Epic Games has released the Fortnite update 3.54 patch today, and this one is for the massive changes and fixes added to v20.30! Check out the full Fortnite May 3 update patch notes below!
Fortnite Update 3.54 Patch Notes | Fortnite Update v20.30 Patch Notes | Fortnite May 3 Update Patch Notes:
Update: Epic Games has released the new content and changes in v20.30!
Battle Royale v20.30 is all about high heights: fight for the fate of towers, wield space weapons, and bring back the Choppa. 🚁
THE BATTLE FOR TILTED TOWERS
The Battle for Rocky Reels ended with a standing ovation and a victory for the Resistance! Find Funding Stations for an Armored Battle Bus and set of Turrets at this reclaimed POI.
But the most climactic POI Battle hasn’t started until now: the heart of the Island is at stake in the Battle for Tilted Towers. Join the Resistance in pushing back the IO! Higher than even the buildings is an IO Blimp carrying Huntmaster Saber, who refuses to stand down.
FULFILL YOUR DESTINY: MAY THE 4TH FESTIVITIES
Star WarsTM Day is going on in Fortnite, but not just on May the 4th! From May 3 to May 17, 2022, take up Lightsabers and E-11 Blaster Rifles in battle. Also, complete new Star Wars Quests to unlock an Empire Banner. More info on this intergalactic event can be found in our May the 4th blog post!
GO SKY HIGH IN A BLIMP CHOPPA
The IO aren’t the only ones who can take to the skies. Funding Stations for Choppas have been set up across all Seven Outposts — chip in Bars to bring this vehicle out of the vault! Once a Choppa is 100% Funded, fly across the map and attack from above.
SHOTGUNS REBALANCED
In v20.30, all Shotguns have undergone a damage balance update. These changes will increase the damage for most shots (including headshots). All Shotguns have also been given a “max damage cap,” affecting how much maximum damage a single shot can deal.
Specific changes to Shotguns available in Fortnite Battle Royale/Zero Build:
- Minimum pellet-hit count increased from 3 to 4 for the Striker Pump Shotgun, Auto Shotgun, and Drum Shotgun.
- Striker Pump Shotgun and Auto Shotgun pellet damage and headshot damage increased.
- Ranger Shotgun and Drum Shotgun headshot damage greatly increased, but no change to base pellet damage.
- Drum Shotgun damage falloff adjusted, shortening effective range.
These changes have affected all Shotguns that are available in Fortnite Creative as well, which we detail in our Creative v20.30 blog post. We’ll continue to evaluate these changes as we monitor player feedback.
BROWSE MENU ADDED
The Browse menu has been added next to Discover! This menu is broken up into categories (such as Action, Casual, and Combat), making it easier to find new games in the genres you love.
COMPETITIVE NOTES
- Forces at Tilted Towers are not in active conflict in competitive playlists, but the resulting destruction has occurred and Huntmaster Saber has still relocated.
- Lightsabers and E-11 Blaster Rifles are not included in competitive playlists.
- Choppas will not be brought into competitive playlists.
BUG FIXES
- Fixed an issue involving most Seven Outpost Vaults being unopenable.
Currently, the official Fortnite Trello board has not updated to reflect the changes in v20.30. Once the list of fixes is out, we’ll update the post. We’re also expecting Epic to release the official patch notes which the devs have been doing the past few title updates.
In the meantime, here are the known issues for Fortnite as of the latest patch:
- Due to a visual issue, we’ve temporarily disabled the Street Shine pickaxe and may not appear in your Locker. This item will be visible again and re-enabled in a future update.
- Players will not receive social toast notifications when they’re in the match in a party with other players.
- Vaults around Seven Outposts with a lock that requires multiple players to open currently are locked shut and will not activate. This will be resolved in a future update.
- The Anvil Rocket Launcher does not show that it is locking on to vehicles as expected. It does still lock on when firing but does not display this.
- Driving a vehicle can sometimes clip under the map when impacting the ground
- When using split-screen, opening the Map or Quest screen will cause the other players’ view to become all black, blocking their vision.
Fortnite v20.30 Datamined Info:
NEW HOTFIXED TEXT:
– OMEGA KNIGHT BUNDLE: Complete 21 Omega Knight Quests
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) May 3, 2022
OMEGA KNIGHT SKIN IS COMING THIS UPDATE! pic.twitter.com/qsogmcblLZ
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) May 3, 2022
LUXE REMIX! (via @InTheShadeYT) pic.twitter.com/19TOB498Qt
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) May 3, 2022
NEW COSMETICS (rarity is broken) pic.twitter.com/PY9knMsKcW
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) May 3, 2022
NEW SHOP IMAGES! pic.twitter.com/dwbXpjqV60
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) May 3, 2022
OMEGA KNIGHT! pic.twitter.com/XqXk8607bV
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) May 3, 2022
TILTED TOWERS IS BROKEN! pic.twitter.com/l6hFCMM2Ro
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) May 3, 2022
LIGHTSABERS AND STAR WARS WEAPONS ARE BACK!
This "E-11 Blaster" has infinite ammo and does 30 damage to players, with a 4.75 fire rate! pic.twitter.com/wF5FUn22Y4
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) May 3, 2022
Item shop background of some set codenamed "Indigo" pic.twitter.com/YemIAdhE3T
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) May 3, 2022
Star Wars banner, will probably be given for free in the May 4th challenges! pic.twitter.com/MkfGDL2rwW
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) May 3, 2022
Traps support is now added to No Builds modes, Epic might add some traps soon (if they're not already ingame)
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) May 3, 2022
The "Star Destroyer" can be seen in the sky again (via @InTheShadeYT) pic.twitter.com/dMFdVYpHJX
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) May 3, 2022
There's a feature in the world for Klombos which makes them Dance apparently (probably when they eat crowns)
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) May 3, 2022
The Drum Shotgun's damage in long range has been reduced, the builds damage has also been reduced by a lot and the headshot multiplier is now 1.5 instead of 1.25!
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) May 3, 2022
The Wrap to the left is apparently obtainable via "Playstation Activation" & the wrap to the right is obtained via something XBox related (codenamed "XboxHW") pic.twitter.com/7MvgSpqJGR
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) May 3, 2022
The new "Mecha Team" Glider basically confirms that Paradigm = Singularity via the description: "Paradigm-certified mech surplus craft." pic.twitter.com/smY6qoBITj
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) May 3, 2022
"Star Wars May the 4th Quests" are set to go live after downtime, and the challenges require you to use lightsabers!
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) May 3, 2022
The "E-11 Blaster Rifle" will be sold by some Star Wars NPC & the Lightsabers are set to be found via normal chests with a spawn rate. Also i might be wrong about this but there might be Stormtrooper NPCs that drop the Mythic E-11 Blaster when they die.
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) May 3, 2022
Here's a better codenames of the encrypted cosmetics:
– Armadillo Green/Orange/Pink/Robot (has some sort of Pickaxe detection & Emote detection for the robot one)
– Indigo (male & female)
– ModNinja (male)— HYPEX (@HYPEX) May 3, 2022
I was right, shotguns balanced! pic.twitter.com/e6Dsz8z4Df
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) May 3, 2022
NEW STAR WARS SKIN TEASER!! pic.twitter.com/ZQa4SUPxJU
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) May 3, 2022
ALL SHOTGUNS EXCEPT DRAGON BREATH SHOTGUN NO LONGER DEAL 200 DAMAGE. INCLUDING THE PUMP SHOTGUN!!
The Legendary Pump Shotgun's Max Damage is now 185! pic.twitter.com/5m2xy4p2pu
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) May 3, 2022
Llamas will now spawn a rift when they're not eliminated! (clip by @Fallzera)pic.twitter.com/z7XaFBqGD4
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) May 3, 2022
We’ll update this post accordingly once the full patch notes are out and if there are any more datamined content discovered.
Update: Post has been updated with the official list of new content and changes from Epic Games.