Epic Games Update Patch Notes

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Epic Games Update Patch Notes May 29, 2019. Get the full details and damage values in the patch notes. 'Fortnite' Content Update 9.10 Adds Burst SMG, Vaults Suppressed SMG - Patch Notes.Check out the patch notes below courtesy of a blog post from Epic Games. Epic Games has released the official patch notes for the Fortnite v8.11 update. Slightly smaller than its bigger bi-weekly counterparts, there’s nonetheless plenty for Battle Royale, Creative.

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Fortnite Season 10--or Season X, as developer Epic Games is calling it--has officially begun. Ushering in its launch, Epic has also issued update 10.00 for the wildly popular battle royale title, and published patch notes alongside it to detail everything that's new. You should also be aware that there are a number of nagging issues impacting the game following its release, including those related to gifting the Battle Pass on PC and playing on Xbox One with a Kinect plugged in.

As always for the start of a new season, there are a number of big new features for players to enjoy. One of the major new additions is the B.R.U.T.E. suit, a two-person vehicle that lets one player operate the turret and the other move the machine around.

Challenges have changed somewhat significantly. The structure of them has been altered in a number of ways, with daily challenges replaced by limited-time 'missions' that are rolled out daily and then replaced in groups after a week. In terms of the standard weekly challenges, those also now function differently, with one key aspect of that being that none of them are available for non-Battle Pass owners. You'll need to purchase the Season 10 Battle Pass to access those challenges and earn the many Season 10 skins and rewards.

There are also Rift Zones, which have been created by the Zero Point Explosion. “Locations once thought to be lost are beginning to appear, but they aren’t the same as they once were. Drop in and explore to discover what mysterious gameplay changes they have in store.”

We've identified that Xbox One players with a Kinect plugged in may encounter stability issues when starting up Fortnite.
We're investigating a fix for this issue, but players can work around it in the meantime by disconnecting their Kinect.

— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) August 1, 2019

We're aware of some players experiencing an increased level of hitching/stuttering while in-game.
We are investigating this and will provide status updates once we have more information.

— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) August 1, 2019

These Rift Zones and the Zero Point explosion are a key part of Season 10's theme. Autodesk inventor 2017 pro. 'Time is twisted and the Zero Point has become volatile,' Epic explains. 'Whether you’re nostalgic for the past or excited for the future, there will be plenty for you to discover all Season long. Locations once thought to be lost have begun to appear on the island, but they aren’t the same as they once were.

'Board the Battle Bus and drop in, but keep an eye to the skies to spot the new Season X mech vehicle, the B.R.U.T.E. Crashing on the island as the Battle Bus takes off, these merciless mechs seat two players and works best with a partner, so grab a squadmate, hop in, load up, and roll out.'

The Mech has been disabled in the Creative and Playground playlists, due to an issue with movement speed.

— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) August 1, 2019

As a result of this theme, Season 10's map changes involve bringing back old elements from the past. For instance, the comet that previously crashed into the island is back and hovering just above its impact point. As a result, Dusty Divot has reverted into Dusty Depot.

Read on for the full patch notes, or check out everything we know about Season X, as well as the issues currently impacting Fortnite.

Weapons + Items

• B.R.U.T.E.
  • This vehicle can be operated by up to two players. If two players are operating it, one (the driver) controls movement, while the other (the gunner) rains down missiles and shotgun shots.
  • The driver is able to:
    • Dash into combat.
    • Super Jump to victory.
    • Stomp enemies and structures into the ground.
      • Anything you would normally harvest will grant materials when destroyed.
  • The passenger has two weapons at their disposal: a shotgun and a missile launcher.
    • Shotgun
      • Clip Size: 10
      • Damage: 50
      • Headshot Multiplier: 1.5x
  • Missile Launcher
    • Fires up to 10 missiles at once.
    • Holding down Trigger will begin loading missiles.
    • After releasing Trigger, or after 10 missiles have been loaded, all missiles will automatically fire.
  • New Mechanic: Overshield
    • Consumes 200 of any Material type to create a personal overshield for 5 seconds to protect you in the mech.
• Vaulted
  • Baller
  • Quad Crasher
  • Flint Knock Pistol
  • Shadow Bomb
  • Semi-Auto Sniper
  • Tactical Assault Rifle
  • Mounted Turret
  • Air Strike
  • Itemized Glider Redeploy (still available in large team modes)
    • Over time, we have added many mobility options, both itemized and map-based. We feel that Season X is better experienced with a reduction in mobility. As with all changes, we’ll keep a close eye on how this affects the player experience.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed the Heavy Shotgun not piercing through water in modes where it is available.
• All Campfires now heal vehicles.
• The Storm Scout Sniper Rifle no longer has perfect hip-fire accuracy after aiming down sights.
• Boogie Bombs and Grenades no longer pass through vehicles.

Gameplay

• Missions
  • New Battle Pass feature!
  • Missions are a series of thematic objectives that grant rewards. As you complete these objectives, you'll earn Battle Stars, XP, and exclusive cosmetic items.
    • More information about Missions can be found in the Battle Pass and Challenges tabs.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue involving players getting stuck under a ramp as it’s placed.

Events

• Arena Game Mode updates!
  • Season kicks off with Solos and Trios Arena.
  • Hype will be reset at the start of Season X, with a new scoring structure in place.
  • 10 Divisions - point values have been increased, but progression should be roughly the same. The bolded divisions are new.
    • Open I (0 - 499)
    • Open II (500 - 999)
    • Open III (1000 - 1499)
    • Open IV (1500 - 1999)
    • Contender I (2000 - 2999)
    • Contender II (3000 - 4499)
    • Contender III (4500 - 6499)
    • Champion I (6500 - 9999)
    • Champion II (10000 - 13999)
    • Champion III (14000+)
  • Scoring model updates - standardized points and bus fares across all playlists.
    • Solo
      • Eliminations: 20pt
      • Top 25: 60pt
      • Top 15: 30pt
      • Top 5: 30pt
      • Victory Royale: 60pt
    • Trios
      • Eliminations: 7pt (per team member)
      • Top 8: 60pt
      • Top 4: 30pt
      • Top 2: 30pt
      • Victory Royale: 60pt
  • Bus fare increases at Divisions 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9 and 10.
  • Matchmaking in Arena is still based on players with similar Hype. Players in higher divisions may experience longer-than-normal wait times to ensure higher-quality matches.

Performance

• Improved level streaming performance for all platforms by optimizing the way assets are preloaded. This reduces cases in which players land on buildings with a low level of detail, particularly on Switch and Xbox One.

Art + Animation

• The Ride the Pony Emote is now a traversal Emote.
• Players who earned the Ride the Pony Emote from the Season 2 Battle Pass have been given a new, additional traversal Emote: Pony Up!

Audio

• Added new bullet impact sounds.
• Increased the volume of distant gunfire and Gliders.
• Increased Chest volume and audio range by 10%.

Bug Fixes

• Ambient sound no longer cuts out when players walk between biomes.

UI

• Pressing the Main Menu button on controllers now defaults focus to the Main Menu (right side of the screen).

Epic Games Patch Notes Fortnite

Bug Fixes

• The loading content message will no longer be stuck at 0% when players are matchmaking.
• Fixed a Lobby camera issue when returning from a replay.
• Fixed an issue that prevented the selection of different players in the Lobby after switching from different game modes.
• Selecting Leave Match no longer prevents a player in your party sitting out in the Lobby from entering matchmaking.

Replay

• A new camera mode, Battle Map, has been added to server replays. This camera mode shows:
  • A path of where the followed player has been during the match.
  • The locations of the eliminations the followed player has done during the match.

Mobile

• Auto-fire system improvements:
  • We’ve re-tuned Auto-fire for every weapon with this update and would love specific and detailed weapon feedback so that we can continue to improve it.
  • If you want to try it out and don't use Auto-fire already, go into your HUD settings and enable Auto-fire.
• Added a new setting: Tap to Search/Interact for Controllers.
• Added a message for devices on Android that have the Sensor Pressure settings (S8, S8+, S9, S9+, and Note 9) to inform players about the settings being active.
  • Players would unintentionally return to the Home screen due to this setting being active.
• We’ve increased the size of buttons and icons in the following areas:
  • The Frontend Lobby tab buttons.
  • The Crown for Party leader display icon.
  • The Map Marker.
• 'First team to reach the elimination goal wins!' message won’t remain throughout the whole match in Team Rumble.

Bug Fixes

• Exiting a vehicle won’t reload the player’s weapon.
• The button for skipping cutscenes is now visible on Android.
• Vertical black lines aren’t displayed on the Challenges page.
• The Settings Menu will properly display when language is set to Spanish.
• The text on the menu buttons in the Settings Menu is aligned.
• Quick Heal button won’t appear when falling or after opening the map.
• Scaling the Quick Heal button in the HUD Layout Tool won’t cause the icon to change to the item's icon in the inventory.
• Quick Heal button won’t disappear from the HUD Layout tool when another button is modified.
• Players are able to open doors or Chests while using the ADS button.
• Build mode button will correctly change to the Weapon mode button when pressing it on Android.
• Added header on multiple widgets in the HUD Layout Tool.
• Graphical improvement of CloudBreaker outfit.
• Graphical improvement of the blue variant of the Sea Wolf outfit.
• Freefall icon will be displayed when falling to the map.
• ADS button won’t be displayed when driving a vehicle that you entered while holding a gun.
• When updating the Banner Trooper outfit, players won’t disappear in the Locker, and the proper Banner will be displayed.
• Edit button will be displayed when using passenger seat.
• Screen won’t turn black when looking inside of a body of water.
• Jump button won’t remain greyed out after players press it.
• Audio improvements.
• Fixed the occasional static sounds on Android.
• Tapping with interactable items in Edit mode will no longer cause the camera to lock.
• Player won’t be able to edit through structures.
• Ex: Looking at your wall and being able to edit another structure (floor, ramp, roof).
• Fixed an unopenable Chest near Polar Peak.

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Like clockwork, a new week means that Epic Games has released a new Fortnite: Battle Royale update, version 10.30, and it's out now on all platforms: PS4, Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch, and mobile. As you'd expect from a new Fortnite patch, it's quite content-heavy, with the chief addition being that of a new Rift Zone, the return of an old, named location (Greasy Grove), and the usual tweaks to weapon vaulting. Plus, there's a new setup to allow players to dictate what items make it to the in-game shop. You can get a rundown on all of the highlights below or see the full patch notes for a more comprehensive look at all of the changes, big and small.

The new Rift Zone area is called Moisty Palms, a swampy area in which you can disguise yourself as a prop by simply crouching. Take a look at the video below to see what we mean--it looks like chaos, in a good way. Hitting the primary fire button will take you out of your disguise, while hitting the aim-down-sights button will allow you to look around for enemies. But be careful, as you'll still take damage if someone attacks you while in prop form.

An old location also returns via a Rift Zone. Greasy Grove appears to much the same as before, but Epic has hinted at one change by saying, 'The neighborhood's favorite food is now tacos. The tacos here are so good that even their smell makes people party!' Raining tacos will cause players to dance uncontrollably, during which time you'll be impervious to damage and will recover health at 20 HP per second.

This week's new LTM is named Knock Town, a solo mode where players 'use the grappler to jump around and dodge shots as you one-tap enemies in the air with the Flint-Knock Pistol.'

In terms of weapon changes, the Burst SMG has been vaulted, meaning it will no longer be available in-game. However, the Tactical SMG has been unvaulted, so fans of Fortnite's sub-machine guns will have something to entertain them. For more on the new update, check out the full Battle Royale patch notes below, via Epic Games.

Separate to the new update, Epic states it is testing a new form of Item Shop voting. The system allows players to vote on what items they'd like to see return to the store, so if you missed that cool-looking skin, you might be in luck.

Fortnite: Battle Royale Update 10.30 Patch Notes

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• Fortnite: Battle Royale Update 10.30 Patch Notes
  • Weapons And Items
  • Gameplay
  • Art And Animation
  • Audio
  • Mobile

Knock Town

Team Type: Solo Respawning: On

Created by AlanShinohara. Knock Town was a top 3 contender for the LTM Creator Contest!

Use the grappler to jump around and dodge shots as you one-tap enemies in the air with the Flint-Knock Pistol. The player with the most eliminations at the end of the match wins!

Weapons And Items

• Vaulted
  • Burst SMG
• Unvaulted
  • Tactical SMG (Also: now available in Playground!)

Bug Fixes

• Players impulsed by a Shockwave Grenade will no longer destroy a nearby trap without first destroying the building piece it is attached to.
• The Zapper Trap’s info card now shows the appropriate 4 stars (indicating Epic Rarity) rather than 2 (indicating Uncommon Rarity).
• Resolved an issue in which the Zapper Trap would not build properly when thrown on slopes or uneven terrain.
• B.R.U.T.E.s will now be launched away if they touch the Floating Island’s Cube.
• The B.R.U.T.E.’s Stomp attacks now deal consistent damage to other vehicles.
  • Previously, they would deal either double or triple damage to other vehicles.
• The color of the B.R.U.T.E.’s cooldown meter now updates properly to correspond with the cooldown value.

Gameplay

• Mosty Palms
  • The Rift Beacon at Paradise Palms has created this new POI! In addition to its swampy nature, this Rift Zone is known for being a good place to keep a low profile.
    • While in the Rift Zone, crouching will disguise players as a random prop. They can exit the prop state by using the Primary Fire button.
      • Players are still able to take damage while in prop form.
    • ADS lets players lock in place and look around for unsuspecting victims.

• Greasy Grove
  • A Rift Zone has brought back Greasy Grove! But this time, Durrr Burger is out, and Tacos are in!
  • Periodically, Spicy Tacos will rain down from the sky. Their smell is so overwhelmingly appetizing that players in the Zone can’t help but dance!
    • While dancing, players are invulnerable to damage from others and will regenerate health at 20 HP per second.
      • Dancing does not block Storm Damage or regenerate Health in the Storm.
  • Spicy Tacos can be consumed for 10 Effective Health (sum of a player’s Health + Shield) and a temporary increase in movement speed (40% increase for 20 seconds).
    • The Spicy Tacos don’t last long — grab them before they expire!

• Community Choice
  • Players will get to vote on what’s featured in the Item Shop!
  • The first community vote starts this week. For more information about Community Choice, check out our blog post.

Bug Fixes

• POIs no longer load at different distances depending on the angle of approach.
• Resolved an issue in which players would enter edit mode for a building piece that their reticle was not on.
• Reviving a squadmate no longer causes the reviver to get disconnected.

Playground

Bug Fixes

• Resolved an issue in which players were able to damage each other on the Playground Hub.

Performance

• Improved the performance of Shield Bubble collisions.

Art And Animation

• When players’ characters are near a wall, they will lower their weapon while in their idle pose.
  • This is to reduce instances in which the hands of players’ characters appear through walls.

Bug Fixes

• Changed the lace color of the Jets 2019 - 2020 NFL Outfit from white to green to accurately match the real uniforms.
• The Flowerprint wrap no longer appears incorrectly on assault and sniper rifles.
• Damaging a tree no longer places a rock texture on its leaves or causes its wood texture to become transparent.

Audio

Epic Games Patch Notes 9.40

• Lowered the volume of the open and close sounds of teammates’ Gliders by 50%.

Bug Fixes

• Resolved an issue in which the Battle Bus’ audio would be silent for a short period of time.

UI

Bug Fixes

• Sending feedback during a replay no longer causes players to get stuck in the Player Reporting or Feedback menu.
• Eliminating another player using a Junk Rift Triceratops will now indicate that they were sent to the Cretaceous period in the elimination feed.
  • Previously, the elimination feed would say that they were sent to the Jurassic period, but Triceratops only existed during the Cretaceous period. We apologize for this Tyrannosaurus Wreck of an oversight.

Replay

• Resolved an issue in which mouse controls would not function properly in some replays.
• Going near ammo no longer causes the “Can’t hold more of this item!” message to appear when this action is shown in replays.

Mobile

• New Settings
  • Building and Editing
    • Players can now adjust the touch sensitivity settings for both building and editing.
  • Toggle Targeting
    • Sets targeting to be an on/off toggle or a hold.
      • Turning this setting off will require players to hold the ADS to aim.
        • The setting is turned on by default.
    • Toggle Aim setting now includes touch as well as controllers on mobile.
  • Edit Confirm On Release
    • This setting will allow players to confirm an edit anytime they release their edit selection.
  • Touch Acceleration multiplier
    • A value of 1 will have full touch look acceleration, and a value of 0 will have no touch look acceleration.
    • This is is not synonymous with sensitivity. Lower values do not necessarily translate to slower look speeds.
• New Button
  • Edit Select Reset button
    • This button is located in the HUD Layout Tool.
    • This will reset the edit state of build pieces upon opening them for editing.
• Added 60 FPS support to the iPhone X.
• Updated autofire reticle to increase visibility when against high value surfaces.
• Autofire adjustments to Drum and Tactical Shotgun.
  • Reduced max autofire range to match effective range of projectiles.

Bug Fixes

• Resolved an issue in which weapons would fire automatically after placing a trap.
• Vending Machines no longer give the incorrect item when using touch input.
  • Known issue: Players using the dedicated pickup button may still receive the wrong item. We are working to resolve this.
• Team Elimination count will show the accurate amount of eliminations.
• Fixed an unopenable chest located northeast of the frozen lake in Greasy Grove.
• Corrected mislabeled B.R.U.T.E. buttons on the HUD.
• Emoting while driving a B.R.U.T.E. won't mute all sounds and will not lead to a crash.
• Closing the Settings menu while still scrolling won’t make it impossible to scroll again when reopening it.
• Maximum Audio Volume achievable on Android is higher.
• SFX will now play when shots are fired from the Storm Sniper, Green Assault Rifle, Silenced Pistol, and Hand Cannon.
• Quick Heal button won’t persist after using the last healing item while in the Storm. It also won’t disappear upon entering the Storm.
• Low-end devices can see the writing on World Cup trophies.
• Fire Mode screen will not display pink tiles on Android.
• In Team Rumble, quick slot input won’t be blocked by the Goal and Elimination counters.
• We’ve made some graphical and audio improvements for the following:
  • Battle Bus
  • Synapse Outfit
  • B.R.U.T.E. Navigator Outfit
  • Glow Stick Harvesting Tool
  • Renegade Roller Harvesting Tool
  • Axeroni Harvesting Tool
  • Sparkle Supreme Outfit
  • Laser Pick Harvesting Tool
  • Lollipopper Harvesting Tool
  • Star-Spangled Ranger Outfit
  • Freestyle Outfit during Emote animations
  • Rift Edge Harvesting Tool
  • Shifu Outfit
  • Dynamo Outfit
  • The AC/DC Harvesting Tool will play the proper SFX in the Locker.
  • Detonator Backbling will now show on players when equipped.
  • Mauler Pickaxe will show swing trail.

Recap

• From hotfix on September 5
  • Made some balance adjustments. The details of these adjustments can be found in our blog post.
• From hotfix on September 6
  • Teammates' arrow markers will no longer disappear in large team modes when the teammates are still visible.
• From hotfix on September 6
  • Temporarily disabled Ziplines to resolve an issue.
    • We plan to have this issue resolved in the next update.

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