Fortnite: ‘v7.20 Content Update’

Here come the Sneaky Snowman, and the Omega Pyramid.

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V7.20 CONTENT UPDATE

 

BATTLE ROYALE

 

WHAT’S NEW?

Sneaky Snowman

Is that snowman closer than it was a second ago? Sneak around the map and surprise enemies in a frosty new way.

 

 

The Block – Omega Pyramid

The Block is now a Pyramid! Drop into this massive structure created by Directingpete to discover the secrets it holds inside.

 

 

LIMITED TIME MODE: SNIPER SHOOTOUT

Summary

In this limited time mode, players will do battle using scoped weapons only. May the best aim win!

What’s New?

• Suppressed Sniper Rifles have been added.
• Legendary Scoped Pistols have been added to Supply Drops.

 

Mode Details

• Floor Loot spawners reduced by 50%
• Reviving “Down But Not Out” teammates in Duos & Squads is deactivated – be careful peeking!
• Profile Stats (K/D & Wins) are tracked in this mode

 

WEAPONS + ITEMS

• Sneaky Snowman
  • Use Primary Fire to throw a projectile that creates a destructible snowman.
  • Use Secondary Fire to wear the Sneaky Snowman.
  • Sneaky Snowman has 100 Health and acts as a shield when worn by a player.
  • Sneaky Snowman is destroyed when its Health reaches zero or when the player wearing the snowman swaps to a different item or building mode.
    • This means that a player wearing a Sneaky Snowman cannot build or use other items. Movement of all types is allowed.
  • Available in Common variant.
  • Can be found from Floor Loot, Chests, and Supply Llamas.
  • Drops in stacks of 5.
  • Max stack size of 10.
• Swapped the drop chance of Shield Potions and Small Shield Potions.
  • Shield Potion
    • Reduced drop chance from Floor Loot from 16.53% to 13.22%.
    • Reduced drop chance from Chests from 14.26% to 9.51%.
  • Small Shield Potion
    • Increased drop chance from Floor Loot from 13.22% to 16.53%.
    • Increased drop chance from Chests from 9.51% to 14.26%.
• Vaulted the following items:
  • Quad Rocket Launcher
  • Port-A-fortress
  • Grappler
• Reduced the drop chance of Gliders.
  • Reduced drop chance from Chests from 11.89% to 4.43%.
• Reduced the drop chance of Balloons.​​​​​​​
  • Reduced drop chance from Chests from 7.58% to 3.24%.
• Reduced the spawn chance of Quad Crashers from 100% to 50%.
• Reduced the spawn chance of X-4 Stormwings from 80% to 50%.

 

PERFORMANCE

• Fixed an issue where building would cause a major drop in FPS.

 

EVENTS

• Added additional dates for Explorer Pop-Up Cup.
  • Updated additional materials gained on elimination to now drop with the eliminated player, rather than being granted immediately.

 

CREATIVE

 

WHAT’S NEW?

This is an early release so you may experience client crashes, loss of progress, or other unexpected errors.

 

WEAPONS + ITEMS

• Sneaky Snowman
  • Use Primary Fire to throw a projectile that creates a destructible snowman.
  • Use Secondary Fire to wear the Sneaky Snowman.
  • Sneaky Snowman has 100 Health and acts as a shield when worn by a player.
  • Sneaky Snowman is destroyed when its Health reaches zero or when the player wearing the snowman swaps to a different item or building mode.
    • This means that a player wearing a Sneaky Snowman cannot build or use other items. Movement of all types is allowed.
  • Available in Common variant.
  • Can be found from Floor Loot, Chests, and Supply Llamas.
  • Drops in stacks of 5.
  • Max stack size of 10.
• Added to Creative
  • Light Machine Gun
  • Suppressed Sub-Machine Gun
  • Revolver
  • Semi-Auto Sniper Rifle
  • Smoke Grenade
  • Remote Explosives

 

Source: Epic Games.

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