Fortnite update 1.28: PS4 and Xbox One Battle Royale patch sets stealthy Bush item LIVE

The new Fortnite update was launched today by Epic Games and took a little while to be deployed.

The size of the new 1.28 patch varied from platform-to-platform: Xbox: 603 MB – PS4: 370 MB – PC: 1950 MB.

And while the new update included a few notable features, it also brought with a new stealthy cosmetic.

The Fortnite Bush can now be found in chests and supply drops and used to traverse the map like a ninja.

As the name suggests, it’s a new Legendary item that camouflages the player as an inconspicuous bush.

However, it should be noted that the Bush is a one-time use item that is destroyed if the player wearing it takes any damage, including damage from the storm.

“Hide in plain sight with the new consumable item for Battle Royale … the Bush,” a message from Epic explains. 

“When you aren’t creeping around the world in your new camouflage, check out the Season Shop! It’s a store filled with seasonal gliders, outfits and harvesting tools. 

The Season Shop has also been deployed, and following a bumpy debut, is now available to use in-game.

The Season Shop is the new item shop for Battle Royale that offers gliders, outfits, and harvesting tools. 

These need to be unlocked by leveling up each season, the first season includes these items:

  • Level 5 – Glider : Aerial Assault One
  • Level 15 – Outfit : Aerial Assault Trooper
  • Level 20 – Outfit : Renegade Raider
  • Level 35 – Pickaxe : Raider’s Revenge

The full Fortnite Battle Royale patch notes for update 1.28 can be found below:

BATTLE ROYALE

WEAPONS

  • Adjusted Pump Shotgun falloff damage.
  • 100% damage up to 7.68 meters
  • 70% damage at 18 meters
  • 20% at 30 meters
  • 0% at 41 meters
  • Increased the time it takes to transition from hip-fire to targeting mode after unintentionally decreasing it in a previous update.
  • It previously took 0.25 seconds to raise and lower weapons.
  • It now takes 0.4 seconds to raise weapons and 0.45 seconds to lower weapons.
  • Fixed an issue that resulted in weapons not having ammo when picked up.
  • Fixed a recoil bug which made aiming upwards faster than aiming downwards while firing.

UI

  • Added a scroll bar for the daily challenge list so that the “Collect Rewards” button is no longer pushed off screen when five or more challenges are displayed.
  • The loading screen no longer displays “Solo” when entering or leaving a Squad match.

CONTROLLER

  • You can now repair structures while in build mode using the “Combat Pro” configuration.
  • Hold the right thumbstick down to repair.
  • The Right Trigger label (“RT”) on the controller layout image is now assigned to the correct button.

PERFORMANCE

  • Optimized shadow rendering to improve overall performance.
  • Optimized visibility calculations for objects to improve rendering performance.
  • Made improvements to foliage rendering affecting CPU and GPU performance.
  • Reduced in-game hitches by preloading additional assets in the matchmaking lobby instead of mid-match.
  • Resolved multi-second hitching and freezing on consoles. 

DAILY CHALLENGES

  • Fixed a few issues that unintentionally awarded players with completed challenges.