Fortnite version 1.50 (v3.3) forPS4, 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, a new quest line in Save the World and Remote Explosives are now added to the game. 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)
- Luck of the Storm Questline (Save the World) –Uncover treacherous treasures, track mythical creatures, and brave springtime shenanigans in ‘Luck of the Storm’!
- Shamrock Reclaimer Outlander (Save the World)
GENERAL
- Bug Fixes
- Improved server performance and reduced bandwidth usage when players are jumping.
- Korean, Japanese, and Chinese languages will display properly in the UI when changing languages while playing the game.
Battle Royale Changes in Fortnite version 1.50 (v3.3) Patch Notes
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.
- Blitz has much shorter storm times resulting in faster & more intense matches!
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
- Fortnite 1.50 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.
Save the World Changes in Fortnite 1.50 Patch Notes
GAMEPLAY
- Next chapter ofSpring it On!unlocks – ‘Luck of the Storm’.
- Battle lucky Husks, uncover treacherous treasures, track mythical spokescreatures, and brave springtime storm shenanigans!
- Quest rewards include an Epic Leprechaun Survivor + your choice of one of three Legendary St. Patrick’s themed Heroes:
- Luck Demolisher Wildcat
- Highland Warrior Wildcat
- Battle Hound Jonesy
- Rebalanced Stat Caps.
- Party shared F.O.R.T. stat caps have been reverted to their old balance relative to the personal F.O.R.T. stat caps.
- One high-level friend can share enough F.O.R.T. stats to boost your duo to the 4-player balance point, if they are far enough above your level.
- F.O.R.T. stat caps in Stonewood have been reverted to the end-of-zone threshold.
- F.O.R.T. stat caps have increased across the other three locations.
- They begin being offset upwards in mid-Plankerton, and this offset increases at higher difficulties.
- These caps are now at or above the caps present at launch:
- In the top 2 difficulties of Plankerton.
- In the top 3 difficulties of Canny Valley.
- In the top 4 difficulties of Twine Peaks.
- Weapon level caps have been increased to match character level caps.
- Fortnite 1.50 increased starting cap from 12 to 20.
- Caps increase in increments of 10 until they reach 50.
- The points where Weapon and Character level caps increase has been moved a few difficulties earlier.
- Party shared F.O.R.T. stat caps have been reverted to their old balance relative to the personal F.O.R.T. stat caps.
- Set base Weapon Skill to 50 for all heroes.
- This allows low-level players to effectively use high-level guns while playing in high-level areas.
- As a result of this change the Weapon Skill skill tree nodes no longer function. We will replace or remove these nodes in a future patch.
Bug Fixes
- Stat caps for Storm Shield Defenses were lower than intended and have been raised to their intended levels (equivalent to end-of-zone missions).
WEAPONS + ITEMS
- Critical Chance weapon and trap perks increased from
11.5% / 16.5% / 21%to14% / 21% / 28%.- This reverts the change made to Critical Chance in the v3.2 patch.
HEROES
- Shamrock Reclaimer Outlander is available in the Event Store.
Bug Fixes
- The Outlander subclass Flash now unlocks Loot Llama at level 1 and ‘Phase Shift’ at level 2.
- Fortnite version 1.50 fixed issue stopping Flash Eagle Eye and Flash A.C.’s abilities and traps from scaling with Tech.
- Fortnite 1.50 fixed issue stopping Flash Eagle Eye and Flash A.C. from interacting with Fragments at level 1.
- The Speed Boost Pad no longer grants Utility for every activation.
AUDIO
- Fortnite 1.50 added sound for adding item to storage locker.
- Added sounds for clicking items in the Collection Book.
Check your game update and download Fortnite version 1.50.