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Fortnite: Battle Royale's comet has finally landed, signaling the beginning of Season 4. The game's v4.0 update is live now on PS4, Xbox One, PC, and mobile, and although it doesn't add any new items or weapons, it has still shaken things up significantly.
The first thing you'll notice in Battle Royale is that the map has changed. The comet's impact has been felt across the island, with multiple locations transformed by its impact and new points of interest created. In addition, a crater has appeared, and it's surrounded by a set of glowing rocks. Developer Epic Games says if you consume these Hop Rocks, you'll "lift off with low gravity," letting you jump higher than usual Season 4 has also brought 100 tiers of new rewards, including new emotes, cosmetic items, and more.
Other changes to Battle Royale include the ability to destroy structures on the starting island (except the Battle Bus) and tweaks to how headshots work. Other parts of characters' bodies will no longer block bullets from reaching their heads, meaning if your bullet hits a hand or leg on the way to your enemy's head, it will still do as much damage as a regular headshot. This applies to all weapons except the Rocket Launcher and Grenade Launcher. Elsewhere, you can now see hit markers when looking through a scope, the Crossbow has been taken out of rotation and put into the Vault, and hand hitboxes have been slightly reduced in size.
In Save the World, part one of a new Blockbuster Event has been added with the new update. This event sees you "join Spitfire and Lok as they investigate the comet and gear up to recruit a team of superheroes!" For more details, check out the official patch notes below, via Epic Games.
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