Suppressed Assault Rifle (Battle Royale)
Take down your enemies quickly and quietly with this new Assault Rifle that rewards precision over rapid-fire.
Field Agent Rio (Save the World)
Phase into battle with the new Mythic Outlander.
Weekly Horde Challenge 6 (Save the World)
Shields won’t help you this time! Take on even more aggressive Husks with Week 6 of the Horde Challenge.
KNOWN ISSUES
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BATTLE ROYALE
LIMITED TIME MODE: THE GETAWAY
Bug Fixes
- Players in the Getaway LTM can no longer land on the van without building.
- Reduced the Victory music at the end of a match.
- Jewel will no longer appear in inventory hotbar after being put in the Down-But-Not-Out state.
- Player models will no longer get stuck under the van after winning a match.
- Player models and items will no longer fall to the ground after winning a match.
WEAPONS + ITEMS
- Suppressed Assault Rifle Added.
- Sneaky weapon that rewards trigger discipline with precision.
- Can be found in Vending Machines, floor loot, Treasure Chests, and Supply Drops.
- Available in Epic and Legendary Variants.
- 32/33 damage per shot.
- Available in Epic and Legendary Variants.
- Vaulted Drum Gun
ART+ANIMATION
- Enforcer Outfit no longer appears distorted to other clients from certain distances.
PERFORMANCE
- Sub-Region Matchmaking added for Southeast Asia.
- More details here.
- Disabled Video Capture for the Nintendo Switch.
- This was done for performance and stability reasons.
SAVE THE WORLD
MISSIONS + SYSTEMS
- Weekly Horde Challenge 6
- Available Wednesday, September 12 at 8 PM ET
- This week, deploy your portable Fort against hordes of assassin Husks – and players have no shields!
- Earn Field Agent Rio for the first-time completion.
- This challenge is also repeatable for Event Tickets.
HEROES
- New Mythic Outlander – Field Agent Rio, has been added to the Weekly Horde Challenge.
- Features new Subclass – Rook
- New Perk – Phase Cannon: Phase Shifting empowers the equipped ranged weapon causing the next shot fired to shoot a Phase projectile which pierces enemies and deals 60 base energy damage. Switching or holstering weapons removes the effect.
- Features new Subclass – Rook
Bug Fixes
- Mythic Ninja: Bladestorm Enforcer no longer appears distorted to other clients at certain distances.
WEAPONS + ITEMS
- Wraith Assault Rifle added to the Weekly Store.
- A silenced assault rifle with excellent headshot damage that maintains impressive accuracy when fired in controlled bursts.
- Equipped with a suppressor that greatly reduces the distance that enemies hear gunshots.
- Available Wednesday, September 12 at 8 PM ET until Wednesday, September 19 at 8 PM ET.
Source: https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/en-US/patch-notes/v5-40-content-update