Santa's got a bag of presents and he's dropping them into
Fortnite's battle royale mode. With today's content update, the first for v7.10, Epic Games has added Presents as a new, presumably seasonal, item.
Presents are a Legendary rarity item that can be found from floor loot, chests, or Supply Drops. Inside of each present is one of several powerful sets of weapons and items. These have also been added to
Fortnite's Creative mode.
"Treat yourself! Unwrap this new item and discover which set of item/weapons are waiting inside," Epic teases.
When you find a present, it will be added to your inventory. Once you select it, you can throw it onto the ground and it will spawn a larger present which you can open up by hacking away at it with your pickaxe. Inside you'll find a couple of legendary rarity weapons and items that appear to be randomized.
In addition to presents, today's update also brings back Disco Domination, a limited time game mode featuring two teams of fifty who must dance their way to victory.
It's time for the ultimate dance-off. Dance Floors have spawned around the Battle Royale island. Take them over by clearing out any enemies and then dancing to raise a disco ball up from the floor. The team that earns the most points by capturing and defending the dance floors will win the match!
Disco Domination has received a bit of a festive update in celebration of the 14 Days of Fortnite. New holiday music and decorations have been added to the Dance Floors. Additionally, there have been a few tweaks to the mode itself, like the removal of the center Dance Floor and changes to the Storm circle.
In Save the World, two new holiday-themed items have been added: the Cocoa .45 and Snowball Launcher.
Fortnite Content Update #1 for v7.10 is now live. The full patch notes can be found
here.