In Fortnite, the developers have already revealed what to expect in the upcoming patch 5.4. It is likely to arrive on Tuesday and aims to make the endgame more exciting. A dev update from Epic gives us a preview of the patch notes.
Most of the time, we enter the patch week for Fortnite relatively clueless. This time, Epic is telling us exactly what will happen in update 5.4.
Storm edges deal damage to player buildings: The biggest change in the next patch will be that the edges of the storm will already affect the end zone and destroy player buildings there. This is supposed to happen only at the end of each match.
Epic says this only affects the 10% of Fortnite matches that last until the final storm phase.
What’s behind this? Good players often engage in a “build-off” in close quarters at the end of a match, where both construct huge buildings to outdo each other. This is expected to become even more chaotic now.
As Epic demonstrates, buildings will collapse in the tightest quarters, and the “build-offs” will take on a new twist from the outside.
A weapon disappears
Revolver gone: Epic will remove the revolver from the game with the next patch. It may return in a modified form later. For now, it’s gone.
Epic is doing this to keep Fortnite fresh. They announce that with Season 6, more items will temporarily disappear.
However, it is also possible that the patch will be released on Monday, Wednesday, or Thursday of next week. That has happened before.
Revolvers essentially do the same as hand cannons – perhaps that’s why they have become expendable:
A new item comes: With patch 5.4.0, Epic introduces a new “movement item.” However, they do not reveal exactly what it is yet. The last movement items were the portable pocket rifts. Before that, there were jet-packs or bounce pads.
What else is happening?
- In the future, you’ll find two boogie bombs instead of just one as before
- You can now carry the same shield three times instead of just two as before
- The remote explosives will be rarer – it was previously “rare” (blue), now it will be epic (purple)
When is the update coming? We do not yet know the exact date for the new patch. The most likely date is Tuesday, September 4.
However, it is also possible that the patch will be released on Monday, Wednesday, or Thursday of next week. That has happened before.
