A brand new update, v7.20, has officially arrived and brings with it a new limited time mode and some vaulted items as well.

As the Ice Storm Challenge event continues, weapons such as the Quad Rocket Launcher, Port-a-Fortress, and Grappler have all been vaulted, and the Sneaky Snowman has been added.

The new LTM mode is the Sniper Shootout which pits you against players with scoped weapons only being available for combat.

Here are the full patch notes:

Battle Royale

LTM: Sniper Shootout
In this limited time mode, players will do battle using scoped weapons only. May the best aim win!

• Suppressed Sniper Rifles have been added.
• Legendary Scoped Pistols have been added to Supply Drops.
• Floor Loot spawners reduced by 50%
• Reviving “Down But Not Out” teammates in Duos & Squads is deactivated – be careful peeking!
• Profile Stats (K/D & Wins) are tracked in this mode

Weapons and items

Sneaky Snowman

• Use Primary Fire to throw a projectile that creates a destructible snowman.
• Use Secondary Fire to wear the Sneaky Snowman.
• Sneaky Snowman has 100 Health and acts as a shield when worn by a player.
• Sneaky Snowman is destroyed when its Health reaches zero or when the player wearing the snowman swaps to a different item or building mode.
• This means that a player wearing a Sneaky Snowman cannot build or use other items. Movement of all types is allowed.
• Available in Common variant.
• Can be found from Floor Loot, Chests, and Supply Llamas.
• Drops in stacks of 5.
• Max stack size of 10.

Other weapons and items:

• Swapped the drop chance of Shield Potions and Small Shield Potions.
• Shield Potion
• Reduced drop chance from Floor Loot from 16.53% to 13.22%.
• Reduced drop chance from Chests from 14.26% to 9.51%.
• Small Shield Potion
• Increased drop chance from Floor Loot from 13.22% to 16.53%.
• Increased drop chance from Chests from 9.51% to 14.26%.
• Vaulted the following items:
• Quad Rocket Launcher
• Port-A-fortress
• Grappler
• Reduced the drop chance of Gliders.
• Reduced drop chance from Chests from 11.89% to 4.43%.
• Reduced the drop chance of Balloons.​​​​​​​
• Reduced drop chance from Chests from 7.58% to 3.24%.
• Reduced the spawn chance of Quad Crashers from 100% to 50%.
• Reduced the spawn chance of X-4 Stormwings from 80% to 50%.

Performance

• Fixed an issue where building would cause a major drop in FPS.

Events

• Added additional dates for Explorer Pop-Up Cup.
• Updated additional materials gained on elimination to now drop with the eliminated player, rather than being granted immediately.

Creative

Weapons and items

• Sneaky Snowman
• Use Primary Fire to throw a projectile that creates a destructible snowman.
• Use Secondary Fire to wear the Sneaky Snowman.
• Sneaky Snowman has 100 Health and acts as a shield when worn by a player.
• Sneaky Snowman is destroyed when its Health reaches zero or when the player wearing the snowman swaps to a different item or building mode.
• This means that a player wearing a Sneaky Snowman cannot build or use other items. Movement of all types is allowed.
• Available in Common variant.
• Can be found from Floor Loot, Chests, and Supply Llamas.
• Drops in stacks of 5.
• Max stack size of 10.
• Added to Creative
• Light Machine Gun
• Suppressed Sub-Machine Gun
• Revolver
• Semi-Auto Sniper Rifle
• Smoke Grenade
• Remote Explosives

Save the World

Frostnite Weekly Challenge 4 – Cold Chaos

Focus your fire! Enemies gain modifiers when attacked, so work as a team and defeat the threat to unlock the banner and the Guardian’s Will Sword.

Lynx Kassandra
A new Hero arrives! Fast on her feet with catlike reflexes, unlock her in the Event Store for a limited time.

Missions and systems

• Weekly Frostnite Challenge 4: Cold Chaos
• Enemies gain modifiers when damaged. Focus your attacks for maximum efficiency.
• Enemies receive a certain combination of mutators per wave: Quickened, Enraged, Exploding Deathburst, Frenzied Deathburst, and Smoke Screens.
• Survive for 30 minutes (three times) to collect the Week 4 Challenge Banner.
• Survive for 30 minutes to collect the Medieval Sword.
• Available on January 23 at 7 PM ET.

Heroes

• Lynx Kassandra
• Mythic variant of the Fleetfoot subclass.
• Available on the Event Store from January 23 at 7 PM ET.
• Note: Lynx Kassandra will be unique when the new Hero Loadout launches.

Weapons and items

• Guardian’s Will Sword
• Rewarded for completing the week 4 Frostnite Weekly Challenge.
• A large sword with high damage and moderate impact.
• Leap Attack
• A Heavy attack that jumps to the targeted foe and damages nearby enemies.

Audio

• Improved Low Health state audio mix so that gameplay sounds aren’t ducked as severely.
• Updated Lefty/Right weapon equip/unequip sounds.
• Updated Decoy deploy and physics sounds.

Fortnite’s new event, Ice Storm, officially kicked off over the weekend, following the arrival of the v7.20 update.

Full HD video of the Event. #Fortnite #FortniteNews pic.twitter.com/0Db7tAwErr— UltimateFortniteNews (@LeaksUltimate) January 19, 2019

Fortnite Ice Storm Challenges

• Destroy 250 Ice Fiends – 500XP
• Deal 5,000 damage with Explosive Weapons to the Ice Legion – 500XP
• Deal damage to the Ice Legion in a single match
• Deal damage with Assault Rifles or Pistols to the Ice Legion
• Deal damage with Shotguns or SMGs to the Ice Legion
• Destroy an Ice Shard in different matches

Fortnite has rolled out a brand new update and it comes with the addition of the Suppressed Sniper Rifle, Popshot Shotgun, and a new community creation called at The Block.

Along with the Popshot Shotgun, the Santa’s Little Helper missile launcher will be available in Save the World.

Battle Royale

• Suppressed Sniper Rifle

Trade power for stealth with the Suppressed Sniper Rifle. Drop in now and sneak up on your enemies!

• The Block

Drop to The Block and explore the newest community creation! Bounce around in the DM Arena made by KojackNumber2.

Limited Time Modes

14 Days of Fortnite has been extended for a limited time! For the next week, drop in and complete any Challenges you may have missed out on to earn in-game rewards. We’ll also be featuring some of the most popular Limited Time Modes that have been available over the past two weeks. Log in each day to find out which modes are available to explore.

Weapons and items

• Suppressed Sniper Rifle added.
• Available in Epic and Legendary variants.
• Can be found from chests, floor loot, Vending Machines, and Supply Drops.
• A single shot, scoped sniper rifle.
• The suppressor makes for a quieter shot, trading stealth for power.
• Deals 100/105 base damage
• Six Shooter has been vaulted.
• The following variants of the Burst Assault Rifle have been vaulted:
• Uncommon, Common, Rare
• Dual Pistols have been unvaulted.
• Dynamite drop rate reduced by 40%.
• Boom Box adjustments:
• Drop rate reduced by 33%.
• Health reduced from 600 to 400.
• Duration reduced from 25 seconds to 18 seconds.

Gameplay

• X-4 Stormwing adjustments:
• The knockback a player receives after being hit by a Stormwing has been decreased by 70%.
• Damage done to the Stormwing from colliding with structures has been increased by 50%.
• Impact damage reduction while boosting through structures reduced from 50% to 25%
• Increased the spread of the Stormwing machine gun by 75%.
• Stormwing spawn chance has been decreased to 80% from 100%.
• Supply Drop health has been reduced to 250/500/750 (Solo/Duo/Squad).
• The X-4 Stormwing is no longer able to fly above the max build limit.

Creative

Weapons and items

• Suppressed Sniper Rifle added to Creative Inventory Weapons
• Available in Epic and Legendary variants.
• A single shot, scoped sniper rifle.
• The suppressor makes for a quieter shot, trading stealth for power.
• Deals 100/105 base damage

Save the World

• Santa’s Little Helper

Help Santa deliver gifts, with a BANG! Find this weapon in the Weekly Store.

• The Popshot Shotgun

Blast through enemies with this rapid firing shotgun! Get your very own by completing Frostnite Challenges.

Weapons and items

• Santa’s Little Helper will be available in the Weekly Store
• Launches explosive presents that damage and knockback groups of enemies. Does not consume ammo, but has very low durability.
• Available from January 9 at 7 PM ET until January 16 at 7 PM ET.
• The Popshot Shotgun will be available as a Frostnite Weekly Challenge reward
• A rapid firing low capacity semi-auto shotgun

Missions and systems

• Weekly Frostnite Challenge 2: Burn Bright
• Time between enemy waves is drastically reduced. Use your time wisely!
• Weekly Frostnite Challenge 1 Quest rewards include:
• Challenge Banner 2
• Popshot Shotgun
• Snowflake Tickets