Fortnite UPDATE 1.50 Patch Notes for Battle Royale

Fortnite Update 1.50 (v3.3) for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC is now available. According to the official Fortnite 1.50 changelog, the new the new update comes with a Supply Llama in Battle Royale and a new quest line in Save the World. In addition, Fortnite version 1.50 also includes various fixes and improvements. A limited time game mode is also ending today.

Recently, big update 3.2 was released with a limited time game mode where each team is composed of five squads of four players in Battle Royale. Save the World players also received Hoverboard Boost Pads and a new hero ‘Wukong‘. This is the Mythic version of the Lunar New Year ‘Berserker’ soldier.

Fortnite Update 1.50 (v3.3) Patch Notes

New

Remote Explosives (Battle Royale)

Supply Llama (Battle Royale)
Find loot in the most unexpected of places. The Supply Llama has joined the battle.

WEAPONS + ITEMS

• Remote Explosives added.
  • Rare rarity.
  • Found in Supply Llamas, Treasure Chests, Floor Loot or Supply Drops.
  • Stacks of 4 (Max of 10).
• Smoke Grenade has been vaulted.

Bug Fixes

• Updated the ‘No Scope Hunting Rifle’ name to simply be ‘Hunting Rifle’.
• Fortnite Update 1.50 fixed missing environmental impact FX on Hunting Rifle projectiles.

GAMEPLAY

• Limited Time Mode: Blitz
  *NOTE: This mode will be enabled on 3/19.
  • Blitz has much shorter storm times resulting in faster & more intense matches!
    • Maximum match length is 15 minutes.
  • The match will start with the storm circle already closing in over the island.
  • Adjustments to loot availability:
    • Fortnite Update 1.50 increased chances of treasure chests spawning from 50-70% to 80-90%.
    • Increased chances of ammo boxes spawning from 65-80% to 85-95%.
    • Floor Loot spawns nearly 100% of the time.
    • Supply Drop spawn interval lessened from 180s (+/- 30s) to 80s (+/- 20s).
    • Supply Drop descent time shortened from 60s to 30s.
    • Launchpad spawn likelihood greatly increased.
  • Harvesting resources doubled.
  • Resources found in loot increased from 30 to 100.
  • Treasure chest health increased from 200 to 500.
  • Ammo box health increased from 120 to 250.

Bug Fixes

• Fortnite Update 1.50 fixed an issue causing the unintentional rotation of stairs.
• Fixed an issue causing an eliminated player’s collision to stick around temporarily, making it difficult to pick-up their dropped items.

UI

Bug Fixes

• Fixed the News window not displaying once you select Battle Royale.
• Fortnite 1.50 fixed a bug that sometimes made characters appear with the wrong orientation when previewing items in the front end menu.

ART/ANIMATION

• Updated the circular bullet impact FX so that they help indicate the direction the shot came from.

AUDIO

Bug Fixes

• Fortnite Update 1.50 fixed gunshot sound stuttering that would occur when firing an automatic weapon at low ammo counts.
• Fixed issue that caused gunfire and other sounds to play at louder volume than usual.

PERFORMANCE

• Fortnite 1.50 optimized shield effects on players to improve overall frame rate.

Check your game update and download Fortnite Update 1.50 (v3.3)