over 2 years ago - /u/TheFortniteTeam - Direct link

Greetings, Agents (or Impostors).

Downtime for v17.40 has ended, and the new Impostors mode is live! Learn about Impostors, the Sneak Week Wild Week, the Burst Assault Rifle, and bug fixes in ourv17.40 blog post. Wait… what’s happening to Coral Castle?

Here’s a summary of what’s new:

  • Impostors: New Mode Live Now! - Ensure the safety and security of The Bridge — the IO’s top-secret facility — as an IO Agent... or sabotage the IO from within as a hidden Impostor. In addition to our v17.40 blog post, we have a blog post all about Impostors. Check it out for full intel.
  • Wild Weeks Return with Sneak Week - The first Wild Week of Chapter 2 Season 7 begins this Thursday! It seems the IO and Aliens are trying to outstealth each other, resulting in a shake-up on the Island. The IO is replacing certain weapons with suppressed versions, and the Aliens are increasing production of the Prop-ifier. Adopt a strategy of stealth!
  • New Pulse Rifle Variant: The Burst Pulse Rifle - It would appear the Aliens are taking IO technology and adding their own tweaks. Kymera is now selling the “Burst Pulse Rifle,” a Pulse Rifle variant that fires two-round bursts when aiming down sights and has a bigger clip size.
  • Coral Castle’s Ascent - First it was Slurpy Swamp and now the Mothership has its sights on Coral Castle. Just like with Slurpy Swamp, take advantage of this situation for some low-gravity, platform-to-platform action.

For known issues addressed by v17.40, players can head over to our Trello board here.

Thank you. ⛏

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over 2 years ago - /u/TheFortniteTeam - Direct link

Greetings, Agents (or Impostors).

Downtime for v17.40 has ended, and the new Impostors mode is live! Learn about Impostors, the Sneak Week Wild Week, the Burst Assault Rifle, and bug fixes in ourv17.40 blog post. Wait… what’s happening to Coral Castle?

Here’s a summary of what’s new:

  • Impostors: New Mode Live Now! - Ensure the safety and security of The Bridge — the IO’s top-secret facility — as an IO Agent... or sabotage the IO from within as a hidden Impostor. In addition to our v17.40 blog post, we have a blog post all about Impostors. Check it out for full intel.
  • Wild Weeks Return with Sneak Week - The first Wild Week of Chapter 2 Season 7 begins this Thursday! It seems the IO and Aliens are trying to outstealth each other, resulting in a shake-up on the Island. The IO is replacing certain weapons with suppressed versions, and the Aliens are increasing production of the Prop-ifier. Adopt a strategy of stealth!
  • New Pulse Rifle Variant: The Burst Pulse Rifle - It would appear the Aliens are taking IO technology and adding their own tweaks. Kymera is now selling the “Burst Pulse Rifle,” a Pulse Rifle variant that fires two-round bursts when aiming down sights and has a bigger clip size.
  • Coral Castle’s Ascent - First it was Slurpy Swamp and now the Mothership has its sights on Coral Castle. Just like with Slurpy Swamp, take advantage of this situation for some low-gravity, platform-to-platform action.

For known issues addressed by v17.40, players can head over to our Trello board here.

Thank you. ⛏

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over 2 years ago - /u/TheFortniteTeam - Direct link

Competitors!

Downtime for update v17.40 has ended. For those wanting to get some competitive games in, the Wonder Woman Cup takes place tomorrow, August 18. See more details in our Wonder Woman blog post.

And yes, FNCS Qualifier 3 starts this Friday! See the exact dates and times for FNCS Qualifier 3 on our Competitive homepage: fortnite.com/competitive.

For known issues addressed by v17.40, you can head over to our Trello board here. Also, Coral Castle is the next POI that the Mothership’s abducting, which you can read about in our v17.40 blog post here.

Thank you. ⛏

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over 2 years ago - /u/TheFortniteTeam - Direct link

Hi again, everyone!

Downtime has ended, and the Fortnite Creative v17.40 update sweetens things up with candy, campfires, and more!

Check out this week's Creative Update blog post for more information!

For known issues addressed by v17.40, you can head over to our Trello board here.

Thank you.

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over 2 years ago - /u/TheFortniteTeam - Direct link

Commanders,

Downtime for update v17.40 has ended.

We’ve put Homebase's Constructors through intense training, leading to new additions to the Goin' Constructor Hero Ability! Check that out as well as everything else coming to Save the World in 17.40 with the latest edition of the Homebase Status Report.

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