WEAPONS + ITEMS

• Added new foraged item: Mushrooms
  • Mushrooms will grant 5 shield (up to 100).
  • Can be found around shady wooded or swampy areas.

Bug Fixes

• Jetpack fuel meter now displays correctly when swapping to a different Jetpack.
• Traps no longer wait for the player built structure to finish building before triggering.
• Vending Machines can no longer be destroyed by Remote Explosives.

GAMEPLAY

• Added rideable Shopping Carts.
  • Room for two – push it around or ride as a passenger!
  • Can shoot from passenger seat.
  • Found scattered around the world in various locations.
  • Fall damage enabled.

LIMITED TIME MODE: BLITZ! V2

• Summary
  • Faster storms, more loot, exciting finishes!
• What’s New?
  • Updated with all of the new weapons & items that have come out since Blitz was last released: Port-a-fort, Clinger, LMG & more.
  • Bus flight height has been lowered to allow players to get into the fight more quickly.
• Mode Details
  • The storm is already closing in at the beginning of the match, choose your landing spot carefully!
  • Wait time between storms is significantly shorter than usual; maximum match length is 15 minutes.
  • Increased chances of treasure chests spawning from 50-70% to 80-90%.
  • Increased chances of ammo boxes spawning from 65-80% to 85-95%.
  • Resource harvesting amounts increased by 50%.
  • Increased materials found on ground from 30 to 75 per instance.
  • Increased the number, spawn rate & descent speed of Supply Drops.
  • All stats are counted in this mode.

LIMITED TIME MODE: TEAMS OF 20 V2

• Summary
  • Five teams of twenty players fight to the finish!
• What’s New?
  • Each team now has their own bus, to make it easier to drop together.
  • Chests & Supply Drops now spawn extra ammo and consumables.
• Mode Details
  • Each team is composed of five squads of four players.
  • Increased chances of treasure chests spawning from 50-70% to 60-80%.
  • Increased chances of ammo boxes spawning from 65-80% to 75-90%.
  • Supply Drops always come in batches of 5 instead of random amounts per Storm Circle. Supply Drop rate increased from 180 (+/- 30s) to 210 (+/- 30s).
  • Teams of 20 has six Storm Circles instead of nine. Most matches will end within 20 minutes.
  • All stats except for wins are counted in this mode.

Bug Fixes

• Shotgun fire adjusted to help alleviate situations where it would hit world objects instead of players.
• Opened treasure chests won’t appear unopened when viewed from a long distance.
• Players now face the correct direction when jumping from the Battle Bus.
• You can no longer headshot downed players through their bodies.
• Shots to the upper chest and neck won’t count as a headshot.
• Items that fall off the map won’t teleport to the nearest player anymore.
• Supply Drops no longer collide with items on the ground while landing.
• Visual effects no longer appear delayed after opening Supply Drops.

PERFORMANCE

• Major optimization pass to the end of match UI in order to reduce hitching on elimination.
• Fixed a case where traps and weapons were being improperly removed from memory between matches and causing in-game hitches.
• Major optimization for distance field ambient occlusion on PC, PS4 Pro and Xbox One X (GPU optimization).
• Optimized translucency rendering on consoles in all scenes (GPU optimization).
• Made additional improvements to material loading. This will help buildings and characters stream in even faster and reduce hitching.
• Lowered CPU cost of moving simulated networked characters, especially those invisible or furthest away from the player.

AUDIO

• Improved rhythm of footsteps on dirt and grass to be more consistent.

Bug Fixes

• Bouncing grenade audio will no longer be heard after the grenade explodes.

UI

• Streamer mode now anonymizes your name for other players.
• The Self-Service Cosmetic Returns feature has been re-enabled.
• Large team modes like 20v20 will be selected by default for new players when one is available.

Bug Fixes

• Locker and Store item rotation speed is no longer based on your controller or mouse sensitivity setting.
• You can now zoom in on the map screen with the gamepad.
• You can now customize the button used to open the full screen map while spectating.
• Binding locker emotes is now working as intended.
• Player’s level and experience values will no longer appear as 0 in the match stats screen when eliminated.
• Player’s score and XP gains will no longer off the bottom of the match stats screen after completing a match.
• Consumable timers will now display in all cases.

ART + ANIMATION

• Added custom Hunting Rifle firing animations for player and weapon.
• A visual effect is now played whenever a player joins or leaves the party or changes their outfit on the pre-game lobby screen.
• Slightly updated the animation while in DBNO.

Bug Fixes

• Holding consumables while using the jetpack no longer causes animation issues.
• The animation for jumping while eating foraged items has been fixed.

REPLAY SYSTEM

• Smoothed out Replay Drone controls.
• Added an option to preserve camera settings when switching cameras.
• Changed sorting order in Replay Browser. Out of date and corrupt replays are now at the bottom of the list.

MOBILE

• Voice chat is here!
  • Voice chat with your party can now be enabled in settings. Push-to-Talk with your party members!
• Editing different stair configurations will work more consistently.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue causing players to be unable to download Fortnite even if they had enough storage space.
• General fixes to input touch state to better support *many* fingers.
• Trajectory indicators no longer appear when entering DBNO.
• Supply drop health numbers now update correctly when damaged.
• Fixed an issue where touching the quickbar when weapon switching is unavailable could cause your inventory to be stuck on the wrong weapon.