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V4.4 CONTENT UPDATE

WHAT’S THAT SMELL!?
Clear out rooms with the new Stink Bomb in Battle Royale or demolish things with the new Constructor in Save the World.

Stink Bomb
This new addition is nothing to sniff at, one whiff and they’ll be sprinting for fresh air.



GENERAL
Bug Fixes

Fixed several issues with Discord integration and improved the information displayed when in a Battle Royale or Save the World game.

BATTLE ROYALE

GENERAL

LIMITED TIME MODE: FINAL FIGHT: TEAMS OF 20

Summary

Survive the countdown! The Storm Circles give players more room to hunt down opponents. The final circle triggers a countdown timer; when the time is up, the team with the most players remaining wins. In this LTM, teams can tie for the Victory Royale!

Mode Details

Final Fight plays similar to standard Battle Royale, but instead of the Storm circles closing all the way, the Storm stops after the 3rd circle.
When the circles have finished closing in, the final countdown timer will begin.
The remaining teams will battle it out until the timer expires.
The team with the most players remaining at the end of the timer wins!
In the event of a tie, the two (or more) teams tied for the lead win the match.

WEAPONS + ITEMS

Stink Bomb added.
Creates a stinky cloud that deals 5 damage every half-second within the cloud.
9-second duration.
Epic rarity.
Can be found from floor loot, chests, and Vending Machines.
Loot in stacks of 3 with a maximum stack of 5.
Increased the reload time of the Rocket Launcher based on rarity.
Rare from 2.3 seconds to 2.8.
Epic from 2.185 seconds to 2.66.
Legendary from 2.07 to 2.52.
The maximum number of unloaded Rocket Ammo that can be held has been changed to 12.

Bug Fixes

Enemy built structures are no longer lit up by the thermal scope.
Cozy Campfires are now lit by the thermal scope.

GAMEPLAY

Bug Fixes

Back Bling no longer appears detached from players at a distance.
Fixed the two intersecting busses on the starting island.

PERFORMANCE
Fixed performance issues on Switch related to frequently called time functions during gameplay (especially when skydiving).
Level streaming optimization to smooth out some hitches during skydiving on Switch.

AUDIO

Bug Fixes

The music for the Fresh emote has been re-added.
Fixed attenuation of Supply Drop opening sound so it doesn't sound like it's right next to players even if it’s opened far away.
The Clinger explosion sound now plays properly if detonated directly next to you on iOS/Switch platforms.

UI
Added the “Net Debug Stats” HUD UI option for Xbox.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a crash that could happen after buying items in the Item Shop.
When using styleable outfits, your last saved version will always appear in the locker preview.

KjGarly wrote:If it wasn't for the jumpy shotgun bullshit I'd enjoy the game. I like the colourfulness of it all it's a nice change from PUBG's drab look. But alas, jumpy jumpy pew pew.

KjGarly wrote:Tried this again yesterday both on PC and Xbox and I still don't see the appeal. The whole 'jumping around constantly with a shotgun like a strawberry floating retard on speed' thing doesn't do it for me. After about 6 games with only 3 kills in total I called it a day.

If it wasn't for the jumpy shotgun bullshit I'd enjoy the game. I like the colourfulness of it all it's a nice change from PUBG's drab look. But alas, jumpy jumpy pew pew.

Photek wrote:

KjGarly wrote:If it wasn't for the jumpy shotgun bullshit I'd enjoy the game. I like the colourfulness of it all it's a nice change from PUBG's drab look. But alas, jumpy jumpy pew pew.

This. It's a refreshing change in look to PUBG but in pure gameplay terms, PUBG is MILES ahead imo.

I kinda see PUBG as the 'grown ups' battle royale game and This as a kids version.

Preezy wrote:The handful of games I have played of this really makes me pine for a remastered release of Warhawk that came out on the PS3 at launch.

Warhawk

Peter Crisp wrote:

Photek wrote:

KjGarly wrote:If it wasn't for the jumpy shotgun bullshit I'd enjoy the game. I like the colourfulness of it all it's a nice change from PUBG's drab look. But alas, jumpy jumpy pew pew.

This. It's a refreshing change in look to PUBG but in pure gameplay terms, PUBG is MILES ahead imo.

I kinda see PUBG as the 'grown ups' battle royale game and This as a kids version.

The main problem with PUBG is the game runs like gooseberry fool on a One X and the large maps are so large you can spend 20 minutes not seeing anyone and then get sniped out of nowhere.

Photek wrote:I kinda see PUBG as the 'grown ups' battle royale game and This as a kids version.

Photek wrote:

KjGarly wrote:If it wasn't for the jumpy shotgun bullshit I'd enjoy the game. I like the colourfulness of it all it's a nice change from PUBG's drab look. But alas, jumpy jumpy pew pew.

This. It's a refreshing change in look to PUBG but in pure gameplay terms, PUBG is MILES ahead imo.

I kinda see PUBG as the 'grown ups' battle royale game and This as a kids version.

Photek wrote:

KjGarly wrote:If it wasn't for the jumpy shotgun bullshit I'd enjoy the game. I like the colourfulness of it all it's a nice change from PUBG's drab look. But alas, jumpy jumpy pew pew.

This. It's a refreshing change in look to PUBG but in pure gameplay terms, PUBG is MILES ahead imo.

I kinda see PUBG as the 'grown ups' battle royale game and This as a kids version.

OrangeRakoon wrote:

Preezy wrote:The handful of games I have played of this really makes me pine for a remastered release of Warhawk that came out on the PS3 at launch.

Warhawk

yes pls

COUNTERPLAY AND PLAY STYLES

By The Fortnite Team

TL;DR - We are going to continue to make changes to evolve the game to give players multiple ways to counter each other in combat, and create more strategies to win the game.

Fortnite is constantly evolving. Our goal with any changes is to keep the game fun and interesting, keeping it feeling fresh and new.

It’s important to support a variety of late game strategies, that don’t boil down to “just build lol”. We strongly believe that the evolution of Fortnite supports a wide range of play styles and counterplay. Currently, the superiority of shotguns, rockets, and uncapped building are such a dominant play style in the final circle that most other strategies are being drowned out.

RECENT & UPCOMING CHANGES
We have made a few changes recently -- and will continue to make more -- to give you options to counter other players in combat, especially in the late game.

We are exploring changes to weapon balance and resource economy, like e.g. resource caps.

MOVING FORWARD
So, where does this leave us?

You should be able to find Victory Royales through multiple strategies. Shotguns should be strong, but other weapons have room to grow. Not every encounter should have to end in a build-off. We want to empower you to showcase your skill, strategy, and tactics in all variety of ways.

We’ll be exploring these changes over the next few weeks - we’re excited to hear your thoughts and encourage you to participate in discussions on our various social channels.