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Epic Games has revealed what’s in store in the latest 23.20 patch for battle royale shooter Fortnite, with the new update arriving today.
One of the key new additions is that of the Falcon Scout. It’s a robotic bird that can be used to scout locations, pinging enemies on the map for your squad. It can also pick up containers and loot for you – but of course be wary, as you’ll be vulnerable while you’re controlling it.
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Elsewhere other highlights include five new reality augments to earn, and the fact that hired NPCs can now ride as passengers in vehicles. Let’s check out the full patch notes – care of the official Fortnite website – below.
Fortnite v23.20 patch notes
Added: The Falcon Scout
A majestic creature to help you achieve a most noble victory, the Falcon Scout item is at your service! Deploy your Falcon Scout and control where it flies, ping or place markers, and caw to create a radius in which all opponents will be marked for your squad. You can also use your Falcon Scout to open containers and pick up loot. Carry the loot to yourself or a teammate and then scout for more!
New Reality Augments
- Peely’s Plunder
- Recieve a treasure map that will lead you to buried treasure
- Shotgun Striker
- Your Shotgun fire will give you Siphon upon hitting opponents.
- Rarity Check
- Get Siphon upon eliminations with Common and Uncommon weapons
- Zero Chance
- Temporarily gain the Zero Point dash ability each time you break an enemy’s shield.
- Danger Hero
- Briefly regenerate Health and gain movement speed when your Shield breaks.
Hired Characters hitch a ride
With v23.20, hired Characters can now ride vehicles as passengers! No longer leave Helsie hanging or dishonor Raptorian the Brave.
Dynamic 3D resolution on PC (From previous update)
In the v23.10 update, we added the Dynamic 3D Resolution setting to Fortnite on PC, accessible in the “Graphics Quality” section of the Video settings when your rendering mode is set to DirectX 12. Players on PC are able to turn on Dynamic 3D Resolution when their “Anti-Aliasing & Super Resolution” setting is set to one of the Temporal Super Resolution (TSR) options. Also, players need to have run “Auto-Set Quality” at least once.
Dynamic 3D Resolution allows the resolution of the game to scale with performance, giving both smoother AND higher frame rates as the GPU load changes. (Please note this means an increase in PC memory usage to accommodate larger rendering resolution.) Dynamic 3D Resolution is also available in creator-made islands and Save the World.
Competitive Patch Notes
- The Rarity Check Reality Augment is not included in competitive playlists.
Major Bug Fixes
- Fixed the issue that caused us to disable the Deku Smash in Battle Royale/Zero Build. The Deku Smash has been re-enabled in Battle Royale/Zero Build.
- Fixed issues related to mantling in which players would sometimes be flung across the map.
- Fixed an issue in which, in some instances, sprinting would be disabled for the duration of a match.
- Reality Augments can again be unlocked from teammates.
- Players can again damage objects with their Pickaxe consistently.
- Players are now able to select Reality Augments while on a Dirt Bike.
- Players can now use the Guardian Shield while on the back of an OG Bear pick-up truck or a Dirt Bike.
The 23.20 update is set to go live today in Fortnite on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PC and mobile.
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