Version 7.20 of Fortnite is now available, and we’ve got the full patch notes for you. Highlights include a new weapon, the Scoped Revolver, as well as a new Limited Time Mode, One Shot.
Limited Time Mode: One Shot
Summary
There’s low gravity and every player has 50 health. Snipers are the only weapon and Bandages the only healing item. Jump high and aim well!
Mode Details
- Gravity is set lower than normal.
- The Storm wait time has been greatly reduced in all phases of the game.
- The only weapons in this mode are Hunting Rifles and Sniper Rifles.
- Semi-auto Snipers and Bounce Pads have been removed from the Vault in this mode.
- Players will spawn with 50 health and can only heal if they find Bandages.
Weapons + Items
- Scoped Revolver
- Available in Epic and Legendary variants.
- Fires Medium Ammo.
- 42 / 44 damage per shot.
- Available from floor loot, chests, Supply Drops, and Vending Machines.
- Added Gliders, an item that grants Glider redeploy.
- This item takes up an inventory slot and can be found from normal loot sources.
- Gliders do not need to be selected to deploy. Activate them by pressing your jump button while in mid-air.
- Rarity is Rare.
- Gliders come with 10 charges.
- Each deploy uses a charge. When all charges are used the item disappears.
- Glider redeploy does not consume a charge when using a Launch Pad, Rifts-to-Go, or respawning in a Limited Time Mode.
- Found from floor loot, chests, Vending Machines, and Supply Llamas.
- Minigun adjustments
- Added an overheating mechanic. Overheat occurs after approximately 6 seconds of continuous fire.
- Reduced the wind-up time by 37%.
- Updated the audio for the Minigun.
- Rarity color adjustments
- Balloons changed from Epic to Rare.
- Stink Bomb changed from Epic to Rare.
- Scoped AR decreased from Rare/Epic to Uncommon/Rare.
- The following projectile-based weapons now have the same projectile trajectory as the Heavy Sniper Rifle:
- Bolt Action Sniper Rifle
- Suppressed Sniper Rifle
- Semi-Auto Sniper Rifle
- Hunting Rifle
- Weapon first-shot accuracy now works with icy feet and while on ziplines.
- The reticle center dot on Scoped Rifles has been reduced in size. This will mitigate situations where it appears you’re on your target but still miss the shot.
- Trap drop chance adjustments
- Total drop chance of Traps from floor loot increased from 3.98% to 4.73%.
- Cozy Campfire
- Drop chance from floor loot increased from 0.26% to 0.73%.
- Drop chance from Loot Llamas increased from 6.63% to 15.47%.
- Launch Pad
- Drop chance from floor loot increased from 0.53% to 0.98%.
- Drop chance from Loot Llamas increased from 13.25% to 20.77%.
- Mounted Turret
- Drop chance from floor loot decreased from 0.8% to 0.73%.
- Drop chance from Loot Llamas decreased from 20.42% to 15.47%.
- Small shields max stack size has been decreased from 10 to 6.
Monolith Soft announced today that the official artbook for Xenoblade Chronicles 2 will be released in Japan on February 2nd. Titled “Xenoblade 2 Official Artworks Arst (Alrest) Record”, it will cover both the base game as well as its expansion, Torna: The Golden Country.
Naturally, the artbook will contain tons of artwork featuring characters, Blades, enemies, weapons, items, landscapes etc. Additionally, the artbook will list every line of in-battle dialogue as well as all Heart-to-Hearts. The cover art was specifically designed by main character designer Masatsugu Saito for the artbook.
The artbook has a total of 352 pages and will cost 2,900 Yen + taxes.
The latest Tap Battle dungeon has gone live in Fire Emblem Heroes. Illusory Dungeon – Kingdom of Nohr will be available until February 7th. There will also be daily Tap Battle quests until January 22nd, as well as general Tap Battle quests starting on January 18th. As always, the later stages for this Illusory Dungeon will unlock gradually over the next few days, and there will also be extra stages that give out additional rewards.
With The Walking Dead: The Final Season Episode 3 now available, the release date of the series’ next and final episode has seemingly been confirmed by an in-game menu as March 26th, 2019.
Upon release, users were quick to note that the title’s in-game episode menu is updated to note all of the episodes currently available — while also listing Episode 4 for March 26th. However, no official announcement has been made by developer Skybound Games quite yet.
The image of the in-game menu can be seen below.
A new update is now available for Kamen Rider Climax Scramble Zio in Japan and Asia, bringing the game up to version 1.2.0 and adding Kamen Rider Woz as a playable character.
Introducing some new abilities to the title, Kamen Rider Woz utilizes the Future Ring Shinobi skill in tandem with the Zikan Despear to attack enemies at a very quick speed while blasting through projectile attacks.
Yo-kai Watch 4 will be playable at World Hobby Fair Winter 2019 starting this weekend. To celebrate, Level-5 has prepared a new official batch of details and screenshots. We’ve rounded everything up below, courtesy of Gematsu.
Nicalis is known for packing in special goodies with its Switch games. RemiLore, the publisher’s next title, will be receiving that same treatment.
Amazon has posted a final photo of the RemiLore Launch Edition, showing what buyers will be given. Along with the usual instruction booklet, a microfiber cloth will be included.
Pre-orders for the RemiLore Launch Edition are available on Amazon here.
Caveblazers, a platformer with roguelike and RPG elements, landed on the Switch eShop last Thursday. Have a look at some footage below.
The Dragon Ball FighterZ 2018/2019 World Tour is ending soon with one final event. With the Red Bull Final Summoning happening on January 26 and January 27, the tournament will be coming to a close.
Although the battles themselves should be exciting, there’s another reason to tune in. During today’s Dragon Ball Games Super Showcase, it was teased that new information about Dragon Ball FighterZ and Dragon Ball as a whole will be announced.
