Earlier today the development team of the
Battle Royale game mode in
Fortnite released some pleasing news for console and PC players alike. They have announced that they will be rolling out some new changes to building and how building works in Fortnite. They have announced 4 new things for fans,
Turbo Building, Automatic Material Swapping, Build Through Stuff and the ability to build through things (Battle Royale only).
The first thing that they announced was the
"Turbo Building" setting.
“Turbo Building” allows you to hold down primary fire and continuously place the selected building piece (Toggled in the Game options). Now you can “paint” building pieces into the world quickly. This will be very useful for defensively building walls around you and sprinting up ramps while building them simultaneously.
The second thing that they announced was the
"Automatic Material Swapping" setting.
“Auto Change Materials” will switch to another material when your current supply runs dry (this can be toggled in the Game options). In addition to “Turbo Building” this makes the building process fast and simple. It also allows for quick defensive structures from flanking with less input and worry about running out of a particular material.
The third change that they have announced (probably the most pleasing to all fans as well.) is that you will now be able to
build through stuff. Currently, smaller objects like furniture and shrubs are destroyed when you build over them, but trees, rocks and vehicles can still get in the way. They have changed the building system to allow you to place structures right through large objects, meaning you can now build pretty much anywhere at anytime!
The last change that they unveiled to fans was the ability to
switch building pieces! Switching between building pieces can sometimes feel laggy or unpredictable, especially on controllers. To improve this problem, they have changed the network code so cycling through building pieces no longer requires a round trip to Epic's servers. Initially this improvement will be Battle Royale only, but they are working to bring it to Save the World!
Check out this short video from the
Fortnite team that highlights some of the new features that they will be rolling out in the next patch of
Fortnite's Battle Royale game mode.
What are your thoughts on the new building changes? Do you think it will make a good impact on the gameplay and how things are built in the game? Let us know what your thoughts on the new changes are in the comments below and as always, stay tuned for more Fortnite news!