Surfboard Spawner Devices | Fortnite Creative Documentation

A Surfboard Spawner is a device that spawns a Surfboard vehicle into the level at the spawner's given location and orientation.

Use Surfboard Spawner devices in combination with the Racing Checkpoint Device to design a racing game for your players.
You can place a player directly inside the Surfboard using a trigger.

Finding and Placing the Device

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From Create mode, press the Tab key to open the CREATIVE inventory screen.
Click the DEVICES tab and scroll to select the device. You can also use the Search box or the Categories panel on the left to find your device.
Click PLACE NOW to place immediately, or put the device in the QUICK BAR to place later.
Press Esc to return to your island in Create mode. Use your phone tool to position the device, then left-click to place it. Press Esc to detach the device from your phone.
Point at the device with your phone. If the CUSTOMIZE popup doesn’t open immediately, move closer until it does, then press E to open the CUSTOMIZE panel.

To access the E key to open the CUSTOMIZE panel, you have to point your phone to the tip of the board. If you point it in the center, you'll only get the option to RIDE the board.

Customizing a Device Name

It’s helpful to customize device names when you use multiple copies of the same device.

Device Options

This device has some basic functionality, like whether it is visible in game, or whether it supports wraps. Additionally, there are some advanced options, like which class and team can use the vehicle, and whether enabling or disabling the device spawns or despawns the vehicle.

You can configure this device with the following options.

Default values are bold.

Basic Options

Option	Value	Description
Visible During Game	On, Off	Determines whether the device is visible during the game. This does affect its collision properties.
Supports Wraps	Enabled, Disabled	Determines whether the vehicle supports wraps.

All Options (Additional)

Option	Value	Description
Enabled During Phase	All, None, Pre-Game Only, Gameplay Only	Determines the game phases during which the device will be enabled. Pre-Game includes all phases prior to the Game starting (the waiting for players lobby on Featured Islands and the Game Start Countdown).
Respawn Time	Instant, Never, Pick a time	Respawns a vehicle that's been destroyed after a selected delay.
Respawn Vehicle when Enabled	Yes, No, Only if Needed	If this is set to Yes, a vehicle will spawn when the device is enabled. Choosing Only If Needed will not reset an existing vehicle.
Destroy Vehicle when Disabled	Yes, No	Destroys a spawned vehicle when the spawner is disabled.
Owning Team	Any, Pick a team	Sets the team the device belongs to.
Selected Class	None, Any, No Class, Pick a class	Determines what class can use this vehicle. Values for this option are: None: All players, including players with no class assigned, can use the vehicle. Any: Any player with a class assigned can use the vehicle. No Class: Only players with no class assigned can use the vehicle. Pick a class: Pick a class identifier; only players assigned that class can use the vehicle.
Vehicle Health	800, Indestructible, Pick a number	Determines how much damage the vehicle can take before it is destroyed.

Channels

When one device needs to "talk" to another device, it does so by transmitting a signal on a specific channel. The receiving device needs to be set up to receive the signal on the same channel.

A channel is identified by a number, and channel numbers are customized for a device under the option that uses the channel. Most devices will also pass the identity of the player who triggered the device with the signal.

When the Surfboard Spawner device receives a signal on a channel, it can be enabled or disabled, can spawn or destroy a vehicle, and assign a rider. It can transmit a signal on a channel when a player enters or exits the vehicle, and when the vehicle is spawned or destroyed.

Receivers

Receivers listen for a channel and perform an action when they hear any device (including themselves) send a signal on that channel.

Option	Value	Description
Assigns Driver When Receiving From	No Channel, Pick a channel	Sets the player that instigated the signal as the spawned vehicle's rider
Respawn Vehicle When Receiving From	No Channel, Pick a channel	Spawns a new vehicle after receiving a signal on the selected channel. The existing vehicle will be destroyed before a new vehicle spawns.
Destroy Vehicle When Receiving From	No Channel, Pick a channel	When receiving a signal on the selected channel, the spawned vehicle is destroyed if it exists.
Enable When Receiving From	No Channel, Pick a channel	When a signal is received on the selected channel, the Surfboard spawner is enabled.
Disable When Receiving From	No Channel, Pick a channel	When a signal is received on the selected channel, the Surfboard spawner is disabled.

Transmitters

Transmitters send a signal on the selected channel when triggered.

Option	Value	Description
When Player Enters Vehicle Transmit On	No Channel, Pick a channel	Transmits a signal on the selected channel when a player enters the spawned vehicle.
When Player Exits Vehicle Transmit On	No Channel, Pick a channel	Transmits a signal on the selected channel when a player exits the spawned vehicle.
When Vehicle Spawns Transmit On	No Channel, Pick a channel	Transmits a signal on the selected channel when a vehicle is spawned or respawned.
When Vehicle is Destroyed Transmit On	No Channel, Pick a channel	Transmits a signal on the selected channel when a vehicle is destroyed.