Frequently Asked Questions

Lyrics is a fan-made project that brings back Fortnite Chapter 1 Season 8 (v8.51), the map, loot, and feel of X Marks the Spot, with custom cosmetics, global servers, and V-Bucks progression.

Yes. Downloading, playing, and progressing are completely free. Donations are optional, they only fund servers and development.

No. Lyrics is a fan-made private project, it is not affiliated with, endorsed, or sponsored by Epic Games. Fortnite is a trademark of Epic Games, Inc.

Windows PC via the Lyrics launcher (8.51 build). There is no console, mobile, or Mac support at this time.

Straight into server hosting, development, and keeping the project online for everyone.

Cash App (QR code plus cashtag) and PayPal.me right now. Credit card via Stripe is coming soon, it is shown greyed out until then.

Donations are voluntary contributions, so they are generally non-refundable, and any chargeback or refund attempt results in a permanent ban. If you paid the wrong tier by mistake, open a ticket in Discord within 48 hours and the team will review it.

DM staff on Discord with your payment receipt plus your Discord username. Perks are granted manually, usually within 24 hours.

Yes, each pack lists its perks (Discord role, launcher features, cosmetics depending on tier). Gameplay itself is never pay-to-win.

Legacy ($5) unlocks all Chapter 1 Season 8 cosmetics, but no custom cosmetics. Crystal ($10) unlocks all Custom Cosmetics, but no Season 8 base cosmetics. Dev ($20) combines both, all Custom plus all In-Game cosmetics.

Yes, accounts and progression are preserved through maintenance. If anything looks missing afterwards, open a ticket in Discord with your username.

Download the launcher, join the Discord, and register from inside the launcher. Your account and progress are created on the spot.

First relaunch the game and let it fully sync. If progress is still missing, open a ticket with your username and roughly when you last played. Do not create a second account.

Run as administrator, update GPU drivers and Windows, whitelist the Lyrics folder in your antivirus, then reinstall the launcher. If it still crashes, post your log in a support ticket.

You launched the retail client instead of going through the Lyrics launcher. Close the game and press Play inside the Lyrics launcher, so it routes to the private backend.

Open a bug ticket in Discord with what happened, what you expected, steps to reproduce, and a screenshot or clip if possible.