The newest Fortnite patch is now dwell, launching simply days after the beginning of the Ice Storm occasion. Today’s patch comes within the type of a content material replace that expands on what we acquired with final week’s 7.20 replace. It makes changes to varied gadgets and likewise introduces a brand new one, the Sneaky Snowman, vaults a number of weapons, and provides a limited-time mode. Here are the patch notes detailing what’s new and totally different.The very temporary video beneath sums it up pretty nicely, however briefly, the Sneaky Snowman is a wearable disguise not not like the bush. It’s a Common rarity merchandise and will be discovered as ground loot or in chests and provide llamas. They drop in stacks of 5 (you possibly can maintain as much as 10), and the explanation for that’s you possibly can choose to put on it (by urgent Secondary Fire) or you possibly can throw it (with Primary Fire) to create a destructible snowman. This manner, your opponents won’t ever make certain if a snowman they arrive throughout is an precise participant or only a decoy.Of course, enemies can destroy these snowmen by capturing them, however they’ve 100 well being, so dispatching them will not be so simple as capturing them as soon as. When worn, they perform as a protect however are destroyed if the wearer switches to a different merchandise or goes into constructing mode. You can, nonetheless, nonetheless transfer round as regular; simply be ready to shed the brand new look if you wish to really use a weapon.Alongside this, the brand new patch vaults a number of gadgets, which means they have been quickly faraway from customary Battle Royale recreation modes. Those embody the quad rocket launcher, port-a-fortress, and grappler. And whereas they have not been pulled totally, a number of different gadgets and automobiles are additionally now much less prone to be discovered, and two forms of potions have had their drop charges swapped. As detailed within the patch notes:Altered Spawn ChargesReduced the drop likelihood of Gliders. Reduced drop likelihood from Chests from 11.89% to 4.43%.Reduced the drop likelihood of Balloons. Reduced drop likelihood from Chests from 7.58% to 3.24%.Reduced the spawn likelihood of Quad Crashers from 100% to 50%.Reduced the spawn likelihood of X-4 Stormwings from 80% to 50%.Swapped the drop likelihood of Shield Potions and Small Shield Potions. Shield Potion Reduced drop likelihood from Floor Loot from 16.53% to 13.22%.Reduced drop likelihood from Chests from 14.26% to 9.51%.Small Shield Potion Increased drop likelihood from Floor Loot from 13.22% to 16.53%.Increased drop likelihood from Chests from 9.51% to 14.26%.A brand new however returning limited-time mode has additionally arrived: Sniper Shootout. All weapons on this mode have scopes, ground loot is much less frequent, and there’s no reviving teammates in duos/squads variations. Since the final time this LTM was out there, the suppressed sniper rifle has been added, and provide drops can now embody the Legendary scoped pistol.At The Block, you will discover Omega Pyramid, a brand new creation by participant Directingpete. You can see it within the picture beneath.You can learn on for the total patch notes, courtesy of Epic. Fortnite Creative sees just a few additions, whereas Week 4 of the Cold Chaos occasion kicks off in Fortnite: Save the World. Elsewhere within the recreation, a brand new Ice Storm occasion started over the weekend, full with new challenges.Fortnite 7.20 Content Update Patch NotesBattle RoyaleLIMITED TIME MODE: SNIPER SHOOTOUTSummaryIn this restricted time mode, gamers will do battle utilizing scoped weapons solely. May the most effective goal win!What’s New?Suppressed Sniper Rifles have been added.Legendary Scoped Pistols have been added to Supply Drops.Mode ParticularsFloor Loot spawners diminished by 50%Reviving “Down But Not Out” teammates in Duos & Squads is deactivated – watch out peeking!Profile Stats (Okay/D & Wins) are tracked on this modeWEAPONS + ITEMSSneaky Snowman Use Primary Fire to throw a projectile that creates a destructible snowman.Use Secondary Fire to put on the Sneaky Snowman.Sneaky Snowman has 100 Health and acts as a protect when worn by a participant.Sneaky Snowman is destroyed when its Health reaches zero or when the participant sporting the snowman swaps to a distinct merchandise or constructing mode. This implies that a participant sporting a Sneaky Snowman can not construct or use different gadgets. Movement of all kinds is allowed.Available in Common variant.Can be discovered from Floor Loot, Chests, and Supply Llamas.Drops in stacks of 5.Max stack measurement of 10.Swapped the drop likelihood of Shield Potions and Small Shield Potions. Shield Potion Reduced drop likelihood from Floor Loot from 16.53% to 13.22%.Reduced drop likelihood from Chests from 14.26% to 9.51%.Small Shield Potion Increased drop likelihood from Floor Loot from 13.22% to 16.53%.Increased drop likelihood from Chests from 9.51% to 14.26%.Vaulted the next gadgets: Quad Rocket LauncherPort-A-fortressGrapplerReduced the drop likelihood of Gliders. Reduced drop likelihood from Chests from 11.89% to 4.43%.Reduced the drop likelihood of Balloons. Reduced drop likelihood from Chests from 7.58% to 3.24%.Reduced the spawn likelihood of Quad Crashers from 100% to 50%.Reduced the spawn likelihood of X-4 Stormwings from 80% to 50%.PERFORMANCEFixed a difficulty the place constructing would trigger a significant drop in FPS.EVENTSAdded extra dates for Explorer Pop-Up Cup. Updated extra supplies gained on elimination to now drop with the eradicated participant, moderately than being granted instantly.CreativeWHAT’S NEW?This is an early launch so chances are you’ll expertise consumer crashes, lack of progress, or different sudden errors.WEAPONS + ITEMSSneaky Snowman Use Primary Fire to throw a projectile that creates a destructible snowman.Use Secondary Fire to put on the Sneaky Snowman.Sneaky Snowman has 100 Health and acts as a protect when worn by a participant.Sneaky Snowman is destroyed when its Health reaches zero or when the participant sporting the snowman swaps to a distinct merchandise or constructing mode. This implies that a participant sporting a Sneaky Snowman can not construct or use different gadgets. Movement of all kinds is allowed.Available in Common variant.Can be discovered from Floor Loot, Chests, and Supply Llamas.Drops in stacks of 5.Max stack measurement of 10.Added to Creative Light Machine GunSuppressed Sub-Machine GunRevolverSemi-Auto Sniper RifleSmoke GrenadeRemote ExplosivesSave the WorldWHAT’S NEW?Frostnite Weekly Challenge 4 – Cold ChaosFocus your hearth! Enemies acquire modifiers when attacked, so work as a crew and defeat the risk to unlock the banner and the Guardian’s Will Sword.Lynx KassandraA brand new Hero arrives! Fast on her toes with catlike reflexes, unlock her within the Event Store for a restricted time.MISSIONS + SYSTEMSWeekly Frostnite Challenge 4: Cold Chaos Enemies acquire modifiers when broken. Focus your assaults for optimum effectivity. Enemies obtain a sure mixture of mutators per wave: Quickened, Enraged, Exploding Deathburst, Frenzied Deathburst, and Smoke Screens.Survive for 30 minutes (thrice) to gather the Week 4 Challenge Banner.Survive for 30 minutes to gather the Medieval Sword.Available on January 23 at 7 PM ET.HEROESLynx Kassandra Mythic variant of the Fleetfoot subclass.Available on the Event Store from January 23 at 7 PM ET. Note: Lynx Kassandra will probably be distinctive when the brand new Hero Loadout launches.WEAPONS + ITEMSGuardian’s Will Sword Rewarded for finishing the week 4 Frostnite Weekly Challenge.A big sword with excessive injury and reasonable influence.Leap Attack A Heavy assault that jumps to the focused foe and damages close by enemies.AUDIOImproved Low Health state audio combine in order that gameplay sounds aren’t ducked as severely.Updated Lefty/Right weapon equip/unequip sounds.Updated Decoy deploy and physics sounds.
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