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Fortnite Battle Royale v21.20 Update: Shuffled Shrines + Charge SMG + Port-A-Fort

July 4, 2022

With the Battle Royale v21.20 update, stock up at Shuffled Shrines, press forward with the Charge SMG, and fall back with the returning Port-A-Fort! Learn more about this latest update:

Unlock Indy + Search Shuffled Shrines

Ready for some fortune and glory? Indiana Jones’ Battle Pass Quests go live starting 9 AM ET on July 6, 2022! Complete these Quests to unlock the Indiana Jones Outfit and more items from his Set.

Just in time for Indy’s entrance, the Shuffled Shrines temple has been discovered on the Island! Explore this POI just west of The Joneses for an ancient architecture adventure.

Charge SMG: Send a Bullet Barrage

Found from the ground, Chests, Supply Drops, Reality Saplings, and sharks, pick up the new Charge SMG to wind up a punch! You’ll activate a charge by holding down the trigger, and the more you hold it, the more bullets you’ll release when you let go. How to know when to release? You’ll see a gauge on-screen showing how far in the charge you are. Send a strategic full charge or a spontaneous partial charge!

(With the arrival of the Charge SMG, the Combat SMG has been vaulted.)

Fortify Fast with the Port-A-Fort

Nothing says good vibes like convenience: the Port-A-Fort is back! Throw down a Port-A-Fort — found from the ground as well as Chests — to fortify yourself in seconds. Zero building is required, as the fort will arise on its own.

Ripsaw Launcher Locations

Even though Ripsaw Launcher Week has come to an end, you can still find Ripsaw Launchers from the ground, Chests, and Supply Drops in addition to The Chop Shop! However, with Ripsaw Launcher Week being over, this weapon will be in a more standard supply.

Competitive Notes

The Charge SMG is not included in competitive playlists.
The Combat SMG has been vaulted in competitive playlists.
The Port-A-Fort is not included in competitive playlists.
In case you missed it: Last week, we removed Characters and wildlife from competitive playlists to improve server performance.

Major Bug Fixes

Fixed an issue involving the icon of players’ Reality Sapling sometimes being misplaced on the Map page.

Fortnite Battle Royale v21.10 June 28 Hotfix: Ripsaw Launcher Week + Firework Flare Gun

June 28, 2022

With the Battle Royale v21.10 June 28 hotfix, serve destruction with Ripsaw Launcher Week and the remixed Flare Gun! Learn the details below.

Ripsaw Launcher Week - Demolition Dispatch

Been causing destruction with Ripsaw Launchers? To celebrate their recent arrival, Ripsaw Launcher Week is live now! Find Ripsaw Launchers in higher supply from June 28 at 9 AM ET to July 5, 2022, at 8:59 AM ET. In addition to their usual Chop Shop spot, you can now get them from the ground, Chests, and Supply Drops in abundance. Let ‘er rip during Ripsaw Launcher Week!

Ripsaw Launcher Rundown

Take up a Ripsaw Launcher to send a sawblade flying. Even after gravity sends the sawblade to the ground, it’ll roll and create chaos in its path. Whether flying or rolling, the sawblade will destroy each structure in its way, potentially felling towering builds. Sawblades also have the power to damage (and knock back) players and cars. Ripsaw Launchers contain multiple sawblades, so send sawblades in spades.

But that’s not all there is to the Ripsaw Launcher. Rev it up more to increase the range and velocity of the sawblade projectile — or hold the rev to make the Ripsaw Launcher a melee weapon! As you’re holding the rev, the sawblade will spin around so fast that it’ll be hazardous to structures (and somewhat to foes). It’s wise to reserve the Ripsaw Launcher’s final sawblade for melee action, so that you can keep using the weapon to tear down what’s in your path!

Firework Flare Gun - Flare Gun with Flair

It’s the good vibes Season, so why not add some fireworks? With the Firework Flare Gun, you won’t be shooting a standard flare. Instead, every shot you take will be a fireworks show. The area where the firework shell explodes will be set aflame, causing the start of a spreading blaze.

Find Firework Flare Guns from the ground, Chests, and Supply Drops. 🎆

Competitive Notes

The Ripsaw Launcher Week changes do not apply to competitive playlists, as the Ripsaw Launcher is not included in these playlists.
Firework Flare Guns are not included in competitive playlists.

Save The World | v21.10 Homebase Status Report

June 21, 2022

Summer temperatures are climbing, and Homebase is feelin’ the heat! Get the scoop on v21.10’s returning Venture season, Hero Quests, and new Starter Pack.

Kick Up Dust in the Blasted Badlands

The Blasted Badlands Venture season is back in v21.10, complete with the Rage Meter modifier, Venture Level rewards, and returning Venture Challenge Quests. The Rage Meter modifier prevents energy from regenerating on its own, while also dramatically reducing your ability cooldowns and increasing their damage. Low on juice? Eliminating Husks refills your energy bar. Energy management is the name of the game in the Blasted Badlands!

Time to Hit The Road

Escort characters with unique modifiers in the Hit The Road Questline and keep the van vibes rollin’. First up is Quinn; her modifier boosts your shield’s regeneration with “Shields Up!” Next on deck, Crackshot’s “Concussive Shieldbreak'' knocks enemies back when your shield runs out. As their road trip continues, each character’s modifier will grow and evolve. Hitch a ride and help broadcast their Songs of the Summer!

Complete each stage of Hit The Road for awesome rewards. Help out Quinn and nab Rex Jonesy, a Soldier equipped with the “Saurian Might” perk that boosts ranged damage based on your current health, and the fast-firing boombox Staccato Shotto shotgun for assisting Crackshot! Also on board is the Rad Llama. Exchange 500 Hit The Road tickets and crack one open for an assorted bundle of four Rad Heroes and five Boombox Weapons.

Dennis is Back

Burger boss turned Hero - Dennis’ Impostor Questline follows his journey from survivor to warrior! With the unique perk Burger Buff, turn your eliminations into tasty Burgers for health and energy regen.

Meet Toni

The Skate Park Royalty Pack is now available! With chill confidence and effortless style, Toni rules the ramps. Drop in and carve your own way with the new Pack featuring:

Toni Outfit
Ollie-Oop Back Bling
Inline Impactor Pickaxe

And in Save The World specifically:

Access to “Save the World” PvE Campaign
Toni Challenges: Earn up to 1,500 V-Bucks by completing Save the World daily quests

Challenges are unlocked after having completed the "Homebase Stormshield Defense 3" mission in the "Save the World" campaign.

Note: The cosmetic items of this Pack will be shared through Battle Royale, Save the World, and Creative. This new Pack will have no impact on existing Founder daily login rewards or their V-Bucks earned, which is exclusive to early access Founders. These Outfits may appear in the Item Shop in the future.

Survivors, Survivors Everywhere

In 21.00, we adjusted Rescue The Survivor missions. As soon as you rescue all Survivors the mission will end, cutting out your time waiting for the mission timer to finish counting down.

With 21.10 we’re continuing improvements in this area, fixing some interactions where Survivors wouldn’t spawn and adding more camps so you can save ‘em all! We’ve also modified this mission to spawn more survivors than is needed to earn the Platinum badge, making them easier to find and giving you some flexibility when rescuing everyone.

Consumable Changes

Consumable food for Wildlife now drops from containers in addition to normal loot like crafting materials and ammo, instead of replacing them.
The stack size of all consumables have increased to 999 so each type takes up only a single inventory slot.

Fortnite Creative v21.10 Update: Rideable Wildlife and Hired Guards

June 21, 2022

Learn about what’s new in the Fortnite Creative v21.10 update!

The Wildlife Spawner device now spawns wolves and boars you can ride.
You can now use the Guard Spawner device to allow players to hire spawned guards.
Use the new Item Placer device to place weapons and consumables on props or building pieces.
Other additions + bug fixes.

Rideable Wildlife

Let your imagination, and wildlife, run wild with the introduction of rideable wildlife in Fortnite Creative! Deathrun on the back of a wolf, anyone?

In the Wildlife Spawner's Customize panel, set the Riding option to Enabled to allow players to ride wolves or boars from that Wildlife Spawner to be rideable in your game.

Hired Guards

You can now make Guards hireable in-game! Hired Guards will be on the same team as the player, follow them around, and attack opponents on sight. You can also customize the name for hired guards to add to their personality.

In the Guard Spawner device's Customize panel, set the Can Be Hired option to Yes and spawned guards can be hired by players in your game.

Item Placer Device

Ever wanted to place a weapon or keycard in a less obvious way? Then the Item Placer device is for you! Just drop any weapon or consumable into the Item Placer to place the weapon/consumable on a table, or to mount the weapon/consumable to a wall. With customizable interaction text, and the ability to determine whether or not the placed item drops to the ground, the Item Placer will add a new level of immersion to your islands.

Other Additions/Changes

Weapon Updates

Added the Grapple Glove to Creative - Swing through your Island by tethering yourself to different objects.
Added the Hammer Assault Rifle (Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic, Legendary, Mythic)
Added the Two-Shot Shotgun (Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic, Legendary, Mythic)
Added the Designated Marksman Rifle (DMR) (Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic, Legendary, Mythic)

Prefab & Gallery Updates

Added a new cube and flat card to Primitives Shapes Gallery A & B.
Added new wood, brick, concrete, and marble materials to Primitive Shapes Gallery B.
Added a diamond, rhombus, quadrangle, and trapezoid to the Glass Prop Gallery.
Updated the glass materials with visual improvements, more vibrant colors, and new Frosted and Ethereal materials. Note: if you liked the previous clear glass option, select Ethereal, as it has the same clear-glass appearance.
Added a lotus flower and floating lotus flower to the Festival Gallery.
Added nine Modular Mountain and Rock Galleries that support building and are indestructible.

Device Updates

Added new Physics Tree & Boulder options.
Added new Mantling options in the Team Settings & Inventory device, as well as in the Class Designer device allowing for mantling in high gravity.
Removed the instance limit for Creature Placer and Guard Spawner per island. (Previously, this was set to a maximum of 20 per island.). The total AI spawn limit is not affected by this change.

Prefab & Gallery Fixes

Fixed an issue where gray box geometry was visible for the pool float props from the invasion prop Gallery.
Fixed a preview volume size issue with the Tilted Towers Prop Gallery.
Fixed an issue with assets spawning outside the Festival Gallery preview volume.
Fixed an issue with rotating brace walls and assets destroying from player building on the IO Blimp prefab.
Fixed an issue with multiple assets being destroyed within The Fortress Prefab, by adding some grounding supports.
Fixed an issue with some roof assets from the Chonker’s Speedway Restaurant Prefab giving the wrong resource material.
Standardized and increased the render distance for assets in the Mine Cart Gallery.

Device Fixes

Fixed an issue where using the prop mover to move flowers would cause a crash.
Fixed an issue where device trigger menus could not be interacted with using touch controls on Android.
Fixed an issue that caused creatures elimination manager settings to transfer from island to island.
Matched the Guard Spawner’s shield settings to the player’s shield settings.
Removed the instance limit for Creature Placers and Guard Spawners per island. (Previously, this was set to a maximum of 20 per island.) The total AI spawn limit is not affected by this change.

Island Fixes

Added billboards to the Lake Hub, Floating Island Hub, and Flat Grid Hub, to indicate which direction is front and back.
Fixed an issue where all of the Tilted Towers POI island did not fit within the island volume.

Fortnite Battle Royale v21.10 Update: Darth Vader’s Lightsaber, Super Level Styles, Looking for Party, and More

June 21, 2022

With the Battle Royale v21.10 update, unlock new Styles for Chapter 3 Season 3 Battle Pass Outfits, and speaking of new looks, demonstrate unique combat technique with Darth Vader’s Lightsaber!

Darth Vader’s Lightsaber - Be a Force to be Reckoned With

Darth Vader has begun his campaign for the Island, landing at a specific spot each match accompanied by Stormtroopers. Defeat Darth Vader and collect his dropped Lightsaber! With Darth Vader’s Lightsaber, block incoming fire, throw it boomerang-style at enemies, and of course, swing it at those who get in your way.

Joining the Stormtroopers, E-11 Blasters have made a return! Find E-11 Blasters in Imperial Chests at Vader Landing Sites, and also from the Stormtroopers you eliminate.

Chapter 3 Season 3 Super Level Styles

You have an aura about you. In the Bonus Rewards section of the Battle Pass tab, bonus Styles for Chapter 3 Season 3 Outfits have been available for players who progress past Level 100. With v21.10, this Season’s Super Level Styles have been added! Progress past Level 140 in Chapter 3 Season 3 and start unlocking the Platinum Rift, Lapis Slurp, and Auric Blaze Styles for Malik, Evie, Adira, Sabina, and Stormfarer.

Social Tags + Looking For Party

Express how you play Fortnite! With the new option to add social tags to your profile, select up to three for other players to see. You can choose tags that express your favorite game mode(s) (2v2, Deathrun, Free For All, etc.), your gameplay vibe(s) (Chill, Mic Off, Mic On, etc.), and your preferred competitive event(s) (Cosmetic Cup, Hype Cup, Lightning Cup, etc.). You’ll also be recommended Fortnite experiences based on your social tags.

To add social tags to your profile, click on your profile icon in the Sidebar, then select +Add Tag. Once you have at least one social tag, you’ll be able to send party invites to and receive party invites from players with matching tags (who are in your server region). These party invites can be sent from the new Looking For Party section in the Sidebar. This section is Fortnite's very own LFG (looking for group) feature where you can party up based on interest and region.

In this section, you will need to turn on Looking For Party in order to start sending and receiving invites from players. At any time, you can turn Looking For Party off. When off, you’ll stop receiving invites and have your sent invites expire. When playing Duos, Trios, Squads, etc., using Looking For Party is optional — the normal invite system for partying up will remain.

Social tags and Looking For Party are features currently in testing. These features will be incrementally rolled out to all players at a rate dependent on the test.

Update (June 22, 2022): As of June 22, social tags and Looking For Party are no longer in testing. They have been rolled out to all Battle Royale/Creative players!

Reality Sapling Balance Change

We've made adjustments to the amount of Reality Fruit a Reality Sapling can grow based on its rarity. In each growth cycle, Reality Saplings will now grow:

3 fruits when Uncommon or Rare
2 fruits when Epic
1 fruit when Legendary or Mythic

Visualized Audio Adjustment

We've reduced the detection radius of the “Visualize Sound Effects” indicator for footsteps, Chests, and vehicles to better match the distance when that sound would be audible. This will mean the source of these sounds will need to be closer before appearing on your HUD.

Competitive Notes

The Darth Vader boss, Darth Vader’s Lightsaber, Stormtroopers, and E-11 Blasters are not included in competitive playlists.

Fortnite Battle Royale v21.00 June 14 Hotfix: The Grapple Glove Swings In

June 14, 2022

As the Reality Tree’s energy envelops Logjam, grapple with this mystery while grappling with a new item:

Hooked on Swinging: Put on the Grapple Glove

The Screwballer’s not the only high-flying thrill this Season. Pick up a Grapple Glove and use it to swing through the air! To begin swinging, shoot its grappling hook at a hard surface like a cliff, prop, or building. Each successive swing gets faster until the third swing and beyond, when you’ll be at max speed.

If you miss a shot and land on the ground, you’ll have a brief window of time to shoot the grappling hook and come back swinging. You'll have an even longer window if you slide out of a swing, so don't be afraid to combo some slides into your swinging action! But don’t worry if the window of time runs out: after a brief cooldown, the Grapple Glove will ready itself back up.

When the Grapple Glove’s ready again, that’s your cue to get back in the air. Or perhaps to get something out of reach… You can also shoot its grappling hook to pull items towards you! Keep shooting the grappling hook until your Grapple Glove’s out of charges. Grapple Gloves can be found in Grapple Glove Toolboxes, located at the pink Grapple Stops throughout the Island.

Balance Changes

In case you missed it, we made some balance changes recently:

Two-Shot Shotgun

Increased the pellet damage, minimum pellet count, accuracy, and max damage cap of the Two-Shot Shotgun.

Hammer Assault Rifle

Reduced the recoil of the Hammer Assault Rifle.

Combat SMG

Reduced the damage of the Combat SMG.

Striker Burst Rifle

Increased the first-bullet recoil of the Striker Burst Rifle.
Reduced the damage of the Striker Burst Rifle.

Competitive Notes

The Grapple Glove has reduced charges in competitive playlists and is immediately available.

Fortnite Creative v21.00 Update: Physics Trees, Boulders, Reality Nature Props + more!

June 7, 2022

A New Season has arrived and brings new items, new props, the Level Instance device, and a new, easy way for players to support creators by liking your Island!

New Items

Physics Trees

Trees that fall, roll, and cause damage! These trees can damage players, vehicles, and buildings – Timber!

Physics Boulders

We introduce to you three new physics boulders! Create traps with Trap boulders that will be stationary until triggered, use the new Balance boulders in a map to create tactical enemy eliminations, or place Physics boulders that can sink (or be used for resources)! Time to get those maps rocking.

Like This Island!

It is now easier than ever for players to tell us when they enjoy an island! With 21.00 we've added functionality to the UI that will allow players to give a thumbs up to an island on exit. This gives players a quick and easy way to tell us which islands they loved without adding them to a Favorites list. This feature is rolling out as a test. During this testing phase, creators will not be able to see how many likes their Island has received.

Other Updates and changes

The Island thermometer has been unified so the same system will be used for small and larger islands! The selection tool that now replaces the old hovering mechanism will inform creators about the saved memory cost of removing the selected item.
The level Instance device has been released. This device will make it simple to create your own prefabs! Read more in the Level Instance Device document here