The latest content update for Fortnite — the 8.20 patch — will be hitting servers today, and with it comes an array of changes to the game, as well as the inclusion of some new, limited-time game modes. According to Epic Games, the update will include fixes to the Baller item and various weapons, but perhaps most importantly, the former hard cap on how many materials a player could gather has now been reverted back to its standard amount. Previously, Epic had begun tinkering with players only being able to carry a maximum of 500 of each material (wood/brick/metal), but that looks to be reverting back to 999, at least in normal game modes. You can check out the full list of changes to the Battle Royale portion of Fortnite below, and expect to see it live sometime today: Poison Dart Trap It's a Poison Trap! Catch your opponents off guard with this new addition. But remember, watch where you step… New Foraged Items It's bananas! Regenerate health and zoom around after taking a bite from a pepper, heal up with a tasty banana, or relax with a coconut to gain health/shields. Limited Time Mode: Floor is Lava Lava gradually rises from the lowest parts of the map, and it's hot! Drop in and quickly loot and gather materials so you can be the first to reach the high ground. More details on that mode below: A few minutes into the match, the lava will begin to rise. The lava moves at a steady speed until the entire map is covered. Touching the lava will apply damage directly to your health and bounce you up in the air. You can build on the lava. Players will be given a small number of materials every second, to help out in those "entire map is on fire" situations. Weapon/Item Changes The Baller no longer applies damage to players upon collision and there will be future changes planned in the 8.30 update that will allow for players to shoot through the glass of The Baller. However, non-glass areas of the item will still be able to block damage and have collision effects. Siphon/Material Changes Perhaps the biggest change to this update, the material changes implemented in the 7.40 update have been removed, reverting all settings in the core modes to how they initially were. This includes the 500/500/500 cap on materials, health/materials dropping upon an elimination, and the harvest rate increase. While the mechanics are being phased out of the core modes, they will remain in the new Arena game mode. For a full look at the list of updates that hit Fortnite earlier today, make sure to head over to the Epic Games blog and check them all out, as there are quite a bit across all three game modes.<doc-sep>Fortnite just got a client-side update labelled as version 2.12 on PS4. Officially numbered as build 8.20.1, the 800MB patch was released to solve bugs and stability issues that emerged following Wednesday's 8.20 major-version update. Epic discussed the patch via social media Friday morning and published the patch notes listed below. Fortnite 8.20.1 (2.12) Patch Notes Battle Royale Fixed an issue where spectator numbers would not update, even after the spectator had left the game. Fixed an issue that caused players to be unable to queue in the correct division level in the Arena game mode when the party leader was in a lower division. Fixed an issue which caused the Poison Dart Trap to be hidden behind certain wall assets. Fixed an issue where trap placement on walls would be blocked if a stair structure was attached to the wall. Fixed an issue that prevented players from getting removed from the Baller when hit by a Boogie Bomb. Fixed an issue preventing friend invites from displaying in the social panel. Creative Fixed an issue where Creature Spawners wouldn't activate within the correct range after it has been resized. Fixed an issue where the Phone Tool would emit two beams rather than one after copying multiple times. Fixed an issue that prevented non-damaging traps (Ice Block, Bouncers, etc) from functioning if the Game was not started. Fixed an issue where any Baller vehicle that was placed on an Island prior to v8.20 could not use the boost. Fixed an issue that prevented vehicles from being damaged by Music Sequencer when damage was turned on. Save the World Re-enabled the X Marks the Spot sub-objective. Fixed an issue where the X Marks the Spot objective was removing items from player inventories. Fixed an issue that was causing B.A.S.E to incorrectly hover over player built structures. "We're releasing a client update March 29 at 5 a.m. EDT that includes bug fixes and stability improvements. Additionally, We'll be releasing a detailed list of all resolved issues shortly after the patch is released. There will be no downtime for this update," The developer said. shortly after the release of 8.20, it became very clear that players were less than satisfied with some of the changes Epic had made. On the performance side, glitches pushed many players to accidentally shoot their own walls while Turbo Building. Perhaps more widespread, however, were the massive framerate drops occurring on all platforms. We suspect these sorts of issues are primarily what today's patch seeks to address. Still, that's just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the controversies of update version 8.20. Borrowing features from competitive tournaments, Epic also introduced a 500 mat cap for each material as well as a siphon of 50 health per kill. The community has been vocal about its displeasure for the new feature that was likely designed to lure casual players to competitive modes. While disliked the shift seems very intentional, so we doubt Epic will do much to change it in this particular patch. This story is developing. We'll add more info as soon as we can. Fortnite is available on PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC and mobile. Today's bugfix update is live on all platforms.<doc-sep>Fortnite update 8.20 is out today, and it's a doozy. The biggest addition is one that players have been waiting on for some time: a proper Battle Royale ranked mode in the form of Arena. While playing in Arena, players will earn 'Hype' "to advance to higher leagues and unlock exclusive tournaments, such as the Fortnite World Cup Online Opens," Epic explained. Arena will be available for solos and duos, with each mode broken into several divisions ranging from Open League to Champion League. To celebrate Arena mode's arrival, Epic is holding a $100,000 in-game duos tournament called the Luxe Cup on March 30 - 31. You'll need to reach Contender League in Arena in order to compete, and you'll also obviously need a battle buddy. The Luxe Cup will work similarly to the Fortnite World Cup Opens: all eligible players will duke it out on March 30, and the top 3,000 will fight for rank on March 31. Arena mode is exciting, but it's not the only interesting part of update 8.20. It's also added a new 'Forage' feature which lets you gather Fortnite peppers, Fortnite bananas, and Fortnite coconuts out in the world. Peppers boost your health regen and movement speed, bananas heal you outright, and coconuts restore either your health or shields. You can forage these in the desert and tropical biomes. Peppers should be especially useful in the new Floor is Lava Limited Time Mode, which forces players to race to high ground as rising lava encroaches on the map. As always, the update also contains a laundry list of balance changes. The new Fortnite Baller vehicle is at the top of the list for Battle Royale. Ballers no longer deal damage when you run into people, making hamster-style splatter kills a thing of the past. Epic says it's "not satisfied with the current use of Ballers," so it's planning another change in update 8.30 which will allow players to shoot through the Baller's glass housing. Other additions include a poison trap for Fortnite Battle Royale, a creature spawner for Fortnite Creative (I can't wait to see what people do with that), and a pirate questline for Fortnite Save the World. You can read the full patch notes here. Here's how to complete the latest batch of Fortnite Discovery Challenges.<doc-sep>
Fortnite: Battle Royale’s v8.20 update patch notes are now live. They have revealed several unexpected changes to items, vehicles, and game modes. The v8.20 update not only brought several bug fixes that were already promised, but also The Floor is Lava Limited Time Mode, the new Poison Trap, and changes to The Baller, the Infantry Rifle, and the addition of new foraged items spread around the island. Check out below the highlights of the v8.20 patch notes. Reversion of core game mode changes in v7.40 Epic has been testing a few changes to the standard game modes (Solo, Duos, and Squads) since it implemented the mechanics of Pop-Up Cups in them. The company reverted some, saying they have resulted “in an unhealthy level of aggressive play, diminishing other viable strategies.” From now on, players in these modes will no longer get health or shield upon elimination, won’t get materials for eliminations, will have a higher material cap, and will harvest at the old rate. These changes will not be applied to competitive modes like the new Arena Mode. Weapons and Items The Infantry Rifles are now hitscan, Epic has confirmed, which means they now hit instantly if the player aims accurately instead of firing a projectile that’s affected by gravity and has travel time. The Poison Dart Traps were also added. They’re uncommon, can be found in floor loot, and deal 10 damage per second for eight seconds if an enemy is hit by them. The effect does not pile up, Players will now also find bananas, coconuts, and peppers around the map. Bananas heal five health just like apples, but are found in the tropical biome, while coconuts heal five health or shield over a short time, and peppers heal five health while granting a 20 percent bonus movement speed for 10 seconds. The Baller changes Epic has removed the impact damage that The Baller used to deal, and the company also said players will be able to shoot others through the glass in the upcoming v8.30 update. All its bouncing and knocking properties still remain in the game. New Arena Mode The Arena Mode has been implemented for players to rank up and get to the Fortnite World Cup Open Qualifiers. Players will “gain ‘Hype’ to advance to higher leagues and unlock exclusive tournaments,” and the more points they get, the higher the division they are in. It’s similar to a ranked mode of sorts. Apart from the Fortnite World Cup Qualifiers, players who are in the Contender League in Arena will unlock the new Luxe Cup, which will run from March 30 to 31. Fortnite’s v8.20 update full patch notes can be found on Epic’s website.