As promised, Epic Games has released a new update for Fortnite. Patch v7.01 is now live across PS4, Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch, and mobile, bringing the recently teased sword weapon to the game (good luck getting it, though). The update also adds a new limited-time mode to Battle Royale, as well as a ton of tweaks and new features to Creative mode and a handful of bug fixes for Save the World. Here's what's new, along with the full patch notes. [Update: Less than a week after it was added to the game, Epic has now removed the Infinity Blade.]
Headlining this week's update is the aforementioned sword: the Infinity Blade, a callback to Epic's now delisted mobile series of the same name. According to the patch notes on the developer's website, the Infinity Blade is a Mythic melee weapon, making it the first of its kind in Fortnite. Only one of these swords will appear in a match, and it can be found in a pedestal atop Polar Peak.
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Fittingly, the Infinity Blade is a powerful weapon that "deals big damage and destroys structures." The player who wields the sword will also be granted additional abilities, including increased max health and shields, increased movement speed, and more. However, if you pick up the Infinity Blade, you'll drop all your other inventory items with the exception of building materials. All of that said, the sword being located in only one spot means there are tons of players swarming to get it--making it a true challenge to actually get your hands on it, as you can see in the video below.
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Along with the Infinity Blade, the 7.01 update brings back the Close Encounters LTM to Battle Royale. As its name suggests, this mode is all about close-quarters combat. The only weapons available here are shotgun variants and jetpacks. The latter can be found along with Heavy Shotguns in chests and supply drops, while other shotguns can be picked up as floor loot. Partway through the match, the storm will also close in more quickly than it does in a standard round.
Rounding out the 7.01 update are a slew of additions to the new sandbox-style Creative mode, including a fifth island to build on and an Island Code system that allows players to load others' creations--although Epic says this feature will initially be limited to certain players. Finally, the developer is bringing back the Ralphie's Revenge gun to Save the World. You can find the full patch notes for update 7.01 below.
With the update now available, we've also gotten Week 2 challenges for the new season. The two trickiest of the bunch are both available only to those who have purchased the current Battle Pass. They involve playing sheet music and taking part in a dance-off.
Players are no longer brought to the Battle Royale lobby when clicking "Creative" in the game mode select screen.
This Mythic melee weapon can be found on Polar Peak.Primary Fire delivers a powerful sword slash. It deals big damage to enemies and destroys structures in one blow (75 damage to players).Alternate Fire allows the player to leap great distances, destroying objects in its path. Upon landing, it delivers damage and a knock-up to nearby players (25 damage).The wielder of the sword is also granted additional abilities: An increased pool of max Health and Shields (200 Health/200 Shields).Regeneration of effective Health over time up to max Health and Shields (1 HP per second).An instant burst of effective Health upon elimination of an enemy (50 HP).Increased movement speed (130%).The first player to pull the Infinity Blade from its pedestal will be instantly healed to full Health and Shields.If a player picks up the Infinity Blade, all other inventory items aside from building materials will be dropped.When the wielder of the Infinity Blade picks up an item (aside from building materials), the Infinity Blade will be dropped.The Infinity Blade will be dropped when the wielder is knocked out or eliminated.Only one Infinity Blade will appear per match.
When a plane is shot down, the driver and all passengers of that plane will now take 25 damage from the explosion.Bug Fixes
Speculative fix for players moving after being eliminated.Fixed players being ejected from vehicles if they lost the icy feet effect.
Fixed an issue where respawning on Creative Hub could cause your player to leave the Island.Fixed various problems with Island Rifts not functioning correctly.Fixed Island Rifts not showing the correct Island name and player count in some cases.Fixed an issue that prevented player inventory from being reset when returning to Creative Hub.Fixed players appearing to fall through the ground in Replays when teleporting between islands.Fixed bug where the same friend's server could appear multiple times in Creative server select.Fixed an issue that prevented players from placing building tiles on certain islands.Fixed an issue where players would not be able to spawn on your island when building tiles or props were in the way.
Fixed issues with multiple devices able to be placed on top of one another.Fixed Damage Rails being able to be placed on top of themselves.Fixed vehicles not being removed when their Vehicle Spawner is deleted.Fixed a problem that could cause devices to malfunction after being saved and loaded.Fixed certain devices becoming indestructible after loading your Island on a new server.
Player inventory is now reset when a game is started and also after it finishes.Fixed games being called "Minigames" in the UI in some places.Fixed eliminated players respawning on the same spawn pad in some cases.Fixed the "Down But Not Out" game setting not functioning correctly.Fixed players not being able to damage structures in game after editing privileges were revoked by the island owner.Fixed a bug where disabling falling damage would not be remembered when loading your island.
Fixed props and building tiles being able to be placed outside of the island's saveable area.Fixed props sometimes not placing exactly where the hologram preview shows it will when the Drops option was enabled.Fixed an issue with grid snap where props would not actually align to the grid when placing them down quickly.Fixed various problems when interacting with mirrored building tiles.Fixed some issues with placement of props being denied unexpectedly.Fixed an issue where props could vanish after you pick them up.Fixed some props that were not able to be moved using the Phone.Fixed hologram animations not playing on certain props when you pick them up.
Fixed Bouncers being destroyed when flying on top of them.Fixed certain Devices not affecting respawned players who were eliminated while flying.
Fixed players not all starting on the same team when first entering an Island.Fixed players not being on correct teams when starting a game.Fixed players being able to switch teams while in the middle of a game.Fixed players not being able to switch to specific teams in some cases.
Fixed not being able to stack Port-a-Fortress grenades in Creative.
Fixed wrong Creative server being selected in some cases when choosing a server using a controller.Interacting with chests and Supply Llamas now takes the intended amount of time.Fixed the Creative Inventory not being displayed while skydiving or gliding.Fixed the wrong number of players showing next to names in the friend list.Fixed friends' servers showing on Creative server select after they become empty.Fixed various issues with friend status in Creative and player counts.Fixed being able to access Creative Inventory when in the Creative Hub in certain cases.Fixed various problems with in-game tutorial pop-ups.
Fixed the "Memory Used" bar being covered up by other mobile UI.
Storm Shield Defenses no longer grant reduced primary rewards if the 80% health bonus objective is failed.
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