General

• Intelligent Delivery/Split Download (Xbox).

  • This is a new method for patching Fortnite. Battle Royale will only download the files necessary to play, which allows for smaller download sizes on future updates.

Limited Time Mode: Sniper Shootout v3

Summary

In this Limited Time Mode, players will do battle using snipers & scoped assault rifles.

What's New since v2?

• Scoped Assault Rifles have been added to floor loot & chests.
• The Crossbow has been removed.
• Ammo drop rates have returned to normal.
  • Ammo boxes had extra ammo in v2.
• Epic & Legendary Sniper Rifles are no longer limited to chests & Supply Drops.
  • Can now be found as floor loot as well.

Mode Details

• The only available weapons are Sniper Rifles and Scoped AR's.
• Floor Loot spawns are reduced by 50%.
• Building resources received from farming reduced by 25%.
• Reviving "Down But Not Out" teammates in Duos & Squads is deactivated, players are immediately eliminated.
• Profile Stats are tracked in this mode.

Limited Time Mode: 50v50 v3

Summary

Two teams of fifty players fight to the finish!

What's New since v2?

• A new, larger Storm circle has been added to the beginning of the match.
• Extra supply drops fall in the new circle, giving more players a chance to find an open one.
• Supply drops now come in batches of 4-8 (up from 3-6), fall every two minutes, and only lands in the first two Storm circles.
• The damage applied over time while in the Down But Not Out state has been changed to the default of 2 damage per tick.
• Bonus resources earned from farming reduced from +75% to +25%.
• The Storm circles are now more likely to bias towards the center of the map, this helps make the bus flight path less important.

Mode Details

• Each team has a bus, approaching the island from opposite directions. On the map, the friendly bus has a blue outline, the enemy has a red outline.
• The map has a dotted line, which indicates the "battle lines" between the two teams. Crossing the line will make running into enemies more likely.
• Due to this being a "large squad" mode, Profile Stats will not be tracked. Daily & Weekly challenges will still work, with the exception of the Squad-based challenges.

Loot

• Increased chances of chests spawning from 50-70% to 75-90%.
• Increased chances of ammo boxes spawning from 65-80% to 75-90%.
• Farming resources increased by 25% over the default.
• Increased floor loot spawn likelihood by 15%.
• Floor loot spawns double ammo.
• Ammo boxes spawn triple ammo.
• Chests spawn double ammo & consumables.
• Supply drops spawn double ammo, an extra consumable, resource, and trap.

Weapons + Items

• Thermal Scoped Assault Rifle.
  • Available in Epic and Legendary variants.
    • 36-37 base damage.
  • Can see chests, Supply Drops, enemy heat signatures, and more.
  • Uses Medium ammo.
  • Can be found from floor loot, chests, and Supply Drops.
• Renamed ‘Assault Rifle with Scope’ to ‘Scoped Assault Rifle’
• The maximum range of most weapons increased to 275 meters from 250 meters to match the distance that players are visible.
• The Jetpack has been Vaulted.

Bug Fixes

• Shopping Carts no longer cause client crashes and have been re-enabled
• The Bouncer Trap no longer floats in the air.
• Crouching while scoped in Loot Lake will no longer cause your view to be underwater.
• You can now throw Remote Explosive while sprinting.

Gameplay

• A new soccer stadium has been added to the northern area of the map.
• Added new light color options to Carbide and Omega.

Bug Fixes

• Pickaxes are no longer missing from the quick bar for players who join the match late.
• Currently equipped traps no longer change to a different trap unexpectedly when trying to place one into an empty space.
• Lightly pulling backward on the gamepad movement thumbstick while in the Shopping Cart will no longer make you move forward.
• Players will no longer get stuck shooting their weapon when switching seats and firing simultaneously in the Shopping Cart.
• Passengers ejecting from the Shopping Cart at high speeds will no longer get a large impulse.
• Players will no longer crash when viewing friends leaderboard.
• Improved interaction of players and Shopping Carts with soccer and basketballs.
• Improved network simulation of soccer and basketballs when kicked by other players.
• The Shopping Cart will no longer destroy unbreakable objects.
• Fixed an issue causing Shopping Carts from flipping over when hitting a Supply Drop.
• Shopping Carts will no longer float in the air after the platform they were on is destroyed.

Performance

• Client and server optimizations for Shopping Carts.
• Fixed a hitch on mobile when landing.
• Rendering CPU optimizations for all platforms.

• Fixed an issue where antivirus software was causing hitches on PC.

Audio

• The following adjustments have been made to footstep audio.
  • Increased the volume of enemy footsteps by 25%.
  • Changed volume falloff of footsteps from Logarithmic to Linear.
  • Increased range of footsteps by one building tile.
• Added more detail to the Battle Bus audio.
• Lowered the volume of Hop Rocks activation, deactivation, and in-use sounds.
• Made the teleport rez-in sound when returning to the lobby more subtle.
• Improved soccer and basketball audio by adding rolling and bouncing sounds.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed cases where certain sounds wouldn't play in highly populated areas like Tilted Towers or the pre-game island.

UI

• Added in a new style for the options screen.
• Replays from the E3 Fortnite Pro-Am are now available to view inside the client. 

Bug Fixes

• HP bars no longer only show 1 HP if you switch between teammates while spectating.
• Interact prompts no longer display on chests for Shopping Cart passengers.

Art + Animation

• The following emotes have had facial animations added to them.
  • True Love
  • Tidy
  • Breaking Point
  • Pure Salt
  • Kiss Kiss
  • Face Palm
  • Jubilation
  • Finger Guns
  • Disco Fever
  • Fresh
  • Take the L
  • Make it Rain
  • Hootenanny
  • Squat Kick
  • Step it Up
  • Flippin' Sexy
• Updated the B attle Bus visuals and animations.
• Battle Bus now has animating parts and flashing party lights when flying.  
• All battle bus models in the world have higher resolution.

Bug Fixes

• Animations will now play properly when exiting the Shopping Cart while simultaneously switching seats.
• Opening effects will now properly play after searching Supply Drops.
• “Wavey” effects now properly appear on Willow trees.
• Fixed an issue where sprays where not displaying correctly on some objects.

Replay System

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where markers on the replay timeline would not be cleared when changing player.
• Shopping Carts replicate more accurately while scrubbing through replays.

Mobile

Bug Fixes

• Crash fixes and stability improvements.
• Players will no longer experience a short hitch when landing from the Battle Bus.

General

• Player Reporting is now available.
  • Access through the ‘Report Player’ button in the drop-down menu.
    • You can select player and type of behavior you would like to report for and send it our way!
• Anti-cheat system has been implemented into Save the World.
• Due to the implementation of the Intelligent Delivery feature for Xbox One consoles, all Save the World players will be prompted to download the Save the World-specific patch content upon first entry into the game. This is a one-time process and Save the World content will be managed automatically afterward.

Missions + Systems

• Blockbuster Part 3: The Cloaked Star is now available.
• Increased drop rate of Sheets of Metal for the quest "Blocked!".
• Increased the number of Drops of Rain that appear in Mini Llamas.
• The chance to get double Hero/Schematic/Survivor XP from a mission reward now gradually increases from the beginning of Canny Valley to the end of Twine Peaks, ending 50% higher than the initial values.
• Removed Rotating Gizmos from Canny Valley and Twine Peaks mission rewards.
  • Reduced the chances for ingredients to be selected as mission rewards in Canny Valley and Twine Peaks to account for the removal of Rotating Gizmos.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue allowing quest items to spawn inside the buildings during the Deliver the Bomb mission.
• Blockbuster: Part 2 quests now mention zone types where they can be completed.

Heroes

• New Mythic Ninja: The Cloaked Star,  has been added to the Blockbuster questline.
  • New Subclass: The Cloaked Star - Masterful shinobi who unleashes waves of Throwing Stars from the shadows.
    • New Tactical Perk: Fan of Stars - All throwing stars are thrown instantly in a spreading arc.

Bug Fixes

• Anti-Material Charge no longer causes the player to be unable to move if the ability is interrupted.
• Changing weapons while activating Lefty and Righty no longer causes Lefty and Righty to not equip.
• Using Bull Rush with China Shop will now deal damage to structures directly in front of the Constructor on activation.
• In a Pinch now works on weapons that consume more than 1 ammo per shot if the weapon’s ammo is less than the required per shot.

Weapons + Items

• New Obliterator Sniper Rifle.
  • A slow firing anti-material rifle with high base damage and a heavy kick. Its shots pierce through walls and Husks alike, and can quickly obliterate structures.
  • Available on the weekly store from Wednesday, June 13 at 8 pm ET through Wednesday, June 20 at 8 pm ET.
• Added perk choices to items that previously had static perk loadouts.
  • Eligible items will always start with their default set of perks.
  • These perks can now be modified with the Perk Recombobulator.
  • Some weapons which previously started with a fixed element unlocked at level 1 will now unlock that slot at level 5, but have multiple element choices available.
• Added a new weapon perk: +x% Impact.
  • It will appear on several of the previously static weapons.
• Resources can now be gathered when using heavy melee attacks on the world.
• Increased the base damage and impact of melee weapons:
  • Swords: Damage +57%. Impact +75%
  • Spears: Damage +67%. Impact +71%
  • Scythes: Damage +67%. Impact +82%
  • Axes: Damage +73%. Impact +94% 
  • Blunt Weapons: Damage +113%. Impact +95%
• Increased the durability consumption rate of melee weapons per attack to compensate for increased damage.
• Increased the crafting costs for melee weapons:
  • Planks and Rough Ore costs are now +1-5 more depending on quality and material type.
  • Twine, Mineral Powder and Mechanical Parts costs are now +6 more.
• Increased the Battery cost for crafting energy weapons:
  • Melee Energy weapons battery costs are now +7-10 depending on quality and material type.
  • Ranged Energy weapons costs are now +4-5 depending on quality and material type.

Bug Fixes

• The Movement Speed perk now applies to sprint speed as well as walk and run speeds.
• Damage vs Slowed/Snared perk will now roll for all eligible weapons.
• The Damage Resistance perk now grants the proper amount of damage resistance.
• Cozy Campfire now heals any friendly target within range, even if they are behind a wall.
• Tier pips no longer display on the Blazing Masamune's unique perk, this perk cannot be upgraded.
• Tiger Assault Rifle projectiles are no longer blocked by nearby walls.

Gameplay

• Teleporter Changes
  • Defenders can no longer be teleported.
    • This is to prevent them from entering a buggy state.
  • Teleportation pads now activate when first dropped.

Bug Fixes

• Supply Drops can no longer be damaged by a Lobber projectile or any other AOE damage.
• Fixed collision issue with Lars's Van on Ride the Lightning mission.
• Fixed an issue with DBNO screen remaining up after a player is revived.

UI

• Resource counts on the HUD no longer use the shortened numeric format.

Bug Fixes

• The Airstrike icon is no longer missing in the tutorial mission.
• The Match Results chest animation no longer stalls.
• Missing building preview action indicators have been fixed.
• Fixed console controller navigation on lists in menus.
• The description text for Voice Chat volume now reflects that feature is available on PC.
• Made description text line wrap on the quest map side panel and also added objectives to the event quest map side panel.
• Images in the help screen no longer appear stretched.
• Fixed an issue where the badges and continue button were not being displayed on the results screen with the reward chest.

Art + Animation

• Updated the color of the Nature Bolts on Nature Husks.
  • Helps to differentiate Nature Husks from Nature Mini-Bosses.

Bug Fixes

• Elemental weapon effects now appear correctly.

Audio

• Bonus Success stinger updated to reduce high frequency and create more pleasing tone.

Bug Fixes

• Cinematics now play at the proper volume.
• Deliver the Bomb track placement volume attenuation fixed.

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