Fortnite update 1.56 is now available to download. The latest update to Epic Games’ popular free-to-play shooter adds in a Light Machine Gun to Battle Royale, a new Encore and Neon Weapons for Save the World. There’s also plenty of smaller changes.

Check out the Fortnite update 1.56 patch notes below:

GENERAL

• From Thursday, April 19 until Sunday, April 22 players will receive the following:
  • 2x experience when playing Battle Royale.
• An Into the Storm Llama each day in Save the World.
  • Remember to log in to claim your Llama on each of these days to collect all four.
• Resiliency improvements to help prevent extended downtime.
• Fix for a high-frequency crash on Xbox One

BATTLE ROYALE

• Peeking is being reverted back to how it functioned prior to v3.5.
  • This should solve the issue causing players to accidentally shoot their own structures while trying to peek. More info here.

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GENERAL

• Gifts of appreciation to our community for your patience during our unexpected downtime on 4/12 – Part 2:
  • Battle Royale – 20 Battle Pass Stars
  • Save the World – 1600 Seasonal Gold

KNOWN ISSUES

• Wanting to track the top community issues? Head over to our snazzy Fortnite | Community Issues Trello board here.

BATTLE ROYALE

GAMEPLAY

• Limited Time Mode: 50V50 v2
  • Two teams of 50 fight to the finish!
    • Due to this being a “large squad” mode, Profile Stats will not be tracked. Daily & Weekly challenges will still work, with the exception of the Squad-based challenges (‘Place Top 6 in Squads’, etc.).
  • Storm & Map
    • Each team has a bus, approaching the island from opposite directions. On the map, the friendly bus has a blue outline, enemy has red.
    • Final storm circle visible on minimap at start.
    • Players have 10 minutes to loot the map as the storm closes in on the circle, then 5 minutes to fight, and another 5 minutes as the storm shrinks to the end.
    • Supply drops come in batches of 3-6, fall every two minutes, and only land in the final storm circle.
    • Added dotted line to map, which indicates the “battle lines” between the two teams. Crossing the line will make running into enemies more likely.
  • Loot
    • Farming resources increased 75% over default.
    • Increased floor loot spawn likelihood by 15%.
    • Floor Loot spawns double ammo.
    • Ammo boxes spawn triple ammo.
    • Chests spawn double ammo & consumables.
    • Supply drops spawn double ammo, and an extra consumable, resource drop and trap.
  • Bug Fixes + Mode Improvements
    • Fixed a bug that created uneven teams where one side could have more than 50 players.
    • Downed players lose health more quickly than normal (10 health per tick).

WEAPONS + ITEMS

• Light Machine Gun added.
  • Rare and Epic rarities.
  • Can be found in Floor Loot, Treasure Chests, and Vending Machines.
  • 25 / 26 damage (Rare / Epic).
  • 100 round magazine, fires Medium ammo.
  • 5 second reload time.

SAVE THE WORLD

MISSIONS + SYSTEMS

• Into the Storm: Encore
  • Crank up the Steel Wool and get ready to fight as Lars continues his journey into the storm.
  • Complete this new questline to unlock one of the four new Cyberpunk Heroes.

WEAPONS + ITEMS

• Mercury LMG
  • Energy assault weapon with a moderate rate of fire and large magazine size.
  • Available in the Event Store at 8pm EST on April 18.

Fortnite update 1.56 is available now.