Fortnite Crash Issue Will Be Addressed This Week With a Patch, New Content Coming Soon

by Alex Co August 11, 2017 8:00 pm in News

If you’re playing Fortnite on PlayStation 4 and have experienced a few crashes, you’re not alone. Epic Games knows about this and has rolled out two Fortnite updates two days in a row to fix this. 

Check out the full list of patch notes for 1.4.1 and 1.4.2:

EA1.4.1 RELEASE NOTES

MAJOR UPDATES

  • Corrected a number of different crashes on PC, Xbox One and PS4
  • Corrected an issue causing input lag on PS4
  • Corrected an issue on Xbox One prompting players to purchase a Fortnite Founder’s pack when they already own one

MAJOR KNOWN ISSUES

  • This patch will help us diagnose the cause of future crashes   
    • We will continue to investigate crashing related issues

EA1.4.2 RELEASE NOTES

MAJOR UPDATES

  • Corrected a crash caused by particle effects on all platforms
  • Corrected a crash caused by slotting a survivor into a squad on PS4
  • Corrected a number of smaller issues causing crashes on PS4
  • Corrected an issue preventing PS4 players from joining a game session
  • Repair the Shelter caches fixed to provide the correct rate of nuts and bolts. 

MAJOR KNOWN ISSUES

  • Players are unable to toggle accessories on and off on PS4 and Xbox One
    • Fix in progress

Aside from that, the official Fortnite Twitter account teased that “The Survive the Storm” update is coming in late August/early September. It will include a new mode, new weapons, new threats!

Are you playing Fortnite? We’ll weigh in on our thoughts about it soon.

Source: Epic Games, Fortnite Twitter

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