Epic Games have confirmed that the new Fortnite update is being released on Thursday, December 14, on PS4, Xbox One and PC.
This new Winter patch will have the usual bugfixes and tweaks, but will also include some new festive weapons too.
A limited-time Snowball Grenade Launcher and festive Battle Bus are coming in the new Fortnite Winter update.
There will also be new emotes added to the game, as well as Season 2 gear dropping during the event, which is scheduled from December 14 and ending on February 20.
Epic have also confirmed that the game’s Season store is being replaced with the Season 2 Battle Pass.
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Players will need to level up their Battle Pass, with 65+ rewards unlockable by the end of the season – Epic says it typically takes 75 to 150 hours of play to get everything.
“We have a snow-packed update for you in our V.1.11 patch, including the beginning of Season 2 for Fortnite Battle Royale and the new Battle Pass,” a message from Epic Games teases.
“In addition, we have “The Fortnite Guide to Holiday Survival” Winter Event for Save the World, featuring global inventory, a new questline, holiday heroes, weapons, and an event currency store.”
Epic haven’t provided a set release time, although that will probably be shared before the official Fortnite servers release.
The new Fortnite Winter update patch notes can be found below:
GAMEPLAY
- Compete in solos or with friends to complete the two new Daily Quests.
- Top 50 Solo
- Top 12 Squad
- Updated a few Daily Quests:
- “Search Chests” changed from 5 to 7
- “Search Ammo Boxes” changed from 10 to 7
- “Pistol Eliminations” changed from 3 to 2
- Anyone already on these quests with have their progress reset.
- Added support for 21:9 displays and any other ultrawide resolutions.
- Added animations for sliding down cliff sides.
- Added animations to turn head to reticle while sprinting diagonally.
- The “Combat Pro” controller configuration will now be the default configuration for new players.
- No change has been made to existing users.
- Soccer and Basketballs now have smoother movement. How long can you keep the ball in play?
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue that caused actual damage dealt to not match up with damage numbers on screen.
- Floating damage numbers would sometimes be one digit higher than the actual damage dealt due to rounding issues.
- Chests no longer appear unopened at a distance when they have already been looted.
- Fixed an issue that prevented players from picking up items that overlapped looted chests and ammo crates.
- Build mode blueprints are now hidden after using a Launch Pad and while DBNO.
- Fixed an issue that prevented players from taking fall damage if they had 1HP remaining.
- Fixed a broken animation that occurred while switching between certain equipped items.
- Fixed the Renegade Raider outfit’s head so it doesn’t clip through the helmet anymore.
- Character models now animate properly when rotating in place.
- Fixed an issue that allowed players to “search” items like bushes and furniture, causing them to wiggle and play an audio cue.
- These types of items are now only searchable in the Save the World co-op mode.
- Reduced aim assist prioritizing DBNO players.