FORTNITE Update 3.5 Released; Full Patch Notes Include Return Of 50v50 Battle Royale And Light Machine Gun

Epic Games has released the 3.5 Content Update for Fortnite, introducing new features and content into both Battle Royale and Save the World.

For Battle Royale fans, the 50v50 Limited Time Mode is back and bigger than before. As the name suggests, this mode features two teams of 50 players each battling to the end, unlike the traditional solo, duo, and squad (4-player) modes. The specific changes made to v2 of this mode can be read in the patch notes below.



Additionally, Battle Royale sees the arrival of the Light Machine Gun, a beastly weapon featuring a fast rate of fire and 100-round magazines capable of pinning down enemy squads from a distance.



For those of you into PvE, there’s a new “Into the Storm: Encore” questline for Save the World. “Venture into the storm with Lars, great treasures and dangers await. Overcome these challenges and unlock your choice of one of the new Cyberpunk Heroes,” the description teases.



The Mercury LMG neon weapon has also been added to the Event Store. “This energy machine gun has a massive magazine containing enough firepower to annihilate an entire wave of Husks!”



And of course, today’s update features tons of balance changes and bug fixes. Check out the full patch notes for Fortnite update 3.5.

V3.5.2 UPDATE

GENERAL

• From Thursday, April 19 until Sunday, April 22 players will receive the following:

  • 2x experience when playing Battle Royale.

• An Into the Storm Llama each day in Save the World.

  • Remember to log in to claim your Llama on each of these days to collect all four.

• Resiliency improvements to help prevent extended downtime.

• Fix for a high-frequency crash on Xbox One

BATTLE ROYALE

• Peeking is being reverted back to how it functioned prior to v3.5.

  • This should solve the issue causing players to accidentally shoot their own structures while trying to peek. More info here.

GENERAL

• Gifts of appreciation to our community for your patience during our unexpected downtime on 4/12 - Part 2:

  • Battle Royale - 20 Battle Pass Stars

  • Save the World - 1600 Seasonal Gold

BATTLE ROYALE

 

GAMEPLAY

• Limited Time Mode: 50V50 v2

  • Two teams of 50 fight to the finish!

    • Due to this being a “large squad” mode, Profile Stats will not be tracked. Daily & Weekly challenges will still work, with the exception of the Squad-based challenges (‘Place Top 6 in Squads’, etc.).

  • Storm & Map

    • Each team has a bus, approaching the island from opposite directions. On the map, the friendly bus has a blue outline, enemy has red.

    • Final storm circle visible on minimap at start.

    • Players have 10 minutes to loot the map as the storm closes in on the circle, then 5 minutes to fight, and another 5 minutes as the storm shrinks to the end.

    • Supply drops come in batches of 3-6, fall every two minutes, and only land in the final storm circle.

    • Added dotted line to map, which indicates the "battle lines" between the two teams. Crossing the line will make running into enemies more likely.

  • Loot

    • Farming resources increased 75% over default.

    • Increased floor loot spawn likelihood by 15%.

    • Floor Loot spawns double ammo.

    • Ammo boxes spawn triple ammo.

    • Chests spawn double ammo & consumables.

    • Supply drops spawn double ammo, and an extra consumable, resource drop and trap.

  • Bug Fixes + Mode Improvements

    • Fixed a bug that created uneven teams where one side could have more than 50 players.

    • Downed players lose health more quickly than normal (10 health per tick).

WEAPONS + ITEMS

• Light Machine Gun added.

  • Rare and Epic rarities.

  • Can be found in Floor Loot, Treasure Chests, and Vending Machines.

  • 25 / 26 damage (Rare / Epic).

  • 100 round magazine, fires Medium ammo.

  • 5 second reload time.

SAVE THE WORLD

MISSIONS + SYSTEMS

• Into the Storm: Encore

  • Crank up the Steel Wool and get ready to fight as Lars continues his journey into the storm.

  • Complete this new questline to unlock one of the four new Cyberpunk Heroes.

WEAPONS + ITEMS

• Mercury LMG

  • Energy assault weapon with a moderate rate of fire and large magazine size.

Interestingly, today's update did not destroy Tilted Towers as many had expected it would. For the past few weeks now, players have been tracking meteors in the sky, predicting they were headed to Tilted Towers as a way for Epic Games to rehaul the map. In the recent days, the meteors have gotten closer and closer, suggesting they would finally strike with today's update. That didn't happen and now players are left wondering when they will finally hit. Of course, this is only one theory, though it is the most popular one out there. Do you think Tilted Towers will get leveled soon?