Following Monday’s big Fortnite 4.4 patch, Epic Games has today rolled out a smaller update. The new Fortnite update, version 4.4.1, made a few smaller changes to the game. Chief among them is re-enabling Shopping Carts once again. Following the big Fortnite Pro-Am tournament at E3, the update made it possible view the tourney matches directly through the game. Finally, today’s update added the ability to report players in Fortnite’s Save the World mode. Epic Games didn’t release a detailed list of notes, only just highlighting these three items on Twitter. As for this week’s 4.4 patch, it introduced the Thermal Scope Assault Rifle, a new soccer stadium, and of course brought back the 50v50 and Sniper Shootout modes. In case you missed it, Fortnite Battle Royale is now available on Nintendo Switch. Switch players can play with their friends on mobile, as well as PC, and Xbox One. If you previously used your Epic account on PS4, you will need to create a new one. For more on this week’s challenges, check out our guides for where to find the football/soccer stadiums, following the Pleasant Park Treasure Map, and of course the full week 7 challenges themselves.<doc-sep>Tuesday, June 19th saw the Fortnite 4.4 content update be implemented into Fortnite Battle Royale. The 4.4 content update patch notes describe the major changes that were brought to Fortnite in the form of a new grenade in the stink bomb, a new limited time mode called Final Fight and other noteworthy gameplay changes. The most noteworthy gameplay change found in the Fortnite 4.4 content update patch notes include the increasing of the reload time for the rocket launcher based on rarity and the overall ammo capacity for the rocket launcher has been decreased to 12 in the Fortnite 4.4 content update patch notes. With the esports scene of Epic Games' battle royale title ramping up with the announcement of the 2019 Fortnite World Cup, some of the community look as the rocket launcher nerf in the 4.4 content update patch notes as one of the first of many possible adjustment the developer could be implementing to create the most competitive environment for Fortnite as possible. The full set of patch notes for the Fortnite 4.4 content update can be found below. Fortnite's new stink bomb weapon (Source: Epic Games) Fortnite 4.4 Content Update Patch Notes "GENERAL LIMITED TIME MODE: FINAL FIGHT: TEAMS OF 20 Summary Survive the countdown! The Storm Circles give players more room to hunt down opponents. The final circle triggers a countdown timer; when the time is up, the team with the most players remaining wins. In this LTM, teams can tie for the Victory Royale! Mode Details Final Fight plays similar to standard Battle Royale, but instead of the Storm circles closing all the way, the Storm stops after the 3rd circle. When the circles have finished closing in, the final countdown timer will begin. The remaining teams will battle it out until the timer expires. The team with the most players remaining at the end of the timer wins! In the event of a tie, the two (or more) teams tied for the lead win the match. WEAPONS + ITEMS Stink Bomb added. Creates a stinky cloud that deals 5 damage every half-second within the cloud. 9-second duration. Epic rarity. Can be found from floor loot, chests, and Vending Machines. Loot in stacks of 3 with a maximum stack of 5. Increased the reload time of the Rocket Launcher based on rarity. Rare from 2.3 seconds to 2.8. Epic from 2.185 seconds to 2.66. Legendary from 2.07 to 2.52. The maximum number of unloaded Rocket Ammo that can be held has been changed to 12. Bug Fixes Enemy built structures are no longer lit up by the thermal scope. Cozy Campfires are now lit by the thermal scope. GAMEPLAY Bug Fixes Back Bling no longer appears detached from players at a distance. Fixed the two intersecting busses on the starting island. PERFORMANCE Fixed performance issues on Switch related to frequently called time functions during gameplay (especially when skydiving). Level streaming optimization to smooth out some hitches during skydiving on Switch. AUDIO Bug Fixes The music for the Fresh emote has been re-added. Fixed attenuation of Supply Drop opening sound so it doesn't sound like it's right next to players even if it’s opened far away. The Clinger explosion sound now plays properly if detonated directly next to you on iOS/Switch platforms. UI Added the “Net Debug Stats” HUD UI option for Xbox. Bug Fixes Fixed a crash that could happen after buying items in the Item Shop. When using styleable outfits, your last saved version will always appear in the locker preview." What are your thoughts on the Fortnite 4.4 content update patch notes? Let us know in the comments below! (cover photo courtesy of Epic Games)<doc-sep>Fortnite’s patch v4.4 Content Update is here, and while it may not be as explosive as we were hoping, it does have some pretty massive changes considering it’s an off-week for Epic. The update’s only real addition for Battle Royale is the Stink Bomb, a brand new weapon that creates a dangerous cloud for enemies. The cloud lasts nine seconds, deals damage and even obscures vision within the area that it was thrown. The other big Battle Royale change that came with this update was a nerf of explosive weapons. Epic’s first nerf to the weapon archetype came a few weeks ago when it tried restricting the ammo that players could find around the map, but apparently it wasn’t quite enough to hold grenade launchers and rockets back. So, now Epic has restricted the amount of explosive ammo a player can hold to just 12, which should prevent explosion spamming altogether in the late game. Battle Royale also received a few bug fixes and performance upgrades, especially to the brand new Nintendo Switch version of the game. While all these changes may not seem like much, it’s important to remember that Content Updates, which are released in the weeks between patches, are normally on the smaller side while officially numbered patches include the game’s biggest changes.<doc-sep>
Like everyone else in the gaming industry, Epic Games is in the middle of a busy week thanks to E3 2018. So far, it released an update a day early, put on a major pro-am event, and released Fortnite on the Nintendo Switch where it’s already been downloaded more than two million times. But there’s still more work to do. Epic tweeted it will release the v4.4.1 update Thursday morning. This is the second update this week, not a common move by the developer unless there was some sort of mishap that required an immediate update. Similar to previous weeks, there wasn’t much of a hint of what’s to come, but it’s likely going to be three things. New Weekly Challenge This is a no-brainer. In late May, Epic changed the day when new Fortnite: Battle Royale Weekly Challenges go live from Tuesday to Thursday. The reason for the change was to prevent any issues when an update takes applied negatively affects the challenges. Blockbuster Skins Data miners discovered the new skins called “Omen” and “Visitor.” It’s speculated that these two costumes, or maybe just one, will be the reward for completing the Blockbuster Challenge, which started at the beginning of Fortnite Season 4. This challenge requires players to find seven hidden Battle Stars with the help of clues in new loading screens that are unlocked when all tasks for the Weekly Challenge are completed. Shopping Carts Return On Monday, Epic tweeted it removed Shopping Carts from Fortnite because of issues they were creating. Over at the Fortnite Trello Board, the issue regarding the shopping carts is listed as fixed and will be added in the next update, which is just in time for v4.4.1 on Thursday. There will be no downtime when Epic applies the v4.4.1 update Thursday morning. Although this should be a small update, there could be even more changes coming along with a variety of fixes for issues, especially for the recently launched Nintendo Switch version.