Fortnite Offering Free Items For PlayStation Plus Subscribers

There are a lot of reasons to play the latest online game from Epic Games, including an addictive (and free) battle royale mode. There’s yet another reason to partake with Fortnite offering free items exclusively for PlayStation Plus members with the recently released “PlayStation Plus Celebration Pack.” Here’s what comes with the complimentary DLC pack, pictured above:

Grab a glider and an outfit to represent your Victory Royale in style with the PlayStation Plus Celebration Pack.

This pack includes:

– Exclusive Glider
– Exclusive Outfit

That’s not all that’s new with the game. With the Valentine’s Day event, there were a few other additions and fixes added to the title earlier this month. In case you missed it, here’s what’s new within the world of Fortnite for both its Battle Royale and Save the World modes:

General 

  • The Shooting Test #1 Limited-Time Mode has been switched to Solo only.
    • Known Issue: The Shooting Test does not save progression for stats or challenges.
    • Shotgun headshot damage increased to 200% (was 150%).
    • Scoped Assault Rifle is now 100% accurate when zoomed in.
    • Scoped Assault Rifle no longer has damage fall-off.

Bug Fixes

  • Players will no longer slide off rooftops.
  • Fix for Item Shop panels disappearing after completing a V-buck purchase through the Store Tab.
  • Fix for collision inconsistencies in certain basement corners.
  • Fixed a hole in the terrain south of Retail Row.

Audio

  • Removed harsh high-frequency sound from the Chomp Jr pickaxe.

Weapons

  • Crossbow
    • This weapon fires Arrows, which are an unlimited ammo type.
    • Found from floor loot and treasure chests.
    • This weapon comes in both Rare and Epic variants.

Save the World

This is a light week for patch notes, but fear not! We have plenty to bring you in the following weeks. Quests, events, bug fixes, quality of life improvements and more. Below you can see our current roadmap for big things to expect in upcoming Save the World updates.

General 

  • Known Issue: Chests have low-resolution graphics on the results screen
  • Known Issue: The Evolution Rarity costs for 3-star, 4-star, and 5-star heroes are higher than intended. This will be corrected in patch 2.5.

Bug Fixes

  • The costs of Evolution Rarity have been adjusted so that the cost to reach a given rarity/level of hero is the same, regardless of the order in which the evolutions are done.
    • Evolution rarity now costs a mix of Training Manuals, Drops of Rain, Lightning in a Bottle, Eye of the Storm, and Storm Shards.
    • These amount of each ingredient required scales up at each star level.
    • Flux costs are unchanged.
  • Trophies will now properly be awarded to PS4 players

Current Releases 

Patch 2.5.0

  • Valentine’s Event
    • Special Valentine’s questline – A Love Story, told the Fortnite way. 😉
    • Valentines-themed Heroes
    • Cupid Crossbow
  • New reactive quest type
  • Opt-In Difficulty increase for greater challenge and rewards

Patch 3.0.0

  • Spring it on Event
    • Week 1 of the ‘Spring it On’ questline released!
    • New Event Store items!
  • Complete in-game music overhaul (Orchestra Edition)

Patch 3.1.0

  • Stamina Part 1 – Player Movement
  • Quest Map Improvements
  • Spring it on Event
    • Week 2 of “Spring it On” questline released!
    • New Event Store items!
  • Inventory w/ Crafting in the front end.

Matt Ruppert715 Posts

Navy Veteran with a penchant for the FPS genre, Chewy has all aspects of the gaming community covered. Don't expect to see him on a console any time soon, however - though he has experience in all platforms, the PC Master Race has a firm hold on him.

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