Fortnite update 1.000.161 is available to download on PS5, Xbox One, Switch, and PC. According to the official Fortnite 1.000.161 patch notes, the latest update brings new game modes and changes to the Fortnite. Additionally, today’s Fortnite patch 1.000.161 also includes a long list of bug fixes and changes.
Previously, a major Fortnite update 29.00 added new features, new LTM modes, new changes, and much more. Unfortunately, players are still facing several issues with the game. Today’s Fortnite version 1.000.161 will address a few of these issues.
Fortnite 1.000.161 Patch Notes – December 10, 2024
NEW Ballistic Mode
Launch Details
- Launch Date: December 11, 2024
- Game Mode: 5v5 tactical shooter with Ranked and Unranked modes
- Perspective: First-person view
Gameplay Features
- No-Build Mode: Focus on strategy and combat
- Maps and Weapons: Launching with the Skyline 10 map and a starting set of weapons
- Rounds: Attackers plant a Rift Point Device; defenders try to stop them
- No Respawns: Rounds end when the device explodes or a team is eliminated
Flex Gadgets
- Proximity Mine: Damaging mine for booby-trapping
- Bubble Shield: Temporary protective bubble
- Recon Grenade: Marks enemies nearby
- Frag Grenade: Explodes and deals damage
- Impulse Grenade: Launches enemies and allies away
Ranked Play
- Competitive Mode: Penalties for leaving matches
- Rank Adjustments: Based on performance
- Matchmaking: Based on the average rank of your party
Settings
- Customization: New options for reticle and damage feedback
Text Chat Expansion
- Availability: Expanding to all Fortnite islands starting December 10, 2024
- Creator Choice: Creators can choose to include text chat in their islands
How to Text Chat in Fortnite
- Party Channel: Automatically connected when you join a party; chat with all party members across any Fortnite island
- Game Channel: Public conversation with players on the same instance of the island; creators decide if it includes all players or just teams
- Direct Messages (DMs): One-on-one messages with friends on your friends list; only available when friends are online
Text Chat Features
- Toggle Channels: Quickly switch between Party Channel, Game Channel, and DM Channels
- Message Preview: Preview incoming text chat messages even when text chat is closed
LEGO Fortnite Brick Life
Features
Build Your Life in Brick Bay
- Social Roleplay Experience:
- Collaborate with up to 31 other players.
- Engage in activities like band practices, dining, and hoverboard races.
- Interact with the environment and other players to create your own stories.
- Vibrant Locations:
- Explore beaches, restaurants, rooftop clubs, and the mysterious Mourndale Academy.
Start Your Dream Career
- Available Jobs:
- Courier: Deliver packages to residents.
- Academy Professor: Teach at Mourndale Academy.
- Security Officer: Keep the city safe.
- Scoundrel: Play pranks on others.
- Sushi Chef: Serve fresh dishes.
- Bobarista: Craft refreshing Bobom Milk Tea.
- Fortune Teller: Uncover fortunes and earn unique furniture.
- Flexible Careers: Switch jobs anytime without interviews. Businesses may send job alerts to your in-game Phone.
Own and Decorate Your Home
- Choose Your Residence:
- Options include suburban houses, sleek apartments, and luxurious penthouses.
- Customization Options:
- Use the Furniture Catalogue or visit the Furniture Shop for new items.
- Cross-compatible items from LEGO Fortnite Odyssey can also be used (some restrictions apply initially).
Explore Brick Bay
- Highlights:
- Town Square: The central hub for gatherings.
- The Beach: Includes hoverboards, gyms, and live music.
- Mourndale Academy: A mystical school for spellcasting and potion classes.
- Upcoming Addition:
- Rooftop Club: Grand opening on December 18, 2024, offering spectacular views and parties.
Interactive Features
- Use text chat or Fortnite-compatible Emotes and Jam Tracks to interact.
- Show off your style with existing Outfits.
How to Access LEGO Fortnite Brick Life
- Find the LEGO Fortnite category in the Discover menu within Fortnite.
- Includes access to LEGO Fortnite Odyssey and user-created LEGO Islands.
Unlockable Rewards
- Chord Kahele Outfit: Earnable through Fortnite Mobile XP until February 21, 2025. Includes LEGO and Fortnite styles.
- Mr. Dappermint Outfit: Available as part of the promotional activities.
LEGO Fortnite Odyssey Update Patch Notes
New Name and Category
- LEGO Fortnite has been rebranded to LEGO Fortnite Odyssey.
- A dedicated category in Discover now includes:
- LEGO Fortnite Odyssey.
- LEGO Group-made and creator-made islands.
- LEGO Fortnite Brick Life, a social roleplay experience launching December 12.
Storm Chasers Update
New Survival Mode Content
- Storm King Boss: A multi-stage boss fight requiring strategic planning and teamwork. Defeat him for epic loot, including the Thunderclap Blade, Cyclone Pickaxe, and Shatterhorn Fragments.
- Storm Chaser Village: Meet NPC allies like Carl Ruckus and Dr. Borrasca. Use the Journal to track goals and pin them to your HUD.
- Storm Biomes and Dungeons:
- Explore storm-shrouded biomes featuring dangerous enemies and lightning strikes.
- Conquer Storm Dungeons to weaken the Storm King and uncover valuable loot.
- Dungeons reset every 24 hours with new layouts, dangers, and puzzles.
New Enemies
- Storm King’s Acolytes: Elite units with special abilities.
- Storm Crawlers: Lightning-based foes that pack a shocking punch.
- Raven: The Storm King’s second-in-command. Defeat him to unlock the gateway to the Storm King’s lair.
Gameplay Enhancements
- Component-Based Crafting:
- Craft weapons using materials like Wood, Stone, Metal, Gem, and Rift, each with a rarity tier.
- The material quality influences the crafted item’s stats and rarity.
- The Legendary Forge: Upgrade Tier 4 weapons and tools with Rift Crystals to unlock hidden stats and power them up.
- Down But Not Out: Players can now be revived by teammates or NPCs.
New Vehicles
- Lil’ Barge: Navigate water safely.
- Storm Chaser: A speedy land vehicle.
Split-Screen Gameplay
- Now supported on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One.
- Two players can share one screen for co-op adventures.
Chill & Thrill LEGO Pass
- A new progression system compatible with Crew and XP from all Fortnite modes.
- Includes:
- 5 free Decor Bundles, 2 Loading Screens, 3 Player Banners.
- Premium Reward Track (1,400 V-Bucks) adds 11 Decor Bundles and exclusive Builds like the Main Stage Build.
- Instant unlock: Raven Team Syd Outfit (LEGO and Fortnite styles).
- Available until March 11 at 4 AM ET.
New Outfits
- Mr. Dappermint Outfit: Free for players linking LEGO and Epic Games accounts starting December 10.
- Explorer Emilie Outfit: Also unlocked through account linking.
LEGO Fortnite
Gameplay & Exploration Enhancements
- All melee attacks now have increased range.
- Jump height has been slightly increased.
- Stamina consumption has been reduced while sprinting and swimming.
- Player inventory size has been increased.
- Text chat support has been added
- Caves and Bus Stations will now appear on your Minimap from further away.
- You can now use Stations in the rain.
- More goals and locations are now marked on the Map.
- You’ll no longer take damage from Cold or Warm. However, you will still take damage while Freezing or Burning.
- Added the Slurp Launcher! Use it to heal yourself and your friends.
Balancing & Progression Improvements
- Run for your life! Enemies way above your current power level will now be marked with a Threat Indicator.
- One Shot Protection has been reworked to make it more forgiving.
- Increased the maximum durability of many items.
- Increased starting health on new worlds from three to five hearts.
- Village upgrade rewards and villager job rewards have been reworked to streamline progression.
- Chests will now reward loot better aligned with your in-game progress.
- You’ll now encounter tougher foes after making significant progress in the game.
- Brutes now inflict less damage but have more health.
- Damage and health of enemies in Expert worlds have been reduced.
- Enemies in Cozy Worlds now inflict less damage and have less health.
- Storm Wild enemies now inflict less damage.
- Knockback on player weapons and enemy attacks have been adjusted
Crafting Additions & Tweaks
- All max item stack sizes have been increased to 80.
- The cost of crafting Storage Chests has been reduced.
- Simple, Powered, and Steerable Wheels are now lighter, resulting in improved buoyancy in water.
- Coconut and Banana trees now drop wood.
- Metal Plates have been added for use in several recipes. Craft them from any type of metal ore.
- Consuming Storm Fruit and Storm Smoothies will allow you to stay in Storms longer without being teleported back.
- Storm Runes have been added. Acquire these via Storm Rune Tomes.
- Soil Plots have been added, which can be made with Snow and Sand.
- Amber has been swapped with Obsidian in the Desert cliffs, and Amber has been added to Grassland caves along with Copper.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue with the reward display in the Rebel Village Square.
- Addressed some server crashes that occur while in caves.
- Fixed a rare crash that occurs when enemies are deciding who to target.
- Corrected cases where the player gets out of sync with flying vehicles.
- Fixed some rare crashes when loading into worlds and generating terrain.
- Fixed cases where players lose some control inputs after riding Klombo.
- Addressed some instances of NPCs and animals spawning beneath the ground.
- Fixed a bug where a number of prefab building pieces were not being unlocked in Survival Worlds.
- Fixed the naming of a number of building pieces so they’re clearer.
- Addressed the looping collision audio involving Dynamic Objects and Swivels.
Known Issues
- Players may get stuck in cannons if damaged or submerged in water.
- Consumable buff timers overwrite when consuming a second buff item.
- Direction of furniture placement lacks indication.
- Swag Shot emote translation on the Chalk Board is incorrect.
- Rebel Outpost clear progress doesn’t always register.
- NPCs may spawn incorrectly in terrain or foundations.
- Exiting the Crusher may leave players stuck.
- Villagers can destroy structures while harvesting with players.
- HUD bottom may vanish after using macrobinoculars.
Battle Royale / Reload
Fixes
- Sprites sliding on slopes no longer prevent healing.
- Fixed issue where players got stuck in “Toggle Walk” mode.
- Ranked Ronin Back Bling’s unlockable ranked styles now function.
- Daigo now issues correct Duel rewards.
Known Issues
- Players pushed at high speed when jumping beneath stairs.
- Unable to edit structures near a DBNO (knocked) player.
- Void Oni Mask teleport may fail in swimming scenarios.
- Some Outfits may change rarity when scrolling in the Locker.
- Players may briefly float after using Typhoon Blade’s Cyclone Slash when exiting vehicles.
Rocket Racing
Known Issues
- Background color changes in the Locker when navigating SUV/Truck and Sports Cars sections.
- Vehicles appear blurry at race start.
- Players may encounter extremely bright lights.
Fortnite Festival
Fixes
- Player 2, 3, or 4 can now take control as Player 1.
- Jam Track previews no longer persist outside the Music Library.
Known Issues
- Jam Stage Mixers require Jam Tracks to be equipped before entering the Jam Stage.
- Audio stuttering persists on Switch after extended play.
General
Fixes
- PC crash with Hardware Ray Tracing resolved by clearing
%localappdata%\FortniteGame\Saved\FortniteGame_PCD3D_SM6.upipelinecache.
Known Issues
- Low-resolution textures persist on Nintendo Switch.
- Storage space issues for Nintendo Switch players.
- Missing “Ready Up” button on post-match screen.
- Incorrect emote order in the Emote Wheel.
- Splitscreen issues occur when Player 2 logs out.
- Videos replay in the Lobby every launch on Amazon Luna.
- Built-In Emotes don’t display in “My Locker Loadout.”
- Emote wheel cannot close without selecting an emote.
- Unable to change styles for Outfits with customizable elements.
- Built-In Emotes don’t play in Creative or UEFN.
- Jam Emotes may malfunction in Team Rumble or Battle Royale post-Team Rumble match.
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