Fortnite Season 7 patch notes: update v17.21 adds Plasma ...

Fortnite season 7 is getting an update today - but what is new and what are the patch notes? Learn about the Plasma Cannon, the new POI and ... 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Advertisement AspartofFortniteChapter2Season7,thisupdate’spatchnoteswillfreshenthingsupabitandgivefanssomenewthingstoenjoy.ThecurrentspateofFortniteSeason7downtimeshouldbeworththehassle,then. Today’sv17.21updatefollowshotontheheelsoflastweek’sv17.20update,whichaddedthePreferredItemSlotssettingaswellastheBugha’sLateGamemode. Butwhatdoestoday’supdate,v17.21,havetoadd?Keeponreadingandwe’llbreakdowneverythingweknowaboutthepatchnotes. FullFortniteSeason7patchnotesforupdatev17.21 Teasingtheupdateyesterday,EpicGamessaidinatweet:“Takeupthepower…ofscience!”Itnevertakesmuchtogetfansspeculating,butthoseweirdcertainlysentourthinkingcapsintooverdrive!Whatcoulditmean? Luckily,EpicGamesdidn’tleaveusalonewithourthoughtsfortoolong,droppinganofficialFortniteblogpostonthemorningof27thJulytoexplaintheupdateinmoredetail. Thisblogisbasicallythefullpatchnotes,sothere’splentifulinformationtoabsorbhere.Therearethreemainsectionstothesepatchnotes,whichwe’llsummariseforyoubelow: Newitem:HowtogetthePlasmaCannoninFortnite Themajornewattractionwithinupdatev17.21isthePlasmaCannonweapon,whichEpicGamesdescribeslikeso:“FoundfromIOChestsandnormalones,thePlasmaCannonhasenoughenergytofirefiveplasmaballs. “What’sthebigdealaboutthese?Anelectricaldomewillsurroundthemastheyslowlymoveforward,andenemieswhogetcaughtinthedomewilltakeheavydamageandbeimpulsedback.Vehiclesareaffectedinthesameway.Tip:ifyoufindawaytokeepenemiesinthedomeevenwhenimpulsed,theywilltakerepeateddamage. “HowthePlasmaCannonaffectsbuildingsisadifferentstory.FearingAliensmayprovetobeadvancedarchitects,theIOmadeitsothatthePlasmaCannondestroysstructuresjustaboutinstantly.ThePlasmaCannoncanbecraftedinadditiontobeingfound.BecausetheIOusedAlientechnologytoinventit,itcanbecraftedbycombiningaLegendaryPistolwithanAlienNanite. “WithonePlasmaCannon,oneplasmaballcanbedeployedatatime.(Technicallytwoforabriefmoment.)ButifyouhavemultiplePlasmaCannonsandcyclethroughthem,multipleplasmaballscanbedeployedatonce.” IfyouwanttogetaPlasmaCannonforyourself,you’dbetterstartinglooking–theycanbefoundinbothIOChestsandnormalchests,sofingerscrossedtheyshouldn’tbetootrickytofind.Takealookatthetrailerbelowtoseeoninaction! NewPOI:Wheretofindthemysteriousspaceship Anotherinterestingadditionisapeaceful-seemingspaceshiprightattheheartoftheFortniteSeason7map.AsEpicGamesputsit:“AnunusualAlienshipishoveringoverTheAftermath…TheIOsays‘unusual’becauseitsintentdoesn’tseemtobeforharm.It’spredicteditspurposewillbecomeclearerinthenearfuture.” Ifyouwanttocheckoutthisnewpointofinterestforyourself,allyouneedtodoisheadtoTheAftermath.That’sthebig,circular,purpledebrisfieldrightinthecentreofthemap.Itseemsprettyclearthatthisspaceshipwillplayaroleinsomesortofstoryeventsoon! Anyotherbusiness:TwobriefnotesfromEpicGames Rightattheendofthepatchnotes,EpicGamesofferedtwobriefnotes.Thefirstonesays,“PleasenotethatthePlasmaCannonisnotpresentincompetitiveplaylists.” Andonatotallydifferentnote,thesecondsentenceattheendofpatchnotessays:“TheInflate-A-Bullhasbeenre-enabledincompetitiveplaylists.” Andthat’sprettymucheverythingyouneedtoknowabouttoday’supdate!There’snosignoftherumouredArianaGrandeconcertjustyet…unlessshe’shidinginthatspaceship? GetthebestofRadioTimes.comsenttoyourinbox.You'llnevermissathing... Signuptobethefirsttoknowaboutbreakingstoriesandnewseries! Thanks,youarenowsigneduptoourdailyTVandentertainmentnewsletters!Welookforwardtosendingyououremailupdates. Signinto/registerforaRadioTimes.comaccounttomanageyouremailpreferences Signin Register Tomanageyouremailpreferences,clickhere. Signmeup! ImmediateMediaCompanyLimited(publishersofradiotimes.com)wouldlovetosendyouourdailyTVandentertainmentnewsletters.Wemayalsosendoccasionalupdatesfromoureditorialteam.Youcanunsubscribeatanytime.Fordetailsonhowweuseyourdata,pleaseseeourprivacypolicy. Forthelatestnewsandexperttipsongettingthebestdealsthisyear,takealookatourBlackFriday2021andCyberMonday2021guides. WhatelseishappeninginFortniteSeason7? Incaseyou’vebeenlivingunderarockforthelastmonth,allowustosumupwhatSeason7isallabout.AliensareamajorfactorinFortniteChapter2Season7,withtheInvasioneventbringingotherworldlybeingsintothegamebackinJune. Inabigblogpost,EpicGamesconfirmedalotofnewadditions:therearenowflyingsaucersinthegamethatplayerscanhijackandcontrol;therearealsochangestovariousweapons,includingaRailGunthatcanshootthroughstructures;thereare‘RovingSaucers’thatrainnutsandboltsthatyoucanusetocraftupgrades;andintheSeason7BattlePass,thereisevenanoptiontocustomiseyourownalienusingAlienArtifacts. Asseeninthetrailerabove,FortniteSeason7featuressuchiconicsci-ficharactersasDC’sSupermanandRickfromRick&Morty. AndinafuntwisttotheusualFortniteartstyle,RickhasretainedhisexactcharactermodelfromtheTVshow,soitwillliterallylooklikehejustwalkedinfromoneofhismanytelevisedadventures. Whetherthisleadstofurtheralien-relatedskinsbeingaddedtothegameremainstobeseen,butourfingersarecrossedinhopethatMulderandScullywillberunningaroundthemapbeforetoolong. EpicGamesalsosharedanothervideo(seeabove),teasingthecontentsoftheFortniteChapter2Season7battlepass.ItgivesusabetterlookatSuperman,Rickandvariousothersnazzyskinsthatwillbeunlockable/availabletopurchaseduringthisseason. Readmore: ThebestFortnitehorrormapcodes FortniteChapter2WeeklyChallenges Flipflop-shapedislandaddedtoFortnite EpicGamesalsoconfirmedinablogpostthatFortniteChapter2Season7willaddsomenew‘Epic’PCsettingstothegame,forthoseofyouwhosecomputerscanhandlethem.Withthesenewsettingson,you’llseesomedecentbenefits:effectswillbeenhanced,therewillbeimprovedpost-processingfeaturesandlookforshadowqualitytobegivenaboosttoo. Tomakethemostofthechanges,whichwillincludeBattleRoyaleandCreativemodesgettingbettereffectsforstormsandclouds,youwillneedtomakesureyourPCispowerfulenoughtohandleit.Ifyoudoseeitstarttostruggle,theoptionistheretogobacktotheearliersettingsandplayasnormal. HerearethespecsyouwillneedtorunFortnite’s‘Epic’settingswiththechangesonPC: NvidiaGTX1080,AMDRadeonRX5700XT,orequivalentGPU 4GBVRAMorhigher IntelCorei7-8700,AMDRyzen73700x,orequivalent 16GBRAMorhigher NVMeSolidStateDrive Windows1064-bit WheneverthenextFortniteupdaterollsaround,we’llbesuretoletyouknow!Surelyitwon’tbelongbeforewestarttohearaboutFortniteSeason8! 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