Fortnite 20.10 update patch notes
Last Updated on: 14th April 2022, 05:25 pm
The first major update of Fortnite Chapter 3 Season 2 has arrived with the 20.10 update.
With it being the first major update of the season, expect a lot of big changes to come to the game.
Here are the Fortnite 20.10 update patch notes.
Assassin’s Creed skins coming this week
On April 7th, the iconic Ezio Auditore from Assassin’s Creed will be making his way to Fortnite. Included with the skin is Ezio’s Hidden Blade Pickaxe, which only Ezio has the ability to wield! Equip this Pickaxe by using the Outfit’s built-in Assassin’s Strike Emote.
Also alongside Ezio will be Eivor Varinsdottir from Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, which will also include the alternative Cloaked style.
Included with the Eivor Varinsdottir Outfit is the Eivor’s Shield Back Bling — a shield bearing the mark of the Raven Clan — and the Handaxes of the Raven Clan Pickaxe(comes with the Eivor’s Axes alt Style). Once used for setting sail for Ravensthorpe, the Wolf-Kissed Longboat Glider is available in the Item Shop as well.
Both Eivor’s Back Bling and Pickaxe include the built-in Viking War Cry Emote. With one or both of these items equipped, perform the Emote to bang the Shield and Handaxes together!
The Ezio Auditore Outfit (+ Ezio’s Hidden Blade Pickaxe and Assassin’s Strike Emote), Eivor Varinsdottir Outfit, Evior’s Shield Back Bling (+ built-in Viking War Cry Emote), Handaxes of the Raven Clan Pickaxe (+ built-in Viking War Cry Emote), and Wolf-Kissed Longboat Glider can be purchased either individually or together as part of the Tales from the Animus Bundle. This bundle additionally includes the following items:
- Wolf-Kissed Spray
- Eivor’s Fury Loading Screen
- Raven Clan Emoticon
- A Tales from the Animus Banner
New Cosmetics
Check out all of the new cosmetics, styles, and skins that are coming to the game, courtesy of HYPEX.
Drones are returning
The Drones were seen in Chapter 1 Season 9 and dropped loot when shot down. It appears that they will be making a return to the game in the coming weeks.
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New Boss at the Daily Bugle
A new boss is now roaming the Daily Bugle ready to be taken down. This time it will be Huntmaster Saber. Land at the Bugle, and help the Resistance take down the IO.
Heavy Sniper Rifle has been unvaulted
After many seasons of being out of the game, the Heavy Sniper Rifle has finally returned to Fortnite in Rare, Epic, and Legendary variants.
But, it is not quite the weapon that it once was, with it now only doing a maximum of 198 headshot damage, but it does six times more damage to vehicles than the previous version of it, making it a fantastic way to combat cars, Titan Tanks, and the Armored Battle Bus.
MK-Seven vs Combat Assault Rifle, which will you choose?
Voting has begun for the next weapon to be unvaulted and brought back to Fortnite Chapter 3 Season 2, this time it will be the MK-Seven vs the Combat Assault Rifle.
The MK-Seven was first added to the game in Chapter 3 Season 1 and is an ADS red dot Assault Rifle, the first of its kind in the game, while the Combat Assault Rifle is more of a traditional AR.
While the MK-Seven was incredibly popular in Season 1, the new Burst version of the weapon is a much better weapon, while the recoil on the Combat Assault Rifle has been reduced.
For these reasons, we recommend voting for the Combat Assault Rifle.
Fixes
Balance Patch Recap
A balance update last week made meaningful adjustments to the following items:
- Combat and Stinger SMG damage to players and structures reduced
- Combat SMG headshot damage reduced to match the Stinger
- MK-Seven and Combat Assault Rifle damage to players and structures reduced
- Titan tanks and Cow Catchers have been removed from competitive playlists.
Fixed Known Issues
- Wins are now correctly tracked in the Career Leaderboard tab.
- Fixed an issue with Resistance Quests where players could not progress into Week 2.
- Fixed an issue that would cause vehicles to stutter and jerk when driving on flat terrain.
- The Fishing Collection Book no longer resets between matches and correctly saves progress.
- Fixed an issue where last season’s quests displayed as tracked on the HUD if no other quests were tracked.
- Players are now able to use the Ziplines between wind turbines on Windbreakers Island.
- In order to maintain optimal performance, certain legacy or unsupported drivers will now default to Performance Mode when launching Fortnite.
Competitive Notes
- The Heavy Sniper Rifle is not included in competitive playlists.
- The winner of the MK-Seven Assault Rifle vs Combat Assault Rifle vote will not immediately be unvaulted in competitive playlists when they’ve reached 100% Funded.
- The Daily Bugle is not under assault in competitive playlists, but Huntmaster Saber has still relocated.
READ MORE: Fortnite Season 2 Week 2 Quests guide
Creative Update
Anvil Rocket Launcher added
The Anvil Rocket Launcher has now been added to Creative.
Wildlife, Creature, Guard Spawner max health increased
We’ve increased the max health of Wildlife, Creatures and Guards by up to 10 times the previous amount!
Other Feature Updates
- Additional fantasy music added to the Radio device, and sfx to the Speaker device.
Prefab & Gallery updates
- Added 6 New Prefabs
- IO Blimp
- The Fortress
- 4 Command Cavern Prefabs
- Added 10 New Galleries
- 3 IO Blimp Galleries
- 2 The Fortress Galleries
- 4 Command Cavern Galleries
- Rocket League Prop Gallery
- Added prison assets to The Shark Wall Gallery, The Shark Floor & Stair Gallery and The Shark Prop Gallery.
- Added a sand dune fence to Sweaty Sands Prop Gallery.
Known issues: We’re aware of an issue that will prevent creators from opening the detailed view of the following galleries.
- Sweaty Sands Prop Gallery
- The Shark Wall Gallery
- The Shark Floor & Stair Gallery
- The Shark Prop Gallery
- The Shark Rock Gallery Large
- The Shark Rock Gallery
- The Shark Cliff Gallery
Prefab & Gallery fixes
- Fixed an issue that caused rocks from the Scorched galley to have no textures.
- Fixed issues with Tall Grass Galleries, where a bundle of grass could be destroyed by weapons and bundles would float above the ground when placed.
- Fixed an issue with assets in the Glass Prop Gallery, from displaying the correct customization name.
- Fixed a shadow casting issue with the Torchlight, from the Ambient Gallery.
- Fixed a texture issue with the fuel tank from EGO prefabs.
- Fixed an issue where an ArtDeco pillar would give the wrong resource material.
- Fixed an issue where some mushrooms, in the Resource Prop Gallery, were not showing health/damage.
Device Fixes
- Fixed an issue that caused the sentry device to slide down uneven surfaces.
- Option to disable color glow and sound effect on the damage amplifier power up.
Island fixes
- Fixed an issue on Survival Island that caused lakes and other water to appear invisible.
Gameplay fixes
- Fixed an issue where new islands made with the Frosty Fortress starter island did not have mantling, sprint, and shoulder bash on by default.
- Fixed an issue with some cosmetics that appeared as a bright glow when using the Visual Effect powerup.
- Fixed an issue that caused vehicles to often hit an invisible wall.
- Fixed an issue with join in progress for certain team-specific devices.
- Fixed a texture issue on fuel tanks.
- Fixed an issue where a player who was eliminated from a game could respawn on a different island.
- Fixed an issue that caused Team Settings and Inventory to override health restoration settings when switching teams.
UI fixes
- Fixed a missing icon issue with the ice block from the Ice House Gallery.
- Fixed an issue with being open to open General Props Gallery A in inventory.
Save The World
SCURVY SHOALS RETURNS WITH A NEW MODIFIER ON APRIL 5 (8 PM ET)
The Scurvy Shoals is back, along with the treasure filled Pirate Llamas! This high sea venture is going to feel a little different this time around, as it will introduce a new modifier and bring back a returning one.
BOUNCY HUSK
Things will get quite turbulent with the new Bouncy Husks modifier! With this modifier, Husks, Huskies, and Mist Monsters all have increased health, but they are more susceptible to knockbacks, especially from ranged and melee weapons. Send those Husks back into the Storm that they came from!
SUPER TREASURE
Time to start looting like a real pirate! With the Super Treasure modifier, treasure chest filled with valuable loot will periodically drop after defeating enemies. Keep in mind Commanders; the tougher the enemy you defeat, the more likely a chest will drop from it. Great enemies mean great rewards!
With the addition of the Bouncy Husks modifiers, the Super Husks modifier has been removed from Scurvy Shoals.
R.O.S.I.E. HAS BEEN UPGRADED
It’s here Commanders! The long awaited upgraded R.O.S.I.E. has shipped to a Homebase near you. Let’s throw it to our expert weaponsmith, Clip, to get a detailed look at what R.O.S.I.E. has to offer now!
Hey Commanders, sorry for the long wait on this upgrade. We really wanted to make sure that we got R.O.S.I.E. working just right for our hard working Constructors. Let’s run down all the changes that have come to R.O.S.I.E.
- No more overheating: Commanders are now free to fire away with R.O.S.I.E. as our technological advancements have allowed us to bypass the troubles of overheating.
- Now that overheating is no longer an issue, the Cold Lead perk will now allow R.O.S.I.E. to hold 20% more ammo.
- Better from a distance: The damage fall off to enemies at a distance has been greatly reduced, adding more combative versatility to R.O.S.I.E.
- Quicker activations: After initial use, it would take Commanders quite a while to be able to summon R.O.S.I.E. again. That issue will be reduced as the R.O.S.I.E. cooldown has decreased by 33%.
- A new shield: One weakness of using R.O.S.I.E. is that it would leave its operators vulnerable to ranged attacks. Well their security is now improved with the new anti-projectile shield that will form around R.O.S.I.E. whenever it is deployed.
- Commanders will have the option to sacrifice the shield which will trigger a large knockback. This is especially useful when hordes of melee Husks get a bit too close to the turret.
I hope you enjoy our improvements Commanders.
-Cassie “Clip” Lipman
DUNGEONS ARE BACK!
It’s madness season again! Fight monsters, dodge traps, gear up and descend into the depths to confront the raging evil below. They say there are Weapons and Heroes to recruit along the way. Magical Keys, a deep and dark labyrinth, golden coins… sounds like it’s time to do some exploring. Complete Dungeons to unlock Heroes, a Loading Screen, and more!
In case you missed out on it last time dungeons were around, be sure to check out the newest dungeon, The Lab.
Check out what Heroes can be earned from braving through the dungeons.
SWAMP KNIGHT
“Leave the mist monsters to me.” – Swamp Knight
- Standard Perk: Unearthly Treat
- Increases Damage vs. Mist Monsters by up to 42% based on the percentage of your missing health.
- Commander Perk: Unearthly Treat+
- Increases Damage vs. Mist Monsters by up to 42% based on the percentage of your missing health. In addition, taking damage has a 45% chance to conjure a Phantasm (targets a nearby enemy, dealing 62 base Energy damage in a 0.5 tile radius, 1.5 second cooldown)
MERMONSTER KEN
“Out of the lake and into the fray!” – Mermonster Ken
- Standard Perk: From the Depths
- Increases Melee Damage by 44% based on the percentage of your missing health.
- Commander Perk: From the Depths+
- Increases Melee Damage by 44% based on the percentage of your missing health. Additionally, melee heavy attack eliminations have a 60% chance to conjure a Phantasm (targets a nearby enemy, dealing 62 base Energy damage in a 0.5 tile radius, 1.5 second cooldown)
CHAOS AGENT
“My greatest strength? I strive in chaotic environments” – Chaos Agent
- Standard Perk: Quick Fingers
- Whenever you use any ability, Quick Fingers reloads your equipped weapon (if it can be reloaded).
- Commander Perk: Quick Fingers+
- Whenever you use any ability, Quick Fingers reloads your equipped weapon (if it can be reloaded). When you reload a weapon this way, you have a % chance to summon a phantasm based on how empty the clip was, with a cap of 80%.
COMING APRIL 5 (8 PM ET) – START PLUNDERING IN YARRR’S QUESTLINE
THE YARRR QUESTLINE!
A blackflag has emerged in the horizon. That can only mean one thing; pirates are here and they are aiming to crash right into our beloved Homebase! Fend off these invading swashbucklers, and you will be rewarded with the infamous pirate, Blakebeard the Blackhearted.
BLAKEBEARD THE BLACKHEARTED
“Arrrrg….Did I say that right?” – Blakebeard the Blackhearted
- Standard Perk: Avast Mateys
- Increases yarrrrr Cannonball Damage by 20%
- Commander Perk: Avast Mateys+
- Increases yarrrrr Cannonball Damage by 40%. Converts R.O.S.I.E to fire 25 cannonballs.
COMING APRIL 10 (8 PM ET) – COTTONTAIL EAGLE EYE AND RABBIT RAIDER JONESY EGG THE EVENT STORE
COTTONTAIL EAGLE EYE
“DON’T touch the eggs” – Cottontail Eagle Eye
- Standard Perk: Un-Eggs-Pected Departure
- Phase Shift leaves 3 eggs bombs, which deal 18 base Damage to nearby enemies.
- Commanders Perk: Un-Eggs-Pected Departure+
- Phase Shift leaves 3 eggs bombs, which deal 55 base Damage to nearby enemies.
RABBIT RAIDER JONESY
“It’s ok, the mask doesn’t mess with my aim.” – Rabbit Raider Jonesy
- Standard Perk: Sure Shot
- Increases Sniper Critical Damage by 75%
- Commanders Perk: Sure Shot+
- Increases Sniper Critical Damage by 225%
COMING APRIL 17 (8 PM ET) – DASHING HARE KEN AND THE EASTER EGG LAUNCHER SPRING INTO THE EVENT STORE
DASHING HARE KEN
“It’s time for these Husks to meet the Eggs-terminator” – Ken
- Standard Perk: Eggs-termination
- Kunai Storm throws 3 egg bombs, which each deal 37 base damage to nearby enemies.
- Commander Perk: Eggs-termination+
- Kunai Storm throws 3 egg bombs, which each deal 111 base damage to nearby
EASTER EGG LAUNCHER
This colorful launcher lobs eggs at the Husks that explode on contact! Strategically place the eggs to create festive landmines! A maximum of six eggs can be active at a time.
THE MECHA-POP STARTER PACK
“*Beep* *Click* *Whirrrr*” – Mecha Pop
Last but certainly not least: Mecha-Pop joins the rest of the Homebase Bots on the battlefield!
The Mecha-Pop Pack brings a new Outfit, the Pop-Pack Backbling, the Pneumatic Pop-Axe, the Mecha-Pop Pack Challenges and access to Save the World. These exclusive Save the World challenges will earn you 1,500 V-Bucks
