Fortnite continues to stay busy with updates and add-ons, and today is no different as the latest patch is now live.

Certainly the headliner of this patch is the Port-a-Forts grenade, but there are more features such as Replay, along with new heroes that are worth noting as well.

Here is a the full break down, via the official patch notes, and you can see a video hyping the Port-a-Fort grenade directly below that:

General

• Wood, Stone, and Metal resources will now always be the first items in the inventory list (e.g. instead of Traps).
• Purchased V-Bucks are now shared between Xbox One, PC and Mobile.
• Login Queue Improvements:
  • During wait periods, login will now remember your place in line if you quit out of the game and return.
  • Mobile devices will not enter the login queue more than once per login attempt.
  • Two-Factor Authentication challenges will not put you back into the login queue.

Bug Fixes

• Adjusted the Login screen layout to better support varying screen sizes and safe zones.
• Fixed a rare crash that occurred during logout.
• Fixed PS4 players leaving their party after a match where they are playing with players on other platforms.
• Fixed Survivor and Hero squads being locked after switching to Save the World from Battle Royale.
• On PC, fixed PS4 controllers showing Xbox buttons, even after the controller type was changed in the settings.
• Fixed rare cases in which character parts would stretch unnaturally.
  • (Example) Ears of the Rabbit Raider outfit.
• Fixed the inability to rotate elements in the Battle Royale Locker after buying a Llama in Save the World.

Replay System

For more details, head to our Replay blog here.

• Save your matches and watch them from any angle!
• Speed up or slow down the action.
• Help tell your story better with player outlines and name plates.
• Several Camera Modes to choose from:
  • Third Person
    • Follows and orbits around the selected player.
    • 3 different follow modes; Off, Auto, Lazy.
  • Drone Follow
    • Drone style camera that always keeps the selected player in frame.
  • Drone Attach
    • Drone style camera that is loosely attached to the selected player.
  • Drone Free
    • Drone style camera that is free to fly around the island.
  • Gameplay
    • This camera shows what the selected player saw during gameplay.
  • Adjust cinematic camera settings
    • Exposure
    • Aperture
    • Focal Length
    • Focus Distance
  • Currently available on PC and console only.

Weapons + Items

• Port-a-Fort added.
  • Epic rarity.
  • Drops in stacks of 1. Can stack up to 5 in inventory.
  • When the Port-a-Fort is thrown, a pre-made fort is constructed instantly at the impact point.
    • The Port-a-Fort is made out of metal and is three stories tall.
    • The bottom floor is 1×1 with a door for entry. Tires inside allow for easy access to the roof.
• Decreased Guided Missile maximum turn rate by 75%.
• Reduced Guided Missile movement speed by 15%.
• Added a short equip time to many weapons (particularly, those with a slower rate of fire).
  • This will reduce the effectiveness of quickly switching between weapons for high burst-damage.
  • Removed the reloading animation on the Pump Shotgun.
  • Weapons affected are:
    • Rocket Launcher
    • Hand Cannon
    • Revolver
    • Tactical Shotgun
    • Pump Shotgun
    • Heavy Shotgun
    • Bolt-Action Sniper Rifle
    • Hunting Rifle
    • Crossbow
• Adjusted item availability in Vending Machines.
  • Reduced chance of Chug Jug by 50%.
  • Increased chance of Medium Ammo weapons in Rare Vending Machine by 100%.
  • Reduced chance of Explosive Ammo weapons in Rare Vending Machine by 50%.
  • Reduced chance of Explosive Ammo weapons in Epic Vending Machine by 25%.
  • Increased chance of Heavy Ammo weapons in Epic Vending Machine by 25%.
  • Reduced chance of Explosive Ammo weapons in Legendary Vending Machine by 25%.
  • Increased chance of Heavy Ammo weapons in Legendary Vending Machine by 25%.
• Reduced drop rate of Remote Explosives in floor loot by roughly 33%.
• Updated Medium Ammo inventory icon to make it more easily identifiable.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed weapons floating in the air under certain network conditions after quickly switching between items.
• Guided Missile weapon fixes:
  • Eliminating a downed player with a Guided Missile no longer reports as a self elimination.
  • Picking up an item at the same time as firing a Guided Missile will no longer cause the picked up item to disappear.
  • Firing a Guided Missile prior to the victory screen displaying will no longer prevent the player from returning to the lobby.
  • Players will now correctly spectate the player that eliminated them instead of spectating their own active missile.
  • While spectating a player that fires a missile, you will now follow the missile instead of the player.
  • Fixed an issue that caused the player to spectate a floating Guided Missile weapon on the starting island if they were eliminated by a missile during the match.
  • Fixed an issue preventing the player from firing a guided missile while riding a guided missile.
  • Fixed an issue causing the player’s name plate to display over the guided missile while controlling it.
• Fixed an issue where the Rare Scoped Assault Rifle was incorrectly giving an Epic version in Vending Machines.
• Fixed an issue causing the Loot Llama to be empty in Limited Time Modes.

Gameplay

• Limited Time Mode: 50V50 v2
  • Two teams of 50 fight to the finish!
    • Due to this being a “large squad” mode, Profile Stats will not be tracked. Daily & Weekly challenges will still work, with the exception of the Squad-based challenges (‘Place Top 6 in Squads’, etc.).
  • Storm & Map
    • Each team has a bus, approaching the island from opposite directions. On the map, the friendly bus has a blue outline, enemy has red.
    • Final storm circle visible on minimap at start.
    • Players have 10 minutes to loot the map as the storm closes in on the circle, then 5 minutes to fight, and another 5 minutes as the storm shrinks to the end.
    • Supply drops come in batches of 3-6, fall every two minutes, and only land in the final storm circle.
    • Added dotted line to map, which indicates the “battle lines” between the two teams. Crossing the line will make running into enemies more likely.
  • Loot
    • Farming resources increased 75% over default.
    • Increased floor loot spawn likelihood by 15%.
    • Floor Loot spawns double ammo.
    • Ammo boxes spawn triple ammo.
    • Chests spawn double ammo & consumables.
    • Supply drops spawn double ammo, and an extra consumable, resource drop and trap.
  • Bug Fixes + Mode Improvements
    • Fixed a bug that created uneven teams where one side could have more than 50 players.
    • Downed players lose health more quickly than normal (10 health per tick).
• New ‘Builder Pro’ controller configuration
  • This configuration is similar to “Combat Pro”, but optimized for fast placement of building pieces.
  • Wall, floor, stairs, and roof have designated buttons on controllers.
  • The first button press will switch to the mapped building piece, then every press after will place that piece.
  • To switch between materials or traps, press the Left D-Pad button.
• New Squad Comms wheel
  • This allows you to communicate quickly without voice.
  • The following callouts are currently available:
    Enemy Spotted, Need Meds, Need Shields, Need Materials, Need Weapon (context-sensitive), and Need Ammo (context-sensitive).
  • Defaults to ‘V’ key, Right D-Pad on controller, or in the Emote menu on Mobile.
• The Loot Llama can now be opened through destruction as well as an interaction.
• Added a blue tint to friendly traps to help distinguish them from enemy traps.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue preventing players from editing their own structures.
• Supply Drop fixes:
  • Fixed an issue preventing players from opening supply drops in rare cases.
  • Fixed an issue causing supply drops to jitter as they fall if a player destroys the object that it landed on.
  • Fixed an issue causing supply drop loot to spawn in the air after the drop had been shot down.
  • Fixed an issue causing players to be pushed under the map if they stood under a falling supply drop.
  • Fixed an issue causing players to launch out of the map after landing on a supply drop.
• Fixed an issue where building would be blocked for 3 seconds at a time under poor network conditions.
• Fixed an issue causing controllers to vibrate during the skydiving phase when vending machines loaded into the world.
• Fixed an issue that would hide structure health bars when the player aimed their weapon.
• Fixed toggling aim down sights not returning to its previous state after reloading.
• Fixed an issue where poor network conditions could prevent buildings from streaming in.
• Fixed an issue where you could not select the same Banner Icon and color combination in Battle Royale that you have in Save the World.

Audio

• Added unique equip/reload sounds for the following weapons (all others remain the same):
  • Epic/Legendary Assault Rifle
  • Heavy Shotgun
  • Pump Shotgun
  • Bolt-Action Sniper
  • Hunting Rifle
• Added more variation to the Tactical SMG fire sound.
• Added more variation to the medium-range Epic/Legendary Assault Rifle fire sound.

Bug Fixes

• Remove the second “insert magazine” sound during the grenade launcher reload animation.