Fortnite and Fortnite Battle Royale have updated to 2.1, and the latest patch adds a few new things. A healing trap called the Cozy Campfire and replays with NVIDIA ShadowPlay are just some of the featured highlights. Read an abbreviated version of the patch notes below.
NEW FEATURES
- Cozy Campfire : Heals 2 HP per second, has a blue level of rarity and can be found anywhere
- NVIDIA ShadowPlay Highlights : Will automatically record key moments and can be customized to suit the player’s need. Requires a GTX 650 or newer.
BATTLE ROYALE FIXES
Weapons
- Boogie Bomb dance effect removed after taking damage. Boogie Bomb is now blue rarity.
Gameplay
- Fixed clipping issues with recently built structures
- Fixed issues with sniper bullets not causing damage
- Fixed animation issues associated with DBNO
Audio
- Increased range and volume of footsteps. Glitches with footstep sounds will be fixed in next update.
- Footsteps easier to hear when building, shooting or collecting resources
- Fixed sniper bullets sounding multiple times
- Fixed phantom bullet sounds
- Volume of AC/DC Pickaxe adjusted
- Reduced volume of teleport drone
UI
- “Push to talk” button should appear consistently now
- Shortened Daily Challenge descriptions
- Rewards for a previous Battle Pass challenge automatically redeem when you complete a new one.
SAVE THE WORLD FIXES
Gameplay
- Fixed failed crafting issues
Heroes
- Fixed issues where Ninja smoke bombs healed players without “Medicinal Fumes” unlocked
- “Base MD” now heals allies on affected floors and only applies to the base placed by the Constructor.
- “Energized” perk now works as it should
- Fixed an issue that stopped players from unlocking the Raider Nomad hero
Missions
- Fixed issues where “Winter’s Chill,” “Cold as Ice” and “Deep Freeze” quests could be completed in varied times and zones
- Fixed issues where seasonal guild was awarded after failing a mission
The changes aren’t massive, but go a long way toward tightening up this early access multiplayer experience, and it’s good to see some finer issues getting a quick pass from the team at Epic. The volume of footsteps in particular has long been discussed by fans. While the fixes there aren’t yet complete, it’s obvious that shortcoming will be ironed out soon.
Aside from fixing the game itself, it’s been a pretty busy few days for Fortnite and Fortnite Battle Royale. Recent updates added a new silenced pistol to the game alongside a limited game mode called Sneaky Silencers. Login issues partially plagued the event, but lots of players still got their feet wet with the new gun. We expect to see more refinements similar to patch 2.1 in the weeks ahead.
Fortnite and Fortnite Battle Royale are available now on PS4, Xbox One and PC.
What do you think of Fortnite’s 2.1 update? Are you excited to try out the Cozy Campfire trap? Tell us in the comments section!
