Update v8.00

Update v8.00 released for Fortnite on February 28th, 2019. It brought Season 8 into Fortnite: Battle Royale.

What's New?

 * Season 8 - Battle Pass
 * New Season, new Battle Pass. 100 levels, over 100 new rewards.


 * New Locations
 * Season 8 also released in this update, which brought a tropical volcano area onto the Athena island, as well as 2 new Locations ; Sunny Steps and Lazy Lagoon.


 * Pirate Cannon - Damage enemy locations or structures by launching a cannonball or become a special delivery by launching yourself!

Weapons + Items

 * Vaulted
 * Chiller Grenade
 * X-4 Stormwing
 * Shopping Cart
 * All Terrain Kart
 * Updated hunting rifle icon
 * Reduced the availability of higher tier Assault Rifles

Gameplay

 * Added Lava
 * Lava will deal 1 damage per touch and will cause players to bounce off the surface. Watch out!
 * Added Volcanic Vents
 * Volcanic Vents will boost players and vehicles into the sky in a gust of hot air!
 * Increased Infinite Dab duration from 11 hours to 12 hours in the lobby.
 * Cozy Campfire now glows when viewed with a Thermal Scoped Assault Rifle.
 * Added Party Assist
 * Prior to a match, enable Party Assist on a Daily or Weekly challenge to complete it with the assistance of everyone in your party.
 * Party members are able to provide progress to the selected challenge in addition to yourself.
 * This functionality excludes "fill" players who are added into the party during matchmaking or teammates from large team modes such as Team Rumble.

Creative

 * New voice chat options have been added to Creative Island Game menu! Share a single channel while in Creative, regardless of team, then choose who you chat with when playing.
 * New Jungle Temple theme for the Hub.
 * Renovations have been made to Playground, adding featured Creative Islands and allowing even more friends to join in on the fun!

Save The World

 * The new Hero Loadout system is here! This is a major change that impacts many areas of the game. See the Hero Loadout blog for details!
 * Love is in the air - everybody run! Homebase has fallen victim to a virulent love outbreak, and it’s up to Ray and company to break it off before things get too serious.
 * Explore a new visual update for Plankerton, featuring the new Lakeside biome.
 * New beta mission - Eliminate and Collect