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Fortnite Patch Notes For Update 12.50 Confirmed

Epic Games has announced details on the Fortnite patch notes for update 12.50, which is rolling out today on PS4, PC, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One. The update requires you to download 2.3GB for the PS4 version of the game.

Fortnite Patch Notes – Update 12.50

Creative

GAMEPLAY

Bug Fixes

  • Players can no longer access My Island settings while in a game.
  • Fixed an issue where players cannot activate or deactivate phase mode using a controller.
  • Fixed an issue where players can respawn in game modes that has one elimination per round.

CREATIVE TOOLS + PHONE

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where phone tool settings would be ignored when placing prefabs or gallery items from the quickbar.
  • Fixed an issue where the Cost Preview for items placed from the quickbar were not showing the proper cost on first placement of asset types.
  • Fixed an issue where players would be able to access the phone tool after placing a spawn plate outside of the island volume.
  • Fixed an issue where “Open” and “Add to Quick Bar” settings bound to the same button when building with a Controller in the Content Browser.
  • Fixed an issue where a previously selected player built structure preview appears when selecting the hotkey to build traps while holding the phone tool.
  • Fixed an issue where the search bar loses focus when words are added then deleted.
  • Fixed an issue where some assets had overly bright background in the Inventory.
  • Fixed an issue where a copied asset would lock in place after a player fell.

PREFABS & GALLERIES

  • Added the Lily Pad to Slurp Swamp Prop Gallery
  • Added a Shrub and Lily Pad to Nature Shrub Gallery
  • Added 2 different wooden roof corners to the Pueblo Gallery

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where the coloring of the tiles from the Snow & Mud Floor Gallery would not visibly match up.
  • Fixed an issue where an unselectable Coconut would spawn after destroying the palm tree when placing the “Paradise Palms Hotel Pool.”
  • Fixed an issue where some of the assets, from the Frenzy Farm Prop Gallery, had too high of health.
  • Fixed an issue where the wood destruction effect appears when the Fire Pit is destroyed.
  • Fixed an issue where some assets from the Diner Prop Gallery and Frenzy Farm Prop Gallery are not fully in the preview volume.
  • Fixed an issue where a wall section was rotated the wrong way, in the Frenzy Farm House Prefab.

DEVICES

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed items spawned from various devices not firing their pickup transmitters if they were combined with another item that wasn’t dropped from a spawner device.
  • Fixed an issue where the Class Selector would block line of site visibility of the Perception trigger.
  • Fixed an issue where Capture Area colors would not update when a player would switch teams.
  • Fixed an issue where the Speaker device would not be activated by a Sequencer Device if set to Not Visible in game.
  • Fixed an issue where Trick Tiles would trigger at the beginning of a game, if the player switching to the safe team was standing on it prior to the game starting.
  • Fixed an issue where Button Devices could not be interacted with when “Visibility During Games” is set to “Off.”
  • Fixed an issue where the Perception trigger would not respect team settings.
  • Fixed an issue where items equipped to an Item Spawner Plate had low res when viewed from a distance.
  • Fixed an issue where the “Invert Airborne Control” settings on the “X-4 Stormwing Spawn” would not be respected in game.
  • Fixed an issue where the “Breakthrough Health Threshold” and “Direct Hit Health” settings on the “X-4 Stormwing Spawn” would not function in game.

UI + SOCIAL

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where the Power Ups would not appear in the Channel Browser.
  • Fixed an issue where Button Devices would not show up in the Channel Browser.
  • Fixed an issue where the Color Changing Tiles would not show up in the Channel Browser.
  • Fixed an issue where the player’s score HUD was duplicated in the minigame.
  • Fixed an issue where the game start screen was missing the SAC and details button.
  • Fixed an issue where some individual asset icons were showing with an overexposed lighting effect.
  • Fixed an issue with a faulty icon, on the Customizable Light Gallery Torch.

GENERAL:

Framerate and resolution drops in v12.41

Description
We’re aware of an issue that may cause framerate and resolution drops, particularly when panning the camera view in certain directions.

We are working towards improvements in our next game update.

Platforms
All

BATTLE ROYALE:

Local Challenges not appearing when entering new area.

Description
Local Challenges may not appear on-screen when players enter a new area.

Platforms
All

Workaround
Players can still see Local Challenges when inspecting on the map screen.

“Block damage with a Kingsman” Challenge not tracking progress.

Description
Skye’s “Block damage with a Kingsman” Challenge may not track progress.

Platforms
All

SAVE THE WORLD:

Surround Pound’s heavy attack may not deal damage to husks.

Description
Using the Surround Pound’s heavy attack may not properly deal damage to Husks when used.

Platforms
All

Players may be swapped to their pickaxe when using an ability that’s on cooldown.

Description
Using an ability that’s on cooldown may swap players to their pickaxes. This may impact heavy combat when spamming abilities.

Platforms
All

Stormking Onslaught Projectiles are not functioning correctly.

Description
The Storm King’s Onslaught projectiles are not accurate and may home towards the ground when fired.

Platforms
All

Players may become stuck in a previous Dungeons zone while their teammates are in the next one.

Description
Players may become stuck in a previous Dungeons zone while their teammates are in the next one

Platforms
PC, PS4, Xbox One

Psylocke’s Pickaxe does not swing properly.

Description
Psylocke’s pickaxe does not swing properly when used.

Platforms
All

MOBILE:

Video playback disabled on Android.

Description
We’re investigating an issue in which Android device may crash when a video plays in-game. We’ve disabled video playback (including Message of the Day) on Android to mitigate this issue until it’s resolved.

Platforms
Android

Extra Build buttons display Wall icons.

Description
We’re aware of a visual issue causing players to see their extra Build buttons displayed as Wall icons.

Platforms
Mobile

Workaround
This is a visual issue only. All icons will build the appropriate structure when pressed.

Ping marker displays 0m.

Description
We are aware of an issue that is causing the ping marker to display a distance of 0m.