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The latest Fortnite update is hither and it includes a new weapon and a new express-time game mode.

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This week's patch also sees the end of Fortnite'southward altogether celebrations, including the end of the altogether boxing passenger vehicle and the birthday challenges.

Likewise as the new additions, Epic Games continues to make various tweaks and changes to improve the gameplay.

I of the big changes this calendar week is for the vending machines which take received various tweaks that you can encounter in the patch notes below.

The vending machines take had some changes made to them. (Epic Games)

What is in the Fortnite update?

This week Ballsy Games has added another new weapon to the game and this time it is a shotgun.

The double barrel shotgun is available as an epic and legendary particular and it tin can do between 143 and 150 impairment from farthermost close range.

Information technology's high harm could brand information technology a very dangerous weapon, but the damage information technology tin inflict falls heavily from further distances.

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A new limited-time game mode will also be launched this week with the introduction of Stead Storm.

This LTM sees the storm continually moving that closes in on the island, which means players will constantly accept to continue rails of it on the map.

The game way doesn't include any safe zone circles so players will have to program ahead and predict where the storm is going.

Fortnite patch notes

Limited Fourth dimension Mode: Steady Storm

Summary
Steady Storm has ane constantly moving storm closing in on the island. Stay ahead of information technology and take down the other players to earn a Victory Royale!

Mode Details

  • One Storm that closes in over the course of 15 minutes.
  • In that location are no safe zone circles. Keep an eye on the map to predict where the Storm volition close in.
  • The Storm does 10 damage per second.
  • Profile Stats (M/D & Wins) and Challenges are tracked in this mode.

Weapons + Items

Double Butt Shotgun added.

  • Bachelor in Epic and Legendary variants.
  • Tin exist found from floor loot, chests, Supply Drops, and Vending Machines.
  • Delivers high burst damage at very close range but impairment falls off heavily at distance.
  • Fires 10 pellets similar other Shotguns, has a larger spread, lower critical damage multiplier (1.25x), and a 2 2d cooldown time when swapping weapons.
  • Ballsy Variant – Up to 143 base of operations damage per shot at extreme shut range.
  • Legendary Variant – Upwards to 150 base damage per shot at extreme shut range.

Vending motorcar rebalance

Vending Machines spawn more often, cost less, and accept an increased chance to spawn at a higher rarity.

Common Vending Auto

Spawn adventure reduced from 7.27% to half-dozen.67%.

Material cost reduced from 100 to 75.

Uncommon Vending Machine

Spawn chance increased from 14.55% to 20%.

Material toll reduced from 200 to 150.

Rare Vending Car

Spawn chance increased from 14.55% to 20%.

Material cost reduced from 300 to 225.

Ballsy Vending Motorcar

Spawn gamble increased from v.45% to eighteen.67%.

Material toll reduced from 400 to 300.

Legendary Vending Automobile

Spawn take a chance increased from three.64% to 8%.

Material cost reduced from 500 to 375.

Chance for no Vending Machine to spawn at a location reduced from 54.67% to 26.66%

Reduced Remote Explosives drop count and max stack size.

Driblet count reduced from 4 to 3.

Max stack size reduced from 10 to six.

Gameplay

The weapon burn position now more closely follows the actual role player position when crouching and un-crouching.

Shooting while leaving the crouched stance will no longer fire bullets from total standing elevation until the animation is complete.

Crouch does non interrupt emotes anymore and is disabled when emoting.

Performance

Significant GPU optimization on Switch. Moved to the high-stop forward renderer. This increases dynamic resolution past 10% in expensive scenes.

Optimized the way explosives modify buildings to lighten the load on dedicated servers.

Building props have more efficient network usage when taking damage.

Melee animation trails now use significantly less network traffic.

Optimized C4 network usage, the impact sound no longer broadcasts to players outside a certain range. Information technology now only plays for players that are close plenty to the bear on.

Audio

Added new equip sounds to grenades.

Add the ability to honk while driving the ATK.

Lowered the book of impact sounds when harvesting vehicles.

Added sound furnishings for when spectating squadmates leave the match.

In the Locker menu, glider audio volition fade out when it's unselected.

UI

The Challenges menu can now be opened in-game.

Additionally, Daily and Suggested Challenges accept been added to the in-game map screen.

Modified the Battle Royale Challenges screen to display the remaining claiming bundle unlock fourth dimension as a inaugural once it is less than 13 hours away.

Testify off your skills in the elimination feed when you land a play tricks in All Terrain Karts.

Fine art + Animation

Updated the consequence of lighting on character models.

Added equip and holding animations for all grenades.

You can read the full patch notes for this update on the Epic Games website.

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