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Fortnite challenges for Week 4 of Season 8 have been leaked The challenges have been leaked for the fourth week of Season 8 in Fortnite Battle Royale, and here is everything you need to know to prepare for tomorrow’s set of objectives. As usual, data miners have found the upcoming challenges in game files and leaked them well in advance of their release. Once again, the Week 4 set will include a total of seven challenges, three of which will be available to all players and four only to those who own the Season 8 Battle Pass. As is the case pretty much every week, Week 4 will feature a challenge that is made up of multiple stages. The challenge will require players to visit five total named points-of-interest on the Fortnite map. It’s also worth pointing out that the brand new Baller will be featured in a challenge for the first time since being added on March 12, as players will simply have to use the vehicle in five different matches. Here is the full list of the leaked Week 4 challenges, courtesy of @lucas7yoshi_, which was also confirmed by other sources after the set remained unchanged following Wednesday’s v8.11 update. Complete list of Week 4 Challenges: https://t.co/pAqZkxZncD — Lucas7yoshi_ // Fortnite News & Leaks & Shitposts (@lucas7yoshi_) March 15, 2019 Leaked Fortnite challenges for Week 4 of Season 8 Free Challenges Search for (2) Buried Treasure – 5 Battle Stars – Launch yourself through (25) structures with a Pirate Cannon – 5 Battle Stars – Get an elimination with a Scoped weapon and a Suppressed weapon – 10 Battle Stars – Battle Pass Challenges Eliminate (10) Opponents at Happy Hamlet or Pleasant Park – 1 Battle Star – Stage 1/5: Land at Tilted Towers – 1 Battle Star Stage 2/5: Land at Junk Junction – 1 Battle Star – Stage 3/5: Land at Retail Row – 1 Battle Star – Stage 4/5: Land at Happy Hamlet – 1 Battle Star – Stage 5/5: Land at Pleasant Park – 1 Battle Star – – Outlast (90) opponents in a single match – 10 Battle Stars – Use The Baller in (5) different matches – 5 Battle Stars – The Week four challenges are expected to go live on Thursday, March 21 at 7 AM PT / 10 AM ET, but keep in mind the list is subject to change between now and its release, although that hasn’t happened on too many occasions. Players who successfully complete all of the challenge will be rewarded with a loading screen that will provide the location of a hidden banner. Fortunately, the loading screen has already been leaked: Make sure to follow us @Dexerto as we will be posting in-depth guides on how to complete each of the challenges, include a full cheat sheet map.

Fortnite challenges for Week 6 of Season 8 have been leaked The Fortnite Battle Royale challenges for the sixth week of Season 8 have been leaked, and they surprisingly include the yet-to-be-released Boom Bow weapon. As is usually the case every week, data-miners have gone through new game files to discover and leak the upcoming week’s challenges well in advance of their release. The Week 6 set will include a total of seven challenges, as usual, three of which will be available to all players and the other four only to those who own the Season 8 Battle Pass. Get elimination with Boom Bow/Flintlock Pistol | Week Six challenges One of the Battle Pass exclusive challenges for Week Six will be to get an elimination with either the Flintlock pistol or the Boom Bow, which hasn’t even yet been added in Fortnite. However, the emergence of these challenges pretty much confirms that the Boom Bow will be added between now and when these challenges go live, as had been suggested by prior leaks for the new weapon. For those who are hearing about the Boom Bow for the first time, leaks suggest that it will be a bow that features ballistic arrows that will explode upon contact with enemies or the environment. Land at five different locations | Week Six challenges As has become standard for quite a while now, Week 6 will feature a multi-stages location-based challenge that will require players to land at these five different locations. Fatal Fields – Lazy Lagoon – Shifty Shafts – Frosty Flights – Sunny Steps – In order to complete this challenge, players must land at these locations in the order presented above, as each location-based objective becomes available only after the previous one has been completed. It’s also worth noting that players must land at these locations when dropping down from the Battle Bus and cannot simply visit them during the course of a match. Leaked Fortnite challenges for Week 6 of Season 8 Free Challenges Visit a wooden rabbit, a stone pig, and a metal llama – 5 Battle Stars – Visit the 5 highest elevations on the island – 5 Battle Stars – Eliminate (3) opponents at Lazy Lagoon or Frosty Flights – 10 Battle Stars – Battle Pass Challenges Stage 1/5: Land at Fatal Fields – 1 Battle Star Stage 2/5: Land at Lazy Lagoon – 1 Battle Star – Stage 3/5: Land at Shifty Shafts – 1 Battle Star – Stage 4/5: Land at Frosty Flights – 1 Battle Star – Stage 5/5: Land at Sunny Steps – 1 Battle Star – – Search where the knife points on the Treasure Map loading screen – 5 Battle Stars – Get an elimination with a Flint-Knock Pistol or Boom Bow – 10 Battle Stars – Use (2) different throwable items in a single match – 10 Battle Stars – These challenges come courtesy of prominent data-miner Lucas7yoshi_, who has proven himself to be a trusty source for these types of leaks in the past. week 6 challenges leaked btw https://t.co/gC4vS0jBjE surprised no one reposted about it before lol — Lucas7yoshi_ // Fortnite News & Leaks (@lucas7yoshi_) March 28, 2019 Unless Epic Games decide to change up their usual scheduling pattern, these challenges should be going live on Thursday, April 4 at 7 AM PT / 10 AM ET. Keep in mind that these challenges are not set in stone and are always subject to change between now and their release, although that hasn’t happened much in the past.

Fortnite challenges for Week 2 of Season 8 have been leaked Week 1 of Season 8 in Fortnite has barely even begun, but data miners have already found the challenges for Week 2 in the game files. The week 1 challenges made the most of the new map changes for Season 8, including the pirate camps, the new points of interest like Lazy Lagoon, and of course, that massive volcano. As soon as Season 8 dropped, these challenges were live in-game, and if you haven’t completed them yet, you can find a full guide for all seven here. If you have already completed the week 1 challenges, there’s also the hidden battle star to be found on the map. We’ve found it’s exact location, so no need to go on a mystery hunt. If you’re all up to date then, all that is left to do is look forward to week 2 challenges – and thanks to leakers, we already know what they are. Reddit user u/kspaar found these challenges in the game files – but it’s worth noting that Epic Games could change these challenges before they go live, expected on March 8. Free Challenges Deal damage to descending Supply Drops – Deal damage to opponents with a Pirate Cannon – Eliminate opponents at Salty Springs or Haunted Hills – Battle Pass Challenges Search a Chest in different Named Locations in a single match – Stage 1: Gain health from Apples Stage 2: Gain health from using Med Kits – – Stage 1: Land at The Block Stage 2: Land at Dusty Divot – Stage 3: Land at Polar Peak – Stage 4: Land at Snobby Shores – Stage 5: Land at Paradise Palms – – Visit the furthest North, South, East, and West points of the island – So there’s going to be a lot of travelling around in week 2 if these leaked challenges are accurate, but as mentioned above, they could change before March 8.

Fortnite challenges for Week 3 of Season 8 have been leaked Data miners have revealed the challenges for week 3 of Fortnite season 8 – here is all you need to know. Players are busying levelling up their Battle Pass with the week two challenges that were released on Thursday. These included more difficult challenges such as dealing damage to players with a pirate cannon as well as dealing damage to falling supply drops. If you’re yet to complete your week two challenges – you can follow our guide here. If you’ve completed all your week two challenges, you can search for the secret Fortnite banner instead of an extra Battle Star. We’ve found the exact location so you don’t have to waste your time exploring the map. Looking ahead to next week, data miner @Lucas7Yoshi has uncovered the next set of challenges that players will be faced with in week three. Week 3 challenges https://t.co/HgUwreUCnX — Lucas7yoshi_ // Fortnite News & Leaks (@lucas7yoshi_) March 7, 2019 Free Challenges Stage 1: Deal damage to opposing players while riding a zip line Stage 2: Deal damage to opposing players who are riding a zip line – Get an elimination with an SMG, pistol, and a Sniper Rifle – Search chests at Sunny Steps or Fatal Fields – Battle Pass Challenges Search where the magnifying glass sits on the Treasure Map loading screen – Use The Baller in different matches – Place different trap slot items in a single match – Stage 1: Visit Fatal Fields and Salty Springs in a single match Stage 2: Visit Haunted Hills and Tilted Towers in a single match Stage 3: Visit Frosty Flights and Loot Lake in a single match Stage 4: Visit Lucky Landing and Retail Row in a single match Stage 5: Visit Snobby Shores and Tomato Temple in a single match – Season 8 Week 3 challenges are expected to go live on Thursday, March 14 but changes could still be made. Once again players will have to travel far and wide to complete their challenges meaning hoverboards and quadcrashers will be extremely handy. Challenges require players to use ‘The Baller’ which has been confirmed to not be an emote, suggesting the rumored hamster ball mobility item could be introduced in the next update.

Fortnite challenges for Week 10 of Season 7 have been leaked As part of the weekly ritual in Fortnite, data miners have uncovered the next set of challenges ahead of their official release on February 7. Each week during Fortnite’s unique seasons, challenges are released that task players with doing various activities in order to unlock Battle Stars and Experience Points. With the extended Season 7 of Fortnite quickly coming to an end, there are only a few more sets of challenges to complete before Season 8 rolls around. While the challenges won’t officially go live until their normal time at 6am PST / 9am EST / 2pm GMT, they have once again been leaked ahead of schedule. You can find the full list of Week 10 challenges below, courtesy of @FortniteGameLAT: Free Pass Challenges Deal Damage with Scoped Weapons to opponents – Assault Rifle Eliminations – Hit an opponent with a Chiller Grenade or Boogie Bomb in different matches – Battle Pass Challenges Search Chests at Lazy Links or Dusty Divot – Stage 1: Get a score of 5 or more at the shooting Gallery east of Wailing Woods Stage 2: Get a score of 5 or more at the shooting Gallery north of Retail Row – Stage 3: Get a score of 5 or more at the shooting Gallery east of Paradise Palms – – Place a Mounted Turret or a Damage Trap in different matches – Visit Expedition Outposts in a single match – Unlike some of the challenges in week’s past, this latest set looks to be fairly straightforward and shouldn’t be too hard to complete. It’s worth noting, however, that Epic Games have been known to switch things up at the last minute. The set of challenges that go actually go live might be different than what’s been datamined. Once the challenges are officially live, we’ll have a comprehensive guide set up to help you complete every challenge as quickly as possible.

Fortnite challenges leaked for new Zadie and Metal Mouth skin styles Epic GamesThe challenges to unlock new styles of the Zadie and Metal Mouth skin styles in Fortnite have been leaked, and they’re both going to involve playing a fair bit of the game’s Creative mode. The two Rare skins were leaked ahead of the v11.40 update, which launched on January 15, 2020, alongside some big changes such as Sidegrading and the return of the Heavy Assault Rifle. Now, data-miner ShiinaBR has got their hands on the challenges needed to unlock various styles for each of these skins, which are expected to be released in the coming weeks. Zadie skin challenges Unlocking the Zadie skin styles requires some running around in Creative, making use of certain aspects of the map that you might not be able to utilize in the regular battle royale mode. The challenges are: Play any Creative games (3) – Purchase items from Vending Machines in any Creative match (10) – Damage players with Pistols in any Creative match (250) – Completing the Vending Machine challenge will unlock a brown/bronze style while completing all three will unlock a white variation. Metal Mouth skin challenges The Metal Mouth skin styles also require a lot of running around in Creative – so it’s certainly possible to unlock all styles for each skin in one session if you use your time wisely. The challenges for the Metal Mouth skin styles are: Play any Creative games (3) – Activate or deactivate a Timed Device in any Creative match (10) – Damage players with Assault Rifles in any Creative match (250) – Similar to the Zadie skin, each challenge unlocks a new style, with the second granting players a white Metal Mouth variation and, by completing them all, the final variation, a brown/bronze style. It is believed that they might be used in a bundle called Metal Masq, rather than simply being Item Shop pieces. There is a Pickaxe that apparently comes with the bundle is expected to be called the Spike Mace, with the design being pretty self-explanatory. Although no date is known for the release of these cosmetics yet, the committed Fortnite data-miners rarely get these things wrong, so expect to see it become available sooner rather than later.

Fortnite challenges for Week 9 of Season 6 have been leaked The ninth set of weekly challenges for Season Six of Fortnite Battle Royale have been leaked online. As is usually the case, the weekly challenges have been discovered in game files and leaked ahead of when they will be released in-game, which is likely to be on Thursday, November 22. Here is the full list of the upcoming set of challenges, courtesy of FortniteInsider, a news and leaks outlet for the popular battle royale title. FREE CHALLENGES: Get 30s of airtime in a vehicle (30) – Get a score of 10 or more on different Carnival Clown Boards (3) – Stage 1: Consume Mushrooms (5)(HARD) – BATTLE PASS CHALLENGES: Deal damage to players with a Clinger, Stink Bomb or Grenade (300) – Deal damage to opponent structures with Dynamite (10,000) – Rocket or Grenade Launcher Eliminations (3)(HARD) – Stage 1: Deal damage with Grenades to opponents (100)(HARD) – This week’s challenge set once again features a three-stage quest as the final challenge, the first step of which is to deal damage to opponents with Grenades. The other two stages for this challenge have not been leaked, so players will have to wait until the set goes live to see what other requirements they have to meet. The brand new Dynamite explosive item is also featured, along with the new Carnival Clown Boards that players will have to locate on the map and score 10 or more points three different times. Read More: Five things we want to see added to Fortnite for the winter season – Snowcrasher, Freeze Weapons, and more! – The rest of the challenges are pretty straightforward and similar to those from past weeks. However, keep in mind that this list if not official as Epic Games can always make some last minute changes before releasing them in-game.

Fortnite Challenges for Week Two of Season 5 Have Been Leaked The challenges for Week Two of Season 5 of Fortnite: Battle Royale have been leaked online. As is usually the case every week, the challenges have been discovered and released several days before they are officially announced, which is schedule to be on Thursday, July 19. Here is the full list of challenges for Week Two, courtesy of Fortnite Tracker, a trusted database and tracking network for the popular BR game. Free Challenges Deal damage with Assault Rifles to opponents (1000) – Search 7 Ammo Boxes in a single match (7) – Eliminate opponents in Paradise Palms (HARD) (3) – Battle Pass Challenges Score a basket on different hoops (5) – Search Chests in Loot Lake (7) – Search between an oasis, rock archway, and dinosaurs (HARD) (1) – Sniper Rifle Eliminations (HARD) (2) – Although Fortnite is ‘free-to-play’ across all platforms, these weekly challenges are only available for those who have purchased the ‘Battle Pass,’ for 950 V-Bucks (~$10 USD) Players who have the Battle Pass get access to a lot of extra content as they level it up, which can be expedited by the large XP boosts that the weekly challenges offer once completed. It appears that all of the challenges are pretty straightforward and similar to ones from past weeks, with the only new one involving scoring basketballs in five different hoops, which would require the basketball emote exclusive to the Battle Pass. As usual, we will provide detailed guides and cheat sheet maps to help with completing these challenges once they are officially released in-game.

Fortnite challenges for Week 8 of Season 6 have been leaked As is usually the case, data miners have dug into Fortnite’s files to discover what challenges are in store for Week 8. The weekly challenges are ways for players to obtain XP and Battle Pass Stars by completing various tasks that range from exciting and fun to sometimes pretty mundane. They usually don’t hit the game until Thursday each week, but Epic Games puts them in the code with the weekly updates, giving data miners plenty of time to uncover the challenges. Just like with previous challenges, there are three challenges that everyone has access to and four that are exclusive to Battle Pass owners. We should note, however, that Epic has a track record of using placeholder challenges to throw off data miners, so the official list that drops on Thursday could be different than this. You can take a look at all the challenges below, courtesy of FortniteInsider. Free Challenges Stage 1: Visit Lonely Lodge and Retail Row in a single match (0/2) – Dance with a fish trophy at different Named Locations (0/7) – Six Shooter or Heavy Assault Rifle Eliminations (HARD) (0/2) – Battle Pass Challenges Get a score of 3 on different Clay Pidgeon Shooters (0/3) – Get Trick Points in a vehicle (0/250,000) – Visit different Named Locations in a single match (HARD) (0/4) – Stage 1: Use Grappling Hook (HARD) (0/1) – If these challenges hold up, they look to be a bit more lively than the Week 7 challenges as players will be forced to move around the map to different locations and even do some tricks. Once the Week 8 challenged officially go live on Thursday, November 15, we’ll have a full guide on how to complete the challenges as quickly as possible.

Fortnite Challenges for Week 9 of Season 5 Have Been Leaked *UPDATED* *UPDATE* Following the release of the V5.40 patch, some data miners have leaked leaked a slightly different list of challenges to the one originally found on Fortnite Tracker. The changes include a switch to one of the “Stage” challenges for searching chests, a task of visiting seven Stone Heads (instead of the Loot Lake dance off challenge) and a task for getting “trick points” in a Shopping Cart or ATK. The newly leaked image can be found below. As with the previous leak, all of the challenges are subject to change and unconfirmed. The Fortnite Tracker challenges are currently unchanged from the original leak. Fortnite Tracker, a website that is known for its accurate database and tracking network, so there is a strong likelihood that it is accurate.If Fortnite Tracker is correct, the Week 9 challenges, which have been delayed until Friday, will feature four Battle Pass exclusive tasks, and three that are free to play (as has been the norm throughout Season 5). As has also become the norm in recent seasons, the challenges seem to become significantly easier as we reach the final few weeks. Week 9, the penultimate week in Season 5, looks set to be the easiest of the season by quite a large margin. Read More: Fortnite Mobile Players Have Figured Out a Way to Predict the Path and Final Location of the Cube – If you can’t see the image above, the leaked challenges for Week 9 of Season 5 are as follows: FREE PASS CHALLENGES Deal damage with Explosive Weapons to opponents (500) – Use an ATK (All Terrain Kart) (1) – Follow the treasure map found in Shifty Shafts (1) – HARD – BATTLE PASS CHALLENGES Search Chests in Pleasant Park (7) – Dance Off with another player near Loot Lake (1) – Assault Rifle Eliminations (5) – HARD – Eliminate opponents in Tomato Temple (2) – HARD – While Fortnite Tracker is a trusted source, there is always a chance that Epic Games will make some last minute changes to the challenges so take leaks like this with a pinch of salt. The official release of the challenges is expected to come at 14:00 BST (09:00 EDT) on Friday, September 7.

Fortnite Challenges For Week 8 of Season 5 Leaked A very early leak of the Week 8 challenges in Fortnite Season 5 has surfaced online, thanks to data miners digging through the game files. Despite Epic Games’ best efforts to discourage them, data miners have been hard at work uncovering every possible secret they can following the big v5.30 update for the battle royale game. The week 7 challenges have been delayed until Friday, August 24, but these were already leaked earlier in the week. And now, in an incredibly early release, a leak courtesy of FNLeak shows all the challenges for the following week, week 8. Just like previous weeks, there are three free challenges available to all users, and then four challenges exclusive for battle pass owners. Free Challenges Place Traps (10) – Search Chests in Wailing Woods (7) – Shotgun Eliminations (4) – Battle Pass Challenges Deal Damage with a PIckaxe to Opponents (250) – Use a Rift at different Rift spawn locations (10) – Search between three oversized seats (HARD) (1) – Stage 1: Eliminate an Opponent in Greasy Grove (HARD) (1) – The final challenge has three stages, first Greasy Grove, then Lonely Lodge, then Fatal Fields. And of course, there is still all of week 7’s challenges to get through first which you can find here. There has been no shortage of leaks following the v5.30 update, including the new ‘Shockwave Grenade’, new emotes, and the first footage of the new ‘Rift-to-go’ item.

Fortnite challenges for Week 7 of Season 6 have been leaked The next set of challenges in Season 6 of Fortnite have surfaced online ahead of release thanks to data miners digging through the game files, discovering the tasks for week 7. Every week new challenges are cycled into Fortnite, granting players who complete them bonus XP to help them scale the tiers of the Battle Pass, as well as battle stars for specific tasks. The new challenges go live on Thursday every week, but because Epic often prepares them in the game files ahead of time, data miners can reveal what they are before they go live. Just like in previous weeks of Season 6, there are three challenges that anyone can complete, not only Battle Pass holders, plus another four that are exclusive to the battle pass. It must be noted though, that Epic Games does have a track record of changing some of these challenges last minute, so one or two of these might change when the challenges go live. You can find the list of Week 7 challenges below, courtesy of @lucas7yoshi on Twitter. new Lil Kev challenges, which are at least new, even if not that exciting either.Once these challenges go live on Thursday, November 8, we will have a full guide on the fastest and easiest ways to get these challenges out of the way and get your XP.

Fortnite challenges for Week 7 of Season 7 have been leaked As has become a weekly tradition in Fortnite, data miners have dug into the game’s files to see what’s in store for the upcoming set of challenges. Challenges in Fortnite feature a long list of activities for players to do that add a bit of variety to the regular cadence of a match. The current set of challenges went live on January 10 and tasked players with doing everything fromsearching for Chilly Gnomes to sliding Ice Pucks across the map. While some challenges in the last few weeks have been leaked almost immediately after the new set went live, it’s taken the data miners a bit longer this time around. Read More: How to find secret Fortnite Battle Star for Week 7, Season 7 Snowfall challenge – Location and guide – That didn’t stop popular data miner @lucas7yoshi_ from ultimately discovering what challenges were in store for Week 7 and posting them on Twitter. Free ChallengesStage 1: Deal (200) Damage to opponents in a single match – Destroy (?) flying X-4 Stormwings – (3) Pistol elminations – Battle Pass Challenges Search (?) Chests in Leaky Lake or Frosty Flights – Stage 1: Land at Salty Springs – Use a Rift or Rift-to-Go in (3) different matches – Visit all (?) Expedition Outposts – As with any challenge leak, though, it’s possible that Epic Games will change things up at the last minute with new challenges. If these do end up sticking, though, players will surely be happy to take out their aggression on the controversial X-4 Stormwing. Once the official challenges go live on January 17, we’ll have a full guide with tips for the best way to complete each challenge.

Fortnite Challenges for Week 7 of Season 5 Have Been Leaked The challenges for the upcoming week 7 of Season 5 in Fortnite Battle Royale have been leaked ahead of time thanks to data miners. Because the challenges are uploaded to the game files by Epic Games before they go live, it is possible for miners to dig through the files to uncover the challenges. Here is the full list of the upcoming week’s challenges, courtesy of Sky_Veter. Free Challenges: Visit the center of named locations in a single match (4) – Search supply drops (3) – SMG eliminations (3) – Battle Pass Challenges Deal damage to opponents structures with Remote Explosives (5000) – Search chests in Lucky Landing (7) – Follow the treasure map found in Pleasant Park (1) – Eliminate opponents in Lazy Links (3) – While these leaks usually end up being spot on, it is possible that Epic Games may make some last minute changes before releasing them, expected to go live on Thursday, August 23. Most of these challenges look similar to ones from previous weeks, and nothing too difficult to complete. The Treasure Map and eliminations in Lazy Links will likely be marked as the ‘HARD’ challenges. Once the challenges officially go live in game, we will have all the guides and tips to help you complete them quickly. Because it is week 7, it also means that you will be able to complete the ‘Road Trip’ challenge set, which tasks players with completing all of the weekly challenges in 7 weeks. So if you have kept up with all the challenges so far in season 5, it means you will unlock the mystery skin hidden behind the Road Trip challenges.

Fortnite challenges for Week 4 of Season 6 have been leaked Leakers have revealed what appears to be the full list of upcoming Battle Pass challenges for Week 4 of Season 6 in Fortnite Battle Royale. While Fortnite’s map has gone through massive changes with the appearance of Cube Island floating in the sky above the map, the early leak of the upcoming week’s challenges is something that hasn’t been altered. In Week 4, players will need to team up to complete some of the challenges, and will also need to practise their driving as they take on time trials that are dotted around the map. As per usual, there are three challenges that are open to everyone in the game, along with another four challenges that are only available to those who have paid for the Battle Pass. Due to this information being leaked, it’s possible that these won’t be the official challenges that we see when they go live. Epic Games have changed challenges just before their launch before, and could do again before this set goes live, expected to be on Thursday, October 18. You can find the list of Week 4 challenges below, courtesy of @CrossLeaks. Free Challenges Dance with others to raise the Disco Ball near Loot Lake – 5 Battle Stars – Search an Ammo Box in different named locations (7) – 5 Battle Stars – Deal damage (1000) to opponents in a single match – 10 Battle Stars – Battle Pass Challenges Land at Greasy Grove – 5 Battle Stars – Dance on top of a Clock Tower – 5 Battle Stars – Complete Timed Trials (3) (HARD) – 10 Battle Stars – Eliminate enemies near any of the Corrupted Enemies (3) (HARD) – 10 Battle Stars – If you’re having any problems completing this week’s challenges, keep an eye out for our weekly challenge guide which will be available once the challenges officially go live.

Fortnite challenges for Week 5 of Season 7 have been leaked Even without there being a new weekly update, the ever diligent Fortnite data miners have managed to uncover the upcoming set of challenges less than a day before their official release. Each week during Fortnite’s unique seasons, challenges are released that task players with doing various activities in order to unlock Battle Stars and Experience Points. In an almost weekly ritual, these challenges often get leaked before they’re officially released each Thursday, giving players a headstart to their strategies on completing the challenges. While past challenges have heavily focused on some of the newer items to hit the game, Week 5’s challenge set looks to be fairly normal in comparison. You can find the full list of leaked challenges below: Free Challenges Deal damage to opponent’s structures (5000) – Dance on top of a: Stage 1: Water Tower – Stage 2: Ranger Tower – Final Stage: Air Traffic Control Tower – – Eliminate an opponent from closer than 5m away (3) – Battle Pass Challenges Suppressed weapon eliminations (3) – Search Chests as Wailing Woods or Paradise Palms (7) – Search between a Giant Rock Man, a Crowned Tomato and an Encircled Tree (1) – Land at: Stage 1: Polar Peak – Stage 2: Fatal Fields – Stage 3: Tomato Temple – Stage 4: Loot Lake – Final Stage: Snobby Shores – – Overall, these challenges look to be fairly straightforward with not a ton of legwork required for each one. As always, these challenges are in no way confirmed and Epic Games has been known to change things up just before challenges are officially released. Once the final set of challenges go live on January 3, we’ll have a full guide on how to complete each one as quickly as possible. Read More: Fortnite: Epic Games announce compensation for players who missed out on the final 14 Days of Fortnite reward – If you’re still working through the challenges from Week 4, be sure to head over to our comprehensive guide for some pointers.

Fortnite Challenges for Week 4 of Season 5 Have Been Leaked The challenges for Week Four of Season 5 in Fortnite: Battle Royale have been leaked online. As is usually the case every week, the challenges have been discovered and released several days before they are due to be officially announced, which is scheduled to be on Thursday, August 2. Here is the full list of this week’s challenges, courtesy of Fortnite Tracker, a trusted database and tracking network for the popular battle royale title. Free Challenges Build Structures (250) – Jump through flaming hoops with Shopping Cart of ATK (5) – Eliminate opponents in Dusty Divot (HARD) (3) – Battle Pass Challenges Deal damage with Sniper Rifles to opponents (500) – Search Chests in Flush Factory (7) – Search between a gas station, soccer pitch, and Stunt Mountain (HARD) (1) – Pistol Eliminations (HARD) (3) – While Fortnite Tracker’s leaked challenges are usually spot on, there is always the chance that Epic Games may make some last minute changes before activating them in-game. Read More: Epic Games Announces Winners of ‘Solo Showdown’ LTM Contest in Fortnite – Final Placements for NA, EU, OCE, BR, and Asia – Although Fortnite is ‘free-to-play’ across all platforms, some of these weekly challenges are only available for those who have purchased the ‘Battle Pass,’ for 950 V-Bucks (~$10 USD) Players who have the Battle Pass get access to a lot of extra content as they level it up, which can be expedited by the large XP boosts that the weekly challenges offer once completed. We will provide full guides, breakdowns, and strategies for completing all of these challenges once they are officially released.

Fortnite challenges for Week 3 of Season 6 have been leaked The third weekly challenges for Season 6 of Fortnite Battle Royale have leaked online, and shows Epic Games has come up with some very inventive new tasks. After last week’s challenges, which fans pointed out were a little mundane, simply directing you to do damage or eliminate players in different ways, Epic have switched it up this week. For week 3, there are a number of new challenges, including ringing doorbells of houses with enemies inside, which will make for some interesting situations. As with Season 5, the weekly challenges are split into free and battle pass, meaning you will need to own the battle pass in order to get access to four of the seven tasks. It should be noted that these challenges could be changed or tweaked before they go live on Thursday, October 11, but this is best indication we have of what to expect. HARDBattle Pass Challenges Stage 1: Visit Risky Reels and Wailing Woods in a single match (2) – Hit a player with a Tomato 20m away or more (1000) – Shoot 3 targets at different Shooting Galleries (5) HARD – Eliminate an opponent in different matches (10) HARD – For the challenges with stages, we will have to wait until they go live to see what the second and third stages are (there is typically three stages total). Once the challenges officially go live, we will provide guides on how to complete most of them, as well as an all-inclusive ‘cheat sheet’ map.

Fortnite challenges for Week 3 of Season 7 have been leaked The challenges for Week 3 of Season 7 in Fortnite have already been leaked, well before they are expected to go live in-game. Despite Epic Games attempting to crack down on leakers, even taking legal action, it appears data miners are still digging through the game files to get whatever early info they can. The weekly challenges are often leaked ahead of their official release, although Epic occasionally make last minute changes, so these may not be exactly correct. The Week 3 challenges appear to be putting to use some of the new additions in Season 7, such as the ziplines. The classic Doorbell challenge also returns, last seen around Halloween time, as a ‘trick or treat’ type task. The challenges for Week 3 are as follows, courtesy of lucas7yoshi. Fortnite: TSM Fortnite pro Daequan discusses how to balance the recently-vaulted Infinity BladeAs always, these challenges could change between now and Thursday, December 20, when they are expected to go live. If you are still working through the Week 2 challenges, you can check out our full challenge guide here.

Fortnite challenges for Week 2 of Season 6 have been leaked According to leakers, the weekly challenges for week 2 of season 6 in Fortnite have been discovered – and feature some very interesting new tasks. A lot has changed in Fortnite following the start of Season 6, but one thing hasn’t changed, and that’s the weekly challenges being leaked online well ahead of time. For week 2, there are a number of new challenges which are specific to some of the new features, including the corrupted zones and the new shadow stones. As with Season 5, there are three challenges available for all players, and another four challenges which are only available for battle pass holders. Bear in mind that this is a very early leak for the challenges, and Epic Games sometimes change them before they go live (expected on Thursday October 4). See the leaked week 2 challenges below, courtesy of @CrossLeaks Also notable is that one of challenges tasks you with using Shadow Stones, which could be problematic given the numerous glitches that they have caused, with Epic Games having to disable them numerous times already. Once the challenges officially go live, we will provide guides on how to complete most of them, as well as an all-inclusive ‘cheat sheet’ map.

Fortnite challenges for Week 2 of Season 7 have been leaked The weekly tradition of data miners discovering the weekly challenges ahead of Thursday’s official release has continued into Season 7 with the latest leak. Each week, Epic Games releases new challenges for players to complete and each week, data miners dig through the game’s update files to discover the challenges ahead of their release. While the first week of challenges weren’t leaked due to the Season 7 update dropping on the same day as the challenges, the usual mining and leak schedule looks to be back in full swing for Week 2. It turns out that these challenges were actually found in the v7.00 update on December 6, but have not changed at all with the release of v7.01 on December 11. Read More: How to find the secret Fortnite Banner for the Week 2, Season 7 Snowfall challenge Battle Star replaced – Here’s the full list of challenges, courtesy of Fortnitesinder: Free ChallengesSearch a Chest in different Names Locations (7) – Damage opponents with different types of weapons (5) – Eliminate opponents in Snobby Shores or Fatal Fields (3) (HARD) – Battle Pass Challenges Stage 1: Visit Snobby Shores and Pleasant Park in a single match (2) – Play the Sheet Music on the pianos near Pleasant Park and Lonely Lodge (2) – Compete in a Dance Off at an abandoned mansion (1) (HARD) – Eliminate an opponent from at least 50m away (1) – The challenges look to be pretty straightforward, with nothing out of the ordinary on the list this time around. Players will need to travel quite a bit, however, as the first challenge for Battle Pass owners requires visiting different locations in a single match. It’s a challenge with stages, so there will be plenty of hustling required. As with any set of challenges that leak ahead of schedule, there’s always a chance that Epic Games will pull a bait and switch by changing things up at the last moment.

Fortnite Challenges for Week 10 of Season 5 have been leaked The challenges for Week 10 of Season 5 in Fortnite Battle Royale have been leaked online. As usual, the challenges have been discovered in game files and leaked out several days ahead of when they will be released in-game, which is likely to be September 13. Here is the full list of the upcoming week’s challenges, courtesy of ‘siloxleaks,’ a news and leaks outlet for the popular battle royale title. Free Challenges: Search Jigsaw Puzzle Pieces in Basements (7) – Consume Apples or Mushrooms (20) – Eliminate Opponents (HARD) (10) – Battle Pass Challenges Search Chests in Salty Springs (7) – Deal damage to opponents (5,000) – Search between a covered bridge, waterfall, and the 9th green (HARD) (1) – Stage 1: Eliminate an opponent in Pleasant Park (HARD) (1) – It looks as though the Week 10 challenges will include yet another challenge that will be made up of three different stages. The stages for this particular challenge have also been leaked, and can be seen below. Stage 1: Eliminate an opponent in Pleasant Park – Stage 2: Eliminate an opponent in Wailing Woods – Stage 3: Eliminate an opponent in Lucky Landing – There is also a brand new type of challenge included in this week’s set, and it involves finding seven ‘Jigsaw Pizzle Pieces’ in basements. While players will have to wait until the challenges go live in-game for more information, this one could end up being similar to other ones that require looking for specific objects, such as Gnomes and Rubber Ducks. Although these leaked challenges usually end up being spot on, there is always the chance that Epic Games may make some last-minute changes before releasing them. This is unlikely though. Once the challenges officially go live, we will provide guides on how to complete most of them, as well as an all-inclusive ‘cheat sheet’ map.

Fortnite challenges for Season 7, Week 4 have leaked Like clockwork, Fortnite data miners have gotten right back to work to uncover the next set of weekly challenges ahead of their official release. Despite there being no update this week due to the Christmas holiday, the next set of Fortnite challenges have still been leaked ahead of schedule. One key difference with the latest set of challenges, however, is that they look to be somewhat incomplete as compared to previous weekly leaks. With the challenges set to go live at the usual time on the morning of December 27, we have a pretty good look at what we can expect from this week’s offering. Free ChallengesStage 1: Destroy Chairs Stage 2: Destroy Wooden Utility Poles – Final Stage: Destroy Wooden Palettes – – Stage 1: Search the letter ‘O’ west of Pleasant Park Stage 2: Search the letter ‘S’ in Wailing Woods – Stage 3: Search the letter ‘N’ in Dusty Divot – Stage 4: Search the letter ‘N’ under a frozen lake – Final Stage: Visit the NOMS sign in Retail Row – – (?) Damage opponents with the Pickaxe – Battle Pass Challenges Eliminate opponents at all Expedition Outposts – (?) Eliminations at Happy Hamlet or Pleasant Park – Launch (?) Fireworks – Use an X-4 Storming Plane in (?) different matches – As always, we’ll have a full guide up for those Week 4 challenges once they go live on December 27. Keep in mind that it’s always possible for these challenges to look a bit different upon release since Epic has been known to change things at the last minute in the past. Be sure to follow us @Dexerto for all the up-to-date information on these challenges and everything else Fortnite related.

Fortnite Challenges for Season 5 Week 1 Have Been Released Season 5 of Fortnite Battle Royale started on July 12th and Epic Games are wasting no time in releasing the first set of challenges for players to start their long grind to the top of the battle pass tiers. And for those without the battle pass, there is something on offer here too, with the first three challenges can be completed by free users too. As in previous seasons, the weekly challenges will reward players with bonus XP and battle stars which are vital if you aim to climb the 100 tiers before the end of the season. But there is also an added incentive in Season 5 to complete the all the weekly challenges, with the all new ‘Road Trip’ challenges requiring to complete seven weeks of challenges to unlock a secret skin. This is Season 5’s equivalent of last season’s ‘Blockbuster Challenges’, which similarly tasked you with completing all the weekly challenges over the course of seven weeks. So, for Week 1 of Season 5, here’s what you’ll need to get through. Free Challenges Deal damage with SMGs to opponents (0/500) – Search a Supply Llama (0/1) – Clinger, Stink Bomb or Grenade Eliminations (0/3) (HARD) – Battle Pass Challenges Search Chests in Snobby Shores (0/7) – Search floating Lightning Bolts (0/7) – Follow the treasure map found in Risky Reels (0/1) (HARD) – Eliminate opponents in Retail Row (0/3) (HARD) –

Fortnite Celebrity Pro-Am 2019’s Twitch viewership might surprise you Epic GamesFortnite Celebrity Pro-Am viewership on Twitch is down greatly, 72% to be exact, when compared to last year’s viewership at the event, leading many to wonder what the future of competitive Fortnite looks like. The first Fortnite Celebrity Pro-Am held at E3 2018 was a huge success for Epic Games as the event was able to bring 1.5 million viewers on just Twitch alone. This was when Fortnite popularity was at an arguably all-time high for viewers and was in the midst of Tyler ‘Ninja‘ Blevins record-breaking growth on Twitch. Ninja and his partner EDM artist Marshmello, who was not at this year’s event, came away with the victory. However, things played out much different this year. Fortnite has since begun to cool off on Twitch, something that’s to be expected as a game ages and newer things come out. Epic’s battle royale title is still usually a top game on Twitch so it’s not like it has fallen off completely, but viewership is down. While the first Pro-Am brought in 1.5 million viewers, that number peaked at 427,000 this year, not even one-third of the viewership, according to GitHyp. What happened? A variety of factors come into play, with one of the main ones being Fortnite’s popularity isn’t at the same level as it was a year ago. Another factor could be that the competitive scene has shifted so much and it might not result in a pleasant viewing experience anymore. Fortnite pro Airwaks came home with the trophy this time around, someone who doesn’t nearly have the same sort of popularity as Ninja does, who came in 19th. Fortnite is still working to prove itself as an esport and with a shifting meta seemingly every week, it has resulted in a bumpy experience with many pros blasting what has been happening to the game. This could just be a minor bump in the road but if viewership remains low for the World Cup in New York City then Epic Games might have a problem on their hands.

Fortnite Cattus monster finally returns to map ahead of Doggus showdown Eagle-eyed Fortnite fans have noticed that the Cattus monster has reared its head once again ahead of the conclusion of season 9. The countdown to the highly-anticipated Cattus event is, quite literally – thanks to an in-game countdown – underway as fans prepare for another spectacular season-ending event from Epic Games. Speculation has been running rampant about the event since May, when some Fortnite content creators conjured up a theory about a potential crossover event with Godzilla. However, it has since been revealed that the Cattus monster, not the movie franchise, is the ending point of season 9 – and it is drawing to a conclusion at a rapid pace. First confirmed Cattus sighting since June 10 In a post to the FortniteBR subreddit, user Masturbane noted that the monster, with the Polar Peak tower on its back, can be spotted cruising around just off the coast of the Desert biome. The sighting marks the first documented appearance of the Cattus monster since June 10, when it was also seen swimming around the ocean but further away from the battle royale island. The current sighting also lasted a few moments longer. Fortnite fans react to Cattus sighting Of course, witnessing the monster in the sea make its return prompted other Redditors to reveal that it isn’t a one-off. Worrywirt added: “I saw him earlier today near Snobby (Shores)! He’s getting very close.” However, another user, XIST-R-2-S, warned off the monster from doing any sort of damage to the desert area. “Get away from my desert biome,” they posted with an angry-faced emoji attached. A close-up look at Fortnite’s Cattus monster Other players have since gone on the hunt for a look at Cattus and spotted the monster moving around the Fortnite map at some speed. Reddit user TimSad got a close-up look at the monster, who had re-appeared on the north-west side of the map, thanks to the in-game free camera. However, despite the Redditor trying to get really close, Cattus dived back underwater and escaped like a Submarine. It’s still unknown what the end of season event is going to bring, but fans are expecting some sort of battle between the Cattus monster and Doggus robot. The giant robot, which is being constructed at Pressure Plant, recently received a pair of ‘wings’ and is slated to keep on being built until a final piece – the head – is found. Whatever happens, the event is scheduled to kick off on Saturday, July 20 at 3pm EST/12pm PST/8pm BST, so make sure you’re in a game and ready to witness the end. Until then, make sure to keep an eye out for that floating Polar Peak tower roaming around the ocean. This post was last updated on Tuesday, July 16 at 04:36 am EST.

Fortnite celebrates Destiny 2: The Final Shape launch by bringing back skins Epic Games/BungieThe release of the Destiny 2: The Final Shape expansion has finally brought back Fortnite x Destiny collab skins into the Item Shop. Here are all the skins available. The much-awaited expansion and conclusion to Destiny 2‘s 10-year-long journey, The Final Shape, has finally arrived. To celebrate the release, Fortnite has brought various Destiny 2 collab skins back to the Item Shop, which were initially released during Destiny 2 Season 18 as part of the Lightfall expansion. Epic Games’ collab has added three cosmetic skins from the hit Bungie game – Commander Zavala, Ikora Rey, and Exo Stranger, and several other items that players can purchase using their V-Bucks. In an X post by ShiinaBR, players of both games celebrated this moment and expressed their excitement. One such player said, “The End Is Here.” Another chimed in, “I hope they give us Cayde also later this year please.” A third user wrote, “Just in time for finality.” Here are all the Destiny 2 x Fortnite collab items available in the Item Shop along with their V-Bucks prices: Commander Zavala skin – 1,500 V-Bucks – Ikora Rey skin – 1,500 V-Bucks – Exo Stranger skin – 1,500 V-Bucks – Sparrow glider (with 3 selectable styles) – 800 V-Bucks – The Lament pickaxe – 800 V-Bucks – Black Talon pickaxe – 500 V-Bucks – Crown Splitter pickaxe – 500 V-Bucks – Legends of the Light and Dark Bundle (includes all cosmetics) – 2,700 V-Bucks – To get these items, simply head to the Fortnite Item Shop and navigate to the Destiny 2 category to purchase the collab cosmetics. Make sure to stack up on V-Bucks before you proceed with a purchase. Furthermore, an Investigate emote was also seen in the news feed but didn’t appear in the Item Shop along with the Destiny 2 collab items. All of the above items will rotate out of Fortnite on June 8, 2024, with the shop reset.

Fortnite Cattus Event: Leaked giant robot under construction at Pressure Plant Leakers have discovered hidden Fortnite files suggesting a giant robot is being created, potentially to battle the monster that has roamed the map in recent weeks. Players are eagerly awaiting the end of Season 9 with the leaked Cattus event still yet to take place, despite multiple map changes in recent weeks at both Polar Peak and Pressure Plant. A giant sea monster was spotted circling the map with pieces of Polar Peak on its back, and an Epic Games director has been dropping hints on Twitter that something is under construction at the plant. In a newly-discovered game file, leakers were able to reveal images of a giant robot that is seemingly being built, potentially to fight the monster in an epic battle. When comparing the footprint of the monster to the foot of the robot, the two seem fairly similar in size. However, when compared to a Fortnite character model, their true size is evident – meaning players could be a treated to a Godzilla-like fight on the map. Around 1-2 hours ago, Epic released a AES key to decrypt a encrypted .pak file. The .pak file contains the left foot of a robot called “”Doggus”

Fortnite Cattus Event: Sea monster spotted swimming around map After months of speculation, Fortnite players have finally caught a glimpse of the monster that seemingly lived inside Polar Peak, after it was spotted swimming around the map carrying pieces of its former home. Ever since its introduction in Season 7, Polar Peak has kept players guessing as to what mysteries lie beneath, with dozens of strange eggs being located in the iceberg. After nearly being destroyed during the Unvaulting event of Season 8, it seems the next event will finally shed some light on its history. Leaked information suggests Polar Peak could be the location for the upcoming Cattus event, which some players believing that a crossover with Godzilla: King of the Monsters is in the works. The latest discovery suggests the theories may be true, however, after eagle-eyed Reddit user u/createdbyeric was able to spot a giant creature swimming around the map, carrying pieces from Polar Peak which were destroyed in patch v9.20. Visible for only a short amount of time, the monster can be seen with one of the small brick towers before submerging back underwater. When is the Fortnite Cattus event? It is yet to be revealed when the leaked event will actually occur on the map, but more hints could be dropped during the next update – judging by recent patterns. After the v9.10 version of the game went live, the creature’s eye was spotted at Polar Peak, before the majority of the castle was destroyed during the following update, suggesting the next major event could take place following the v9.30 patch, which is set to release on Thursday, June 20. Epic Games continue to keep fans on the edge of their seats with yet another teaser, but be sure to keep your eyes peeled to track the monster’s movement around the map. You never know where it could appear next.

Fortnite Battle Royale Cattus event: Everything we know so far Fortnite Battle Royale players have theorized that a Godzilla: King of the Monsters crossover is coming soon in the upcoming ‘Cattus event’, with a mysterious monster destroying parts of the map during Season 9, but new leaked information certainly throws a spanner in the works. Epic Games has not shied away from strange happenings in the past and now their overarching Polar Peak easter egg mystery looks finally set to come to an end. The event, which has been labeled as the Cattus event, is seemingly set to take place under the polar biome. Yet, if some new fan theories turn out to be correct, there might be more than just a one-off in-game event getting underway, as some players believe that a crossover with Godzilla: King of the Monsters could be in the works. Here’s what we know so far. Polar Peak destruction Back on May 22, players found that a part of the Polar Peak iceberg has begun decaying and is set to play a role in an upcoming event. Since then, leaked information from the Fortnite Battle Royale game files, following the map changes made in the v9.20 update, seem to foreshadow the total demise of one of the map’s largest locations. Some of the iceberg has already fallen, but what’s left might not last much longer. First of all, it was revealed that something was underneath Polar Peak and it looks now as if the ice berg and more is going to fall in the near future. Wind/sounds are coming from massive new cracks In polar peak! Something trapped Inside trying to break out? pic.twitter.com/nY3OUSJhhp — Happy Power (@HappyPower) May 22, 2019 ”EVENLEAK” The Iceberg has fallen pic.twitter.com/5yzBmzUYjj — FortTory – Fortnite Leaks & News (@FortTory) June 6, 2019 That speculation also ties into the Godzilla crossover idea as a monster from the movie – King Ghidorah – is seen trapped in ice, waiting to wake up and wreak havoc on the world. HappyPower took the theories further with a leaked game file, showing an eye that also looks pretty similar to Ghidorah. It has since appeared at Polar Peak. Is a Fortnite and Godzilla crossover happening? To some fans, it may seem a little far fetched considering the movie has already linked-up with PUBG for some promotion, but the evidence does seem to mount up. There’s been an interesting development at Polar Peak that might well give us an indication of what those eggs were doing there after all, and there has since been some audio found in the v9.30 update files – leaked by Lucas7Yoshi – which might well have revealed the sounds that the monster will make in the future. cattus audio files pic.twitter.com/AvpkeNE8id — Lucas7yoshi // Fortnite Leaks & News (@Lucas7yoshi) June 18, 2019 Could it be Godzilla? On May 25, YouTuber HappyPower also noted some other hints that have already appeared in-game, which could be linked to the new movie. Yet, the first real link stemmed all the way back to the start of the new season. Even though the volcano eruption in Fortnite Battle Royale served its purpose, allowing for Tilted Towers and Retail Row to be reimagined as Neo Tilted and Mega Mall, it can link to Godzilla. In the first trailer for the new movie, one of the monsters – Rodan – is seen above an erupting volcano, looking similar to the volcano eruption from the Season 9 trailer. While it may not seem like much, one of the ‘dragon’ eggs that had been uncovered under Polar Peak back in Season 7 had popped up under the volcano in season eight – giving some sort of credence to the theory. Yet, the speculation doesn’t end just there. Bruh are we really getting a Godzilla Collab or something :monocle::joyful: (Thank you Chris for these) pic.twitter.com/erIe20hi2Y — Happy Power (@HappyPower) May 26, 2019 In a further follow-up tweet, the YouTuber uploaded a short clip that compared a leak sound file from an upcoming in-game event that sounded eerily similar to Rodan’s role in the movies trailer. It’s on the move – at sea! (June 10) Fortnite Battle Royale players have been trying to work out whether or not the Cattus event will result in the emergence of Godzilla, a dragon, or any other monsters… and more than one spanner has been thrown in the works by Epic Games. As seen by Reddit user createdbyeric, clearly a sea monster spotted swimming around the map with parts of its old home on its back – on June 10. Cattus monster destroys Loot Lake (June 18) That’s not all. While there might have already been some huge footprints discovered on the map, if players somehow missed those, the Cattus monster has more than certainly made its presence felt by destroying parts of the Loot Lake location on June 18. Event taking place at Pressure Plant? (June 25) Fortnite fans are now theorizing that a change to the Pressure Plant point of interest could be connected to the upcoming Cattus event, with claims that the structure unearthed below the volcano may be a cage to capture the monster. Having not seen the true size of the beast running around destroying parts of the map, it’s uncertain if it would fit or not. But, that’s the latest theory. Leaked Cattus event details (June 27) New potential Cattus event details have really thrown a spanner in the works for players that were hoping for a Godzilla crossover in Season 9, as leaked poster graphics may link the event to a new Season 10 theme. Some fans have already theorized, having seen the graphics, that the Cattus event could finally allow Epic Games to introduce a military-themed area to the battle royale map – something that’s been rumored for a long time now. Not exactly a massive hint towards a dinosaur appearing on the map, of course, but many players will still be hopeful. Placeholder textures found (July 5) While the wait continues for the Cattus monster to strike again, players have uncovered placeholder textures outside of the map in creative mode. The discovery has been posted multiple teams to the FortniteBR subreddit, with user … giving us the clearest view of all. The textures, which show up as different colored blocks, are visible outside of the map but, as of writing, it is unknown if you can interact with them. Countdown spotted on Fortnite map (July 13) The date has been set! We are now able to confirm that the event will take place on July 20 at 3:00 pm EST. Fortnite fans finally have information as to when the end of season event will take place after various countdowns appeared on the Fortnite map. The timer is present above all of the sky platforms scattered across the Fortnite landscape, leading to speculation that players will be forced to watch the event from above. The countdown for the event has started….. (:camera_with_flash:: @KyleVarney14) pic.twitter.com/qHRSWFYPCH — FortTory :island: – Fortnite Leaks & News (@FortTory) July 13, 2019 Fortnite Cattus monster emerges (July 15) It has been weeks since Fortnite players caught a glimpse of the monster that had been wrecking parts of the map swimming around the island, and it’s back! With speculation mounting surrounding a potential Season 9-ending clash with the huge robot being constructed at Pressure Plant, the Cattus creature has been spotted swimming nearer the battle royale island – with Polar Peak’s castle still on its back. Is the clash of the giants going to come sooner than we think? As of yet, no one is exactly sure as to what Epic has planned with the Cattus event, but there’s certainly a huge predator on the move and a lot of new details emerging frequently. However, stay tuned to Dexerto for the latest breaking news and updates about Fortnite Battle Royale as the picture is starting to become a bit more clear with every passing update and datamine. Last updated on July 15 at 12:30 am (EST), 2019.

Fortnite caster quits FNCS after backlash for ‘supporting Confederacy’ IG: PrimrozeTV/Epic GamesTwitch streamer and prospective Fortnite caster ‘Primroze’ has confirmed she will back out of casting upcoming FNCS competitions, after a clip of her explaining her support for the “views of the Confederacy” garnered considerable backlash. On April 30, Primroze announced that she was extremely excited to be casting the upcoming FNCS tournaments for Epic Games. Despite not being a household name in the streaming community, the 21-year-old was chosen by Epic to commentate over the FNCS Solos tournaments, that begin in May. Shortly after the announcement, Fortnite pro player Jonathan ‘yung calculator’ Weber posted a clip from Primroze’s stream that shows her vocalizing support for the Confederacy. “I support views of the Confederacy,” she said. “But I do not, in any way, support the racism and slavery that it shows. That’s what I do not support.” Primroze was subsequently criticized for stating that she “supports” views of the Confederacy. One Twitter user wrote that: “Basically she said ‘I support racism and slavery but am not a racist’”. Another argued “She supports the views of the Confederacy which are racist but she is not racist. Interesting”. she supports the views of the confederacy which are racist but she is not racist. interesting — Upsilon (@UPSlLON) May 1, 2020 On May 1, the California-based streamer announced that she would no longer be casting the event. In a TwitLonger, she stated: “I am sorry to those of you that I hurt by comments stated 8 months ago… when I said I supported specific views the views I was directly referring to were of a smaller national government, more power to the citizens, and lower taxes. I in no way support racism or slavery and I apologize if it came off that way.” She explained that the comments were made immediately after an appearance on the “politically oriented” Rajj Patel show, and that she was advised to say certain things to “get the maximum desired shock factor”. Primroze explained that she has withdrawn because she believes that her appearance would detract from the Fortnite being played, something she said she wished to avoid. She concluded her statement by reaffirming her desire to one day cast Fortnite, as well as confirming she will take a short break from streaming. The FNCS Solos Qualifiers begin on May 2.

Fortnite Catastrophic Missions: Week 5 challenges leaked Graphics: Epic GamesA brand new set of ‘Catastrophic’ limited time missions are coming to Fortnite Season 10 for Week 5 and the full list of challenges have been leaked. As seasoned veterans of the battle royale game will already know, Epic Games have shuffled the pack for their landmark tenth season and introduced a number of limited time missions on a weekly basis, with some incredible rewards to pick up for free. Week 5 will be no different, either, and if a leak from Lucas7Yoshi is to be believed, they look pretty simple to complete. The dataminer revealed a whole host of new details following the release of the v10.20 patch on August 27, including the new set of Catastrophic challenges. Whether you think the name is a fitting description for the challenge list or not is another matter, but once again there’s a whole load of XP, Battle Stars and a brand new loading screen – which has also been leaked – up for grabs. It very much looks like a nuclear symbol too, but we can’t be sure about what that represents just yet, as they’re not officially confirmed by Epic Games at the time of writing. As seen in the challenge list above, players are going to need to visit a few different points of interest in order to complete the missions, and get eliminations from both short as well as long range. With the huge Fortnite and Borderlands crossover being announced with the game’s August 27 update, many players might be surprised to not see some Mayhem related objectives here, but that’s because there’s a whole other Welcome to Pandora challenge list for players to grind their way through. These limited time tasks, as has been the case in recent weeks, tend to be a lot simpler than others.

Fortnite caster explains why Solos are “detrimental” to future of FNCS Epic Games / ESLFortnite caster Arten ‘Ballatw’ Esa has opened up on why Epic’s insistence on running Solo FNCS events could kill the game’s competitive scene, stating it’s “detrimental to the development of competitive Fortnite.” Solos has been the flavor of the month in Fortnite for quite some time. When the World Cup came around in 2019, everyone celebrated Kyle ‘Bugha’ Giersdorf’s win — way more than the Duos side of things. There’s been two FNCS solos events in a row — the Season 2 Invitational, and Season 3 as a whole. Third-party tournaments across the globe, like DreamHack events, have adopted this format more so than any other. However, there’s been an uprising from within the Fortnite community. Players are disgruntled with how Solos plays out. Some claim it’s too unfair and too random. Others point towards issues with competitive integrity, with splitting POIs and teaming. This all came to a head at the end of FNCS Season 3. When top-level pros like Benjyfishy, Khanada, MrSavage, and more placed lower than many expected, people brought into question why Solos is so revered. Some said it was just fresh blood, but many pointed fingers towards widespread allegations of teaming — including a saga that swept up Bugha. Now, the community is lobbying Epic to change things up in the future, and it’s headed by Fortnite caster Ballatw. In an August 18 blog post, the long-time content creator broke down the big reasons why Solos are “detrimental” to the future of FNCS and competitive Fortnite. “We have just come off a string of solos tournaments, including many major events. It’s not that these events weren’t full of excitement, and I didn’t enjoy them… they were, and I did. I just think that it is short sighted to have that as the main mode,” he explained. Ballatw made some big points about competitive integrity and griefing — two of the biggest issues most players have had with the format. He claimed it was “impossible to uphold” competitive integrity in Solos, and that ‘griefing’ leads to “constantly disappointing” early games. “Competitive integrity is impossible to uphold in solos. Teaming, colluding in all its various forms is way too easy to hide. Legally doing it in the open is even easier to justify. Out of all of the teaming/collusion scandals that have happened, think about how many of them happened in solos compared to other team modes,” he stated. He also said the Fortnite map is unsustainable for the format, and is a detriment to not only the playing experience, but the viewing one too. Players will either take 1v1s or flat out avoid each other early in Solos, and either end of the spectrum doesn’t make for exciting watching. It’s here. My blog about why I believe solos should be relegated as a focus point of competitive Fortnite. They hold a special place in our hearts, and have given us a crazy bit of excitement/fun. — Ballatw (@Ballatw) August 18, 2020 “The map is actually quite unsustainable in solos in the sense that there are just not enough viable drop spots. This was an issue in the chapter one map, and it certainly is still an issue in the chapter 2 map. When you extrapolate the drops to only 33 teams [Trios format], that issue affects much fewer teams, and early game gets much more interesting overall,” he added. Balla mentioned that team-based events give a bit more of a narrative to play off, too. Not everyone can be as well-rounded as Bugha, but almost every top-level Fortnite pro can play some role in a team environment and help lead a squad to victory. It also helps remove some of the “randomness” from the game, like getting sniped from over 200 meters away and having your FNCS journey cut short. No teammates to revive you, no reboots — just waiting for the next lobby. Read more: FNCS Season 3 final results and placements – “In solos, getting headshot sniped is the end of the run. That random element of someone 200m across the map has just ended an entire game. In trios, you have your team not only to bring you back into the game, but also to share your economy with.” Goes to show how bad this season has been, Epic announces Solo FNCS back to back seasons that nobody wanted and here’s what happens, Cheaters ruining the game, a meta that is the least competitive we have ever seen, terrible servers and awful spectator mode, Step up @EpicGames — Bizzle (@AimBizzle) August 10, 2020 Balla makes a case for competitive Fortnite to switch to Trios primarily. Squads are too big, and Duos is still way too widely varied. Trios is the nice middle ground between the four, but there’s one overarching theme — Fortnite needs to do away with Solos as the major mode at every event. However, what Epic will do in the future is up to them. With FNCS Season 4 around the corner with the new update launching in just over a week, there’s not much time to iron out the kinks with the competitive ecosystem. One thing is certain though — if Epic returns to Solos again, the Fortnite esports community might just wither away.

Fortnite players blast Captain America shield as game’s “most bugged” weapon Epic GamesFortnite players have called Captain America’s shield the “most bugged” weapon in the game because of the various issues surrounding it. Epic Games added Captain America’s shield as a new weapon at the start of Chapter 5 Season 4. As both an offensive and defensive tool, the shield earned the label of overpowered shortly after its release. Consequently, developers issued a patch that reduced its spawn chances, decreased first-hit damage output, and nerfed the stagger threshold. But something has remained off about the weapon, according to frustrated Fortnite users. Days after the nerf went live, Reddit user and Fortnite player Ultraskee shared gameplay footage of their misfortune while wielding Captain America’s shield. The video shows them using it to block gunshots from a long distance. However, the shield hasn’t been playing its part very well, given that the distant enemy’s bullets shredded through the Mythic like butter, killing the Redditor in a matter of seconds. This player wasn’t alone in their frustrations. One person in the comments claimed this very thing happens to them “every single time I block with the shield.” Someone else said they lost a match the same way, despite crouching down because they feared their feet being targeted. Such inconsistency with the Captain America shield has some players dubbing it the “most bugged weapon” in Fortnite. The weapon’s seemingly inconsistent hitbox may be the issue, especially since there’s precedent with the ballistic shield suffering from similar troubles in the past. Another user in the comments added, “The shield hitbox is just straight up not working rn. Just lost a game to someone shooting me with a regular striker and this happened to me too.” Since Epic developers regularly tweak Fortnite’s arsenal with balance updates, players hope a fix for the Marvel-themed Mythic will go live sometime soon.

How to find Captain Jones in Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 4 Epic GamesA story quest in Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 4 tasks players with speaking to Captain Jones, so here’s how to find him. Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 4 launched with a new batch of story missions to accompany the Marvel-themed Absolute Doom arc. Players who’ve completed the story quests for Part 1 – Are We Doomed? can now take on Part 2 – Heroes Assemble. Given the title of the latest set of missions, it should come as no surprise that one quest tasks players with paying a visit to Captain Jones, the Jonesy NPC dressed up as Captain America. Here is where Fortnite users can find the NPC on the map. How to find Captain Jones in Fortnite Fortnite players looking for the Jones NPC should have no problem finding him around the southwestern portion of the map. The character is located in the black-roofed building that sits directly northwest of the Nitrodrome. Captain Jones walks just outside the building, either pacing or engaging in idle activities like lifting weights. Players need only walk up and interact with him. Clicking on the speech bubble in his pop-up menu should allow users to “Talk to Captain Jones about next steps.” It’s worth noting that even tracking this objective in the game’s ‘Quests’ tab will not result in it being marked on the map. After speaking with Captain Jones, Fortnite users must finish the Part 2 quests to prepare for Part 3 of the story missions. As of this writing, the third batch of quests for Absolute Doom will become available within one week. The Absolute Doom event officially kicked off on August 16, when Doctor Doom blew up a fuel pipeline to expose Pandora’s Box in a mini-event. What else the Marvel supervillain has planned for Fortnite Island presently remains to be seen.

Fortnite players discover OP bunker strategy using Captain America’s shield Epic GamesCaptain America’s shield is essential to a new Fortnite bunker strategy that players are calling way too overpowered. Fortnite Chapter 5’s Absolute Doom season added several Marvel-themed items to the loot pool, including Captain America’s primary weapon. In addition to blocking incoming damage, the shield also be thrown around to deal devastating blows to enemies. The weapon’s lock-on ability and nearly impossible-to-block attacks have the Fortnite community already calling for a nerf. Helping their case is the discovery of a so-called “bunker strategy” that players on the wrong side of the shield have trouble escaping. Instagram user Penitentefn_ shared footage of the strategy, which involves a shield bearer camping near a bunker. When an unsuspecting team enters to collect loot and upgrade their gear, the shield user stands outside the entrance and throws Cap’s weapon inside. The shield will bounce around the bunker’s walls, locking onto nearby foes repeatedly until they all die or find a way to escape the attack. Responses to the Instagram post show many players aren’t pleased that such a strategy is possible. Reads one comment, “This is why this game is trash.” Another person wrote, “This is so f**ked.” TikToker wrizzyfps uploaded a similar video on their account, highlighting Fortnite’s new shield-centric bunker strategy. The poster said they hope Epic will nerf the shield. Others chimed in and claimed they successfully employed the same strategy against opponents: “We thrashed a team of four down there. This is real.” Outside of the shield being OP, the core problem is that the bunker has no safe place to hide. It’s an open area with a few scattered boxes on which Captain America’s shield can easily ricochet. Epic hasn’t addressed complaints about the shield as of yet, but many Fortnite fans agree that a nerf is a must.

Fortnite camper gets wrecked by balloon in hilarious fail Epic GamesA Fortnite camper who used a hot air balloon as their vantage point uploaded footage of themselves getting owned by the very same balloon. Camping remains a problem in most online shooters, with players hiding in tough-to-spot locations for long periods of time just to ambush unaware passersby. Of course, Fortnite players are no strangers to such techniques. Each new chapter and map boasts hiding spots that more or less serve as hunting grounds for campers. On some occasions, though, these special locales turn against users, effectively turning hunters into the hunted. Hot air balloon teaches Fortnite camper a lesson Reddit bean_and_cheese recently shared a warning message, telling Fortnite players to “stay away from balloons.” The PSA comes with a 30-second video clip, which doesn’t exactly work in the Redditor’s favor. Notably, the first half of the clip shows the users camping atop a balloon. While they’re trying to get into a good position to pick off unaware players, the storm closes in and forces the Redditor to move at a moment’s notice. Said movement resulted in them falling inside the balloon and dying instantaneously – hence the warning. Most people in the Reddit thread don’t think the original poster warrants consideration as the victim in this scenario. Some argue they “deserved that” for camping. Meanwhile, others were quick to make jokes. “Got Ballooned,” one person wrote of the ballon sniper’s fate. If the above does constitute a warning, it’s that balloon campers in Fortnite should probably avoid sharing their losses online. Balloons were unvaulted with the launch of Fortnite Chapter 3 Season 4 in September. It’s not yet clear how long they’ll stick around this time.

How to get a Kamehameha & Nimbus Cloud in Fortnite: Capsules explained Epic GamesDragon Ball’s Kamehameha and Nimbus Cloud items have finally returned to Fortnite, so here’s how to get these Mythic weapons from Capsule Corp Capsules. One of the biggest anime crossovers of all time has returned for a second round in Fortnite, with Dragon Ball characters Son Gohan and Piccolo getting skins just like Goku, Trunks, Beerus, and Bulma did. That’s not all, though, as there are also two Mythics based on the iconic Kamehameha energy beam and the Nimbus Cloud from the manga and anime series, which will no doubt be popular additions. If you’re wondering how to get a Kamehameha or Nimbus Cloud in Fortnite, we’ve got all the information you need below, including details on where to find Capsule Corp Capsules. Where to find Capsule Corp Capsules in Fortnite Capsule Corp Capsules will fall from the sky throughout every Fortnite match. You can track them by opening the map and looking for capsules, but you’ll have to wait for them to land before opening them. More Capsule Corp Capsules will appear as the Storm closes in, just like with Supply Drops, so keep an eye out for them – they’re going to be popular! How to get a Kamehameha & Nimbus Cloud in Fortnite The main way to get a Kamehameha or Nimbus Cloud in Fortnite is to find a Capsule Corp Capsule that’s dropped from the sky. Open one of these and you should get both of the new Mythic weapons. Another way to get a Kamehameha or a Nimbus Cloud in Fortnite is to purchase one from Bulma at Kame House or purchase one from a Dragon Ball Vending Machine. They each cost 250 Gold Bars. Of course, you could also get a Kamehameha or Nimbus Cloud by eliminating an opponent who has one in their loadout. If you spot an enemy with one, take them out and then pick up the items they drop. How to use the Kamehameha energy beam in Fortnite Once you’ve got a Kamehameha in your loadout, you need to equip it and charge it up by holding down the fire button. Make sure your aim is right, then unleash the powerful energy beam on your opponents. The Kamehameha deals 100 damage to players upon impact and will then deal a smaller amount of damage for the next three seconds. There’s a 15-second cooldown period between each energy blast. That’s everything you need to know about these new Mythic weapons! Check out some more Fortnite guides below: All Exotic weapon locations | Split-screen guide | How to level up fast | How to get free V-Bucks | How to get free skins | How to complete all weekly challenges | Best weapons ranked | Best Deathrun map codes | How to Tactical Sprint | Rarest skins in Fortnite

Fortnite fan-made ‘Calling Cards’ reskin boring nameplates with classic CoD feature Epic GamesA Fortnite idea of adding ‘Calling Cards’ to the battle royale has piqued players’ interest with the classic Call of Duty feature spicing up the blandest part of the game. Epic Games let players customize basically every part of Fortnite from character skins to their parachutes and contrails. But there’s a glaring omission with the game’s name plates that are one of the last things not to get stylized. In a game where customization and personality come just as important as the gameplay, there’s a missed opportunity that Epic could fill in with Fortnite calling cards. Popular Fortnite YouTuber ‘ZRKGlitcher’ showed off their design for how these Calling Cards could translate, especially with the game’s long history of delivering memorable moments. Calling Cards would be as simple as a graphic that takes over your typical name plate. But given that Fortnite and its players love their content that marks occasions, there’s plenty of opportunity to mix up the idea. “I did this concept to allow for more personal customization and challenges to grind each season,” ZRKGlitcher said, later explaining: “Since Chapter 2, we’ve ONLY had news skins and gameplay changes but not [really anything new]… “So I made these few Calling Cards to give Epic an idea of what they can do as a reward. It got boring to just unlock edit styles every season for all the time we spend playing.” The Calling Cards would simply give a bit of flair to Fortnite players’ names, dressing them up in everything from Season-to-Season memorabilia to ones that commemorate in-game achievements. “I think this is a cool idea! Fortnite lacks meaningful profile customization and it’s especially noticeable when [compared to] Halo and CoD,” another user said. “I’d wholeheartedly back a feature like this. Also, well done on the production, the cards are somewhat tilted and messy, exactly the style of the game!” There’s plenty Epic Games can work with for Calling Cards, and sounds like it would be a very welcomed addition to Fortnite.

Fortnite Cameo vs Chic ‘catch a fish’ challenge – location guide Epic GamesThe Fortnite Cameo vs Chic challenges are here, and one thing players will have to do is go fishing at three specific locations on the map. As we move closer to the end of Chapter 2’s first season, Epic Games decided to throw fans a bone and give them some extra objectives to complete. The Cameo vs Chic challenges are now live and like previous sets, they are asking players to complete a variety of tasks. One such task will require players to catch a fish at Lake Canoe, Lazy Lake, and Flopper Pond. On the previous map from Chapter 1, this wouldn’t be too much of an issue, but in Chapter 2 you’ll have to discover the locations yourself. Long time players won’t have a problem, but if you’re just now jumping into the new season, then you’re going to be going into a map that’s full of mystery. Luckily, you won’t have to worry about that problem because we have you covered. Where to fish at Lake Canoe, Lazy Lake, and Flopper Pond There are three different spots you’ll have to visit to complete this challenge. They are all pretty far apart from each other on the map, so it might be difficult to visit them all in one match. Don’t fret if you can’t do this as the challenge will still count if you do one at a time. Most players know about Lazy Lake, but the other two spots can be a little difficult to find, especially when you consider they aren’t a massive landmark by any means. In the map below, we have circled the locations players will have to fish at, so grab your fishing rod and head to these spots. Once you’re able to do this, the rest will be smooth sailing. There’s a decent selection of challenges players will have to complete, such as dancing on mountains, so make sure you don’t miss out on completing all of them. These will likely remain active until Season 2 launches, so you have plenty of time to knock them out.

Fortnite called “soft” after adding feature to block “confrontational” emotes FortniteFortnite is rolling out a setting that allows players to toggle “confrontational emotes” off in a decision that is being called “soft” by some members of the community. Fortnite has been trying to make the game more family-friendly since partnering with LEGO at the end of 2023. This includes limiting certain cosmetics from game modes and creator maps. The upcoming April 23 update will go a step further by limiting what emotes are deemed as “confrontational.” “We want emotes to be a source of good vibes, but a few (cough Take the L cough) can sometimes feel a bit overly confrontational. Tomorrow’s update will introduce a new Confrontational Emotes setting to toggle visibility on these Emotes,” the official Fortnite Twitter/X shared on April 22. This feature aims to prevent emotes like “Laugh It Up”, “Take the L”, “Whipcrack” and “Make It Plantain” from being shown if it is toggled on. The community has already started sharing their thoughts on the new update. With a majority of the fan base calling the decision “soft.” “What’s the point, who’s getting offended by emotes lol,” said Fortnite creator PeQu. “LMAO we are so doomed,” agreed former Fortnite streamer CourageJD. Fortnite notes that this setting won’t prevent players from using any emotes. This is unlike the changes made to cosmetics which will prevent their usage in certain modes. However, for those curious about turning this feature on after tomorrow’s update, it can be found in the social privacy settings. There will be three toggle options including never, from friends in party, and from anyone.

7 must-know Fortnite building tips in Chapter 4 Season 1 Epic GamesProper building knowledge is almost mandatory if you want to score that victory royale in Fortnite modes that allow building. That’s why we’ve put together some Fortnite building tips you need to know in Chapter 4 Season 1. The Fortnite v23.30 update is live, and alongside it came leaks of the game’s first-person mode. The mode will feature building in a slightly different iteration, but the basics remain the same, so be sure to brush up on them here with our Fortnite building tips for Chapter 4. If you’re someone who prefers to play the classic Fortnite build mode, then knowing how to build is effectively half the battle and it will help you to secure wins regularly. Luckily, we’ve got a guide of seven essential Fortnite building tips you need to know in Chapter 4 of Fortnite. Let’s take a look. Select Builder Pro controller configuration If you’re playing on console, one of the most important Fortnite building tips is to change your control scheme to Builder Pro. Doing so changes the inputs needed to build each structure and makes it quicker and more fluid. Rather than having to cycle through the different options with the shoulder buttons, Builder Pro maps a single structure to its own button. This saves valuable time in heated fights and lets you build at a rapid rate once you’re comfortable with the controls. To change your setup to Builder Pro, simply head into the in-game setting before you drop into a match. Scroll over to the controller settings, and you’ll see Builder Pro on the left of the screen under ‘Controller Configuration.’ Building 90s Let’s start with one of the fundamentals. Chances are if you’ve put some time into Fortnite you’ve seen players building towers of boxes at blistering speeds – these are called 90s and they’re one of the most crucial Fortnite building tips. 90s are popular because of how quickly they can be built and the 360-degree protection they offer. Essentially you’re placing four walls, a floor, and a ramp as fast as possible by jumping and spinning in a circle, hence the name. To build 90s quickly and easy, start with a single ramp then put up the walls. Follow this with a jump, then a floor, and another ramp to catch you. Repeat the process to quickly gain the high ground. Tunneling 90s are useful if you want to secure the high ground, but what if you need to move horizontally? That’s where our next important Fortnite building tip, tunneling, comes in. Here, you’re building a series of interconnected boxes to allow you to move around while protected from enemy fire. It can be used while on the ground, but it’s most effective during aerial build fights. All you have to do is start by placing down a floor panel, then quickly build walls and a roof to form a box. Finally, quickly edit through one of the walls and repeat. Tunneling is an incredibly useful technique, whether you need to make a quick getaway or you’re pushing an opponent. Cones are your friends When you’re first starting out, it may seem like cones are the least useful of the building options, as the walls, ramps, and floors have much more obvious benefits. However, the correct use of cones is needed if you’re going to become an effective builder. Cones are perfect for putting a stop to rushing opponents. They can’t be easily built on top of, and they’re fiddly to navigate around, so throwing down cones when you have the high ground is a nice way of forcing enemies to reposition. They also come in handy when you’re building yourself, as they block the vision of enemies above you. Turning and building walls with cones on top while ramping up is a popular method used by skilled players, called a ‘Thwifo Cones.’ Boxing Boxing has been a popular tactic in Fortnite for some time, but it’s not always obvious how to use it effectively. As the name suggests, this is the process of trapping your opponent in a box they have to mine or shoot their way out of. If there is an opponent on the other side of your wall, build cones above and below them and construct walls all around them. Less skilled players will often panic in this situation, as they suddenly can’t build their way out. The key to this Fortnite building tip is editing a window into the middle of one of the walls, as this gives you cover and lets you land shots into the box at the same time. If you’re trying to box an opponent on the move, throw down the cones first as they have the largest reach of any build in Fortnite. Triple edits Building is often seen as a defensive tool, but it’s also incredibly useful for more aggressive plays. The key is being able to edit through your own build quickly so you can push opponents while still maintaining some degree of cover. Once you’ve got to grips with editing, you can start to practice triple edits. While laying down ramps, these require you to quickly build a floor and cone, edit through them, then a wall to edit through all in succession. Doing this basically lets you close the gap between you and an opponent who has higher ground without leaving you exposed. You will still be at risk, however, from shots from either side, so be careful when using this technique in wide-open spaces. It will take plenty of practice to master as it’s one of the more advanced Fortnite building tips that requires incredibly fast reactions. Practice on Creative Mode The last of our Fortnite building tips may seem like an obvious one, but you’d be surprised at many players don’t make use of Creative Mode. Here you can practice your building to your heart’s content without the pressure of a real match. Many of the tips we’ve listed take time to master but can cause instant death if messed up in the heat of battle. That’s why we recommend using Creative Mode as a safe space. For more advanced techniques like triple edits, it’s all about learning the rhythm and being able to replicate it quickly. The only surefire way to learn is to repeat the action over and over until you’re confident enough to use it in a proper match. There you have it! Those were seven vital Fortnite building tips for Chapter 4. For more on Fortnite, check out our other guides: What is the rarest skin in Fortnite? Top 10 list in 2023 | How to play Fortnite split screen | What are the best Fortnite skins? 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Where to find bus stops for Fortnite’s Remedy vs Toxin challenge A new set of challenges have dropped in Fortnite as Season 1 of Chapter 2 begins to wind down. One peculiar task requires you to simply visit three bus stops – here’s where to find them. The Remedy vs Toxin Mission, one of the last of the season, gives you an extra opportunity to rank up the battle pass as fast as possible before season 2 starts. In addition to the bonus XP, you’ll also receive cosmetic rewards. With the Winterfest event over, there’s more time to jump into the regular missions again, starting with Remedy vs Toxin. As the first mission of 2020, there are some unique new challenges. Firstly, you need to reach level 40 on the battle pass to access the Remedy vs Toxin mission. 52,000 XP is available for each challenge, as well as the purple Remedy vs Toxin skin. One of the more time-consuming tasks requires you to visit three bus stops. However, you’ll save yourself a lot of time simply by using our map, showing where they are. Bus stop locations in Fortnite East of Sweaty Sands – South of Pleasant Park – North of Salty Springs – Thankfully, the three bus stops are all within one quartile of the map. This means you will only have to visit the northwest area and scout out the three stops. There’s no rule that says the challenge needs to be completed in different matches, so you can do a sweep in one game. But, this isn’t true for some of the other challenges in the mission. For a full list of all the challenges, check out our Remedy vs Toxin mission guide here. Admittedly, some are pretty difficult, but complete nine of them and you’ll earn the Remedy vs Toxin skin. Other similar challenges include visiting three food trucks and earning three Silver Survivor medals. One particularly tricky task requires you to “Be the first to catch a fish, first to land from the Battle Bus, or first to get an elimination.” You’ll have plenty of time to complete the challenges though, as Season 2 isn’t expected to begin until February.

Fortnite building and glider strategy lets you easily kill enemies who build above you A clever Fortnite fan has found a new way to kill enemies who build a ramp over your head when you enter into a build battle. The technique, uploaded to Reddit by a user named ‘VanguardCR’, is extremely easy to perform, and doesn’t even require a lot of materials to do. The strategy works best when an opposing player is building a ramp over your head, but could be used in other situations, depending on how close you are to an enemy who is trying to get the higher ground over you. When an enemy builds a ramp over your head, you will need to build up so you are only one level below them, allowing you to place a structure on top of them – through their own ramp. Then, simply place a pyramid piece on the top of their ramp, meaning they are no longer able to build past that point, and are essentially trapped on the ramp they were on. All that’s left to do then is to use the new Glider re-deploy system to jump off of your ramp, and swing around onto theirs, landing behind them and giving you an easy elimination. Fortnite fans who watched this technique are clearly impressed by it, claiming that it will be a new meta in the game, and something that players all over the map will soon start utilizing as a way to counter enemy builds. The glider re-deploy portion of the strategy can still be used to jump around onto enemy builds when they have placed a floor to stop you from building the cone, but it does mean that your enemy won’t be trapped, and will still be able to build away and escape.

Fortnite pro Bugha’s social media hacked right after winning World Cup Dennis Schneidler/Reuters / UnsplashFresh off of winning the Solos tournament at the $30 million Fortnite World Cup, Kyle ‘Bugha’ Giersdorf unfortunately got his Twitter and Twitch accounts hacked. Bugha pulled off the performance of a lifetime on July 28, becoming the first ever solos Fortnite Cup World champion. The 16 year-old was celebrating being able to take home the massive $3 million prize, when his Twitter and Twitch accounts were suddenly hacked, locking him out of the platforms. Shortly after the 16-year-old Fortnite pro was crowned champion, strange tweets began appearing on his Twitter account. “Follow @perocet @_eclan” one of them said. “Follow @perocet @_eclan we in the vip lounge dropping dom p bottles live stream in 10 following 100 back in an hour” read the second. Bugha’s account was hacked. A retweet was also posted from July 9, which said “**** egirls” and contained a screenshot of a girl’s Twitter profile. The hacker also retweeted a tweet bashing “e-girls.” His Twitch was hacked too Shortly after his Twitter account was hacked, his Twitch account was compromised too. Despite the account broadcasting live, a single image was displayed which said “Follow @percocet / @bug on twitter for a follow off bugha” Bugha’s Twitch was hacked too. FaZe Clan’s Nate Hill posted a tweet showing that the Twitch account had been used to gift him subs: “Yo @bugha thanks for the 100 gifted subs. @Twitch think my mans is hacked.” Yo @bugha thanks for the 100 gifted subs :sweat_smile: @Twitch think my mans is hacked pic.twitter.com/RBRl7wg0Ic — Nate Hill (@NateHillTV) July 29, 2019 Bugha responded on Instagram Bugha responded to the hack and posted on his Instagram story, saying: “My Twitter account has been hacked, those tweets are not mine.” Bugha posted an Instagram story after his Twitter was compromised. Thankfully for Bugha, whoever compromised the accounts didn’t do much with them, besides asking his many followers to follow two random accounts. Bugha’s fans weren’t happy Fans of the 16-year old Fortnite champion were not too thrilled with his accounts being hacked, as they replied to the unwelcome tweets with universal anger. Many users mocked the hacker, accusing them of being an amateur for picking such an easy target. Most were just mad that it happened so soon after his hard earned win. People were not happy. “Imagine hacking someone to get followers and still not getting any” one person laughed. “Imagine being bugha and just playing the game and winning millions like holy god congrats bugha” another replied. As of right now, it’s unclear whether the two accounts have any relation to the hacker as they contain very little information. We’ll update you if any more information develops.

Fortnite bugs and issues expected to be fixed in upcoming update(s) Epic Games have revealed a list of bugs currently in Fortnite Battle Royale that will be fixed in one or more of the upcoming game updates. The Fortnite community Trello page, which usually displays all of the top user-reported issues in the game, has three bugs that are specially marked as ‘fixed in next release.’ This means fixes for these bugs have been discovered, and will be put into the game in the next patch. Unrendered Starter Island may appear during the loading screen – While loading in, players may notice an unrendered version of the Starter Island appear for a short time, then be replaced with the loading screen again until the map fully renders. – Audio for player eliminations is the same audio used for rotating structures – When a player is eliminated the audio used matches the audio used for rotating structures while in build mode. This can cause “strange” sounds to be heard when multiple players are being eliminated. – Floating Island appears in the wrong location on mini-map – The floating island is not appearing in the correct location on the minimap. – The exact date for when the fixes for these bugs will be implemented has not yet been revealed, although it’s likely to be either on October 9 or 11 – the days of the week when Epic usually release a game update. Additionally, there are several eight bugs and issues in the game which have been officially acknowledged by Epic but will not be fixed in the next patch. Fixes for two of them have apparently been found, and will be implemented in a future update down the line, while the developers are still looking to resolve the other six. Bugs to be fixed in future release Occasional audio “pops” on Xbox and PC – Items no longer float on water at Loot Lake. – Bugs still under investigation / fixes in development Crosshairs blocked for certain Outfits while aiming. – Increase in server and client hitches on Xbox & PC. – No audio when swapping items in inventory. – Player models in Replays may get stuck with Shadow Stone effects. – No slow motion after getting a Victory Royale – Music for certain emotes not playing. The Worm – Dance Moves – Drop the Bass – Default – – Source – Fortnite Trello

Fortnite bug wreaks havoc turning players into massive giants Epic Games / RelishhtvA Fortnite bug that turns teammates into a huge giant on the map has stomped its way into Battle Royale matches this season. Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 3 has had its fair share of bugs and glitches. The most game-breaking bug that players have experienced so far this season was the “broken” invincible car glitch and now another which turns players into giants has been discovered. Numerous posts have disclosed the new glitch which has quickly surfaced across Fortnite social feeds on TikTok and other platforms. Fortnite player igamingontiktok revealed the bug in their TikTok post. The player uses the Ship in a Bottle mythic and some teamwork to turn their teammate into an enormous giant. igamingontiktok first used one player to pickup and carry a knocked teammate. Then, by spawning the ghost ship from the bottle while standing in front of them, the player instantly turned into a huge Tex Flamingo bird. The Fortnite creator stated that you can then walk up to them and revive them as you normally would and they will fully revive as a giant player in your Battle Royale match. “That’s the best glitch ever. Did he stay that big?” a player asked another creator, who had posted the glitch on Instagram. To which they replied: “Yes for me he stayed big, but in my mate’s POV he went back to normal size. The glitch worked for me, who used the ship.” However, it might not last long as one player has claimed this makes you an easy target for enemies: “I saw this happen in the middle of the game. We could also shoot her it was so great.” Epic’s weekly update has been released, but there has been no feedback from the community that the giant bug has been patched so far.

Bugha, Bizzle and Dubs get revenge on Tfue as Fortnite rivalry continues Epic Games/Twitch: TfueFortnite stars Bugha, Bizzle, and Dubs finally got their revenge on Turner ‘Tfue’ Tenney after he embarrassed them with an insane 1v3 during a pro player practice. Back on August 10, Tfue wowed his fans – and anyone else who saw the clip – when he took down the Fortnite World Cup solos winner Bugha, Ghost Gaming’s Bizzle, and FaZe Dubs despite being separated from his teammates. He even took time to celebrate his jaw-dropping play by hitting the all-star trio with a tirade, labeling them as “f*cking trash,” while also ordering the team to “suck my f*cking d*ck b*tch!” Yet, it didn’t take long for the trio to get revenge on Tfue – in fact, it took them less than a day. Bugha’s Fortnite World Cup success hasn’t stopped him for diving back into competitive matches. During their August 11 streams, a number of Fortnite pro players were partaking in Trios scrims – essentially a high-level practice session that simulates an actual competitive match instead of a public lobby. While every team has pretty set landing spots, they can get caught out while rotating to new spots. That happened to Tfue at Salty Springs, allowing Bugha, Bizzle, and Dubs to dive all over him. “Hey, later Turner Tenney,” called out Bugha after shotgunning the Twitch star out of the game. However, one of Bugha’s teammates did find some time to revel in the moment. “Dude, tweet about us. I want to tweet about him,” said Bizzle. “I want to tweet at him, I want to go get him.” Of course, Tfue wasn’t particularly pleased about being jumped on by three enemy players while he was left by himself and was rotating towards his teammates. “Oh, I’m dead – there’s a team above me I guess,” he stated before being knocked down. “Nice! Oh, it’s crazy, you know who it was? It was Bizzle and his boys.” With Fortnite Trio scrims beginning to become more commonplace in the competitive scene, the brewing rivalry between Tfue and Bugha, Bizzle, and Dubs might only continue to grow as time goes on.

Fortnite bug shows what upcoming first-person mode will look like Epic GamesA new Fortnite bug has given players a sneak peek at what a first-person mode could look when it’s added to the game. The Fortnite v23.30 update is finally here, which means players can now claim Son Gohan and Piccolo – two new skins from the Dragon Ball x Fortnite collaboration. There are also several new Reality Augments and the return of the Kamehameha and the Nimbus Cloud. While these new additions are obviously exciting for any Dragon Ball fan, a new bug has revealed what a first-person mode could look like. Ever since Epic Games added Zero Build, players have wanted the developers to experiment with additional game modes. One of the most highly requested is a first-person mode, which would drastically shake up the way the popular battle royale plays. While details on a Fortnite first-person mode remain rather scarce, a new bug has showcased how it could look if it were to ever be released. Fortnite first-person mode bug According to Shiina, a notable Fortnite leaker, the Fortnite first-person camera bug seen in the footage below resembles what Epic Games is currently working on. During the clip, the player can be seen flying on a Nimbus Cloud before dropping to the ground. They then select their AR, which switches to a first-person view. With the increased zoom, the player is able to quickly snap onto targets and gun them down with greater accuracy than ever before. In fact, the AR becomes very similar to that of the Red Eye AR, which is favored by those who wish to line up accurate head and bodyshots. While the character model does occasionally clip through the gun’s sights, it gives us an early look at how a first-person mode could look in Fortnite. It’s unknown what caused this bug, but it’s an exciting glimpse at what’s to come.

Fortnite bug might have just revealed new Season 8 map Fortnite‘s map is cracking from top to bottom right now and after one player checked their map before dropping in, they might just have got a whole lot more than they were expecting to see. Epic Games has revealed that Season 7 will come to an end on February 28 and many fans have been wondering about what the developer has in store for them in Season 8. However, after weeks of speculation and leaks about a possible earthquake event in Fortnite, cracks have recently surfaced in a number of popular destinations. While some people will still be guessing about what the new map is set to look like in the near future, after the quake, one player thinks they’ve seen it first due to an in-game bug. User Jmayer219 posted a short video to the Fortnite BR subreddit which seems to show a very different map made available to the user for a split second, before jumping into Battle Royale. Whether or not this is the first glimpse of the Season 8 map remains to be seen, but this player certainly thinks it could be. “My game lagged for a second and showed the possible season 8 map,” the user posted. Other users, though, are more skeptical. “That’s just gonna be end of Season 7,” one explained. “If it were Season 8 there’d be a lot more change and the challenge pianos wouldn’t be on the map on the first week.” “I think it may be last day of season 7,” another said. “I doubt they would put the season 8 map in the files before it’s release.” With Season 8 just around the corner, fans won’t have to wait much longer to find out what changes will be made to Battle Royale. Is this what the map will look like next?

Fortnite bug reveals unreleased Singularity skin variants Epic GamesA strange bug in Fortnite Battle Royale has given one fan an in-game look at the yet-to-be-released Singularity skin. As a reward for completing a number of challenges in-game, Epic Games usually hands out free cosmetics to those hard-working players. Yet, not everyone has the time to sit down and find the daily Fortbytes or place in the Top 10 of 50 matches. That, however, is where bugs and glitches come into play – allowing some lucky fans the chance of getting the items without even breaking a sweat. In a post to the FortniteBR subreddit, user DanS808 explained that their Utopia challenges had ‘bugged out’ and started autocompleting. “Epic accidentally removed my battle pass because I bought it abroad while on holiday and they thought it was fraudulent, the Redditor commented. “They re-added it and ever since the utopia challenges have been 1 week ahead.” With all of the tasks complete, DanS808 was given the unreleased Singularity skin early. As with a number of skins, there are variants that can also be unlocked. For Singularity, players must uncover helmets dotted around the map – something the Redditor set about doing. As they’ve gotten their hands on the soon-to-be-released skin, the Fortnite fan was asked multiple questions about the Utopia Challenges in the hopes of giving others a helpful leg up. However, the Redditor hasn’t been able to help, adding: “Strangely enough they (the challenges) are still showing as locked for me, due to not having 90 Fortbytes.” Other members of the subreddit feared for the player’s account, even though the mistake came from the developers. “Why do I have the feeling someone will report you in-game for having a skin that you shouldn’t be having yet,” commented DazzledAura. Members of Epic Games’ community team do regularly scour the subreddit and respond to threads about bugs and errors, but with the developers still on summer vacation, there has not been any word from them. It remains to be seen if Epic reverts DanS808’ progress or send out some sort of quick fix to avoid more players getting their hands on the skin without completing the challenges.

Fortnite bug lets players “Rock Ride” using new mythic Epic GamesA Fortnite bug is allowing players to ride a rock thrown using a new Avatar mythic in the game. Here’s how rock riding works. Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 2 is full of powerful meta and interesting tricks players can do to claim the coveted Victory Royale. With new weapons, mythics, and weapon mods the gameplay has evolved significantly. Similarly, with the v29.20 update, new Avatar mythic weapons were added to the game and there are certain tricks you can do with them to overpower your enemies. One such bug with an Avatar mythic now brings back the OG Rocket Riding and takes its own turn into Rock Riding. A TikTok clip by lxsky_5 (via Forthnite IG) shows that using the latest Earthbending mythic, you can allow your teammates to ride a rock thrown using the Rock Throw ability of the weapon. The most optimal location to perform the Rock Ride is at a Scrying Pool since it consists of pillars on top of which your teammate can stand. Once they’re on top of the pillar, aim the Rock Throw at the foot of your teammate and ask them to time their jump to land on the large chunk of rock. As soon as they’re on top of the rock, they’ll be able to travel a long distance, similar to Rocket Riding. However, falling off the rock can lead to fall damage and your teammate being knocked down. Several players shared their thoughts on the bug and one player said, “Back in the day we called it rocket riding.” Another chimed in, “Pioneers used to ride these babies for miles.” Rocket Riding was one of the most popular gameplay bugs during Fortnite Chapter 1 as players used to share hilarious clips of themselves launching their teammates and throwing them off the map. With the addition of Earthbending, Fortnite players can experience the OG days while riding on a rock this time around.

Fortnite bug is causing players major problems when shooting through trees Epic GamesFortnite battles usually involve crazy builds or insane outplays to come out on top, but players are experiencing a bug in the game that will make any player think twice before taking a clean shot to an opponent with any trees around. Fortnite has been a runaway success since it introduced its battle royale in September 2017, but that hasn’t stopped the king-of-the-hill shooter from experiencing its shares of infuriating bugs. In a post, Twitch streamer CrizzB was left dumbfounded when his clear shot to his enemy was seemingly blocked twice by the tree in his way, only to be shot back by that same opponent using the same angle. The streamer and his squad were engaging on another team but when he finally builds up to get a sly angle directly on an opponent’s head, the shot never went through. Salt was thoroughly applied to the wound after both of CrizzB’s blocked shots were returned with a killing blow from the player he failed to kill. Read more: How much money did Fortnite make in 2018? – Some believe that the incident wasn’t a bug at all and likened it to Fortnite’s steel fences in which some weapon types can shoot through them while others cannot. Although it could be an in-game element that a bullet needs to be composed of tougher stuff to get through a steel chain-linked fence, bullets being blocked by a tree’s leaves just doesn’t sound plausible. Epic Games have already made their way through fixing some notable bugs, but they might have to add one more on the list if these situations keep persisting.

Fortnite bug is ruining the fun of Victory Royales for players Epic GamesFortnite players are disappointed that they are unable to celebrate victories with their friends in the game due to a bug in Chapter 5 Season 4. Emoting with your friends just after the Victory Royale text appears in Fortnite after eliminating the last opponent is no doubt one of the most satisfying things in the game. Maybe you pulled off an insane combo with Captain America’s Shield, or one tapped your opponent as they were trying to heal behind a bush. Either way, things like these always call for a celebration, and there are just so many in-game emotes that let you express your victory and happiness. However, recently, players have noticed that they are unable to move and emote after a Victory Royale. While this has been a recurring issue, players in a Reddit thread are upset that this bug is back in Chapter 5, Season 4. “My duo partner and I, when we win a Victory Royale, we would run to each other and do a synced emote. Why did they take this out? That was the best part of winning with your partner,” said one user. Many others in the comments were also disappointed that they couldn’t use synced victory emotes to celebrate the win and petitioned Epic to fix the issue. “It bums me out. Just let me emote with my duo, Epic,” commented one user, to which another replied, “Exactly! It is the perfect time for synced emotes! Especially with the cute new one they just released.” Meanwhile, one user was disappointed they couldn’t emote because they would always hug their wife at the end of the match. “Our kids thought it was super wholesome,” they added. “My duo and I always found each other after a win and emoted together. Now, we can’t do that anymore. Such a small but really cool thing. Hopefully, it’s just a bug,” commented a different user. Some players in the comments pointed out this bug tends to happen occasionally, regardless of the season. For now, players will just have to be patient until Epic fixes the issue.

Fortnite bug costs Liquid 72hrs victory in $1 million Winter Royale tournament Epic Games / Team LiquidA bug which caused Team Liquid’s 72hrs to take fall damage when using the Infinity Blade cost him the victory in the Winter Royale, the player has said. During the final matches of the North American portion of the tournament, which concluded on December 12, Thomas ’72hrs’ Mulligan was high on the rankings and only needed a couple more strong performances to close it out. The points system was based off eliminations, with victory royales also used in tiebreaker situations, encouraging aggressive play, but also playing to win. Despite complaints, the Winter Royale was played with the Infinity Blade in the mode, even though it was not used in qualifiers or in the European portion of the tournament. The blade gives the player that wields it double health and shield, and regenerates 50 health and shield upon eliminations, as well as dealing lots of damage and giving the player a higher jump. Because of this higher jump, players should not take fall damage when using the weapon – but 72hrs says that a glitch caused him to take fall damage while wielding the blade. Unfortunately, his POV was not being spectated at the time, but the moment in question can be seen in this clip. After the match, 72hrs, clearly angered, explained that he had over 200 health and shield, granted by the Infinity Blade, but died to fall damage regardless, costing him the potential for more kills and even the win. ill show you in replay, im 200+ HP and right click out of a box and die to fall dmg. i win the tournament off of that game 100% OH WELL — Thomas Mulligan (@72hrs) December 13, 2018 72hrs finished in 2nd place overall after the final match was played, but with the difference in prize money between first and second, this bug potentially cost Mulligan $15,000. Despite his frustration, 72hrs did later congratulate the eventual winner, ‘Nolan’ on his win, and say that he did the best with what he was given. Fall Skirmish winner, FaZe Cloak was even angered on 72hrs behalf, by the fact a bug had affected his placement so severely. Players, both casual and competitive, have been vocal about the Blade’s addition into regular modes rather than being kept separate in its own ‘LTM’ (limited time mode), but on this occasion the powerful sword was actually to 72hrs detriment. Even Ninja, the biggest name in Fortnite, criticized Epic Games for the timing of their update and the inclusion of new items, namely the Infinity Blade, in the Winter Royale.

Fortnite bug for Harley Quinn skin challenges could steal V-Bucks Epic GamesHarley Quinn is now available in Fortnite as a skin and even has a set of challenges that can unlock an extra style, but beware of a bug that could steal your V-Bucks. To coincide with the new film, Birds of Prey, Warner Bros and Epic Games have teamed up once again to bring an exclusive skin into Fortnite. On February 6, Harley Quinn hit the item shop and came with a set of challenges for players to unlock her alternate style. Essentially, it could end up being two skins for the price of one. However, several players are reporting bugs with these challenges. Upon completing them and unlocking the style, they discovered they could actually purchase the challenge bundle again from the store. For the price of 400 V-Bucks, they’d presumably get the same set of challenges to complete which could be used to earn experience for their profile, perhaps as a way to get some extra XP before the season wraps up. However, nothing actually happens when they purchase the bundle, but instead, the V-Bucks are lost to the void. While 400 V-Bucks isn’t too much in the grand scheme of things, it’s disappointing to see them go to waste. Players immediately went to Reddit and explained the bug in an effort to warn others from making the same mistake. Redditor CyberYeet-YT pointed out that the bundle will glitch upon completion and re-enter the shop for purchase again. Purchasing this bundle will take the currency but not reward you with another set of challenges. What are the Harley Quinn challenges? The Harley Quinn skin will be in the item shop until February 17, so players have plenty of time to decide if it’s worth picking up. Upon purchase, you’ll discover the Always Fantabulous Harley skin style will be locked behind challenges. To unlock it, players will be required to complete these objectives: Place top 30, 20 and 10 in Solos, Duos or Squads (1) – Hit weak points (100) – Deal damage with pickaxes to opponents (100) – Once this is done, both styles will be yours. Just make sure you don’t purchase the bundle again in the shop!

Fortnite bug can make the Golden Ice Brutes way easier to kill for Ice Storm challenges Epic Games via GamewithFortnite players knew they were in for headaches when Epic Games announced that the Ice Legion would infest the battle royale, but there might be a bug that makes dealing with the undead much less demanding. Fortnite’s Ice Storm Event brought along with it the Ice Legion, which are a reskin of the Cube Monsters first seen in the Fortnitemares event. But some players haven’t taken too kindly to the PvE element being reintroduced to the game, so a bug that stops the worst of the Legion in its tracks might be a welcomed one. In a post, Reddit user hippy713 got a bit intuitive after being rushed by a Golden Ice Brute and its crooneys by placing a trap underneath the behemoth that seemed to make him stay in place. After the trap had engaged the Brute, it seemed to have clipped the monster’s body to the trap, rendering it completely motionless while being repeatedly attacked from the spikes below it. With the mini-boss incapacitated, the user was then able to clear the small horde of Ice Fiends as they spawned from the Ice Spike nearby. The player was even able to completely destroy the Ice Spike from a great distance, while the Golden Ice Brute still seemed to be bugged on the placed trap. Although the bug seems to be incredibly useful for managing the worst that the Legion has to offer, some players have said that the bug didn’t work for them, while others said it happened to them too. Even though Epic Games tends to iron out bugs in its game, this glitch might be one that players wouldn’t mind getting ignored.

Fortnite: Buccaneer’s Bounty challenges and how to complete them The Buccaneer’s Bounty challenges are now available in Fortnite, with a free emote given as the reward for completing all four. Challenges are unlocking daily, with the final quest to be revealed on April 13 – players will have six days to unlock the rewards. After completing all four challenges, you will be rewarded with the brand-new Epic emote – Boobytrapped – as well as receiving a new pirate-themed glider and some season XP. The challenges are live now, so jump in and start earning the free rewards if you haven’t already. How to complete Fortnite Buccaneer’s Bounty challenges Challenge 1 – For the first challenge to unlock the glider, you will need to visit one of the pirate camps scattered around the map in ten different matches. – Challenge 2 – Search Buried Treasure – Challenge 3 – Place Top 10 in Squads with a friend – As well as the new challenges, Fortnite have released a new limited time mode, Fly Explosives, which combines the High Explosive mode with the previously vaulted Jetpack item for plenty of chaos. The final day 4 has leaked but is not yet available. Challenge 4 – Shoot yourself out of a Pirate Cannon in different matches – Time is running out ⌛ Complete your Buccaneer’s Bounty Challenges by Monday to receive free rewards! pic.twitter.com/z9BWJlzh70 — Fortnite (@FortniteGame) April 14, 2019 Also included in the eagerly anticipated v8.30 patch notes was the introduction of reboot vans – a mechanic made popular by Apex Legends – allowing players to revive their fallen teammates at various locations around the map as well as It remains to be seen whether this move will be popular in the Fortnite community given the recent backlash over the controversial changes made in the v8.20 update.

Fortnite bug allows players to perfectly counter turtling enemies Epic GamesA bug in Fortnite has been found that could be used as a simple outplay against players who house themselves while turbo-building to quickly replace demolished structures. A common strategy in competitive Fortnite is the use of turtling, which is to enclose oneself in a 1×1 build topped off with a Pyramid build while quickly replacing a destroyed mat placement, but one player has found a quirky way of putting an end to the defensive hold. In a video by YouTuber J Balls, he shows how to get around a turtling player by using a Mounted Turret in an unconventional way that will prevent the sheltered player from replenishing their roof, leaving them open to attack in their own structure. “In real scrims and Pop-Up Cups, you’ll see a lot of what’s called turtling,” J Balls said. “… And you can try to shoot through (their hut) but if they have turbo-build on then nothing is going to happen.” However, if the attacking player were to create a Wall and put a Roof over the defending player’s Pyramid while placing a Mounted Turret on that Roof, it prevents the turtling player from replacing their downed Pyramid. After killing the player in his demonstration, he goes into the structure to show that for some reason after the Mounted Turret is placed above the enemy’s structure, a Pyramid is no longer buildable over the 1×1. J Balls goes onto explain that the value of the trick is to blindside players who will be relying on turtling while turbo-building, to attack in the brief moment they realize their roof is destroyed without hope of replacing it. It is not yet known if the mechanic is intended or the effect of a bug, but if the latter is true then Epic Games will be sure to work on a fix soon.

Fortnite brings back vaulted item to celebrate Lunar New Year Epic GamesEpic Games have announced that Bottle Rockets have been temporarily unvaulted in Fortnite to commemorate the Chinese New Year celebrations that will take place this week. For many, New Year’s parties are firmly in the rear-view mirror, but for calendars that are based on the cycles of the moon New Year’s officially kicks off on Saturday, January 25, and nowhere will celebrations be bigger than in China as they ring in 2020 in style. To mark the occasion, Fortnite is planning to bring some of the party back to the game too, with Bottle Rockets reappearing for the first time since March 6, 2019, when they were removed from the game after complaints that they were too weak and essentially useless. Bottle Rockets are an uncommon item first introduced back in the v7.30 update, that when thrown on the ground sent a stream of 45 fireworks in whatever direction it was pointed at in the space of 10 seconds, exploding when they make contact with a building or enemy player, causing mayhem for a brief period of time. The rockets deal 10 damage points to enemy players or 42 damage to structures, but due to the fact that it only lasts for 10 seconds, were fairly easy to avoid, and players could simply rebuild once they had stopped. Players can carry around six of the explosives at any one time, but can only use two at a time to avoid 250 rockets going off within the 10-second time frame. Of course, the Bottle Rockets are fireworks by design, so celebrations such as Chinese New Year are the perfect time to bring them back, and because they aren’t particularly powerful, they’re unlikely to shake up the meta too much before they are eventually placed back in the vault. Bottle Rockets are now live in Fortnite, with Epic Games confirming via the in-game news feed that they would appear in the battle royale for players to use as they hunt down enemies in search of Victory Royales. The developers have stated that they are only in the game temporarily, but didn’t reveal when they would be placed back into the vault when Lunar New Year celebrations end.

Fortnite Break The Curse Quests: How to get all Jujutsu Kaisen skins & rewards Epic GamesThe latest Fortnite update brings a new set of challenges called Break The Curse Quests, which rewards players with Jujutsu Kaisen-themed skins and cosmetics. Here’s how to get them all. The much-anticipated Fortnite 25.30 update has finally arrived, bringing with it a new crossover in which players can obtain a variety of free cosmetics, in-game rewards, and challenges that may help them level up their Battle Pass rapidly by rewarding them with more XP. Over the past couple of years, the number of anime collaborations in Fortnite has increased significantly, and now another popular series, Jujutsu Kaisen, has been added to the game. With the latest collaboration, the series’ main characters Megumi, Nobara, Saturo, and Yuji have all been added as in-game skins, and there are a handful of themed Mythic items available to players to collect across the island via Cursed Llamas. In addition to these gameplay features, a new questline dubbed Break The Curse! has been added, and players who complete it will receive free rewards. Here’s everything you need to know about them. All Fortnite Break The Curse! Quests You may access the most recent Break The Curse! Quests by scrolling across to the Grades icon to the right of the Play button on the Menu Tab. Complete them by learning techniques such as The Straw Doll Technique and Hollow Technique: Purple by acquiring them from Cursed Llamas floating across the island. Break The Curse! Quests are organized into four primary groups, with specific Quests corresponding to each grade for sorcerers in the anime. Each grade of Break The Curse! Quests will release at different times in the game until August 25 at 2 AM ET. Grade 4 Quests Grade 4 Quests went live on August 8 at 5 AM ET. Here are all the challenges and rewards associated with the questline and the reward you can get from each quest: Grade 3 Quests Grade 3 Quests went live on August 10 at 9 AM ET. Here are all the challenges and rewards associated with the questline and the reward you can get from each quest: Grade 2 Quests Grade 2 Quests went live on August 15 at 9 AM ET. Here are all the challenges and rewards associated with the questline and the reward you can get from each quest: Grade 1 Quests Grade 1 Quests went live on August 17 at 9 AM ET. Here are all the challenges and rewards associated with the questline and the reward you can get from each quest: Special Grade Quests Special Grade Quests went live on August 17 at 9 AM ET. Here are all the challenges and rewards associated with the questline and the reward you can get from each quest: All Break The Curse! Quest Rewards Your Cursed Energy will increase as you complete Break The Curse! Quests, and the higher your energy, the better Fortnite rewards you’ll be eligible for. The tab contains a mini battle pass, with both the Free reward track and the Premium Reward Track upgrade, the latter of which may be obtained for a one-time payment of 1,000 V-Bucks. The free reward track has 11 rewards, the last of which is the Yuji Itadori Outfit. You may get even more items than the free reward track offers (without doing any extra Quests) if you upgrade to the Premium Reward Track. The Streetwear Yuji Itadori Outfit is one of the items available instantly after purchasing the Premium Reward Track upgrade for 1,000 V-Bucks. Here are all the rewards you can get as you redeem your Cursed Energy Tokens in Fortnite: Additionally, Sorcerer Grades are awarded for completing a certain number of quests in a Grade. To get the Nue Glider, you must first earn six Sorcerer Grades. That’s everything you need to know about the Fortnite Break The Curse! Quests so far, but make sure you check back as we’ll keep this guide updated when more challenges are released. In the meantime, we’ve got plenty of tips and tricks available to help you out in the new season, so make sure to check out some of our other guide content: How to level up fast in Fortnite | How to get V-Bucks in Fortnite | Rarest skins in Fortnite | What are the best Fortnite skins ever? | How many people play Fortnite? | How to win in Fortnite | How to refer a friend in Fortnite | All Fortnite crossovers & collabs | Best guns in Fortnite | Best Fortnite landing spots | Fortnite dances list | Where to find all Exotic & Mythic weapons in Fortnite | Are there any free V-Bucks codes in Fortnite? | How to play Fortnite split-screen | How to get free Fortnite skins

Fortnite brings back popular skin after sudden disappearance Epic GamesAfter its unexpected removal from the in-game shop, Epic Games confirmed the Raven Team Leader skin is returning to Fortnite. Originally released as part of the Nevermore Hearts Pack during Chapter 4: Season OG, the Raven Team Leader skin returned to the Item Shop for a short period on June 24. However, when players logged on to purchase this skin once word spread that it had returned, they were unable to. Many wondered whether or not it was intentional or some sort issue with the game. Fortunately, the Fortnite team quickly explained that this was the result of a bug that caused the skin to be taken down prematurely. However, Fortnite players can rest easy knowing that the Raven Team Leader will be coming back on June 27 according to leaks. The Fortnite community is very excited to see it coming back, with one X user claiming they have “already mentally bought this.” The Raven Team Leader cosmetic has been a popular option in the community thanks to her design, which is a combination of the Raven and Cuddle Team Leader skins. This, combined with its release coming during one of the biggest seasons in Fortnite history, has made it a hot commodity among players. Now, the Fortnite player base doesn’t have to wait long to get their hands on this skin again. Once it returns, fans can expect the skin to be around for at least 24 hours before a new batch of cosmetics is released.

Fortnite: Brand new Barebones LTM brings CoD’s Hardcore mode to battle royale | 14 Days of Fortnite event A brand new Limited Time Mode has gone live in Fortnite Battle Royale on December 21 as part of the game’s 14 Days of Fortnite holiday event. The new LTM, called Barebones, is Fortnite played with in its usual and standard format, except there is a giant twist when it comes to what information players have access to. When playing a match in the LTM, players cannot see several important elements of their HUD, such as their mini-map, game time, player count, and building instructions. Not everything in the HUD is hidden, as players will still be able to monitor their health/shield , resources, inventory, and ammo capacity, “Determining who is friendly and who isn’t during firefights and staying away from the storm will be key to picking up a Victory Royale,” the in-game description advises. Now, players will have to determine when the Storm is moving and from which directions, where each safe circle is located, and how many players are left in the game, all in addition to knowing where and how to perfectly place builds since the outline instructions are also disabled. Furthermore, since the LTM is squads, those who load into matches with teammates will not be able to know which of the players they encounter are friendlies and which are enemies.

Fortnite Bottle Rocket can attach to any vehicle and looks incredibly overpowered Epic GamesFortnite fans knew that a brand new rocket launcher turret was being added by Epic Games, but little did they know that the Bottle Rocket could be used like no other weapon in the game. The powerful launcher, which was added to the game with the latest v7.30 content update, can be used to fire rockets towards enemy bases in Fortnite. However, while many players are simply placing them on the ground to start them up, there are ways that can make them potentially much more effective – by connecting them to vehicles. Fortnite’s Bottle Launcher looks extremely powerful already, with many videos being shared on social media showing it destroying buildings with ease when placed on the floor, but it is being tested out by players to see how is best to use it. One user, who goes by the name of DieorBitz on Reddit, posted a video to the Fortnite BR subreddit which shows just how easily the Bottle Rocket can be connected to vehicles to make them moving, destroying machines – even the shopping cart! The video shows how the Bottle Launcher would look in battle, when connected to the X-4 Stormwing plane, Quadcrasher, Golf Cart and shopping trolley. This is just the latest step taken by Epic Games to reinvent the way Fortnite Battle Royale is being players right now, but whether or not this new feature will attract the same heat as the planes, Infinity Blade or even the Boom Box did remains to be seen. With Season 8 just around the corner and a potential earthquake rumored to change the landscape of the map, could Bottle Rockets prove to be one of the most popular items moving forward?

Fortnite Bownanza Quests: Where to find Flame, Shockwave, Stink & Explosive Bows Epic GamesFortnite Bownanza Week has arrived, meaning all of the old-school Primal Bows have been unvaulted and there’s a new set of Bownanza Quests to complete. As Chapter 3: Season 1 of Fortnite enters into its final weeks, Epic Games are once again running a series of Wild Week celebrations to enjoy. The first one, which is live right now, is called Bownanza Week. The main feature of this week is the return of the craftable Bow weapons from Chapter 2: Season 6, but players will also be able to take part in a series of Bownanza Quests to earn some extra XP. Below, you’ll find out how to complete these quests, as well as details on how to get the Primal Flame Bow, the Primal Stink Bow, the Mechanical Explosive Bow, and the Mechanical Shockwave Bow. Contents How to complete all Fortnite Bownanza Week Quests Here are all of the Bownanza Week Quests in Fortnite Chapter 3: Impulse wildlife using a Mechanical Shockwave Bow in different matches (2) – 8k XP – Hunt wildlife using a bow (3) – 8k XP – Hit IO Forces using a Primal Flame Bow (7) – 8k XP – Eliminate opponents using a Mechanical Explosive Bow (3) – 8k XP – Damage players using a Primal Stink Bow (250) – 8k XP – You’ll only get 8,000 XP for completing each of these challenges, which is a lot less than the 25,000 XP on offer for completing standard Weekly Quests, but most of them can be completed during regular play. The Bownanza Week Quests are live now and will expire on March 1, 2022, at 8:59 AM ET, when the Bows will return to the vault, so make sure you complete them all before then! Where to find Flame, Stink, Shockwave, and Explosive Bows in Fortnite You can find Primal Flame Bows, Primal Stink Bows, Mechanical Shockwave Bows, and Mechanical Explosive Bows in Fortnite by searching Chests and keeping an eye on floor loot across the map. Unlike Chapter 2: Season 6, where different Bow types had to be crafted in stages using items like Shockwave Grenades and Gas Cans, these Bows will all appear ready-made in Chapter 3: Season 1. As we mentioned earlier, you’ll have until March 1, 2022, at 8:59 AM ET to find these Bows before they’re vaulted once again. Bows will not appear in Competitive Playlists. Now you know how to find Bows and complete the Bownanza Week Quests, check out some of our other Fortnite guides below: All leaked skins and cosmetics | How to get Chapter 3 Super Styles | All Exotic weapon locations | Split-screen guide | What’s in Fortnite Crew this month? | How to get free V-Bucks | How to get free skins | How to complete all weekly challenges | Best weapons ranked | Best Deathrun map codes

Ridiculous Fortnite Boom Bow tactic might actually be the new meta Epic GamesOne Fortnite player may have just come up with an ingenious way to change the game’s current meta – and no, it doesn’t include the use of The Baller vehicle. What is the Fortnite meta? The Fortnite meta, or the most effective tactics available to a player, changes from season-to-season depending on a multitude of factors – be it new in-game weapons and items, or changes to the game’s building mechanics. Yet, one fan may have found the best way to secure victory royales in Season 8 by combining the need to take the high ground advantage over opponents and one of the newest weapons – the Boom Bow. What is this new strategy? In a video posted to the Fortnite Competitive subreddit, user imcharliedw, showed off their idea in one of the game’s compact and moving final circles – inflating the maximum three balloons and hurtling themselves skywards. Once up in the clouds, the player had a full lay of the land below, even if enemies were doing their best to build structures. With a wide view of everything, the player quickly begun raining down shots with their Boom Bow – eliminating a ton of enemies on their way to securing a Victory Royale. Throughout, imcharliedw maintained the high ground advantage, even as enemy players rifted to try and land above them. That, however, didn’t work and only gave the player an even clearer view of the final circle. Are balloons actually useful in Fortnite? Players using balloons to give themselves a height advantage over others isn’t a new thing – it’s an idea that’s been used since the item was introduced into the game back in the v6.21 patch of 2018. Yet, combining it with the highly explosive Boom Bow might just be a game changer in the moving and tight circles towards the end of matches. However, while the video may show that players can look like Robin Hood or Deadeye, you’ll have to be wary of enemies doing their best to pop the balloons. Falling to your elimination from a great height, especially at such a late stage, always seems to leave a sour taste.

Fortnite boosts Epic Games’ 2018 profits into the billions Epic Games have been hard at work seemingly nonstop since Fortnite Battle Royale came out back in September 2017, and new rough estimates suggest that the hard work paid off big time as the company seemingly crossed into billions in profit. Fortnite initially released as a PvE with its Save the World title in May 2017 but expanded into the battle royale craze soon after. Since then it has followed a strict regiment of cosmetic releases coupled with strategic changes to its gameplay that has kept the title lively and compelling, and Epic has basked in its success. Epic Games is a private company, meaning they have no responsibility to publicize their revenue figures, yet a source close to TechCrunch gave an astonishing bit of info saying the game developer had made $3 billion in profit for 2018. Although Epic’s other sources of income like their new digital store, its Unreal Engine and more factor in there, Fortnite seems to be far and away its biggest cash cow. Read more: WSOE 3 $100,000 Fortnite tournament ft. OpTic, Cloud9, TSM and more: How to watch – Stream and schedule Specifics to which region of the world has contributed the most or what facet of Epic Games has contributed the most/least to the figure is hard to surmise, yet there are telling numbers that give clues to how it breaks down. According to research firm Sensor Tower, iOS “players worldwide spent an average of $1.23 million per day” on Fortnite in November. The game hauled in $385 million from iOS alone from the months of April through November. If Fortnite and the developer’s other projects grow steadily in 2019, then $3 billion in profit could be the new low for Epic Games.

Fortnite Boogie Down Week 6 challenges and rewards leaked Graphics: Epic GamesFortnite Battle Royale players could soon be grinding their way through a set of Boogie Down challenges in Week 6, Season 10 and if leaked information proves accurate, some fantastic rewards will also be up for grabs. Epic Games have shuffled the pack with every major update in Fortnite and Season 10 has been no different, with a revamped challenge system introduced. The current system breaks challenges into two sets but the premise is the same – the more players tick off, the more rewards they will receive. There’s the opportunity to unlock a prestige set of challenges by finishing the first list, with a brand new Sc3pt3r Pickaxe and Yond3r Skin Style included in the rewards – as seen below. The new set of Boogie Down missions, leaked by dataminer FireMonkey, are expected to land in the battle royale game for Week 6. Judging by the name, it should come as a shock to nobody that you’re going to have to use Boogie Bombs to your advantage in order to check off some of them, too. There are 14 tasks to grind through in total, with seven challenges included in the normal list and a further seven in the prestige set. Let’s take a look at the full list below. Fortnite Season 10, Week 6 Boogie Down challenges (normal) Hit an opponent with a Boogie Bomb (x2) – Dance in front of a bat statue, in a way above-ground pool, and on a seat for giants (x1) – Get an elimination with a Shotgun, Assault Rifle, and an SMG (x1) – Travel 100m while dancing (x100) – Visit an oversized piano (x1) – Destroy No Dancing Signs (x3) – Dance in a B.R.U.T.E. in different matches (x3) – Fortnite Season 10, Week 6 Boogie Down challenges (prestige) Damage an opponent affected with a Boogie Bomb (x2) – Dance in front of a bat statue, in a way above-ground pool, and on a seat for giants in a single match (x1) – Get an elimination with a Sniper Rifle, Pistol, and an Explosive Weapon (x1) – Dance with others to raise the disco ball in an icy airplane hangar (x1) – Play the sheet music at an oversized piano (x1) – Dance after opening a supply drop in different matches (x3) – Dance behind the DJ booth at a dance club with the YOND3R outfit (x1) – While these lists of challenges will tell you everything you need to do in order to complete them, let’s take a look at how many you need to finish in order to unlock the new cosmetics. Fortnite Boogie Down challenge rewards 1 challenge completed – 10 Battle Stars – 2 challenges completed – 10 Battle Stars – 3 challenges completed – 10 Battle Stars – 4 challenges completed – 5,000 XP – 5 challenges completed – 10 Battle Stars – 6 challenges completed – 10 Battle Stars – 7 challenges completed – New Sc3pt3r Pickaxe – 8 challenges completed – 1,000 XP – 9 challenges completed – 1,000 XP – 10 challenges completed – 1,000 XP – 11 challenges completed – Emoji – 13 challenges completed- 1,000 XP – 14 challenges completed – 1,000 XP – 15 challenges completed – New Yond3r Skin Style – These challenges are expected to go live in Fortnite Season 10 in the near future. Once they do, we’ll be sure to let you know!

How to counter Boogie Bombs in Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 3 Epic GamesFortnite Chapter 5 Season 3 has brought back the Boogie Bomb; here’s how to counter the weapon’s dancing effects. Epic introduced the Boogie Bomb in Fortnite Chapter 1 Season 2 as a strange grenade that forced players caught in its blast to dance. Those affected lose control of their character for a few seconds, unable to use weapons, build, or even crouch during the dancing animation. It’s been vaulted and unvaulted several times but resurfaced for Chapter 5 Season 3 to counter the arguably overpowered vehicles. As such, players have started throwing Boogie Bombs at drivers, forcing them out of cars and into impromptu dance routines. There are at least a couple of ways to counter the community’s sudden reliance on the newly unvaulted item, though. How to cancel Boogie Bombs in Fortnite The most effective way to counter a Boogie Bomb’s effect is by dashing out of it with the Underworld Dash ability. While the Underworld Dash won’t stop the dancing animation, it will remove affected players from the line of fire since the bombs disable sprinting and regular dodging. Players can only obtain the dash by visiting Chapter 5’s Underworld section and stepping into its green waters. Doing so unlocks three dash moves, which offer up a burst of speed when activated. The only way the Boogie Bomb animation ends early is if a player takes damage. Thus, those affected by the dancing item should have the enemy in their sights and be prepared to immediately start fighting back in the event this occurs. It’s not as reliable a counter as the Underworld Dash method; however, it could turn the tide of battle in a pinch. That’s all there is to know about canceling Fortnite’s Boogie Bombs. For more on Chapter 5 Season 3, check out our guide on all Mythic Nitro cars and how to hijack the War Bus.

Fortnite Boogie Down challenges: All ‘No Dancing’ sign locations Xbox One screengrabFortnite Battle Royale players are going to need to visit a number of different places to complete the Boogie Down challenges, and knowing where to find all of the No Dancing Signs will certainly make things easier. There are a number of areas on the Season 10 map where players have previously been forbidden to dance using their character’s emotes, although they’re going to have the opportunity to break the rules and obtain rewards for doing so in Week 6. All you have to do is destroy them! Now, locating each of these No Dancing Signs would probably take a long time and certainly a whole lot more drops into the map than necessary, but not with this map that we’ve rustled up. These signs can be found on every corner of the battle royale map and they’re quite small, which might make it rather difficult for you to spot them. Fear not, though, we’ve taken the liberty of pinpointing each of their exact locations on the map, as seen below. Hopefully you’re not afraid of heights, because hardly any of them are on the ground! 600As stated in the full list of Boogie Down challenges, you’re going to have to destroy three of these in order to complete the challenge. So, don’t worry about visiting them all, there’s really no need. One area of the map that looks to be the best to start at would definitely be the lower southwest corner, where a number are located closer together. That way, you might be able to destroy more than one at a time. There are two different cosmetics up for grabs as part of these challenge’s reward list, including a brand new Sc3pt3r Pickaxe and Yond3r Skin Style, which is a fresh white version. If you would like to read more about these challenges and how to get your hands on some of the rewards, check out the full Boogie Down details here.

Fortnite Boba Fett skin coming soon as Disney Plus Day reward Epic GamesAnother Star Wars crossover is coming soon to Fortnite Battle Royale to celebrate Disney Plus Day in-game. This time, it’s Boba Fett. The game has experienced multiple Star Wars events in the past, bringing lightsabers to the title as a weapon and the sci-fi franchise even took over Chapter 2: Season 5. While it’s not the Mandalorian and Baby Yoda this time, as it was back in S5, Epic Games are taking it back to the old school with a new Boba Fett skin. They confirmed the news on November 12, with a teaser posted to their official Twitter account. Based on the art, it also celebrates The Book of Boba Fett. When is Fortnite’s Boba Fett skin coming out? Epic Games has confirmed Fortnite’s Boba Fett skin will be released on December 24, 2021. Boba Fett will be making his arrival on the Island December 24, 2021 at 7pm ET! #DisneyPlusDay pic.twitter.com/cj9iC6WRBZ — Fortnite (@FortniteGame) November 12, 2021 When is Disney Plus Day? Disney Plus Day is a new event that’s been announced to round off 2021, confirmed during a livestream on November 12. During the broadcast a number of major news stories are set to come from it, such as more information on The Mandalorian Season 3, but for Fortnite fans… A new Star Wars skin might just be the biggest thing happening this Christmas. How to get Boba Fett Fortnite skin There are two ways in which Fortnite could release the skin: Free unlockable reward – Disney Plus Day bundle – It is unclear, at the time of writing, which of these it will be – but we’ll keep you updated. Whether this will come as a standalone addition to the game, or part of a bigger event, remains to be seen.

Fortnite announce bizarre change to Trios Cash Cup and everyone is angry Epic GamesFortnite players are fuming due to a hotfix the Epic Games devs are implementing on July 13 that’s going to drastically change the way players approach farming and taking battles during a match. The competition in popular battle royale has changed a lot since its release back in 2017, with players of all skill ranges finding ways to build and outwit their opponent with break-neck speeds at the drop of a hat. But insane tactics and unbelievable counter plays are all contingent on the reserve of materials (mats) at a player’s disposal in order to amount a meaningful attack; and Epic Games might have just got rid of that. In a hotly contested July 13 tweet, the Fortnite devs announced that a problem in the game is going to force their hand in gutting the amount of resources players get from harvesting and eliminations. “While addressing the material drop issue in the Trios Cash Cup,” the Fortnite devs said. “We ran into a different issue. We’ve decided to run the Trios Cash Cup with the default harvesting rate and without material drop for the rest of the weekend.” While addressing the material drop issue in the Trios Cash Cup, we ran into a different issue. We’ve decided to run the Trios Cash Cup with the default harvesting rate and without material drop for the rest of the weekend. — Fortnite (@FortniteGame) July 13, 2019 The change comes on the day of the highly anticipated Trios Cash Tournament that will definitely have some teams scrambling to readjust their tactics in such short notice. Due to the change in material drops, it looks like there’s going to be a lot less resources shared between a team, which could make fights a lot more tricky to maneuver through. 500600500 The Fortnite community lash out at the devs With the change happening so close to the trios event, everyone from casual viewers to pro players chimed in on the matter to let the devs know how they’re feeling about the issue. NRG pro ‘Benjyfishy’ was dumbfounded with the change telling the devs: “aight wtf Fortnite, too far.” 500 “I wouldn’t be mad but you LITERALLY pull this on us with 15 minutes till the tourney, no disabling in arena or anything help us figure out how to play it,” pro player ‘Suffs’ said. “Like how hard is it to realise u fucked up and tell us with notice so we can adapt.” While Epic Games looks for ways to make their game as functional as possible to facilitate events like the Trios Cash Cup, it seems like the latest change isn’t being well received by the Fortnite player base.

Fortnite blamed after 8-year-old is hospitalized for refusing to end his game The quest for a Victory Royale in Fortnite can be extremely addictive, and one young player ended up in hospital after refusing to end his gaming session. Launched in September 2017, Epic Games’ Battle Royale mode took the world by storm, achieving success that no one could have imagined, with streamers such as Tyler ‘Ninja’ Blevins helping the game reach unprecedented heights To this day, the game remains extremely popular thanks to its regular updates and in-game events that keep the experience new for long-term and casual players. However, the game proved to be too addicting to one young player, who was hospitalized after refusing to put the game down. Reported by FOX13, an eight-year-old boy was admitted to hospital after refusing to stop playing Fortnite in order to use the bathroom. The child was rushed to the ER for constipation as he chose to continue his game, rather than using the lavatory. His parent said: “My son is stuck on that Fortnite game and was holding himself from the bathroom to continue playing.” Dr. Mark Corkins – Chief Pediatric Gastroenterology at a children’s hospital – said the problem was extremely common for kids aged 5-11 because of their “desire to win”. He added that it is the responsibility of the parents to limit the time spent in front of a screen. Corkins said: “As a parent, you have to look at this and say what’s the balance here? Is my child doing some sort of activity? “Are they doing something active and most parents have a sense of that, but they need to actually step in and say ok that’s enough,” the pediatrician continued. It looks like the youngster’s determination to play his favorite game may have cost him dearly, with his parent revealing he wouldn’t be allowed to back on to play anytime soon.

How to get Big Bush Bomb in Fortnite Epic GamesBush camping is an effective strategy in Fortnite where players hide in a bush before ambushing opponents and this is where the Big Bush Bomb comes into play. Here’s where you can find it. In Fortnite Battle Royale, players are constantly discovering new ways to outsmart their opponents and secure the coveted Victory Royale. The strategy of “bush camping” has become popular over the years and is often both praised and frowned upon by players. It’s a technique in a Battle Royale match where players seek cover and hide within the bushes placed across the map. By crouching within a bush, players can substantially reduce their visibility to other players, allowing them to observe their surroundings. With the return of the Big Bush Bomb in Chapter 5, players can once again deploy a large bush to hide inside completely and catch their opponents off guard with stealth. Here’s where you can find them. Where to find the Big Bush Bomb in Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 2? Big Bush Bomb is a utility item in Fortnite Battle Royale that can easily be found as floor loot and in chests across the island. The item is available only in Rare rarity and you can store them in a max stack size of 4 in your inventory. It works just like any other throwable item on the Battle Royale island, so equip it and throw it wherever you like. When tossed, a big bush appears in front of you, providing excellent cover for an ambush. Big Bush Bomb was first introduced in Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 1 which made bush camping for players more accessible. The item was vaulted, until now. In a recent hotfix during the ongoing Star Wars crossover, it was unvaulted in Chapter 5 Season 2, allowing players to effectively use the item on the island and sneak up on Imperials to secure the Victory Royale. The ‘Bush camping’ strategy became popular way back in Chapter 1. A bush item allowed players to transform themselves into small foliage, however, wasn’t as effective since they were partially visible. Check out more Fortnite content: Map Changes and new locations | Every new, vaulted and unvaulted weapon | All Chapter 5 Season 2 Battle Pass skins and rewards | How to get Avatar Korra skin | All Weekly Challenges & Quests

Fortnite Birthday event challenges & rewards: Birthday cakes & more Epic Games / ShiinaBRFortnite developers Epic Games have revealed the rewards and challenges added to the Battle Royale for its 6th Birthday event. It has become something of a custom for Fortnite to add celebratory content when the game’s birthday rolls around. While it doesn’t necessarily dominate streaming platforms like it once did, Fortnite has millions of fans around the world who will be incredibly keen to dive into its birthday content and get everything Epic is offering up. Fortnite 6th Birthday Challenges The Birthday event challenges are now live in-game, ready to be completed as soon as you can for the exclusive rewards. Most of the challenges are quite straightforward, but others are directly related to the birthday theme, requiring players to consume birthday cakes that are spread around Fortnite’s map, collect Birthday presents, and much more. These new challenges sound difficult at first, but are fairly simple and can be completed rather quickly. So players shouldn’t need too much help or guidance in ticking these off. A full look at the birthday challenges is available below: Wish the bus driver a happy birthday (1) – Dance with Characters in different matches (2) – Collect Birthday Presents (3) – Land during Fortnite’s 6th Birthday (4) – Consume Birthday Cake (5) – Use Balloons (6) – Play matches (6) – Down opponents (6) – Fortnite’s 6th Birthday cosmetics pic.twitter.com/kZ4udztgHl — Shiina (@ShiinaBR) September 12, 2023 Additionally, there are three bonus Birthday goals that you can complete for exclusive in-game birthday-themed cosmetics. These challenges, along with their rewards, are: Complete 1 Birthday Quest – Birthday Basher Pickaxe – Complete 3 Birthday Quests – Birthday Dash Spray – Complete 5 Birthday Quests – Slice O’ Six Backbling – All Fortnite 6th Birthday Cake locations As previously mentioned, there is one in the center of every single major POI, so finding them is incredibly simple. Each of these cakes will grant you +10 HP and Shield whenever you consume one. Having said that here are all the POIs where you can find a birthday cake: Breakwater Bay – Brutal Bastion – Creeky Compound – Eclipsed Estates – Frenzy Fields – Kenjutsu Crossing – Knotty Nets – Mega City – Relentless Retreat – Rumble Ruins – Sanguine Suites – Shady Stilts – Shattered Slabs – Slappy Shores – Steamy Springs – That’s it! Completing these challenges seems easy enough and shouldn’t take seasoned players more than a few games to complete. In the meantime, though, we’ve got plenty of tips and tricks available to help you out in the new season, so make sure to check out our guide content: How to level up fast in Fortnite | How to get V-Bucks in Fortnite | Rarest skins in Fortnite | What are the best Fortnite skins ever? | How many people play Fortnite? | How to win in Fortnite | How to refer a friend in Fortnite | All Fortnite crossovers & collabs | Best guns in Fortnite | Best Fortnite landing spots | Fortnite dances list | Where to find all Exotic & Mythic weapons in Fortnite | Are there any free V-Bucks codes in Fortnite? | How to play Fortnite split-screen | How to get free Fortnite skins

Fortnite Big Bang live event recap: Eminem concert, LEGO mode, OG map destroyed & more Epic GamesWith the highly anticipated Eminem concert capping off Fortnite’s Big Bang live event, players were treated to an abundance of fresh and exciting gameplay. Despite the OG map’s destruction yet again, here’s a recap for those who missed out. The Big Bang live event that has been one of the most anticipated in the game for the past month, has now officially concluded Fortnite’s Chapter 4. In order to secure a position to watch rap legend Eminem perform and experience brand-new content, a tremendous number of players flocked to the event playlist well in advance. Since a number of players were kicked out of the game due to server overloads, Epic assured players that two more event showings would occur following the conclusion of the initial one. However, those who were fortunate enough to attend the first show expressed their joy, as the live show proved to be epic. Here is a complete recap of the Big Bang in case you’re still bummed out over not being able to attend the live event. Fortnite Big Bang live event recap OG Map gets destroyed once more The event began with the Dusty Divot Rocket entering a rift after launching into the sky. It then collided with the meteor, which caused a rift to appear in front of it and brought multiple missiles to attack the meteor as it soon disappeared. It reemerged from a rift in the sky, this time bursting through the Loot Lake house, Kevin the Cube, and ultimately penetrating the Zero Point as it had in Chapter 1 Season X. As the original map vanished indefinitely into a black vortex, the Zero Point soon sank and engulfed the entire island once more. Entering the multiverse Soon after being entangled in a black hole, players were thrown into a vortex that transported them to a multiverse, where they beheld the coexistence of universes and galaxies. Players entering and exiting a vortex into the multiverse space comprised the majority of this scene, which was a cinematic sequence. Nobody could have foreseen what lay ahead, elevating the experience from being just an event to a gameplay of epic proportions. LEGO open world game mode After months of anticipation and numerous teases, Epic Games finally granted players access to the LEGO game mode, which transported them to an unanticipated open world. Immediately upon entering the blocky universe, the players were transformed into LEGO characters capable of traversing the entire island by gliding. They were able to observe other characters constructing, battling, driving, and even confronting a beast. The gameplay demonstrated how the forthcoming LEGO mode will grant players access to a new Battle Royale island and how authentic Fortnite outfits will be transformed into blocks. Rocket Racing mode Psyonix’s Rocket League universe is the next destination. Fortnite unveiled the mechanics of its forthcoming Rocket Racing mode, which will allow players to race circuits with their Rocket League vehicles. At the outset, players mounted a vehicle and operated unique abilities while the car traversed a racing course. Players were capable of Drift Boost, Thruster Usage, Air Dodge, and ultimately achieving a Turbo NOS on their vehicle. In the course of the race, the victorious car propelled the players into an alternate universe. Fortnite Festival mode featuring Eminem Upon being transported to an alternate universe, players found themselves in the midst of a concert arena, where they were taken aback by a performance of “Lose Yourself” by Eminem’s Slim Shady persona. A brief interface resembling that of Guitar Hero appeared shortly thereafter, requiring players to match the beats and rhythm of the song being performed by pressing buttons across a grid. And hence, an exclusive sneak peek of the forthcoming Fortnite Festival mode was provided. This mode, which is being developed in collaboration with Harmonix, the renowned music game developer of Rock Band, will feature additional artists, beginning with The Weeknd. Upon the conclusion of the corresponding gameplay, an enormous Marshall Never More persona of Eminem elevated the concert arena and began rapping on the hit song Godzilla. In an environment engulfed in magma and flames, players were able to experience an immersive concert. As soon as his performance concluded, players were hurled back into the multiverse; however, this time they came to a halt in front of the brand-new island for Chapter 5 Season 1. Once there, players will be granted the ability to abandon the game following a brief three-minute delay. Now the game is currently under downtime, we’ll keep you updated right here when it ends and a new Fortnite season begins. So there you have it – a full recap of the Fortnite Big Bang event. 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The “best healing item” is back in Fortnite ready to dominate matches again Epic Games/DexertoFortnite players have celebrated the comeback of “the best healing item” as Chapter 5 Season 3 nears its end. During Fortnite Chapter 5, Epic Games frequently vaulted and unvaulted various health and shield restoration options. So far, players have depended on Medkits for complete health restoration and bandages for a quick fix. They could also break a Slurp barrel or drink a bottle of Flowberry Fizz to regain shields. In Season 3, players could run over a Slurp Cactus to restore their health and shields. They could also drink Nuka Colas for gradual health and shield restoration. However, nothing rivals the versatility of the Med Mist. On July 30, Epic Games opted to unvault the item in a surprise Fortnite hotfix. Reliable leaker Hypex and reporter FortniteAssist announced the Med Mist is back in Battle Royale and Zero Build modes. Fortnite’s Med Mist lets players heal on the move by spraying mist on themselves or teammates. Unlike other items, players can use it in increments, saving charges for later. This makes it ideal for Fortnite’s fast-paced battles and team play. The community’s reaction to the Med Mist addition to Fortnite was overwhelmingly positive. “The best healing item is back!” exclaimed one player replying to Hypex’s X post. Another added, “Time to huff the health paint!” Enthusiastic comments like “LET’S GOO, I MISSED IT SM” and “W hotfix” flooded social media. As Chapter 5 Season 3 winds down, its vehicle-heavy “stale” meta have drawn critiques from top players, such as Ninja. However, the reintroduction of the Med Mist might just be the refreshing twist players need. The season ends in mid-August, and the Med Mist could shift strategies and revitalize gameplay as players prepare for the next chapter.

Best landing spots in Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 4 Epic Games / DexertoIn Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 4, choosing the best landing spots is crucial for gaining an early advantage and securing a Victory Royale during your Battle Royale matches. Whether it’s landing spots with tons of loot or quieter spots with prime locations on the Island, some locations in Fortnite have proved better than others to head for when jumping out of the Battle Bus. Fortnite’s Absolute Doom season has unleashed Doctor Doom’s reign onto the island bringing several Marvel additions, including three new POIs and new and returning Marvel weaponry. Certain spots have already stuck out as having huge upsides compared to others, so here are the best Fortnite locations you can land at in Chapter 5 Season 4. Best landing spots in Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 4 1. The Raft Even though Castle Doom and the neighboring Doomstadt POI have taken more of the limelight with the release of Chapter 5 Season 4, The Raft is the best of them all. It has the most chest spawns with 83 in total and joint-most Avengers(4) and Dr. Doom(6) chests making the loot haul insane for a POI that isn’t even that big. However, with mythic loot and the defeating Emma Frost, as well as Gwenpool’s missions, it has quickly become a popular place for players to land. You will need to watch yourself and listen out for footsteps while you navigate the corridors and sections of The Raft prison. The Pleasant Piazza replacement for this season resembles a compact multiplayer level you might find in a Creative Gun Game map. If you make it out alive you will be stacked full of loot and centrally located to strategically navigate between storm circles. 2. Castle Doom Coming in a close second is Castle Doom, which has instantly become one of the most popular spots on the island. It only features one less chest spawn than The Raft, with 82 in total, and contains the same amount of Avengers Chests(4) and Dr. Doom Chests(6). The home to Doctor Doom is protected by the NPC boss Doombot who sits on his throne and among all the chaos you can target certain sides of the castle or even the forge nearby to speedily loot up. If you defeat Doombot you will receive the Siphon Medallion, Doctor Doom’s Arcane Gauntlets mythic, and the Monarch Pistol mythic. Doom’s Castle being located at the top right of the island makes it tricky to get out of in a hurry, especially if you are deep behind the castle walls and vehicles are quite far away. Roaming around the POI is also more complex than others with several rooms and buildings on an array of different levels. So, keep a close eye on where the storm circles are heading to avoid needing a quick getaway. 3. The Underworld The Underworld has more chests than Doomstadt, but they are more spaced out. However, with the green water providing Underworld Dash charges you can easily jump in and dart around quickly to either loot up or make a quick getaway. Although it doesn’t have any Dr. Doom Chests to get your hands on, it has 5 Avengers Chests as part of the third-highest chest spawn total of 58 chests. Just be careful while moving around the POI as it is fairly open aside from the main building, which makes you an easy target for close-medium range. 4. Doomstadt Doomstadt may be the worst out of all three of the new POI locations added as part of the Absolute Doom season update, but it is still better than the majority of the Chapter 5 Season 4 locations. The small village location includes the fourth highest amount of chest spawns with 53, containing 2 Dr. Doom Chests and 4 Avengers Chests. Just land straight at a house and keep an eye on where each of the other players land, then loot up and take out any surrounding enemies. It also features the NPC boss Mysterio, who drops his Stealth Medallion and the Sovereign Shotgun mythic. You can also check out the secret Iron Man bunker in the corner, or head over to the Dough-Main bakery, which is an homage to the original Doom’s Domain POI from Chapter 2 Season 4. 5. Doom’s Courtyard Despite it not being that loot-dense in comparison to all the others in the list and locations across the map in general, this quieter option is still a viable choice. With fewer people to defeat, and it still features a lot of aspects from the Classy Courts POI, such as the main building and car park, it is easy to navigate around. Not only that, but it comes equipped with 2 Dr. Doom chests to pull some powerful Marvel loot. We’d recommend landing right under the statue’s heads, where inside you will find three standard gold chests and a Dr. Doom chest straight off the bat. This ensures you can loot up quickly and then take out any surrounding foes. Landing here also puts you in between the Castle Doom and Doomstadt POIs and has a car waiting for you in the car park to shoot off. 6. Reckless Railways Reckless Railways is where the main train station, Grand Station, resides. It remains one of the best landing spots due to its central location and its abundance of loot. The train has also returned for Chapter 5 Season 4 and there is still a lot of fun to be had at this location despite it losing much of its popularity. With 47 chests, including 4 Avengers Chests and seven vehicles around the area, this is a solid place to gear up and go. It is the perfect spot between locations such as Castle Doom and Mount Olympus, and its positioning toward the middle of the map with multiple vehicles makes it versatile for whatever the situation or storm circle location. For Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 4, we have also provided full guides on where to find all Mythic weapons, how to level up fast and earn more XP this season, and every Marvel Easter Egg.

Bella Poarch Fortnite emote revealed: ICON Series cosmetics available Epic GamesEpic Games are expanding their Fortnite ICON Series with another big name in the world of TikTok by introducing a new emote for Bella Poarch. With over 66 million followers on TikTok, Poarch is one of the biggest influencers around. Just recently, she released her new hit single ‘Build a B*tch’, which has since reached spot 58 in the Billboard Hot 100 – quite the achievement for somebody just stepping into the music business. Of course, she’s not the only one to make the transition from TikTok influencer to singer, as the likes of Addison Rae, Chase Hudson, and others have also given it a go. And, there’s also a big crossover in gaming too, and the three worlds now collide with Bella getting her own emote in Fortnite. Fortnite Bella Poarch ICON Series emote Bella Poarch’s Fortnite emote Bella Poarch has been picked to join the likes of Marshmello, Ninja, Lachlan, and other big creators in the ICON Series. Read More: How to get Deathstroke Fortnite skin – The creator tweeted out the first look at her new emote, called “Build Up”, which is available in-game now. I’m built with flaws and attitude💕 Grab my Build Up Emote on Fortnite 🎮 @FortniteGame pic.twitter.com/IB5NIKIwSM — Bella Poarch (@bellapoarch) June 5, 2021 How to get Bella Poarch’s Build Up Fortnite Emote Bella Poarch’s exclusive Build Up emote was released on June 4. Here’s what you need to do to get your hands on the new emote: Launch Fortnite on your PC, console, or mobile device – Head to the Item Shop – Check out the Featured section at the top of the shop – Select the Build Up emote and check out (the emote does cost 500 V-Bucks, so make sure you have enough to cover it) – Once you’ve done all that, you should see the typical ‘Item Acquired’ message pop up, along with a preview of your brand-new emote. Make sure to equip so it’s available the next time you jump into the battle royale. Is Bella Poarch getting a Fortnite skin? There has been no word on whether or not Bella Poarch will get a Fortnite skin for this ICON Series crossover. However, based on the strings found following Fortnite’s v15.60 update, it does look like the release will be heavily based on her new single ‘Build a B*tch.’ Other creators have got their very own skin, but the preview for the emote is another character, so at least at this stage, it doesn’t look like there will be a skin for Bella too.

Fortnite beats out Apex Legends and Warzone as top battle royale on Twitch Activision/Epic Games/Respawn2021 saw the rivalry between Fortnite, Apex Legends and Warzone grow ever stronger as they all sought to establish themselves as the premier battle royale title — but it looks like Fortnite reigns supreme once again. Fortnite was once by far the most popular game out there, with every top streamer and gamer worth their salt looking to gain notoriety on the Epic Games battle royale title. It completely changed gaming in terms of mainstream appeal, and in its wake titles such as Apex Legends and Warzone were spawned, seeking to imitate the popularity of the BR mode. Both titles have provided some serious competition for Fortnite over the years but, as the latest stats show, it wasn’t quite enough to overtake the Epic Games hit. Assessing viewership for every game on Twitch throughout 2021, these stats courtesy of SullyGnome show just how much Fortnite beat out its closest competition by, as it fell just shy of a total 1 billion hours watched. Here are the viewership figures for Fortnite, Apex Legends, and Warzone throughout 2021: In terms of where these games fared among the top 10 most streamed games on Twitch, Fortnite came in at 4th place, with Warzone in at 7th and Apex Legends in at 9th. Fortnite and Warzone both saw a one-place drop from 2020, while Apex actually rose up from 13th. Read More: Top 10 most-watched games on Twitch in 2021 – Fortnite remains atop the battle royale standings for another year, but with Apex making steady ground — thanks especially to the migration of top streamers such as NICKMERCS — Warzone is under threat. The question is, will 2022 see Fortnite continue its reign of dominance, or will it finally lose its top spot?

How to get Behemoth SUV in Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 3 Epic GamesThe Behemoth SUV bundle hit the Item Shop alongside the arrival of Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 3; here’s how to get it. Fortnite’s Wrecked update has brought a few new rides to the Island, each one heavily inspired by the wasteland theme. While new characters like The Machinist will drop Medallions that unlock access to their rides, the Behemoth SUV isn’t offered in a similar fashion. Instead, Fortnite users who want to secure the Behemoth in their own garage must first visit the game’s Item Shop. Players will find a bundle featuring the vehicle and a host of customizable goodies. How to unlock the Behemoth SUV Bundle As of writing, the Behemoth SUV Bundle is available in the Item Shop for 1,800 V-Bucks. Purchasing the ride will have it fill SUV slots in multiple Fortnite experiences, namely the Battle Royale and Rocket Racing modes. Players will also gain access to the vehicle in Rocket League as cross-game content. Make sure to stack up on V-Bucks before you make your purchase. Chapter 5’s first season allowed users to start turning Sports Cars into their equipped vehicles. The same will now apply to SUV Car Bodies, so those who buy the Behemoth shouldn’t have a hard time bringing it to the Island. What’s included in the Behemoth Bundle The SUV bundle will come packed with all of the extras listed below: Behemoth Car Body – Flames Behemoth Decal – Lightning Behemoth Decal – Stripes Behemoth Decal – Wings Behemoth Decal – Behemoth Blackout Decal – Behemoth Dune Hunter Decal – Behemoth Offroad Wheels (with 12 paint colors) – Behemoth Blackout Wheels – Epic Games has assured the community that while the Offroad Wheels look as though they may perform better when offroading, they have no impact on vehicle control or gameplay. If you click on a product link on this page we may earn a small affiliate commission.

How to use Fortnite Season 8’s Battle Star system Epic GamesEpic Games brought back Battle Stars in Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 8, giving players a way to pick and choose which Battle Pass items they want to claim. Here’s everything you need to know. Battle Stars were first introduced way back in Fortnite Chapter 1 but were removed once we transitioned over to Chapter 2. While they were missed by many, Battle Stars made their long-awaited return in Chapter 2 Season 7, and could be here to stay. They’re a great way of sifting through Fortnite cosmetics and content you’d normally want to unlock while skipping all the filler. It’s simple to keep track of your rewards purchased with Battle Stars and it’s a great way to add to your Fortnite content collection. Fortnite Battle Stars The Fortnite Battle Pass is divided into different ‘pages’ with 10 different in-game items to claim per page. These items range from everything from emotes to weapon wraps and more. Every item on a page has a different Battle Star value attached to them, and you can pick and choose which items you want to claim. This can let players essentially skip the things they wouldn’t normally want to invest time or money in. While there are some items and skins you can’t outright acquire without buying at least a couple of items from that page first, it’s still an expedited way to get to your preferred rewards. How to get Fortnite Battle Stars You’ll quickly see that the best items cost a few Battle Stars to claim them, so you’ll want to hoard as many as you can. Fortnite players can start earning Battle Stars by simply leveling up. Every level reached in the Battle Pass will give you five (5) Battle Stars. You can unlock a new page by buying a certain amount of items or reaching certain levels. Even if you haven’t bought the Battle Pass, you can still earn specific rewards with Battle Stars you gained by leveling up. The Battle Star system can get a little overwhelming at first, but you’ll get a feel for it and start taking agency of which Fortnite items you want to collect.

Fortnite Battle Royale v9.10 Content Update Patch Notes – Burst SMG, vaulted weapons and more! Epic Games have released the patch notes for the v9.10 Content Update in Fortnite Battle Royale, which is live on Xbox One, PS4, PC, Nintendo Switch and mobile devices. The v9.10 Content Update will be the first update of its kind since the start of Season 9, following the v9.10 patch that was released on May 22. Included in this update is the new Burst SMG weapon, a number of bug fixes and more. You can read the patch notes in full below. Fortnite Battle Royale v9.10 Content Update – Patch notes BATTLE ROYALE WHAT’S NEW? Burst SMG This burst-fire SMG packs a real punch in close quarters encounters. LIMITED TIME MODE ROTATION: SOLID GOLD DUOS Fight to the finish using Legendary weapons! UNVAULTED SQUADS Battle Royale gameplay with a limited set of weapons made up entirely of items that are vaulted in the standard modes. CLOSE ENCOUNTERS SQUADS Close quarters combat with Shotguns & Jetpacks! WEAPONS + ITEMS Burst SMG Available in Common, Uncommon and Rare variants. – Fires a quick 4 round burst. – Deals 23, 24, 25 damage. – 1.75x headshot multiplier. – 24 round magazine. – Can be found from Floor Loot, Chests, and Vending Machines. – Uses Light Ammo. – – Vaulted Suppressed Submachine Gun Common, Uncommon, Rare – – – Suppressed Submachine Gun – TEAM RUMBLE Now spawning 4 hot spots each match, to ensure that there is at least one on each side more often. This is a temporary fix until we can set up functionality to force the same number on each side in big team modes. – CREATIVE WHAT’S NEW? New Ground Floors Alter your creations flooring to capture the correct atmosphere! Mine Theme Create your own mineshaft to explore! WEAPONS + ITEMS Burst SMG Available in Common, Uncommon and Rare variants. – Fires a quick 4 round burst. – Deals 23, 24, 25 damage. – 1.75x headshot multiplier. – 24 round magazine. – Uses Light Ammo. – – PREFABS & GALLERIES Added 4 New Ground Floor Galleries Grass X Dirt Gallery B – similar design to the previous Grass Floor Gallery, but now features sprigs of grass. – Grass X Wavy Sand Floor Gallery – Wavy Sand X Sand Floor Gallery – Snow X Gravel Floor Gallery – – Added Ring Gallery B – which features rings the same colors as the beacon lights. – Added the Mine Gallery. – Added a Prop Door Gallery – doors that act as props, so they can be placed anywhere. – Added a Variant Wall Gallery – giving more customization options for buildings. – When does the v9.10 Content Update go live? The v9.10 Content Update will be released on Wednesday, May 29 at 5 AM PT / 8 AM ET / 1 PM BST. Since it is just a Content Update and not a regular game patch, it will require no downtime or download. Burst into the action! The v9.10 Content Update arrives tomorrow, May 29th at 8AM ET(1200 UTC). No download or downtime required. — Fortnite (@FortniteGame) May 28, 2019 New Burst SMG The headline addition to the game in the v9.10 Content Update is the new Burst SMG, which comes in Common, Uncommon and Rare variants. The weapon fires quick four round bursts, and deals 23,24, or 25 damage depending on where the bullets hit enemy players. The inclusion of the Burst SMG means the Suppressed Submachine Gun moves to the vault. Possible map changes Players have noticed that the map has been in constant change recently, such as the cracks in the ice and earthquakes around Polar Peak. The v9.10 Content Update could introduce further changes to the map, in what may be a lead-up to the Cattus Event, which many believe could be in partnership with the upcoming film Godzilla: King of Monsters. No map changes were included in the patch notes, but it’s worth keeping an eye on the snowy location as we get closer to the beginning of the rumored event. Fortnite Battle Royale v9.10 Content Update patch notes The full patch notes for the v9.10 Content Update will be posted here once they become available, which should be shortly before the update goes live. Below, you can find some of the early patch notes, which include a few important bug fixes Fixed issue causing Turbo Building to stop after automatically switching materials – Fixed issue causing Turbo Building to stop working on custom keybinds on controller, for those who play with a controller on PC. – Fixed bug where eliminating a player while they are using a Vending Machine bugs the machine so it can’t be used. – The Fortnite v9.10 Content Update is live on all platforms now.

Fortnite v9.20 update patch notes – Storm Flip item, balancing changes, weapon vaults, more Epic Games have released the patch notes for the v9.20 update in Fortnite Battle Royale, which goes live on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, Nintendo Switch and mobile devices on Thursday, June 6. Following last week’s smaller v9.10 Content Update, Epic Games will be releasing a much more full and substantial patch in the shape of the v9.20 update, which is expected to bring both new content as well as several bug fixes. Below, you can find a full breakdown of the new update, including its release date, downtime information, a brand new item, and more. What’s new in Fortnite Battle Royale v9.20? Storm Flip item The major addition to Fortnite Battle Royale in the v9.20 update is the Storm Flip, a throwable item that explodes on impact and creates a sphere-shaped zone. If thrown while in the storm, the Storm Flip will create a safe zone where players can take refuge, or can be used to create a mini storm in a safe area. The Storm flip deals the same damage as the current storm, so the longer you wait to use this Epic rarity item, the more powerful it will be. The effects of the item last for 20 seconds, after which point the sphere will disappear. The patch notes for the Storm Flip are as follows: Storm Flip Thrown item that explodes on impact and creates a sphere-shaped zone. – Where the sphere overlaps the storm, it will create a safe zone. – Where the sphere overlaps a safe zone, it will create a storm zone. – The Storm Flip deals the same damage as the current storm. – The zone lasts for 20 seconds before dissipating. – Available in Epic Rarity. – Can be found from Floor Loot, Chests, and Vending Machines. – Drops in stacks of 1. – Max stack of 1. – Baller fix Also included in this update is an adjustment to the Baller vehicles that will stop players from taking fall damage when exiting the vehicle right after it had dropped from a great height. Previously, the bug caused players to take fatal amounts of fall damage, even when exiting the Baller several seconds after it had already landed from its fall. The full list of bug fixes related to the Baller are: Fixed an issue where players would take fall damage after exiting a Baller quickly rolling downhill. – Fixed an issue where the Flying Disc Toy would get caught on Ballers in mid-air. – The lava bounce visual effect no longer persists if a Baller bounces from lava to water. – “While we value the variety of longer range sniping options, the Hunting Rifle has become somewhat outclassed by the Infantry Rifle after it was changed to hitscan. In addition, there are a few Sniper Rifle options available and we feel it doesn’t currently fill a necessary role in the item lineup.” The remaining weapon and item changes from the v9.20 Fortnite patch are as follows: Loot Carrier Reduced sniper package availability from 12.5% to 8.45% – Reduced explosive package availability from 12.5% to 7.04% – The chances of getting high-powered, rare items from Supply Drones was higher than felt appropriate, so we’ve reduced their availability slightly – – Mounted turret Overheat now takes 20% longer. – The Mounted Turret’s usage has decreased over time. By slightly increasing time before Overheat, the goal is to help increase its risk/reward. – – Increased max charge time on Boom Bow from 1s to 1.25s The Boom Bow is a bit stronger than we’d like. This adjustment should reduce frequency between shots, making misses riskier. We’d like to evaluate the impact of this change before making any additional adjustments, and it’s possible that more tweaks will be necessary if this doesn’t have the desired effect. – – The Slipstream’s audio, pink ring, and spinning blades turn off when disabled during the fifth phase of the Storm. – Players revived from a Reboot Van will lose invulnerability upon shooting or building. – Air Vents are now more forgiving in order to prevent fall damage when players jump on them from high places. – Fixed an issue in which weapons that previously had no ammo would be unable to be automatically reloaded. – Aim assist can no longer be used to fire at players using a Shadow Bomb. – Fixed an issue where players could damage teammates who were disconnected from the match. – Fixed an issue where Slipstream audio and visual FX would continue to occur after the player exits. – Fixed an issue where Air Vents’ sound and visual effects occurred more than once. – Fixed an issue in which Driftboards were unable to exit Slipstreams. – Exiting a vehicle that had entered a Slipstream no longer causes players to skydive. – Vending Machines no longer become unusable when a player using one gets eliminated. – The Flint-Knock Pistol is now consistently able to knock targets and the shooter the correct distance. – Dynamite audio no longer gets stuck on a loop during replays. – That’s not all, though. In fact, the v9.20 update is massive and also includes a huge number of changes and updates to Fortnite Creative mode. Below, you can find the remaining Fortnite Battle Royale notes as well as every single Fortnite Creative change. Remaining v9.20 patch notes: LIMITED TIME MODE ROTATION: SWORD FIGHT Treasure chest contain Epic or better weapons as well as the occasional Infinity Blade! Fight your opponents to find out who is worthy of the Blade… and who is not. GAMEPLAY Auto Swap Material option was removed and is always on. Removing the option allowed us to optimize Auto-Swap behavior, primarily reducing rare cases in which materials did not swap properly. – – Increased duration for how long elimination credit can be granted to the last damager. Fall damage from 15s to 60s – Self-elimination from 15s to 60s – Storm elimination from 5s to 60s – – Added support for foot controller devices to the Accessibility options. – Adjusted Invert Aircraft Controls setting info to better describe the option. – Gamepad custom build controls now consistently allow players to turbo build when using the ‘Place’ action while simultaneously having the ‘Stair,’ ‘Wall,’ ‘Roof,’ or ‘Floor’ action bound. – Players outside closed enemy structures can no longer build inside them. – Fixed an issue in which the destruction of a building could be interrupted by reconnecting it to its base. – Fixed an issue in which players would hang in the air if they disconnected during the bus drop phase. – Certain Fortbytes requiring a specific cosmetic item now correctly unlock for players who have it equipped. – AUDIO Updated reload sounds for weapons to be mono instead of stereo. This will help with spatialization improvements for weapon swap sounds. – Bug Fixes The storm damage sound effect no longer ends prematurely. – MOBILE We’ve noticed iOS patches have experienced delays appearing in the App Store recently. Apple has stated that any application can take up to 24 hours to appear in the App Store. If no update is available, be sure to check our social channels for more info. Introducing Quick Heal Allows for Shield and Health consumables to be used more easily. When health or shields are below 100 (max) – the quick heal button will display on screen. – – Separate button that needs to be added manually from the HUD Layout Tool. – Button Icon displays the current priority items from the player’s inventory Priority 1 – Chug Jug over all other healing items – Priority 2 – Health over Shield items – Priority 3 – MedKit over Bandages. – Priority 4 – If shields are below 50, Small Shields – Priority 5 – If shields are greater or equal to 50, Shield Potions – – – Allows for Shield and Health consumables to be used more easily. – Added an “X” (Exit) button to close several screens where the “Close” button was too small. – Players will now get an error message if they try to update the game but have insufficient storage space. – Bug Fixes Fixed an issue where outfits wouldn’t be displayed properly after logging out and back in. – Aim assist and Auto fire can no longer be used to fire at players using a Shadow Bomb – Fixed an issue for Android players encountering an error when trying to watch live matches. – Fixed an issue with doors and ziplines being interactable from long distances. – Centered Events and Challenges screens on devices with a 4:3 display. – Fixed an issue with the Combat/Build Mode button bringing players back into combat mode mid-animation. – Fixed an issue where the names of an eliminated team remained under the spectated player. – Controller blueprint appears correctly when viewed with devices with a wider screen. – Creative Bug Fixes Fixed an issue with the selection arrows being difficult to select. – Global Control UI now displays consistently. – Fixed an issue with sound effects playing in a loop while players hold a grenade. – Players can now consistently use a controller to access the Show Details menu. – Fixed an issue where scores would not properly display at the beginning of the match. – GENERAL Banner Icons- Updated from 256×256 to 512×512 Standard Type – 31 large graphic types updated – Battle Royale – 17 large graphic types updated – – Console players can now access language options through the Settings menu. – Players can now choose a setting on the “Account” tab to opt out of player surveys. – Updated main menu lobby to be the same as the Battle Royale lobby. We made some initial polish adjustments to the new lobby with a plan to iterate over time and update the theme across the front-end. – – Bug Fixes Fixed videos not looping on PS4. – The question mark icon in the Settings menu now fully fills in the box. – UI We’ve added the ability to Undo a new purchase to the Fortnite Store! Immediately after you make a new purchase you will be able to Undo this item purchase for a limited time as long as you stay on the purchase screen. – After you Undo a purchase, there will be a cooldown on using Undo on that same item, but you will be able to Undo any other new purchases! – If you choose to Undo a purchase, the ownership of that item will be revoked and you will be granted back the appropriate V-Bucks. – Undo will follow the same eligibility requirements as Return Requests. What can Undo be used on? Items available for purchase with V-Bucks in the Item Shop Emotes – Gliders – Harvesting Tools – Back Bling – Outfits – Wraps – Music – – – Items available for purchase with V-Bucks in the Item Shop – What can Undo not be used on? Limited Time Offers in the Store such as Lava Legends Pack, Frozen Legends Pack, and The Laguna Pack – V-Bucks – Gifting – Battle Pass – Battle Pass Tiers – Founder’s Pack – Founder’s Pack Upgrades – Loot Llamas (Save the World) – Event and Weekly Items (Save the World) – – – What can Undo be used on? – – Players in your squad now have a stronger visual highlight when actively speaking. We no longer display Active Voice Indicators in-game for players that are in your squad. – We adjusted this to retain the improved visibility of speaking players that Active Voice Indicators provide while making it easier for you to immediately get contextual information (e.g. health and shield status) for the person speaking. – – CREATIVE WHAT’S NEW? Transmitters and Receivers Trigger an explosion off of a coin, drop a barrier when a player strikes a target and so much more! This is just the beginning as many more options and devices will be enabled over the next few updates. Fixed Phase mode being activated unexpectedly when the Left Stick was configured as Jump on controllers. – Fixed an issue where the copied objects could appear offset from the camera. – Fixed the Phone not being able to copy and paste the Arctic Base Hangar Door. – Fixed an issue where the controls help text would disappear at certain times. – Fixed an issue where cosmetics could occasionally block the Phone’s line of sight, preventing objects from being interacted with. – Fixed an issue where the Phone could display a power level from Save the World. – Fixed an issue with controls help text displaying the wrong button binding when copying an asset. – Improved Multi-Select to allow it to work more consistently with walls, floors, stairs, and roof assets when copying and cutting. – Fixed a crash that could occur when copying and pasting the maximum allowable number of assets when using Multi-Select. – PREFABS & GALLERIES Added 6 New Pueblo Prefabs. Pueblo Trio – Pueblo Duo – Pueblo Residential A – Pueblo Residential B – Pueblo Front Gate – Pueblo Bell Tower – – Added 8 New Galleries. Pueblo Gallery – Pueblo Prop Gallery – Desert Nature Gallery – Outdoor Residential Prop Gallery – Container Prop Gallery – Indoor Residential Prop Gallery – No Collision Gallery – props that allow players to walk through – Block Party Prop Gallery – featuring new block party signs and team flags – – Added the Rusted Car and Rusted Truck to the Car Gallery. – Added White Brick Walls to the Factory Walls Gallery. – Added Desert Rocks and more Ground Floors to the Indestructible Gallery. – Added Gnomes to General Props Gallery B. – Renamed the Grass Floor Gallery to Grass X Dirt Gallery A. – Bug Fixes Fixed the Tomato Temple Stone Columns to be in the correct position. – DEVICES Transmitters and Receivers New system to allow devices to link to each other through Channels. – There are currently 8 Channels per island and up to 15 devices can be chained within a Channel. – An island can have a total of 100 Transmitters and 100 Receivers – Added Trigger Device. Triggered by Player: Specifies whether or not this trigger will transmit a signal when a player steps on it. On, Off (Default: On) – – Triggered by Damage: Specifies whether or not this trigger will transmit a signal when it receives damage. On, Off (Default: Off) – – Times Can Trigger: Specifies the total number of times this trigger will transmit a signal. Infinite, 1-10 (Default: Infinite) – – Trigger Delay: Specifies the delay between receiving a stimulus and transmitting a signal. None, 1 second, 2 seconds, 3 seconds, 5 seconds, 10 seconds, 20 seconds, 30 seconds, 1 minute, 2 minutes, 3 minutes, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 20 minutes (Default: None) – – Trigger Reset Delay: Specifies how long it must wait after the trigger has transmitted a signal before it can be triggered again. None, 1 second, 2 seconds, 3 seconds, 5 seconds, 10 seconds, 20 seconds, 30 seconds, 1 minute, 2 minutes, 3 minutes, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 20 minutes (Default: None) – – Trigger Sound: Specifies whether the trigger should emit a sound when it transmits a signal. Enabled, Disabled (Default: Enabled) – – Visibility in Game: Specifies whether or not the Device has collision and is visible in a game. (This does not affect its ability to receive a stimulus). On, Off (Default: On) – – Enabled on Minigame Start: Specifies whether the Device will respond to stimuli from the start of a game, or if it must be enabled by another Device. Enabled, Disabled (Default: Enabled) – – Enable When Receiving From: Receiving a signal from the specified channel will enable this Device. – Disable When Receiving From: Receiving a signal from the specified channel will disable this Device. – When Triggered Transmit On: Specifies the channel on which this Device will transmit a signal when it receives a stimulus. – – Triggered by Player: Specifies whether or not this trigger will transmit a signal when a player steps on it. – – Added Receivers and Transmitters to Devices. Each of these specifies the channel to which the device will respond or transmit when the conditions are met. Challenge Gallery Devices Added “Turn Visibility On When Receiving From” receiver. – Added “Turn Visibility Off When Receiving From” receiver. – Added “When Collected Transmit On” transmitter. – – Music Sequencer Device Added “Start Sequence When Receiving From” receiver. – Added “Stop Sequence When Receiving From” receiver. – – Objective Device Added “Destroy When Receiving From” receiver. – Added “When Destroyed Transmit On” transmitter. – – Pinball Flipper & Bumper Devices Added “Activate When Receiving From” receiver. – Added “Enable When Receiving From” receiver. – Added “Disable When Receiver From” receiver. – Added “When Activated Transmit On” receiver. – – Explosive Device Added “Explode When Receiving From” receiver. – – Sentry Device Added “Spawn When Receiving From” receiver. – Added “When Eliminated Transmit On” transmitter. – – Creature Spawner Device Added “Eliminate Creatures When Receiving From” receiver. – Added “Destroy Spawner When Receiving From” receiver. – – Damage Volume & Barrier Devices Added “Enable When Receiving From” receiver. – Added “Disable When Receiving From” receiver. – – – Challenge Gallery Devices – Added Basic Storm Controller Device. This Device lets you add a simple shrinking Storm to your maps. – Start Radius: Specifies the initial size of the Storm at game start. 5m, 10m, 20m, 30m, 40m, 50m, 75m, 100m, 200m, 300m (Default: 50m) – – End Radius: Specifies the final size of the Storm. 0m, 5m, 10m, 20m, 30m, 40m, 50m, 75m (Default: 0m) – – Wait Time: Specifies how long the Storm will wait before shrinking. 5 seconds, 10 seconds, 15 seconds, 30 seconds, 1 minute, 2 minutes, 3 minutes, 4 minutes, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 20 minutes (Default: 2 minutes) – – Shrink Time: Specifies how long the Storm will take to shrink from Start Radius to End Radius. 30 seconds, 1 minute, 1.5 minutes, 2 minutes, 2.5 minutes, 3 minutes, 5 minutes, 10 minutes (Default: 1 minute) – – Delay Time: Specifies the length of time which will elapse before the Storm appears. None, 5 seconds, 10 seconds, 15 seconds, 30 seconds, 1 minute, 2 minutes, 3 minutes, 4 minutes, 5 minutes, 10 minutes (Default: None) – – Damage: Specifies the percentage of max health that players in the Storm will lose each second. 1%, 2%, 5%, 7%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 50%, 75%, Instant Elimination (Default: 10%) – – – Updated Capture Area Device. Updated the Score Value option to include 0 – – Added Capture Item Spawner Device. This allows the creation of more tailored Capture the Object experiences with an item spawner that adds extra functionality directly related to capture the object gameplay. (Hint: Works great with the new Flag item) – Create Mode: After placing the device, drop an item from your inventory onto the Capture Item Spawner to define the item to spawn. – Play Mode: The Device will spawn a single instance of the specified item and won’t spawn another until the previous instance is removed from play. – Friendly Team: Specifies the team associated with the capture item 1-16 or All (Default: All) – – Captured By: Specifies which teams can pick up the capture item Friendly Team, Hostile Teams (Default: Friendly Team) – – Accent Color: Visually distinguishes Capture Item Spawner Devices from one another. Team Color, White, Sky Blue, Red-Orange, Golden, Apple Green, Fuschia, Orange, Aquamarine, Beige, Purple, Neon Green, Cerulean, Aqua, Pink, Green (Default: Aqua) – – Score Value: Specifies a point value for the capture item when captured. This is additive with the Score Value option on the Capture Area device. 0-100 (Default: 0) – – Return Dropped Items: Specifies how long it takes the item to return to the spawner after it is dropped. Instantly, 3 Seconds, 5 Seconds, 10 Seconds, 20 Seconds, 30 Seconds, Never (Default: Never) – – Play Capture Sounds: If enabled, play sound alerts when capture items change states (captured, taken, dropped, etc.) On, Off (Default: On) – – – Updated Player Checkpoint Plate Device. Checkpoints now support up to five players spawning on them at once. – – Updated Pinball Bumper Device. Added Sideways Bounce Lift option: Specifies how much uplift is applied to players when impulsed. Don’t Override, None, Low, Medium, High, Very High, Super High, Mega High (Default: Don’t Override) – – Creatures no longer trigger Bumpers while being unaffected by them. – Bumpers can now still be triggered if Knockback is set to Off, allowing them to apply damage, score or knockup. – Increased the ‘Instant Reset’ option on Bumpers from 0.1 seconds to 0.25 seconds as the Device can now be triggered repeatedly if knockback is Off. – Renamed this value from ‘Instant’ to ‘0.25 Seconds’ to accurately represent the minimum delay. – Added Object Direction Importance option: Determines how much the direction of an object hitting the Bumper affects the direction it gets impulsed. (0% means the Bumper will always impulse a player directly away). 0%, 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, 100% (Default: 100%). – – Added Team option: Restricts the Bumper to triggering only for a specific team. Any, 1-16 (Default: Any) – – Added Score Value option: Specifies a score to award a player who triggers the Bumper. -20, -15, -10, -5, -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 (Default: 0) – – Added Enabled on Game Start option: Enabled, Disabled (Default: Enabled) – – Added tooltips to all Bumper options. – Fixed an issue where a health bar would appear on copied versions of the Bumper. – – Added Sideways Bounce Lift option: Specifies how much uplift is applied to players when impulsed. – Added additional options to Explosive Device. Play Audio / VFX: Specifies whether to trigger explosion audio and visual effects or simply apply the damage silently/invisibly. On, Off (Default: On). – – Additional values for Structure Damage: 150, 200, 250, 300, 350, 400, 450, 2000, 5000. – – Show Health Bar: Yes, No. (Default: Yes). – – – Play Audio / VFX: Specifies whether to trigger explosion audio and visual effects or simply apply the damage silently/invisibly. – Updated Damage Volume Device. Changed Affects Creatures, Affects Players, Affects Vehicles and Affects Unmanned Vehicles options from Yes/No to On/Off. – Added Enabled on Game Start option: Enabled, Disabled (Default: Enabled) – – Added Affects Unmanned Vehicles option: On, Off (Default: Off) – – – Updated Pinball Flipper Device. Added Knockup option: Specifies how much upforce the Flipper applies to objects up when it impulses them. None, Low, Medium, High, Very High, Super High, Mega High (Default: Low) – – Added Mega High setting to Knockback option to match the Bumper Device. – Added new values to Flip Direction option: Any (triggers from any side and swings towards that side) – Opposite (triggers from any side and swings the opposite way) – Flip Flop (switches the triggerable side each time it triggers) – Never (Doesn’t apply impulse but still triggers other effects such as damage and score). – – Added Hit on Backswing option: Allows the Flipper to hit any objects behind it as it returns to its original position. On, Off (Default: Off) – – Adding Bounce Angle Percentage option: Determines how much the direction of an object hitting the Flipper affects the direction it gets impulsed. (0% means the Flipper will always impulse a player directly away). 0%, 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, 100% (Default: 100%) – – Added Team option: Restricts the Flipper to triggering only for a specific team. Any, 1-16 (Default: Any) – – Added Enabled on Game Start option: Enabled, Disabled (Default: Enabled) – – Added Score Value option: Specifies a score to award a player who triggers the Flipper. -20, -15, -10, -5, -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 (Default: 0) – – Creatures no longer trigger the Flipper without being affected. – Increased the area of effect when the Flipper is activated by taking damage or remotely triggered. – Added tooltips to all Flipper options. – – Added Knockup option: Specifies how much upforce the Flipper applies to objects up when it impulses them. – Updated Challenge Gallery Added Visible on Minigame Start option: On, Off (Default: On) – – – Added Visible on Minigame Start option: – Updated Sentry Device: Added Spawn on Minigame Start option: Yes, No (Default: Yes) – – – Added Spawn on Minigame Start option: – Updated Barrier Device: Added Enabled option: Specifies when the barrier effect is active. Disabled, Enabled, Warmup Only, Gameplay Only (Default: Gameplay Only) – – – Added Enabled option: Specifies when the barrier effect is active. – Added additional options to Team Settings and Starting Inventory Devices: Team Name: Specifies a display name for the corresponding Team to be used throughout the UI. (scoreboard, victory screen, etc.) – Team Color: Assigns a specific color to the corresponding Team to be used throughout the UI and for devices that support Team Color as an Accent Color option. (Capture Area, Capture Item Spawner) – Do Not Override, White, Sky Blue, Red-Orange, Golden, Apple Green, Fuschia, Orange, Aquamarine, Beige, Purple, Neon Green, Cerulean, Aqua, Pink, Green (Default: Do Not Override) – Initial Team Size Ratio: This allows for asymmetric team sizes that maintain a ratio of players per team for any number of players in a game. Don’t Override, 1-10 (Default: Don’t Override) – Example: A ratio of 4 for Team 1, and 1 for Team 2, means that with 10 players, Team 1 will have 8 players and Team 2 will have 2 players. – – – Added additional option to Player Spawner Device: Lock to Player Name: If text is added to this field, only players whose name contains that string can spawn here. Leave blank to allow anyone to use this spawn point. – – Added additional option to Music Sequencer Device: Activate on Game Phase: Specifies when the Sequencer will automatically start. Never, Warm-up, Game Start (Default: Never). – – Added ability for music sequencer to activate the trigger device. – – Activate on Game Phase: Specifies when the Sequencer will automatically start. – Bug Fixes Fixed issue with devices not being rotated properly when placed on existing floors. – Fixed an issue with the Barrier Device displaying improperly if a player was near it at game start. – Objects placed inside a Barrier Device can now be interacted with more consistently. – Fixed an issue where Sentries were being rotated incorrectly. – Fixed an issue where Sentries were being damaged by Explosive Devices when they exploded within their targeting range. – Looping Music Sequencers will now correctly reset when a game or round has started. – UI + SOCIAL Updated Portal user experience: – Changed Portal names to only appear when closer to the Portal. – Updated formatting of Portal details to enhance legibility. – Changed the distance at which the prompt to change the Portal appears and added a label to clarify that it changes the Portal destination. – Updated the style of the server list and new feature callouts. – Bug Fixes Fixed the positions of squad members in the main menu of the lobby to avoid overlapping with the Featured Creations panel. – Fixed an issue with improper column spacing on the scoreboard. – Fixed the scoreboard time column displaying “DNF” where there is no time for a player to display. It now displays “–:–:–”. – Fixed the “Show Details” button being unresponsive after opening and closing the in-game menu. – Fixed the button help text for the harvesting tool becoming hidden after unequipping the harvesting tool while using a controller. – Fixed the “Return to Hub” button being displayed in the in-game menu even while already in the Hub. – Fixed an issue where the “Memory Used” bar could appear while in the Hub. – Fixed an issue with controller input display on the Game Description panel when using a controller on mobile. –

Fortnite Battle Royale v9.10 Update patch notes – Hot Spots, Jordan collaboration and more Epic Games have released the patch notes for the Fortnite Battle Royale v9.10 update , which goes live on May 22 on Xbox One, PS4, PC, Nintendo Switch and mobile devices. The v9.10 update is the first major update in Fortnite BR since the start of Season 9, since last week’s v9.01 patch was very much just a minor one. Epic have already revealed quite a few details about this update, and you can find a breakdown of all changes and additions, as well as the full patch notes, below. Fortnite Battle Royale v9.10 Patch Notes BATTLE ROYALE WHAT’S NEW? Hot Spots Randomly selected locations on the map that have a high loot rate with an increase of Supply Drops! Hot Drops are the latest addition to Fortnite Battle Royale in Season 9 LIMITED TIME MODE ROTATION: SNIPER SHOOTOUT DUOS Sniper Rifles only. Downed players are eliminated instantly. May the best aim win! UNVAULTED SQUADS Battle Royale gameplay with a limited set of weapons made up entirely of items that are vaulted in the standard modes. CLOSE ENCOUNTERS SQUADS Close quarters combat with Shotguns & Jetpacks! WEAPONS + ITEMS Shadow Bombs Reduced availability from floor loot from .835% to .677% – Reduced availability from chests from 4.65% to 3.98% – Reduced drop count from 3 to 2. Shadow Bombs have seen a lot of late-game use, and we wanted to encourage risk vs. reward when picking the item up. By leaving maximum stack size the same & reducing availability, the item’s potential remains the same but swapping a spot for it early on is riskier. – – – Unvaulted Semi-Auto Sniper Rifle Available in Vending Machines, Chests, and Floor Loot – Available in Uncommon and Rare variants Since the Thermal Rifle and Scoped Revolver have both recently been vaulted, this week we wanted to bring back an oldie but goodie to round out the medium/long-range item line-up. – – – Combat Shotgun Reduced the availability from floor loot from 2.015% to 1.409% – Reduced the availability from chest loot from 2.183% to 1.846% When compared to other items of similar rarity, the Combat Shotgun was dropping a bit too frequently. This change will put it closer in line with other items. – – – Bug Fixes Dropping part of a consumable item stack no longer interrupts using the consumable. – Shadow Bombs correctly leave the players inventory when no charges are left. – Shadow Bombs are consumed properly when quickly picking up a replacement item during activation. – Combat Shotgun now applies appropriate environmental damage falloff. – Ability to move is no longer lost if Rift-to-go was used with Balloons. – The Bush now correctly attaches to players in specific animations, such as skydiving. – Resolved inconsistent behavior while using Flint-Knock pistol during crouch. – Air vent audio is now correctly removed upon on destruction. – Boogie Bombs now properly prevent affected players from skydiving. – Camera issues when exiting a Mounted Turret have been resolved. – Remote Explosives will now open and close with doors they are stuck to. – GAMEPLAY Introducing Hot Spots! Every match, select named locations will be marked in gold text on the map. These Hot Spots represent the presence of Loot Carriers. Shoot down the carriers for additional high-quality weapons. Minimum of one Hot Spot – 25% chance for 2 Hot Spots – 5% chance for 3 Hot Spots – – Loot Carriers Loot Carriers drop a weapon of Rare or higher quality along with two stacks of ammo. – Hot Spots will have between 12 and 16 Loot Carriers depending on the size of the location. – – – These Hot Spots represent the presence of Loot Carriers. Shoot down the carriers for additional high-quality weapons. – – Every match, select named locations will be marked in gold text on the map. – Equipping the blueprint to start building has improved in high latency situations. – Added crosshair dot while skydiving to allow for more precise map marking. – Bug Fixes Fixed an issue with auto material swap canceling turbo build if the client can’t predict the material amount quick enough. – Updated Environmental and Cozy Campfire Trap collision to better allow players to walk over campfires. – Players can no longer fire/reload weapons while reviving a DBNO teammate. – Contrails are no longer stuck on the player if they dropped from the bus directly into a Slipstream. – PERFORMANCE Bug Fixes Fixed a regression in level streaming performance introduced in v9.0. This should significantly improve loading times for buildings, and reduce instances of players landing on low-LOD meshes. – Reduced hitches shortly after landing, especially on lower-end hardware (e.g Switch) – AUDIO Improved enemy jump sounds. – Reduced the time that it takes the enemy in-air audio loop to kick on, for better awareness of an enemy dropping in on you from above. – Boosted the volume of nearby footsteps and landing sounds of enemies not in line of sight. – Tighter spatialization of close-range pickaxe sounds from other players. – Added clearer sound when an enemy confirms an edit on a building piece within ~2 tiles of your position. – Removed glider audio tell for players traveling through a Slipstream. – Your emote music is now prioritized over other players emotes in the front-end. – Emote music is now full stereo when in the front-end. – Added a new Headshot + Shield Break sound, for when the two events occur at the same time. – Lowered the minimum velocity required to trigger a landing sound – Bug Fixes Walking up on the edge of a building piece plays correct material specific footstep audio. – Enemy pickaxe sound now plays correctly from impact point and not from player using the pickaxe. – The Boom Bow’s fire sound has been fixed to not cut off when switching weapons immediately after shooting. – Firing weapons no longer lowers building sounds. – UI Changed “Return To Lobby” to “Leave Match”. – Adjusted the “damage” color when taking shield damage back to an increased-contrast version of the original. The intent is increased readability of current shield value immediately after taking damage, but red was causing players to believe they were taking more damage than they were. – – Bug Fixes Party Leaders who left their party’s current match could start a new match and take the entire party with them. – SPECTATING Bug Fixes Focus no longer changes when watching a server replay during the bus phase. – Watching live games will no longer change players when joining the Battle Bus. – MOBILE We’ve noticed iOS patches have experienced delays appearing in the App Store recently. Apple has stated that any application can take up to 24 hours to appear in the App Store. If no update is available, be sure to check our social channels for more info. Removed the HUD when respawning. – We’ve made improvements to the UI by adding an exit button to the following: – Squad Formation in the lobby – Playground Match Options – Events screen – Removed vibration toggle settings for devices that do not support vibration. – Bug Fixes Players ammo count now correctly displays in all languages. – The Mini Map has been adjusted to fit correctly in large team LTM’s. – Bluetooth headset sound quality has been improved. – The interaction loading bar no longer progresses counter-clockwise. – Start Game widget in Creative no longer overlaps with the inventory hot bar. – Phase Mode Button now correctly displays in Creative. – FPS counter not being fully displayed on curved screens. – Emote audio now plays for the full duration on the Nintendo Switch. – Scoped weapon fixes: ADS perspective could remain on-screen when switching weapons. – Player’s view could be inverted when aiming. – – CREATIVE WHAT’S NEW? Fortnite x Jordan Show off your moves in the New York City inspired, Downtown Drop LTM by Jordan featuring Creative artists NotNellaf & Tollmolia. Launch off massive jumps, grind down city streets and collect coins to win! Score big when you cop the Hang Time Bundle. Get the Grind Outfit, Clutch Outfit, and a challenge pack unique to the set. Epic Games have announced a collaboration with Jordan. Haunted Hills Theme Create your own eerie islands using the new Haunted Hills theme! Includes several prefab and gallery sets for all your creepy creations. Buildings and items from Haunted Hills can now be used in Fortnite Creative Mode. ISLANDS Creative islands are now displayed in the minimap as well as the fullscreen map. – Bug Fixes Players are now able to change the island slot in their personal rift even after visiting an island with a high memory cost. – GAMEPLAY New “Fastest Time to Win” setting Each round a winning time sets the new time limit for the following round. – After all rounds the winner is the team with the lowest time to win a round. – – Added Time limit options of 6, 7, 8, 9, and 12 minutes. – Bug Fixes Wrong team can no longer be declared the winner of a round. – Players will now correctly spawn to spawn pads or checkpoints rather than in the air. – Lobby music will no longer play on a continuous loop after winning a game. – Players no longer need to press the same button twice in order to perform certain actions with a controller. – Weapons will now be granted by the Team Settings & Inventory Device even after Team Rotation. – Floor traps are now deleted along with their supporting floor even when a ramp is built over it. – The pickaxe no longer swings involuntarily when swapping to the Phone while swinging. – Jitter no longer appears on multiple assets on featured islands. – Creatures are able to move through archways from the Jungle Temple set. – The island owner is no longer automatically declared the winner of a game as long as they have more health than the opponents. – The winner of a game is now determined by Scoreboard Stat 1 rather than the total highest score. – CREATIVE TOOLS + PHONE Bug Fixes The Phone will now target Barrier Devices for deletion. – Old school and quick builder controls now function correctly with the Phone. – The axis is no longer missing when rotating an object with the Phone. – Players can select the Phone now when using a custom control scheme on Switch. – Players can no longer destroy Holoscreens without permission while on another player’s island. – PREFABS & GALLERIES Added 6 New Prefabs Haunted Hills Haunted Tomb – Haunted Hills Grim Ruins – Haunted Hills Abandoned Dwelling – Haunted Hills Hillshade House – Pirate Fort – Tomato Temple – – Added 5 New Galleries Haunted Hills Gallery – Haunted Hills Prop Gallery – Haunted Hills Nature Gallery – Tomato Temple Prop Gallery – Catacombs Floor Gallery, which features catacomb floors mixed with dirt and mud. – – Added pieces to the Indestructible Gallery More indestructible wall variants – Indestructible Ground Tiles – Indestructible Volcanic Rocks – Indestructible Hover Platform – Indestructible Neo Tilted Basketball Hoop – – Bug Fixes The Basketball Hoop, from the Neo Tilted Prop Gallery, was replaced with a destructible version and the non-destructible version was added to the Indestructible Gallery. – The Ruined Shops prefab name was changed to No Sweat Insurance Building. – Grass no longer clips through the Rubble Piles from the Scorched Gallery. – The following pieces no longer disappear when trying to copy/paste: Lucky Landing Roof Corner, Arctic Base Hangar Roof, and Hangar Roof Trim. – Added player collision to the Mansion Rug, giving it the same properties as other props. – Increased the preview volume size for the Neo Tilted Prop Gallery. – Corner Diner Counter in the No Sweat Insurance building (formerly known as Ruined Shops) can be copied and pasted now. – The Factory Walls Gallery and the Parkour Gallery blue preview volumes fit within their respective gallery sizes now. – Objects from the Military Lights Gallery no longer display a black bar when viewed from behind on mobile. – DEVICES Added Grind Power Up Device: Allows players to slide on any surface and applies spark effects to the player’s feet. Effect Duration: 3 seconds, 5 seconds, 10 seconds, 20 seconds, 30 seconds, 1 minute, 2 minutes, 5 minutes, Infinite (Default: 3 seconds) – Disables Effect on Pickup: On, Off (Default: Off). If On, if the player has the Grind effect active on them, collecting this power up will cancel it immediately. – Pickup Radius: On touch, .25, .5, .75, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5 (Default: On touch) – Time to Respawn: Never, 5 seconds, 10 seconds, 15 seconds, 20 seconds, 25 seconds, 30 seconds, 45 seconds, 1 minute, 1.5 minutes, 2 minutes, 3 minutes, 4 minutes, 5 minutes (Default: 15 seconds) – – – Allows players to slide on any surface and applies spark effects to the player’s feet. – Added Color Changing Tiles Device Prop floor tile that will change to the team color of the player who touches it. – Starting Team: Neutral, 1-16 (Default: Neutral) – Time Until Reverting: Determines how long the tile will wait before beginning to revert to its original color. Never, 1 second, 2 seconds, 3 seconds, 5 seconds, 10 seconds, 20 seconds, 30 seconds, 40 seconds, 50 seconds, 1 minute, 2 minutes, 3 minutes, 4 minutes, 5 minutes, 6 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 20 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour (Default 1 second). – – Score: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 60, 100, 500, 1000, 2000, 5000 – Steal Score: Yes, No – – Added additional options to the Explosive Device. Time to Detonation from Game Off, Start: 3 minutes, 4 minutes, 6 minutes, 7 minutes, 8 minutes, 9 minutes, 12 minutes, 15 minutes, 20 minutes (Default: Off) – Proximity Delay: When proximity detonation is triggered, wait a set amount of seconds before exploding. Options: Off, 1 second, 2 seconds, 3 seconds, 4 seconds, 5 seconds, 10 seconds, 20 seconds, 30 seconds, 1 minute (Default: Off) – – – Added additional options to the Capture Device Player Capture: Allows players to score points by remaining inside the capture area. On, Off (Default: Off) – Each Player – Each player in the capture area earns points toward their team’s score. – One Player Per Team – Only one player from a team inside the capture area earns points toward their team’s score, regardless of how many other players from that team are in the area with them. – – Player Capture Time: A player will earn points for their team each time they remain in the capture area for this length of time. 1 second, 5 seconds, 10 seconds, 30 seconds, 1 minute, 5 minutes, 10 minutes (Default: 1 second) – – – Player Capture: Allows players to score points by remaining inside the capture area. – Added additional options to the Pinball Bumper Knockback: Mega High – – Added additional options to the Collectables Gallery – Added new object options: Amber Pyramid, Blue Pyramid, Cylinder, Shoe, Basketball. Coin Object: Allows you to change the type of object to be collected without having to delete and replace the object. – Ambient Audio: On, Off. (Default: On) – Consumption Rule: Self – when the coin is collected, it disappears for the collecting player, but remains for everyone else. (Default) – Team – when the coin is collected, it disappears for everyone in the collecting player’s team but remains for players from other teams. – Everyone – when the coin is collected, it disappears for all other players. – – – Added additional options to the Objectives Gallery Added 3 additional Objective objects: Cylinder, Box, Sphere – Visible During Games: On, Off (Default: On) – – Added additional options to the Item Spawner Run Over Pickup: Determines whether the item can be picked up by running or driving over it rather than using the interaction key. On, Off (Default Off) – – Item Visibility: Adjusts the size and height of the item’s projected image to make it more easily visible, especially from a distance. 1x, 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x (Default: 1x) – – – Run Over Pickup: Determines whether the item can be picked up by running or driving over it rather than using the interaction key. – Added additional options to the Creature Manager: Damage to Environment: None – Score: None – – Bug Fixes Barrier Devices display correctly if a player is standing by them before a game starts. – Pinball Flipper knockback effect now activates after the first bump. – Resources can now be capped in the Team Settings & Inventory Device. The setting is called “Maximum Building Resources”. – The “Very Low” gravity setting in the Team Settings & Inventory Device no longer requires a player to die before it is applied. – UI + SOCIAL Added options to the UI Settings menu for showing round winner screen and scoreboard screen during rounds based games. – Added new screen to show the winner of a game. – Bug Fixes The main Battle Royale island’s map is now visible in Creative. – Friend list panel will now display on iOS. – Players will no longer be unable to open the main menu after opening social panel and scoreboard UI simultaneously. – The button for Phase Mode will now appear on mobile. – Server time is no longer displayed while playing a game. – The “Start Game” widget no longer overlaps with the inventory bar on mobile. – The score displayed at the end of a round now displays the summary of all rounds. – When does v9.10 update go live? Epic have confirmed that the v9.10 update will be releasing Wednesday, May 22 at 1 AM PT / 4 AM ET / 9 AM BST. Because this appears to be a major patch, there will be an “extended” downtime for it, so expect servers to be disabled for quite some time following the update’s release. As always, matchmaking will be disabled 20-25 minutes prior, so make sure to plan your gaming session accordingly. Get ready to drop in :sneaker: Update 9.10 releases tomorrow, May 22. Downtime begins at 4 AM ET(0800UTC). There will be extended downtime for this release. — Fortnite (@FortniteGame) May 21, 2019 Fortnite BR x Jordan crossover Unlike most other updates, which usually include the addition of a new item or weapon, the v9.10 update will feature a new crossover promo event with Nike’s Jordan brand. The in-game announcement screen was updated on May 21 to feature a teaser image for the crossover, with the caption: “Game recognize game. Drop in tomorrow.” The May 21 in-game announcement screen teases the upcoming Jordan crossover event. The patch notes confirm that as part of the collaboration, players will be able to play the new Downtown Drop LTM, which allows players to “launch off massive jumps, grind down city streets and collect coins to win!” There will also be a special Hang Time Bundle, which includes a Grind outfit, Clutch outfit and a special set of challenges. Hot Spots Hot Spots are a brand new addition to the game, which sees a named location marked in gold text on the map. These Hot Spots have Loot Carriers floating above them, which when shot down drops “high-quality weapons” for players to use. Each game will have a minimum of one Hot Spot, with a 25% chance of two, and a 5% chance for three. They will drop a weapon of at least Rare quality, and each Hot Spot will have at least 12 Loot Carriers. Audio fixes and improvements Another major aspect of the v9.10 update will be the series of audio fixes and improvements that will be implemented, all of which were announced and detailed by Epic on May 21. In addition to the changes coming in v9.10, Epic also revealed what other audio-related issues they’ve been working on for the rest of the season. What we’re working on for the upcoming season: Fix for footstep sounds on the edge of structures gives audio as if you’re walking on the ground. – Better hear the approach of enemy players outside player-built structures. – Improvements to issues of sounds dropping outside of player FOV. – Improvement of close versus distant player gliding sounds, to help clarify distance of gliding enemies. – Longer sounds properly playing during Replays. – Improved differentiation of teammate verus enemy audio. – Internal testing of binaural/HRTF solution that will be a great help to headphone players, as well as other spatialization improvements. – A series of audio fixes and improvements will be made in the v9.10 update. Fortnite Battle Royale v9.10 update patch notes Here are the early patch notes for the v9.10 update. We will include the full patch notes when they are made available by Epic, which is likely to be around when the downtime for the update begins. Release 9.10 Audio fixes and updates: Switch audio dropout issues fixed for real- apologies, this was meant to be in for 9.0 but we had unexpected technical problems. – Fixed location of close-range enemy pickaxe impact sound, so it plays from the impact point and not the player that’s pickaxing. – Removed ducking of building sounds when firing your weapon. – Lowered the minimum velocity required to trigger a landing sound; this helps prevent players from silently ‘bunny hopping’ up ramps. – Added a new jump sound for enemies that’s louder than your own. – Increased jump sound attenuation to match enemy footsteps. – Reduced the amount of time that it takes the enemy in-air audio loop to kick on, for better awareness of an enemy dropping in on you from above. – Boosted volume of occluded footsteps and landing sounds. – Tighter spatialization of close-range pickaxe sounds from other players. – Added a clearer sound when an enemy confirms an edit on a building piece within ~2 tiles of your position. – Removed glider audio tell for players traveling through a Slipstream. – Added a new “Headshot + Shield Break” sound, for when the two events occur at the same time. If a shield break is “CHINGSHH” and a headshot is “PA-CHING” then the new sound is “PA-CHINGSHH”. –

Fortnite Battle Royale update v9.01 patch notes – Tactical Assault Rifle, Drum Gun nerf and more The patch notes for the v9.01 update for Fortnite Battle Royale are now live as the update rolls out to players on PC, Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch and mobile devices, including major changes such as the arrival of the Tactical Assault Rifle, brand new John Wick LTM, and more. The v9.01 patch is the first update for the game since the launch of Season 9, which made some dramatic changes to the popular battle royale title. While this latest update is not expected to be anywhere near as big the one that kicked off the ninth season, it is still set to add some new content and changes to the game. You can read the v9.01 patch notes in full below. Fortnite Battle Royale update v9.01 – Full patch notes WHAT’S NEW? Tactical Assault Rifle Tactics take the day! This robust and precise assault rifle is the ideal option for tight quarters. The Tactical Rifle is a close quarters weapon according to Epic Games. WEAPONS + ITEMS Tactical Assault Rifle Available in Rare, Epic, and Legendary variants. – Available from Floor Loot, Chests, Supply Drops, and Vending Machines Fully Automatic – 30 Round Magazine – Deals 22/23/24 damage – Headshot Multiplier of 1.75x – This weapon has a tight spread in close quarters but is less effective at long range when compared to other Assault Rifles. – – – Reduced Baller health from 200 to 150 The primary goal of the Baller is to provide fun and exciting mobility. We feel that it still has a little too much defensive agency – this change should reduce the effectiveness there while not impacting its strengths. – – Drum Gun adjustments Reduced base damage from 26/27 to 22/23 Since its unvaulting, the Drum Gun effectiveness has been slightly higher than we wanted. This change should reduce its combat effectiveness while still retaining its flavor. – – – Reduced base damage from 26/27 to 22/23 – Vaulted Compact SMG Due to the recent addition of the Drum Gun and the brand new Tactical Assault Rifle, we wanted to reduce the availability of high rate-of-fire weapons. – – LIMITED TIME MODE: WICK’S BOUNTY Summary Every player begins with several gold tokens. Eliminating an enemy player pays out all of the tokens the target was carrying. The first squad to reach the specified gold token count wins the match. Mode Details Limited respawning: Each player has three lives. – The more tokens a player is carrying, the more visible on the map they will be when moving or shooting. – The top 3 token leaders will have their location shown on the map & compass at all times. – GAMEPLAY Slipstream adjustments Slipstreams no longer block building. Trying to build up to get into a Slipstream should be an easy & intuitive experience. We noticed some cases where players would build up to the Slipstream, but due to build restrictions would take a ‘leap of faith’ and not make the jump. This should make getting into a Slipstream easier. – – Players flying in a Slipstream will destroy player built objects when they collide. – Slipstreams are now disabled after storm phase 5. We’ve seen a number of cases where Slipstreams caused issues during late game circles – primarily around getting pulled into the storm unexpectedly. Since the value of Slipstream mobility is limited in those scenarios, we felt it’s better to simply disable them. – – – Slipstreams no longer block building. – PERFORMANCE Improvements made to level streaming performance on all platforms. This will reduce cases of buildings not loading in. – – Physics optimizations to improve performance in conduits – CREATIVE WHAT’S NEW? Ruined Tilted Create apocalyptic worlds using the new Ruined Tilted Themes! Players can now use fragments of the destroyed version of Tilted Towers in Creative Mode. WEAPONS + ITEMS Tactical Assault Rifle Available in Rare, Epic, and Legendary variants. Fully Automatic – 30 Round Magazine – Deals 22/23/24 damage – Headshot Multiplier of 1.75x – This weapon has a tight spread in close quarters but is less effective at long range when compared to other Assault Rifles. – – – Available in Rare, Epic, and Legendary variants. – PREFABS 7 New Themes Ruined Shops – Ruined Twin Apartments – Ruined L Apartments – Ruined Red Apartments – Ruined Fish Apartments – Ruined Basketball Court – Ruined Clock Tower – – 3 New Galleries Ruined Floor Gallery – Ruined Wall Gallery – Scorched Gallery – – When does v9.01 update go live? Epic Games confirmed that the v9.01 update will be releasing Wednesday, May 15 at 1 AM PT / 4 AM ET / 9 AM BST. Because it is a regular patch and not a Content Update, there will be downtime, so matchmaking will likely be disabled 20-25 minutes prior. Get up close and personal when the v.9.01 update releases tomorrow, May 15. Downtime begins at 4 AM ET(0800UTC). — Fortnite (@FortniteGame) May 14, 2019 Tactical Assault Rifle An update to the in-game announcement screen showed that the previously leaked Tactical Assault Rifle weapon would be added to the game in the v9.01 update for the possible battle royale title. The official in-game description reads: “This robust and precise assault rifle is the idea option for tight quarters.” Read More: Fortnite Battle Royale devs Epic Games might be giving free $10 credit to secure accounts in upcoming event – According to the patch notes, the Tactical Assault Rifle is a fully automatic weapon available from Floor Loot, Chests, Supply Drops, and Vending Machines, and has a 30 round magazine with a tight spread in close quarters. The weapon’s base damage sits at 22/23/24, and has a headshot multiplier of 1.75x, meaning it should be deadly in close combat. The Tactical Assault Rifle’s addition to the game was confirmed by the in-game news feed. Changes to the Health and Shield bars Epic have confirmed that they will be “tweaking” the Health and Shield bars that appear on players’ HUDs. When Season 9 first launched, a change was implemented that caused both bats to use a red animation effect when taking damage. This change caused a lot of confusion and frustration among players who had difficulty being able to tell the two bars apart during the heat of battle, and Epic have admitted that the change is “confusing” and will be adjusted. While they were not clear on what kinds of “tweaks” they were going to make, players should expect to see the changes as part of the v9.01 update. Fortnite Battle Royale v9.01 update patch notes The full patch notes for the v9.01 update will be added here once they are made available by Epic, which should be close to when the downtime for the update begins. Here’s what to expect: Weapons – Tactical Assault rifle: This robust and precise assault rifle is the ideal option for tight quarters Health and Shield bar changes – “Tweaks” made to how health and shield bars are displayed on players’ HUD. Stability and Bug fixes – Improvements to help mitigate the number of times players run into instances of buildings not properly loading in. – Compensation for players who missed out on rewards for completing the Blackheart and Hybrid style challenges, plus a bonus! Drum Gun nerf One of the biggest changes to come in the v9.01 update is to one of the game’s most polarizing weapons, the Drum Gun. Since it’s return as part of the Unvaulting event, the Drum Gun has once again become one of the game’s most lethal weapons, with many using it ahead of shotguns and even assault rifles due to it’s high rate of fire and high damage. Popular streamers such as Tyler ‘Ninja’ Blevins have criticized the weapon on its return, and it appears that Epic Games have taken those complaints on board, reducing the Drum Gun’s base damage from 26/27 to 22/23, stating that they hope to “reduce the effectiveness while not impacting its strengths.” The Drum Gun has received a major nerf in the v9.01 update, Slipstream changes Introduced at the start of Season 9, Slipstreams are large jets of air, located across the map, that give players new ways to rotate around the island without the use of a vehicle. With the Slipstreams now in the game for a week, Epic Games have decided to make some adjustments, disabling them after the fifth stage of the storm in an attempt to stop players getting pulled into them and flung out of the circle. Slipstreams will also no longer block building, which the developers believe should make it easier to access the large wind tunnels. Last updated on May 16, 2019 at 10:00am (EST).

Fortnite Battle Royale v8.50 update announced – release date & time, Avengers event, and more UPDATE April 25 2019: Fortnite’s highly anticipated Avengers Endgame crossover update is now LIVE. You can find the full v8.50 patch notes here. Epic Games have announced the release date and time for the highly anticipated v8.50 update in Fortnite Battle Royale, and we’re here to make sure you’re caught up on everything there is to know. The v8.50 patch is the fifth major game update released since the start of Season 8, and it’s expected to include explosive new content and possibly even major changes. Below, you can find everything you need to know about the update, including its release date and time, confirmed additions, what to expect, and more. When does the v8.50 update go live? The v8.50 update is set to release on Thursday, April 25 at 2 AM PT / 5 AM ET / 10 AM GMT. Since this is a game patch and not just a Content Update, there will be downtime required for it, so matchmaking will likely be disabled 20-25 minutes prior to its release. *Snap* Balance will be restored. Downtime for the v8.50 update starts tomorrow, April 25 at 5AM ET(0900 UTC).— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) April 24, 2019 Avengers: Endgame event Likely the biggest aspect of the v8.50 update will be the promo that Epic Games have put together with Marvel’s highly-anticipated Avengers: Endgame film, which releases in theaters on April 26. While no concrete details about the promo have been revealed, many believe that it will involve cosmetic items, as Epic have been releasing teaser images with Fortnite Battle Royale skins holding iconic props from the films, such as Captain America’s shield, Thor’s hammer, and Iron Man’s gloves. There could also be an Avengers: Endgame themed Limited Time Mode, like the Infinity Gauntlet LTM that was released last year. Possible revert incoming? Over the past few weeks, the majority of the player-base has been calling for Epic to revert the changes they made in the v8.20 update, more specifically the removal of the siphon mechanic that awarded players health and materials after every elimination. While the announcement tweet for v8.50 is clearly a reference to Thanos, the use of the phrase “balance will be restored” has players excited that Epic could actually be hinting at a revert coming with this update. Of course, considering that Epic have pretty much ignored the players’ complaints on this topic for a few weeks now, this could simply be a coincidence and a revert may not be coming at all. What else to expect There has been a lot of activity on the map in recent weeks, and the v8.50 update will likely introduce further changes, especially with the start of Season 9 inching closer and closer. There will also likely be new cosmetic items added to game files for future release, most of which will probably be dug up and leaked by data-miners shortly after the update goes live. Make sure to check back here once the v8.50 updates releases, as we will have the full patch notes, breakdown of any changes and additions, all leaked content, and more.

Fortnite Battle Royale v8.51 patch notes – Shadow Bomb, bug fixes and more Epic Games are getting ready to wrap up Season 8 of Fortnite Battle Royale with a final update on May 2, bringing some new content and bug fixes, in v8.51. Unlike previous updates, there will be no ‘downtime’ for v8.51, as players simply need to download a client update. Despite its smaller size, there’s still some interesting additions included, namely the leaked shadow bomds. These shadow bombs will bring a stealthier approach to grenades, as their description suggests: “Stealth and utility make for a surprise.” Fans were also anticipating the return of Overtime challenges, which were first added in Season 7 to tide players over until the start of the next season. Although they are not mentioned in the patch notes, they were leaked previously. With the in-game event which will conclude Season 8 expected to take place on Saturday, at 2pm EST, this update also likely includes some preparation for what is going to go down. The volcano is expected to erupt, and the mysterious runes that have been appearing at Loot Lake are yet to fully reveal their purpose. Fortnite Battle Royale v8.51 update: patch notes WHAT’S NEW? Shadow Bomb Become one with the shadows! Engulf yourself in darkness with this new item, becoming invisible to enemies, increasing your speed, and allowing the ability to perform double jumps. WEAPONS + ITEMS Shadow Bomb Shrouds yourself in shadow, briefly becoming invisible to enemies. 6-second duration – User becomes more visible to others near the end of the effect. – Increases your movement speed, provides the ability to double jump, and wall jump. Players are unable to attack, build, or loot while under the effects of the Shadow Bomb. – – – Rarity: Uncommon – Can hold a maximum of 6 – Can be found from Floor Loot, Chests, Supply Drops, and Supply Llamas. – – Shrouds yourself in shadow, briefly becoming invisible to enemies. – GAMEPLAY Bug Fixes & Improvements Sound effects for Jetpacks were occasionally playing much louder than they should be. – UI Bug Fixes & Improvements The Victory Royale UI animation was displaying for all players in Limited Time Modes with respawning enabled. – SAVE THE WORLD WHAT’S NEW? Duet Create a Duet between you… and the Husks! WEAPONS + ITEMS Duet A high damage assault rifle that’s good for sustained fire due to its large magazine capacity. – Available in the Weekly Store from May 1 at 8PM ET until May 8 at 8PM ET. – – CREATIVE WHAT’S NEW? Diner Prefabs! Grab a table for two, or the entire kitchen, with these delectable, new Diner prefabs. WEAPONS + ITEMS Shadow Bomb Shrouds yourself in shadow, briefly becoming invisible to enemies. – 6-second duration – User becomes more visible to others near the end of the effect. – Increases your movement speed, provides the ability to double jump, and wall jump. Players are unable to attack, build, or loot while under the effects of the Shadow Bomb. – – – PREFABS New Prefabs and Galleries based on Fortnite Battle Royale’s restaurants and diners. Durrr Burger Prefab – Uncle Pete’s Pizza Pit Prefab – SofDeez Ice Cream Shop Prefab – 4 Diner Galleries – – GENERAL SOCIAL Bug Fixes & Improvements Any Suggested Friends could not be added to friends. –

Fortnite Battle Royale v8.51 update announced – release date & time, Shadow Bomb, and more The official release date and time for the v8.51 update in Fortnite Battle Royale has been announced, and we’re here to make sure you’re caught up on everything there is to know. Following the massive v8.50 patch release last week, v8.51 seems like it will be a smaller-sized followup patch, although new content and changes to gameplay are still expected once the update drops. You can find out everything there is to currently know about the update below, including its release date and time, any and all confirmed additions, what to expect, and more. When does the v8.51 update go live? Epic Games have confirmed that the v8.51 update will be releasing on Thursday, May 2, at 2 AM PT / 5 AM ET / 10 AM GMT. Although this is a game patch and not a Content Update, Epic have announced that there will not be any downtime required for it. Time to be stealthy. Sneak into the v8.51 update tomorrow, May 2 at 5 AM ET(0900 UTC). There will be no downtime but you will need to download a client update. — Fortnite (@FortniteGame) May 1, 2019 Shadow Bomb added Judging by the heavy reference made to it in the tweet above, it’s pretty much set in stone that the v8.51 update will introduce the brand new Shadow Bomb item to Fortnite BR. While there isn’t any confirmed information as to how it will work in the game, the official description from the in-game news feed does offer some clues: “Stealth and utility make for a surprise.” It comes as no surprise that a lot of details about the new item have been leaked prior to its release, including audio files and images. Loot Lake Runes and map changes With the start of Season 9 rapidly approaching, the usual season-ending flurry of map changes has been well underway over the past few weeks, most notably involving mysterious Runes on Loot Lake. As of May 1, all five Runes have been activated, and tremors from the Volcano have started to be felt across the map. This suggests that there is a very good chance that we could see some map changes coming with the v8.51 update, or at least new info added to game files for data-miners to dig up and leak. Voting for a weapon/item to be unvaulted According to recently leaked game files, Epic are planning on bringing back a weapon or item from the vault, but will apparently be relying on the players’ votes to decide what exactly to unvault. Falling in line with these leaks is the fact that the Tactical SMG is now showing up on the bunker in Loot Lake, which suggests that the voting for what to unvault could begin following the v8.51 update. Leaks hint that there will be six total weapons/items available to be voted upon: Tactical SMG, X-4 Stormwing plane, Infinity Blade sword, Bouncer, Drum Gun, and Grappler. Make sure to check back here when the v8.51 update goes live, as we will have the full patch notes, first look at the Shadow Bomb in action, breakdown of all changes, any and all leaked content, and more!

Fortnite Battle Royale 8.50 patch notes – Avengers Endgame LTM event, bug fixes and more The patch notes for the highly anticipated Fortnite Battle Royale v8.50 update are now live, giving fans a look at everything that’s happening in the latest major patch for the game, available on PC, Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch and mobile devices. The v8.50 update officially went live on Thursday, April 25 at 2:00 AM PST / 5:00 AM EST / 10:00 AM BST, with the game’s servers going down about 20 minutes beforehand ahead of the patch. Epic Games have been promotional images ahead the release of the Fortnite Battle Royale v8.50 update all week, with a number of teasers linked to Avengers Endgame, and the the in-game event that is taking place in conjunction with the movie’s release. Avengers Endgame event comes to Fortnite Battle Royale The highlight of the v8.50 patch is definitely the promotional event that is taking place to mark the release of Avengers Endgame, the blockbuster Marvel movie that releases in the US on April 26. Players will be split into two teams, Team Thanos and the Chitauri army and Team Heroes, with Team Thanos searching for the six Infinity Stones which have been scattered across the island, while the heroes attempt to stop them. Players on the Heroes team will start off with a treasure map that will lead to them to one mythical weapon wielded by the Avengers, such as Captain America’s shield or Thor’s Stormbreaker hammer. Each Infinity stone will grant Thanos with more abilities, with the last team standing declared the winner. Bug fixes The update also brings two massive bug fixes to the game which fans of the popular battle royale title have been pleading with Epic Games to remedy. In a post on April 21, the developers confirmed that the ‘ghost audio’ issue that caused players to hear enemies firing a weapon or pulling out a shotgun, when there was no opponents in their vicinity. Epic also addressed trap placement in the v8.50 update, after players complained about getting hit by traps that shouldn’t have connected with them, while others were annoyed that traps they placed that should have eliminated enemies were not acting as intended. Full patch notes for Fortnite Battle Royale’s v8.50 update BATTLE ROYALE WHAT’S NEW? Endgame – Limited Time Mode Join the battle for the Infinity Stones! Fight as Chitauri and Thanos or wield Avengers items in the Endgame LTM. LIMITED TIME MODE: ENDGAME Summary Thanos and his Chitauri invade the Battle Royale island, in search of the six Infinity Stones. Mode Details Endgame features a team of heroes fighting to stop Thanos and his Chitauri from claiming all six Infinity Stones. – Both teams respawn when eliminated until the other side completes their objective. – On one side is the Hero team. Heroes respawn when eliminated until the enemy team has found all six Infinity Stones. – Heroes start with a treasure map that leads directly to a Mythic Avengers item. – Other Avengers items can be found in Chests throughout the map. – The goal for the Hero team is to destroy the Chitauri army and defeat Thanos. – Team Thanos is comprised of Chitauri Invaders and Thanos himself. – Chitauri Invaders start with a powerful laser rifle, an anti-structure grenade attack, and a jetpack that lets them briefly leap high into the air. – The first Chitauri to recover an Infinity stone will be transformed into Thanos. – Thanos has a powerful punch, a destructive beam attack, and the ability to jump high into the air and then smash anything in his way when he comes back down. – Each time an Infinity Stone is claimed, Thanos’ abilities grow more powerful and the Chitauri gain health. Reality Stone (Red) = Heath & Shields doubled (1000->2000) – Soul Stone (Orange) = Siphon activated (grants Thanos shields only) – Mind Stone (Yellow) = Jump height doubled – Space Stone (Blue) = Ground Pound AOE size tripled, damage x6 – Time Stone (Green) = Big knockback added to each hit, damage x3 – Power Stone (Purple) = Laser damage x6 – – If Thanos is eliminated from the match, another Chitauri will become him after a short wait (unless Thanos is the last one standing). – If Thanos & the Chitauri find all six Infinity Stones, Heroes will no longer be able to respawn. – The goal for Thanos and his army is to find the stones and then eliminate the remaining heroes. – WEAPONS + ITEMS Bug Fixes & Improvements The Hold to Swap functionality is now confirmed upon releasing the Use button rather than when initially pressing it. – This should help with the issue of accidentally swapping. – If a player is eliminated by fall damage while inside a vehicle, the player that last damaged that vehicle will receive the credit for that elimination. – Re-enabled hit markers to be server-side authoritative instead of client-side. This will help prevent instances where players see hit markers but no damage. – – Players that were Rebooted into Rifts were teleporting into the sky but would not enter skydiving mode. – Vehicles weren’t getting impulsed away from the Reboot Van. – Collision for the Reboot Van was not affecting some vehicles, allowing them to hide inside of the Reboot Van. – The yellow “invulnerability” effect wasn’t appearing on players who were revived by the Reboot Van. – The Reboot Card was still playing its spawn sound even if the player disconnected. – Dropping inventory items while in vehicles with weapons is now blocked to prevent various camera issues. – Traps were occasionally being placed in the middle of a tile rather than against a wall when using Builder Pro. – When exiting vehicles, the equip animation will now always play before weapons can be fired. – This will prevent the issue where players would occasionally see themselves fire right after exiting a vehicle before the server had time to register the shot. – The elimination feed text will no longer display the “eliminated by ally” message if an ally interrupts a player reboot animation. – Fall damage was being taken when using a Jetpack (in supported Limited Time Modes) after being launched from the Pirate Cannon. – Players were not able to negate fall damage using a Flintlock Pistol while crouching. – Players couldn’t see the nameplates of party member’s Reboot Cards in the UI. – Players would not drop a Reboot Card if they were eliminated after confirming a Reboot but before their teammate actually spawned. – GAMEPLAY Bug Fixes & Improvements We’ve resolved an issue that was preventing the correct amount of Survival XP from being granted after games and have gifted XP to players as compensation. You’ll receive this compensation via the Gifting system. – – COMPETITIVE New Tournament – April 27 & 28: Fortnite World Cup Online Open Week 3 ($1,000,000 total prize pool!) Top performers in each server region will qualify to the Fortnite World Cup Finals in New York City. Full Fortnite World Cup details and official rules can be found here: https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/competitive/events/world-cup – – Solo Game Mode Participation in this event requires both players to have reached Champion League in Arena. – Region Lock is in effect – players may only participate in the qualifier for a single server region each week of the Online Opens. The server region of the first match entered for that weekend’s tournament will be the one the player will be locked into for that entire weekend. – Format: April 27 – Round One: All Eligible Players. – April 28 – Round Two: Top 3000 Players from Round One. – – – Streaming Replays – Currently only available on PC & Mac Added tournament Match History, which can be viewed by selecting a player on the leaderboards. Replays can be viewed from each match that player has played. – – Added the ability to spectate live matches during tournaments by selecting a player on the leaderboards. Note: Match must have been running for 10 minutes for live replay to be available. – – Added the ability to view a specific match by game session ID using the “View Streaming Replay” button in the Replay Browser. – – Added tournament Match History, which can be viewed by selecting a player on the leaderboards. – Arena & Tournaments will now record profile stats to Solo/Duo/Squad categories rather than as an LTM. – Bug Fixes & Improvements Players in Arena were incorrectly seeing themselves demoted to a lower division after losing Hype. This was strictly a visual issue and all Hype values and division unlocks are once again being displayed correctly. – – Tournament posters in-game were incorrectly showing certain events as starting in ‘2 Days’. – Tournament posters and the Arena Panel were not loading properly on mobile devices. – PERFORMANCE Bug Fixes & Improvements Resolved a cause of significant hitching during skydiving. and during late game combat. ART + ANIMATION We’ve added a unique animation for petting the dog and other Pets. – AUDIO Added Sound Visualizer without Spatialization (panning) of sounds in-game. By introducing this mode, if you are a hearing-impaired player, then you will now be able to play the game with audio and the visualizer turned on simultaneously! – Drop in and give us your feedback about these changes either in-game or on our social channels to help us continue to make improvements for the future! – – Bug Fixes & Improvements Various gameplay sounds (gunshots, walking, reloading) will no longer retrigger at incorrect/random times. This was causing “ghost” sounds to be heard when nothing was causing the actual sound effect. – – Fixed an issue that would cause certain things to not have looping audio when they should. – REPLAY Bug Fixes & Improvements When healing with foraged Banana or Apples, the full visual effects weren’t playing when viewed in replays. – MOBILE The reactive effects were not working properly for the Marshmello Outfit. – MSAA anti-aliasing enabled on P30 Pro, Mate 20, Mate 20X. – The interact button now has context-sensitive icons. – You can now move while the map is open by providing input on the left side of the screen. – Bug Fixes & Improvements Made improvements to stability and to resolve some crashes. – Made performance improvements on the iPad Mini 4 and Air 2. – The movement joystick wasn’t appearing on the HUD for certain devices. – Push notifications were not being sent after updates finished downloading. – Blocked players on player’s friend lists were not appearing as ‘Blocked’. – The fire button and right fire-stick would not function after anchoring the Baller grapple with tap to fire. – The right fire-stick was not allowing camera movement while in the Baller. – The Baller grapple was not releasing on the first tap. – Players could get stuck in an infinite fire loop after exiting the Baller while it was anchored with the grapple. – Double tapping was required to detach the Baller’s grapple when using tap to fire. – There were visual issues on the Back Button in the menus. – Voice Chat icons from players set to “sit out” were not appearing. – Ammo boxes weren’t opening. – The Confirm and Cancel buttons in Squad Management were difficult to touch/interact with. – The Option menus were closing the unapplied changes was closing the entire menu instead of just the popup prompt. – Menu icons could be removed from the HUD Layout Tool. – Vehicle boost icons were appearing different between viewing them in a match vs in the HUD Layout Tool screen. – The Score Tracking widget can now be removed from the Mobile HUD – Score Tracking widget can now be removed from Mobile HUD – It was difficult to see character and weapon animations while using the Boom Bow. – The Map widget was setting its anchors inappropriately when moved in the HUD layout tool, making some attached game mode UI push the Map widget off the screen. You may need to reset the Map widget in the HUD Layout Tool to resolve this issue. – – CREATIVE WHAT’S NEW? Game Rounds Play a round! New game settings are now available, such as the ability to add rounds! Find our more in the Gameplay section below. Phase Mode Phase mode allows you to toggle collision with objects and the world On & Off. When you’re in Phase mode you can pass freely through all terrain and bring objects with you. Pirate Ship Prefab Avast, ye mateys! Become the captain of your very own Pirate Ship! Imagine and create your own Pirate Cove using this new prefab. ISLANDS Added two new featured Island portals to the Creative and Playground Hub. – Reduced player Island portals from 8 to 6 in the Creative Hub. – Bug Fixes & Improvements Material resources were not being reset when returning to the Hub. – Infinite material resources were not being toggled properly when Island permissions changed. – GAMEPLAY New Rounds game settings You can now add rounds to any game. – Everything will be reset to the original pre-game state when starting a new round. – Each round uses the end game Score and Winner display settings to announce a winner, and also displays a round scoreboard. – The number of wins per team or player is displayed on the scoreboard. In the future, we will be adding an overall winner for the game display. – – The Total Rounds setting sets the number of rounds from 1 to 100. – – Updated options for Eliminations, Creature Eliminations, Objectives to Win, and Collect Items to: Win to be Off, 1-10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 50, 100, 200, 500, or 1000. – – Bug Fixes & Improvements Players could cause damage to each other after a game had ended. – Games were taking unexpectedly long times to start on Islands with Creative Spawners. – Lobby music would play on a continuous loop after winning a game. – Players in a party that was set to “Sit Out” would go into the game if the party leader joined a game in progress. – CREATIVE TOOLS + PHONE Added Phase mode: While flying, you can now activate Phase mode to pass through objects and terrain! – Phasing can be very useful for quickly navigating your Island while editing. – To activate or deactivate Phase mode: On the keyboard, press the N key(this can be reassigned in Settings). – On controllers, hold down the Left Thumbstick. – On mobile devices, you can assign a new Phase button to your HUD which allows you to toggle Phase. – – – Your Phase setting will be remembered, so you’ll continue to phase after you stop and start flying. – Bug Fixes & Improvements Fruit consumable could not be selected by the Phone. – Some props or tiles could vanish when copying nearby objects after Multi-Selecting them. – Player build walls could be scaled and rotated if selected alongside another object using Multi-Select. – Prop orientation would change unexpectedly when Grid Snap was toggled. – PREFABS Added the Pirate Ship Prefab. – Added the Pirate Ship Gallery. – Added six Pirate Cove Prefabs. – Added the Pirate Cove Gallery and Pirate Cove Prop Gallery. – Bug Fixes & Improvements The metal trash can in General Props Gallery B was prevented from being cut or copied. – The draw distance for the trash bag has been improved, allowing them to be visible from further away. – Roof pieces from the Military Base Set were turning green after being placed with Multi-Select. – The pillars in the Ice Castle Set could not be placed after being rotated on a changed axis. – Canceling a cut of the rings from the Rings Gallery would cause that ring to be unaffected by the Phone. – The Ice Castle Balcony was unable to be placed correctly. – DEVICES Added new options to Stormwing Spawner to configure whether objects are destroyed when they’re hit: Boosted Health Threshold – While boosting straight into an object with this amount of health or less, it will be destroyed immediately (Default: Everything) – Direct Hit Health Threshold – After a head-on collision into an object, if it has this amount of health or less it will be destroyed (Default: 300) – Breakthrough Health Threshold – Anything the Stormwing bumps with this amount of health or less will be destroyed. (Default: 0) – Options (Battle Royale, 0, 150, 300, 450, 600 or Everything) Battle Royale – Use the current balance as defined by Battle Royale (This will change over time based on the Stormwing’s current state in Battle Royale) – 0 – 600 – The current health the object must be below for it to be destroyed. – Everything – There is no threshold, everything will be destroyed. – – – New options for Objective Device Updated health bar look with a selectable identifying letter. – Added option to identify the objective NONE, A, B, C, D, W, X, Y or Z – Added option to show the objective health in the HUD Make sure to select Objective as the HUD Type in the UI Settings. – – Added Hide Health Bar At options 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, and 45 – Added option to Objective Devices to set their Beacon Color: Red, Blue or Orange: The beacon will always appear with the chosen color. – Friendly/Enemy: The beacon will be colored either Red or Blue depending on whether it is on the opposing team or not. – – – Bug Fixes & Improvements Spawned Creatures and Sentries were remaining active even after a game had ended. – The Boom Bow was not causing damage to Sentries. – Incorrect text was being displayed after a Sentry eliminated a player. – Two Sentries could spawn on top of each other when starting a game. – Sounds would not play when scoring in a Capture Area while the Radio was playing. – Increased the draw distance of coins by 3 times their previous distance. – Made the Pinball Bumper the same draw distance as the Pinball Flipper. – UI + SOCIAL You can now display the Scoreboard in game by pressing the Map button while a game is in progress. This option is on by default. Use the Map Display Widget option to choose between Scoreboard and Default Map. – – Added Objectives to HUD Type that allows for Objectives health to be shown on HUD – Bug Fixes & Improvements The material resources icons were not showing the “infinite” graphic. – The UI in Creative Mode was still appearing after switching to Save the World if the game was not restarted. – Scoreboard Fixes Only two players with identical scores could show as tied for the same place. – The scoreboard was not appearing when choosing a narrow time difference between “Winner Display Time” and “Score Display Time”. – Sometimes displayed the same player’s name multiple times. – Player’s row was not consistently being highlighted. – Placement placards would always show “1st” when on teams. – Various team settings caused scoreboard columns to be offset. – The Score Tracking widget was unable to be removed from the HUD on mobile. – – The Time setting in the UI Settings was not counting upward. – The Time setting was appearing in both the UI Settings tab and the Game tab. It now only shows in the UI Settings tab. – There was a typo in the Radio track “Fortnite Remix”. – A party leader joining a Creative server would sometimes take Sitting Out players with them into a game. – MOBILE Bug Fixes & Improvements Players could not enter Ghost Mode. –

Fortnite Battle Royale Update V.4.3.0 – Full Patches Notes and Info The servers for Fortnite Battle Royale went down on Wednesday May 25th to implement the newest update -version 4.3.0. The team at Epic Games have been on top of their game rolling out weekly updates to keep the game as fresh as possible, maintaining and increasing their already monumentally high player base. Update V.4.3.0 was announced via Fortnite’s official Twitter page on May 29th, with a number of game changing patches and additions implemented. Matchmaking servers were temporarily shut down at 4AM ET (1AM PT, 9AM BST) to roll out the changes, which include the all new movable shopping carts, and fixes to numerous bugs and glitches. The full patches notes for the changes can be viewed below. Fortnite Update V.4.3.0 Patch Notes Shopping Carts (Battle Royale) Ready, set, GO! Race across the map in Shopping Carts. Find one in Battle Royale now. Challenge Progression (Battle Royale) Know your goals! UI elements have been added so you can track your Challenges in-match. GENERAL Turbo Build: Structures now build faster after the first building piece is placed. Your first structure is built 0.15 seconds after holding the button (unchanged), any additional structures built while Turbo Building are placed after 0.05 seconds. – This fixes the issue that was occasionally causing a structure not to place when quickly building. – The reason there’s a difference in timing between the first structure placed (0.15s) and Turbo Built structures (0.05s) is to allow additional time for players to switch structure type or rotate pieces. – – Added a toggle for ‘Edit Mode Aim Assist’ ingame options. This has always been enabled for controller users. You now have the option to enable or disable this feature. – Edit Mode Aim Assist attracts your aim towards the closest building square and partially confines your crosshair to the building piece your editing. – – Save the World and Battle Royale now have their own unique loading screens following mode select. – Bug Fixes Turbo Building is no longer cancelled when cycling through Traps to get to a new building piece on your quick bar. – The “out of resources” sound effect no longer plays repeatedly while trying to Turbo Build without any resources. – Menu sliders no longer become unresponsive on controllers after a tooltip pops up. – Having a full backpack will no longer cause picked up items to disappear when dropped on the ground. – Fixed issues while aiming diagonally when using a controller. The stick input was not correctly translating into camera rotation causing the camera to never reach its maximum turn rate when aiming diagonally. – Camera input curves have also been slightly tuned to account for the change in diagonal aiming speeds. – – Fixed player movement corrections upon landing from a jump after activating sprint mid-air. – Fixed a crash that could happen when logging out. – Fixed an issue that caused black line streaks to appear on other players far off in the distance – KNOWN ISSUES Wanting to track the top community issues? Head over to our Fortnite | Community Issues Trello board here. – BATTLE ROYALE 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. – Source: Epic Games

Fortnite Battle Royale V4.5 Patch Introduces Highly Anticipated Playground Mode and New Dual Pistols – Patch Notes Fortnite Battle Royale’s new V4.5 patch has gone live, introducing brand new Dual Pistols and the highly anticipated Playground Limited Time Mode. Epic Games has done an almost perfect job of keeping Fortnite Battle Royale fresh and exciting for its ever-growing player base since it originally began to blow up in late 2017. The developers have done this through a variety of updates and patches that constantly bring new items, weapons, emotes, cosmetics, map changes, and even limited time modes for players to enjoy. Every patch is greeted with excitement and the June 27th V4.5 Patch promises to be one of the biggest ones yet as it finally introduces the Playground Mode that players have been waiting for for over a month. That’s not all, though. The update also introduces an all new weapon called the Dual Pistols. The Dual Pistols will be available in Epic and Legendary variants and do 41-43 base damage. The full patch notes, including all of the relevant information about the Playground Limited Time Mode, can be found below: DOUBLE TAP! Celebrate summer with a bang! Explosions from the Grenade Launcher now emit firework effects for a limited time. Double the firepower and fun, the Dual Pistols can now be found in Battle Royale. Test your aim and let your imagination run wild in the new Playground LTM. The quadrilogy questline comes to an end… Witness the conclusion of Blockbuster in its final chapter, now available in Save the World! Dual Pistols (Battle Royale) Experience two times the fun and firepower with Dual Pistols, the newest weapon introduced to Battle Royale. Playground LTM (Battle Royale) Train, explore, battle! Show us your creativity in the new Playground LTM as you drop onto the island with up to 3 friends. Blockbuster Event Part 4 (Save the World) Discover how the quadrilogy ends in the finale of the Blockbuster event. Builder Pro (Save the World) Build at lightning speeds, the long-awaited Builder Pro controller layout comes to Save the World. BATTLE ROYALE LIMITED TIME MODES PLAYGROUND Summary Playground is a low-pressure environment where friends can let their creativity run wild. Build massive structures. Practice with the weapons and items. Fight against your friends. Have fun! Mode Details You’ll have one hour to create, play and train as you wish. Hop in and try out version 1 of Playground! – Drop into the Battle Royale map with a squad of friends for an hour – Friendly Fire is on – Players respawn on death unless killed by the storm – The storm doesn’t start closing in for 55m, and takes 5 minutes to close in – Resources gathered grant 10x the normal rate. – 100 Llamas will be spawned on the map – Chests & Ammo Boxes spawn 100% of the time – FINAL FIGHT TEAMS OF 12 Summary Make it to the final circle and then fight for the Victory Royale! Mode Details Final Fight plays similar to standard Battle Royale, but instead of the storm circles closing all the way in, they stop part way through the match. – When the circles have finished closing in, the Final Countdown timer will begin. – The remaining teams will battle it out until the timer expires. – The team with the most players remaining at the end of the timer wins! – In the event of a tie, the two (or more) teams tied for the lead win the match. – WEAPONS + ITEMS Dual Pistols Added Available in Epic and Legendary variants. 41-43 base damage. – – Uses Medium Ammo. – Shoots both pistols with one pull of the trigger. – Can be found from floor loot, chests, and Supply Drops. – Does not use first shot accuracy. – – Available in Epic and Legendary variants. – Significant jumps that are landed with the Shopping Cart now appear in the elimination feed (height, distance, and time). – Weapon damage to structures now correctly scales with rarity. – Shotgun damage to structures has been reduced by 50% for Pump Shotgun, and 25% for both Tactical Shotgun and Heavy Shotgun. – Explosions now damage all structures within range, whether or not they are visible from the explosion center. – We’re making the following changes to further solidify the identities and strengths of Tactical and Silenced SMGs. Tactical SMG Removed first shot accuracy. – Increased base accuracy by 25%. – Lowered the sprinting accuracy penalty by 15%. – Lowered the ADS bonus by 10 %. – Increased damage by +2. – – Silenced SMG Increased base accuracy by 10%. – Increased ADS accuracy bonus by 20%. – Increased damage by +2. – – – Tactical SMG – Shotgun ammo now drops in stacks of 4 instead of 5. – Grenade Launcher visuals have been temporarily changed to shoot fireworks instead. This is a cosmetic change only. – Bug Fixes Boogie Bomb explosions are no longer blocked by vehicles. – Thermal Scoped Rifle will now consistently exhibit intended accuracy while in scoped in. – Clingers can no longer stick to players through the ceiling or floor. – Spike traps placed on a ceiling no longer damage players on the floor above. – The Thermal Scoped Rifle no longer highlights opened chests. – Weapons will no longer appear to fire while switching weapons under certain network conditions. – GAMEPLAY Progress for elimination quests will now be granted if you down an enemy with the required weapon rather than needing to actually eliminate them with it. – In Build Mode, walls will now try to build at a closer location when placement is blocked due to lack of structural support. Stairs, Floors, and Roofs are not affected. – Auto-open doors no longer functions while in the Down-But-Not-Out state. – Pickaxes will no longer hit the Shopping Cart if you are riding as the passenger. – Players in the Down-But-Not-Out state can no longer enter Shopping Carts. – Improvements made to the auto pickup weapons feature to better handle picking up large groups of weapons. – Bug Fixes Items dropped in water now stay above the water’s surface. – Excessive fall damage is no longer applied when under certain network conditions. – Supply Drop crates no longer briefly persist in the world after being opened if it was shot down. – Smoothed out the location of all soccer balls and basketballs while under varying network conditions. – Players are no longer able to hit building weak spots through other buildings. – Having the Sprint Cancels While Running setting turned on will no longer prevent players from auto-reloading their weapon after sprinting. – Fixed an issue that applied a constant force to players if they were hit by a Shopping Cart. – Doors that are interacted with multiple times rapidly no longer get out of sync with their state on the server. – Fixed an issue where if a player was using a consumable and then exchanged it for a different pickup, it would select the pickaxe instead of the new item. – Chests no longer create invalid pickups, such as a 2x Chug Jug instead of 2 individual Chug Jug pickups. This created an issue that caused players to be unable to pick up building materials. – – Players are now awarded an elimination if the opposing player bounced off terrain and took fall damage before taking enough damage to be eliminated. – Fixed a small number of accounts that had incorrect Week 5 Challenges. – Mushrooms no longer spawn on trees in Moisty Mire. – Fixed an issue that prevented the ability to open chests by preemptively holding the interact button while approaching the chest. – Fixed a gap in the terrain that was caused by the sporting goods store in Greasy Grove being slightly moved by accident. – PERFORMANCE Improved performance of skydiving on all platforms (especially Switch), by reducing rendering related CPU hitches – Fixed a source of hitching on Xbox one. In rare instances, this was causing up to 2-second hitches for some players – Improved framerate around swing-sets by adjusting physics. – Improved performance by doing less work when players are moving outside of your view. – Improved performance for moving ammo and weapon pickups. – Improved player movement updates in large team games. This should make the movement of other players appear smoother. – Fixed skydiving rings ticking the entire match. – Improved framerate around swing-sets by adjusting physics. – AUDIO Changes to enemy building audio (friendly building audio remains the same). Increased volume of enemy building audio. – Increased range of enemy building audio by 2 building tiles. – – Added variation to water footsteps on mobile and Nintendo Switch platforms. – Re-balanced bass content for surround sound mix. – Bug Fixes Reallowed the first few milliseconds of audio to play if an emote is triggered while jumping. – Suspension audio on cars is no longer spammed when jumping or sliding off of them. – Shopping Carts no longer spam their collision audio if flipped upside down. – Fixed issue that caused doors to play an open and a close sound when opened. – Fixed the slowed audio for the Step it Up emote. – UI The switch seat icon is now hidden when you can’t switch seats. – The minimap now draws the whole map and bus paths instead of nothing when on the Starter Island. – Existing map markers are removed when landing after jumping from the Battle Bus to reduce map clutter. – Custom voice chat output devices can be selected on PC. – Removed damage numbers from Shopping Carts and added a health bar. – HUD Elimination and Down-But-Not-Out notifications have received updated animations. – Bug Fixes Damage numbers no longer overlap if damage is done to both shield and health. – Object stacks no longer appear as 0 ammo when looted. – Map marker icons now properly appear even while on the Starter Island. – Fixed an issue where sometimes map markers wouldn’t be removed when pressing right click and moving the mouse slightly. – Fixed an issue where the player was unable to drop or split an item after dropping a full stack of items. – ART + ANIMATION The cape on the Battlehound* Outfit is now available as Back Bling. – Added capes to the Ventura* and Venturion* Outfits. – *Anyone who purchased these Outfits has been granted the Back Bling to be used on any other Outfit. – Bug Fixes Visual effects for the Oracle Axe Pickaxe and Ominous Orb Back Bling now appear correctly on consoles. – Back Bling no longer appears in low detail while spectating players. – REPLAY SYSTEM Removed ProAm replays from the Replay Browser. – Replay Browser entries will now scroll if text doesn’t fit. – Bug Fixes The Replay Browser no longer loses gamepad focus if chat window is opened. – SPECTATING Bug Fixes The shield bar no longer incorrectly fills and empties when switching between players in spectator mode. – Storm effects no longer get stuck on players that were in the Storm while being spectated even after leaving the Storm or after switching to a new player. – MOBILE Added settings on mobile for low power mode and scalability. – Improved touch interaction logic to be more consistent and reliable. – Touch rotation sensitivity in the locker has been reset. – Bug Fixes Vibration setting no longer resets to the wrong value on mobile devices. – Fixed a bug where lower end mobile devices weren’t displaying the whole island while on the bus. – Volume on mobile devices will no longer occasionally become muted. –

Fortnite Battle Royale Update V.4.2.0 – Full Patches Notes and Info The Fortnite servers went down on Wednesday May 16th to implement a new update, V.4.2.0. Epic Games have set a new industry standard for regular updates, dropping new content into their game on a weekly basis in order to keep people interested. It’s certainly appears to be working with more people playing the game than ever. Update V.4.2.0 was due to drop on Tuesday May 15th but due to unforseen circumstances, it was pushed back 24 hours. At 4am ET (1am PT, 9am BST) the servers went down to implement the changes, which includes a new burst weapon, plus Apples which allow for increased health over time. Unfortunately for all the Thanos fans out there, the Infinity Gauntlet limited time mode has been disabled, so you won’t be able to get your Avengers fix in Fortnite any more. The full patches notes for the changes can be viewed below. Fortnite Update V.4.2.0 Patch Notes 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 increased by 3. – 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. –

Fortnite Battle Royale State of Development V5 – New Respawn ‘Playground’ Mode, Controller Settings and More Epic Games have released a massive ‘State of Development’ Update with some major Fortnite Battle Royale news. The biggest development is undoubtedly the new ‘Playground’ LTM, which acts somewhat as a practice mode where players can build with unlimited materials and will respawn. There is also big changes to the controller settings on the way, with lots of new configurations for building and combat. More: KEEMSTAR’s Friday Fortnite Celebrity Tournament #3 Bracket, Rules, and Live-Streams – ft. Ninja, RomanAtwood, Tory Lanez, and more! – And they have also revealed that more ‘Limited Time Items’ such as the jetpack will be on the way. You can read the full State of Development for Fortnite Battle Royale V5 below. STATE OF DEVELOPMENT – V5 What’s up Fortnite community, Let’s take a dive into some of the things we’re working on behind the scenes! CONTROLLER We’re looking at ways to make battling, building, and moving in Fortnite feel great on controller. We took an initial step with Builder Pro and feedback from you to create a better experience for console players swapping between building pieces. Builder Pro Improvements We heard your feedback about Builder Pro feeling inconsistent. Sometimes after quickly switching to a building piece, it would not place when you pressed the button. Similarly, Turbo Building could force you to let go and re-press to start building again, making it unreliable. We’ve fixed these issues, and Builder Pro should feel consistent. Turbo Building Improvements In the v4.3 update we’ve fixed various reported problems with the Turbo Building feature, such as building being cancelled while cycling through traps or after pressing certain combinations of buttons. We’ve also made Turbo Building faster so that gaps won’t appear in your structures when aiming quickly. The first time you begin building it takes 0.15 seconds to build, but each piece after that is faster (0.05 seconds). Combined with Builder Pro, this gives you enough time to select a piece and rotate or edit it before placing. Edit Mode Aim Assist When playing with a controller and using Edit Mode to modify your buildings, aim assist will kick in and pull your crosshair toward the closest square. It will also try to confine your aim to the building piece you’re editing. We’ve heard that some players find this feature uncomfortable to play with, so you’ll be able to toggle Edit Mode Aim Assist off in the v4.3 update. Custom Bindings Looking to the future, we want to provide for the best experience on console and that involves giving you the options to play however you wish. We’re investigating giving you ways to bind actions to whichever buttons you would prefer to use. Additionally we’re investigating other aspects like stick axis remapping. We’re not sure when this will land, but we’ll give you more info once its fully tested! LIMITED TIME MODES AND ITEMS We’ve been using LTMs to take existing aspects of the game and try new things with them (i.e. legendary loot in Solid Gold or faster games in Blitz). We look at LTMs as a space that allows us to explore different tweaks to the main game mode (e.g. Building Resources) and do things we wouldn’t normally do in standard playlists. We’ve heard you about your love for 50v50 and we’re currently evaluating keeping a larger squad mode live at all times for those who enjoy that type of battling more! Solo Showdown We took our first step into what a competitive playlist may look like with Solo Showdown. Creating a separate space for players who wanted to compete towards a prize while exploring how competitive play might look in Fortnite. Jetpack We introduced the Jetpack this week as our a Limited Time Item. Our goal is to introduce items that change gameplay in big & unique ways. We’re going to keep a close eye on your feedback and the data we collect. You’ll also see the Jetpack featured in our Close Encounter LTM going live tomorrow! Playground LTM (v1) The Playground LTM will load you into the Battle Royale Map with some adjusted settings. Battle and build to your heart’s content with an extended period of time to roam around the map as well as increased resource generation. All treasure chests and ammo crates will be spawned, try droppin’ in different spots and scope out the loot. Friendly fire is on so you can scrimmage with your squad (up to 4 friends per match), but fear not you’ll respawn immediately. Oh … and Lloads of Llamas. Note: Stats and Challenges will not be tracked in this mode This represents our initial step into what a creative mode looks like in Fortnite. Practice, strategize and enjoy yourself. We can’t wait to see what you do! PERFORMANCE When you hop on to play Fortnite after a long day at work or in classes we want that first match to feel as good as the last one. Performance is an aspect of the game that is very important to us and something we are committed to improving over time. Here are a few of the ways we’re working to smooth out your daily play! Tracking Hitches in the Wild In the v4.1 update we issued a hotfix to address some long hitches, but we’re still seeing reports of these hitches in our data. We’ve added additional logging and diagnostics to help us track down issues that can cause the game to freeze. When you use in the in-game feedback report feature, it will allow us to diagnose these issues. We know that many of the hitches happen because the game is stopping to load content at unexpected times in the middle of the match, instead of smoothly streaming the data in the background. The game will now be able to directly report these loading problems to our team. We’ve also added a new system to more reliably pre-load content before the match starts, so that new loading hitches don’t sneak back into future updates. Optimizing Load Times We want to get you into a match in as short a time as possible after you hit play! We’ve been working to improve file performance, ensure cosmetics are loaded in time, and reducing overall load times. By optimizing order of assets in our patches we reduced load times on console by 15-30 seconds in the v3.5 update. Each major release we regularly update the order of assets in order to keep load times down. Server Performance We recently boosted the server tick rates from 20 Hz to a solid 30 Hz in standard game modes. This means the server is updating the game 50% faster than before and should improve the responsiveness of your actions in the game. But we still have work to do. Fast and consistent server performance is extremely important to us, and we’re still working hard at it. Our next goal is to ensure that “large team” LTMs like 50v50 are hitting 30Hz for the entire match. Server Position Updates For large team modes we’ve made optimizations to adapt and update players based on what they’re doing in game. Players who are standing still don’t need to update everyone around them very frequently compared to players who are running and gunning. Similarly, very distant players are updated less frequently, especially players players that aren’t visible to you. These optimizations allow our servers to handle larger numbers of players. Client Network Updates Currently the game throttles the frequency that your player’s movement data is sent over the network to 20Hz for roughly the first half of the game. This is reduce strain on the server’s physics system, allowing it to maintain frame rate. As the number of players participating in the match reduces to 24, we increase the frequency of updates to 33Hz. Over time we’ll improve performance of server physics calculations, and we expect to be able to remove this throttling in a future update. QUALITY OF LIFE We’re continuing to improve the core gameplay experience, and have a number of features in progress! Challenge Progress Notifications Starting in v4.3 there will be in-match pop ups to highlight your challenge progress. Track what you’ve completed and plan out your strategy for the remainder of the match or your next one! In-world markers Marking positions on the map is a great way to communicate with your squad, but often the marker on the compass isn’t enough to get you to your location. We’re investigating ways to display an in-world marker to allow for easier navigation around the island. Victory Royale screen Getting a Victory Royale should be a memorable experience, and the victory screen should support that. We want to freshen up the celebration and make it a bit more rewarding. High-resolution mini map The ability to zoom in on the map was added in a recent update, but the resolution of the image isn’t quite as good as we want it to be. Our goal is to capture the world with as many details as possible to make it easier when figuring out where you’re droppin’! Better Footstep and Vertical Audio Our v4.2 update had some footstep audio improvements, where we added slightly more variation to above/below sounds. We recognize it’s still difficult to identify enemy position in high-density locations (such as Tilted Towers) and we’ll continue to iterate on this. Spectator UI Improvements The spectator UI is missing a lot of information that’s on the player HUD. Examples of things we’d like to add include: Item Inventory – Ammo – Crosshairs – Building Edits – Compass and Markers – Cosmetics All outfits and cosmetics have value. We want to add ways for you to gain additional goodies through collection over time! This is work in progress – and it’s a little further out. REPLAY In preparation for our Celebrity Pro-Am at E3 we’ve been hard at work making some improvements to the replay system. We’re developing new camera features that allow you to orbit around any point of your choosing as well having the camera automatically track the action for you by focusing on a group of players, rather than just one person. We’ve also been refining the map view in replays to add more functionality to the playerlist and to add bullet trajectories to the player markers on the map. Additionally, player nameplates have been tweaked to avoid overlapping where possible. Finally, we’ve also been looking at improving player outlines and adding an x-ray view for when players enter buildings or actively building themselves so that you always have the best view of what’s happening. We’re excited to get these new features and improvements into everyone’s hands and will be releasing them as part of the game as soon as they are battle tested and ready! Keep an eye on our patch notes for all the details.

Fortnite Battle Royale Under Attack as PUBG Corp Files Lawsuit Against Epic Games PUBG Corp, the studio behind PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG), has filed a copyright violation lawsuit against Epic Games for Fortnite Battle Royale. In a surprising turn of events, the Korea Times has reported that PUBG, a subsidiary of the Korean publisher Bluehole, has filed a lawsuit against Epic Games Korea. The report states that PUBG Corp is asking the Seoul Central District Court to determine whether or not Fortnite Battle Royale is a copy of PlayerUnkown’s Battlegrounds. Released in July of 2017, Fortnite originally came with just the stand alone “Save the World” mode but Fortnite Battle Royale, Epic Games’ take on the genre, soon followed and became the most popular version of the game. Read More: Fortnite Battle Royale Developers Explain the Delay for Week 5 Challenges Following “challenges available in 0 seconds” Issue – PUBG Corp has been relatively hostile towards other battle royale games from the outset, with creator Brendan Greene saying he hopes not to see a “carbon copy” during a Reddit AMA and Bluehole making it clear that it had a number of concerns about Fortnite back in September of 2017. However, Bluehole and PUBG Corp did not invent the battle royale genre and community members have pointed out the potential hypocrisy of such statements when PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is so similar to earlier battle royale games like H1Z1 or DayZ. The news has been met with surprise from the community as, other than the fact that they are both Battle Royale titles, Fortnite Battle Royale and PUBG are different in a number of key ways ranging all the way from graphics to Fortnite’s innovative building mechanics. However, the issue that Bluehole has seems to come more down to the fact that Epic Games is the company that developed Fortnite when it also owns and uses the same engine that PUBG uses, Unreal Engine 4. Read More: Blockchain-based chiliZ to Invest $10 Million into Battle Royale Esports and Partner with Dr DisRespect – Bluehole also expressed annoyance with Epic Games for using PUBG to promote Fortnite Battle Royale when it was first released, with one official telling PCGAMER in September that the concern “is not about the battle royale game mode”: “our name was used to officially promote their game without our knowledge. There was no discussion. It was just a bit surprising and disappointing to see our business partner using our name officially to promote the game mode that is pretty similar to us and there was misunderstanding in the community that we’re officially involved in the project.” The news about the lawsuit has not gone down well with the Fortnite or PUBG communities, with one post denouncing PUBG Corp’s decision making it to the top of the /r/PUBATTLEGROUNDS subreddit. Further details about lawsuit, like when it will make it to court, are currently unknown. However, this could have a negative impact on Epic Games’ plans to break into the Korean market by releasing Fortnite in pc-rooms across the country in partnership with Neowiz Games.

Fortnite Battle Royale Season 9 Week 3 hidden Battle Star location The third week of Fortnite Battle Royale’s Season 9 is now underway, meaning there is another Battle Star hidden somewhere on the game’s map. Much like prior seasons, Season 9 has Utopia challenges which reward players with a loading screen when they have completed all seven of the game’s weekly challenges. Players then need to find the hint or clue on the loading screen to find that week’s hidden Battle Star or banner. While the Season 9 Week 3 challenges have yet to release, dataminers have given fans a look at the loading screen for Week 3, meaning Fortnite Battle Royale players have an opportunity figure out where the location of the Battle Star early. The Week 3 loading screen shows an unreleased dog skin sitting on top of a wall, with a number of the game’s pets surrounding him. Drawn onto the wall is a sketch of a truck with a number of damaged vehicles sitting on its trailer, with a small Battle Star etched above the pileup. This image is a drawing of a truck which sits directly in front of Junk Junction, a named location in the northwest corner of the map. Once the Fortnite Season 9 Week 3 challenges go live, players who complete all seven will be able to head to Junk Junction and claim their reward, which automatically ranks the Battle Pass up by one tier. Junk Junction sits in the top-left corner of the map, directly north of Pleasant Park and west of The Block. If you’re still struggling to find the Battle Star, you can use this map which has the location marked. Week 3 kicked off with the v9.10 update for their popular battle royale title on May 22, introducing Hot Spots and the limited time Fortnite x Jordan event as part of the patch. Closely following the new update will be the Season 9 challenges, which are scheduled to go live on May 23. Remember, you must complete all seven weekly challenges before you can find the hidden Battle Star!

Fortnite Season 9 Teaser 3: New map rumors intensify as third image, letter revealed The third Fortnite Battle Royale Season 9 teaser has finally been released and players around the world are already picking it apart to find any hidden clues that Epic Games might have included. With today, May 8 2019, being the final day of Season 8, the third and final teaser was expected to be the biggest clue so far for what fans can expect when the v9.00 patch goes live on PC, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and mobile on May 9. The release for teaser image number three came at 15:00 BST (10:00 EDT, 07:00 PDT) on May 8 and it didn’t take long for fans to realize that it includes the letter ‘O’ – meaning that the three images combined spell ‘NEO’. For those of you that were expecting ‘NEW’, remember that ‘neo’ is actually a way of saying new and Google dictionary even describes it as “a new or revived form” of something. The Twitter caption for the image is “The Future is Tilted.” and the character displayed on top of the ‘O’ appears to fit in with the futuristic theme. The purple character even seems to be displaying some sort map on his arm, although we’re not entirely sure about that. What do we know about Season 9 so far? Before the May 8 teaser, the developers have given fans two major clues. The first teaser, released on May 6, was accompanied with the following caption: “The Future is Unknown.” A blue image of a futuristic looking male character (with a rather cyborg-ish feel to him) was attached to the Twitter post and a large letter ‘N’ took up the majority of the background: The second Season 9 teaser image was released on May 7. This time the caption was almost identical, stating: “The Future is Bright.” The image showed a similarly futuristic looking skin – perhaps a female marine or astronaut – on top of a pink letter ‘E’, which led many fans to speculate that the game’s devs were beginning to spell out a particular word or clue. Given the capitalization of ‘Unknown’ and ‘Bright’ in the Twitter posts, one of our theories was that these are also specific clues towards the names of the characters that have been on display in the images so far. However, the ‘Tilted’ clue makes us think they could have something to do with points of interest on a potentially revamped map for areas like Tilted Towers that were recently destroyed. Will we get a whole new map for Season 9? Many believed that the final word would be ‘NEW’ as it would fit well with the idea of the future. Following the recent destruction of various points of interest after the volcano erupted, some players are even beginning to speculate that an entirely new map is on the cards! With the third and final teaser completing the spelling of ‘NEO’ instead of ‘NEW’ we’re still pretty sure that SOMETHING is going to be overhauled and the ‘Tilted’ hint only adds to that. It’s easy to understand why a huge amount of expectation is now being put on tomorrow’s May 9 Season 9 update. Creative Director at Epic, Donald Mustard, made another cryptic Twitter post after the teaser was released, saying “From the ashes, rise.” If fans don’t get an entirely overhauled Tilted Towers at the very least, we’ll be shocked! If an entirely new map really is on the cards, the Season 9 patch will be the biggest, and perhaps most controversial, in the history of the game. What do we know about the Season 9 Battle Pass? Expect to see the Season 9 Battle Pass cost around the same amount as previous seasons, so somewhere in the 950 V-Bucks (~ $10) range. The Battle Pass gives you the chance to unlock a range of exclusive skins, emotes and other cosmetic items as you level up through all the tiers. The skins that have been hinted at in the teaser images are virtually guaranteed to be included in the Battle Pass. You’ll also get the opportunity to complete Battle Pass challenges and, if previous seasons are anything to go by, unlock a mystery skin through a series of bonus challenges. This has been a staple of the Battle Pass for a number of seasons with the most recent coming in the form of the Season 8 Discovery challenges. We’ll update this post as soon as we have more information and you can expect all of the Season 9 news as it happens when the patch goes live. Last updated on May 8 2019 at 10:00 Eastern Time.

Fortnite Season 9 Week 2 challenges – Oversized phone, Air Vents and more Epic GamesFortnite Battle Royale is into the second week of Season 9, meaning that players have seven brand-new challenges to complete in the hopes of earning those all-important Battle Stars. The release of the v9.01 update, which introduced the Tactical Assault Rifle to the popular battle royale title, kicked off the second full week of Season 9, meaning a new batch of challenges are also winging their way to the game. As usual, there are three challenges that can be completed by anyone who owns the game, while another four are exclusive to players who purchased the Season 9 Battle Pass. The Season 9 Week 2 challenges are officially went live at 8:00 AM EDT / 5:00 AM PDT / 2:00 PM BST on Thursday, May 16, but thanks to data miner @Lucas7yoshi_, we already had a good idea as to what we can expect when they officially release. This week’s challenges see fans of the game travelling around the map, as they must visit five different named locations for the staged challenge, while they’ll also need to keep an eye out for an oversized phone, a big piano and a giant dancing fish trophy that have been scattered around the map. Fortnite Battle Royale Season 9 Week 2 Challenges FREE PASS CHALLENGES Launch off of Air Vents in different matches (5 Battle Stars) – Stage Challenge: Land at… Land at Snobby Shores (1 Battle Star) – Land at Fatal Fields (1 Battle Star) – Land at Sunny Steps (1 Battle Star) – Land at Dusty Divot (1 Battle Star) – Land at Happy Hamlet (1 Battle Star) – – Eliminate opponents in Sunny Steps or Shifty Shafts (3 Battle Stars) – BATTLE PASS CHALLENGES Deal 500 damage with Pistols to opponents (5 Battle Stars) – Visit an oversized Phone, a big Piano, and a giant Dancing Fish trophy (5 Battle Stars) – Search a chest in different named locations in a single match (10 Battle Stars) – Staged challenge: Eliminate an opponent from at least… Eliminate an opponent from at least 50m away (3 Battle Stars) – Eliminate an opponent from at least 75m away (3 Battle Stars) – Eliminate an opponent from at least 100m away (4 Battle Stars) – – Also new in Season 9 are Fortbytes, which have been scattered across the map. Players can use our handy guide to locate Fortbytes in Fortnite Battle Royale, but can also unlock one by completing any six of the seven weekly challenges. The Season 9 Week 2 challenges are now live and ready for completion, so hop into the Battle Bus and earn those stars!

Fortnite Season 9 v9.00 patch notes – Slipstreams, map update, new and vaulted items, Fortbytes Epic GamesFortnite Battle Royale‘s Season 9 is finally here, bringing a host of changes to the popular battle royale game in the v9.00 update, which is available on Xbox One, PS4, PC, Nintendo Switch and mobile devices. As with previous new season launches, Epic Games released a number of teasers ahead of the official Season 9 kick off, which appeared to hint at a futuristic theme for Season 9 following the pirate overarching pirate theme which ran throughout Season 8. It’s no secret that Season 8 was met with mixed responses from fans, thanks to a number of controversial decisions, notably removing the ‘siphon’ feature to players’ dismay. The patch notes and cinematic trailer have been revealed for Fortnite Battle Royale’s Season 9 v9.00 update, and you can check them out below. Fortnite Battle Royale Season 9 v9.00 update – Patch notes BATTLE ROYALE WHAT’S NEW? Season 9 – Battle Pass New Season, new Battle Pass. 100 levels, over 100 new rewards. Available in-game right now for 950 V-Bucks. Find out more information on this Season’s Battle Pass here. Slipstreams Get around locations quickly with the new Slipstream wind transportation system. New Locations Explore new points of interest that emerged from the destruction of the Volcano like Neo Tilted and Mega Mall. WEAPONS + ITEMS Added Combat Shotgun Semi-Automatic Holds 10 Shells. – Fires 9 pellets per shot for 73 / 77 / 81 base damage. – Tight spread and fast fire rate. – Headshot multiplier of 1.70x. – Reloads 2 shells at a time. – – Available in Rare, Epic, and Legendary variants. – Available from Floor, Chests, Supply Drops, and Vending Machines – – Semi-Automatic – Adjusted Tactical Shotgun damage Base damage increased from 66/70/74 to 71/75/79 – – Reduced Drum Gun availability from 16.732% to 7.155% – Reduced Boom Bow availability from 1.292% to .755% – Unvaulted Grenades – Vaulted Clingers – Vaulted Buried Treasure – Vaulted Pump Shotgun – Vaulted Poison Dart Trap – Vaulted Scoped Revolver – Vaulted Suppressed Assault Rifle – Vaulted Thermal Assault Rifle – Vaulted Balloons – Bug Fixes & Improvements Turbo building after gliding now works correctly. – The stink bomb damage audio and effects were not playing if you damaged yourself. – Fixed the Shadow bomb occasionally not making the player invisible on the Xbox One the first time it’s used. – Misplacement of Launch Pads in mid-air has been resolved. – Pirate Cannon camera issues due to network latency have been resolved. – The Reboot Card deposit sound effects no longer play in replay mode while the Van is on Cooldown. – The Reboot Van card sound effects will no longer be heard when a squadmate disconnects. – GAMEPLAY Slipstreams These tunnels of wind passively carry players down the stream. Players can move faster and change direction when actively trying to move down the Stream. – Use directional input to gain extra velocity. Experiment with bobbing up and down for higher speeds. – – Players are launched when exiting the tube based on their movement speed and exit angle. – Projectiles and Vehicles can also enter the Slipstream. – – These tunnels of wind passively carry players down the stream. – Air Vents The powerful gusts of air from these environmental items can launch players short distances and grant immunity to fall damage. – – Fortbytes Fortbytes are a series of 100 collectible computer chips available to Battle Pass owners. As you collect Fortbytes, you’ll decrypt a mysterious image. Collect them all to unlock rewards and uncover the secrets of Season 9. – On the first day of Season 9, there are 18 Fortbytes available to find. At least 1 new Fortbyte will be unlocked each day. Check the Challenges Tab for detailed information on which Fortbytes are currently available and when the others unlock. – Fortbytes cannot be collected after Season 9 ends. – – Disconnected players will stay in the world for 60 seconds. They still take damage and count for elimination points. – Bug Fixes & Improvements Resolved an issue with the UI showing health gains incorrectly if the player canceled the consumable close to completion time. – PS4 controller lighting not always matching your pin color when in Squads. – Players not able to use Hold to Swap if they previously picked an item up normally – Adjusted turbo building to be more forgiving under poor network conditions – Fixed cases of jittery movement under certain conditions. – LIMITED TIME MODE ROTATION: TRIOS Classic Battle Royale with Three-Person Squads. SOLID GOLD Fight to the finish using Legendary weapons! ONE SHOT Low Gravity. Every player has 50 health. Sniper weapons are the only weapon, Bandages are the only healing item. Jump high and aim well! EVENTS Players who have already qualified to be in the World Cup will be marked with a World Cup badge on the event leaderboards – Leaderboards now have a button to sort games by the number of top leaderboard players in them. This will help identify the most critical active games from a leaderboard standing view. – The in-game HUD now has different icons for points for Arena matches and weekend tournament matches. – PERFORMANCE Improved frame rate on Nintendo Switch, particularly when large numbers of characters are onscreen. – Addressed some cases of invisible characters after skydiving. – AUDIO Better tactical audio when inside player-built structures: Enemy Pickaxe impact within ~one building tile radius has new, louder sound. – Wallbreak by enemy close/behind player much clearer/louder. – – Explosion audio improvements- shorter, higher dynamic range sounds that will make explosion audio clearer and punchier. – UI Bug Fixes & Improvements “Swap” text appearing in the pickup UI will no longer appear when picking up more resources than the player can carry. – The initial storm warning timer was incorrectly showing as 0. – Spectators and replay watchers can now report users. – Fixed party invites not showing up in the UI if the user logged out and back in again. – SPECTATING Spectating a player’s match will now automatically follow that player. – MOBILE Auto fire will now trigger on vehicles. – Added option for increasing elimination feed line count in the HUD Layout Tool. – Dragging/Dropping from the quickbar is now allowed while jumping. – The location of the boost button on Android for the X-Stormwing has been moved to avoid triggering the Home button. – Squad formation is now accessible. – Bug Fixes & Improvements The delay with interacting when using the quickbar slots has been resolved. – Weapon icons now correctly display icons on the quickbar. – Fixed sliders that were broken in the Dead Zone tab of the Controller Options. – Auto fire adjustments: Semi-automatic weapons now fire correctly. – Increased acquisition delay for shotguns. – – Dynamite trajectory indicator is now correctly displayed during use. – Ziplines can no longer be ridden past their endpoints. – Autorun no longer takes more than two taps to initiate after jumping from Battle Bus. – Cooldown Timer visual for boost buttons on vehicles is now displayed correctly. – The camera no longer shakes when entering the X-Stormwing. – Left virtual thumbstick no longer becomes invisible when holding left or right and pressing the fire button. – The Harvest Tool UI button in HUD layout is no longer invisible. – The stair railing in Pleasant Park no longer clips through the door. – Variant numbers partially hidden in the preview screen by the “X” button. – The Dream cosmetic is now correctly displaying: The butterfly – Eye glow effect – – Widow’s Bite pickaxe visual effect issue has been resolved. – The Cooldown ring timer showing briefly when switching seats in Cannon. – Interact Icon is no longer missing with certain consumables. – Input Blocked text will no longer appear when opening the inventory. – The Item Shop arrows now display correctly on iPhone XS Max. – GENERAL Reworked default button layout to be consistent across vehicles (Enter, Exit, Switch Seat and Boost) – UI Sub-game select screen has been refreshed. – Bug Fixes & Improvements Improved visibility of squad icons on lobby player pads in large parties – Squad icons in large parties can no longer show an empty slot as ready – Selecting a highlighted team member in the lobby with a controller can no longer show options for a different member – Players will now appear correctly as a hologram, when joining a player currently in match – Reworded Squad formation messaging to be more clear – Fixed invisible character parts of players who are still loading into the match. – SOCIAL Players now remain in the Party voice channel by default when entering a match. The Game channel is still available, but the switch is no longer automatic. – Added a setting for the display of voice chat indicators. – Bug Fixes & Improvements Suggested friends in the social panel match the suggestions in the launcher – The “Sit Out/Jump In” button in Squad Formation is now displayed correctly – Sending a friend invite to a suggested friend no longer fails – Can now still send party invites after joining and leaving a party while set to “Friend” party privacy – Fixed potentially incorrect notification message when joining a channel – Voice indicators are no longer stuck on screen when leaving a party while members are speaking – Fixed duplicate voice indicators appearing for the same speaker – PERFORMANCE Optimized the eye adaption rendering effect – Optimized animation performance for ControlRig (Werewolf, Krampus). – SEASON 9: CINEMATIC TRAILER Season 9 sees a huge shift in the game, with a large number of items vaulted, including the popular Pump Shotgun. A new mode of transportation has also been added in Slipstreams, while Tilted Towers and Retail Row have received a futuristic update. Read More: When does Fortnite Season 8 end? Season 9 start date, teasers, downtime and battle pass details – Neo Tilted and Mega Mall In the final event of Season 8, popular locations Tilted Towers and Retail Row met their untimely demise, flattened to rubble by the Volcano, and leaving players wondering if some of the game’s most iconic locations were gone for good. Thankfully for Fortnite Battle Royale fans, Epic Games have included two new versions of the locations in Season 9, giving them a futuristic makeover. Now known as Neo Tilted and Mega Mall, bboth locations now look they were taken straight from a futuristic sci-fi movie, and new look for some of the game’s most legendary spots. Combat Shotgun While many Fortnite fans will mourn the loss of the Pump Shotgun, one of the game’s most popular weapons, they will be able to get their hands on the latest powerful addition to the game, the Combat Shotgun. The semi-automatic weapon will hold 10 shells at a time, and deal 73/77/81 base damage when its nine pellet spread hits an enemy. With a headshot multiplier of 1.70x, the Combat Shotgun – which can be found from Floor Loot, Chests, Supply Drops and Vending Machines, will certainly pack a punch. 500New skins and cosmetics in Season 9 Back at the start of Season 7, new ‘wraps’ for weapons and vehicles were introduced, and in Season 8, new animated skins were added. Fans will be expecting another new addition to the cosmetic content pool. Read More: When does Fortnite Season 8 end? Season 9 start date, teasers, downtime and battle pass details A leak revealed the names of two of the new characters that are included in Fortnite Season 9, called Rox and Sentinel, with Rox acting as one of this season’s progressive skins meaning players can unlock new stages of the outfit by earning XP. Slipstreams Slipstreams are a new way for Fortnite fans to traverse the map, with these massive wind tunnels firing players and vehicles down the stream of air at breakneck speeds. Players can change direction while inside the stream, while bobbing up and down can increase the velocity and max speed of players using them. These should allow for quick rotations around the map, and give players another way to escape enemies or the storm at a quick pace. New tactical assault rifle Both the suppressed and thermal assault rifles were added to the vault in Season 9, but they will soon be replaced with a brand new tactical assault rifle according to leakers. The weapon will be available in rare, legendary and epic rarities and shoots light ammunition. Season 9 Battle Pass Many of these new skins and cosmetics will be part of the battle pass too of course, which is one of the main attractions with every new season. Expect another 100 levels, and for it to cost the standard 950 V-Bucks ($10 or £8), but leaks have suggested that the gifting feature could make a comeback, and it will allow players to gift battle pass content to friends. Last updated on May 9 2019 at 08:40 am Eastern Time.

Fortnite Battle Royale Season 4 Week 6 Challenges Leaked Online Like last week, week six challenges for season four of Fortnite Battle Royale have leaked and will be available starting Thursday, June 7th. These challenges will give players a significant boost ranking up to unlock featured gear, items, and emotes, but are only available to season four Battle Pass holders. An exclusive ‘Omega’ skin with new customisation options is available for those Battle Pass holders that reach level 100. With week six marking the second half of season four, many players will be nearing the upper tiers of the Battle Pass, and want to get these challenges done to reach level 100. As players level up in the Battle Pass, they will get an XP boost as well as all the character skins, gliders, pickaxes, emotes, sprays, and other items in the season four pass. Just like previous weeks, the FortniteTracker website has released the full list of challenges for season four week six online. This week, there are seven new challenges, and they get more difficult as you progress through the list. https://db.fortnitetracker.com/challenges/week-6 Search Supply Drops (0/3) – Deal damage with Shotguns to opponents (0/1000) – Search Chests in Loot Lake (0/7) – Spray over different Carbide or Omega Posters (0/7) – Search between a Playground, Campsite, and a Footprint (0/1) – SMG Eliminations (0/3) – Eliminate opponents in Retail Row (0/3) – If you are still working your way through week five challenges, you will want to complete those before June 7th, and you can check out our cheat sheet for additional assistance. Based on past weeks of the Battle Pass it is likely is that completing week six challenges will also fulfill the requirements for a blockbuster challenge that rewards players with a hidden battle star.