Fortnite players, it’s finally here! Epic Games has deployed the Fortnite update 3.09 March 16 patch for Chapter 2 Season 6, or what the studio calls the v16.00 Fortnite patch! Note that this is a rather big download (sizes vary), and should include quite a number of new stuff.
For the list of changes, fixes, and datamined content, head on below.
Fortnite Update 3.09 March 16 Patch Notes:
The big thing players will notice will be the single-player Zero Crisis finale which was announced previously.
ZERO CRISIS FINALE
Chapter 2 Season 6 launches on March 16 with the explosive conclusion of the events of Season 5. When you first launch into the new Season, you’ll play through the conclusion of Agent Jones’ mission in the Zero Crisis Finale. The aftermath of this event is sure to shape Reality as we know it.
Don’t worry, the Zero Crisis Finale is a solo experience and you can play through it whenever you first log in during the Season. Want to watch it online first? We’ll share details soon on how you can watch the global premiere with everyone, beginning with our most ambitious story cinematic yet!
With the fate of Reality at stake, here are a few tips before the end of Season 5 and we’ll see you on the other side.
Bonus info!
Chapter 2 Season 6 launches with the explosive Zero Crisis Finale experience. Make sure your Cinematics Volume setting is adjusted in the Audio tab before downtime begins. pic.twitter.com/yAk20Jc3kN
— Fortnite Status (@FortniteStatus) March 15, 2021
Here are some of the changes (via VastBlast):
The following has been unvaulted:
• Pump Shotgun (Uncommon, Rare, Epic, Legendary)
• Revolver (All rarities)
The gold bars cap (limit) has been reduced from 10k to 5k!
The magazine size limit has been reduced (previously 999):
• Shells: 150
• Light Bullets: 500
• Medium Bullets: 500
• Heavy Bullets: 50
Ziplines have been adjusted slightly:
• Maximum uphill speed increased by 61%
• Maximum downhill speed decreased by 40%
• Downhill acceleration increased by 14%
Supply drops now drop only ONCE per safezone (previously twice)!
For now, the official list of fixes has not been outlined just yet, but we’ll update the post once the official Trello board is updated.
Here are the confirmed list of fixes via the official Fortnite Trello board:
General:
Balloons item temporarily disabled.
Description
Due to a visual issue, we’ve temporarily disabled the Balloons
Unable to edit color Styles for the Phantasmic Pulse Pickaxe in the Locker.
Description
Players are currently unable to change the color of the Phantasmic Pulse Pickaxe from the Boundless Set.
Workaround
Changing the color is not reflected in the Locker preview, but it should update and appear correctly when loaded into a match.
Battle Royale:
Inventory menu selector appearing on multiple slots.
Description
The inventory menu selector may appear on multiple slots simultaneously instead of just one.
Platforms
All
Creative:
Pressing the default key in pre-game lobby starts the game.
Description
We’re investigating that is causing Creative matches to start when pressing the default key.Platforms
all
Main Player rift can sometimes show as a Seasonal Rift.
Description
We’re investigating an issue where the main player rift can appear as the season rift
Save the World:
The Val Defender doesn’t have perks when unlocked from the Valor Questline
Update
This quest reward will be fixed in a future update and we’ll be running a fix to correct all existing Val Defenders.
Description
Val doesn’t have any perks when unlocked from the “Valor” Questline. The team is working on a fix for this issue.
Fortnite v16.00 Datamined Content::
Lara Croft & Chicken Skins! pic.twitter.com/7cpRpOCw3D
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) March 16, 2021
New Bundle! pic.twitter.com/zTBaNwclj3
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) March 16, 2021
Season 6 Map With Names! (via @VastBlastt) pic.twitter.com/m4Y3ZHwqoU
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) March 16, 2021
More new skins! pic.twitter.com/xOJJUG9oJw
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) March 16, 2021
Gladiator Peely! pic.twitter.com/CF4jYK2r65
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) March 16, 2021
New Cuddle & Stink Floppers!
Descriptions:
– Can be thrown. Cuddles enemies then bursts with joy.
– A stinky fish. Can be thrown or eaten. May cause indigestion pic.twitter.com/nRDLRnAQ8P— HYPEX (@HYPEX) March 16, 2021
Congrats @DenniConcepts! pic.twitter.com/8VAaNYsF71
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) March 16, 2021
Zero Point Fish is Vaulted along with Thermal Fish!
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) March 16, 2021
New Weapons & Maybe Pickaxes! pic.twitter.com/uF2R9BcHUc
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) March 16, 2021
New Spire Challenges
EventFlag.Event_Spire_Challenges
— FortTory – Fortnite Leaks & News 🛸 (@FortTory) March 16, 2021
Playlist_DefaultSolo pic.twitter.com/u28vF4w5VA
— FortTory – Fortnite Leaks & News 🛸 (@FortTory) March 16, 2021
loading screens pic.twitter.com/9SIUmpAtOt
— FortTory – Fortnite Leaks & News 🛸 (@FortTory) March 16, 2021
— FortTory – Fortnite Leaks & News 🛸 (@FortTory) March 16, 2021
Lara Croft Variants pic.twitter.com/JWIvoEbHqA
— FortTory – Fortnite Leaks & News 🛸 (@FortTory) March 16, 2021
DIFFERENT VARIANTS FOR THE CHICKEN WARRIOR pic.twitter.com/Y37UzRS7Kk
— FortTory – Fortnite Leaks & News 🛸 (@FortTory) March 16, 2021
different raven variants pic.twitter.com/idOD6i1noA
— FortTory – Fortnite Leaks & News 🛸 (@FortTory) March 16, 2021
— Lucas7yoshi – Fortnite Leaks (@Lucas7yoshi) March 16, 2021
i cannot at all upload these
some highlights coming tho pic.twitter.com/R4pL5iX2hQ
— Lucas7yoshi – Fortnite Leaks (@Lucas7yoshi) March 16, 2021
these skins that were leaked ages ago in encrypted paks are decrypted now pic.twitter.com/zkvobqDdwp
— Lucas7yoshi – Fortnite Leaks (@Lucas7yoshi) March 16, 2021
All new loading screenshttps://t.co/QGuLS6dwqB
— Lucas7yoshi – Fortnite Leaks (@Lucas7yoshi) March 16, 2021
Season 6 Umbrella! pic.twitter.com/wLFapLE94B
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) March 16, 2021
Pretty sure all the variants came through pic.twitter.com/lPy0re2LfB
— Lucas7yoshi – Fortnite Leaks (@Lucas7yoshi) March 16, 2021
— Lucas7yoshi – Fortnite Leaks (@Lucas7yoshi) March 16, 2021
all different backpacks for Agent Jonesy pic.twitter.com/nw8EvZjPjI
— FortTory – Fortnite Leaks & News 🛸 (@FortTory) March 16, 2021
THE LEADER OF THE SEVEN?! pic.twitter.com/rUFp47KWI7
— FortTory – Fortnite Leaks & News 🛸 (@FortTory) March 16, 2021
New Emotes! pic.twitter.com/IKzNIs27Ks
— VastBlast – Fortnite Leaks (@VastBlastt) March 16, 2021
Loading Screens! pic.twitter.com/4xE5juikGd
— VastBlast – Fortnite Leaks (@VastBlastt) March 16, 2021
More Loading Screens! pic.twitter.com/kRSDVvtdz9
— VastBlast – Fortnite Leaks (@VastBlastt) March 16, 2021
New Animals Icons! pic.twitter.com/bUjiVWr4pS
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) March 16, 2021
Female Fishstick teased in an Emoji 👀 pic.twitter.com/BMGqPWrlI9
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) March 16, 2021
New chests that drop legendary weapons & (possibly) crafting materials! pic.twitter.com/EKFWM2ZhoD
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) March 16, 2021
Agent Jones Anomaly / Butterfly Shards challenges pic.twitter.com/7VR5y6Kmn5
— FortTory – Fortnite Leaks & News 🛸 (@FortTory) March 16, 2021
Dialogues for Raz Glyph related to the ''Tower'' pic.twitter.com/gkkP8SRTFy
— FortTory – Fortnite Leaks & News 🛸 (@FortTory) March 16, 2021
there is an egg located under the predators
I dont know for what wild animal this is, altough one file mentions ''dino'' pic.twitter.com/UnHHfHmNMd
— FortTory – Fortnite Leaks & News 🛸 (@FortTory) March 16, 2021
There will be challenges for Agent Jones where he has to collect Butterfly Shards. They can be in the air or burried and something about a statue, vault and JewelPuzzle pic.twitter.com/kIGYfGa2mV
— FortTory – Fortnite Leaks & News 🛸 (@FortTory) March 16, 2021
There will be three new bosses
– Boss.Inner
– Boss.Outter
– Boss.TinyBalloon— FortTory – Fortnite Leaks & News 🛸 (@FortTory) March 16, 2021
The Golden Skeleton will be a NPC but it has no description yet! pic.twitter.com/A82MRktsz9
— FortTory – Fortnite Leaks & News 🛸 (@FortTory) March 16, 2021
Rebirth Raven NPC
"Raven was investigating a disturbance on the astral plane when the Island pulled her in through a portal and left her stranded. She'll need to rely on her wits and strange new alliances if she wants to get back home again." pic.twitter.com/J3Oxu60Tuf
— FortTory – Fortnite Leaks & News 🛸 (@FortTory) March 16, 2021
possible location at Slurpy Swamps
— FortTory – Fortnite Leaks & News 🛸 (@FortTory) March 16, 2021
Possible location at Pleasant Park
— FortTory – Fortnite Leaks & News 🛸 (@FortTory) March 16, 2021
location probably at the Power Plant
— FortTory – Fortnite Leaks & News 🛸 (@FortTory) March 16, 2021
where do you find this stuff..?
is this literally stw stuff that leaked into br or something lmao pic.twitter.com/eeNmE53eZ4
— Lucas7yoshi – Fortnite Leaks (@Lucas7yoshi) March 16, 2021
We’ll be updating the post with the datamined content as it’s revealed, so make sure to update the post constantly throughout the day. We’ll mark the post with an “Update” once it’s final.
That seems to be it as servers are back up!