Fortnite update 15.10: early patch notes, downtime details Epic GamesEpic Games has confirmed the first update of Fortnite Season 5, patch v15.10, is all set to arrive this week, kicking off this year\u2019s \u201cWinterfest\u201d festivities. Here\u2019s all the details we have so far, including early patch notes, and more. Fortnite\u2019s fifth season arrived with a resounding bang \u2014 possibly made by beating Galactus at the end of the Marvel season \u2014 and changed the battle royale all over again. Players have had a few weeks to play around in the new \u201cZero Point\u201d world, and now it\u2019s time for a changeup again; here\u2019s everything we know about update v15.10 so far, starting with all the details on Fortnite\u2019s impending patch downtime. When is Fortnite update v15.10 coming? Epic Games has officially locked in the v15.10 update for Tuesday, December 15. Downtime is expected to begin at 4am ET (9am UTC, 9am BST, 6pm AEST). This update will be \u201clarger than normal\u201d for players who have high-resolution textures installed (approximately 23GB bigger). This is due to a new Performance Mode being added to the battle royale on PC in the planned December 15 patch. Expect a lengthy downtime for the v15.10 patch. Fortnite matchmaking will be disabled 20-25 minutes before the new Chapter 2 Season 5 update. Giddy (syr)up, hunters. The v15.10 update is scheduled for release on December 15. Downtime will start at approx. 4 AM ET (09:00 UTC). pic.twitter.com\/6PJASmfuCM \u2014 Fortnite Status (@FortniteStatus) December 14, 2020 Fortnite update v15.10 early notes Winterfest arrives as \u201cOperation: Snowdown\u201d Christmas is here, and that means that Fortnite\u2019s festive event, \u201cWinterfest,\u201d is on its way back too! The December celebrations bring new skins, items, cosmetics, and more. This time around, the wintery event has been dubbed \u201cOperation: Snowdown,\u201d according to the Fortnite developers in the unofficial v15.10 patch notes. There will be new quests, items, fan-favorite LTMs, and plenty more over Christmas. Of course, the biggest reason to participate in the Fortnite holiday event is for the challenges that instantly reward players with all sorts of goods. This year is no different, with Epic offering players a chance to earn a range of Christmas cosmetics, including two exclusive skins. Dataminer \u2018HypeX\u2019 previously found a link with a Snowman NPC, which was later revealed to be called \u201cSnowmando,\u201d and found that it \u201cgrants you a quest\u201d in-game. HypeX said that the NPC can have conversations, explode, and spawn loot. This information has been confirmed by Epic and \u201cSnowmando\u201d will be providing players with quests, items, and brand new LTMs. Here are some things that @intercelluar & i found until leaking is back to normal: \u2013 Epic are working on a Slurp Bazooka \u2013 There’s an unreleased “”Fire Extinguisher”” item \u2013 We might get a “”Snowman NPC”” that grants you a quest, it has conversations, can explode and\/or spawn loot\u2014 HYPEX (@HYPEX) October 22, 2020 It was also leaked that the 14 Days of Fortnite event will introduce a new \u201cChristmas Flopper\u201d consumable that players will be able to find for some extra stats. The Christmas Flopper is expected to heal players 15hp at a time and players should be able to stack five of them in one inventory slot. https:\/\/twitter.com\/LunakisLeaks\/status\/1335517812304044032 Finally, Fortnite dataminers have revealed Epic are preparing to unvault planes, and that they will bring the vehicles back for the upcoming holiday update. Fortnite leaker Twea shared that new files were added to the game sometime during the Season 5 patch, highlighting the addition of the \u201cSanta Biplane\u201d vehicle in particular. \u201cWinter Airplanes have been added In v15.00,\u201d they explained, \u201cPlanes will be making a return this holiday.\u201d https:\/\/twitter.com\/TweaBR\/status\/1337581131538063364 New settings options in v15.10 Based on player-requested feedback, Fortnite has added new options to toggle Pre-Edits \u201con\u201d or \u201coff.\u201d When Pre-Edits are off, new builds will also appear in un-edited states. Epic has also added a hefty helping of next-gen improvements too; v15.10 added a \u201c120FPS mode\u201d that offers up a \u201cbuttery smooth framerate.\u201d This option is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S (capped at 1080p). v15.10 adds two new Fortnite guns The new Fortnite patch is adding two new weapons for players to get their hands on for Christmas; Mancake\u2019s Cowboy Repeater Rifle and the fiery Dragon\u2019s Breath Sniper. The first, the Cowboy Repeater Rifle, can be found around the island, and \u201ccombines a rapid shooting style with dead-eye accuracy.\u201d The second gun is the Dragon\u2019s Breath Sniper, a weapon that can only be purchased from the new \u201cfire-loving\u201d NPC, Blaze. It\u2019s worth noting that this exotic weapon will cost you quite a few gold bars to purchase, so make sure you\u2019ve got plenty saved up. New LTM: \u201cSpy Within\u201d Finally, Fortnite is adding a new limited-time mode, \u201cSpy Within,\u201d during v15.10. The new playlist will pit a team of Spies against a team of secret Agents. The Agents will need to complete objectives while the spies are there to cause mayhem without being spotted. The two teams must \u201cnot act sus,\u201d or players will find themselves voted off the island! Fortnite v15.10 bug fixes As per usual, the Fortnite team has also added a number of bugs and issues to their official Trello board. This week\u2019s patch has a stack of fixes included for battle royale, Save the World, and even a few for the new Fortnite Crew mode. Here is the full list of bug fixes coming in v15.10: General High sensitivity\/acceleration on Xbox consoles when using keyboard and mouse. – Multiple actions\u2019 names are missing from the Custom Controller settings. – Fortnite Crew \u201cThere was a problem\u201d error when joining Fortnite Crew on PlayStation. – Fortnite Crew button missing on PlayStation after joining. – Incorrect message when cancelling Fortnite Crew on a different platform. – Fortnite Crew \u201ctime remaining\u201d timer may appear off by a day. – Battle Royale Quests wrongly marked as \u201cNew.\u201d – Big Chuggus\u2019 Character Collection tab lists an extra third location. – Fishing Collection Book leaderboard and friend progress not visible. – Widow\u2019s Light Back Bling not visible on PC with Effects set to Low. – Certain NPCs are granting Storm Surge credit when damaged in Arena. – Total Bars may rarely appear as \u201c0\u201d in a match. – Rebooted players may see an already completed Bounty. – Matchmaking doesn\u2019t start if unreadied player leaves early. – Save the World Husks can damage mission objectives through structures. – So, there you have it! That\u2019s our early patch notes with all the changes & fixes planned for Fortnite\u2019s first Season 5 update. Once the official v15.01 details are released and added to the game, we\u2019ll be the first to let you know.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Fortnite update 15.10: early patch notes, downtime details Epic GamesEpic Games has confirmed the first update of Fortnite Season 5, patch v15.10, is all set to arrive this week, kicking off this year\u2019s \u201cWinterfest\u201d festivities. Here\u2019s all the details we have so far, including early patch notes, and more. Fortnite\u2019s fifth season arrived with a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-74655","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74655","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74655"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74655\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}