Fortnite 9.41 Patch Notes Storm-Tracking Rifle, Birthday Presents, And More

Fortnite has rolled out its 9.41 content update patch with loads of new goodies. The centerpiece is the new storm-tracking rifle, but you’ll also find some special celebration items alongside the balance changes and tweaks.

Specifically, Epic has added birthday presents and a birthday cake to celebrate Fortnite’s second birthday. The presents are legendary items, and opening them up will give you some surprise loot to commemorate the occasion. The cake will restore some health and shield. The update also adds new Overtime challenges.

Creative Mode has added movie set prefabs and highlighted a community-created Prop Hunt LTM. Save the World mode got updated with a new Pulsar 9000 sci-fi shotgun.

One larger-scale feature is a new picture-in-picture feature for viewing matches. Epic points out that you can use this to watch the Fortnite World Cup Pro-Am and Finals while also playing the game.

This all follows a mech vs monster showdown that took place in-game over the weekend. As usual this made some big changes to the map, which will probably come into play as the game prepares to cycle over into Season 10, which could be coming fairly soon. Check out the full patch notes below.

Fortnite v9.41 Content Update Patch Notes

Battle Royale

What’s New?

Storm Scout Sniper Rifle

Stay one step ahead of the Storm by scoping in to see it’s next location!

Birthday Presents

They say the best gifts are surprises. Open up these Legendary items commemorating Fortnite’s second birthday to see what loot awaits.

Birthday Cake

Celebrate another year of Fortnite with some Birthday Cake! Find this sweet treat around the map and get some Health & Shield.

Weapons + Items

• Storm Scout Sniper Rifle
  • The scope on this sniper rifle contains an embedded weather map that displays upcoming storm circles before they are revealed on the minimap.
  • Available at Epic and Legendary Rarities.
  • Damage: 81/85
    • Headshot: 202/212
  • 1.1 Rounds per second.
  • Uses Heavy Ammo.
  • Reload Speed: 2.84s/2.7s.
• Birthday Presents
  • Available in Legendary Rarity.
  • Can be found from Floor loot, Chests, Vending Machines, Supply Drops, and Llamas.
    • Not available in Arena and Tournament playlists.
  • Presents have six possible packages of loot.
• Birthday Cake
  • Found around various POIs.
    • Not available in Arena and Tournament playlists.
  • Grants 5 Health and 5 Shield.

Gameplay

• Overtime Challenges
  • Unlock rewards and gain XP with the Season 9 Overtime Challenges. Jump in-game now for more details!

UI

• PiP (Picture-in-Picture) Streaming
  • Drop into the Fortnite lobby to begin your viewing of the Fortnite World Cup Pro-Am and Finals… while playing the game! Get wins while you watch your favorite competitors do the same. For more information, check out our blog.

Creative

What’s New?

Movie Set Prefabs

Lights. Camera. Action! Set the scene for the next blockbuster using the Movie Set prefabs and galleries.

Prop Hunt LTM

Face off in a thrilling game of hide and seek with a twist. Play StrayKite’s Prop Hunt game as an LTM!

Gameplay

Bug Fixes

• Players can now edit pre-built structures during a game.
• Coins are no longer disappearing while in Create mode after finishing a game.

Prefabs & Galleries

• 4 New Movie Set Prefabs
  • Movie Set Warehouse
  • Movie Set Helicopter Crash
  • Movie Set Docks
  • Movie Set Ceremony
• 3 New Galleries
  • Movie Set Gallery
  • Movie Set Prop Gallery
  • Nature Tree Gallery B

Weapons + Items

• Storm Scout Sniper Rifle
  • The scope on this sniper rifle contains an embedded weather map that displays upcoming storm circles before they are revealed on the minimap.
  • Available at Epic and Legendary Rarities.
  • Damage: 81/85
    • Headshot: 202/212
  • 1.1 Rounds per second.
  • Uses Heavy Ammo.
  • Reload Speed: 2.84s/2.7s.

Save The World

What’s New?

Pulsar 9000

Ready… Aim… PLASMA! Unleash piercing plasma shots on the Husks with this new Sci-fi Shotgun.

Weapons + Items

• Pulsar 9000 added to the Weekly Store.
  • Energy shotgun that shoots large rings of plasma. Shots pierce enemies!
  • Available in the Weekly Store from Wednesday, July 24th at 8 PM ET until Wednesday, July 31st at 8 PM ET.

from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/fortnite-941-patch-notes-storm-tracking-rifle-birt/1100-6468634/