What’s New?

Weapons + Items

• Shield Bubble
  • Rare item.
  • Found from Floor Loot, Chests, Supply Drops, and Vending Machines.
  • Lasts for 30 seconds.
  • Creates a large bubble that blocks projectiles and explosives. However, players can still run through it.
    • Projectiles and explosives can be fired inside the bubble but cannot go outside of it. 
    • The bubble’s emitter has 400 HP. Destroying it deactivates the bubble.

• B.R.U.T.E.
  • The B.R.U.T.E.’s map icon will remain visible to all players after players board one. The icon will follow the vehicle as it moves.
    • This is to increase awareness of a B.R.U.T.E.’s presence and location to all players in the match.
  • The B.R.U.T.E. changes below were implemented between August 22-23.
    • Decreased the maximum amount of rockets fired by the B.R.U.T.E. in a single charge from 10 to 6.
    • Decreased the rate at which the rockets are fired from the B.R.U.T.E. by 56%.
    • The B.R.U.T.E. no longer grants materials to the driver and passenger when stomping or dashing through the environment.
    • Returned the explosion radius of B.R.U.T.E. missiles back to their original range.
      • We had decreased the explosion radius by 42% in the August 22 hotfix. This change in particular felt like an overswing, making it too difficult for the B.R.U.T.E to hit targets with less rockets and mobility. So on August 23 we brought the damage radius back (in core modes) to where it was before August 22. We’re continuing to closely evaluate the B.R.U.T.E. changes to make sure they align with our goals.
        • As of v10.20, these changes are now also in Arena & Tournament playlists.
    • Increased the dash cooldown from 3 seconds to 5 seconds.
    • Decreased the velocity gained from boosting while in air by 33%.
    • Adjusted the variability of spawn rates for storm phases 1, 2, and 3 in core modes. 
      • Note: These adjustments do not affect the spawn rates in Arena and Tournament playlists. You can find those spawn rates in the v10.10 Patch Notes.
      • Storm phase 1
        • Increased the maximum number of B.R.U.T.E. spawns from 5 to 6.
        • Reduced the chance for 0 B.R.U.T.E.s to spawn from 29% to 14.3%.
        • New spawn rates 
          • 14.3% chance to spawn 0.
          • 14.3% chance to spawn 1.
          • 14.3% chance to spawn 2.
          • 14.3% chance to spawn 3.
          • 14.3% chance to spawn 4.
          • 14.3% chance to spawn 5.
          • 14.3% chance to spawn 6.
        • Old spawn rates
          • 29% chance to spawn 0.
          • 14.3% chance to spawn 1.
          • 14.3% chance to spawn 2.
          • 14.3% chance to spawn 3.
          • 14.3% chance to spawn 4.
          • 14.3% chance to spawn 5.
      • Storm phase 2
        • Increased the maximum number of B.R.U.T.E. spawns from 3 to 5.
        • New spawn rates
          • 16.7% chance to spawn 0.
          • 16.7% chance to spawn 1.
          • 16.7% chance to spawn 2.
          • 16.7% chance to spawn 3.
          • 16.7% chance to spawn 4.
          • 16.7% chance to spawn 5.
        • Old spawn rates
          • 25% chance to spawn 0.
          • 25% chance to spawn 1.
          • 25% chance to spawn 2.
          • 25% chance to spawn 3.
      • Storm phase 3
        • New spawn rates
          • 25% chance to spawn 0
          • 25% chance to spawn 1
          • 25% chance to spawn 2
          • 25% chance to spawn 3
        • Old spawn rates
          • 33% chance to spawn 1
          • 33% chance to spawn 2
          • 33% chance to spawn 3
    • Decreased the material cost of using the gunner’s overshield from 200 to 75.
    • Increased the Health of the B.R.U.T.E from 1000 to 1250.
• Junk Rift
  • The Junk Rift has been re-enabled in all modes.
• Vaulted
  • Storm Flip
  • Drum Gun
  • Storm Scout Sniper Rifle

• Fixed an issue in which the Junk Rift was not destroying B.R.U.T.E.s on impact.
• Weapons and items received from Vending Machines no longer differ from the weapons and items displayed upon receiving them.
• Fixed an issue in which Chug Splashes were able to be deployed quicker than intended.
• The Combat Shotgun no longer becomes more inaccurate for a short period of time after players swap to it from a weapon best used while aiming down sights (such as Sniper Rifles).
• Shockwaves now properly affect members of the Horde. 
• Fixed an issue in which Small Shield Potions would not fill players’ Shield to 50 if it was at 49.
• Fixed an issue in which Stink Bombs would do less damage to players using a B.R.U.T.E.
• Gunners in a B.R.U.T.E. who aren’t accompanied by a driver will no longer have an obstructed view while in the volcano vortex. 
• Hoverboards can no longer be ridden by a B.R.U.T.E.
• The damage state of a B.R.U.T.E. now appears when players with a vehicle Wrap equipped enter a B.R.U.T.E. that was previously unoccupied. 
• Reloading a B.R.U.T.E.’s shotgun no longer makes it unable to fire missiles.
• Fixed an issue involving the B.R.U.T.E.’s air slam dealing more damage to Horde spawners than intended.
• The self-destruct timer of a B.R.U.T.E. can no longer be paused. 
• Switching seats in or exiting a B.R.U.T.E. while it is loading missiles no longer makes it unable to emote. 
• Entering a B.R.U.T.E. no longer causes players to lose the ability to use weapons or items on exit.

Gameplay

• Pandora
  • At the oasis near Paradise Palms, a Rift Beacon has created the Pandora Rift Zone.
    • Part of the Fortnite X Mayhem collab.
    • This Rift Zone highly resembles the planet Pandora. However, it’s more than just a model; even the rules of the planet apply!
      • While at the Rift Zone, players will begin to generate Shield after 4 seconds of not taking damage.
    • Pandora will be available until September 10.
• Tilted Town
  • Added traversable paths that connect the town to the surrounding hills. 
    • This is to improve the experience in late-game circles that take place at Tilted Town.
• Returned the time between subsequent Turbo Build placements from 0.005 seconds to 0.15.
  • This is intended to level the playing field regarding ping when it comes to turtling.
  • The first placement of a structure using Turbo Build remains the same.
• Moving Storm
  • Safezones will no longer move while shrinking in the later phases of a match.
  • Note: This change does not affect Arena and Tournament playlists.
  • This change was implemented on August 23.

• Going inside the Tilted Town Rift Zone while using a B.R.U.T.E. no longer causes the screen filter and no-building effect to remain after leaving the Rift Zone.
• Getting knocked out of a B.R.U.T.E. no longer causes players to enter an unintended Down But Not Out state in which they’re able to walk/run and unable to be revived.
• Fixed an issue in which members of the Horde would not attack players in a B.R.U.T.E.
• Damaging a B.R.U.T.E. no longer counts towards the Storm Surge damage threshold.
• Players inside indestructible buildings can no longer be damaged by a Junk Rift.
• Destroying a Chest or ammo container by destroying the object it is placed on will now open it.

Art + Animation

• Fixed an issue in which Catalyst’s left arm would clip through multiple backpacks in the lobby while idle.
• The Y0ND3R Outfit and EQ Wrap now animate correctly on PlayStation 4.
• Boarding a B.R.U.T.E. inside the Tilted Town Rift Zone and then exiting the Rift Zone while in the B.R.U.T.E. no longer causes the player’s Outfit to be unable to return to the equipped Outfit.

Audio

• Adjusted the shape of the Junk Rift’s audio attenuation from a sphere to a capsule.
  • This is to make Junk Rift objects more audible when spawned up high. 
• Reduced the volume of the Minigun’s overheat audio.

• The Frag Grenade’s fuse sound no longer occurs as it is thrown.
• The Battle Bus’ audio no longer plays from the wrong location on Starter Island.
• Fixed an issue in which the spawn sound effects of Junk Rift objects would not play if the thrown projectile hit a player.

UI

• Fixed an issue involving players being unable to see Challenges upon logging in for the first time during Season X.
• The input UI for the B.R.U.T.E.’s gunner mode no longer displays the wrong inputs for players using a controller.
• Fixed an issue in which the player icon wouldn’t update properly while players have their Locker Outfit set to Random.
• A rounding error no longer occurs in the Health and Shield meters after applying Bandages or Small Shields. 
• Fixed an issue that caused the Social Panel to show an incorrect set of Team Members.

Replay

• Local replays now have the same HUD as that of server/broadcast replays.
• After a player is eliminated in a replay, the camera will now follow their teammates or the player who eliminated them.
• Reordered and slightly modified the replay HUD controls. 
  • As part of this, the button used to access the player list has been removed. However, players can still access the player list using the map screen.
• On August 20, we disabled server streaming replays on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One to improve stability and address performance issues. 

• Fixed an issue in which some of the smaller Junk Rift objects would not be hidden in replay rewinds after hitting the ground.
• Thrown Junk Rift projectiles no longer duplicate in replays.
• Junk Rift objects hitting the ground in replays no longer causes assets to appear.
• Fixed an issue involving the Junk Rift’s audio effects not occurring in replays.

Mobile

• iOS will now optimize content during players’ first run of the game after patching. This will help reduce hitching and load times when waiting for the Battle Bus to leave.
• 60FPS support has been re-enabled for iPhone 8. 
• Updated the images that appear on-screen during the patching process.

• Playlist tiles, “New” tiles, and Event page tiles will now display the correct images. 
• Fixed collision issues between characters and some cosmetics.
• Fixed an audio issue when using the B.R.U.T.E on Android.
• Backing out of cinematics no longer causes a black screen.
• The font alignment has been corrected in the Challenges menu.
• Fixed an issue in which ammo belts would float while players were in a B.R.U.T.E.
• Fixed an issue in which Autofire was active against some vehicles.

What’s New?

Missions + Systems

• Discover the possible future fates of Ray, Lars, Dennis, and even Ned in a series of quests where the past and future collide!
  • Progress your way through 15 quests to earn Gold, Event Tickets, a choice of new legendary ranged weapons, and a brand new Constructor Hero!
• Hits the Road for part 2 of her Song of the Summer!
  • This week, Quinn continues her journey to the Radio Station to broadcast her Song of the Summer.
  • Catch up on part 1 of Quinn’s Song of the Summer as she prepares for her next adventure.
  • Part 1 is available until August 28 at 8:00 PM Eastern Time. 
  • Part 2 available starting August 28 at 8:00 PM Eastern Time.
• “Husk Extermination (SMG)” has been added as a possible daily quest.
• Updated the “Rescue the Survivors" badge UI to correctly display it’s  requirement for Silver, Gold and Platinum. (Silver is 3 or more Gold is 7 or more, Platinum is 9) 
• The Radar Tower now only accepts the required amount of BluGlo for additional scans.
• The Husk power level scaling between sub-objectives in Hit the Road has been reduced.
• There is now a guaranteed “Evacuate the Shelter” mission in Canny Valley’s power level 64 region.
• Increased the rewards obtained from the Shadow Orb Activity.

• The Hit the Road vehicle will now despawn if the mission is failed. 
• T.E.D.D.Y. and Shock Tower will now be destroyed by the Hover Truck in Hit the Road if placed in its path.
• Locating the servers in the "Have You Tried Turning it On and Off again?" mission now requires closer proximity and cannot be discovered through walls.
• The Canny Valley map will now indicate which zones the quest "The Big Picture" can be completed in.
• Players in private parties will no longer be locked out of lower level zones in Hit the Road when paired with higher power level players.
• Husks now spawn correctly on all Storm Shield Defense waves. 
• Note: We discovered that this bug was blocking valid Husk spawn points, now some amplifiers will be attacked from new directions.

UI

• Emote keybindings are now visible and assignable in Save the World.
• Llamas on sale for 0 V-Bucks/X-Ray Tickets will now display as 0 V-Bucks instead of 0 X-Ray Tickets.
• Fixed extra space between currency icons and quantities in the Item Shop.
• The “Select” button no longer becomes disabled while using a mouse in the Collection Book Rewards flow.
• Pinned quest will no longer become large or stretch horizontally while on the zone map.
• Leader banner and stats now populate correctly in team bar after leaving a zone with a party.
• Players can no longer change party leaders while matchmaking.
• Weapons will no longer display “default data” in Hit the Road missions. It now shows a loading spinner until the correct information is ready to be displayed.
• Item cards will no longer flicker when opening a Llama in the store.
• Progression popups can no longer cause the quest tracker to overlap with the UI elements above it.
• Disabled the PSA load screens that were covered up by objective bullet points when loading into a mission.
• The Proximity Mine now has correct blast radius descriptions on the gadget upgrade screen.

Performance

• Slight reduction in memory usage at the end of the level.

Heroes

• Carbide answers the call of action, and returns to the event store!
  • Standard Perk: Zip and Zap
    • Lefty and Righty applies Affliction which deals 13 base energy damage per second for 3 seconds
  • Commander Perk: Zip and Zap+
    • Lefty and Righty applies Affliction which deals 26 base energy damage per second for 3 seconds. Lefty and Righty uses Space Pistols which fire piercing, bouncing lasers.
  • Available in the Event Store starting August 28 at 8:00 PM Eastern Time.
• Dennis Jr., the new mythic Constructor, enters the stage!
  • Standard Perk: Shredder
    • Axe eliminations have an 11% chance to grant Rockin’ Riff (Increases Damage by 50% and Melee Attack Speed by 32%, decaying over 8 seconds).
  • Commander Perk: Shredder+
    • Axe eliminations have a 37% chance to grant Rockin’ Riff.
  • Team Perk: Totally Rockin’ Out
    • REQUIRES: 2 Totally Rad Heroes.
    • Rockin’ Riff also increases your Crit Rating by 160 (decaying over 8 seconds) and Heals for 73 base health.
    • Available from “The Long Road Home” quest line.
• Break down the competition with Breakbeat Wildcat, the new Soldier!
  • Standard Perk: Battle Beat
    • Eliminating 10 enemies within 9 seconds grants Rockin’ Riff.
  • Commander Perk: Battle Beat+
    • Eliminating 4 enemies within 9 seconds grants Rockin’ Riff.
  • Available from the Rad Llama.
• Become the star with Power Pop Penny, the new Constructor!
  • Standard Perk: Bringin’ Down the House
    • Heavy attack eliminations have a 12.5% chance to grant Rockin’ Riff.
  • Commander Perk: Bringin’ Down the House+
    • Heavy attack eliminations have a 40% chance to grant Rockin’ Riff.
  • Available from the Rad Llama.
• Steal the show with Main Stage Quinn, the new Outlander!
  • Standard Perk: Sub Wafers
    • Harvesting Metal objects has a 32% chance to give Sub Wafers. Consuming Sub Wafers grants Rockin' Riff.
  • Commander Perk: Sub Wafers+
    • Harvesting Metal objects has a 100% chance to give Sub Wafers. Consuming Sub Wafers grants Rockin' Riff.
  • Available from the Rad Llama.
• Varsity Hiro, the new Ninja, becomes your MVP!
  • Standard Perk: Fumble
    • Eliminated enemies have a 7% chance to fumble a Football. Footballs grant Rockin' Riff when picked up.
  • Commander Perk: Fumble+
• Eliminated enemies have a 23% chance to fumble a Football. Footballs grant Rockin' Riff when picked up.
• Available from the Rad Llama.

• Fixed Anti-Material Charge collision becoming inconsistent after charging off edges.
• The Supercharged Traps buff is now properly removed from traps when B.A.S.E is destroyed.
• Standing in T.E.D.D.Y no longer prevents the Husks from targeting players.

Weapons + Items

• The Rad Llama is now available!
  • Contains 4 new Totally Rad Heroes and 5 Boombox Weapons.
  • Cost: 500 Hit the Road Tickets
• Added the Boombox weapons set, available in Rad Llamas
  • Beat Blaster: A high impact assault rifle that fires two shots of piercing projectiles.
  • Crescendo: A piercing sniper rifle that can be charged up for extra damage.
  • Earsplitter: A spear that deals heavy damage with long range thrusting attacks.
    • Heavy Attack: Sonic Pulse - Slam the spear into the ground, channeling damage and knocking back nearby enemies while also providing a temporary damage buff to you and your allies. Stacks up to 4 times.
  • Mic Drop: A chunky club with excellent knockback potential.
    • Heavy Attack: Feedback Pulse - Swing the mic head into the ground, blasting enemies in front of you with a sonic pulse.
  • Woofer: Shotgun that shoots sonic blasts at enemies in a mid-ranged cone, damaging and knocking them back.
• New Sound Wall Trap is available via the new Hit the Road Quest, “Well-Traveled”
  • This trap stuns Mist Monsters and causes other Husks to dance for a short duration.
• Updated the weapon icon shown next to a Defender’s item card to indicate if they can use SMGs.
• Crafting times are now standardized and shortened for all crafted items regardless of rarity. 
  • Weapons craft in 5 seconds.
  • Traps craft in 3 seconds.
  • Ammo crafts in 2 seconds.
  • Crafted ingredients in 0.5 seconds.
• Schematic crafting costs for Healing Pad traps have been reduced.
  • Common-Uncommon: 2 Herbs, 4 Flowers, and 1 Bacon.
  • Rare: 3 Herbs, 5 Flowers, 1 Bacon.
  • Epic: 4 Herbs, 5 Flowers, 1 Bacon.
  • Legendary:  5 Herbs, 6 Flowers, 1 Bacon.

• SMG weapons can now be increased in Rarity.
• Traps now rotate correctly when placing them without a floor. 
• Mist blasters will no longer slide after being knocked back by players during their laser attack.
• Fixed issue with the vacuum tube sniper rifle beam pointing at inconsistent locations on refire.
• Deathray no longer causes bright white flashes when shot near other players.
• Banner no longer self destructs unless a new banner is placed by the same player.

Gameplay

• The pickaxe customization is now available in the locker!
  • Choose any of the styles you’ve unlocked through in-game progression, or choose any Pickaxe you have from Battle Royale.
  • You can also use your Save the World Pickaxes in Battle Royale. Log in to Save the World to unlock them.
  • More information available in our blog post.
    • Note: We're removing the Heavy Attack from Pickaxes, as they do not effectively fit in with harvesting. This change will also accommodate the addition of dual-wielding Pickaxes. Outlander's Anti-Material Charge will not be impacted by this change.
• Wargames - Double Trouble: Increased the knockback resistance on the golden smashers so they cannot be held in place forever by freezing traps and launcher pads. 

• Wargames: Quantum Countdown: Fixed an issue where the second wave spawns at an incorrect location.
• The active Encampment beacon now correctly shows up for a player joining an in progress “Destroy the Encampments” mission.
• The Hover Truck no longer gets visually stuck if a player reconnects to Hit the Road.
• Fixed a rare crash that could occur when going into the down but not out state.
• Adjusted spawn locations in the Wargames Simulation: Quantum Countdown.
• Wall Spikes now provide combat score when they damage an enemy.
• Fixed registration of PS4 trophies when completing achievements in StW

Art + Animation

• Snare VFX no longer applies to environmental objects.
• VFX for sleeping Smashers, Takers, and Blasters now display correctly. 

Audio

• The end of day score audio will get stuck less frequently in an audio loop.
  • Note: The issue may still randomly occur at a low rate or get stuck on the end of mission reward screen. A permanent fix will be implemented in v10.30.
• Fixed an increase in audio memory on PS4 that may have resulted in out of memory crashes.
• Storm sounds no longer persist when switching game modes.

• Players will now be granted each Pickaxe they’ve earned through playing Save the World for use as a cosmetic in every game mode. Log in to Save the World to unlock them.

Social

• Matchmaking will no longer be canceled when a player who is Sitting Out leaves the party.

Performance

• iOS will now optimize content during players’ first run of the game after patching. This will help reduce hitching and load times when waiting for the Battle Bus to leave.
• 60FPS support has been re-enabled for iPhone 8. 
• Made load times for launching Fortnite on certain Mac devices shorter. 
• Fixed a regression in loading performance on Xbox One and Switch introduced in v10.10. This fix is to improve load times and reduce instances of players landing on buildings with a low level of detail.
• Improved stability and performance on iOS by reducing level streaming distances. Reduced level streaming distances on iOS.
• This may impact visuals of distant objects.

• Optimized time spent culling building actors.
• Optimized Sniper projectiles.
• Optimized cosmetics that were doing expensive collision checks.

Known Issues