Epic Games released a list of new features and improvements that Fortnite: Battle Royale (PC, PS4, Xbox) is set to receive in the coming weeks.
In the coming weeks, Fortnite’s battle royale mode will see some new features and improvements. Soon, you will be able to talk with your team in an integrated voice chat. There will also be updates to the inventory and spectator mode. Epic Games is also planning to set up more data centers to improve ping and add a test server.
Here is the complete list from the Fortnite team:
Gameplay
- Team communication including voice chat
- General improvements for squads and duos
- Ongoing balance and shooting optimizations
- Improvements to map POIs (Points of Interest) and loot density
- Improvements to the spectator mode
- Improvements to the inventory
- “Quality of Life” bug fixes
Controller
- Alternative configurations
- Controller redesign
- Improvements to input latency on consoles
- Improvements to aim assist
User Interface
- 10′ console HUD experience
- Improvements to the invitation system
- Improvements to the MOTD system
- QOL features for streamers and content creators (hiding HUD elements, etc.)
Progress
- Statistics
- Leaderboards
- Cosmetics / Loadout
- Progression
- Mission logs
Epic is working on the cheating problem: Players cheating in Fortnite are being sued for $150,000
Engine
- Anti-cheat
- Console performance, stability, memory
- Server performance optimizations
- Reduction of download and patch size
- Level streaming to introduce variations for cosmetics
- Improvements to support “lower-end” PCs
Online
- Introduction of more data centers to reduce ping
- PTR (test server)
Fortnite’s battle royale mode managed to attract 10 million players in the first 2 weeks.
