BATTLE ROYALE
WHAT’S NEW?
Party Hub
Hang with friends while you’re on the go so the party never stops. See who’s online, party up, and play together. (Or just voice chat!) For a deeper dive on Party Hub, read our FAQ here.
WEAPONS + ITEMS
- Batman Grapnel Gun
- Available in Mythic variant.
- Found from Floor Loot, Chests, Supply Drops, and Llamas.
- The Batman Grapnel Gun comes with 10 charges. A charge is consumed each time the player is launched.
- When the grappling hook from the Batman Grapnel Gun impacts something in the environment, the owner will be launched in a flat arc towards the point of impact.
- At the apex of the launch, the player will deploy the Bat Cape, which can be used like any other Glider to traverse great distances.
- Explosive Batarang
- Available in Mythic variant.
- Found from Floor Loot, Chests, Supply Drops, and Llamas.
- Drops in stacks of 5.
- Max stack size is 10.
- This consumable item is thrown out in a relatively flat arc. It will home in towards opponents.
- The projectile explodes when in close proximity to an opponent.
- Explosion damage:
- 50 damage to players.
- 200 damage to the environment.
- Explosion damage:
- If the Explosive Batarang impacts the environment, it will stick to the spot where it lands. At that point, it behaves as a proximity mine, exploding when opponents come too close to it.
- An Explosive Batarang that has impacted the environment can be disarmed and picked up by both the player who threw it or their allies.
Bug Fixes
- Resolved an issue involving the Star Wand and AC/DC Pickaxes not doing the intended amount of damage.
- Because this issue has been resolved, these Pickaxes have been re-enabled.
GAMEPLAY
- Gotham City
- As part of the Fortnite X Batman crossover, a Rift Zone has turned Tilted Town into Gotham City!
- This POI gives players unlimited Glider Redeploy. Just like a real Super Hero, you won’t need to be afraid of heights!
- Final Storm Circles will not occur here (in core and Arena modes).
- Final Storm Circles will no longer occur at the following locations (in core and Arena modes):
- Moisty Palms
- Greasy Grove
- Retail Row
- Pressure Plant
Bug Fixes
- Resolved an issue in which Ziplines could give players an unintended effect.
- Because this issue has been resolved, Ziplines have been re-enabled.
- When a player is eliminated, their damage towards the Storm Surge threshold will no longer be removed from their remaining teammates’ total.
ACCESSIBILITY
- Support-a-Creator codes can now be used for real-money offers in-game.
- More information on this will be available in a blog post later this week.
- Please note: For any Packs that contain V-Bucks, the revenue share will be applied to the Creator code that is entered when the V-Bucks from that pack are spent.
MOBILE
- Party Hub
- Connect with Fortnite friends on the go so the party never stops. See who’s online, party up, and jump in-game together on any platform. (Or just voice chat!)
- Want to hang with friends in-game while you’re out and about? Now you can take the party with you! For more information, check out our FAQ here.
- Multitasking
- This new feature allows you to you use two apps at once on supported iPads! Supported iPad models include:
- iPad Pro
- iPad (5th generation and later)
- iPad Air 2 and later
- iPad mini 4 and later
- By enabling Multitasking, all iPads will have the ability to rotate the screen orientation to enter Portrait Mode.
- If you don’t want to play in Portrait mode, enable Rotate Lock on your iPad.
- This new feature allows you to you use two apps at once on supported iPads! Supported iPad models include:
RECAP
- From server on September 13
- Resolved an issue involving some Mission objectives not measuring progress.
CREATIVE
RECAP
- From hotfix on September 11
- Increased the limit for Basic Storm Controllers from 10 to 16.
SAVE THE WORLD
WHAT’S NEW?
Cloaked Star Hit the Road, Part II!
This week, help Cloaked Star with part 2 of his journey to the Radio Station! Load up the truck with more crushing silence and get ready to Hit the Road with a new weekly quest.
Deciblaster
Bounce back with the Deciblaster! Build some tunnels, load up your Deciblaster, and prepare for action!
WEAPONS + ITEMS
- The Deciblaster bounces into the Weekly Store!
- This shoots a blast of sound that pierces enemies and bounces up to 5 times, dealing damage in an area with each bounce. Does not consume ammo, but has low durability.
- Available in the Weekly Store from Wednesday, September 18 at 8 PM ET until Wednesday, September 25 at 8 PM ET.
SOCIAL
- Social Parties in Save the World now support up to 16 players.
- In order to launch a mission, there must be only 4 active players in the party.
- Other party members must enter the Sit Out state through the Social Panel. This allows them to continue to participate in voice chat.
GENERAL
Bug Fixes
- Players with their reticle on stairs will no longer enter edit mode for an unintended building piece.
- In v10.30, we addressed an issue in which players would sometimes enter edit mode for a building piece that their reticle was not on. However, players may have still found themselves entering edit mode for a different building piece than intended if their reticle was on stairs. This has been resolved.
- Removed black borders on the iPad 2018 Pro.