Fortnite Update v17.00 - What's New in Season 7 2 Fortnite Chapters
Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 2 may be one of the biggest seasons we've had in quite some time. Early news is already popping up around some skins and content, so let's run through the update.
The release of any season of Fortnite is what brings the entire game community together to appreciate all the hard work that Epic Games has done in creating a new Battle Royale world every time.
Since there is so much information about the update currently, we have collected it for you in one place!
Fortnite season 7 start time
The update and downtime of the server will begin at 9:00 or 10:00 in the morning, and we will be allowed into the game closer to 13:00. There is a possibility that the delay will last until 17:00 Moscow time.
Fortnite season 7 story trailer
One of the clues we need to clarify this time is that the season 7 trailer is scheduled to premiere on 9:00 am Moscow time , so this should indicate when the downtime to install the update starts.
Also follow the official account FortniteStatus in Twitter as they will announce the official launch time.
alien takeover
Epic Games spent the final weeks of Season 6 teasing the alien takeover of the island: circles appeared in the fields on the island, and UFOs flew across the sky and kidnapped players and moved them to other locations.
Now it looks like the aliens are hovering over Fortnite Island in their Mothership. They were collecting items from the island in order to analyze them, perhaps to see what exactly was going on in the game.
Players can also now take control of UFOs that previously abducted them. They will be able to ride around on them, kidnap other players, heal teammates, and also deal serious damage to opponents.
Rick and Morty Superman Crossover
The creators of Fortnite are well known for partnering with modern brands and including them in Fortnite at some point. This was evident during Season 4 as the entire Battle Pass and map was all about Marvel and they are continuing that movement.
With the release of the new Season 17 Battle Pass, it has been revealed that players can unlock two major crossovers: the iconic DC superhero Superman and animated character Rick Sanchez from the popular Rick and Morty series.
Since both Superman and Rick and Morty hail from an extraterrestrial planet, this makes sense with the theme of being taken over by aliens.
Weapons, Updated Llamas and their contents, etc.
There are four new alien-themed weapons that players can use in their Season 17 Victory Royale quest. First, this Kymera Ray Gun , which fires a continuous beam of energy that can melt both structures and enemy players.
Secondly, there is Recon Scanner Launcher , a handy tool that detects nearby targets and chests. Next comes rail gun - A deadly high-tech weapon that can be loaded for one powerful shot.
Finally, players will be able to find pulse rifle with two firing methods. When fired from the hip, the pulse rifle is fully automatic, but when fired from the hip, the rifle fires much more slowly.
As for the primary and improvised weapons that debuted in Season 6 of Fortnite, they are now bundled together with the Infantry Rifle and Revolver.
Epics demonstrated what is called weapon keychain, indicated by the Carp toy in the first teaser. Such trinkets are present in other games such as Apex Legends and CoD and will be used in conjunction with our weapons.
Finally, llamas are getting changes in the new season, but at the moment we don't know the details. We can assume that Epics can reduce the amount of materials and ammo you get from each llama. Another point we think could change is the number that spawns in each match, as right now there are five loot llamas on the Fortnite map while playing.
Map changes
As with any new season of Fortnite, Season XNUMX brings players updated map, which they can explore.
Gone are the orange ancient biomes from season 6 and have been replaced with purple blobs in their place, which should have something to do with the ongoing alien invasion.
The epicenter was destroyed in the season's first story trailer, leaving a mysterious pool of water in the center of the map. Colossal Crops is now Corny Complex and Sweaty Sands is Believer Beach.
While there aren't any major changes to the island of Fortnite, it's always exciting to see Epic change things up - and they've promised the "battlefield" will change as the season progresses.
Season 7 brings "improved" visuals.
Epic Games is releasing visual updates for Fortnite at 17.00pm.
They follow the changes made with the 2020 release of Fortnite for next-generation consoles. According to Epic, both 'Battle Royale' and 'Creative Mode' benefit from improved storm and cloud effects, as well as improved smoke and liquid simulation."
This means "cooler-looking explosion, fire, and slap effects." Post-processing features such as highlights will also be improved, as well as improved shadow quality.
Here are the system requirements for Fortnite Chapter 2, Season 7:
- Characteristics of Epic Quality Presets
- Nvidia GTX 1080, AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT or equivalent GPU
- 4 GB VRAM or more
- Intel Core i7-8700, AMD Ryzen 7 3700x or equivalent
- 16 GB RAM or more
- NVMe SSD
- Windows 64 10-bit
- Recommended Specs
- Nvidia GTX 960, AMD R9 280 or equivalent DX11 GPU
- 2 GB VRAM
- Core i5-7300U 3,5GHz
- 8 GB RAM
- Windows 64 10-bit
- Minimum specifications
- Intel HD 4000 on PC; Intel Iris Pro 5200
- Core i3-3225 3,3 GHz
- 4 GB of RAM
- Windows 7/8/10 64-bit
Fortnite season 17 bug fixes
As usual, the Fortnite dev team will also send a few bug fixes as mentioned on official Trello board . Only a few issues have been resolved in this patch, including battle royale, world save, and creative mode.
Here is the full list of bug fixes coming with Fortnite v17.00:
General
- Shanty for a Squad Emote desyncs when attached to players who are already singing.
- Difficulty scrolling through the list of players in the "Voice Chat" tab on the controller.
- Unable to complete Last Forever Emote.
battle royale
- It is not possible to fish in some vehicles.
- Several picks are disabled in the competition.
- Taking damage through cars while driving.
- Unable to craft Mechanical Bows or Primal Fire Bow in Main Modes after playing in Competitive Mode.
creative
- Rounds do not report correct placements.
- Unmanned vehicles destroy props when environmental damage is disabled.
- Asset memory size is not displayed in XL island pre-staging mode.
- Boats only work with certain island templates.
- A barrier device that does not prevent players from passing through them.
- The savepoint device erroneously increments the stored score.
- Vehicle Explosion does not work properly when "Destroyed by Transmission" is enabled.
- The player may encounter an infinite loading screen when flying off the island.
- When switching from one island to another, the settings of the previous island are saved.
Save the world
- Players with overloaded inventory may not be able to upload to Ventures.
- Console players receive mouse and keyboard prompts.
- The Supercharger weekly quest only grants Supercharger for Heroes.
- Animation of a broken pickaxe.
- The husks can deal damage to targets through structures built by players.
Mobile
- Nintendo Switch players cannot gift cosmetics, packs, or the Battle Pass on a controller.
So, that's it; all patch notes and changes for season 7 update