Update v9.01

Update v9.01 of Fortnite was released on May 15th 2019.

What's New?

 * Tactical Assault Rifle
 * Tactics take the day! This robust and precise assault rifle is the ideal option for tight quarters.

Weapons + Items

 * Tactical Assault Rifle
 * Available in Rare, Epic, and Legendary variants.
 * Available from Floor Loot, Chests, Supply Drops, and Vending Machines
 * Fully Automatic
 * 30 Round Magazine
 * Deals 22/23/24 damage
 * Headshot Multiplier of 1.75x
 * This weapon has a tight spread in close quarters but is less effective at long range when compared to other Assault Rifles.
 * Reduced BalIer health from 200 to 150
 * The primary goal of the BalIer is to provide fun and exciting mobility. We feel that it still has a little too much defensive agency - this change should reduce the effectiveness there while not impacting its strengths.
 * Drum Gun adjustments
 * Reduced base damage from 26/27 to 22/23
 * Since its unvaulting, the Drum Gun effectiveness has been slightly higher than we wanted. This change should reduce its combat effectiveness while still retaining its flavor.
 * Vaulted Compact SMG
 * Due to the recent addition of the Drum Gun and the brand new Tactical Assault Rifle, we wanted to reduce the availability of high rate-of-fire weapons.

Gameplay

 * Slipstream adjustments
 * Slipstreams no longer block building.
 * Trying to build up to get into a Slipstream should be an easy & intuitive experience. We noticed some cases where players would build up to the Slipstream, but due to build restrictions would take a ‘leap of faith’ and not make the jump. This should make getting into a Slipstream easier.
 * Players flying in a Slipstream will destroy player built objects when they collide.
 * Slipstreams are now disabled after storm phase 5.
 * We’ve seen a number of cases where Slipstreams caused issues during late game circles - primarily around getting pulled into the storm unexpectedly. Since the value of Slipstream mobility is limited in those scenarios, we felt it’s better to simply disable them.

Performance

 * Improvements made to level streaming performance on all platforms.
 * This will reduce cases of buildings not loading in.
 * Physics optimizations to improve performance in conduits

What's New?

 * Ruined Tilted
 * Create apocalyptic worlds using the new Ruined Tilted Themes!

Weapons + Items

 * Tactical Assault Rifle
 * Available in Rare, Epic, and Legendary variants.
 * Available from Floor Loot, Chests, Supply Drops, and Vending Machines
 * Fully Automatic
 * 30 Round Magazine
 * Deals 22/23/24 damage
 * Headshot Multiplier of 1.75x
 * This weapon has a tight spread in close quarters but is less effective at long range when compared to other Assault Rifles.

Prefabs

 * 7 New Themes
 * Ruined Shops
 * Ruined Twin Apartments
 * Ruined L Apartments
 * Ruined Red Apartments
 * Ruined Fish Apartments
 * Ruined Basketball Court
 * Ruined Clock Tower
 * 3 New Galleries
 * Ruined Floor Gallery
 * Ruined Wall Gallery
 * Scorched Gallery

What's New?

 * Mist Pods
 * Peas in a pod? More like Mini-bosses! Focus down the Mist Pods or risk being overrun with tougher enemies.
 * Prehistoric Izza
 * Jurassic times call for Jurassic measures! Depleted shields mean more armor with this new Dinosaur Constructor.

Missions + Systems

 * New Wargames simulation: Mist Pods
 * Weed that garden, and by garden we mean your Storm Shield. Find and destroy those Mist Pods before they spawn Mini-bosses.
 * A new Wargames simulation means more chances for Event Tickets, a new player banner, and more variety to the Daily Quests.

Heroes

 * We’ve added a new Hero to the Event store!
 * Prehistoric Izza, A new Dinosaur Constructor!
 * Standard Perk: Saurian Hide
 * While Shield is depleted, increases Armor by 33.
 * Commander Perk: Saurian Hide +
 * While Shield is depleted, increases Armor by 100.
 * Available in the Event Store on May 15 at 8 PM Eastern Time.

Bug Fixes & Improvements

 * Crashes no longer occur when depositing BluGlo at the top of a radar tower.