Fortnite v9.40 replace provides new Tactical Shotgun rarities, Kevin the Cube floating islands and Birthday Brigade Jonesy

17.07.2019

Games

Fortnite Battle Royale

Weapons and objects

New Epic and Legendary Tactical Shotgun.
83 / 87 most injury.
1.5 photographs per second.
Holds Eight shells.
Headshot multiplier of two.25.
Available from Floor Loot, Chests, Supply Drops, Loot Carriers, and Vending Machines.
Semi-Auto Sniper Rifle now has lowered zoom whereas scoped.
This is a Quality of Life change to assist enhance the usability and really feel of this weapon.
Combat Shotgun adjustments
Reduced Headshot multiplier from 1.7 to 1.5.
Reduced the lengthy vary 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 six.84 tiles.
19.53 tiles to 11.72 tiles.
After observing latest adjustments to break falloff, we determined to additional scale back its lengthy vary effectiveness and alter the curve to fall a bit extra consistent with different shotguns however nonetheless retain its distinctive taste.
Vaulted
Suppressed Bolt-Action Sniper Rifle
Epic and Legendary variants.
Unvaulted
Bolt-Action Sniper Rifle
Rare, Epic, and Legendary variants.
Drum Shotgun now has the right environmental injury falloff.
Fixed a bug by which a Launch Pad couldn’t be destroyed by a pickaxe.

Gameplay

Picking up an merchandise that fills a stack and creates an overflow will now not end result within the at the moment outfitted merchandise being dropped.
Instead of inflicting the at the moment outfitted weapon to be dropped, the overflow will likely be dropped.
Players will now robotically decide up a consumable whether it is already of their stock and never maxed out.
If the auto pickup fills a stack, the overflow will likely be dropped.
A brand new Glider and Harvesting Tool have been added for Save the World Founder’s Pack house owners.
Bug Fixes
Fixed a problem involving Supply Drone Boxes not being seen after gamers shoot down the Supply Drone.
Supply Drones now not stay stationary after getting caught for too lengthy.
Changed Invert “Aircraft Keyboard Controls” to “Invert Airborne Keyboard Controls” within the Options menu to mirror the truth that airborne land automobiles’ controls grow to be inverted within the air.
Fixed some edge instances involving injury quantity show rounding down for some shotgun hits.
Blueprint doorways now persistently render when gamers are constructing.
Players can now decide up objects extra simply when standing on high of them.
Foot controllers now correctly enable gamers to rotate the following and former weapon.
Bushes now not block gamers from being healed by a Chug Splash.
If a participant utilizing a Shadow Bomb enters a car, the Shadow Bomb impact will now not stay lively after the impact ought to have ended.
The Chug Splash now correctly auto-sorts to the rightmost stock slot when picked up, like different consumables.
Fixed a problem by which gamers would expertise abnormally sluggish gliding after utilizing a Rift-to-Go.
Consumables related to a bar (Shield Potion, Med Kit, and many others.) are actually persistently usable by gamers driving a Zipline.
Fixed a uncommon concern involving Shadow Bombs not permitting for wall jumps at sure angles.
Players can now not wall bounce off of the corn fields whereas utilizing a Shadow Bomb.
Players can now not wall bounce off of Slipstreams whereas utilizing a Shadow Bomb.
Fixed a problem by which the rings for Fortbytes 4, 67, 70, and 89 wouldn’t seem although the participant was carrying the right beauty.
To stop gamers from exploiting the Deep Dab emote, it now has a delay earlier than gamers are in a position to shoot after beginning it.
Fixed a problem by which injury executed to shields was inflicting the VFX to seem bigger than regular, blocking gamers’ imaginative and prescient.
Foot Controller help enhancements
Switched over to make use of useless zone and max throttle finish factors.
Better car controls for Quad Crasher.

Competitive

New Tournament: Xbox Cup (July 20th & 21st) [$1,000,000 in Cash Prizes!]
Solo Game Mode
This event is open to all gamers on Xbox One and doesn’t require reaching any division in Arena.
The prize pool will likely be distributed throughout all server areas, with official guidelines and particulars launched later this week. Check the event contained in the game consumer for actual instances.
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 on this occasion requires gamers to have reached Champion League in Arena play previous to the beginning of the occasion.
The prize pool will likely be distributed throughout all server areas, with official guidelines and particulars launched later this week. Check the event contained in the game consumer for actual instances.
Format:
Single Day Tournament – July 21st
Round One: All Eligible Players
Round Two: Top 100 Squads from Round One
Players can now select a flag to show on their profession profile.
This flag could be chosen and adjusted from a participant’s profile.
After altering or choosing their flag, gamers can’t change flags once more for 30 days.
A participant’s flag is seen to others when visiting a participant’s profile and on event leaderboards.
For groups of two or extra gamers, the flag chosen by the vast majority of the workforce will likely be displayed. If there is no such thing as a majority, the globe flag will likely be displayed.
We are launching with an preliminary set of 37 complete flags. Any further flags added sooner or later will likely be introduced in future updates.

Performance

Improved server efficiency of Zipline.
Improved consumer efficiency of Chug Jug.
Optimized the best way pickaxes are spawned to cut back the prospect of loading points in the course of the preliminary skydive touchdown.

Audio

Improved enemy footstep quantity consistency, and adjusted quantity falloff to logarithmic to make the sound diminish extra naturally.
Decreased quantity of some sounds:
Chug Splash explosion.
Proximity Launcher explosion.
Ambient hum of the Slipstream platforms.
Added a wall impression audio layer for shut quarters fight as a further warning that an enemy is capturing a construction you’re on the alternative aspect of.
Wood/stone/steel bullet impacts are now not silent on Mobile/Switch.
Revolver equip sound is now not silent on Mobile/Switch.

Escape Menu & Social Panel updates:
The enter motion that will carry up both the Escape Menu or Social Panel will now carry up each of them within the foyer and whereas in a match.
A 3rd tab has been added to the Social Panel. It incorporates all voice chat-related functionalities.
The Escape Menu and Top Bar obtained a visible replace.

Mobile

Added new Edit From Touch setting to allow/disable enhancing from touches (defaulted to enabled).
Bluetooth microphones have been enabled to help voice chat.
The emote wheel buttons are actually larger.
Air Strike photographs now not create massive polygonal outlines.
Fixed a problem involving Pump and Combat Shotguns not accurately firing whereas Auto-Fire is chosen.
Resolved voice chat points when becoming a member of one other participant’s get together.
The chest positioned within the Neo Tilted lodge is now openable.
Live spectating on cellular will show the spectator’s UI.
Players now not stay logged into their account once they shut the game.
Wallet within the Lifetime Refund Screen will now accurately show.
Leaving the “Show Help” open within the Warm Up stage received’t trigger the Button to stay current in the course of the match.
The “Tournament Region” textual content within the Compete tab is greater.
Map Marker HUD Layout received’t be displayed when within the Battle Bus.
Emote HUD Layout will likely be displayed solely in automobiles the place it’s potential to emote.
Players will be capable to rotate cosmetics when utilizing a touchpad.
The correct SFX will likely be performed when equipping the Revolver.
Graphical enchancment on the Wonder outfit whereas taking part in the Llama Bell emote.
Storm Eye Glider and Storm Bolt Harvesting Tool will show correct VFX.
Graphical enchancment of the Flutter outfit.
Graphical enchancment on the String Lights contrail.
Lantern contrail will show correctly in-game.

Fortnite Creative

Islands

Published islands now not rotate 180 levels on the mini-map inflicting the lighting to be inconsistent.

Gameplay

Updated My Island settings
Added new choice to Environment Damage
Player Built Only – throughout a game, gamers can injury player-built buildings (wooden, stone, steel) which have been constructed throughout map creation whereas in a game.
Added Building Damage possibility
Determines who has the flexibility to break player-built buildings constructed throughout a game.
All, Self Built, Team Built, Enemy Built, Enemy & Self Built, None (Default: All)
Added new choices to Max Resources
10,000, 50,000, 99,999
Player-built buildings could be edited previous to inserting when Environment Damage settings are lively.
Players will now not expertise bounce fatigue when the Jump Fatigue setting is about to Off.
Unmanned automobiles will now not section by means of objects.
Coins collected throughout a game don’t seem whereas in Create mode throughout the identical Creative session.
The cash stay interactable and seem in subsequent game begins.

Weapons and objects

New Epic and Legendary Tactical Shotgun.
83 / 87 most injury.
1.5 photographs per second.
Holds Eight shells.
Headshot multiplier of two.25.

Creative instruments and telephone

Geyser from the Air Vent Gallery can now be interacted with accurately when utilizing the Phone.

Prefabs and galleries

Added the Kevin Crater to the Air Vent Gallery.
Added Ice Cream to the Consumables Gallery.
Added the Soccer Goal to the Sports Gallery.
Added the Pizza Pete Picture Frame and Wood Shavings to the No Collision Gallery.
Added a further tree to the Haunted Hills Nature Gallery.
Added Blue Counters to the Diners Prop Gallery.
Added extra Ground Floors to Grass & Dirt Galleries A & B.
Added extra Sidewalks to Street Gallery B.
Castle Banners can as soon as once more be destroyed whereas Environment Damage is OFF.
Fixed the trash bag from clipping by means of the Paradise Palms steps.
Bushes within the Indestructible Gallery are now not destroyed by participant constructing.
Health bar now not seems when copying the Bush within the Desert Nature Gallery.
The Pueblo Trio Prefab now has the right grid placement.
The Kevin Cube Gallery now has two totally different Cube variations.
Replaced some ceiling tiles within the Mega Mall Prefab.
Fixed Cliff Gallery property which have been auto-destroying themselves when exiting the Phone.
Prefab Grenades now explode on impression as a substitute of bouncing.

Devices

Increased the variety of obtainable Trigger channels to 24 and the variety of obtainable Receivers to 30.
Added Ball Spawner system.
Spawns a ball with physics properties.
Size: Sets the dimensions of the ball being spawned.
Small, Medium, Large, Super (Default: Medium)
Type: Sets the bodily properties of the ball.
Default, Light, Heavy, Slick, Sport.
Player Force Multiplier: Determines how a lot drive the participant will apply when hitting the ball.
None, Low, Medium, High (Default: Medium)
Player Knockback Amount: Determines how a lot drive will likely be utilized to the participant when they’re hit by the ball.
None, Low, Medium, High (Default: None)
Respawn Delay: Determines how lengthy the system will wait earlier than spawning a brand new ball after the earlier one has been destroyed.
None, 0.5 seconds, 1 second, 2 seconds, three seconds, 5 seconds (Default three seconds)
Gravity: Determines whether or not the ball is affected by gravity.
Off, On (Default: On)
Eliminate Player When Touched: Controls whether or not a participant is eradicated when the ball touches them.
Off, On (Default: Off)
Added Prop-O-Matic Manager system.
Controls Prop-O-Matic habits and Prop Hunt game and UI settings.
Show Props Remaining: Yes, No
Prop Ping Frequency: Determines the size of time between pressured audio pings from gamers hidden as props.
Off, 10 seconds, 15 seconds, 30 seconds (Default: 15 seconds)
Add new choices to Player Spawn Device.
Enabled During Phase: Determines when the system is lively.
Disabled, Enabled, Warm-Up Only, Gameplay Only (Default: Enabled)
Added Receivers to Disable and Enable the system.
Added new choices to the Explosive Device – the next choices apply solely to Badge type Health Bars.
Team Visibility: Determines which groups can see the system’s Health Bar.
Any, 1-16, All Hostile, All Neutral, All Friendly (Default: Any)
Friendly Icon Text: Determines the textual content that’s displayed on the Health Bar if the system is taken into account pleasant.
Neutral Icon Text: Determines the textual content that’s displayed on the Health Bar if the system is taken into account impartial.
Enemy Icon Text: Determines the textual content that’s displayed on the Health Bar if the system is taken into account a hostile.
HUD Text Size: Determines the dimensions of the Icon Text/Health Value displayed.
1x, 1.5x, 2x (Default: 1x)
Added new choice to Capture Area Device.
Player Capture Item Filter: Determines whether or not a participant requires the registered merchandise of their stock to have the ability to rating factors by standing within the Capture Area.
On, Off (Default: Off)
Only related when Player Capture is On.

Added choice to Enable/Disable the Ground Fog particle impact.
Changed the default possibility for Grant on Respawn within the Team Settings Device to OFF in order that by default it won’t take away all objects from a participant’s stock once they respawn.
Applying settings to a Player Spawn system now not prevents gamers from spawning on the plate correctly.
The Mounted Turret system received’t destroy the connected flooring after a game, which might generally trigger mass island destruction when the Turret was on a flooring piece offering crucial structural help.
Objects will now not disappear when returning to the Hub then going again into an island.
Fixed points with the Beacon Device:
Beacon now hides accurately throughout pre-game section if set to Gameplay Only.
Beacon now hides accurately after game finish.
Objective Devices set to Team 16 will now destroy different Objective Devices inside their blast radius.
Fixed quite a lot of points related to the Prop-O-Matic.
Prop orientation for the disguised participant ought to now match the orientation seen by different gamers.
Players can now not flip into floating islands utilizing the Prop-O-Matic.
Switching weapons whereas an object is highlighted with the Prop-O-Matic now not causes the article to stay highlighted after the change.
The ‘Exit’ UI immediate will now be displayed whereas in prop mode.
Fixed a problem the place incorrect button prompts could be proven when disguised in Fly Mode on cellular units.
Correct well being values will likely be displayed when reworking into sure props.
Disguised gamers will stay seen if their prop was destroyed by an Explosive Device.
Bush consumable now not stays seen when a participant transforms right into a prop.
The ‘Lock in Place’ button immediate now not seems as ‘Unbound’ on consoles and cellular.
Players can now not rework into the Target Dummy Track or Vehicle Spawner units with the Prop-O-Matic.
The Prop-O-Matic now has the right variety of rarity stars.
Fixed a problem on cellular units the place the Phone Tool UI would seem when a disguised participant was hit by a Boogie Bomb.
Players can rework into massive props from any viewpoint.
Uneven terrain now not prevents gamers from turning into sure props.
Fixed a problem the place gamers would jitter whereas standing close to the Creative Hub Rift whereas disguised as a prop.

UI and social

Added descriptions to Ignore Team for Damage and Ignore Team for Proximity choices on the Explosive Device to make clear how they have an effect on workforce affiliation for HUD functions.
Spawns Left will show accurately on scoreboard.
Fixed “Number of Hiders” Prop Hunt UI displaying up outdoors of games.
Fixed typo in ‘Allow Items to be Dropped’ setting in Game Settings tab.
Fixed textual content error in Requires Line of Sight descriptions in Beacon Device and Explosive Device.

Mobile

The Edit Tool will accurately spotlight Arctic Base components.
The Storm Controller Device is now not lacking a blueprint preview when gamers hover over it with the Phone.
Instructions on “Change Destination” on Rift Waypoint will likely be displayed.

Fortnite Save the World

Missions and techniques

Quests, missions alerts, and day by day login rewards will now grant X-Ray Tickets as a substitute of V-Bucks to gamers who’re non founders. Paid Founders won’t be affected by this transformation.
Celebrate Fortnite’s second birthday with these candy Birthday Quests:
Earn the brand new Birthday Brigade Jonesy Hero by finishing a quest to eradicate Cake Sploders in profitable missions. Be cautious to keep away from their exploding pastries!
Earn Summer Tickets by gathering delicious-looking birthday muffins in profitable missions. This quest is repeatable, so eat up!
Hero Loadouts have been added as rewards for finishing Storm Shield Defense 10 in Stonewood, Plankerton, Canny Valley, and Twine Peaks.
We teased a function that’s coming over the course of Season 10… Take a glance!
Time Cheats will now spawn extra reliably in Wargames.
Traps now not visually persist after their sturdiness runs out in Wargames.
Bad traps will likely be cleared each time the Storm Shield is entered.
Sound now accurately performs when standing close to the sting of a Storm Shield.
Acid Pools now show accurately when the Acid Pool Mutator is lively.
The Hexed statues within the Hexed Wargames Simulation now not come out of visibility.

The Event popup menu within the quest tab now scales correctly for all resolutions.
Bug Fixes and Adjustments
Storage within the Armory now reveals 5 objects per line once more as a substitute of three.
The ‘Equip’ button will now show correctly on the Backpack display if utilizing hotkeys to swap out weapons.
The stock display was displaying the mistaken merchandise particulars in some conditions.
Text was flickering within the storm protect menu in some languages.
Transform keys now show accurately if gamers have 1000+ keys.
Fixed a problem when inspecting an X-Ray Llama to point out the right choices.
Wargame Simulation and Challenge containers now have scrolling sounds when choosing them whereas utilizing a controller.
Incorrect textual content rewards would show if the skip button was pressed after leveling up on the Victory Screen.
The commander xp display in the course of the mission rewards cycle now correctly shows banners on console.
Inspecting forex earned from Llamas will now present the quantity of forex gained as a substitute of the full quantity of forex owned.
Mission Rewards listing arrows weren’t updating instantly, resulting in some instances the place it was displaying at inappropriate instances.
Removed an additional immediate from some notifications similar to pal requests obtained in zone.
The high of the scroll bar within the Llama reward display is now draggable.

Performance

Improved efficiency of the in-game mission goal UI.
Improved efficiency when altering tabs within the Schematic menu.
Removed some hitches that have been occuring throughout tutorial dialogs.
Removed a hitch whereas going into the Save the World map for the primary time.

Heroes

We’ve added a brand new birthday-themed Hero!
Birthday Brigade Jonesy is all about survival… and cake sprinkles. He appears to essentially get pleasure from sprinkles.
Standard Perk: Survivalist
Eliminations heal you for 39 base Health over three seconds. Duration refreshes with further eliminations.
Commander Perk: Survivalist+
Eliminations heal you for 117 base Health over three seconds. Duration refreshes with further eliminations.
Earn Birthday Brigade Jonesy by finishing the brand new Sploding Husks quest.
8-Bit Demo returns to the Event Store!
Standard Perk: Enduring Machine
After means forged, weapons lose 40% much less Durability for the following 2 makes use of.
Commander Perk: Enduring Machine+
After means forged, weapons lose 40% much less Durability for the following 6 makes use of.
Available within the Event Store beginning July 17 at Eight PM Eastern Time.
Fossil Southie is now eligible for an merchandise reset.
This is because of the concern in v9.30 which brought on the Saurian Focus perk to grant the identical bonus because the Commander Perk even when slotted in a non-Commander Slot.
The Hero Perks Mad Tidings and Start Up weren’t correctly resetting upon weapon overheat.
The Hero Perk Enduring Machine was not working accurately for melee weapons.
Commander Perks Cascade and Fan of Stars now work accurately.
Fire sound results continued after utilizing Dragon Slash whereas utilizing the Fire of the Dragon Hero Perk.
The Fourth of July heroes could be retired and now take up stock area.

Weapons and objects

Smash 2nd Year Birthday Llamas to rejoice a 12 months price of loot!
The new 2nd Year Birthday Llama is on the market within the Loot tab of the Save the World Store for 1000 summer season tickets.
The Birthday Llama is filled with the best hits of Heroes and weapons from the 2nd 12 months of Fortnite occasions!
Each Llama incorporates not less than one weapon and one Hero with not less than a type of two being a Legendary or Mythic variant.
Available for 2 weeks, beginning July 16 and ending on August 1.
Summer Tickets won’t be transformed to Birthday Llamas after the Season ends. Any remaining tickets will likely be transformed into Sci-fi Llamas.
Upgrading the Gammatron 9000 from epic to legendary rarity now works accurately.
Defenders now shoot the Boom Bow on the right fireplace charge.
Reduced the Boom Bow’s displayed fireplace charge in an effort to right the DPS quantity proven within the UI.
This won’t have an effect on the precise fireplace charge of the Boom Bow.
The Campfire entice now accurately heals any close by broken Defenders.
Fixed a problem with traps in Storm Shields not making use of their well being and therapeutic perks.
Fixed elemental alterations not displaying accurately for the next weapon units:
Flintlock
Medieval
Military
RatRod
Scavenger
Steampunk
The banner gadget now not completely colours buildings blue.

Gameplay

Corrected a problem with sploder propane tanks rotating backwards and forwards whereas bouncing.
Defenders will now correctly return the weapons they use as soon as a mission is accomplished.
Allow entice biking when B.A.S.E. is supplied.
Husks stay illuminatefter being frozen.
Players ought to now not seem within the DBNO state in the course of the Victory Screen.

General

Fixed wording for the “Visualize Sound Effects” hover textual content within the settings display.
Text wrapping on multi-line chat messages is fastened.