Another week is upon us, which means Epic Games has a change or two to send to Fortnite players. With updates flowing from the developer like a mighty river, fans are always excited to see what’s new and improved. That said, the most recent addition to the popular Battle Royale game is the Shockwave Grenade.

Much like the popular Impulse Grenade, the Shockwave variant thrusts nearby people in any direction they desire. Two of the major differences are that no fall damage will be taken upon being hit with a Shockwave Grenade, and they throw you quite a bit further than the Impulse Grenade. You can check it out in action in the video below:

The Shockwave Grenade isn’t the only new thing that arrived with this week’s Fortnite update. The Solid Gold LTM has returned in Battle Royale, while Save the World has received a new round of Horde Challenges. You can check out the full patch notes below:

Battle Royale:

LIMITED TIME MODE: 50V50 SOLID GOLD

What’s New?
The 50v50 LTM will consist of only legendary weapons and items for a limited time. Drop in and loot up!

WEAPONS + ITEMS

• Shockwave Grenade added.
  • Shockwave Grenade will knock players back and destroy objects in their path after being knocked back.
  • Allies, enemies, and vehicles hit with Shockwave Grenade will not take fall damage.
  • Drops in stacks of 2, maximum stack size of 6.
  • Epic Rarity.
  • Can be found in Supply Drops, Vending Machines, Llamas, and chests.

Save the World:

MISSIONS + SYSTEMS

• Weekly Horde Challenge 4
  • This week, prepare your forts for a no-trap challenge: Husks will not trigger traps when walking over/near them.
  • Win a Legendary Redline Ramirez for the first-time completion of Weekly Horde Challenge 4.
  • The Horde Weekly Challenge quest is also repeatable for Event Tickets.

HEROES

• Mythic Bladestorm Enforcer Ninja
  • Available in the Event Store August 29, at 8 PM ET.
  • Features new subclass – Bladestorm.
    • New Ability:
      • Kunai Storm: Ninja flips backward and throws 15 pointed knives downwards in a 0.5 tile radius. Dealing edged weapon damage. Damage is scaled based on distance with a maximum range of 4 tiles.
    • New Perks:
      • Kunai Collection: Eliminating enemies with Kunai Storm reduces its cooldown by 2 seconds.
      • Kunai Barrage: Increase the number of kunai thrown from Kunai Storm by 6 and damage by 25%.
      • Kunnaihilation: Kunai will now randomly explode and deal Energy Damage in a 0.25 tile radius.
• Redline Ramirez
  • Legendary variant of Raider.
  • Unlock by completing the Weekly Horde Challenge 4.

Fortnite is currently available on PC, PlayStation 4, Switch, Xbox One, Android, and iOS devices. 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 excited to use the new Shockwave Grenade and not take any fall damage? Ready to jump back into the Solid Gold LTM in Fortnite? Sound off in the comments section below, and be sure to follow DFTG on Twitter for live gaming and entertainment news 24/7!