Fortnite Patch Notes For The v8.20 Content Update – Explosive Bow – Fortnite Insider

Archery can be crackling! Target enemies like never before with this new explosive weapon.

TIMED MODE: SNIPER CHALLENGE

Summary

• In this timed mode, players will face off with sniper rifles.
• May the best shooter win!

Mode details

• The only weapons found are sniper rifles.
• Reduced the probability of generating loot on the ground by 50%
• Deactivated resuscitation of comrades in non-fatal knockdown condition in pairs and teams – be careful when peeking!

WEAPONS AND OBJECTS

• Explosive arc
  • Shoot arrows with a heavy rifle cartridge on the tip, which explodes on impact.
  • Use ammunition for heavy rifles
  • The longer you hold down the assigned fire key, the greater the strength of the shot! Increases projectile speed and direct impact damage.
    • The explosive damage is constant regardless of the power of the blow.
    • The explosive arc reaches full power after 1.6 seconds of charging.
  • A direct hit will inflict direct hit damage and explosive damage to the enemy player hit.
    • Direct hit
      • Basic damage 15
      • Headshot multiplier: 2x
    • Explosion
      • Damage 100
• peppers
  • Duration increased from 10 to 20 seconds
  • Movement speed increased from 20% to 40%

EVENTS

Bug fixes

• Arena
  • Fixed an issue that prevented players from queuing for Couples when the team leader was in a lower division.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented promotion to the top division if a player was paired with a top division player.
    • Note: the hype was still correctly acquired, it was just a graphic error.
  • Fixed an issue where the bus ticket of the couples was calculated according to the division of the group leader, rather than theirs.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Geometric Gallery

Use this new gallery set to add even more unique shapes to your creations!

WEAPONS AND OBJECTS

• Explosive arc
  • Shoot arrows with a heavy rifle cartridge on the tip, which explodes on impact.
  • Use ammunition for heavy rifles
  • The longer you hold down the assigned fire key, the greater the strength of the shot! Increases projectile speed and direct impact damage.
    • The explosive damage is constant regardless of the power of the blow.
    • The explosive arc reaches full power after 1.6 seconds of charging.
  • A direct hit will inflict direct hit damage and explosive damage to the enemy player hit.
    • Direct hit
      • The basic damage scales from 18 (minimum) to 54 (maximum).
      • Headshot multiplier: 4x
    • Explosion
      • Basic damage 54.

PREFABRICATED

• Large oblique square pyramid gallery
• Large oblique triangular pyramid gallery
• Large straight triangular prism gallery
• Big cube seven points gallery
• Large square pyramid gallery
• Large triangular prism gallery
• Large vertical triangular prism gallery

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Cannon-throwing device

What a noise! Heroes and Abietti will make a bang with this new quick rocket launcher.

WEAPONS AND OBJECTS

• Cannon-throwing device
  • An automatic launcher that hurls small explosive shots quickly and chaotically.
  • Available in the weekly shop from April 4th to 02:00, Italian time, until April 11th at 2:00, Italian time.