One of the reasons that Fortnite is so popular is that Epic Games works hard to fix, adjust, balance, and add to the game in meaningful ways that gives the gamer population a reason to come back to it. And through the course of five seasons, the game has been changed in many ways, and now, Season 06 is here, and with it, comes more changes, more additions, and more balancing.
Epic Games released the official synopsis and patch notes for Season 06, including a trailer showing off some things you can expect. Here’s part of the breakdown of what’s been added or fixed:
“Season 6 arrives in Battle Royale and brings new goodies with it! Uncover what’s in the new Battle Pass, explore an updated island with Pets, and become one with the shadows with a new consumable. Join in on the Cram Session mini-event in Save the World and learn more about a new enemy that has appeared from the Storm.”
Bug Fixes
- Players will no longer be launched with greater force than intended when using the Grappler in a vehicle.
- Using a Grappler while using a Launchpad will no longer cause inventory functionality issues.
- The top half of a players model will no longer clip through walls when using the Grappler while crouched.
- Fixed a visual issue that could cause the plunger to be visible on the Grappler while the projectile is active.
- Players are no longer prevented from changing equipment when firing the Grappler while switching weapons.
- Adjusted the timing of the Heavy Sniper reload animation to match more closely to when the bullet is reloaded.
- Reduced the amount of force applied when shooting a vehicle with a Shotgun.
Performance
- Optimized texture binding rendering code on Switch. This improved CPU and GPU performance, resulting in smoother gameplay and higher resolution rendering.
- Optimized performance when many players are on screen.
- Game thread optimizations
- Optimized movement for supply drops.
- Improved performance and memory for Android devices running Vulkan.
- This affects the S9+ Adreno, Note 9 Adreno variants.
- Memory optimizations for mobile to reduce the chance of encountering low performance when many apps are in the background
Check out the full Patch Notes to see what Fortnite will offer with Season 06.
