1 of the Chapter 5 Season 1 Battle Pass, using the Free Pass. No premium purchase is required.

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Hope Loading Screen requirements and details

Everything you need to identify and unlock the reward is fixed. It lived on the first page of the Battle Pass, on the free side, so any player who leveled up their pass could reach it.

ItemHope (Loading Screen)
RarityUncommon
SetThe Underground
SourceChapter 5 Season 1 Battle Pass, Page 1 (Free Pass)
Cost3 Battle Stars (Free)
Added inUpdate v28.00
Release dateDecember 3, 2023
In-game description“Life is rebellion.” Art by Soroush Barazesh.

How to claim Hope with Battle Stars

Battle Stars are the currency you earn as you level up the Battle Pass. Because Hope sat on the free track, you only had to reach the first page and spend the stars on it.

Play matches to gain XP and raise your Battle Pass level. Each level grants Battle Stars you can spend freely.
Open the Battle Pass menu and go to Page 1 for the Chapter 5 Season 1 rewards. Hope appears on the free side of this page.
Select the Hope Loading Screen and confirm spending 3 Battle Stars. It unlocks immediately once the cost is paid.
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How to confirm the unlock worked

After you spend the 3 Battle Stars, the Hope tile switches to an owned state in the Battle Pass menu. The screen then becomes available in your Locker under Loading Screens, where you can set it as active.

Note: This reward belonged to the Chapter 5 Season 1 Battle Pass. Once that season closed, its pages were no longer available, so Hope can only be equipped by players who claimed it while that pass was live.


Where the Hope Loading Screen appears

The artwork shows the Hope outfit alongside members of the Legion on a rooftop, which matches its internal name of LoadingScreen_VoidRedemption_Rooftop. It is supported across most modes but not everywhere.

ModeSupported
Battle RoyaleYes
Save the WorldYes
CreativeYes
FestivalYes
RacingYes
LEGOYes
Fall GuysNo

Featured on the screen are Hope, the Legion Heavy Grunt, and the Legion Tactical Grunts, all pulled from the same Underground theme. Once it sits in your Locker, you can equip it to display in the loading transitions of any supported mode.