Update/Patch Notes V.4.2.0 – Epic & Legendary Burst

Here are the Patch Notes for Version 4.2.0 for Fortnite Battle Royale:

WEAPONS + ITEMS

• Added Epic and Legendary Burst Assault Rifles.
  • Can be found in Floor Loot, Treasure Chests, Supply Drops, and Vending Machines.
  • Does 32 / 33 damage (Epic / Legendary).
  • Uses Medium Ammo.
  • Uses the same damage fall-off ranges as other Assault Rifles.
• Added a new foraged item: Apples
  • Consuming an Apple will grant 5 health (up to 100).
  • Can uncommonly be found around certain trees throughout the map.
• Impulse Grenade drop rate has been increased by 5%.
• Suppressed Submachine Gun
  • Damage increased by 3.
    • Common is now 20 (was 17).
    • Uncommon is now 21 (was 18).
    • Rare is now 22 (was 19).
  • Increased Accuracy reset speed by 25%.
    • This will decrease the penalty during continuous fire.
  • Increased Damage fall-off range.
    • Fall-off begins at 28 meters (was 24 meters).
    • Damage reduced to 85% at 47.5 meters (was 80% at 35 meters).
    • Damage reduced to 75% at 70 meters (was 65% at 50 meters).
    • Damage reduced to 65% at 250 meters.
• Damage Trap
  • Decreased Damage from 125 to 75.
  • Reset Time decreased from 6 seconds to 5 seconds.
• Remote Explosives
  • They will now damage all structures within range, whether or not they are visible from the explosion center.
  • Damage radius and throw distance have been increased.
  • Delay between sequential explosions has been reduced from 0.25 seconds to 0.175 seconds.
  • Delay before detonating a charge or throwing another one has been reduced from 0.75 seconds to 0.15 seconds.
• Removed the delay between swapping to a grenade and the ability to aim it.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where Remote Explosives could destroy the meteor in Dusty Divot.
• Assault Rifles no longer appear to eject multiple bullet casings per shot.
• Fixed an issue preventing players from using the Launch Pad when multiple players activated it at the same time.

GAMEPLAY

• Added ‘Auto-Pickup’ option for pickups on PC and consoles.
  • This will automatically pick up Weapons and Consumables when walking over them (as long as inventory slots are still empty). They will be placed in the next available inventory slot.
  • This option can be enabled in the Settings menu.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where Turbo Building would stop if you pressed another button before releasing the other.
• Fixed an issue allowing players to bypass weapon equip times after canceling a consumable use animation.
• Players can no longer crouch through the vents of the research facility in Dusty Divot.
• Fixed an issue causing door prediction to get stuck and make it so a player could never open doors.
• Fixed an issue that caused an incorrect displaying of selected cosmetic items in the lobby.
• Patched up a hole in the terrain near Lucky Landing.
• Fixed an issue that made chests appear to be unopened when they have already been looted.
• Fixed an issue allowing player to sprint at full speed in a section of the Loot Lake water.

PERFORMANCE

• Improved overall server performance.
  • The server tick rate has been increased from 20 to 30 updates per second.
  • This allows for more responsive movement and shooting, and reduces effective ping times for all players.
  • Network bandwidth has increased slightly.
• Improved material loading by 2x, which should help buildings and characters stream in faster and reduce hitching.
• Fixed large hitches that occurred when certain cosmetic items were encountered for the first time in a match.
• Improved framerate when using Hop Rocks by optimizing its particle effect.
• Fixed remote players appearing to jump far too high when their connection went bad or there was a server hitch.

AUDIO

• To help differentiate between above/below footstep sounds, we’ve added an additional layer to steps that are above you based on the surface type.
  • Wood has creaks, Stone has crunches + gravel noises, and Metal has rattles.
• Lowered the volume of the weak points that appear when harvesting 🔈.
• Boosted the volume of Grenade Launcher explosions to more closely match volume of other explosions 🔊.
• Improved how wind fades out prior to landing when using a glider.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue that would cause audio to cut out on elimination.
• Fixed an issue that would cause a spectated player’s footsteps/jumps/lands to sound like they were to the left/right if they were moving, especially when looking through a scope.

UI

• Emoting in the lobby can now be triggered by clicking the right analog stick.
• Added an emote button to the bottom of the screen while in the lobby.
• Nvidia Shadowplay Highlights now defaults to off (PC only).

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue that prevented map input from working while spectating.
• Fixed an issue where teammate map indicators wouldn’t display during a match.
• Fixed an issue that prevented the consume timer from displaying while consuming a Hop Rock.
• Fixed an issue that caused the trap placement UI to display while looking at surfaces that do not allow trap placement.
• Fixed an issue where the minimap arrow wouldn’t display properly while spectating a player.

ART + ANIMATION

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue that allowed Sprays to affect objects that moved (player-worn bush, soccer balls, etc.).
• Fixed an issue that caused Battlehound’s pants to clip through his tunic when running.

REPLAY SYSTEM

Bug Fixes

• Fixed issue where Eliminations wouldn’t show up in the Replay browser.

MOBILE

• HUD customization added.
  • This is version 1.0, we’ll continue to build this out.
• Added an optimization that limits the number of Sprays rendered at once.