Fortnite UPDATE: New map patch confirmed with no Epic Games downtime required

Following the release of the big Fortnite update this week, Epic Games have confirmed the need of another.

According to the new patch notes, update 3.2 is in need of a few tweaks, with the latest hotfix being released today.

Epic Games haven’t confirmed when the new update will go live, however, they have revealed that there will be no need for downtime.

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That will be relief to a lot of fans, who will know that some Fornite updates can mean around three hours of downtime.

No official time has been given for when patch 3.2.1 will be released, although, we know what’s in it.

Epic Games have posted the official patch notes, which include changes to the new 5 team of 20 limited mode, and other performance fixes.

FORTNITE UPDATE

  • Texture Streaming crashes for all platforms
  • Farm details not rendering from far away

Teams of 20 Storm Time Changes

  • We’ll be removing two minutes from storm 6 wait time and adding 1 minute each to storm 1 & 2.
  • Storm Circle 1: Random location. 120s wait, 180s shrink time.
  • Storm Circle 2: Random location. 120s wait, 90s shrink time.
  • Storm Circle 3: Location centered on previous storm (for the rest of the match). 120s wait, 90s shrink time.
  • Storm Circle 4: 120s wait, 60s shrink.
  • Storm Circle 5: 180s wait, 60s shrink.
  • Storm Circle 6: 120s wait, 120s shrink.
  • Epic Games recently revealed that they had made changes to other areas of the game, without notifying fans.

This includes making changes to the perks on the Dragon Weapons, which now includes these tweaks:

Legendary

  • If the schematic didn’t have at least one blue and one gold perk – the item was re-rolled.
  • If the schematic had more than two gray perks, four blue perks, or four gold perks – the item was re-rolled.

Epic

  • If the schematic didn’t have at least one blue perk – the item was rerolled.
  • If the schematic had more than two gray perks, three blue perks, or three gold perks – the item was rerolled

“The system for rerolling perks is actively being worked on, and will empower you to pick and choose which perks you want to change on the weapon.

“We’ve started some high level design work on the weapon perk reroll system, it’s going to take some time.”

Epic Games goals for the system:

  • Put control over weapon perks into YOUR hands. Roll a stat you don’t like? Change it!
  • Introduce meaningful end-game investment opportunities in weapons past level 30.
  • Introduce clear steps toward perfecting the items you love.

More Fortnite updates are on the way, with the new Jetpack item expected to arrive later in March.