Fortnite – Update 3.3.0 angekündigt

Epic Games hat Update 3.3.0 für Fortnite angekündigt, das einige neue Inhalte ergänzt und Bugs beseitigt. Die englischen Patchnotes dazu lesen sich folgendermaßen:

General

Bug Fixes

• Improved server performance and reduced bandwidth usage when players are jumping.
• Korean, Japanese, and Chinese languages will display properly in the UI when changing languages while playing the game.

Weapons + Items

• Remote Explosives added.
  • Rare rarity.
  • Found in Supply Llamas, Treasure Chests, Floor Loot or Supply Drops.
  • Stacks of 4 (Max of 10).
• Smoke Grenade has been vaulted.

Bug Fixes

• Updated the ‘No Scope Hunting Rifle’ name to simply be ‘Hunting Rifle’.
• Fixed missing environmental impact FX on Hunting Rifle projectiles.

Gameplay

• Limited Time Mode: Blitz
  *NOTE: This mode will be enabled on 3/19.
  • Blitz has much shorter storm times resulting in faster & more intense matches!
    • Maximum match length is 15 minutes.
  • The match will start with the storm circle already closing in over the island.
  • Adjustments to loot availability:
    • Increased chances of treasure chests spawning from 50-70% to 80-90%.
    • Increased chances of ammo boxes spawning from 65-80% to 85-95%.
    • Floor Loot spawns nearly 100% of the time.
    • Supply Drop spawn interval lessened from 180s (+/- 30s) to 80s (+/- 20s).
    • Supply Drop descent time shortened from 60s to 30s.
    • Launchpad spawn likelihood greatly increased.
  • Harvesting resources doubled.
  • Resources found in loot increased from 30 to 100.
  • Treasure chest health increased from 200 to 500.
  • Ammo box health increased from 120 to 250.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue causing the unintentional rotation of stairs.
• Fixed an issue causing an eliminated player’s collision to stick around temporarily, making it difficult to pick-up their dropped items.

UI

Bug Fixes

• Fixed the News window not displaying once you select Battle Royale.
• Fixed a bug that sometimes made characters appear with the wrong orientation when previewing items in the front end menu.

Art/Animation

• Updated the circular bullet impact FX so that they help indicate the direction the shot came from.

Audio

Bug Fixes

• Fixed gunshot sound stuttering that would occur when firing an automatic weapon at low ammo counts.
• Fixed issue that caused gunfire and other sounds to play at louder volume than usual.

Performance

• Optimized shield effects on players to improve overall frame rate.