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Aurora Creative
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HOPEfully professional Fortnite Island Creator.

It's TIIIIIIIIIIME!!!

Not affiliated with Epic Games, Inc.

Ran by @rainbowgalaxyae.bsky.social (she/her).
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Unfortunately, I have made the difficult decision to make Rainbow Island v1.13: Coral Chaos the final major update. The map itself will shut down on May 16, 2026, at 2 PM EDT.
Rainbow Island v1.12.20 will NOT release on time today (9 AM EST). I haven't even worked on it LOL.

I'm considering canceling the update entirely as there isn't much I need to add other than the Wingsuit and with the map winding down, I think it's fair to just make v1.13 the next version.
December 4, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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I mean I took a basic premise of throwing Fire and Steel's essence into You Don't Know Me and out came Hopeful Havoc. I've been working on an improved version of it for a while for a creative map of mine, so here's yet another preview of it just as an example of what I mean.
December 2, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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I loved the ongoing story I was building with Rainbow Island and I hate how the story that I wanted to keep going for a very long time had to be cut short.

My #1 desire right now is to build another ongoing story or series or project of some kind (100% not in Fortnite LOL).
Unfortunately, I have made the difficult decision to make Rainbow Island v1.13: Coral Chaos the final major update. The map itself will shut down on May 16, 2026, at 2 PM EDT.
November 27, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Due to the recent decision to scrap everything past v1.13, here are some logos I made for future updates that got scrapped.

Ruined Reality (v1.16) would've been the transitional update between the first and second maps while Rainbow Island OG would've launched with it to preserve v1.15.XX forever.
November 27, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Unfortunately, I have made the difficult decision to make Rainbow Island v1.13: Coral Chaos the final major update. The map itself will shut down on May 16, 2026, at 2 PM EDT.
November 26, 2025 at 6:13 PM
By the way, I'm still considering the idea of discontinuing Rainbow Island after v1.13 due to my distaste with the direction the Fortnite ecosystem is going in.

I know it sucks that I've been putting out a lot of hype into future updates only to still consider stopping the updates.
Tentative plans for further updates:
v1.13.10: 1/15/26 9 AM EST
v1.13.20: 2/1/26 9 AM EST
v1.14 (HUNTR/X Havoc): 2/14/26 9 AM EST
v1.14.10: 3/1/26 9 AM EST
v1.14.20: 3/14/16 9 AM EDT
v1.15 (Rainbow Remix): 4/1/26 12 AM EDT
v1.15.10: 4/15/26 9 AM EDT
November 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Current Rainbow Island update schedule:
v1.12.20 (Chapter 7 features implemented): December 4, 2025 9 AM EST
v1.12.30 (mini event & countdown added): December 16, 2025 9 AM EST
v1.13 (Coral Chaos): January 1, 2026 12 AM EST
November 26, 2025 at 3:24 PM
So, about that secret reveal event on December 27th that I posted yesterday...

There will be TWO reveals at the same time, both relating to similar yet different things.
November 26, 2025 at 1:31 PM
This just got delayed to January 9, 2026 LOL.

For context, it was supposed to release during December 2025.

Honestly, I think the reason is probably so that Epic Games isn't on or about to go on their annual company-wide winter break when this comes out.
By FAR the worst thing about this more than anything else is how Epic Games will allow pay-to-win mechanics in creator-made experiences.

This will be the first time since Save the Word Llamas costed V-bucks (for founders) that Fortnite will have pay-to-win mechanics.

Pay-to-win is predatory.
November 25, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I will admit that I've revealed too much, but I don't really care LOL.
November 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The biggest Rainbow Island reveal yet is happening on December 27, 2025, at 2 PM EST. Unlike most reveals, this one is happening in game instead of on Bluesky.

I will post the reveal here a day after it happens in game, but it will also stay on the map after the event too.
November 25, 2025 at 3:21 PM
About that second one...

There will be a mini live event on Rainbow Island for the proper reveal of something MASSIVE. I will provide more details when I get a graphic ready for the event announcement.
Waiter! Waiter! More update logos please!

Take these pixelated teasers for now, but I will admit that second one might be a bit 2 obvious...
November 25, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Waiter! Waiter! More update logos please!

Take these pixelated teasers for now, but I will admit that second one might be a bit 2 obvious...
November 25, 2025 at 2:24 PM
If Harry Potter ever gets added to the brand island system for UEFN, I will NEVER make a Rainbow Island update using that IP.

The post button wasn't optional BTW.
November 25, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Rainbow Island v1.13, v1.14, AND v1.15 logos all in the same place well before release?!?!?!

Yeah, HUNTR/X Havoc is v1.14 and Rainbow Remix is v1.15. It just makes the most sense with the planned story I have.

Also, from now on, EVERY update will have a stylized logo.
November 24, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Depending on how things go regarding the KPop Demon Hunters update idea, v1.14 or v1.15's official name will be Rainbow Remix!

It's WAY early for an update title reveal, but this is an update I'm super excited to make, so I REALLY wanted to share it LOL.
November 24, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Hear me out:
Rainbow Island KPop Demon Hunters update.

I know I've said before that I want v1.14 to be the last update on the current map, but v1.9 was originally supposed to be the last update on the current map before plans changed and now we're on v1.12.
November 22, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Thanks Epic Games for pushing me closer and closer to the point of wanting to discontinue Rainbow Island after v1.13 on a daily basis.

I was REALLY hoping to at least get to v1.14, but it seems increasingly unlikely that it will happen... 💔
November 17, 2025 at 3:14 PM
My current plan for Rainbow Island's next update is to release v1.12.20 on December 4, 2025, at 9 AM EST.

After that, it will be v1.13 (Coral Chaos) on January 1, 2026, at 12 AM EST.

These are only my current plans and could change at any time.
November 15, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Rainbow Island v1.12.10 is out now! All it really does it add a few story teasers though...

For anyone that somehow prefers Fortnite Island Codes to links and searching by name, the code is 7884-8624-4447.
www.fortnite.com/@rainbowgala...
Rainbow Island v1.12.10: Hopeful Holiday 7884-8624-4447 by rainbowgalaxy - Fortnite
Come play in Fortnite. Enter the map code 7884-8624-4447 and start playing now!
www.fortnite.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:18 PM
November 15, 2025, at 9:00 AM EST

Yeah, apparently you're able to change the scheduled time after approval to be as soon as 30 minutes from the current time. The whole 24 hour thing is true, but I guess that's before approval? Kinda makes sense given variable approval time, but still weird.
November 14, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Good news: I got the update published and am waiting for approval.
Bad news: I apparently can't schedule islands to be published sooner than 24 hours. While I could technically pick the manual option and publish it at 9 AM tomorrow, I opted to do the soonest automatic option for 9:30 AM EST.
November 14, 2025 at 2:08 PM
I'm very worried that Fortnite will soon get to a point where my PC can't handle having both UEFN and the live edit session loaded at the same time, even with both of them on low settings.
November 14, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Have you ever wondered what 2 1/2 years of progress looked like? Well, here is the very first Rainbow Island map compared with the newest major update.

This doesn't even tell the full story due to several areas having been changed multiple times lol.
November 14, 2025 at 1:17 PM
My goal is to get Rainbow Island v1.12.10 out by tomorrow at 9 AM EST, but I'm not 100% sure if I can. If the time it is uploaded comes after November 15 at 9 AM EST, it will release as soon as it gets approved.
November 14, 2025 at 12:40 PM