BATTLE ROYALE

GENERAL

• Intelligent Delivery/Split Download (Xbox).
  • This is a new method for patching Fortnite. Battle Royale will only download the files necessary to play, which allows for smaller download sizes on future updates.

LIMITED TIME MODE: SNIPER SHOOTOUT V3

Summary

In this Limited Time Mode, players will do battle using snipers & scoped assault rifles.

What’s New since v2?

• Scoped Assault Rifles have been added to floor loot & chests.
• The Crossbow has been removed.
• Ammo drop rates have returned to normal.
  • Ammo boxes had extra ammo in v2.
• Epic & Legendary Sniper Rifles are no longer limited to chests & Supply Drops.
  • Can now be found as floor loot as well.

Mode Details

• The only available weapons are Sniper Rifles and Scoped AR’s.
• Floor Loot spawns are reduced by 50%.
• Building resources received from farming reduced by 25%.
• Reviving “Down But Not Out” teammates in Duos & Squads is deactivated, players are immediately eliminated.
• Profile Stats are tracked in this mode.

LIMITED TIME MODE: 50V50 V3

Summary

Two teams of fifty players fight to the finish!

What’s New since v2?

• A new, larger Storm circle has been added to the beginning of the match.
• Extra supply drops fall in the new circle, giving more players a chance to find an open one.
• Supply drops now come in batches of 4-8 (up from 3-6), fall every two minutes, and only lands in the first two Storm circles.
• The damage applied over time while in the Down But Not Out state has been changed to the default of 2 damage per tick.
• Bonus resources earned from farming reduced from +75% to +25%.
• The Storm circles are now more likely to bias towards the center of the map, this helps make the bus flight path less important.

Mode Details

• Each team has a bus, approaching the island from opposite directions. On the map, the friendly bus has a blue outline, the enemy has a red outline.
• The map has a dotted line, which indicates the “battle lines” between the two teams. Crossing the line will make running into enemies more likely.
• Due to this being a “large squad” mode, Profile Stats will not be tracked. Daily & Weekly challenges will still work, with the exception of the Squad-based challenges.

Loot

• Increased chances of chests spawning from 50-70% to 75-90%.
• Increased chances of ammo boxes spawning from 65-80% to 75-90%.
• Farming resources increased by 25% over the default.
• Increased floor loot spawn likelihood by 15%.
• Floor loot spawns double ammo.
• Ammo boxes spawn triple ammo.
• Chests spawn double ammo & consumables.
• Supply drops spawn double ammo, an extra consumable, resource, and trap.

WEAPONS + ITEMS

• Thermal Scoped Assault Rifle.
  • Available in Epic and Legendary variants.
    • 36-37 base damage.
  • Can see chest, Supply Drops, enemy heat signatures, and more.
  • Uses Medium ammo.
  • Can be found from floor loot, chests, and Supply Drops.
• Renamed ‘Assault Rifle with Scope’ to ‘Scoped Assault Rifle’
• The maximum range of most weapons increased to 275 meters from 250 meters to match the distance that players are visible.

Bug Fixes

• The Bouncer Trap no longer floats in the air.
• Crouching while scoped in Loot Lake will no longer cause your view to be underwater.
• You can now throw Remote Explosive while sprinting.

GAMEPLAY

• A new soccer stadium has been added to the northern area of the map.
• Added new light color options to Carbide and Omega.

Bug Fixes

• Pickaxes are no longer missing from the quick bar for players who join the match late.
• Currently equipped traps no longer change to a different trap unexpectedly when trying to place one into an empty space.
• Lightly pulling backward on the gamepad movement thumbstick while in the Shopping Cart will no longer make you move forward.
• Players will no longer get stuck shooting their weapon when switching seats and firing simultaneously in the Shopping Cart.
• Passengers ejecting from the Shopping Cart at high speeds will no longer get a large impulse.
• Players will no longer crash when viewing friends leaderboard.
• Improved interaction of players and Shopping Carts with soccer and basketballs.
• Improved network simulation of soccer and basketballs when kicked by other players.
• The Shopping Cart will no longer destroy unbreakable objects.
• Fixed an issue causing Shopping Carts from flipping over when hitting a Supply Drop.
• Shopping Carts will no longer float in the air after the platform they were on is destroyed.

PERFORMANCE

• Client and server optimizations for Shopping Carts.
• Fixed a hitch on mobile when landing.
• Rendering CPU optimizations for all platforms.

• Fixed an issue where antivirus software was causing hitches on PC.

AUDIO

• The following adjustments have been made to footstep audio.
  • Increased the volume of enemy footsteps by 25%.
  • Changed volume falloff of footsteps from Logarithmic to Linear.
  • Increased range of footsteps by one building tile.
• Added more detail to the Battle Bus audio.
• Lowered the volume of Hop Rocks activation, deactivation, and in-use sounds.
• Made the teleport rez-in sound when returning to the lobby more subtle.
• Improved soccer and basketball audio by adding rolling and bouncing sounds.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed cases where certain sounds wouldn’t play in highly populated areas like Tilted Towers or the pre-game island.

UI

• Added in a new style for the options screen.

Bug Fixes

• HP bars no longer only show 1 HP if you switch between teammates while spectating.
• Interact prompts no longer display on chests for Shopping Cart passengers.

ART + ANIMATION

• Updated the Battle Bus visuals and animations.
  • Battle Bus now has animating parts and flashing party lights when flying.
  • All battle bus models in the world have higher resolution.

Bug Fixes

• Animations will now play properly when exiting the Shopping Cart while simultaneously switching seats.
• Opening effects will now properly play after searching Supply Drops.
• “Wavey” effects now properly appear on Willow trees.
• Fixed an issue where sprays where not displaying correctly on some objects.

REPLAY SYSTEM

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where markers on the replay timeline would not be cleared when changing player.
• Shopping Carts replicate more accurately while scrubbing through replays.

MOBILE

Bug Fixes

• Crash fixes and stability improvements.
• Players will no longer experience a short hitch when landing from the Battle Bus.