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Re: Fortnite (Epic's new I.P.)

Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2018 3:43 pm
by Monkey Man
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Even more Twitch Prime Loot in Fortnite!

Hey Fortnite players!

We’re making the Twitch Prime Pack even better. Starting Thursday 3/29, we’re adding the Exclusive Battle Royale Instigator Pickaxe! And, to sweeten the pot, stay tuned in the coming weeks as we reveal even more Fortnite loot for Twitch Prime members! Follow us on Twitter or on Facebook for updates!

If you’ve already claimed your Twitch Prime Pack in Fortnite, no further action is required and the Battle Royale Instigator Pickaxe will be waiting for you in game on Thursday.

If you have not yet claimed your free loot, here’s how to claim Twitch Prime Pack - https://blog.twitch.tv/even-more-twitch ... 9fd0dc6e93

Re: Fortnite (Epic's new I.P.)

Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2018 11:39 am
by Monkey Man
Guided Missile (Battle Royale)

Take down forts with a more personal touch.



Sniper Shootout v2 (Battle Royale)

Play ‘Peek-a-boo’ in Sniper Shootout v2. Hunting Rifle and Crossbow added, Magnum removed.

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V3.4 PATCH NOTES

GENERAL

Next Phase of Crossplay Improvements on Console
You can now add, remove, and manage Epic Friends from the main menu.
You can now send, receive, and respond to crossplay Party Invites.
Party Finder now includes Epic Friends on other platforms.
Enabled toggling of full screen mode with Alt + Enter on PC, and Option + Enter on Mac.
Increased the brightness and visibility of ammo boxes.

Bug Fixes
Fixed a rare bug where players could be launched up in the air after colliding with the world in tight spaces.
Fixed the edit mode UI appearing over non-player built structures in some cases.
Fixed other players not appearing to move smoothly while jumping.
Fixed some keys on non-QWERTY keyboards becoming unbound after restarting.
Fixed the Video Settings screen not updating properly after full screen mode is toggled.

KNOWN ISSUES
Wanting to track the top community issues? Head over to our snazzy new Fortnite | Community Issues Trello board here.

WEAPONS + ITEMS

Guided Missile added.
Stats:
Damage to Players: Epic - 105; Legendary - 110
Damage to Environment: 1000
Lifetime: 18 seconds
Time Between Shots: 3.13 seconds
Rocket Speed: 1300 units/second
Rocket Health: 100
Take direct control of the missile after it's fired.
Once you take on the missile's point-of-view, you’re unable to move your character.
Disconnect from the missile at any time, in which the missile will continue its trajectory.
Moves slightly slower than a regular rocket but does the same damage.
Epic and Legendary rarity.
Uses Rocket ammo.
Found in Treasure Chests + Supply Drops.
Adjusted rarity colors on Shotguns to more closely represent their effectiveness.
NOTE: Characteristics (such as weapon damage, drop chances) are completely unchanged.
Tactical Shotguns are now Common/Uncommon/Rare (was Uncommon/Rare/Epic).
Pump Shotguns are now Uncommon/Rare (was Common/Uncommon).
The Egg Launcher has been added as a seasonal item that replaces the Grenade Launcher (only a cosmetic change).
Increased Launch Pad drop rate by 25%.

Bug Fixes
Issues with the Boogie Bomb are fixed and this item is now re-enabled.
Fixed an issue which caused spike traps to trigger when a player stands on top of the wall the trap is attached to.
Fixed an issue which prevented players from entering ADS mode upon landing when they hold the aim button while jumping.
Fixed an issue which caused the Hunting Rifle to fire inaccurately when crouched or at close range.
The Remote Explosives detonator is now correctly removed from your inventory if another player destroys your placed explosives and you have no more in your inventory.
Fixed a bug where players could remain in sprint while using the Remote Explosive detonator but not play the detonator animation.

GAMEPLAY
Limited Time Mode: Sniper Shootout v2
Hunting Rifle and Crossbow added.
Revolver removed.
Downed state is disabled. Downed players are immediately eliminated.
Legendary weapons can only be found in Supply Drops.
Epic weapons can only be found in Treasure Chests.
Heavy Ammo Drop Quantities:
Floor: 6
Chest: 6
Ammo Box: 12
Supply Drop: 18
Llama: 90
Rearranged the order in which pieces fall off of player built structures as they are damaged.
Increased the number of loot spawns on the warmup island.
Removed 30 FPS mode from Xbox One and PS4.
In v3.4 we made some significant GPU optimizations which improved visual quality, including resolution in 60 FPS mode, and we now feel there is very little reason to play at 30 FPS. - Developer Comment


Bug Fixes
Fixed opened treasure chests sometimes appearing as unopened when viewed from very far distances.
Fixed an issue which caused revived players to become stuck in an invalid state if a building piece was placed between the two players in the middle of the revive.
Bullseyes will no longer appear after the challenge has been completed.
Fixed an issue that caused other player’s headgear to appear to float above their heads.
Fixed a rare issue that caused players to lose their ability to control their character after jumping from the bus.
Fixed an issue that caused bushes and other environment objects to pop in and out of view at medium range.

MOBILE
Added ‘Unsupported Device’ message at startup for certain devices. That message is:
"We're sorry. Fortnite requires a device with 2GB of memory to run. Fortnite works with: iPhone SE, 6S, 6S Plus, 7, 7 Plus, 8, 8 Plus, X; iPad Mini 4, Air 2, 2017, Pro."
Added new game data download system, which will allow us to make much smaller updates in the future.
When you start up this new version of Fortnite, it will start downloading all the game data, which will be the full size (around 1.8GB).
Antialiasing (4x MSAA) is now enabled on all supported devices.
Whispers and Party Text Chat are now enabled on mobile.
Added a quick tutorial for ‘Tap to Swing’ which appears upon first startup.
Added a message informing players that jailbroken devices are not supported.
Auto-opening of doors is now based on input instead of your player’s current speed.
Bug Fixes
Continuously attacking with the Harvesting Tool is now more consistent when double tapping and holding the right side of screen.
The left fire button is now more reliable and responsive.
Opening treasure chests now feels more responsive.
Fixed various inconsistencies with tap to shoot, making it more accurate.
Fixed the minimap blocking movement and look input.
Fixed an issue which caused misfiring when single tapping the screen and interacting with the HUD.
Fixed some issues causing Tap, Tap + Hold actions to not register.
Fixed longer than expected loading times on iPhone X.
Fixed a crash that could occur when tapping the Epic Friends list rapidly.
Fixed Impulse Grenade effects not being visible enough on Low settings.
Turbo Building and Automatic Material Swapping settings now save correctly.
Weapon and consumables dropped can no longer be auto-picked up by the dropping player.

PERFORMANCE
Major netcode optimizations to reduce lag.
Improved game responsiveness by updating all players on the server every frame. Previously, only 50 players could be updated each frame.
Reduced lag at the beginning of the match by optimizing networking to improve overall server frame rate.
Made significant improvements to visual quality on consoles, including resolution improvements and texture sharpness improvements.
Improved texture filtering sharpness on PS4 and Xbox One.
Increased texture resolution on Xbox One.
Improved frame rate when many other players are nearby.

Fixed hitching that could occur in game when encountering certain cosmetic items for the first time.

UI
Party Suggestions for your Epic Friends now appear in the lobby on consoles.
Added a zoom feature to the map.
Mouse Wheel will zoom in and out.
Gamepad - Right trigger zooms in, left trigger zooms out.
Touch - Pinch to zoom, swipe to pan.
The elimination feed now displays the distance for shots that knock down or eliminate other players beyond 50 meters for all weapons.

Bug Fixes

Fixed an issue which caused downed squad mates to appear eliminated on the UI.
Fixed an issue that prevented marker placement on the map if the map was opened while transitioning from the warmup island to the Battle Bus.
Fixed an issue that prevented players from placing minimap markers close to the edge of the island.
Game Mode selector will no longer reset to ‘Squads’ when a new party member joins while another mode was selected.
Fixed an issue which caused the ping value to be inaccurate when ‘Show Net Stats’ was enabled.
When using the inverted controls option, the mouse cursor will no longer be inverted while the map is open.

ART + ANIMATION
Polished weapon particle effects for improved clarity:
Bullet smoke trails are more detailed for rifles and pistols, making it slightly easier to determine the direction of shots fired across your view.
Sniper rifle projectiles that hit the world have larger, more visible impact effects.
Shotgun pellet trails and player hit effects have been adjusted to more clearly show the spread of each shot and make it easier to see how much of it hit an enemy.
Suppressed weapons have a much more subtle muzzle flash and no longer show bullet smoke trails.
Pump Shotgun and Hand Cannon fire animations have been polished, improving readability and snappiness.
Bug Fixes
Fixed the glow effect on some chests that were glowing white.
Fixed an issue which caused the crossbow reload animation to play in situations where it wasn’t actually reloading.

AUDIO
Removed the chirp sound from landing Supply Drops.
Added hit notification sounds when the player you’re spectating lands a shield, body, or headshot hit.
Bug Fixes
The tire pile bounce sound will now play while spectating players.
Crossbow bolts no longer play valentine sound effects when hitting players.
Search sound effects now persists for the full duration when searching Loot Llamas.
Fixed an issue that made player landing sounds difficult to hear if footstep audio was also playing.

Save the world patch notes here - https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/en-U ... dated=true

The Guided Missile in action - https://www.reddit.com/r/FortNiteBR/com ... _hella_op/

Re: Fortnite (Epic's new I.P.)

Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2018 8:57 am
by Photek
Tried getting back into this with 3 mates over the weekend. I came to a horrible realization, 9 times out of 10 this is just jumping pump action shot gun fights. Literally every time we got a kill or got killed was with a pump action shotgun from a jumping enemy.

I know you can build but when the combat options are boiled down to this most of the time it's just a little bit rubbish.

Re: Fortnite (Epic's new I.P.)

Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2018 9:12 am
by KjGarly
Photek wrote:Tried getting back into this with 3 mates over the weekend. I came to a horrible realization, 9 times out of 10 this is just jumping pump action shot gun fights. Literally every time we got a kill or got killed was with a pump action shotgun from a jumping enemy.

I know you can build but when the combat options are boiled down to this most of the time it's just a little bit rubbish.


Blame Epic, bleeding Gnasherfests :|

Re: Fortnite (Epic's new I.P.)

Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2018 11:31 am
by Yoshimi
Played this at for the first time over the weekend, with my 11yo daughter. All the boys in her class had been raving about it. She did pretty well and got a few 6/7th places. Our tactic is mainly to head to a deserted part of the island, accumulate as many guns and shields as possible, and hide! She's wanting to buy the starter pack, but it seems a bit stingy. Is the battle pass worth buying?

Re: Fortnite (Epic's new I.P.)

Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2018 1:12 pm
by Floex
Photek wrote:Tried getting back into this with 3 mates over the weekend. I came to a horrible realization, 9 times out of 10 this is just jumping pump action shot gun fights. Literally every time we got a kill or got killed was with a pump action shotgun from a jumping enemy.

I know you can build but when the combat options are boiled down to this most of the time it's just a little bit rubbish.


You’re playing it wrong, simple as if you’re only getting kills this way. The jumping is a problem (it should be a lower height of jump imo) but again it sounds like you’re not using the building mechanics.

Yoshimi wrote:Played this at for the first time over the weekend, with my 11yo daughter. All the boys in her class had been raving about it. She did pretty well and got a few 6/7th places. Our tactic is mainly to head to a deserted part of the island, accumulate as many guns and shields as possible, and hide! She's wanting to buy the starter pack, but it seems a bit stingy. Is the battle pass worth buying?



I’d say so, if you’re going to play it that is. You have weekly challenges such as treasure hunts that adds to the game for a nice distraction. You’ll level up quite quickly doing the challenges and always have something to unlock.

Re: Fortnite (Epic's new I.P.)

Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2018 1:12 pm
by Peter Crisp
Yoshimi wrote:Played this at for the first time over the weekend, with my 11yo daughter. All the boys in her class had been raving about it. She did pretty well and got a few 6/7th places. Our tactic is mainly to head to a deserted part of the island, accumulate as many guns and shields as possible, and hide! She's wanting to buy the starter pack, but it seems a bit stingy. Is the battle pass worth buying?


Unless they've dropped the price of the battle pass you'll need 2 starter packs as it cost me 900 V-bucks (battle pass is 600 V-bucks but is better value overall as you end up with 1200 V-bucks for the same £8 as the 1000 V-bucks which is £7.99 ) and it's ok value as you should be able to earn enough V-bucks from play after that to buy future passes for new seasons.
Just remember it's all cosmetic and has no benefit in game and never buy things with straight V-bucks as the prices are bloody insane.
1500 V-bucks for a skin are they having a laugh?

Re: Fortnite (Epic's new I.P.)

Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2018 1:46 pm
by Photek
Floex wrote:You’re playing it wrong, simple as if you’re only getting kills this way. The jumping is a problem (it should be a lower height of jump imo) but again it sounds like you’re not using the building mechanics.

I bet I've won more Chicken Royales than you man. :datass:
(EDIT: 20 Chicken Royales)

I was playing this from day 1.

Re: Fortnite (Epic's new I.P.)

Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2018 2:04 pm
by Peter Crisp
The jumping shotgunners can all strawberry float off and die in a hedge somewhere.

Re: Fortnite (Epic's new I.P.)

Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2018 4:58 pm
by Samuel_1
Peter Crisp wrote:The jumping shotgunners can all strawberry float off and die in a hedge somewhere.

It's a pain in the arse, but I can't see it changing.

Re: Fortnite (Epic's new I.P.)

Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2018 10:17 am
by Yoshimi
Peter Crisp wrote:
Yoshimi wrote:Played this at for the first time over the weekend, with my 11yo daughter. All the boys in her class had been raving about it. She did pretty well and got a few 6/7th places. Our tactic is mainly to head to a deserted part of the island, accumulate as many guns and shields as possible, and hide! She's wanting to buy the starter pack, but it seems a bit stingy. Is the battle pass worth buying?


Unless they've dropped the price of the battle pass you'll need 2 starter packs as it cost me 900 V-bucks (battle pass is 600 V-bucks but is better value overall as you end up with 1200 V-bucks for the same £8 as the 1000 V-bucks which is £7.99 ) and it's ok value as you should be able to earn enough V-bucks from play after that to buy future passes for new seasons.
Just remember it's all cosmetic and has no benefit in game and never buy things with straight V-bucks as the prices are bloody insane.
1500 V-bucks for a skin are they having a laugh?


Just to say, I tried buying 2 starter packs last night, but you can only purchase it once. I ended up having to buy 1000 v-bucks in addition to get the battle pass. :evil:

Re: Fortnite (Epic's new I.P.)

Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2018 7:27 pm
by Monkey Man
Fortnite fans,

Starting this week, we are doing things a little differently. Every other week we will drop new content without the need for an update. These will be called Content Updates. This new cadence allows us to iron out more complex bugs, while continuing to provide fun content every week.

Vending Machine (Battle Royale)

Sweets you want, without the sugar rush. Materials go in, loot comes out.

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Got materials to spare? Spend them at Vending Machines, now found in many locations across the island. Each Vending Machine offers 3 different deals, rarity and items chosen at random.

High Explosives v2 (Battle Royale)
Things are really BOOM-ing in v2 of this explosive mode! Remote Explosives and Guided Missiles added for even more ‘splosions.

WEAPONS + ITEMS

Vending Machines have been added.

These are found in various locations around the map.

Each Vending Machine will randomly select a rarity. All items sold will match that rarity.

Items found in a Common (white) version will cost 100 materials.
Items found in a Uncommon (green) version will cost 200 materials.
Items found in a Rare (blue) version will cost 300 materials.
Items found in a Epic (purple) version will cost 400 materials.
Items found in a Legendary (gold) version will cost 500 materials.
Each Vending Machine will sell three items, one for each material type (Wood, Stone, Metal).
It will cycle through each of the three items on a short timer. To switch items faster, hit the Vending Machine with your Pickaxe.
There is no purchase limit to the items available.

Many weapons now have First Shot Accuracy.

Included weapons:
Suppressed Submachine Gun
Tactical Submachine Gun
Pistol
Suppressed Pistol
Revolver
Hand Cannon
Assault Rifle
Burst Assault Rifle

When aiming, standing still, and the weapon has not fired recently, the first shot will be 100% accurate.
When this is active, the aim reticle will be completely closed in to indicate this state.

Damage fall-off has been adjusted for weapons with First Shot Accuracy.

Suppressed Submachine Gun and Tactical Submachine Gun
Fall-off begins at 24 meters.
Damage reduced to 80% at 35 meters.
Damage reduced to 65% at 50 meters.
Pistol and Suppressed Pistol
Fall-off begins at 28 meters.
Damage reduced to 85% at 47.5 meters.
Damage reduced to 75% at 70 meters.
Damage reduced to 65% at 250 meters.
Revolver and Hand Cannon
Fall-off begins at 35 meters.
Damage reduced to 70% at 60 meters.
Damage reduced to 40% at 85 meters.
Assault Rifle and Burst Assault Rifle
Fall-off begins at 50 meters.
Damage reduced to 80% at 75 meters.
Damage reduced to 65% at 100 meters.
Headshot damage multiplier reduced to 2x for weapons with First Shot Accuracy (was 2.5x).

GAMEPLAY
Limited Time Mode: High Explosives v2
General
Non-explosive weapons removed.
Friendly Fire off.
1:50 shaved off wait times for first four storms (20s / 30s / 30s / 30s).
Supply Drops
Spawn +50% more consumables.
Spawn +100% more materials.
Have a 50% chance of dropping a Legendary Guided Missile.
Floor Loot adjustments
Materials spawn 60 / 90 / 120 per pickup for wood/stone/metal.
Materials drop rate increased 50%.
Ammo drop rate increased 50%.
Impulse grenade added to floor loot.
Trap drop rate lowered 50%.
Other loot adjustments:
Number of rockets found per drop increased (Floor: 4-6 | Chests: 8 | Supply: 12 | Box: 16 | Llama: 20).
Grenade, Impulse Grenade & Remote Explosive drop rate +100%.
Bandages drop rate -50%, Med Kit & Slurp drop rate +50%.
Spike Trap disabled; Launch Pads & Campfires spawn at 1:1 ratio.
Rocket Launcher drop rate +100%.
Guided Missile drop rate +100%.

Resource gathering rates adjusted.
Increased most Wood resource values by about 10%.
Reduced variance of resources from objects. Was +/- 30%, now +/- 15%.
This meant that an object with a base 100 resource value could have been anywhere between 70 and 130 resources. Now it would give between 85 and 115.
This does not affect Limited Time Modes.

A bit on Save The World - https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/en-U ... dated=true

Matchmaking is currently disabled.

Re: Fortnite (Epic's new I.P.)

Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2018 7:56 pm
by DarkRula
Started up on this and it's been fun. I managed to get down to a one-on-one for first in one game, and it was a close fight. Other times I've been getting caught unawares and killed before I find a weapon. One time that happened I got into a fight with someone with our pickaxes, which I won but needed to find healing items. Headed down to find one, and I should have been a little bit suspicious about the placement. Or at least not been so quick to use it without getting into some cover.

Re: Fortnite (Epic's new I.P.)

Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2018 9:05 pm
by Godzilla
I'm interested in getting into this, the save the world not the battle Royale. What's the cheapest way as it seems to be 30 on the ps store.

Re: Fortnite (Epic's new I.P.)

Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2018 10:15 pm
by Floex
Godzilla wrote:I'm interested in getting into this, the save the world not the battle Royale. What's the cheapest way as it seems to be 30 on the ps store.


Wait for it to go F2P, should be soon enough.

Re: Fortnite (Epic's new I.P.)

Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2018 7:19 pm
by Lagamorph
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That's over $1.8million. Per Day. Just on mobile.

Re: Fortnite (Epic's new I.P.)

Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2018 9:00 pm
by zXe
I nearly caved spending £20 on the new Skin in today's shop. I had to slap and remind myself that I was about to drop £20 on a skin not a game.

Re: Fortnite (Epic's new I.P.)

Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2018 11:35 pm
by Hexx
Loads have bought it - epic’s server couldn’t handle all the transactions!

Re: Fortnite (Epic's new I.P.)

Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2018 12:26 am
by Peter Crisp
zXe wrote:I nearly caved spending £20 on the new Skin in today's shop. I had to slap and remind myself that I was about to drop £20 on a skin not a game.


I've never been tempted by the skins as they are just crazily expensive. I don't mind chucking in £8 for the Battle pass but there's zero chance of me buying a single skin.

Re: Fortnite (Epic's new I.P.)

Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2018 11:37 am
by Samuel_1
Peter Crisp wrote:
zXe wrote:I nearly caved spending £20 on the new Skin in today's shop. I had to slap and remind myself that I was about to drop £20 on a skin not a game.


I've never been tempted by the skins as they are just crazily expensive. I don't mind chucking in £8 for the Battle pass but there's zero chance of me buying a single skin.

Agreed, I appreciate it's free to play, but £10, on average, for a skin is a piss take. I think the "value" of the battle pass is actually OK though. Shotgun fights continue to frustrate, I just can't "git gud" at them. The rest of my game is decent, even my sniping is getting better, but if you're no good at shotgunning, you get annihilated by those that are. I think there are some balance issues with the weapon, otherwise this META wouldn't be so ubiquitous.