The mode Battle Royale de Fortnite continues to receive special attention from Epic Games. Indeed, just a week after deploying voice chat via patch 1.7.2, the American studio has implemented new improvements to its game mode.
The main new features of the 1.8 update concern the implementation of the ranking as well as the addition additional objects and the first cosmetic elements of the game.
Ranking and Seasonal Tiers
Leaderboard Menu (Epic Games)
Le filing system is now available on the game. So you can compete against your friends and the world in the following categories:
→ Total wins
→ Solo
→ In the Check these top 10
→ In the Check these top 25
→ Duo
→ In the Check these top 5
→ In the Check these top 12
→ Section
→ In the Check these top 3
→ In the Check these top 6
Two types of classification are currently available:
→ Division Ranking
→ A division is a group of 50 active players who compete against each other.
→ Weekly you are automatically placed in a new division.
→ Each type of game has its own division (solo, duo, section).
→ Friends Ranking
→ You will be able to compare your statistics with those of your friends by activating the option " friends only on the leaderboards screen.
Leaderboards are reset every Wednesday. Only players on your platform are affected. Improvements are to be expected for the next updates.
New main menu (Epic Games)
A system of level per season is also implemented in this patch. Your level at the end of the season will allow you to unlock options allowing you to customize your banner and unique seasonal rewards.
→ In the first season, you will be able to increase your level up to 100 level. The level is indicated on your banner.
→ Customization options for your banner will be available at levels 2-49, allowing you to show where you stand.
→ Two unique rewards will be offered for the first season exclusively. You will get them by leveling up throughout the season. For the moment, no other means of obtaining is planned:
→ Level 10: A unique season banner
→ Level 25: A unique season glider
→ You will be able to increase your seasonal levels by participating in daily challenges.
→ Every day, a new challenge is offered to you. A total of 3 simultaneous challenges can be activated.
→ Completing daily challenges will earn you Season EXP.
New items:
Added purple liquid, a potion that regenerates 1 health and 1 shield per second for 25 seconds. The potion can heal players up to 100 health. It is possible to have 2 in an inventory slot.
Liquide Violet (Epic Games)
Discussion vocale - PS4 / Xbox One
It is now possible to communicate in game with the microphone on PS4 and Xbox One.
Season Rocket Launcher
Variant Halloween cosmetics (Epic Games)
Item Shop and Locker
A wide choice of outfits, gliders and pickaxes is available in the item shop. You will need to use your V-bucks in order to acquire cosmetics.
Item Shop (Epic Games)
In your locker you will be able to customize your character's appearance, choose their banner and equip cosmetics.
Arms
→ The characteristics of the submachine gun have been adjusted (the tactical variant is not affected).
→ At typical and atypical levels (rarity level), damage increased from 11 to 12.
→ At rare level, damage increased from 12 to 13.
→ Reload time has been reduced by 15%.
→ Sniper Rifle projectiles now leave a trail behind them.
→ Assault rifle :
→ The accuracy penalty when moving has been reduced.
→ This does not affect burst or scoped variants.
→ Scoped Assault Rifle :
→ Updated visuals when zooming.
→ Smoke and tracer bullet effects now scale with weapon behavior.
→ Fixed an issue that caused the transition between hipfire and aiming to point the camera downward.
→ Fixed an issue that caused weapons with recoil to not recover if you start reloading while in recoil.
New storm effects
Epic Games added new effects to make the storm more dangerous.
"Combat Specialty" Controller
The "Combat Specialty" configuration allows players to keep their thumbs on the thumbsticks as much as possible to make it easier to build and change weapons. In this setup, the map is on a button in the middle of the controller and the crouch is no longer on the high trigger.
Gameplay
Auto pickup of ammo, traps and resources has been added. Just step on the objects to pick them up. Objects placed on the ground by a player will not be picked up automatically, you can pick them up manually.
→ Reduction of supply balloon health points: 2000→1250
→ Items in treasure chests and ammo crates will stack less.
→ The chances of safe zones appearing on the edges of the map have been reduced.
→ Fixed issues that caused supply drops not to fall from structures.
→ Fixed a bug where stacked items would not add to the hotbar when picked up.
Environment
→ Added new loot in the container area south of Tomato Town and changed the container layout.
→ Fixed issues that caused grass to be hidden in certain terrain types.
→ Fixed some terrain joining issues and flying objects.
→ Fixed some items that were previously indestructible.
Shipping is
→ Voice chat now works in spectator mode and after game over.
→ Reduced the distance at which players can hear trap sounds.
→ Added sound effects when placing traps on walls.
→ Fixed an issue that caused footsteps to be camouflaged when other sounds were played.
→ Fixed a bug that caused footsteps to play multiple times with each step.
Contrôles
→ Aiming sensitivity with controllers now adjusts to weapon zoom, as it already does with the mouse.
→ This change replaces the previous sensitivity setting the developers made for scoped weapons.
→ Some default keybindings in hotkey slots have been changed:
→ 4th hotkey slot changed from Z to 5.
→ 5th hotkey slot changed from X to 6.
→ The responsiveness of the analog stick when rotating the camera has been improved.
→ It should now be easier to adjust your aim with the controllers.
→ Improvement of the choice of the priority of interactions (reviving a teammate, picking up an object, opening a door in order) when several options are possible.
→ Refined the camera transition between the interior of the battle bus and the start of free fall.
performances
→ Trees and vegetation will no longer cause the frame rate to drop sharply when the quality is set to a setting lower than "High".
→ Added profile-guided optimization to improve overall CPU performance on console.
→ Improved CPU affinities to improve overall CPU performance on console.
→ Improved the performance of the animations system.
→ Reduced fluidity issues on all platforms.
→ Fixed visual defects on the trees present for certain graphic configurations.
Interface
→ Added new ways to access the item shop, locker and other new functions.
→ Addition of a tab " Seasonal shop »
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→ Changing the display of the message of the day.
→ Improved the appearance of the statistics interface.
Adjusted rarity colors for consumables. The chances of finding these items in chests or in the environment have not changed.
→ The care kit is now green (atypical).
→ The shield potion is now blue (rare).
→ Added a special background behind the currently active building resource.
→ It is now possible to open the menu during spectator mode.
→ Gamepad users can now deposit resources.
→ The "Grass display" option has been removed from the Battle Royale settings menu. The vegetation is supposed to be permanently visible.
→ Fixed an issue that caused your weapon to continue firing when viewing the map in widescreen.
→ Fixed an issue that caused the visual effects of the last damage done to an enemy to not display.
→ Fixed an issue that caused the scope to remain dimmed after reloading or when you ran out of ammo.
Known problem
→ Selecting a team member in the lobby displays an incorrect banner.
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