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Fortnite released their v6.31 newest update by including new weapons, new limited time mode and some Bug Fixes in the patch.
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Bux Fixes:
Weapons + Items:
- The Mounted Turret can no longer fire through its own floor.
- Fixed an issue with players not having an audio cue while gliding after respawning.
- Fixed an issue with Chiller effects not applying properly to players'feet.
Gameplay:
- Increased the Dynamite explosion height against players from 192 units to 300 units.
- This was done to prevent players from being able to jump over the explosion area on flat ground without taking damage.
Events:
- Fixed an issue where players would receive points during warmup island which would be later removed.
Audio:
- Fixed an issue where the Glider in-air audio cue wouldn't play for players who gline in after respawning.
Social:
- Fixed a crash on Nintendo Switch that occasionally occurred when logging in for the first time.
Art + Animation:
- Fixed an issue where player nameplates disappear after scrubbing a replay.
News & Changes:
Weapons + Items:
- New Epic and Legendary Pump Shotgun
- 105/110 maximum damage
- Avialable from floor loot, chests, Supply Drops, and Vending machines.
- Shotgun will now always apply at least 3 pellets worth of damage if only 1-2 pallets hit the target.
- Note: Bonus pellets can never be critical hits.
- Pump Shotgun maximum damage and fall-off changes.
- Pump Shotgun maximum damage increaed from 80/85 to 95/100
- Pump shotguns will do higer damage in shorter range buckets but damage falls of quicker. This means you'll do more damage to closer targets but less damage to farther targets.
- Pump Shotgun maximum damage increaed from 80/85 to 95/100
- Added Stink Bombs to Supply Drops.
- Removed Double Barrel Shotguns from floor loot
- Mounted Turret
- Adjusted Mounted Turret collision to make it easier to land shots against anyone occupying it.
- Removed the ability of repair the Mounted Turret
- Fixed players being able to clip into turret barrels and get stuck.
- Supply drops will automatically open if landing on a Mounted Turret
- Drop rate reduced from 1.719% to 0.915%
Gameplay:
- Reduced the in-air speed when using the Glider Redeploy feature in supported game modes.
- Added functionality that allows the placement of map markers in the world without needing to go into fullscreen map.
- You'll be able to look at a position in the world an use the "Place Marker" keybind to place a map marker. This command will only be available by default while in Comat Mode.
- This command is defaulted to left on the D-pad for controllers and the Middle Mouse button for PC and Mac.
- For Mobile players, this command will be bound to an optional button in the HUD Layout Tool.
- Added the ability to pick up and throw back Dynamite with a lit fuse.
- To throw the Dynamite with a lit fuse, get near it and use the interact key.
Events:
- New Tournament: Alchemist Pop-Up Cup
- Pop-Up Cups are tournaments testing temporary, Limited Time Modes. Alchemist will continue our testing of several gameplay adjustments and may differ day to day.
- Initial Mode Settings:
- A material cap of 500 Wood, 500 Stone, 500 Metal
- Harvesting Rate increased by 40%.
- +50 Health on Eliminations
- Storm Surge
- If a certian amount of players are remaining by the time the Storm finishes closing, a Storm Surge will activate. This periodically deals damage to players who have the least amount of damage dealt during the match.
- Circle 1: 60 Players Remaining
- Circle 2: 44 Players Remaining
- Circle 3: 30 Players Remaining
- Circle 4: 20 Players Remaining
- Circle 5: 16 Players Remaining
- Circle 6: 14 Players Remaining
- Circle 7: 12 Players Remaining
- Circle 8: 6 Players Remaining
- Circle 9: 2 Players Remaining
- If a certian amount of players are remaining by the time the Storm finishes closing, a Storm Surge will activate. This periodically deals damage to players who have the least amount of damage dealt during the match.
- Your highest score or pin during any event session will now be displayed on the tournament poster in the Events tab.
- Pins will now reflect tournament colors on the Event Details screen.
Performane:
- Improvements to level streaming performance on Xbox One and Switch (improving building load times during skydiving)
Audio:
- Player in-ar falling audio cue volume has been increased.
- The Mounted Turret overheat audio loop volume has been reduced.
Social:
We're excited to announce that for a limited time we'll be offering Gifting with the release of our v6.31 update. This initial gifting period will last one week after the release of the update.
Mobile:
- 60 fps is now available on the following devices:
- Iphone XS
- Iphone XS Max
- Iphone XR
- Map Marker button added to the HUD Layout Tool
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