Fortnite update 9.40: the tactical shotgun returns and other new features of the patch

La Fortnite 9.40 update, It is now available for download, and as always, it will mean a stoppage of the game's services for approximately two hours. Like almost every week, this new 9.40 de Fortnite introduces a ton of new features, like the return of the Tactical Shotgun, in two versions (Epic and Legendary), as well as new options and adjustments to Creative and Save the World.

This  9.40 update, which just arrived not today introduces substantial changes, such as the introduction of the Healthy Splash of update 9.30 or the Inverterstorms of patch 9.20, since there is a big championship in sight (the World Cup) and they do not usually like that important ones are introduced news before. At the same time, we are already in the final stretch of the season, heading towards Fortnite season 10. Below you will find detailed all the what's new in patch 9.40 and much more...

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Fortnite update 9.40: all the news and changes

NEW IN

Tactical Shotgun - Epic and Legendary
The tactical shotgun has returned in a new form. Take the leap and try out the Epic and Legendary variants now!

WEAPONS AND OBJECTS

• New epic and legendary tactical shotguns.
  • 83/87 maximum damage.
  • 1,5 shots per second.
  • Contains 8 cartridges.
  • Headshot x2,25.
  • Available from Floor Loot, Chests, Supply Drops, Loot Holders, and Vending Machines.
• The Sniper Rifle now has a reduced zoom when using the scope.
  • This change will help improve the use and feel of the weapon.
• Changes to the combat shotgun
  • Headshot multiplier reduced from 1,7 to 1,5.
  • The long-range effectiveness of the Combat Shotgun has been reduced.
    • The following ranges of damage reduction per range have been reduced: 
      • 2,44 cells (unchanged)
      • From 4,88 to 4,39 cells.
      • From 9,77 to 6,84 cells.
      • From 19,53 to 11,72 cells.
  • Looking at the recent changes to the range damage reduction, we decided to further reduce its effectiveness at long range and modify it to be more similar to other shotguns, while maintaining its uniqueness.
• In the camera
  • Silenced bolt-action rifle 
    • Epic and legendary variants.
• Return of the camera
  • Bolt-action rifle 
    • Rare, Epic, and Legendary Variants.

Error correction

• The Barrel Shotgun now has the correct environment range damage reduction.
• Fixed a bug where the launch pad could not be destroyed with a pickaxe.

Playability

• Now if players pick up an item that completes a stack and generates a surplus, they will not drop the equipped item.
  • Instead of dropping the equipped weapon, they will drop the surplus.
• Players will now automatically pick up a consumable item if they already have it in their inventory and it is not maxed out.
  • If this automatic collection completes an accumulation, the excess will be released.
• Owners of the Save the World Founders Pack will receive a new hang glider and gathering tool.

Error correction

• Fixed an issue where the supply drone crates were not visible after players fired at the supply drone.
• Supply Drones no longer freeze if stuck for too long.
• Changed "Invert aircraft controls with keyboard" to "Invert controls in mid-air with keyboard" in the options menu to reflect the fact that the controls of flying vehicles are reversed in mid-air.
• Fixed some extreme cases where damage numbers were rounded down on certain shotgun hits.
• Plan doors now render consistently during construction.
• Players can now pick up items more easily when hovering over them.
• Control pedals now allow players to correctly switch between the previous weapon and the next.
• Bushes no longer prevent healthy spatter from healing players.
• If a player using a Shadow Bomb enters a vehicle, the effect will end correctly and will not remain active.
• The healthy splash will now be assigned to the rightmost inventory slot, just like other consumable items.
• Fixed a bug where players could experience an abnormally slow descent after using a portable rift.
• Players can now use consumable items (Shield Potion, Medkit, etc.) while using the Zip Line consistently.
• Fixed a rare bug that caused Shadow Bombs to not allow wall jumps at certain angles.
• Players can no longer perform wall jumps in cornfields while using a Shadow Bomb.
• Players can no longer perform wall jumps in Torrential Tunnels while using a Shadow Bomb.
• Fixed a bug that caused the rings for Fortbytes 4, 67, 70, and 89 to not display, even though the player was wearing the correct cosmetic.
• To prevent players from misusing the Lesser Dab Emote, it must now be waited a short time before it can be cast again. 
• Fixed a bug that caused damage dealt to shields to magnify visual effects more than usual, obstructing players' vision.
• Compatibility improvements have been made to the foot control.
  • Changed to use idle zone and max acceleration points.
  • Quad racing vehicle controls have been improved.

COMPETITIVE

• New Tournament: Xbox Cup (July 20-21) [$ 1 in prizes!]
  • Solo game mode
  • This tournament is open to all Xbox One players. You do not need to qualify for any Arena mode division.
  • The prizes will be distributed among all the regions. Official rules and tournament details will be posted throughout the week. To find out the schedules, check the tournament information in the game client.
  • Format:
    • July 20 - Round 1: all players who meet the requirements.
    • July 21 - Round 2: Top 1500 players from Round 1.
• New Tournament: Prize Cash Squad Cup (July 20-21) [$ 1 Prize Money!]
  • Squad game mode
  • In order to participate, players must have reached the Arena Mode Champions League prior to the start of the event.
  • The prizes will be distributed among all the regions. Official rules and tournament details will be posted throughout the week. To find out the schedules, check the tournament information in the game client.
  • Format:
    • Single Day Tournament: July 21
      • Round 1: all players who meet the requirements.
      • Round 2: Top 100 Squads from Round 1.
• Players will now be able to choose a flag to display on their profile.
  • This flag can be selected and changed from the player's profile.
  • After changing or selecting a flag, it cannot be changed again for 30 days.
  • The player's flag will be visible to those who visit his profile and will also be displayed in the tournament rankings.
  • In teams of two or more players, the flag chosen by the majority of the team will be displayed. If there is no majority, the world flag will be displayed.
  • First we will publish an initial set of 37 flags. In future updates we will announce the flags that will be published later.

PERFORMANCE

• Zipline server performance has been improved.
• The plasma drum customer performance has been improved.
• The way spikes appear has been optimized to reduce the possibility of loading errors during the initial airdrop landing.

SOUND

• The volume consistency of enemy footsteps has been improved and the volume reduction has been changed to logarithmic to make the sound reduce more naturally.
• The volume of some sounds has been reduced:
  • The healthy splash explosion.
  • The explosion of the proximity grenade launcher.
  • The ambient sound of the Torrential Tunnel platforms.
• A wall impact sound layer has been added in close range combat, so the player knows that the enemy is firing at the structure protecting them from the opposite side.

Error correction

• Bullet hits against wood / stone / metal are no longer silenced on mobile devices and Switch.
• The sound of equipping a revolver is no longer muted on mobile devices and Switch.

IU

• Menu and social dashboard updates:
  • The option that previously opened the menu or social panel will now open both elements in the lobby and during the game.
  • A third tab has been added to the social panel that contains all the functions related to voice chat.
  • The menu and the top bar have been visually improved.

MOBILE

• Added "Touch to edit" setting to enable / disable touch control editing (this setting is enabled by default).
• Bluetooth microphones have been enabled in voice chat.
• Now the buttons on the gesture wheel are bigger.

Error correction

• Airstrike shots no longer create large polygonal contours.
• Fixed a bug that caused log and combat shotguns to not fire properly when auto fire was selected.
• Fixed a few voice chat errors that occurred when joining another player's party.
• The chest located in the Neo Tilted Hotel can now be opened.
• Now the observer functionality on mobile devices will display the spectator interface.
• Players will no longer be logged into their account when exiting the game.
• The wallet will now display correctly on the return by account screen.
• Leaving the "Show Help" option open in the warm-up phase will no longer cause the button to remain present throughout the game.
• The "Tournament Region" text in the Compete tab is now larger.
• The map marker HUD layout will not be displayed on the battle bus.
• Gesture HUD layout will only display on vehicles where gestures can be used.
• Players will be able to rotate cosmetic items when using a touch pad.
• The correct sound effects will now be played when a player equips the revolver.
• The Wonder outfit graphics have been improved while playing the Flame Bell emote.
• The Eye of the Storm hang glider and the Storm Beam harvesting tool will now display the correct effects.
• The graphics for the Flapper outfit have been improved.
• The graphics for the Colored Lights trail have been improved.
• The Lantern Stele will now display correctly in-game.

CREATIVE WAY

NEW IN

Kevin's Floating Island

• Build a floating fortress on a new island! Kevin has returned.

Ball generator

• Let's play! Balls with real physics have been added to create new types of play and interactions between players.

More channels for triggers and receivers

• The number of Trigger and Receiver channels has been increased so that players can automate even more mayhem on their maps.

ISLANDS

Error correction

• Released islands no longer rotate 180 degrees on the minimap, causing lighting discrepancies.

Playability

• My Island settings have been improved.
  • A new option has been added to environment damage.
    • Player Builds Only - During a match, players can damage structures (wood, stone, or metal) built during a match map creation.
  • Construction damage option added.
    • Determine who has the ability to damage structures built by players during the game.
    • All, Self Build, Team Build, Enemy Build, Self Build and Enemy, None (Default: All).
  • New options have been added to maximum resources.
    • 10 000, 50 000, 99 999.

Error correction

• Player-created structures can now be edited before being put into place when environment damage settings are active.
• Players will no longer experience jumping fatigue when this option is disabled.
• Unmanned vehicles will no longer pass through objects.

Known bug

• Coins collected in a game do not appear while in Crafting mode during the same Creative mode session.
  • You can still interact with the coins and they appear at the start of the next game.

WEAPONS AND OBJECTS

• New epic and legendary tactical shotguns.
  • 83/87 maximum damage.
  • 1,5 shots per second.
  • Contains 8 cartridges.
  • Headshot x2,25.

CREATIVE TOOLS AND PHONE

Error correction

• The geyser in the respirator gallery can now be properly interacted with using the phone.

PREFABRICATED AND GALLERIES

• Kevin's Crater has been added to the Air Breather Gallery.
• Ice cream has been added to the consumables gallery.
• The soccer goal has been added to the sports gallery.
• Uncle Pete's Pizza frame and Wood Shavings have been added to the Anti-Collision Gallery.
• An extra tree has been added to the Lomas Lúgubres Nature Gallery.
• Blue counters have been added to the Cafes Items Gallery.
• More soils have been added to the Soil with Soil and Soil with Grass galleries A and B.
• More sidewalks have been added to the B street gallery.

Error correction

• Castle Banners can be destroyed when Environment Damage is disabled.
• Trash bag no longer overlaps the Ostentatious Oasis rungs.
• Player build no longer destroys indestructible gallery bushes.
• The health bar will no longer appear when the bush is copied in the desert nature gallery.
• The Village Trio precast will now display on the correct grid.
• Kevin's cube gallery now has two different versions of cubes.
• Some ceiling tiles have been replaced in the Colosal Mall precast.
• Fixed Cliff Gallery resources self-destructing when exiting the phone.
• Pre-made grenades now explode on impact instead of bouncing.

DEVICES

• The number of activation channels has increased to 24 and the number of receptors to 30.
• Ball generator device added.
  • Makes a ball with physical properties appear.
  • Size - Sets the size of the displayed ball.
    • Small, Medium, Large, Huge (Default: Medium).
  • Type: sets the physical properties of the ball.
    • Default, light, heavy, slippery, sporty.
  • Player Force Multiplier: Determines the force the player must apply when hitting the ball.
    • None, low, medium, high (default: medium).
  • Amount of push to players: determines the force that will be applied to the player when hit by the ball.
    • None, Low, Medium, High (Default: None).
  • Spawn Delay: Determines how long a device will have to wait to spawn a new ball after the previous one has been destroyed.
    • None, 0,5 seconds, 1 second, 2 seconds, 3 seconds, 5 seconds (default: 3 seconds).
  • Gravity - Determines whether the ball is affected by gravity.
    • Disabled, Enabled (Default: Enabled).
  • Eliminate player on touch: sets whether a player will be eliminated if touched by the ball.
    • Disabled, Enabled (Default: Disabled).
• Elemental Chief Device added.
  • Determines Elemental behavior, Item Hunt game, and interface settings.
  • Show remaining items: yes, no.
  • Element Notification Frequency: Determines the time that elapses between sound signals from players disguised as elements.
    • Disconnected, 10 seconds, 15 seconds, 30 seconds (default: 15 seconds).
• New options have been added to the player spawn device.
  • Activated During Phase: Determines when the device is active. 
    • Off, On, Warm Up Only, Gameplay Only (Default: On).
  • Receivers have been added to deactivate and activate the device.
• New options have been added to the explosive device. The following options only apply to badge style health bars.
  • Team Visibility - Determines which teams can see the device health bar.
    • Anyone, 1-16, All Enemies, All Neutral, All Allies (Default: Any).
  • Allied Icon Text: Determines the text that will be displayed on the health bar if the device is considered an ally.
  • Neutral Icon Text - Determines the text to display on the health bar if the device is considered neutral.
  • Enemy Icon Text - Determines the text to display on the health bar if the device is considered an enemy.
  • HUD Text Size: Determines the size of the icon / health value text displayed.
    • x1, x1,5, x2 (default: x1).
• A new option has been added to the Capture Zone device.
  • Item Filter - Player Capture - Determines if a player needs the item registered in their inventory to earn points in the Capture Zone.
  • On, Off (Default: Off).
  • It is only relevant when player capture is activated.
• Added an option to enable / disable the ground fog particle effect.
• Now the default option to grant on device respawn of settings is "off". Therefore, not all items will be removed from the player's inventory when he respawns.

Error correction

• Applying adjustments to the player spawn device no longer prevents players from spawning correctly on the board.
• The Mounted Turret Device will not destroy the ground after the game, something that sometimes resulted in massive island destruction when the turret was on a section of ground that provided critical structural support.
• Items will no longer disappear when the player character returns to headquarters and then returns to an island.
• Fixed a number of bugs in the beacon device:
  • Beacon is now properly hidden during the pregame phase if set to gameplay only.
  • The beacon is now properly hidden after the game is over.
  • Target devices set to team 16 will now destroy other target devices in their blast radius.
  • Fixed a number of bugs associated with the Elemental.
  • The orientation of the camouflaged character item will now match the orientation seen by other players.
  • Players can no longer become floating islands with the Elemental.
  • Now, if the player switches weapons with an item highlighted with the Elemental, that item will not remain highlighted after the switch.
  • The "Output" interface indicator will now be displayed in item mode.
  • Fixed a bug that caused incorrect button indicators to be displayed when the character was cloaked in flight mode on mobile devices.
  • The correct health values ​​will now be displayed when the player character transforms into certain items.
  • Camouflaged players will be visible if an explosive device destroys their element.
  • The bush consumable will no longer be visible when a player transforms into an item.
  • The "Block in Site" button indicator will no longer appear "Not Linked" on consoles and mobile devices.
  • Players will now no longer be able to transform into Vehicle Spawner gadgets or the Practice Dummy course with the Elemental.
  • The Elemental will now display the correct number of rarity stars.
  • Fixed a bug that occurred on mobile devices that caused the phone tool interface to display when a camouflaged player was hit by a boogie bomb.
  • Players can now transform into large items from any point of view.
  • Terrain irregularities will now not prevent players from switching to certain elements.
  • Fixed a bug that caused characters to shake when they were near the Creative Hub Rift while camouflaged as an item.

UI AND SOCIAL

• Descriptions have been added to the Ignore Team Damage and Ignore Explosive Device Proximity options to make it clear how they affect team affiliation for HUD purposes.

Error correction

• Now, remaining appearances will be displayed correctly on the score table.
• Fixed "Number of Prey" in the Item Hunt UI displayed outside of the game.
• Fixed the 'Allow objects to appear' setting text in the game settings tab.
• Fixed description text for "Line of Sight Required" on Beacon Device and Explosive Device.

MOBILE

• The edit tool will correctly highlight the arctic base parts.
• The basic storm controller gadget is now present in the map preview when players hover over it with their phone.
• Instructions on how to "Change Destination" will now be displayed on the rift's waypoint.

SAVE THE WORLD

NEW IN

Fortnite's second birthday
Celebrate Fortnite's second anniversary with a new hero and birthday-themed missions!

Birthday llama
Open a Birthday Llama filled to overflowing with heroes and weapons from last year's Fortnite events!

MISSIONS AND SYSTEMS

• Quests, Mission Alerts, and Daily Login Rewards will now award X-Ray Tickets, instead of V-Bucks, to non-Founder players. Paid founders will not be affected by this change. 
• Celebrate Fortnite's second anniversary with these sweet birthday missions:
  • Complete a mission to eliminate exploiters in completed missions and get the new hero Jonesy Birthday Brigade. Be careful and avoid their explosive candy!
  • Collect delicious birthday cakes on completed missions to earn summer tickets. This mission can be repeated, so eat!
• Teams of heroes have been added as a reward for completing Storm Shield Defense 10 in Stony Forest, Towntablon, Canny Valley, and Woody Peaks.

Notice:Here's a preview of a feature coming in the course of Season 10… Take a look!

Error correction

• Time traps will now appear more reliably in Wargames.
• Traps are no longer visible when their lifespan expires in Wargames. 
  • Damaging Traps will be removed each time the Storm Shield is entered.
• The sound will now play correctly when the player stands near the edge of a storm shield.
• Acid puddles will now display correctly when the acid puddle mutator is active.
• Haunted statues in the Haunted Wargames simulation will no longer disappear from view.

IU

• The quest tab event pop-up menu will now display correctly in all resolutions.

Bug fixes and adjustments

• Arsenal storage will now display 5 items per line, up from 3.
• The "Equip" button will now display correctly on the backpack screen when using keyboard shortcuts to switch weapons.
• Previously, the inventory screen would show details of the wrong item in certain situations.
• Previously, text would flicker in the Storm Shield menu in certain languages.
• Transform keys will now display correctly if players have +1000 keys.
• Fixed a bug that occurred when inspecting X-Ray flames. The correct options are now displayed.
• Wargames simulation and challenge boxes will now make scrolling sounds when selected using a controller.
• Previously, incorrect reward text was displayed when the skip button was pressed after leveling up on the victory screen.
• The quest rewards cycle Commander XP screen will now correctly display banners on console.
• Now when inspecting money earned with llamas, only the amount earned will be displayed, not the player's total money.
• Previously, the quest reward list arrows weren't updating immediately, so they would sometimes appear at the wrong time.
• The extra flag for certain notifications, such as friend requests received in the zone, has been removed.
• The top of the llama rewards screen scroll bar can now be dragged.

PERFORMANCE

• The performance of the game's mission objective interface has been improved.
• Performance when switching tabs in the Outline menu has been improved.

Error correction

• Fixed a glitch that occurred during tutorial dialogs.
• Fixed a glitch that occurred when first accessing the Save the World map.

HEROES

• We've added a new birthday-themed hero!
  • Jonesy Birthday Brigade he focuses entirely on survival ... and the colored chips that decorate the cakes, which he seems to be crazy about.
  • Standard Advantage: Survival expert
    • Eliminations heal 39 basic health for 3 seconds. Duration recharges with additional eliminations.
  • Commander Perk: Survival Expert +
    • Eliminations heal 117 basic health for 3 seconds. Duration recharges with additional eliminations.
  • Complete the new Explosive Shells mission to get Jonesy Birthday Brigade.
• He 8-bit Demolisher return to the event store!  
  • Standard Advantage:Tough machine
    • After casting the ability, weapons lose a 40% less service life during 2 uses following.
  • Commander Perk: Resistant machine +
    • After casting the ability, weapons lose a 40% less service life during 6 uses following.
  • Available in the Event Store starting July 17 at 02:00 CEST.
• Celtiño Fósil will now be available as a possible item reset option.
  • This is due to a bug in version 9.30 that caused the Saurian Concentration perk to grant the same bonus as the commander perk, even when assigned to a non-commander slot.

Error correction

• New Locas and Crescendo hero perks were not properly resetting when the weapon overheated.
• The Tough Machine hero perk was not working properly with melee weapons.
• Cascade Commander and Fan of Stars perks now work properly.
• Fire sound effects persisted after using Dragon Slash while using the Dragon Fire hero perk.
• Heroes of the Fourth of July can now be retired and will take up inventory space.

WEAPONS AND OBJECTS

• Crush second anniversary flames to celebrate a year of loot!
  • The new 1000nd Birthday Llama is available in the Save the World loot tab for XNUMX Summer Tickets.
  • The Birthday Llama is packed with huge hero and weapon hits from Year XNUMX Fortnite events!
  • Each flame contains at least one weapon and one hero, and at least one of the two will be legendary or mythical.
  • Available for two weeks, July 16 to August 1.
    • Summer tickets will turn into birthday flames once the season is over. The rest of the banknotes will turn into science fiction flames.

Error correction

• Upgrading Gammatron 9000's rarity from Epic to Legendary now works properly.
• Defenders now fire the explosive bow at the correct rate of fire.
• The rate of fire indicated on the explosive arc has been reduced to correct the damage per second indicated on the UI. 
  • This will not affect the current rate of fire of the explosive bow.
• The Campfire Trap now properly heals all nearby wounded defenders.
• Fixed an issue where Storm Shield traps would not apply their health and healing perks.
• Fixed elemental alterations not displaying correctly on the following weapon sets:
  • Spark
  • Medieval
  • Military
  • Classic racing car
  • Scrap Transport
  • Steampunk
• Banner Gadget no longer permanently colors structures blue.

Playability

• Fixed a bug that caused Butanean propane tanks to spin back and forth when bouncing.

Error correction

• Defenders will now correctly return weapons they use after mission completion.
• Allows to change trap when BASE is equipped.
• The shells remain illuminated after freezing.
• Players will no longer appear downed on the victory screen.

GENERAL

IU

Error correction

• Fixed the floating text of "Display sound effects" in the settings screen.

SOCIAL

Error correction

• Fixed text wrapping for multi-line chat messages.

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