10.31 Patch Notes

Hang with friends while you’re on the go so the party never stops. See who's online, party up, and play together. (Or just voice chat!) For a deeper dive on Party Hub, read our FAQ here.

### Weapons + Items

* Batman Grapnel Gun
	+ Available in Mythic variant.
	+ Found from Floor Loot, Chests, Supply Drops, and Llamas.
	+ The Batman Grapnel Gun comes with 10 charges. A charge is consumed each time the player is launched.
	+ When the grappling hook from the Batman Grapnel Gun impacts something in the environment, the owner will be launched in a flat arc towards the point of impact.
	+ At the apex of the launch, the player will deploy the Bat Cape, which can be used like any other Glider to traverse great distances.
* Explosive Batarangs
	+ Available in Mythic variant.
	+ Found from Floor Loot, Chests, Supply Drops, and Llamas.
	+ Drops in stacks of 5.
	+ Max stack size is 10.
	+ This consumable item is thrown out in a relatively flat arc. It will home in towards opponents.
	+ The projectile explodes when in close proximity to an opponent.
		- Explosion damage:
			* 50 damage to players.
			* 200 damage to the environment.
	+ If the Explosive Batarang impacts the environment, it will stick to the spot where it lands. At that point, it behaves as a proximity mine, exploding when opponents come too close to it.
		- An Explosive Batarang that has impacted the environment can be disarmed and picked up by both the player who threw it or their allies.
* Titled Town got replaced by Gotham City
	+ Due to this the following guns has been vaulted back :
		- Six Shooter
		- Double Barrel Shotgun
		- Common Infantry Rifle
		- Uncommon and Rare Hunting Rifle

**Bug Fixes**

* Resolved an issue involving the Star Wand and AC/DC Pickaxes not doing the intended amount of damage.
	+ Because this issue has been resolved, these Pickaxes have been re-enabled.

### Gameplay

* Gotham City
	+ As part of the Fortnite X Batman crossover, a Rift Zone has turned Tilted Town into Gotham City!
	+ This POI gives players unlimited Glider Redeploy. Just like a real Super Hero, you won’t need to be afraid of heights!
	+ Final Storm Circles will not occur here (in core and Arena modes).
* Final Storm Circles will no longer occur at the following locations (in core and Arena modes):
* Moisty Palms
* Greasy Grove
* Retail Row
* Pressure Plant

**Bug Fixes**

* Resolved an issue in which Ziplines could give players an unintended effect.
	+ Because this issue has been resolved, Ziplines have been re-enabled.
* When a player is eliminated, their damage towards the Storm Surge threshold will no longer be removed from their remaining teammates’ total.

### Accessibilty

* Support-a-Creator codes can now be used for real-money offers in-game.
	+ More information on this will be available in a blog post later this week.
	+ Please note: For any Packs that contain V-Bucks, the revenue share will be applied to the Creator code that is entered when the V-Bucks from that pack are spent.

### Mobile

* Party Hub
	+ Connect with Fortnite friends on the go so the party never stops. See who's online, party up, and jump in-game together on any platform. (Or just voice chat!)
	+ Want to hang with friends in-game while you're out and about? Now you can take the party with you! For more information, check out our FAQ here.
* Multitasking
	+ This new feature allows you to you use two apps at once on supported iPads! Supported iPad models include:
		- iPad Pro
		- iPad (5th generation and later)
		- iPad Air 2 and later
		- iPad mini 4 and later
	+ By enabling Multitasking, all iPads will have the ability to rotate the screen orientation to enter Portrait Mode.
		- If you don’t want to play in Portrait mode, enable Rotate Lock on your iPad.

### Recap

* From server on September 13
	+ Resolved an issue involving some Mission objectives not measuring progress.

## Creative

### Recap

* From hotfix on September 11
	+ Increased the limit for Basic Storm Controllers from 10 to 16.

## Save the World

### What's New?

* **Cloaked Star Hit the Road, Part II!**
 This week, help Cloaked Star with part 2 of his journey to the Radio Station! Load up the truck with more crushing silence and get ready to Hit the Road with a new weekly quest.
* **Deciblaster**
 Bounce back with the Deciblaster! Build some tunnels, load up your Deciblaster, and prepare for action!

### Weapons + Items

* The Deciblaster bounces into the Weekly Store!
	+ This shoots a blast of sound that pierces enemies and bounces up to 5 times, dealing damage in an area with each bounce. Does not consume ammo, but has low durability.
	+ Available in the Weekly Store from Wednesday, September 18 at 8 PM ET until Wednesday, September 25 at 8 PM ET.

### Social

* Social Parties in Save the World now support up to 16 players.
	+ In order to launch a mission, there must be only 4 active players in the party.
	+ Other party members must enter the Sit Out state through the Social Panel. This allows them to continue to participate in voice chat.

## General

* Players with their reticle on stairs will no longer enter edit mode for an unintended building piece.
	+ In v10.30, we addressed an issue in which players would sometimes enter edit mode for a building piece that their reticle was not on. However, players may have still found themselves entering edit mode for a different building piece than intended if their reticle was on stairs. This has been resolved.
* Removed black borders on the iPad 2018 Pro.

### Known Issues

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