Epic Games has just launched the new content update for Fortnite.
The game developers announced they would be rolling in the new update today, August 15, a day later than usual.
The new v5.21 content update will bring a new sniper rifle to Fortnite, as well as several major changes to the game.
Fortnite’s content updates are usually accompanied by some significant downtime, but will that happen again today?
When is the Fortnite content update?
Epic Games changes their usual content update from Tuesday to Wednesday, as they push out v5.21 today.
The game developers rolled out a new Fortnite update at 9am BST (4am ET).
The biggest new addition in the content update is the new Legendary Heavy Sniper rifle which, according to Epic Games, is capable of “dealing high damage to structures.”
On top of this, various Fortnite insiders and dateminers have uncovered a new as yet unreleased skin – the ‘Grill Sergeant’ – and a new glider labelled as ModernMilitaryRed.
Alongside this, some major bug fixes are brought in to improve performance and game quality.
Is there any Fortnite downtime?
Epic Games tweeted out late last night that there would be no downtime for the content update today.
The developers said announced the client update for 9am BST today but confirmed they would not be taking the servers down to update the game.
Usually, Fortnite stays offline for roughly three hours during a major content update, but today appears to be different.
Once you fire up your Fortnite game, the update should automatically load and you can jump straight back in.