Fortnite 8.20 PATCH NOTES Update Confirmed: Explosive bow, Snipers Mode, Season 8 Changes

BATTLE ROYALE

TEMPORARY MODE: SNIPERS

Summary

  • In this temporary mode, players compete with sniper rifles.
  • The most accurate wins!

Mode details

  • The only weapons that appear are sniper rifles.
  • Apparitions of booty on the ground are reduced by 50%.
  • The resuscitation of K.-O. is disabled in duos and sections. Watch out when you take a look behind the wall!

WEAPONS AND OBJECTS

  • Explosive bow
    • Arrowheads are shotgun cartridges that explode on impact.
    • Uses shotgun ammo.
    • The longer you hold the fire button, the more powerful the shot will be! This increases both the velocity of the projectile and the direct impact damage.
      • Explosion damage is the same regardless of the power of the shot.
      • The explosive arc reaches its maximum power after 1.6 s of charge.
    • A direct shot will inflict direct impact damage and blast damage to the affected enemy.
      • Direct fire
        • Basic Damage: 15
        • Shot damage in the head: multiplied by 2
      • Explosion damage: 100
      • chilli pepper
        • Increased the duration of the effect from 10 seconds to 20 seconds.
        • Increased the speed of travel bonus from 20% to 40%.

        EVENTS

        Bug fixes

        • Arena
          • Fixed a problem that prevented players from entering the duo queue when the group leader was in a lower division.
          • Fixed an issue that prevented players from accessing the next division by playing a duet with a player in a higher division.
            • Note: Players earned Success correctly, it was just a display problem.
          • Fixed an issue where the price of the bus ticket for duet players was based on the division of the group leader and not that of the player himself.

            • CREATIVE MODE

            WEAPONS AND OBJECTS

            • Explosive bow
              • Arrowheads are shotgun cartridges that explode on impact.
              • Uses shotgun ammo.
              • The longer you hold the fire button, the more powerful the shot will be! This increases both the velocity of the projectile and the direct impact damage.
                • Explosion damage is the same regardless of the power of the shot.
                • The explosive arc reaches its maximum power after 1.6 s of charge.
              • A direct shot will inflict direct impact damage and blast damage to the affected enemy.
                • Direct fire
                  • Base damage ranges from 18 pts (minimum) to 54 pts (maximum).
                  • The damage of the shots in the head are multiplied by 4.
                • Explosion
                  • 54 pts basic damage.

                  PREFABRICATED

                  • Gallery Pyramid Square Offset (Large)
                  • Pyramid gallery with offset triangular base (large)
                  • Gallery Triangular prism right angle (large)
                  • Gallery Reverse Triangular Prism (Large)
                  • Pyramid Gallery with square base (large)
                  • Triangular Prism Gallery (Large)
                  • Vertical Triangular Prism Gallery (Large)

                  SAVE THE WORLD

                  WEAPONS AND OBJECTS

                  • Cannonade Launcher
                    • An automatic launcher with a high rate of fire. He fires small explosive balls.
                    • Available in the weekly shop from April 4th at 2:00 am to April 11th at 2:00 am (European Central Time).

                    ISSUES RESOLVED IN 8.20.1 UPDATE

                    On March 29, we released a client update to correct some of the issues that appeared in Update 8.20. You will find below the details of the included patches. 

                    Battle Royale

                    • Correction of the non-actualization of the number of spectators, including after the departure of the spectator of the game.
                    • Fixed players who can not enter matchmaking at the correct division level in Arena mode when the team leader is in a lower division.
                    • Fixed the dart trap that was hidden behind some elements of the walls.
                    • Fixed the placement of traps on walls impossible if a staircase is attached to the wall.
                    • Fixed players not removed from the mobile bubble when hit by a boogie-woogie bomb.
                    • Fixed non-display of friend invitations in the social tab.

                    Creative Fashion

                    • Fixed creature generators that did not activate at the correct range after resizing.
                    • Fixed the phone that emits two beams instead of one after multiple copies.
                    • Fixed an issue that prevented traps that did not deal damage (ice block, rebounder, etc.) from functioning if the game was not started.
                    • Fixed mobile bubbles that can not be turbo charged if placed on an island before 8.20 update.
                    • Fixed vehicles not affected by the music sequencer when damage is enabled.

                    Save the world

                    • The objective “The cross indicates the treasure! Has been reactivated.
                    • Lens correction “The cross indicates the treasure! Which removed items from the player’s inventory.
                    • Fixed the BASE that was flying above the structures built by the players.
                    • Fortnite
                    • Fortnite Season 8

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