The final patch for Fortnite brings an improved voice chat, optimizations for the nightmare event and order items are now easier to find.

On free Fortnite Battle Royale mode there were a number of improvements and bug fixes. Among other things, the performance drops due to shadows were fixed, various character animations were optimized and the server problems were solved. So the game should run much more smoothly and have fewer FPS problems.

In the user interface, you can now mute team members if they are a bit too talkative.

You can find the complete German patch notes below:

Patch Notes Fortnite 1.8.1

General

• An option has been added on PS4 and PS4 Pro to remove the frame rate limitation.
  • You can find the option in the "Game" section of the settings. When activated, frame rates in the middle range are enabled.
  • WARNING: This will maximize the frame rate, but in some situations the performance may suffer or you may experience input delays.
• Several localization bugs have been fixed.

Battle Royale

Gameplay

• From now on, slurping juice can not only be found in chests, but also picked up from the floor.
• Fixed an issue that allowed players to use slurp juice while running.
• Fixed an issue where the effect of slurp juice could persist into the early stages of a match if it was drunk in the waiting area beforehand.
• Fixed an issue where other players' hang gliders would appear rotated to the side.
• Supply Shipment balloons will now be damaged when shot at from below.
• Fixed an issue where resuscitation would be canceled if another player was also nearby on the ground.
• The camera while holding the pumpkin head thrower has been improved.
  • The previous camera angle had affected the crosshairs.
• Matchmaking stability has been improved.

performance

• Shadows caused by light sources in the surrounding area now lead to fewer drops in performance on consoles and PCs.
  • This was particularly noticeable on Xbox One in Greasy Grove.
• Several character animations have been optimized to improve performance.
• Fixed several stutters that occurred when elements of the game world were loaded synchronously while playing.
• Fixed some server issues that were causing lag. These could occur when players tried to rejoin a match that they were removed from for inactivity or from which they were kicked.

UI

• Team members are listed next to the options menu.
  • This shows how many players each team member has eliminated so far.
  • On PC and PlayStation 4, you can also select certain team members to mute them.
  • On Xbox One, team members can be muted from their profile.
• Equipping items in the locker must now be confirmed.
• Changes to the sensitivity controls are now properly reset if "Apply" was not used before closing the menu.
• The description of the V-Bucks has been changed to indicate that they can be used in both Save the World and Battle Royale.
  • “You can use this in-game currency in the Battle Royale PvP mode and in the Save the World PvE campaign. In Battle Royale you can buy new personalization items for your hero, glider or pickaxe. In Save the World, you can purchase Lamapiñata card packs that contain weapons, traps and gadget sketches, as well as new heroes and more. Note: Items cannot be transferred between the Save the World and Battle Royale modes. "
• Fixed a graphics issue that occurred with the crown icon above the party leader.
• Fixed an issue where the consumable item timer would stop when moving from the waiting area to a match.
• Bugs on the leaderboards and statistics pages have been fixed. Wrong times were displayed on them until the update if the system clock had been changed.
• Fixed a bug where consumables were labeled as "ranged weapons" in the tooltip.
• Fixed an issue where text in the Item Shop was cut off.
• Fixed an issue in the Italian version of the game where controller button icons in the leaderboard were being pushed off the screen.
• Fixed text in the Polish version of the game that no longer fit on the statistics page.

world

• Fixed a loophole in world geometry that allowed you to get under the terrain.
• Minor bug fixes in the environment
  • For example: floating trees, small edges in the terrain.

Controller

• "Duck" and "Repair" are no longer on the same key with the "Combat Pro" key assignment.
  • Press the right stick to duck.
  • Hold down the right stick to repair.

Audio

• If a player now activates the voice chat during a match, he joins the respective chat channel.
• Fixed an issue where using the dance emote would cancel the music.
  • In addition, all other music is now quieter during the emote.

Daily challenges

• Some challenges have been balanced.
  • Play X matches
    • Increased from 3 to 5.
  • Shotgun eliminations
    • Decreased from 5 to 4.
  • Gun eliminations
    • Decreased from 5 to 3.
  • Submachine gun eliminations
    • Decreased from 5 to 2.
  • Sniper rifle eliminations
    • Decreased from 5 to 1.
  • Any progress made on the changed challenges has been reset.
• The Team Player Elimination Challenge has been renamed to Eliminate Opponents in Team Mode to better understand how the challenge can be completed.

Cosmetic items

• The hair no longer overlaps while moving with the outfit “scout veteran”.
• The hair no longer overlaps with the “skull trooper” outfit while moving.
• In the matchmaking lobby, the lighting has been improved on some characters.

save the world

Gameplay

• Fixed a bug with the standard slider attack.
  • They hit once instead of twice now.
  • Dive attack damage increased from 162 to 250
• Fixed a bug that caused crystal robber weapons to have the wrong maximum durability.

Heroes

• The soldier's shockwave ability has been balanced as we found it a bit disappointing.
  • Base damage increased from 30 to 75
  • Impact damage decreased from 1895 to 1695.
• Fixed an issue where all Constructors would receive the Trap Durability benefit from Machinist Harper.
• Fixed an issue where Explorer Pathway AC's hair was sticking through his headgear.

Missions

• The frequency with which quest items are dropped has been increased so that players no longer feel unlucky as often.

On-line

• For better visibility, the name of the matchmaking region is now displayed under the matchmaking button.
• The group finder menu on PS4 will now only be updated when the window is open. The update is then carried out once a minute.
• Fixed an issue where the region selection would not display correctly after exiting the settings screen.

UI

• A durability value has been added to the tooltip for the "Ceiling Smash" trap.
  • This way, players know how many trap uses are left.
• The description of the benefit No entry! has been corrected.
  • Access forbidden! Frag grenade explosions leave an energy field that inflicts 25 % of grenade damage every second for 10 seconds.
• Fixed an issue where the helicopter slot 2 could be unlocked in front of the helicopter.
  • This change was already mentioned in the patch notes v.1.8, but was then moved to v.1.8.1.
  • The helicopter skill node in tech tree 2 has been swapped with the hang glider skill node in tech tree 4.
  • As a result, it can happen that the research tree is partially reset for players and the points are refunded.
  • This will not result in a loss of progress, but players will have to acquire their skills again with the points returned.

Audio

• Fixed an issue on Xbox One where no sound would play in the Halloween intro.

General

• Fixed an issue where the victory sequence would not play after the mission.
• Fixed some client crashes.
• Fixed a rare bug with dedicated servers that could occur when loading the storm shield.