v9.40 Patch Notes

Welcome to v9.40 Patch Notes Update Page! Wanna know what's new in this update check out more information below:

Tactical Shotgun

The tac is back in an all-new form. Drop-in and try out the Epic And Legendary variants now!

• 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.

Weapons + Items

• 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

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 now 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.

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 can not change flags again for 30 days.
  • A player's flag 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 are on the opposite side of.

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

Weapons + Items

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

Gameplay

• 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 cornfields 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.

Audio

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

Mobile

• 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 issue 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 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.

Credit Story to: Epic Games