Update v22.20 was a major patch note in Fortnite released during Chapter 3: Season 4 and during the Hexsylvania venture in Save the World.
In Fortnite v22.20, DJ Lyka awaits at the Reality Tree to help transform you into a wolf-like monster... with wolf-like abilities.
Turning into a monster is just one part of Fortnitemares 2022. Also complete Quests for special rewards, take down Cube Monsters in Zero Build Horde Rush, have a party of your own with unvaulted items, and more. Fortnitemares 2022 runs until November 1 at 2 AM ET!
HOWLER CLAWS, HIGHER SENSES[]
While taking a break from dancing to DJ Lyka’s mix, step on one of the Reality Tree’s Alteration Altars — where you’ll be given the option to perform the Ritual Emote. (Far from the Reality Tree? Fear not — altars can be found in other locations as well!) Once the ritual is complete, you’ll be bestowed the Howler Claws. Equip this supernatural item to gain canine abilities:
WOLFSCENT ABILITY[]
With the Howler Claws equipped, howl to activate the Wolfscent Ability, lasting a limited time before going into a cooldown. The Wolfscent Ability gives you tracking vision, repeatedly putting a mark on enemies in a nearby radius. If no enemies are in the radius, the Wolfscent Ability will immediately enter the cooldown.
(Are you being tracked by tracking vision? Your sixth sense will let you know with an audible heartbeat, getting louder and louder as your hunter approaches…)
SLASH ABILITY[]
Equipping the Howler Claws of course gives you… claws. But these claws are more than just really sharp fingernails. With the Slash Ability, show no restraint and perform a four-combo melee attack.
AIR SLASH ABILITY[]
Your claws make you able to air slash too. With the Air Slash Ability, perform a double-jump that damages opponents upon landing.
NO STRUCTURES, LOTS OF MONSTERS[]
Horde Rush is back! But this time, the Cube Monsters have a trick up their sleeve — this is Zero Build Horde Rush. With your teammates, can you take down hordes of monsters, collect score multipliers, earn combos, survive at different locations, AND take down the Final Boss without the aid of building? Find out while Zero Build Horde Rush is available in the Discover screen until well after Fortnitemares ends (November 15 when downtime for v22.40 begins).
That’s right, Zero Build Horde Rush will remain beyond November 1 for a limited time. After Fortnitemares ends, look out for Horde Rush Quests you can complete for a special reward…
CONFRONT YOUR FORTNITEMARES[]
You’ve learned about the upcoming Horde Rush Quests, but there are also general Fortnitemares Quests starting now! Among other things, these Quests will see you perform the Alteration Altar ritual, visit Fortnitemarish places like Grim Gables, and use unvaulted items like Candy and the Pumpkin Launcher. Complete Fortnitemares Quests to earn XP… plus some pleasant surprises.
Two Fortnitemares Quests will become available daily over the course of 14 days. For completing five, you’ll unlock the Everything's End Glider. For completing 13, you’ll unlock the Chrome Cage Back Bling. And for completing 25, you’ll unlock the Unmaker Pickaxe. The Quests will be available to complete until Fortnitemares ends on November 1 at 2 AM ET.
ISLANDS BEYOND PARADISE[]
Want to keep the scares going? Or maybe the party? Fortunately, in this year’s Fortnitemares Callout, we challenged creators to design islands about frights, delights, or both. Check out the Fright and Delight row in Discover during Fortnitemares 2022 and browse some of our favorite map submissions!
BE AFRAID: NO LONGER JUST CONCEPTS[]
Recently, the Sinister Glare and Undying Sorrow Outfits arose in the Item Shop. These new Outfits were inspired by concepts from the winners of March’s Concept Royale: @Dreowings and @kitsunexkitsu! Check out our interview with these talented artists discussing their concepts’ inspirations, their artistic background, how it feels to win Concept Royale, and more.
MORE IN V22.20: CUSTOM DIAGONALS KEYBOARD MOVEMENT[]
In v22.20, a “Custom Diagonals Keyboard Movement” setting has been added to the Mouse and Keyboard settings tab. With this new setting, you're now able to adjust the diagonal movement of your character to your preferred angle of movement.
To enable the setting, go to the Mouse and Keyboard tab and toggle “Use Custom Diagonals” to “On.” Then, adjust the “Forward Diagonal Angle” and “Backward Diagonal Angle” to your preferred movement angle.
COMPETITIVE NOTES[]
- With the exception of map changes, the Fortnitemares changes are not included in competitive playlists.
MAJOR BUG FIXES[]
- Reboot Cards no longer sink if the player was eliminated in water.
- Players are again able to see the progress of their EvoChrome weapon evolutions in competitive playlists.
- Moving the right stick on controller no longer unintentionally navigates menus.
- Fixed an issue on mobile causing water to appear as if it was floating above the ground.
There’s an inkling of a new foe on the Island during Fortnitemares, having set up camp in a new floor of the Grim Gables house… See if you can defeat him to obtain his Mythic weapon! (You may want to bring some help along.)
Oh, and some species of wildlife have disappeared in Fortnitemares — could a zombified species have gotten to them? Or perhaps they escaped by Motorboat, explaining Motorboats’ disappearance…
The Fortnite v22.20 update brings the brand-new Direct Event Binding system for devices in Creative! Also, with the new AI Patrol Path Node device, you can create patrol paths for guards spawned from a Guard Spawner device. You can find basic instructions for the AI Patrol Path Node here in the patch notes. v22.20 also includes updates and bug fixes for devices, Prefabs, and Galleries.
DIRECT EVENT BINDING[]
The v22.20 update introduces a new system that will completely change the way you build islands: Direct Event Binding! Direct Event Binding allows devices to communicate directly with other devices. Using the new UI that comes with this system, you can set up connections between devices without having to worry about channel limits, or needing to edit the channels on each copy-pasted device on your island. For more information on the Direct Event Binding system, see the official Fortnite blog post about it. We'll also have an overview of the system and instructions for using it in our official Creative documentation.
AI PATROL PATH NODE DEVICE[]
The AI Patrol Path Node device creates a path that Guards can follow to patrol an area when they are not in combat. Here's how to use it:
- Place the device from the Creative Inventory or the Quick Bar to begin a new patrol path.
- Use the copy control (which is labeled Append when used with this device) to create new nodes, then use the paste control (labeled as Move when used with this device) to append those new nodes to the patrol path.
- If you copy a node from the middle of a patrol path and paste it, it will append a new node between the copied node and the next in line.
- If you cut a node and then paste it, it will move the existing node without adding a new one.
- Deleting a node will cause the nodes before and after it to connect to each other.
- Placing a new AI Patrol Path Node device from the Quick Bar will always begin a completely new path.
- Choose a group number using the Patrol Path Group option in the Customize panel for the device.
- Place a Guard Spawner and customize the Spawn On Patrol Path Group option to match the Patrol Path Group you set in the AI Patrol Path Node device.
- Guards spawned from that customized spawner will now follow the path for their Patrol Path Group when they are not in combat.
This is just a basic example. To learn more about this device, check out its page on the official Creative documentation site!
OTHER UPDATES[]
PREFAB & GALLERY UPDATES[]
- Added Paradise Prefabs and Galleries:
- Cloudy Condos Classy Condos
- Cloudy Condos Knepley's Pawn Shop
- Cloudy Condos Shops A
- Cloudy Condos Shops B
- Cloudy Condos Floor & Stair Gallery
- Cloudy Condos Wall & Roof Gallery
- Cloudy Condos Wall & Roof Gallery B
- Cloudy Condos Prop Gallery
- Balloon Prop Gallery
- Added the Hill Terrain Prop Gallery.
DEVICE UPDATES[]
- Melee Designer has left Open Beta! New device options were added in this release, along with a few bug fixes mentioned in the Bug Fixes section below. New options:
- Enable/Disable Jump Attack: If disabled, other Jump Attack options are hidden.
- Enable/Disable Sprint Attack: If disabled, other Sprint Attack options are hidden.
- The Guard Spawner device has added the following options that work with the new AI Patrol Path Node device:
- Spawn On Patrol Path
- Change Patrol Path Target
BUG FIXES[]
PREFAB & GALLERY FIXES[]
- Fixed an incorrect texture that was displaying on trees.
- Fixed a terrain prop in the Brown Cliff Cave Gallery that could not be placed on islands.
- Fixed a bush in the Invasion Nature Gallery that was displaying incorrectly.
- Fixed a problem with grass clipping through some floors on the Impostors Corridors Prefab.
- Replaced missing icons for multiple Prefabs.
- Fixed an issue causing Glass Galleries to no longer show placement previews when a player copied one of the Galleries to an island.
- Fixed an issue involving missing textures on an item in the Art Deco Building Prop Gallery.
- Fixed an issue where some Prefab component thumbnails appeared blank when a player opened the Prefab to select an individual component.
- Fixed an issue where grass was clipping through all of the Racetrack Gallery assets.
ISLAND FIXES[]
- Removed the Creative Hub portal from some additional islands.
DEVICE FIXES[]
- Item Placer devices now remember the customization information for a weapon made using the Melee Designer. The name does not reflect the custom name, but all information will match when picking up the weapon. The name can be adjusted by changing the Interact Text option on the Item Placer.
- Melee Designer fixes:
- Visual effects will now appear properly when a player hits a target with a sprint attack or the Whirlwind charge attack.
- Charge attacks now damage teammates when Friendly Fire is enabled in the My Island settings.
- Fixed an issue where the Item Granter device granted multiple copies of the first item in the list when the Grant While Offline option was set to Yes and the device was restocked.
- Fixed an issue where the player was not able to place vehicles inside the Skydome device's volume.
- Fixed an issue that caused vehicles to be destroyed in water even when the Water Destruction Delay option in the vehicle's spawner device was set to Never.
- Fixed an issue where confetti was not displayed to the primary player when scoring using a Capture Area device.
- Fixed an issue where players couldn't place Vehicle Spawner devices into Mutator Zones.
- Fixed an issue where the outline of a Billboard device only appeared the first time a billboard was placed.
GAMEPLAY FIXES[]
- Fixed an issue where the end-game callouts did not display a player's placement (1st, 2nd, 3rd) but only displayed Victory or Defeat.
- Fixed an issue where players were eliminated on their final life instead of entering the DBNO state.
- Fixed an issue where snowballs from snowmen were not saving in islands.
- Fixed an issue where trees on islands were glowing the wrong color.
Hexslyania may be intimidating, but braving through it will lead to some tasty rewards. Also, Dusk and the Ghost Pistol return along with the next questline for Hexslyania: Bladey Acres! As an early reminder, this Venture Season will end November 20, 2022, at 8pm ET, so be sure to collect all the rewards before then.
DUSK[]
She may try to draw you in with her mysterious allure, but don’t get too close — this creature of the night’s bite siphons Health from her enemies. Dusk’s Standard Perk, Phase Siphon, allows her to dash through enemies with Phase Shift and heals 12 base Health per enemy passed through. Her Commander Perk, Phase Siphon+, increases the healing while dashing through enemies with Phase Shift to 36 base Health.
GHOST PISTOL[]
Bring the Haunts to the Mist Monsters with Homebase's favorite Ghostly weapon... the Ghost Pistol!
BLADEY ACRES[]
Welcome to the Bladey Acres summer camp. It won’t be all fun and games, though, as the camp just so happens to be loaded with dangerous, sharp objects… Don’t let this imminent slasher thriller scare you away from completing this questline, as doing so will reward you with everyone’s favorite Bloodhaven Pyrotechnic alumni: Raven! The questline will become available on October 17 at 8 PM ET.
COMING SOON: BLOODFINDER A.C.[]
Bloodfinder A.C. returns to the Event Store on October 24 at 8 PM ET!
Bloodfinder A.C.’s Standard Perk, Iron Knuckles, increases Anti-Material Charge damage to enemies by 75%. And his Commander Perk, Iron Knuckles+, increases Anti-Material Charge damage to enemies by 225%.
MAJOR BUG FIXES[]
A number of important bug fixes were included in the v22.20 game update, including:
- Players will again gain credit when saving survivors in the Party of 25 daily Quest.
- Fixed an issue with the secret door in the Crypts.
- Fixed an issue with the Deliver the Bomb mission that caused the tracks to not fully connect.
- Players are again able to navigate the menu when selecting a survivor in the Survivor Squads after selecting a hex.