Fortnite Update Adds Heavy Sniper Rifle, New Game Mode, And More
The latest Fortnite update has gone live, and Epic Games has brought a few treats for players. The highly-anticipated Heavy Sniper Rifle has finally made its way to Battle Royale and is ready to deal destruction to anything that is stared at through its scope. In addition to this, Epic has brought back a particular game mode that compliments the weapon and others like it.
Update v5.21 has been patched through to the mega popular game, with new goodies being made available for both Battle Royale and Save the World. The latter has a new hero and horde challenge, while the former gets a new bringer of death and a fancy game mode in which to use it to its fullest extent. You can check out the patch notes below:
BATTLE ROYALE
LIMITED TIME MODE: SNIPER SHOOTOUT
Summary
In this limited time mode, players will do battle using sniper rifles. May the best aim win!
What’s New?
- Scoped Assault Rifles have been removed.
- The Heavy Sniper Rifle has been added.
Mode Details
- Only weapon drops are Sniper Rifles.
- Floor Loot spawns reduced by 50%.
- Profile Stats (K/D & Wins) are tracked in this mode.
WEAPONS + ITEMS
- Heavy Sniper added
- Available in Epic and Legendary variants.
- Can be found from floor loot, chests, Supply Drops, and Vending Machines.
- Each shot delivers devastating damage at the cost of a long reload.
- Deals 150/157 damage to players.
- These large rounds deal increased damage (1050/1100) to buildings.
- Projectiles fired from the Heavy Sniper have less bullet drop in comparison to other Snipers.
- Minigun
- Minigun headshot multiplier has been reduced from 2.5 to 1.5.
Bug Fixes
- Grenades now properly grant progress for the Week 5 Challenge: “Deal damage to players with a Clinger, Stink Bomb, or Grenade.”
ART + ANIMATION
- Cloth physics have been fixed and will now appear properly.
SAVE THE WORLD
MISSIONS + SYSTEMS
- Weekly Horde Challenge – Bullet Proof Husks
- Features bulletproof enemies that must be defeated with melee weapons, traps, or Hero abilities.
- One time completion Quest Reward
- 1500 Gold
- Repeatable quest reward
- 75 Tickets
- Removed the Power Rating restrictions on Challenge the Horde missions.
- These restrictions were blocking some players from accessing the Weekly Challenge Missions even though their Power Level was at the necessary level.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue where the modifier between Challenge the Horde missions wasn’t appearing between waves.
- The Constructor Leadership quest will no longer fail to advance when purchasing the skill tree node.
- Atlas activation has been fixed in multi-gate Fight the Storm missions.
- Track completion now advances the mission properly in Level 28 Deliver the Bomb.
- Survivors and quest items no longer appear as orange boxes in the world.
HEROES
- New Constructor Machinist: Thora added to the Event Store.
- Available Wednesday, August 15th at 8pm ET.
GAMEPLAY
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue that could cause Rocket Launchers to take up a large portion of the screen.
The update also brought a new game mode along with it that puts a twist on 50v50, which you can read all about right here. Fortnite is currently available on PC, PlayStation 4, Switch, Xbox One, iOS, and Android. Keep it tuned to Don’t Feed the Gamers as this story develops, and for other gaming goodness going on right now, check out the following:
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What say you, gamers? Are you ready to get back into Sniper Shootout with the latest addition to the Fortnite Battle Royale arsenal? Do you think the Heavy Sniper Rifle has a buff with its name on it, or will it be fairly balanced from the start? Sound off in the comments section below, and be sure to follow DFTG on Twitter for live gaming and entertainment news 24/7!
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Eric is an editor and writer for Don't Feed the Gamers. When he is not staring at a computer screen filled with text, he is usually staring at a computer screen filled with controllable animations. Today's youth call this gaming. He also likes to shoot things. With a camera, of course.
