A new Fortnite update 3.36 (1.000.0046) is now available to download on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and PC. According to the official Fortnite 3.36 patch notes, the latest update added various tweaks and fixes to the game. In addition, today’s Fortnite version 3.36 (18.30) also includes general stability fixes.
Previously, a major update added a new Fortnitemares event to the game.
Unfortunately, since the later major update, players are facing several issues with the game.
Today’s Fortnite patch 3.36 will address a few of these issues. Read more details below.
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Fortnite Update 18.30 Download Size
Xbox Series X – 3.2GB
PlayStation 5 – 3GB
Nintendo Switch – 2GB
Xbox One – 3.3GB
PlayStation 4 – 4.2GB
Fortnite 3.36 Patch Notes (1.000.0046) – Oct 26, 2021
Battle Royale
WAR EFFORT: BOOGIE BOMB VS. COMBAT SHOTGUN
The war effort has two classics on deck to fight back against the Cubes, and this time we’re getting up close and personal. Choose to unvault the Boogie Bomb and send your foes into a dancing frenzy or blast ‘em back with the Combat Shotgun!
Chip in Bars at Donation Stations across the Island to help your favorite item reach 100% Funded first, becoming the one that the war effort manufactures for the Island.
NEW LANDMARK: MOUNTAIN BASE!
You know that door that’s been sealed at the mountain near Catty Corner? Well, it’s finally opened up, uncovering an IO base! Drop in for a visit, but make sure you’re prepared to fend against Doctor Slone and her guards.
CONVERGENCE CONSTRUCTION
With v18.30, the next phase of The Convergence is now built. Head to the Island’s center to see the Cubes’ ominous progress…
UNLOCK THE CUBE QUEEN OUTFIT IN THE BATTLE PASS STARTING SOON!
The Cube Queen soon arises in the Chapter 2 Season 8 Battle Pass! Complete her Quests that go live at 9 AM ET to unlock her Outfit and many more items from the Long Live the Queen Set.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: “STAY WITH SQUAD”
Last week, Stay with Squad was rolled out to all remaining server regions!
At the end of a match, select “Stay with Squad” with your “Fill” team to play another match together. This feature is enabled only for Duos, Trios, and Squads modes.
Top Fixes
- Fixed a bug where Weapons can sometimes disappear from chests and supply drops after opening them in competitive playlists. The weapon will appear floating at first and then disappear.
- Addressed an issue that causes players to take fall damage if using the “Smash Attack” ability on the Sideways Scythe from a high vantage, of the edge of a tall structure, or hill.
- Fixed a bug where red dot indicator no longer shows on compass when enemies are firing.
- Addressed a bug where the game shows an error message when trying to equip certain color combinations of Tricksy.
- Addressed an issue where Wolverine’s Built-in Emote not working correctly.
Creative Top Fixes
- Multi-selecting and moving building to prop pieces will cause consistent misalignment.
- Trees are not appearing on Island Map.
Save the World Top Fixes
DEVICE UPDATES
CHARACTER DEVICE CONTROLLER
- We’ve added the Character Device Controller to Creative.
- This device allows you to apply different cosmetics, poses, idles and emotes to placed Character devices.
- Simply set the Character Slot of the Controller device to the same Character Slot as the Character you want to control, then use the triggers on the Controller device to apply your selected changes to the Character.
WILDLIFE SPAWNER
- New options have been added to the Wildlife Spawner device:
- Force Spawn New Wildlife
- Allows new Wildlife to spawn by despawning the oldest Wildlife.
- Tether Range
- Untamed Wildlife try to stay within the specified range of their spawner.
- Activation Distance
- Wildlife will only spawn when the player is the selected distance from the Wildlife Spawner.
- Wildlife Follow Distance
- Determines the distance Tamed Wildlife will try to be from the player when following them.
- Added “Invincible” option to Wildlife Health.
- Force Spawn New Wildlife
- Transmitters/Receivers:
- When Wildlife is Eliminated by an Enemy Transmit on this Channel.
- When Wildlife is Eliminated by a Neutral Player Transmit on this Channel.
- When Wildlife is Eliminated by a Predator Transmit on this Channel.
- When Wildlife is Despawned by a New Spawn Transmit on this Channel.
- When Wildlife Eats Something Transmit on this Channel
- When Wildlife Takes Damage Transmit on this Channel.
- Eliminate Instigator’s Tamed Wildlife when Receiving From.
SHOPPING CART SPAWNER
- The Shopping Cart Spawner has been returned to Creative.
- Known Issues:
- When the cart is upturned, the Drive option still appears and it can be hard to flip the cart right-side up.
- The cart does not support wraps regardless of the option setting.
- Known Issues:
CAMPFIRE
- We’ve made a number of changes to the Campfire device:
- Added 0 as a value for Health Per Tick.
- Added 0 as a value for Starting Wood.
- Added Instant as an option for both Time to Light and Time to Extinguish.
- Added additional values to Wood Consumption Per Tick.
- Added additional values to Max Wood Capacity and Starting Wood.
- Added additional values to Wood To Add On Trigger (Maximum refills the device to Max Wood Capacity regardless of the current wood amount)
- Added variable Pulse Interval to allow finer control over the healing effect.
- Changed Heal Zone Size to use meters to make it easier to control. To maintain backwards compatibility the current values are unfortunately not nice round numbers – we will add additional values in a future update.
- The campfire now has the option to cast light.
SKYDOME DEVICE
We’ve updated the Skydome Device to add the following options:
- Clouds
- Cloud color
CAPTURE AREA
We’ve updated the Capture Area Device to add the following options:
- Capture Height
- Determines the height of the capture zone
- Visible During Game
- Determines whether this device is visible during the game. This does affect it’s collision properties.
COLOR PICKER
We’ve added some QOL improvements to the Color Picker UI (available in the Skydome and Customizable Lights Devices):
- Existing color is now pre-selected when opening Color Picker.
- Color Picker UI now locks when open so mousing over other UI elements doesn’t close it.
- Clickable area of the color swatches have been expanded.
- Color Picker tickbox now has visual hovered/un-hovered states.
DEVICE FIXES
- Fixed an issue with the capture area device that prevented an item from being consumed when dropped into the area.
- Fixed an issue with the elimination manager that caused it to not track classes correctly.
- Fixed an issue with the Item Spawner that displayed the message “You don’t have enough resources!” incorrectly.
- Fixed an issue with the mutator zone that caused it to always transmit on round start if a player was inside of it.
- Fixed an issue with some emotes being incorrect in the Character Device.
- Fixed an issue with the Timer Device that caused some settings to be missing.
PREFAB & GALLERY FIXES
- Fixed an issue with the visualization gallery that caused the gallery to not animate on normal and XL islands.
- Fixed an issue where the Primitive Shapes Gallery was spawning outside of the preview volume.
ISLAND FIXES
- Fixed an issue that prevented creators from multi-selecting lights.
- Fixed an issue that caused props to disappear when multiple creators were working on an island.
- Fixed an issue that caused trees to not display on the mini-map.
- Fixed an issue with island names not fitting correctly in the matchmaking portal.
GAMEPLAY FIXES
- Fixed an issue that caused breaking a prop on top of an indestructible floor to destroy the floor below.
UI UPDATES
- The UI around matchmaking portals has been updated:
- When looking at a portal, the game information will no longer be floating from the screen, but instead be layered onto the portal surface.
- Selecting a portal will show a Play Mode Selection Screen that shows game details.
- While matchmaking, the matchmaking text will no longer float from the portal screen, but instead be integrated into the player HUD.
- Added new weapon search tags to allow players to sort weapons by ammo type.
UI FIXES
- Fixed an issue where STW Resource Consumables did not have detailed descriptions.
- Campfires above lv 130 are shown as 130
- Healing Build Attached perk not restoring the proper amount.
- Unable to swap Hero Loadouts in the Lobby while using a controller.
- 4x Missions do not show the 4x rewards.
- Players may become invisible to other players after respawning.
- Players can get stuck inside the vault door in the Lab Dungeon.
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