PlayStation 5 players rejoice, as Epic Games has now released the Fortnite update 1.000.055 patch this February 1, and this one is for major changes included in the v19.20 patch! To find out what’s new, as well as everything datamined in the latest patch, check out the full release notes below.
Fortnite Update 1.000.055 Patch Notes | Fortnite Update 19.20 Patch Notes:
Fortnite Battle Royale v19.20 introduces a new POI, unvaults a classic weapon (with new twists), reveals Haven’s mask line-up, and more. See below for the details of this update!
Sneak inside Covert Cavern and Seek the Mythic Stinger
Deep inside the mountains north of Camp Cuddle, a high-tech new POI has appeared: Covert Cavern. Navigate its central waterway and harvest materials from its many facilities.
Rumor has it that Covert Cavern is home to a Mythic version of the Stinger SMG, possessing more power than a regular one (and more recoil to match). However, getting your hands on it is no easy feat…
Heavy Shotgun Returns with Heavy Updates
The Heavy Shotgun has been unvaulted in a refashioned form for Chapter 3. It’s now single slug, longer-range, and requires more accuracy. Exceptionally reliable and consistent, break out the Heavy for closing the gap or responding to an incoming threat!
Find the Heavy Shotgun on the ground, in normal and Rare Chests, and from Supply Drops. The new Heavy Shotgun is available in all rarities.
Note: The new Heavy Shotgun is unable to penetrate through multiple targets, which the classic Heavy could do. This is a bug that will be fixed in a future game update.
Haven Un-unmasked!
With v19.20, begin unlocking all the masks of Chapter 3 Season 1 Battle Pass Outfit Haven!
How do you unlock Haven’s masks? Collect Feathers in Chests around the Island, then spend your Feathers in the “Haven’s Masks” section of the Battle Pass tab. Each mask has a special Quest for you to complete to make the mask available to redeem. For example, catch fish to unlock cat masks, forage to unlock deer masks, glide to unlock owl masks, and more!
Each mask’s Quest can be found in the “Haven’s Masks” Battle Pass section, and every mask is unlockable all the way ‘til the end of Chapter 3 Season 1. (Please note that players must own the Haven Outfit before starting the Quests.)
Update on XP in Creative
We’re improving the XP Beyond Battle Royale experience! Usually, Creative Islands undergo “calibration” before they begin granting Battle Pass XP from your in-game Accolades (sometimes taking several days). Now with v19.20, if you triggered an Accolade before calibration was complete, you’ll be rewarded with the XP once it’s available!
Forecast Update
Tornado and lightning weather events have been added to Team Rumble!
Competitive Notes
- The Mythic Stinger SMG is not included in competitive playlists. The Heavy Shotgun is included immediately, however.
- While most new/unvaulted items are given an evaluation period in the wild before being added to competitive playlists, we’ve made an exception with the Heavy Shotgun, as the new Heavy Shotgun was made with higher-skill play in-mind.
- As our heads-up stated last week, Spider-Man’s Web-Shooters now have 20 shots instead of 80 in competitive playlists. This lower count is to encourage more strategic decisions about when to use the item, while retaining the item’s usefulness as a powerful mobility tool.
Major Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue involving the visual indicator for using a Reboot Van appearing at a greater distance than the sound could be heard.
- Fixed an issue involving matches sometimes not being recorded during a tournament session and the points earned in those matches becoming lost.
- Fixed an issue involving Spider-Man’s Web-Shooters dropping from eliminated players with a full stock of uses even if it didn’t have a full stock before the player was eliminated.
That’s about it for the patch.
Fortnite v19.20 Datamined Info:
ICYMI: Epic pretty much confirmed last night that we're getting the Covert Cavern POI, which is the IO's POI and will most likely have the IO Brute Boss who drops the Mythic SMG.. The POI is set to be here, inside the mountain! pic.twitter.com/bcTmN5BYTO
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) February 1, 2022
New Collectable Item:
– "Open Chests of any kind for a chance to collect Feathers"
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) February 1, 2022
Close Encounters returns today with quests! pic.twitter.com/9oEv4s530N
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) February 1, 2022
COVERT CAVERN POI! pic.twitter.com/FNf3EQrHC3
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) February 1, 2022
NEW COSMETICS & VARIANTS! pic.twitter.com/boBxRuJyOM
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) February 1, 2022
NEW SHOP IMAGES! pic.twitter.com/GuI3BZj8LV
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) February 1, 2022
NEW VAULT KEYCARD FOR COVERT CAVERN!! pic.twitter.com/ZSKKxP9Skk
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) February 1, 2022
New Item Shop Background for some items codenamed "Sleek", probably a collab! pic.twitter.com/wdQnUg0NKp
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) February 1, 2022
NEW SKIN PACK! pic.twitter.com/3U9K7URAjv
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) February 1, 2022
Armored Walls max stack size has been lowered to 15
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) February 1, 2022
Mythic SMG is now in Creative! (could change later)
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) February 1, 2022
Queen Of Hearts InGame! pic.twitter.com/lCYtXYePDe
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) February 1, 2022
The Foundation's Built-In Emote! pic.twitter.com/FXfnk23CRz
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) February 1, 2022
The IO Brute is OP!!
– 650 HP
– 650 Shield
– Has a Charge Dash attack with 10 seconds cooldown
– Has a Mythic SMG
– Throws Grenades— HYPEX (@HYPEX) February 1, 2022
New Creative Items:
– Flame Bow
– Mythic SMG
– Flare Gun
– Fire Flies
– Petrol Cans— HYPEX (@HYPEX) February 1, 2022
Covert Cavern POI! (via @YoungBoyLeaks)pic.twitter.com/qz9vdEoCJV
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) February 1, 2022
You can't store the Covert Cavern Keycard in Tents btw!
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) February 1, 2022
IO Brute is now named "Gunnar" & the SMG is named "Mythic Gunnar's Stinger SMG"
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) February 1, 2022
They Covert Cavern Keycard is obtained from Gunnar (IO Brute)
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) February 1, 2022
Heavy Shotgun is Back!
– Can be obtained from Chests, Floor Loot, Supply Drops & Sharks
– Shoots 1 Pellet unlike other shotguns & fire rate is 1.3
– Common's Damage is 81, Headshot is 142 & Reload Time is 4.8s
– Legendary's Damage is 99, Headshot is 173 & reload time is 3.9s pic.twitter.com/ZQk6l5O9Th— HYPEX (@HYPEX) February 1, 2022
Armored Walls max stack size has been lowered to 15
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) February 1, 2022
Fortnite's Servers are having issues again lmao, too many players waiting for the Mythic & POI ig.. pic.twitter.com/sKkpssuZAU
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) February 1, 2022
The Mythic SMG is NOT in Comp, but the Heavy Shotgun is!
– "While most new/unvaulted items are given an evaluation period in the wild before being added to comp, we’ve made an exception with the Heavy Shotgun, as the new Heavy Shotgun was made with higher-skill play in-mind"
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) February 1, 2022
Upcoming Gameplay Mechanics:
– Tactical Sprint was updated today and it's now ready, only missing animations.
– A new Mechanic got added called "Clamber", no idea what it is but it might be for parkours or something else..— HYPEX (@HYPEX) February 1, 2022
If there are any more content that will be datamined, we’ll be sure to update this post.
Source: Epic Games