Fortnite Content Update 5.40: Assault Rifle Removed, Vaulted Pistol

Epic Games has released the release notes for the Fortnite 5.40 content update. The most notable part of the update is the introduction of the rifle removed.

The new assault rifle removed will allow Battle Royale players to eliminate enemies quietly. On the official website of Epic Fortis, the weapon is supposed to reward the accuracy of quick shots. It is found in vending machines, booty, treasure chests and drops of food. It is also available in the Epic and Legendary variants. If you manage to score one of these versions, you will suffer 32/33 damage per shot.

To make room for the assault rifle removed, the drum gun was skipped, which means that it is no longer available.

In Save the World, in the meantime, field agent Rio joins the battle and there is also a new set of weekly challenges to the Horde. For these, the shields are considerably less useful because the Husks are more aggressive. You can see the full patch notes for Save the World here and have a look at the Battle Royale notes below.

LTM: The Getaway

Bugfix

• Getaway LTM players can no longer land on the van without building.
• Reduction of Victory music at the end of a match.
• Jewel will no longer appear in the inventory shortcut bar after being put in the Down-But-Not-Out state.
• Player models will no longer be stuck under the van after winning a match.
• Player models and items will no longer fall to the ground after winning a match.
• Enforcer Outfit no longer seems distorted for other customers from certain distances.

Weapons And Objects

• Assault rifle removed
  • Sneaky weapon that rewards the discipline triggered accurately.
  • Can be found in vending machines, booty on the ground, treasure chests and refueling drops.
    • Available in epic and legendary variants.
• Arched drum gun

Performance

Addition of the sub-region for South-East Asia.

Earlier today, Epic launched a separate client update for Fortnite, which dealt with a number of unspecified issues. The shutdown time began at 11 am Pacific Time (2 am / 7 am, September 11) and ended one hour later, which resulted in disturb the players as little as possible.

This week will also see the launch of Fortnite Week 10 challenges, unless there are unexpected delays. This will be the last batch of weekly challenges for season 5, so if you have not done the challenges of the previous week, you do not have much time to finish them. To speed things up, you can use our guides in our full summary of the Fortnite 5 season challenge.