Fortnite Patch Notes Update 9.01: Tactical Assault Rifle, Drum Gun and slipstreams NERF

BATTLE ROYALE MODE

WEAPONS + ITEMS

  • Tactical Assault Rifle
    • Available in Rare, Epic, and Legendary variants.
    • Available from Floor Loot, Chests, Supply Drops, and Vending Machines
      • Fully Automatic
      • 30 Round Magazine
      • Deals 22/23/24 damage
      • Headshot Multiplier of 1.75x
      • This weapon has a tight spread in close quarters but is less effective at long range when compared to other Assault Rifles.
    • Reduced Baller health from 200 to 150
      • The primary goal of the Baller is to provide fun and exciting mobility. We feel that it still has a little too much defensive agency – this change should reduce the effectiveness there while not impacting its strengths.
      • Drum Gun adjustments
        • Reduced base damage from 26/27 to 22/23
          • Since its unvaulting, the Drum Gun effectiveness has been slightly higher than we wanted. This change should reduce its combat effectiveness while still retaining its flavor.
          • Vaulted Compact SMG
            • Due to the recent addition of the Drum Gun and the brand new Tactical Assault Rifle, we wanted to reduce the availability of high rate-of-fire weapons.

              • GAMEPLAY

              • Slipstream adjustments
                • Slipstreams no longer block building.
                  • Trying to build up to get into a Slipstream should be an easy & intuitive experience. We noticed some cases where players would build up to the Slipstream, but due to build restrictions would take a ‘leap of faith’ and not make the jump. This should make getting into a Slipstream easier.
                • Players flying in a Slipstream will destroy player built objects when they collide.
                • Slipstreams are now disabled after storm phase 5.
                  • We’ve seen a number of cases where Slipstreams caused issues during late game circles – primarily around getting pulled into the storm unexpectedly. Since the value of Slipstream mobility is limited in those scenarios, we felt it’s better to simply disable them.

                    • PERFORMANCE

                    • Improvements made to level streaming performance on all platforms.
                      • This will reduce cases of buildings not loading in.
                    • Physics optimizations to improve performance in conduits

                      • CREATIVE MODE

                      WEAPONS + ITEMS

                      • Tactical Assault Rifle
                        • Available in Rare, Epic, and Legendary variants.
                          • Fully Automatic
                          • 30 Round Magazine
                          • Deals 22/23/24 damage
                          • Headshot Multiplier of 1.75x
                          • This weapon has a tight spread in close quarters but is less effective at long range when compared to other Assault Rifles.

                          PREFABS

                          • 7 New Themes
                            • Ruined Shops
                            • Ruined Twin Apartments
                            • Ruined L Apartments
                            • Ruined Red Apartments
                            • Ruined Fish Apartments
                            • Ruined Basketball Court
                            • Ruined Clock Tower
                          • 3 New Galleries
                            • Ruined Floor Gallery
                            • Ruined Wall Gallery
                            • Scorched Gallery

                              • SAVE THE WORLD MODE

                              MISSIONS + SYSTEMS

                              • New Wargames simulation: Mist Pods
                                • Weed that garden, and by garden we mean your Storm Shield. Find and destroy those Mist Pods before they spawn Mini-bosses.
                                • A new Wargames simulation means more chances for Event Tickets, a new player banner, and more variety to the Daily Quests.

                                HEROES

                                • We’ve added a new Hero to the Event store!
                                  • Prehistoric Izza, A new Dinosaur Constructor!
                                    • Standard Perk: Saurian Hide
                                      • While Shield is depleted, increases Armor by 33.
                                    • Commander Perk: Saurian Hide +
                                      • While Shield is depleted, increases Armor by 100.
                                      • Available in the Event Store on May 15 at 8 PM Eastern Time.

                                        • GAMEPLAY

                                        Bug Fixes & Improvements

                                        • Crashes no longer occur when depositing BlueGlo at the top of a radar tower.
                                        • Fortnite
                                        • Fortnite Season 9

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