Fortnite 15.40 Update Coming Tuesday, February 16th
It has been confirmed that the next update to Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 5, the 15.40 update, will go live tomorrow.
The announcement was made on the Fortnite social media accounts and gave a hint at what to expect from this new update.
Knock knock.
The v15.40 update is scheduled to release on February 16. Downtime for the update will begin at approx. 4 AM ET (09:00 UTC).
In a separate tweet, Epic Games gave some more information about what to expect from the Fortnite 15.40 update saying,
- Blast back with an unvaulted favorite!
- Fun for the whole squad! Characters will have more Exotics in stock for allies (or enemies) to acquire.
- LTMs coming soon: Air Royale + Floor is Lava
- Adjust object/build level of detail in PC Perf Mode alpha
Flint-Knock Pistol Returning
Many players are speculating as to which weapon will be unvaulted, to us it seems like the Flint-Knock Pistol is the gun that Epic Games is describing.
In both the original tweet and the tweet outlining what to expect, the weapon is hinted at. The first tweet says “Knock knock”, while the second one says “Blast back with an unvaulted favorite!”
When players use the Flint-Knock Pistol they get knocked back, or blasted back, and is the only weapon to do so, except the Exotic Double Barrel Shotgun, but that is already in the game. Speaking of Exotics.
More Exotic Weapons
It now looks like NPCs will carry either 2, 3, or 4 Exotic weapons for players to purchase. Quite often when playing team-based modes, players have to decide who will get which Exotic, now everyone can enjoy them, this is going to make things so broken.
LTMs Return
It has also been announced that both Air Royale and Floor Is Lava will be returning in the next update.
Air Royale is an air combat mode, which has teams of players in planes with the task of shooting down their opponents, this is one of the best LTMs in the game.
And the Floor Is Lava is incredibly fun, with the entire ground of the Fortnite map becoming lava over time, meaning players can only move by placing builds.
Performance Mode Fixed
Performance mode is designed for lower end PCs to still be able to get high frames by decreasing the visual quality of the game.
Following the 15.30 update, many players complained that the builds in the game had been replaced with mobile graphics, meaning that players can no longer see through them, which is a tactic used often in competitive player. It now appears that Epic Games is reverting the changes made in the previous update.
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