Fortnite is steadily taking over the world on consoles, PC, and mobile, and now the massively-popular shooter is adding on to its features with a brand new content update released this week.
Developer Epic Games has released the latest content update for Fortnite across all platforms. The v3.5 update itself features the long-awaited return of the game’s 50v50 Mode, and in its V2 iteration, the mode itself features two buses, two teams, twice as much ammo, and double the amount of carnage since the last time players got their hands on it.
In addition to the 50v50 Mode’s return, other new features and additions include a new light machine gun weapon for the game’s Battle Royale mode, while the Save the World mode is getting its own new features, such as new challenges a new Neon Weapon, the Mercury LMG.
Fortnite is available now on PS4, Xbox One, PC, Mac, and iOS – for a full breakdown of the game’s v3.5 update, you can check out the patch notes below, along with a trailer for the return of 50v50:
V3.5.2 UPDATE
GENERAL
- From Thursday, April 19 until Sunday, April 22 players will receive the following:
- 2x experience when playing Battle Royale.
- An Into the Storm Llama each day in Save the World.
- Remember to log in to claim your Llama on each of these days to collect all four.
- Resiliency improvements to help prevent extended downtime.
- Fix for a high-frequency crash on Xbox One
BATTLE ROYALE
- Peeking is being reverted back to how it functioned prior to v3.5.
- This should solve the issue causing players to accidentally shoot their own structures while trying to peek. More info here.
GENERAL
- Gifts of appreciation to our community for your patience during our unexpected downtime on 4/12 – Part 2:
- Battle Royale – 20 Battle Pass Stars
- Save the World – 1600 Seasonal Gold
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- This should solve the issue causing players to accidentally shoot their own structures while trying to peek. More info here.
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BATTLE ROYALE
GAMEPLAY
- Limited Time Mode: 50V50 v2
- Two teams of 50 fight to the finish!
- Due to this being a “large squad” mode, Profile Stats will not be tracked. Daily & Weekly challenges will still work, with the exception of the Squad-based challenges (‘Place Top 6 in Squads’, etc.).
- Storm & Map
- Each team has a bus, approaching the island from opposite directions. On the map, the friendly bus has a blue outline, enemy has red.
- Final storm circle visible on minimap at start.
- Players have 10 minutes to loot the map as the storm closes in on the circle, then 5 minutes to fight, and another 5 minutes as the storm shrinks to the end.
- Supply drops come in batches of 3-6, fall every two minutes, and only land in the final storm circle.
- Added dotted line to map, which indicates the “battle lines” between the two teams. Crossing the line will make running into enemies more likely.
- Loot
- Farming resources increased 75% over default.
- Increased floor loot spawn likelihood by 15%.
- Floor Loot spawns double ammo.
- Ammo boxes spawn triple ammo.
- Chests spawn double ammo & consumables.
- Supply drops spawn double ammo, and an extra consumable, resource drop and trap.
- Bug Fixes + Mode Improvements
- Fixed a bug that created uneven teams where one side could have more than 50 players.
- Downed players lose health more quickly than normal (10 health per tick).
- Two teams of 50 fight to the finish!
WEAPONS + ITEMS
- Light Machine Gun added.
- Rare and Epic rarities.
- Can be found in Floor Loot, Treasure Chests, and Vending Machines.
- 25 / 26 damage (Rare / Epic).
- 100 round magazine, fires Medium ammo.
- 5 second reload time.
SAVE THE WORLD
MISSIONS + SYSTEMS
- Into the Storm: Encore
- Crank up the Steel Wool and get ready to fight as Lars continues his journey into the storm.
- Complete this new questline to unlock one of the four new Cyberpunk Heroes.
WEAPONS + ITEMS
- Mercury LMG
- Energy assault weapon with a moderate rate of fire and large magazine size.