Update v9.10

Update v9.10 of Fortnite was released on May 22nd, 2019.

What's New?

 * Hot Spots
 * Randomly selected locations on the map that have a high loot rate with an increase of Supply Drops!

Limited Time Mode Rotation

 * Sniper Shootout Duos
 * Sniper Rifles only. Downed players are eliminated instantly. May the best aim win!
 * Unvaulted Squads
 * Battle Royale gameplay with a limited set of weapons made up entirely of items that are vaulted in the standard modes.
 * Close Encounters Squads
 * Close quarters combat with Shotguns & Jetpacks!

Weapons + Items

 * Shadow Bombs
 * Reduced availability from floor loot from .835% to .677%
 * Reduced availability from chests from 4.65% to 3.98%
 * Reduced drop count from 3 to 2.
 * Shadow Bombs have seen a lot of late-game use, and we wanted to encourage risk vs. reward when picking the item up. By leaving maximum stack size the same & reducing availability, the item’s potential remains the same but swapping a spot for it early on is riskier.
 * Unvaulted Semi-Automatic Sniper Rifle
 * Available in Vending Machines, Chests, and Floor Loot
 * Available in Uncommon and Rare variants
 * Since the Thermal Rifle and Scoped Revolver have both recently been vaulted, this week we wanted to bring back an oldie but goodie to round out the medium/long-range item line-up.
 * Combat Shotgun
 * Reduced the availability from floor loot from 2.015% to 1.409%
 * Reduced the availability from chest loot from 2.183% to 1.846%
 * When compared to other items of similar rarity, the Combat Shotgun was dropping a bit too frequently. This change will put it closer in line with other items.

Gameplay

 * Introducing Hot Spots!
 * Every match, select named locations will be marked in gold text on the map.
 * These Hot Spots represent the presence of Loot Carriers. Shoot down the carriers for additional high-quality weapons.
 * Minimum of one Hot Spot
 * 25% chance for 2 Hot Spots
 * 5% chance for 3 Hot Spots
 * Loot Carriers
 * Loot Carriers drop a weapon of Rare or higher quality along with two stacks of ammo.
 * Hot Spots will have between 12 and 16 Loot Carriers depending on the size of the location.
 * Added crosshair dot while skydiving to allow for more precise map marking.

Audio

 * Improved enemy jump sounds.
 * Reduced the time that it takes the enemy in-air audio loop to kick on, for better awareness of an enemy dropping in on you from above.
 * Boosted the volume of nearby footsteps and landing sounds of enemies not in line of sight.
 * Tighter spatialization of close-range pickaxe sounds from other players.
 * Added clearer sound when an enemy confirms an edit on a building piece within ~2 tiles of your position.
 * Removed glider audio tell for players traveling through a Slipstream.
 * Your emote music is now prioritized over other players emotes in the front-end.
 * Emote music is now full stereo when in the front-end.
 * Added a new Headshot + Shield Break sound, for when the two events occur at the same time.
 * Lowered the minimum velocity required to trigger a landing sound

UI

 * Changed "Return To Lobby" to "Leave Match".
 * Adjusted the “damage” color when taking shield damage back to an increased-contrast version of the original.
 * The intent is increased readability of current shield value immediately after taking damage, but red was causing players to believe they were taking more damage than they were.

Mobile
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 * Removed the HUD when respawning.
 * We’ve made improvements to the UI by adding an exit button to the following:
 * Squad Formation in the lobby
 * Playground Match Options
 * Events screen
 * Removed vibration toggle settings for devices that do not support vibration.

What's New?

 * Space Rocks - Cloudy with a chance of meteorites! A good meteor shower can really rock your world.. or base.. in this new Wargames Simulation.
 * Rex Jonesy - Tyrannosaurus wreck the Husk with the Saurian Might of this new Soldier!

Missions + Systems

 * New Wargames simulation: Space Rocks
 * Meteors will rain down on your base In this new War Games simulation.
 * Players will face a quick flurry of meteorites or one massive meteor at the end of each wave. Be sure to blast those meteors out of the sky or build some shelter!
 * A new Wargames simulation means more chances for Event Tickets, a new banner, and more variety to the Daily Quests.

Heroes
We’ve added a new Hero to the Event store: Rex Jonesy stomps into battle!


 * Standard Perk: Saurian Might
 * Every 1 second, adds 3% of Current Health to Damage of next Ranged Weapon hit.
 * Commander Perk: Saurian Might+
 * Every 1 second, adds 9% of Current Health to Damage of next Ranged Weapon hit.

What's New?

 * Fortnite x Jordan
 * Show off your moves in the New York City inspired, Downtown Drop LTM by Jordan featuring Creative artists NotNellaf & Tollmolia. Launch off massive jumps, grind down city streets and collect coins to win!
 * Score big when you cop the Hang Time Bundle. Get the Grind Outfit, Clutch Outfit, and a challenge pack unique to the set.
 * Haunted Hills Theme
 * Create your own eerie islands using the new Haunted Hills theme! Includes several prefab and gallery sets for all your creepy creations.

Islands

 * Creative islands are now displayed in the minimap as well as the fullscreen map.

Gameplay

 * New “Fastest Time to Win” setting
 * Each round a winning time sets the new time limit for the following round.
 * After all rounds the winner is the team with the lowest time to win a round.
 * Added Time limit options of 6, 7, 8, 9, and 12 minutes.

Prefabs & Galleries

 * Added 6 New Prefabs
 * Haunted Hills Haunted Tomb
 * Haunted Hills Grim Ruins
 * Haunted Hills Abandoned Dwelling
 * Haunted Hills Hillshade House
 * Pirate Fort
 * Tomato Temple
 * Added 5 New Galleries
 * Haunted Hills Gallery
 * Haunted Hills Prop Gallery
 * Haunted Hills Nature Gallery
 * Tomato Temple Prop Gallery
 * Catacombs Floor Gallery, which features catacomb floors mixed with dirt and mud.
 * Added pieces to the Indestructible Gallery
 * More indestructible wall variants
 * Indestructible Ground Tiles
 * Indestructible Volcanic Rocks
 * Indestructible Hover Platform
 * Indestructible Neo Tilted Basketball Hoop

New

 * Added Grind Power Up Device:
 * Allows players to slide on any surface and applies spark effects to the player’s feet.
 * Added Color Changing Tiles Device
 * Prop floor tile that will change to the team color of the player who touches it.

Additional Options

 * Added additional options to the Explosive Device.
 * Time to Detonation from Game Off, Start: 3 minutes, 4 minutes, 6 minutes, 7 minutes, 8 minutes, 9 minutes, 12 minutes, 15 minutes, 20 minutes (Default: Off)
 * Proximity Delay: When proximity detonation is triggered, wait a set amount of seconds before exploding.
 * Options: Off, 1 second, 2 seconds, 3 seconds, 4 seconds, 5 seconds, 10 seconds, 20 seconds, 30 seconds, 1 minute (Default: Off)
 * Added additional options to the Capture Device
 * Player Capture: Allows players to score points by remaining inside the capture area.
 * On, Off (Default: Off)
 * Each Player - Each player in the capture area earns points toward their team’s score.
 * One Player Per Team - Only one player from a team inside the capture area earns points toward their team’s score, regardless of how many other players from that team are in the area with them.
 * Player Capture Time: A player will earn points for their team each time they remain in the capture area for this length of time.
 * 1 second, 5 seconds, 10 seconds, 30 seconds, 1 minute, 5 minutes, 10 minutes (Default: 1 second)
 * Added additional options to the Pinball Bumper
 * Knockback: Mega High
 * Added additional options to the Collectables Gallery
 * Added new object options: Amber Pyramid, Blue Pyramid, Cylinder, Shoe, Basketball.
 * Coin Object: Allows you to change the type of object to be collected without having to delete and replace the object.
 * Ambient Audio: On, Off. (Default: On)
 * Consumption Rule:
 * Self - when the coin is collected, it disappears for the collecting player, but remains for everyone else. (Default)
 * Team - when the coin is collected, it disappears for everyone in the collecting player’s team but remains for players from other teams.
 * Everyone - when the coin is collected, it disappears for all other players.
 * Added additional options to the Objectives Gallery
 * Added 3 additional Objective objects: Cylinder, Box, Sphere
 * Visible During Games: On, Off (Default: On)
 * Added additional options to the Item Spawner
 * Run Over Pickup: Determines whether the item can be picked up by running or driving over it rather than using the interaction key.
 * On, Off (Default Off)
 * Item Visibility: Adjusts the size and height of the item’s projected image to make it more easily visible, especially from a distance.
 * 1x, 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x (Default: 1x)
 * Added additional options to the Creature Manager:
 * Damage to Environment: None
 * Score: None