Fortnite’s 12.20 update brings a helicopter, changes to Pleasant Park and the Oil Rig, and the addition of locker presets. Spy Games are also live: players choose a faction and play an LTM called Operation to secure Intel, which unlocks weapons and skills that can be used during the matches. Players can change…

Fortnite’s 11.50 patch adds the previously-mentioned Unreal Engine Chaos physics system. The Launch Pad has returned to non-competitive modes. Sidegrading was removed from competitive modes; Epic says its inclusion was unintentional.

Fortnite’s next season has been delayed to February 20, Epic announced yesterday. “Beginning with the release of the 11.50 update in early February, Fortnite will be moving to Unreal Engine’s Chaos physics system,” the developer also wrote.

Fortnite’s 11.40 patch adds the ability to “sidegrade” at least one weapon: the example given is the assault rifle, which can be turned into the heavy assault rifle. The patch also reduces the materials needed to upgrade weapons at benches and fixes some bugs.

Fortnite’s 11.31 patch adds Battle Lab, a customizable island that lets you pick from “favorite LTM loot pools, set up combat scenarios with the new Bot Grenades, and create your own mode by setting options like gravity and fall damage.” Playground mode has been moved to the Creative category.

Fortnite’s Star Wars event has been delayed to 2:10 Eastern, as the game struggles under server troubles.

Fortnite is having a fishing contest from now through Sunday in solos, duos, and squads mode. There are different categories and in-game prizes for catching the most Floppers, Small Fries, Slurpfish, and the Mythic Goldfish. See Epic’s post for all the rules.

The first season of Fortnite Chapter 2 will last until early February, Epic announced today. The developer says “new game features, free rewards and a live experience” are all still to come in the season.

It looks like Fortnite has made some changes to XP with its recent 11.01 patch. As reported by Eurogamer, you now receive more XP for challenges, medals, and matches. Medals, for instance, are now worth 8k and 16k instead of their original 2k and 4k. This is a welcome change for many players who found Chapter 2 too… Read more