Fortnite v6.20: Fortnitemares launches, zombies invade Battle Royale

Fortnite v6.20 update will add Fortnitemares mode, a special Halloween mode!

Update details:

Trick or Treat,

Fortnitemares (Battle Royale & Save the World)

Discover new rewards, costumes!

Six Shooter (Battle Royale)

Do you feel lucky? Test your gun skills with the new Six Shooter.

Glider Redeploy (Battle Royale)

Glider Redeploy is now available in all modes.

New Playground items (Battle Royale)

What preparation! New pirate ship minigame and more have been added to Playgrounds, along with changes to Spiky Stadium.

Mythic Soldier (Save the World)

Quickdraw Calamity has come to Save the World! Defeat Husks and rescue victims with this new hero!

Save the World 50% off

The sale ends on November 6.

GENERAL CHANGES

SOCIAL NETWORK

Social List (contact list) has been completely redesigned. This is one of the first steps towards improving the social media experience in Fortnite. The social network will be updated and improved over the coming weeks.

• New Social List.
• The Social List button moves to the left side of the screen and is directly accessible by the handle.
• Grip and Touch support has been improved.
• Party Finder has been abandoned.
  • All the old features in Party Finder have been moved to the new Social List.
  • Locations that used to open Party Finder now open a new Social List.

BATTLE ROYALE

Special Event: Fortnitemares

Synthetic

The cube is back in action, bringing Fortnitemares to Battle Royale! Discover what the Cube has to offer.

What’s new?

• Cube Fragments create cube monsters (Cube Monsters).
  • Large Cube Fragments can be found near devastated areas of the island.
  • Small Cube Fragments are randomly generated during the match.
• Cube Fiend, Brute, and Fragment all have a chance to drop loot.
• Defeat Cube Friend or Brute to get a small amount of shield.
  • Killing a Cube Fiend grants +3 shield.
  • Killing an Elite Cube Fiend grants +5 shield.
  • Killing a Cube Brute grants +10 shield.
  • Killing an Elite Cube Brute grants +15 shield.
  • Killing a Mega Cube Brute grants +20 shields.
• Fiend Hunter Crossbow added. This weapon is only available in Fortnitemares.
  • Rarity: Epic
    • Damage 40
    • 1.8 plays per second
    • 4x damage against Fiend
  • 7 arrows per magazine, endless ammo.
  • Can be found on the map, chest and Vending Machine.

PLAYGROUND

Grenade Port-A is available in the Vending Machines located on the southern edge of Loot Lake. Port-A-Challenge set includes the minigame Building Challenge (construction), Obstacle Course (obstacle), and Firing Range (shooting practice). There are a total of 4 different difficulty levels in each category.

Spiky Stadium is back with a new respawn system and the Vending Machine will give you the necessary grenades. Finally, the mini-game Port-A-Pirateship. This Grenade recreates SXVXN’s minigame!

• Port-A-Challenge
  • Obstacle Course
    • Collect coins and avoid obstacles while using your building skills.
  • Building Challenge
    • Build buildings as quickly as possible.
  • Firing Range
    • Take down as many scarecrows as you can in the limited time.
• Spiky Stadium v2
  • In the new Spiky Stadium, players will respawn at certain locations in the area.
  • Vending machine for grenades and traps to customize your gameplay.
• Port-A-Pirateship
  • Recreate SXVXN’s minigame.
  • Two large wooden pirate ships.
  • This minigame will divide players into two teams, with the goal of destroying the enemy ship.
• Port-A-Pirateship Ironclad Edition
  • Two large iron pirate ships.
  • Grenade and Rockets are added for maximum destruction.
• New Vending Machine added to the map to create Traps and weapons.
• New respawn button added in player menu.

WEAPONS AND RED

• Six Shooter
  • Available in Uncommon, Rare and Epic forms.
    • Base Damage 34/36/38
    • Shoot aimlessly for a higher rate of fire, or trade speed for accuracy when aiming with the center
  • Use Medium ammo.
  • Can be found in maps, crates and Vending Machines.
• Rocket Launcher is now Pumpkin Rocket Launcher.
  • The only change in shape is the pumpkin.
• Balanced Hand Cannon.
  • Increases damage to buildings.
    • Epic – From 79 to 150
    • Legendary – from 83 to 157
  • Increases minimum damage shot at people at long range.
    • Epic – From 30 to 50
    • Legendary – From 31 to 52
  • Increases minimum damage when shooting in the head at long range.
    • Epic – From 60 to 100
    • Legendary – From 62 to 104
• Stink Bomb.
  • Increased chance of finding loot in the map from 0.27% to 0.47%.
  • Increased chance of finding in chests from 2.37% to 4.08%.
• Increased chance of getting explosive weapons from Chests from 3.06% to 3.35%.
  • Reduced chance of getting Grenade Launcher from 1.35% to 0.91%.
  • Increased the chance of getting Rocket Launcher from 0.83% to 1.12%.

GAMEPLAY

• The Glider Redeploy feature in Soarming Limited Time Modes can now be used in all game modes.
  • While in the air, at least 10m off the ground, press Jump to turn on the glider.
• Weapons now preload when respawn in modes where players keep items.
• Change with Storm.
  • Timeout for stage 3 reduced from 120 seconds to 90 seconds.
  • Timeout for stage 5 reduced from 70 seconds to 50 seconds.
  • The late game circles will immediately move to the new location after it reaches the current position.
  • Storm max damage has been reduced from 10 to 8.
  • The final circle now moves and shrinks at the same time.
• Players now take 2 damage per second during Down But Not Out phase instead of 2 damage every 2 seconds.
  • Maximum duration during this DBNO phase reduced from 100 seconds to 50 seconds if no teammates revive you.

Fixes

• Removed Quad Launcher’s ability to climb rockets.
  • Fixed streaming issues on previous iOS devices.

Sound

• Added strange sound when cycling through Trap.
• Removes allied Glider’s airborne sound.
• Dark Viking Gilder Volume Down.

Display

• Your name is now always displayed at the top of the squad list in the game.

Fixes

• When the Challenge bundle is delayed, it will show “Coming Soon” instead of “Unlocking in 0 seconds.”
• Consecutive quests in the Challenge bundle now show the current number of quests out of a total of consecutive quests.

DRESS AND MOVEMENT

• Added new visuals for the Musha and Hime outfits, part of the Bushido set.
  • No challenge needed to unlock new images. If you already own an Outfit, they will automatically unlock

Fixes

• Pets are no longer trapped on frames after owners jump out of moving vehicles.
• Fixed the movement of the Quadcrasher Jump Trick.
• Other players’ vision changes are now smoother, both in-game and in replays.

MOBILE

• Smoother on Android devices with large RAM (6 GB+).
• The custom HUD Layout of the player can be toggled on and off through the Combat/Build mode.
  • Red – Hidden.
  • Green – Stealth.
  • Blue – Does not affect invisibility.
  • Buttons will only be visible when needed, even when set to “Invisible”.
    • Example: The buttons displayed when holding a weapon will only appear on the screen when the weapon is held.
• Quickbar Combat/build can now be resized in Custom HUD Layout.
• Players can adjust buildings in combat mode while holding any weapon.

Fixes

• The first weapon picked up is automatically picked up.

SAVE THE WORLD

MISSIONS AND SYSTEM

• Fortnitemares Part 1 is here!
  • Journey to the spooky lands of Hexsylvania and experience the quest “Vlad Moon Rising”. Now adding in-game narrator voices!
  • Get Candy (candy) and use them on Fortnitemare Llamasy.
    • Candy can be obtained by playing missions in Hexsylvania or defeating Miniboss Mission Alert in the regular mission campaign.
  • All past Fortnitemares Heroes can be found in Fortnitemare Llama:
    • Marine Corpse Ramirez
    • Skull Trooper Jonesy
    • Hazard the 13th
    • Catstructor Penny
    • Shuriken Master Llamurai
    • Sarah Hotep
    • Ranger Beetlejess
  • Llama also has Fortnitemares Survivors. Collect enough set of survivors (in your Collection Book) to unlock the Legendary Pumpkin Launcher!
• Miniboss Misson Alert is back with its usual bonus points, and once again rewards Candy instead of Gold.
• Removed the Shared Hero Damage adjustment from Mutant Storm’s Mission Alerts.
• Removed Power Rating request text from Deep Blu Somethings Quest Objectives.
  • Can trigger pylon quests in any area.

HERO

• Add Mythic Soldiers – Quickdraw Calamity to Event Store.
  • The cowboy shooter only needs six rounds to get the job done.
  • New Perks.
    • Six Shooter – The first 6 rounds in the green magazine deal 12% bonus damage and 24% knockback.
  • Bloodfinder AC Outlander is back and available in the Event Store.
  • All Founders Editions will receive a new pair of heroes upon entry during the first weeks of Fortnitemares:
    • Skull Ranger Ramirez
    • Brainiac Jonesy

WEAPONS AND RED

• New Rat Rod weapon group included in Fortnitemares Llama:
  • Swan.
    • Fast fire rate LMG with large magazine and reload time
  • Drifter.
    • Medium stick with balanced damage and speed
  • Axe.
    • Light ax with balanced damage and knockback
  • Two Step Kill.
    • A 2-shot shotgun that can destroy mid-range targets
  • Crankshot.
    • Fast firing automatic sniper rifle for medium and long range combat.

GAMEPLAY

• Weak Spots now appear on Deliver the Bomb Rail Traps if hit by a player.
• When aiming at the enemy, the aim will not change to red.

ENEMY

• Vampiric Takers appear in Hexsylvania! These monsters attack and suck your health to heal them. Weakness during the day.
• Some Husks have their heads stuck in Jack-o-Lanterns, making them more monstrous than usual.

DISPLAY

• Updated message appears to players when they fail to successfully join the quest due to low power rating.
• This will help find the cause of the failure when joining the quest.

SOUND

• Updated lobby music, background music and battle music in Fortnitemares.
• Added victory music when completing missions before the final Victory event.