The time has come: After the servers were down this morning, the new Fortnite Patch 12.31 is finally available. It introduces some bug fixes and brings back The Codax pickaxe.
That was fast: After Patch 12.30, Fortnite has now made further updates. Patch 12.31 has not yet brought groundbreaking insights into the ever-changing map, but PS4 players will be particularly pleased. Here is an overview of the patch notes:
Patch Notes 12.31
In the official Trello board, the community has reported some bugs - and Fortnite reacted, at least partially. Also, the KTUAL patch seems to mainly aim at solving a number of these problems - hence the missing version number.
The following corrections were confirmed for the patch of April 8:
- No more crashes when switching for cosmetics in locker - this had already been fixed in previous patches for PC, Android and iOS, now console gamers are happy about it.
- PlayStation 4 card textures should be back to higher quality.
- The Codaxe pickaxe is available again.
The community has found other bugs, but we only time will tell how many of them are fixed.
Bugs Identified by the Community
General:
- The controllers do not vibrate when a player takes damage.
- Midas' Golden Touch does not change items to gold
- Reports about FPS drops since v12.00
Battle Royale:
- Week 7 Deadpool Challenges do not appear for some players
- Grenades are temporarily deactivated
- Party Assist is temporarily not available for missions
- Matchmaking doesn't work if split-screen is active
- Split screen: game freezes when leaving a party
- Unintentional wearing or shakedown of the controller
- Hit indicators point in the wrong direction
- Increase in discrepancies in sniper rifle projectiles
- Challenge "Hit a player or Henchman with a Harpoon Gun" does not work for the Henchman
Creative mode:
- Players can see a seam running through the middle of an island when playing on mobile devices
Save the world:
- Storm attack projectiles do not work properly
- The spawn rate for lobbers is too high in encounters
- The Love Lobbers' bullets are capable of damaging player-built structures
Mobile:
- 30 FPS forced on some Samsung devices
- Shadows darker than expected
- Display of ping marks 0m
- Additional build buttons display wall icons
- Video playback on Android disabled
We hope that the patch will bring an improvement for all Fortnite players. However, it will probably take some time until Epic Games releases its own patch notes. We hope that the Easter Skins in the shop will continue to grow. What could be better than hopping over the map on Easter Sunday?
Now quickly get into the game and check out all the great things that have happened! You might even finish the Deadpool Challenge. While you're at it why not take a look at the rest of our Fortnite section?
