Fortnite update out now (version 8.01)
Posted on March 6, 2019 by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch eShop
Fortnite has been updated once again. Version 8.01 is live, bringing along buried treasure, another limited time mode, and more.
Below are the full patch notes:
BATTLE ROYALE
WHAT’S NEW?
Buried Treasure
Follow the map to uncover hidden loot across the island! Find the X that marks the spot and get to digging.GAMEPLAY
- Increased the angle at which you can slide down terrain without taking damage from 65 degrees to 75 degrees.
LIMITED TIME MODE: SLIDE DUOS
Summary
Ice blocks on everyone’s feet, infinite ammo Grapplers in everyone’s inventory – a recipe for a slippery good time!Mode Details
- Friction greatly lowered.
- Max run speed greatly raised.
- Falling damage removed.
- Infinite ammo Grapplers added to everyone’s inventory.
WEAPONS + ITEMS
- Buried Treasure
- It’s a map that is used to track down buried chests on the map.
- Chests contain a trove of legendary loot.
- X marks the spot! The chest must be dug up using a pickaxe.
- There is a limit of one map held at a time.
- Legendary Rarity.
- Can be found from Floor Loot and Chests.
- Reduced Infantry Rifle availability
- Reduced the chance of receiving an Infantry Rifle from Chests from 14.41% to 13.39%
- Reduced the chance of receiving an Infantry Rifle from Floor Loot from 2.41% to 2.24%
- Reduced Clinger availability
- Reduced the chance of receiving Clinger’s from Chests from 9.42% to 5.52%
- Reduced the chance of receiving Clinger’s from Floor Loot from 1.27% to 1.02%
- Vaulted
- Bottle Rockets
EVENTS
- New Tournament: Gauntlet Solo Test Event & Gauntlet Duo Test Event
- We are running a new type of tournament as a test of several format updates.
- Extended Hours: This event consists of a single session which lasts until March 9th 00:00 GMT.
- Due to the extended hours for this event, Duo players will each have their own score that remains when changing partners.
- Note: Due to the playlist featuring matchmaking based on your score, the quality or availability of matches may differ at certain times of day.
- Updated Scoring:
- Match Limit: None
- Bus Fare: -2 Points
- Each match played will reduce your score by two points in the form of a ‘Bus Fare’ at the start of the match.
- Tournament scores cannot go into the negatives – at the end of a match, if a player has a negative score for the tournament then their score will be reset to zero points.
- Victory Royale: +3 Points (+10 Total)
- 2nd – 5th: +2 Points (+7 Total)
- 6th – 10th: +2 Points (+5 Total)
- 11th – 25th: +3 Points (+3 Total)
- Each Elimination: +1 Point
- Matchmaking:
- Players are still matchmade against opponents with similar point totals.
- Matchmaking will wait for up to 8 minutes before creating a match with the closest players available.
- Matchmaking will search in a considerably wider points range after 4 minutes of searching.
- At the conclusion of the Gauntlet Test Event, the Top 5% of players based on their final score will unlock the ‘Gauntlet Finals’ tournament.
- New Tournament: Gauntlet Solo Finals & Gauntlet Duo Finals
- Scheduled 3-hour event, check tournament in-game for your local time.
- Note: NA East and NA West are now separate for scheduled tournaments, and no longer share a leaderboard.
- Scoring:
- Match Limit: 10 Games
- Victory Royale: +3 Points (+10 Total)
- 2nd – 5th: +2 Points (+7 Total)
- 6th – 10th: +2 Points (+5 Total)
- 11th – 25th: +3 Points (+3 Total)
- Each Elimination: +1 Point
- Top 3000 players in each server region will advance to Round 2 on Sunday during same time block.
AUDIO
- Improvement to the standard AR sound so that it’s not overbearing on the shooter.
- The sound made when a player destroys a structure is now louder when instigated by enemies.
- Footstep audio blends in the above/below layers, rather than binarily switching between them.
- Footstep occlusion traces from the head of enemies when they’re above or below.
- Reduced the volume of the Season 8 Victory Umbrella.
- The Season 8 Victory Umbrella now uses the correct sound on Mobile/Switch.
MOBILE
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue when pressing the fire button with 2 fingers causes fire action to continuously loop.
CREATIVE
WHAT’S NEW?
Saved Sprays
Give your island even more personality using sprays! The limit of 3 per island is a thing of the past.ISLANDS
- Sprays are now saved! Use your sprays to decorate.
- Removed the 3 spray limit, now each spray has a small cost on the memory thermometer.
GAMEPLAY
Bug Fixes
- Fixed issue where Nintendo Switch Consoles can Desync with 16 players on a Creative Server.
WEAPONS + ITEMS
- Added the Drum Gun
- Added the Tactical Submachine Gun
PREFABS
- Added All New Elemental Cube Gallery – beginning with 4 variations of water.
- Added new Bridge and Girder Galleries in a variety of colors.
- Added new Obstacle Course Galleries in a variety of colors.
- Added new Visualizer Gallery XL – now you can go big with your music!
DEVICES
Bug Fixes
- Billboard Device will now update immediately when changes are made.
- Billboard Device will no longer be able to bypass the Language Filter.
- Player Spawn Pads will no longer be removed when destroying the supporting floor tile.
