WEAPONS + ITEMS

• New Epic and Legendary Tactical Shotgun.
  • 83 / 87 maximum damage.
  • 1.5 shots per second.
  • Holds 8 shells.
  • Headshot multiplier of 2.25.
  • Available from Floor Loot, Chests, Supply Drops, Loot Carriers, and Vending Machines.
• Semi-Auto Sniper Rifle now has reduced zoom while scoped.
  • This is a Quality of Life change to help improve the usability and feel of this weapon.
• Combat Shotgun changes
  • Reduced Headshot multiplier from 1.7 to 1.5.
  • Reduced the long range effectiveness of the Combat Shotgun
    • Reduced the falloff curve ranges from:
      • 2.44 tiles (unchanged)
      • 4.88 tiles to 4.39 tiles.
      • 9.77 tiles to 6.84 tiles.
      • 19.53 tiles to 11.72 tiles.
  • After observing recent changes to damage falloff, we decided to further reduce its long range effectiveness and alter the curve to fall a bit more in line with other shotguns but still retain its unique flavor. 
• Vaulted
  • Suppressed Bolt-Action Sniper Rifle
    • Epic and Legendary variants.
• Unvaulted
  • Bolt-Action Sniper Rifle
    • Rare, Epic, and Legendary variants.

Bug Fixes

• Drum Shotgun now has the correct environmental damage falloff.
• Fixed a bug in which a Launch Pad couldn’t be destroyed by a pickaxe.

GAMEPLAY

• Picking up an item that fills a stack and creates an overflow will no longer result in the currently equipped item being dropped.
  • Instead of causing the currently equipped weapon to be dropped, the overflow will be dropped.
• Players will now automatically pick up a consumable if it is already in their inventory and not maxed out.
  • If the auto pickup fills a stack, the overflow will be dropped.
• A new Glider and Harvesting Tool have been added for Save the World Founder’s Pack owners.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue involving Supply Drone Boxes not being visible after players shoot down the Supply Drone.
• Supply Drones no longer remain stationary after getting stuck for too long.
• Changed Invert “Aircraft Keyboard Controls” to “Invert Airborne Keyboard Controls” in the Options menu to reflect the fact that airborne land vehicles’ controls become inverted in the air.
• Fixed some edge cases involving damage number display rounding down for some shotgun hits.
• Blueprint doors now consistently render when players are building.
• Players can now pick up items more easily when standing on top of them.
• Foot controllers now properly allow players to rotate the next and previous weapon.
• Bushes no longer block players from being healed by a Chug Splash.
• If a player using a Shadow Bomb enters a vehicle, the Shadow Bomb effect will no longer remain active after the effect should have ended.
• The Chug Splash now properly auto-sorts to the rightmost inventory slot when picked up, like other consumables.
• Fixed an issue in which players would experience abnormally slow gliding after using a Rift-to-Go.
• Consumables associated with a bar (Shield Potion, Med Kit, etc.) are now consistently usable by players riding a Zipline.
• Fixed a rare issue involving Shadow Bombs not allowing for wall jumps at certain angles.
• Players can no longer wall jump off of the corn fields while using a Shadow Bomb.
• Players can no longer wall jump off of Slipstreams while using a Shadow Bomb.
• Fixed an issue in which the rings for Fortbytes 4, 67, 70, and 89 would not appear even though the player was wearing the correct cosmetic.
• To prevent players from exploiting the Deep Dab emote, it now has a delay before players are able to shoot after starting it.
• Fixed an issue in which damage done to shields was causing the VFX to appear larger than normal, blocking players’ vision.
• Foot Controller support improvements
  • Switched over to use dead zone and max throttle end points.
  • Better vehicle controls for Quad Crasher.

COMPETITIVE

• New Tournament: Xbox Cup (July 20th & 21st) [$1,000,000 in Cash Prizes!]
  • Solo Game Mode
  • This tournament is open to all players on Xbox One and does not require reaching any division in Arena.
  • The prize pool will be distributed across all server regions, with official rules and details released later this week.  Check the tournament inside the game client for exact times.
  • Format:
    • July 20th – Round One: All Eligible Players
    • July 21st – Round Two: Top 1500 Players from Round One
• New Tournament: Squads Cash Cup (July 21st) [$1,000,000 in Cash Prizes!]
  • Squads Game Mode
  • Participation in this event requires players to have reached Champion League in Arena play prior to the start of the event.
  • The prize pool will be distributed across all server regions, with official rules and details released later this week.  Check the tournament inside the game client for exact times.
  • Format:
    • Single Day Tournament – July 21st
      • Round One: All Eligible Players
      • Round Two: Top 100 Squads from Round One
• Players can now choose a flag to display on their career profile.
  • This flag can be selected and changed from a player’s profile.
  • After changing or selecting their flag, players cannot change flags again for 30 days.
  • A player’s flag is visible to others when visiting a player’s profile and on tournament leaderboards.
  • For teams of two or more players, the flag chosen by the majority of the team will be displayed. If there is no majority, the globe flag will be displayed.
  • We are launching with an initial set of 37 total flags. Any additional flags added in the future will be announced in future updates.

PERFORMANCE

• Improved server performance of Zipline.
• Improved client performance of Chug Jug.
• Optimized the way pickaxes are spawned to reduce the chance of loading issues during the initial skydive landing.

AUDIO

• Improved enemy footstep volume consistency, and changed volume falloff to logarithmic to make the sound diminish more naturally.
• Decreased volume of a few sounds:
  • Chug Splash explosion.
  • Proximity Launcher explosion.
  • Ambient hum of the Slipstream platforms.
• Added a wall impact audio layer for close quarters combat as an additional warning that an enemy is shooting a structure you’re on the opposite side of.

Bug Fixes

• Wood/stone/metal bullet impacts are no longer silent on Mobile/Switch.
• Revolver equip sound is no longer silent on Mobile/Switch.

UI

• Escape Menu & Social Panel updates:
  • The input action that would bring up either the Escape Menu or Social Panel will now bring up both of them in the lobby and while in a match.
  • A third tab has been added to the Social Panel. It contains all voice chat-related functionalities.
  • The Escape Menu and Top Bar received a visual update.

MOBILE

• Added new Edit From Touch setting to enable/disable editing from touches (defaulted to enabled).
• Bluetooth microphones have been enabled to support voice chat.
• The emote wheel buttons are now bigger.

Bug Fixes

• Air Strike shots no longer create large polygonal outlines.
• Fixed an issue involving Pump and Combat Shotguns not correctly firing while Auto-Fire is selected.
• Resolved voice chat issues when joining another player’s party.
• The chest located in the Neo Tilted hotel is now openable.
• Live spectating on mobile will display the spectator’s UI.
• Players no longer remain logged into their account when they close the game.
• Wallet in the Lifetime Refund Screen will now correctly display.
• Leaving the “Show Help” open in the Warm Up stage won’t cause the Button to remain present during the match.
• The “Tournament Region” text in the Compete tab is bigger.
• Map Marker HUD Layout won’t be displayed when in the Battle Bus.
• Emote HUD Layout will be displayed only in vehicles where it is possible to emote.
• Players will be able to rotate cosmetics when using a touchpad.
• The proper SFX will be played when equipping the Revolver.
• Graphical improvement on the Wonder outfit while playing the Llama Bell emote.
• Storm Eye Glider and Storm Bolt Harvesting Tool will display proper VFX.
• Graphical improvement of the Flutter outfit.
• Graphical improvement on the String Lights contrail.
• Lantern contrail will display properly in-game.

CREATIVE

WHAT’S NEW?

Fortnite’s 2nd Birthday
Celebrate two years of Fortnite with Birthday-themed Quests and a Hero!

Birthday Llama
Open a Birthday Llama filled to the brim with Heroes and weapons from the past year of Fortnite events!

MISSIONS + SYSTEMS

• Quests, missions alerts, and daily login rewards will now grant X-Ray Tickets instead of V-Bucks to players who are non founders. Paid Founders will not be affected by this change.
• Celebrate Fortnite’s second birthday with these sweet Birthday Quests:
  • Earn the new Birthday Brigade Jonesy Hero by completing a quest to eliminate Cake Sploders in successful missions. Be careful to avoid their exploding pastries!
  • Earn Summer Tickets by collecting delicious-looking birthday cakes in successful missions. This quest is repeatable, so eat up!
• Hero Loadouts have been added as rewards for completing Storm Shield Defense 10 in Stonewood, Plankerton, Canny Valley, and Twine Peaks.

Bug Fixes

• Time Cheats will now spawn more reliably in Wargames.
• Traps no longer visually persist after their durability runs out in Wargames.
  • Bad traps will be cleared every time the Storm Shield is entered.
• Sound now correctly plays when standing near the edge of a Storm Shield.
• Acid Pools now display correctly when the Acid Pool Mutator is active.
• The Hexed statues in the Hexed Wargames Simulation no longer pop out of visibility.

UI

• The Event popup menu in the quest tab now scales properly for all resolutions.

Bug Fixes and Adjustments 

• Storage in the Armory now shows 5 items per line again instead of 3.
• The ‘Equip’ button will now display properly on the Backpack screen if using hotkeys to swap out weapons.
• The inventory screen was showing the wrong item details in some situations.
• Text was flickering in the storm shield menu in some languages.
• Transform keys now display correctly if players have 1000+ keys.
• Fixed an issue when inspecting an X-Ray Llama to show the correct options.
• Wargame Simulation and Challenge boxes now have scrolling sounds when selecting them while using a controller.
• Incorrect text rewards would display if the skip button was pressed after leveling up on the Victory Screen.
• The commander xp screen during the mission rewards cycle now properly displays banners on console.
• Inspecting currency earned from Llamas will now show the amount of currency gained instead of the total amount of currency owned.
• Mission Rewards list arrows were not updating immediately, leading to some cases where it was showing at inappropriate times.
• Removed an extra prompt from some notifications such as friend requests received in zone.
• The top of the scroll bar in the Llama reward screen is now draggable.

PERFORMANCE

• Improved performance of the in-game mission objective UI.
• Improved performance when changing tabs in the Schematic menu.

Bug Fixes

• Removed some hitches that were occuring during tutorial dialogs.
• Removed a hitch while going into the Save the World map for the first time.

HEROES

• We’ve added a new birthday-themed Hero!
  • Birthday Brigade Jonesy is all about survival… and cake sprinkles. He seems to really enjoy sprinkles.
  • Standard Perk: Survivalist
    • Eliminations heal you for 39 base Health over 3 seconds. Duration refreshes with additional eliminations.
  • Commander Perk: Survivalist+
    • Eliminations heal you for 117 base Health over 3 seconds. Duration refreshes with additional eliminations.
  • Earn Birthday Brigade Jonesy by completing the new Sploding Husks quest.
• 8-Bit Demo returns to the Event Store!
  • Standard Perk: Enduring Machine 
    • After ability cast, weapons lose 40% less Durability for the next 2 uses.
  • Commander Perk: Enduring Machine+  
    • After ability cast, weapons lose 40% less Durability for the next 6 uses.
  • Available in the Event Store starting July 17 at 8 PM Eastern Time.
• Fossil Southie is now eligible for an item reset.
  • This is due to the issue in v9.30 which caused the Saurian Focus perk to grant the same bonus as the Commander Perk even when slotted in a non-Commander Slot.

Bug Fixes

• The Hero Perks Mad Tidings and Start Up were not properly resetting upon weapon overheat.
• The Hero Perk Enduring Machine was not working correctly for melee weapons.
• Commander Perks Cascade and Fan of Stars now work correctly.
• Fire sound effects persisted after using Dragon Slash while using the Fire of the Dragon Hero Perk.
• The Fourth of July heroes can be retired and now take up inventory space.

WEAPONS + ITEMS

• Smash 2nd Year Birthday Llamas to celebrate a year worth of loot!
  • The new 2nd Year Birthday Llama is available in the Loot tab of the Save the World Store for 1000 summer tickets.
  • The Birthday Llama is stuffed with the greatest hits of Heroes and weapons from the 2nd year of Fortnite events!
  • Each Llama contains at least one weapon and one Hero with at least one of those two being a Legendary or Mythic variant.
  • Available for two weeks, starting July 16 and ending on August 1.
    • Summer Tickets will not be converted to Birthday Llamas after the Season ends. Any remaining tickets will be converted into Sci-fi Llamas.

Bug Fixes

• Upgrading the Gammatron 9000 from epic to legendary rarity now works correctly.
• Defenders now shoot the Boom Bow at the correct fire rate.
• Reduced the Boom Bow’s displayed fire rate in order to correct the DPS number shown in the UI.
  • This will not affect the actual fire rate of the Boom Bow.
• The Campfire trap now correctly heals any nearby damaged Defenders.
• Fixed an issue with traps in Storm Shields not applying their health and healing perks.
• Fixed elemental alterations not showing correctly for the following weapon sets:
  • Flintlock
  • Medieval
  • Military
  • RatRod
  • Scavenger
  • Steampunk
• The banner gadget no longer permanently colors structures blue.

GAMEPLAY

• Corrected an issue with sploder propane tanks rotating back and forth while bouncing.

Bug Fixes

• Defenders will now properly return the weapons they use once a mission is completed.
• Allow trap cycling when B.A.S.E. is equipped.
• Husks remain illuminatefter being frozen.
• Players should no longer appear in the DBNO state during the Victory Screen.