Epic Games has unleashed the full Fortnite 2.52 update patch notes for you to digest, with the latest update available now for PlayStation 4, PC, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One. Those of you playing on Sony’s console will need to download a hefty 4GB.
Fortnite 2.52 Update Patch Notes
Check out the full Fortnite 2.52 update patch notes below.
General:
Visual issues with certain cosmetics.
Description
Several cosmetics have various visual inconsistencies or issues, detailed below.
- Spectrum Contrail no longer changes colors. UPDATE: Resolved with v11.40
- Havoc’s face pokes through his mask.
- The Riot Control Baton Pickaxe is not held properly when using the Point It Out Emote.
- Several Crackshot Styles have inconsistent neck lengths.
Platforms
All
Unable to go through gifting process.
Description
Players on consoles may get stuck and unable to progress through gifting process if they do not have 2-Factor Authentication.
Platforms
PS4, XBOX, Switch
Workaround
Enable 2FA on your account. Details for activating here: https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/en-US/news/2fa
Battle Royale:
Overtime Challenge “Visit different bus stops” not tracking for all bus stops.
Description
Not all bus stops count towards completion of the “Visit different bus stops” Overtime Challenge – Remedy vs Toxin.
Platforms
All
Work Around
Many bus stops do count – including the ones by Sweaty Sands, Pleasant Park, and Slurpy Swamps.
Star Wars Legacy entries disappeared.
Description
Players’ Star Wars Legacy entries have disappeared.
Platforms
All
Work Around
None
F” key not enabling proper movement after direction remap.
Description
After direction is remapped from a non-“F” key to the “F” key, the key may not allow for proper movement.
Platforms
PC
Editing quickly can cause players to remain in Edit mode.
Description
Editing quickly can cause players to remain in Edit mode, even if they’re not editing anything.
Platforms
All
Work Around
Perform any other action to exit Edit mode.
Sniper Rifle crosshairs may disappear when players fall into a Hideout.
Description
Falling into a Hideout (haybale, dumpster, port-a-potty) while holding a Sniper Rifle may cause the crosshairs to disappear.
Platforms
All
Work Around
Equipping a different item when falling into a hideable will not trigger this.
Creative:
Featured Island portals aren’t working correctly
Description
Some of the Featured Island portals are not working correctly.
Platforms
All
Workaround
Try a different portal for the same island if the first portal doesn’t work correctly or reload the island again.
Bandage Bazooka doesn’t respect infinite ammo and reload settings
Description
The Bandage Bazooka will not respect the infinite ammo and reload settings applied by a game.
Platforms
All
Work Around
None
Save the World:
Goin’ Commando Hero Perks not applying
Description
Multiple Goin’ Commando Hero Perks are not working correctly, they all have the same root cause.
Platforms
All
Occasional Difficulty Upgrading Schematic Perks with Controller
Description
Players may have issues upgrading perks on a weapon if they press upgrade while leveling the schematic.
Platforms
All
Work Around
Wait for the schematic to level before upgrading the perks to prevent the issue, or switch to a different weapon with the triggers to get out of the bad state.
Beehives can sometimes cause semi-permanent damage
Description
Beehive causes semi-permanent tick damage when walking into damage cloud after eliminating the bee hive lobber.
Platforms
All
Work Around
To prevent issue: don’t walk into hives after eliminating the lobber who was the source of the beehive.
If issue has occurred, try taking damage form a different beehive or using adrenaline rush.
Mythic Melee’s hitching with Shadowstance.
Description
The 2 mythic melee weapons have major hitching when using a hero with shadow stance.
Platforms
All
Riot Control Baton Animations
Description
The Riot Control Baton animations display incorrectly in STW.
Platforms
All
Mobile:
FPS drops and hitching on Mobile.
Description
Players may experience FPS drops and hitching. Lower to mid-end devices are more affected, but this issue has been noticed on all devices.
Platform
All
Work Around
None.
Mobile players may get stuck in Fire Mode selection.
Description
Players may become stuck in a loop on the Select Fire Mode screen.
Platform
Mobile
Workaround
Restarting the client will resolve this issue