To Fortnite: Battle Royale (PC, PS4, iOS, Switch & Xbox One), the patch notes have finally been released. Learn what’s changing in version 5.0 and season 5: in the patch notes in English.
Season 5 is here! Season 5 along with update 5.0 is here, and Epic has already released the patch notes. A lot is happening in the battle royale mode. Here are the highlights of the new version 5.0.
The patch notes 5.0 for Battle Royale!
Here you’ll find out what changes with season 5 in Fortnite’s PvP mode. We have summarized the most important patch notes.
Map Changes and Dimensional Rifts
- Terrain Kart: In addition to shopping carts, there is now a type of beach buggy for your entire 4-person squad. The roof serves as a trampoline. Additionally, passengers can make the vehicle jump higher. When you exit, you are temporarily faster.
- Dimensional Rifts: Dimensional rifts have appeared all over the world. What they do is not yet described in detail.
- Map Update: There is a new desert biome. Additionally, new locations Paradise Palms and Lazy Links, as well as other unnamed “Points of Interest,” have been added to the game.
- The storm circles number 7, 8, and 9 are no longer fixed. They move AND get smaller.
- Progressive challenges are now no longer limited to a season. They run over a fixed number of experience points, not the season level. Therefore, you can also complete them later, even if the originating season is already over.
- Weekly challenges are now divided: 3 are free, for the remaining 4 you need a battle pass.
- There is XP for reviving team mates.
- In streamer mode, you can now display your cosmetic name.
- If you win a game, you now receive a lot of fanfare and other effects to celebrate the victory.
- Mobile versions now have optional autofire. This means you shoot automatically when you have an enemy in your sights.
The changes to Fortnite weapons
- Shotguns now indicate in the crosshair how many pellets will hit
- Shotgun spread patterns are now less random
- The heavy shotgun fires 10 and no longer 5 pellets, but has the same maximum damage
- After firing a shotgun, you cannot shoot again with another shotgun for a short time. This should finally put an end to the double shotgun tricks.
- The hunting rifle now has less aim assist.
- The suppressed SMG now has the same damage drop-off as other SMGs.
Additionally, there were a number of smaller bug fixes and adjustments.
Fortnite: The highlights of the patch notes for Save the World 5.0
Overall, “Save the World” is themed around the “Wild West” in the new patch.
New event: Blockbuster is over, instead, Road Trip begins. Again, you need 500 tickets for a new llama.
Horde Challenge: The horde mode in the desert is back with a smaller map, shorter paths, and more action than before.
Wild West heroes: The road trip llamas contain Wild West heroes.
- There is Quickshot (soldier);
- Explosive Assassin (ninja),
- Classic tech (constructor)
- and Chaos Fragment (explorer)
New weapons in Save the World: Additionally, there are now 5 different “flintlock weapons” that can also be found in Road Trip llamas, and a 6th weapon for the shop:
- the old Betsy – a sniper rifle
- Duelist – a revolver
- Dragoon – a heavy shotgun
- Grappling hook – a scythe
- Eulerich the Third – a heavy mace
- and Fortnite adds the hammer “Crusher” in the event shop
Dead players can crawl: Interestingly, defeated players are now displayed more clearly and can crawl. You can revive them in “Save the World,” but a teammate must take a moment.
Sale coming: On July 17, “Save the World” will be on sale for PS4, PC, and Xbox One. The large founder packs will also be sold again – but with “Legendary Troll Treasure Llamas” instead of friend codes.
Gifts for founders: With 5.0, players who are already founders will receive additional troll treasure llamas.
There are also many balance changes and bug fixes for Save the World.
