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V.2.4.0 PATCH NOTES By The Fortnite Team UPDATE: The release of Patch V.2.4.0 has been delayed so we can further improve stability and hammer out some remaining bugs. Once we have an updated ETA, we’ll be sure to let you know. Hey Fortnite players, You’ve probably run into a few issues playing Fortnite this past week. We’ve since solved a lot of those issues, however, we're still working to solve a couple of building-related problems. We know this is affecting a lot of you and are working to resolve this as quickly as we can. We greatly appreciate all of your patience and understanding. As a token of our appreciation, here are some goodies! Find out more here. On top of that, V.2.4.0 brings in bug fixes for Battle Royale and some fun new additions for Save the World. Amaze your friends with stories of past adventures around the Cozy Campfire, or try out the new Expedition types! Minigun Introducing the Minigun! Control the battlefield with sheer firepower with this new addition to Battle Royale. Cozy Campfire Heal yourself and allies with the all-new Cozy Campfire addition to Save the World. Stay warm and healthy as you share stories with your friends around it. GENERAL Bug Fixes Fixed an issue where some users would get unnecessarily long queue times while logging into the game. Fixed an issue where some users would have to wait in line additional time after their queue timer completed. BATTLE ROYALE WEAPONS MiniGun Found in Chests and Supply drops Fires almost as quickly as SMG Uses Light ammo Suppressed Pistol Reduced drop chances of Epic variant by 20%. Reduced drop chances of Legendary variant by 33%. GAMEPLAY Added “Controller Auto Run” option. This enables/disables the auto run feature on controllers. Auto run, which was introduced in v2.3.0, is enabled by double clicking the left thumb stick on controllers. Bug Fixes Fixed a few landscape areas that were barely below floor height before. This sometimes caused the majority of a structure to appear underground. Players can now shoot through the Soccer goal. GENERAL Added “3D Resolution” slider to Video options on PC and Mac. This new preference allows you to set the resolution of the 3D world, without affecting the user interface. The range goes between 640x360 and your selected Display Resolution. Using a lower 3D Resolution may greatly improve frame rate. When selecting an overall Quality option, an appropriate 3D Resolution will be chosen automatically. Bug Fixes Fixed a client crash that would get triggered by an audio cue. Fixed an issue preventing players from unmuting other players in the lobby screen. Fixed an issue causing an incorrect character model to display on the lobby screen. Fixed an issue causing entire walls to highlight when looking at a door. PERFORMANCE Bug Fixes Fixed client hitching which could occur when the Chug Jug was found in game. Made engine performance improvements to how we process collision overlap events. Reduced network bandwidth usage when players are walking, and when they are standing still UI Spectating Added spectator count UI to the HUD. This appears in game as a small eye in the lower left corner when there are active spectators. Better off not knowing? There is also an option to disable the feature under game options labeled “Show Spectator Count”. Bug Fixes Removed an unnecessary button prompt on the left side of the news widget. Added a border highlight around item shop tiles when selecting them on consoles. Fixed an issue allowing the old trap picker radial menu to open. This radial menu is no longer used for selecting traps. Fixed an issue causing weapon icons to not display properly on the hotbar in some cases. Fixed a few spots on the map and minimap that were rendered as black spots. Fixed the floor under the hero not showing up when previewing emotes in the locker or item shop Fixed emotes being offset if they were viewed in succession. ART/ANIMATION Optimized the colored rarity effect on weapons and items to improve overall performance. Colors may look slightly different. Bug Fixes Corrected the drinking speed animation for the 15-second Chug Jug item. AUDIO Bug Fixes Improved spatialization of loot chest audio by increasing the audio volume if you’re aiming at them. Removed the static audio from living room televisions. Fixed a directional audio issue when another player switches to a shotgun. Removed footstep audio from dance emotes. WORLD Bug Fixes Fixed the missing collision on a window asset in Tilted Towers. Fixed the landscape appearing jagged at medium-range distances. Fixed flickering artifacts that are sometimes seen on the rivers while riding the Battle Bus. Fixed an issue causing two items to spawn in the same location near Lonely Lodge. Fixed some seams in the terrain south of Anarchy Acres. Disabled the collision on the vines in Moisty Mire. FIXED ISSUES Incorrect building piece can be highlighted when quickly entering build mode and swapping building pieces Mac clients are unable to see sniper or scoped AR scope reticle Using Cozy Campfire in the pre-game lobby appears to give full shields above player health bar after exiting bus In-game team player names aren't appearing while spectating PS4 Resolution is significantly lower than it has been in the past. KNOWN ISSUES Chests occasionally have no loot in them Sometimes the first weapon found cannot be equipped You cannot open the pause menu if you go into the DBNO state while in build mode.

Fortnite have posted a tweet saying the update will be delayed they are not sure how long yet but I will keep you up to date

Yes they will be drop a patch later today to add it in for good

I think it's main purpose will be to destroy bases rather than people By the look of the video it will use small ammo so although it will wreck structures it will do little damage to players

Yes the scoped ar is still there it just works now and it won't drop from supply drops

Patch V.2.2.0 is planned to release January 18. The Battle Royale Winter event ends ends on January 18. Fortnite fans, This patch includes the long awaited Battle Royale map update, along with a number of significant improvements to the Scoped AR, voice chat, and much more. Dive into the full notes below. Map Update Discover a new city, underground mine and a number of other brand new locations scattered across the Western side of the map. Biomes are also premiering in this patch, enriching the environment and personalizing each area. Where are you going to drop? Battle Pass Bonuses Get a free 5 tier head start in Season 3 when you purchase the Season 2 Battle Pass. Buy ten Battle Pass tiers for the price of six with this special bundle in the store. On sale now for a limited time! Winter Event Wrap Up Thank you all for being a part of our 2017 Battle Royale Winter event! We couldn’t ask for a better community to spend our holidays with. The Save the World winter event has been extended until January 24. Voice Chat Continue your conversation in the pre-game lobby, which now fully supports voice chat! PATCH NOTES - BATTLE ROYALE WEAPONS Removed the Scoped AR from Supply Drops. Updated the scope for the Scoped AR. Replaced the old arrow reticle with a more modern design. It should be easier to tell where you are aiming and where your crosshair actually is. The Snowball Launcher has been replaced by the normal Grenade Launcher. Slightly increased the size of the grenade (loot). Bug Fixes Fixed frag and smoke grenades exploding on impact when hitting shallow water. Fixed an issue where the grenade toss animation ended prematurely when tossing the last grenade in a stack. The Boogie Bomb effect will now kick players out of weapon targeting. Players can no longer place traps while affected by the Boogie Bomb. Explosion effects now play properly on water surfaces. GAMEPLAY Friendly Fire is now disabled. This is exploratory and subject to change. We will be closely evaluating this and want your feedback! Players will now immediately aim their weapon upon landing on the ground if they press and hold the aim button while in the air. Pickups no longer take priority over reviving DBNO squad members. Empty chests and metal street lights will no longer block players from building. Corn stalks are now destroyed upon taking any damage. Bug Fixes Adjusted how ammo crates drop ammo so that they don't overlap the ammo box itself. Attempting to use a scope while playing an emote will now cancel the animation. Fixed an issue that prevented players from picking up eliminated player's items. Fixed a few issues which caused supply drops to pass through player built structures. Fixed an issue which caused a trap to deal no damage if a ramp or roof is placed in front of the trap. Build mode visuals no longer persist when using a Launch Pad or when knocked into the DBNO state. Fixed an issue that allowed players to see through the smoke grenade effect while scoped. You can now move forward and backward while gliding when facing straight up and down. The Cozy Campfire trap no longer heals eliminated players. Fixed an issue which caused the glider to sometimes deploy sideways after using a launchpad. WORLD The map has been updated with many new points of interest, biomes, and more! Players now interact with grass and foliage as they walk through it. Added water effects when entering and exiting water. Added a new post-process effect for when your camera goes below the water surface. It will now look like you are actually underwater, and you can no longer see for an infinite distance. Added Ammo Boxes to Dusty Depot. Increased the amount of metal harvested from shipping containers. Bug Fixes Water no longer blocks bullets and projectiles. ITEM SHOP Starting on January 17th, 2018 players should see six daily store slots instead of four. Starting on January 21st, 2018 the Weekly Item shop is changing to the Featured Item Shop. Offers will update twice weekly instead of once. UI Sniper elimination feed messages now include elimination distance in meters. When spectating a far away player, a “loading” message may be displayed for a short time, and the game world will appear after loading completes. You cannot switch to another spectated player until the load completes. The "Reset Building Choice" option now defaults to "Off" in Battle Royale. Added a new option to select which voice chat input device to use. Bug Fixes The "Select Mode" button is now greyed out and unselectable after readying up. When selecting "Report Player" the "Name" field will no longer auto-fill the the player's own name. Adjusted the "Cancel/Unready" button so it looks more like the "Ready" button. The “Press E to Pickup” prompt no longer persists for DBNO players. Fixed an issue that made the voice chat icon appear to be active if the player disabled their voice chat while it was active. Fixed an issue which caused the revive icon to remain over a player if two players revived them at the same time. Players will now be able to unready if the party leader cancels matchmaking while in the "Loading Content" phase. The matchmaking UI will now properly update when joining a different Battle Royale lobby while the user is set to Ready. Fixed local user always showing up in the global leaderboard with 0 wins if they aren't in the global top 50 list. PERFORMANCE Added level streaming, which loads the world on-the-fly as you move around, enabling a richer map and improved performance. Improved frame rate by greatly reducing the number of objects that need to be updated. Loading times have been greatly improved. It’s over twice as fast to load into the match on PS4 and Xbox One! Loading content before matchmaking now completes quicker. Greatly reduced hitching when garbage collecting memory every minute. Greatly reduced hitching caused by updating objects when the time of day changes from day to night, and vice-versa. Reduced the amount of system and GPU memory used. Optimized the visual effects played when distant buildings are hit. Improved overall frame rate by optimizing how player animation and footsteps are handled. Cozy Campfire and Boogie Bomb items no longer cause a hitch when seen the first time in a match. Encountering players with specific skins for the first time in a match no longer causes a hitch. ART/ANIMATION Greatly improved the visual quality of distant trees by using impostor billboards instead of regular meshes. This also improves overall frame rate and reduces visual popping as you approach the trees. Bug Fixes Fixed an issue that could cause remote players to look like they have stopped animating. Improved the "Ride the Pony" animation so the character's arm no longer pops. Players will no longer appear as if they are still holding a weapon after being hit by a Boogie Bomb. Fixed an issue that prevented the character's launch animation from playing if a Launch Pad is placed directly at a player's feet. Adjusted the color of the Shield Potion so that’s easier to see. Fixed an issue that caused teammates to appear stuck in the sliding animation if they were knocked DBNO while in the air or sliding. Cozy Campfire special effects are now visible on low and medium settings. AUDIO Added new audio for pickaxes that were previously using default swing sounds. Added a pick-up sound effect for the damage trap. Bug Fixes Fixed an issue which caused footstep sounds to play at an incorrect cadence or not at all while a player is not on screen. Consumable item audio is now adjusted with the SFX volume slider rather than the Dialogue slider. Fixed an issue which caused players to hear bullet “whiz-by” sounds from their own shots. Fixed an issue that sometimes caused a falling wind sound to loop repeatedly after being eliminated. Gunfire audio will no longer pan to the left & right as you move away from where you shot. Reduced volume of consumable pick-up sounds. Reduced volume of collection sound when harvesting wood. Fixed issues with rapid left/right panning when dropping weapons, and attempting to build in an invalid location. Removed the jarring stone impact sound from the AC/DC pickaxe. GENERAL Voice chat now supported in the pre-game lobby. Cosmetic items can now be rotated in the locker and store pages. Left click and drag or use the right thumbstick on the controller to rotate them. Removed the winter theme from the pre-game lobby. Bug Fixes Fixed an issue which allowed players to get credit for completing challenges that were not completed. Fixed an issue which allowed aim assist to function while using a mouse. Friend requests can now be sent to players that have left the match, using the + icon next to their name. Clicking “Join” on a Discord invite when the client is not open would will no longer cause you to fail when trying to join a party.

That's what will happen everyome will hit the new places 100 people in 1 building

It's defo tomorrow I can't wait it will be chaos

Lee has saved them all and I think is was well over 7 games

Possibly tonight just wait for confirmation

The problem with that is ever match is diffrent so we need people to be flexible on what we need at that specific moment if we pick the same team over and over and we are losing then we need to adapt to what will confer the problem heroes one the other team and we can't change are healers or tanks so myself for example can pretty much play any hero so am happy to adapt to meet the needs of the team and I have only been able to do that by jumping on solo and learning what hero suits what sinario so if I were you (And am not having a dig) I would get to better experience level and listen to the more experienced people as we all have 100s of hours in the game

Event Title: Fortnite Battle Royal map update Event Author: Amnotright Calendar: Community Calendar Event Date: 01/16/2018 08:00 PM to 01/16/2018 11:59 PM Great chance to get better at you 1v1 skills as the new area will swarming with hostile try hords Let's get a few squads or even duos in the mix Fortnite Battle Royal map update N.B. If viewing this via the FG App, please visit the Calendar event via browser to RSVP. Thanks.

Be nice gents

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