Fortnite Battle Royale update v3.4 is live on PS4, Xbox One, PC and iOS.
As Fortnite goes offline for server maintenance, Epic Games has released the patch notes.
The update introduces the brand new guided missile weapon, and replaces the grenade launcher with a seasonal egg launcher.
The guided missile lets you take control of the rocket after it has fired.
The only drawback is that you’re unable to move your character once you’ve taken control of the rocket, so you’re open to attacks.
Launch Pad drop rate has also increased, while Sniper Shootout v2 becomes the latest limited time mode.
You can check out the Battle Royale patch notes in full below….
WEAPONS + ITEMS
- Guided Missile added.
- Stats:
– Damage to Players: Epic – 105; Legendary – 110
– Damage to Environment: 1000
– Lifetime: 18 seconds
– Time Between Shots: 3.13 seconds
– Rocket Speed: 1300 units/second
– Rocket Health: 100
– Take direct control of the missile after it’s fired.
– Once you take on the missile’s point-of-view, you’re unable to move your character.
– Disconnect from the missile at any time, in which the missile will continue its trajectory.
– Moves slightly slower than a regular rocket but does the same damage.
– Epic and Legendary rarity.
– Uses Rocket ammo.
– Found in Treasure Chests + Supply Drops.
- Adjusted rarity colors on Shotguns to more closely represent their effectiveness.
- NOTE: Characteristics (such as weapon damage, drop chances) are completely unchanged.
- Tactical Shotguns are now Common/Uncommon/Rare (was Uncommon/Rare/Epic).
- Pump Shotguns are now Uncommon/Rare (was Common/Uncommon).
- The Egg Launcher has been added as a seasonal item that replaces the Grenade Launcher (only a cosmetic change).
- Increased Launch Pad drop rate by 25%.
Bug Fixes
- Issues with the Boogie Bomb are fixed and this item is now re-enabled.
- Fixed an issue which caused spike traps to trigger when a player stands on top of the wall the trap is attached to.
- Fixed an issue which prevented players from entering ADS mode upon landing when they hold the aim button while jumping.
- Fixed an issue which caused the Hunting Rifle to fire inaccurately when crouched or at close range.
- The Remote Explosives detonator is now correctly removed from your inventory if another player destroys your placed explosives and you have no more in your inventory.
- Fixed a bug where players could remain in sprint while using the Remote Explosive detonator but not play the detonator animation.
GAMEPLAY
- Limited Time Mode: Sniper Shootout v2
- Hunting Rifle and Crossbow added.
- Revolver removed.
- Downed state is disabled. Downed players are immediately eliminated.
- Legendary weapons can only be found in Supply Drops.
- Epic weapons can only be found in Treasure Chests.
- Heavy Ammo Drop Quantities:
– Floor: 6
– Chest: 6
– Ammo Box: 12
– Supply Drop: 18
– Llama: 90
- Rearranged the order in which pieces fall off of player built structures as they are damaged.
- Increased the number of loot spawns on the warmup island.
- Removed 30 FPS mode from Xbox One and PS4.
- In v3.4 we made some significant GPU optimizations which improved visual quality, including resolution in 60 FPS mode, and we now feel there is very little reason to play at 30 FPS. – Developer Comment
