Fortnite v8.20 content update adds Boom Bow, Sniper Shootout LTM and Geometric Galleries

News by Lauren Aitken Former Guides Writer

Published on April 2, 2019

The v8.20 Content update is now available for Fortnite, so let’s see what’s in store this week.

The Boom Bow arrives today, which fires a Shotgun Shell tip that explodes on impact. It uses Shotgun Ammo, and the longer you hold the fire button down, the stronger the shot will be.

The Sniper Shootout LTM is due to return, where you’ll only be able to use Sniper Rifles to take out your enemies. Down But Not Out reviving for Duos and Squads will be deactivated for this LTM.

Creative gets the Geometric Galleries set so you can add more unique shapes to your creations, as well as the Boom Bow.

You’ll also be able to find the Cannonade Launcher in Save the World which fires four small explosive rounds at once.

Battle Royale

Weapons and items

Boom Bow
Fires Arrows with a Shotgun Shell tip, which explode on impact.
Uses Shotgun Ammo
The longer you hold the fire keybind down, the stronger the shot! This increases both projectile speed and direct impact damage.
Explosive damage is consistent regardless of the power of the shot.
The Boom Bow will achieve maximum power after 1.6 seconds of charging.
A direct hit will deal both the direct hit damage and the explosion damage to the enemy player it impacts.
Direct hit
Base damage 15
Headshot Multiplier: 2x
Explosion
100 damage
Peppers
Increased duration from 10 seconds to 20 seconds
Increased movement speed bonus from 20% to 40%

LTM: Sniper Shootout

In this limited time mode, players will do battle using sniper rifles. May the best aim win!
Only weapon drops are Sniper Rifles.
Floor Loot spawners reduced by 50%
Reviving "Down But Not Out" teammates in Duos & Squads is deactivated - be careful peeking!

Events - Arena

Fixed an issue that caused players to be unable to queue for Duos when the party leader was in a lower division.
Fixed an issue which caused players to not be promoted to the next division while playing in Duos with a player in a higher division.
Note: Hype was still being earned correctly, this was a visual issue only.
Fixed an issue where players in Duos were charged Bus Fare based on the party leaders division, rather than their own.

Creative

Weapons and items

Boom Bow
Fires Arrows with a Shotgun Shell tip, which explode on impact.
Uses Shotgun Ammo
The longer you hold the fire keybind down, the stronger the shot! This increases both projectile speed and direct impact damage.
Explosive damage is consistent regardless of the power of the shot.
The Boom Bow will achieve maximum power after 1.6 seconds of charging.
A direct hit will cause both the direct hit damage and the explosion damage to the enemy player it impacts.
Direct hit
Base damage scales from 18 (minimum) to 54 (maximum)
Headshot Multiplier: 4x
Explosion
54 base damage

Prefabs

Non-Right Square Pyramid Gallery Large
Non-Right Triangular Pyramid Gallery Large
Right Triangular Prism Gallery Large
Seven Point Cube Gallery Large
Square Pyramid Gallery Large
Triangular Prism Gallery Large
Upright Triangular Prism Gallery Large

Save the World

Weapons and items

Cannonade Launcher
A chaotic, rapid-fire, automatic launcher that shoots small explosive rounds.
Available in the Weekly Store from April 3 at 8 PM Eastern Time until April 10 at 8 PM Eastern Time.

v8.20.1 resolved issues

Battle Royale

Fixed an issue where spectator numbers would not update, even after the spectator had left the game.
Fixed an issue that caused players to be unable to queue in the correct division level in the Arena game mode when the party leader was in a lower division.
Fixed an issue which caused the Poison Dart Trap to be hidden behind certain wall assets.
Fixed an issue where trap placement on walls would be blocked if a stair structure was attached to the wall.
Fixed an issue that prevented players from getting removed from the Baller when hit by a Boogie Bomb.
Fixed an issue preventing friend invites from displaying in the social panel.

Creative

Fixed an issue where Creature Spawners wouldn’t activate within the correct range after it has been resized.
Fixed an issue where the Phone Tool would emit two beams rather than one after copying multiple times.
Fixed an issue that prevented non-damaging traps (Ice Block, Bouncers, etc) from functioning if the Game was not started.
Fixed an issue where any Baller vehicle that was placed on an Island prior to v8.20 could not use the boost.
Fixed an issue that prevented vehicles from being damaged by Music Sequencer when damage was turned on.

Save the World

Re-enabled the X Marks the Spot sub-objective.
Fixed an issue where the X Marks the Spot objective was removing items from player inventories.
Fixed an issue that was causing B.A.S.E to incorrectly hover over player built structures.