Fortnite Release Notes (Update 8.10): New Vehicle Baller, Skin Changes, Cross Play

The version 8.10 of Fortnite is now available on PS4, Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch, iOS and Android. The patch introduces a new vehicle called The Baller, makes significant changes to crossover games, revises Vending Machines, adjusts appearances, returns limited-time Getaway mode, and makes a few other changes. Read on for a full overview of what's new and check out the release notes.

As shown in the photo below, the Baller is a vehicle similar to a hamster ball, equipped with a Boost and a grabber for quick mobility – Epic describes the use of these two abilities to "pull themselves up a cliff or swing through the trees." If you've played Wrecking Ball in Overwatch, you'll probably be familiar with this style of play. Inside of this single-seater, you are protected against damage, but the vehicle itself can see its 300 life points exhausted by enemy fire. Find The Baller at the outposts of the expedition and around the booty reserves of the pirate camp.

Vending machines now work slightly differently since update 8.10; they cost nothing to activate, but they self-destruct after use. They are also rarer now, as ordinary and unusual vending machines have been removed from the game. Before, vending machines required the deposit of a large amount of building materials in order to receive a matching reward.

Heavy assault rifles have also seen their rarities adjusted: they are now found in common, uncommon and rare varieties – the epic and legendary editions are no longer.

A new LTM named The Getaway is now online. It involves locating a jewel and then delivering it to a leaked vehicle before anyone can do it. Four jewels and up to four vans are on the map at a time. Notably, since most of Fortnite's vehicles were kept at the beginning of season 8, this mode brings the all-terrain kart, or ATK, as it is the only vehicle that can carry four people.

It should also be noted a change of matchmaking in cross-play, provided you adhere to it. PS4 and Xbox One players are now bundled into a single pool, while Nintendo Switch players have been moved from this group to another with mobile players. This is now the default setting for standard game modes, which means you will get into cross-play in most cases on these platforms.

"We are expecting an average better experience per game for Mobile and Switch players," said Epic. "The motivator unleashes the potential for optimization allowing us to manage more playlists for more hours of the day while supporting more data center locations." . Thank you to send us your comments!"

Finally, Epic made adjustments on some skins. You can see all the details about this and the rest of the changes to the Fortnite Battle Royale portion at the bottom of this story. For full release notes of other modes, check out the Fortnite blog.

The season 8 of Fortnite started just recently, introducing new skins and other cosmetic products. A subsequent update also introduced buried treasure maps. The new vehicle does not exactly match the pirates theme of the current season, although Epic tends to offer a wide variety of skins and objects, regardless of the overall theme.

The challenges of Week 2 for Fortnite Season 8 are now available. Among the most difficult of the season to date are those that require players to visit new pirate camps and find a giant face in the desert, jungle and snow. You can see the complete list of goals for this season in our comprehensive guide to the challenges of Season 8.

Fortnite: Release Notes for Battle Royale Update 8.10

Weapons And Objects

• Baller
  • This single-seater vehicle is located at the shipping stations and around the booty reserves of pirate camps
  • Use the attached Grappler and Boost features to climb cliffs or sway among trees.
  • The driver is protected from damage, but the Baller is vulnerable to enemy gunfire.
  • 300 points of life
• Infantry rifle
• Heavy assault rifle
  • Rare fit from rare / epic / legendary to ordinary / uncommon / rare
  • Descaling basic damage for Common / Uncommon / Rare 36/38/40
• clingers
  • Maximum stack size reduced from 10 to 6.
• Vending machine
  • Removal of the cost of the material.
  • Each vending machine will be destroyed after claiming an item.
  • Common and unusual vending machines have been removed.
  • Turret mounted removed from the legendary vending machine
• Reduced availability of treasure cards from ground loot .53% to .27%.
• Reduced availability of treasure cards from 3.25% to 1.65%.

Bug fixes

• Correction of rocket smoke trails instantly disappearing during the explosion.
• Fixed a problem due to which the sound of balloons continued to play after the use of Balloons to achieve the maximum build height when using a vehicle.
• Issue resolved: Buried Treasure did not auto-pick when Weapon Auto Pickup was enabled.
• Fixed a problem that allowed to place treasure chests buried on the island of departure.
• Solving the following problem: Using a pulse grenade or a shock wave grenade while jumping on a hoverboard causes the player to spin quickly.

gameplay

• Battle Royale Crossplay Matchmaking
  • Combination of Xbox One and PS4 pools.
    • This requires that you choose to play cross-play.
    • The unsubscription of the players is limited to the creative mode and the playgrounds.
  • Mobile and Switch combination pools.
    • Previously, Switch players were combined with crossover games on Xbox One and PS4.
    • We expect a better average game experience for Mobile and Switch players.
  • The motivational factor unleashes the potential for optimization allowing us to run more playlists for more hours of the day while supporting a larger number of center locations. of data. Please provide us feedback on your experience!
• Infinite typing time reduced from 12 hours to 11 hours at the beginning
• I'm kidding, Increased duration Infini dab from 12 am to 1 pm in the front-end
• An elimination credit is now granted to the last casualty in case of disconnection, self-elimination and elimination due to damage caused by the storm. The current threshold is 15 seconds.
• Added visual effects for the siphon during disposal.
• Players can now build as soon as they have an impact after being launched by a Cannon pirate.
• Players can dance while holding a ball
• Added the HUD icon of the Pirate Cannon audio viewer to become a canon.
• Players automatically enter the driver's seat when they enter an empty vehicle.
• The custom consumption animations added for the following items:
  • Bandages
  • Medkit
  • Little Shield Potion
  • Shield potion
  • Slurp Juice
  • Chug Jug

Bug fixes

• Fixed collision between Pirate Cannon who was blocking the balls of a passenger inside the barrel
• Fixed pirate cannon that can not fire when backing up
• Problem solved: A player could lose some features when he was shooting himself out of a pirate gun.
• Fixed effects of impact explosion of Pirate Cannon player sometimes delayed
• Problem solved: pirate cannons turned to the side and slid too long on the ground
• Fixed pirate cannons dealing damage if taken from close range
• Resolution of a problem preventing players from breaking through structures when they are fired from Pirate Cannons at close range
• Traps are no longer triggered by empty vehicles or carrying only friendly players.
• Fixed a problem in extreme situations of camera rollover that caused an incorrect first shot when firing weapons.
• Fixed a problem with Conga emote not respecting environmental surfaces like Lava
• Fix the following problem: a player may briefly stop his skydiving animation unexpectedly
• Fixed a problem allowing the cancellation of emote during door opening / closing animations.
• Fixed players holding treasure map buried upside down
• Issue resolved: By quickly and successively pressing the Build and Edit buttons, edit mode was enabled on the master clip piece instead of creating the structure.
• Drifting panels do not explode anymore when they come out near a mounted turret.
• Fixed PS4 players unable to adjust the sensitivity of the mouse.

LTM: the getaway

summary

Welcome to the getaway! In this mode, players will compete to find a jewel and will carry it in a van before everyone else to win the match!

Mode details

• The jewelry can be found in special safes, located along the first circle of thunderstorms. Safes take a long time to open, so make sure the area is clear before attempting to claim a jewel!
• Four jewels will be in play on the map at any time. If a player escapes with a gem or if any of them is lost in the storm, a new refueling drop will bring a replacement.
• A total of four exit vans will be on the map, three arriving early in the match and one that will appear towards the end.
• The goal is to find or steal a jewel and take it to one of the vans in order to obtain a Royal Victory.
• Once there, Safe Drop vehicles and exit vans will be visible at any time on the map.
• When a jewel is picked up, it will be visible to everyone on the map for 30 seconds.
• Wearing a gem will give health players and shields over time, but will also slow them down by 10%.
• Escapade vans float in the air, jewel carriers must build and then interact with them to complete an Escapade.
• 10 red "Pursuit" refueling drops the pitch at the very beginning of the match. These carry a variety of long-range weapons and other items, and are the only way to get the new grappling hook in this mode.
• Only rare or better weapons will be found in this mode.
• Rifts, Rift-to-Go and Launchpads have been removed to reduce mobility for healthier commitments for Getaway Van.
• Profile stats (K / D and wins) are tracked in this mode, but umbrellas are not awarded for wins.
• The ATK has been temporarily brought back into this mode as it is the only land vehicle for 4 people.

Events

• Tournament Update: Gauntlet Solo Test Event and Gauntlet Duo Test Event
  • Addition of another extended session, which will last 24 hours a day and will end on March 19 at 12:00, Eastern Time.
  • matchmaking:
    • The matchmaking no longer waits to create a match with players with the closest score available after 8 minutes, and it will now take enough players with similar scores to start.
    • Adjusted extension of the number of points scored to increase the chances of players with a high score being matched with other players with a high score.
    • Note: Due to match selection based on your score, the quality or availability of matches may differ at certain times of the day.
• Updated score:
  • Solo
    • +2 points will now be awarded after reaching 15th place (previously 10th place).
  • Duo
    • Increase of the bus fare by -2 points to -3 points.
      • This is a temporary fix for the Duo event, which awards players too many points due to eliminations, resulting in an increase in the number of points during the event.
    • +2 points will now be awarded after reaching 7th place (previously 5th place).
• New tournament: Scallywag Duos Cup (16 and 17 March) [$100,000 in Cash Prizes!]
  • To test our Fortnite World Cup lottery payment systems, we'll be hosting a $ 100,000 Duos tournament on March 16th and 17th. The prize pool will be distributed to all regions of the server, along with the official rules and details released later this week.
  • To participate in this event, players must be listed in the Top 3% (Global) Solo Test Event or Gauntlet duo starting at 4 pm ET on March 16th.
  • Format:
    • First round: All eligible players
    • Second round: The 3000 best players of the first round

Performance

• Fixed some instances of packet loss that may occur with some ISPs that may rearrange UDP network packets.
  • Find more context in the Reddit Post we published last week.
• Improved file I / O performance for Xbox One. This reduces the occurrence of the last meshes continuously.
• Fixed a regression in Switch snaps due to GPU timing
• Improved Switch performance by reducing the risk of particle triggering as the day changes phase
• Optimized the ship's gun
• UI elements optimized for large team modes
• Improved performance for the quick bar
• Fixed issues encountered on the Match Stats screen due to synchronous loading of resources

l & # 39; Audio

• Addition of a new sound for balloons in flight.
• Reduced volume of small noises of destruction of accessories (chairs, beds, fences, etc.).
• Suppression of the reverberation of the oscillations of the pick.
• Deleting external ambient sounds when sliding.

Bug fixes

• The glider deployment sound no longer plays twice when you use glider redeployment.
• Glider / open sounds of the glider avoiding the music of Victory Royale.
• Improved music volume when previewing gliders with music in the lobby.
• The sound of the Pirate Cannon movement no longer stops after a sprint of more than 10 seconds.
• Fixed balloon sound after crossing a fault.

IU

• Key Bindings – Keyboard Bindings are now sorted for easy searching for the actions you want to link.
• Marker system:
  • Added hover details for markers around the world. The actions that a player can perform on a marker will appear in these details. Marker details appear when the graticule is placed on the marker.
  • You can now mark vehicles and find consumables such as apples.
  • Revised display of article markers to improve readability on all platforms.
  • The objects will appear as a large icon for a short time when they are first marked, and their size will decrease when a player is aiming near their location.
  • The markers are now sorted by distance.
  • Reduced screen size of team waypoint markers to reduce view obstructions.
  • Minimap markers have been updated to match in-world markers.
  • On keyboards, there is now a keybind option to specify a dedicated key to place a danger marker.
  • A double-click on the ping button to place a hazard marker is no longer blocked by ground objects.
  • You can now ping while driving reliably.
  • You can now mark While While Bush.
  • Please continue to let us know what improvements you would like to see for the marker system!
• The nameplates and arrows of the teams become more transparent when you aim.
• Restored the opportunity to see all your current challenges during a match.
• Wrap things up in a hurry! You can now apply a loopback to all locations by choosing "Apply All" when selecting a loopback in the bin.
• Enabling camera control on certain types of rewards when displaying challenges
• The Challenge Information panel in the Lobby now uses Party Assist by default when participating in a party.

Bug fixes

• The Luxe package is now displayed in the challenge screen with Blackheart and Hybrid packages.
• The wraps are now previewed on the highest resolution version of the vehicle or weapon in the lobby.
• Fixed a problem on consoles where you could not select "Party Assist" for the last challenge of a batch.
• Issue resolved: The next step of a challenge was not automatically set to "Party Attendance".
• Issue resolved: The animation and sound effects were read twice when selecting challenges on a controller.
• Fixed a problem due to which scrolling with the mouse in the screen challenges sometimes jumped unexpectedly.

Replay

• Adding bus paths to the mini-map.

Mobile

• Introduction of a function of automatic adjustment of the shooting allowing adjustments by weapon. This had already been done for other weapons, but we have now added it for pistols.
• Adding occlusion to traces on Android.
• Improve the quality of some sound effects on Mobile / Switch.

Bug fixes

• Fixed a problem with the shot button stuck in a continuous shooting loop or unable to shoot without being able to reset.
• Fixed an issue where touch players needed a more specific location to interact with the Use button.
• Fixed turbo build that does not start when switching from edit mode to build mode with pending input.
• Left trigger action blocked when using a Bluetooth controller
• Fixed weapon stats on the mobile inventory panel
• Auto Run has not been completed completely if "Default Sprint for Controller" is set to "OFF" on the mobile
• Fixed the construction mode being output if a construction part is selected before releasing the build / fight mode button
• Fixed the movement of an element of the shortcut bar triggering actions on mobile.
• The trajectory line of disposable objects is kept when a player drives different vehicles on his mobile