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Fortnite 5.21 Patch Notes

By Bryan Weatherall | August 18, 2018

The newest Fortnite 5.21 patch notes are now available for Fortnite. The biggest news for the game coming in this new patch is the new weapon known as the heavy sniper rifle and new character, Thora.

The new patch is availlable on the PS4, PC, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch.

New weapon – The Heavy Sniper Rifle for Battle Royale – Fortnite Patch 5.21

The Fortnite 5.21 Patch details include:

Fortnite 5.21 Patch – Battle Royale

Limited Time Mode: Soaring 50’s

Summary
This mode is a twist on the traditional 50 vs 50 mode, featuring an extra emphasis on mobility. Gliders can be re-deployed when falling from large heights. Additional Impulse Grenades, Bounce Pads, and Launch Pads will be spawned throughout the map. Jump in and soar to new heights!

Mode Details

50v50 loot, ammo and resource levels
When in mid-air and greater than 10m up, press Jump to deploy your glider
Added Impulse Grenades to chests at double the standard spawn rate
Added Impulse Grenades to floor loot
Decreased Spike Trap spawn chances
Increased Launch Pad & Bounce Pad spawn chances
Profile Stats (K/D & Wins) are not tracked in this mode.

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.

Fortnite 5.21 Patch – 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.