Fortnite’s brand new season, Chapter 5 Season 1 has released, and similar to years past, Epic is ensuring the game is up to par before they take their holiday break into the New Year.
Now, the annual Winterfest update has arrived, and players are in store for one more patch for the holidays, Epic is addressing the movement players have had complaints about.
Here’s all the patch notes for December 19, 2023.
Fortnite December 19 Patch Notes: Movement Changes, Balancing and More
Winterfest is always a blast within Fortnite, and while Epic has changed it around this year, there’s still some incredible content for players to check out, including the new Ship It Express game mode.
In the meantime, players are going to want to venture into the game and check out all the content, and with the brand new update players are going to want to head in and see the new movement.
Here’s all the notes thus far for the December 19 patch.
MOVEMENT IMPROVEMENTS
Movement speed has been increased when crouching, and running. We also reduced camera movement and adjusted the change in view while sprinting to encourage a smoother experience. Plus, we updated the movement animations to better match the adjustments in speed.
To help you get adjusted to these updates, we’ve reset everyone’s “Custom Diagonal Movement” settings, so please log in and reconfigure your settings to what feels best.
MEDALLIONS READABILITY
Society Medallion icons now stand out more on the map and should be easier to spot at a glance. We also reduced the visual noise present in the minimap when several Medallion zones are near one another, especially in the later Storm circles.
NIGHT VISIBILITY
We’ve brightened certain areas of the map where it was a little too dark during night.
STORM VISIBILITY
The visibility of the Storm’s edge has been improved so it’s more apparent how close it is, as we heard from the community it could be difficult to see.
WEAPON ICONS
We’re aware of feedback that the Frenzy Auto Shotgun and the Thunder Burst SMG weapon icons were too similar, making it hard to differentiate them. These icons have been updated to be more visually unique and legible.
RECENT BALANCE CHANGES
Last week, we also released a lot of balance changes to Battle Royale. Here’s a recap!
- Flowberries now grant more Shield.
- Increased damage for the Ranger Pistol, Shield Breaker EMP, and Ballistic Shield’s pistol.
- Snowball Launcher mag size reduced.
- Thunder Burst SMG mag size increased.
- Reduced the drop rate of the Reaper Sniper Rifle.
- Striker AR deals less damage.
- The circle indicating a Society Medallion holder is smaller.
- Society Medallions now have a brief delay before Shield regen begins. They also have slightly reduced regen rates and no longer refill 100% Shield (unless you have all five).
