The Fortnitemares end in Fortnite, and give way to v14.50. With this patch — one of the last of Season 4 — Epic Games is preparing the arrival of its battle royale for next-generation consoles. The changes and new features are pretty meager compared to what we had during the Halloween festivities.
Epic Games hasn't released a full official patch note for v14.50. We're doing our best to collect the news and summarize it for you in this article.
New item: Jetpack
Take flight with new and improved back engines, to be found all over the island.
The Jetpack has been deployed again in Fortnite with update 14.50. This time, Tony Stark has made a variant of the item for this special superhero-themed season.
Preparations for the next-generation consoles
The new Xbox and PlayStation consoles are almost here! Update 14.50 prepares Fortnite for the next generation with shortened load times, dynamic visual and physical effects, and 4k resolution at 60 FPS.
XP Xtravaganza
Squad up! New bonus challenges are arriving this week that'll put your crew's skills to the test. Got your eye on a shiny foil style? Finish out your battle pass with these party-wide XP challenges and fight Galactus in mint condition.
Bug fixes
- Cozy Chomps and Ravage Outfits appearing as Ramirez.
- THWIP! Legacy not being awarded.
- Baller Movement is unnatural after exiting.
- There is no "Back to Hub" option in Creative Play server.
- Nintendo Switch audio may be delayed or dropped out.
Original content by Romain "Zorg" Becquelin.
Deployment of update 14.50 has enabled dataminers around the world to retrieve unpublished cosmetics files, which will be released in the coming weeks in Fortnite.
