A few days ago it was revealed that the Heavy Sniper Rifle would be making its way into the game in just a couple of days. While it may be a day later than expected (Fortnite usually updates on Tuesdays), v5.21 of the massively popular game is finally here, and like the other patches for the game, this one adds a ton of free content for players, including the aforementioned sniper.

The Heavy Sniper Rifle is, in short, one of the most powerful weapons in the game. While it is incredibly hard to find in the game world, it’s capable of taking down any material in one shot and deals 150 damage to players.

In addition to the new weapon, two new modes were added to the game. The first is a variant of 50 v 50 called Soaring 50’s. The mode follows the regular rules with a couple differences: players are able to re-activate their gliders when falling from certain heights and there is an increase to the number of jump items that will spawn in each game like Bounce Pads, Launch Pads, and Impulse Grenades.

The second mode added sees the return of Sniper Shootout, which makes sense given the new weapon. For those that don’t know, in this mode, the only obtainable weapons that spawn are sniper rifles.

Of course, there also a couple of smaller changes made to the game as well. If you want to check those out, you can do so in the patch notes, straight from Epic Games, below:

LIMITED TIME MODE: SOARING 50’S

Summary
This mode is a twist on the traditional 50 vs 50 mode, featuring an extra emphasis on mobility. Gliders can be re-deployed when falling from large heights. Additional Impulse Grenades, Bounce Pads, and Launch Pads will be spawned throughout the map. Jump in and soar to new heights!

Mode Details

• 50v50 loot, ammo and resource levels
• When in mid-air and greater than 10m up, press Jump to deploy your glider
• Added Impulse Grenades to chests at double the standard spawn rate
• Added Impulse Grenades to floor loot
• Decreased Spike Trap spawn chances
• Increased Launch Pad & Bounce Pad spawn chances
• Profile Stats (K/D & Wins) are not tracked in this mode.

LIMITED TIME MODE: SNIPER SHOOTOUT

Summary
In this limited time mode, players will do battle using sniper rifles. May the best aim win!

What’s New?

• Scoped Assault Rifles have been removed.
• The Heavy Sniper Rifle has been added.

Mode Details

• Only weapon drops are Sniper Rifles.
• Floor Loot spawns reduced by 50%.
• Profile Stats (K/D & Wins) are tracked in this mode.

WEAPONS + ITEMS

• Heavy Sniper added
  • Available in Epic and Legendary variants.
  • Can be found from floor loot, chests, Supply Drops, and Vending Machines.
  • Each shot delivers devastating damage at the cost of a long reload.
    • Deals 150/157 damage to players.
    • These large rounds deal increased damage (1050/1100) to buildings.
    • Projectiles fired from the Heavy Sniper have less bullet drop in comparison to other Snipers.
• Minigun
  • Minigun headshot multiplier has been reduced from 2.5 to 1.5.

Bug Fixes

• Grenades now properly grant progress for the Week 5 Challenge: “Deal damage to players with a Clinger, Stink Bomb, or Grenade.”

ART + ANIMATION

• Cloth physics have been fixed and will now appear properly.

SAVE THE WORLD

MISSIONS + SYSTEMS

• Weekly Horde Challenge – Bullet Proof Husks
  • Features bulletproof enemies that must be defeated with melee weapons, traps, or Hero abilities.
  • One time completion Quest Reward
    • 1500 Gold
  • Repeatable quest reward
    • 75 Tickets
• Removed the Power Rating restrictions on Challenge the Horde missions.
  • These restrictions were blocking some players from accessing the Weekly Challenge Missions even though their Power Level was at the necessary level.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the modifier between Challenge the Horde missions wasn’t appearing between waves.
• The Constructor Leadership quest will no longer fail to advance when purchasing the skill tree node.
• Atlas activation has been fixed in multi-gate Fight the Storm missions.
• Track completion now advances the mission properly in Level 28 Deliver the Bomb.
• Survivors and quest items no longer appear as orange boxes in the world.

HEROES

• New Constructor Machinist: Thora added to the Event Store.
  • Available Wednesday, August 15th at 8pm ET.

GAMEPLAY

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue that could cause Rocket Launchers to take up a large portion of the screen.

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