Fortnite’s new update brings Fortnitemares, New Six Shooter weapon, Glider Re-Deploy and more for Halloween.

Patch v6.20 brought a Halloween theme to Fortnite Battle Royale with the new game mode called Fortnitemares 2018. Fortnite Save the World also got a lot of updates and it is on a 50% off sale currently. I will be covering the updates to Fortnite Battle Royale in this article.

The solo, duos and squads game modes are all replaced with their respective Fortnitemare version for Halloween. In this version, Cube Fragments spawn Cube Monsters which look like a purple colored version of the husks from Save the World. Large Cube Fragments are found near corrupted areas of the island and Small Cube Fragments are created randomly throughout the match. The monsters when killed, grant a small amount of shield and have a chance to drop loot. The Cube Fragment can also be destroyed for a chance to get loot.

The clip features the new Deadfire skin. The skin has an in-match progression system, switching to 2 upgradable styles based on the damage you deal to enemies (players and AI) and how long you last in a match. The skin comes with a Back Bling and a Pickaxe.

The Playground mode received a lot of new updates, adding a lot of new features into it which include a new obstacle course and a pirate ship minigame. Check out the patch notes for v6.20 for more info.

New Weapons:

A Fortnitemare Limited time weapon, Fiend Hunter Crossbow has been added into the game.

• Available in Epic variant.
  • 40 base damage.
  • 1.8 shots per second.
  • 4x damage against Fiends.
• Seven Arrow magazine size, unlimited ammo.
• Can be found from floor loot, chests and Vending Machines.

A new revolver type weapon, Six Shooter has been added.

• Available in Uncommon, Rare and Epic variants.
  • 34 / 36 / 38 base damage.
  • Shoot from the hip for faster fire rate, or trade rate of fire for precision by aiming down the sight
• Uses Medium Ammo.
• Can be found from floor loot, chests and Vending Machines.

The Rocket Launcher got a makeover as the Pumpkin Rocket Launcher for Halloween. This is only a visual change.

The Glider Re-Deploy Mechanic:

The glider re-deploy mechanic from Soaring 50’s has been added into all game modes. You will be able to re-deploy your glider when you are at least three stories high. Here’s Epic’s blogpost on this.

Changes to the Social List:

The Social List has been completely redesigned.

• The main Social List has received new art, animations, and flow.
• The Social List button has moved to the left side of the screen and can now be directly accessed with a controller.
• Controller and Touch support has been improved.
• Party Finder has been removed
  • All previous Party Finder functionality has moved to the new Social List.
  • Places that used to open Party Finder now open the new Social List.

There were also a lot of minor gameplay changes and bug fixes. Check out patch notes for v6.20 for more info.