Fortnite Update 3.18 Patch Notes

Update 3.18 has arrived for Fortnite, and here’s the full list of changes and fixes added with this patch.

If you have the PS4 version of the game, the update number is 3.18 and the file size is 4.37 GB. The version number for the patch is 01.000.029 if you own the game on PS5. Officially, this update is known as patch Chapter 2 Season 7 (v17.00).

As this is adding a new season to the update, the patch size will be bigger than most. Make sure you have enough space on your hard drive before you download and install this update.

Only bug fixes have been announced for the update so far. More content will be announced once the update is rolled out to more people later today.

Fortnite Update 3.18 Patch Notes

Bug Fixes

• Xbox Players Unable to Re-subscribe to Fortnite Crew
• Shanty for a Squad Emote out of sync when joining already-singing players.
• Unable to equip cape Back Blings on Rebirth Raven’s Rachel Roth Style.
• Asset memory size not showing in pre-place mode on XL Islands.

As we reported earlier, Superman has been added as a new skin in the game. Another skin that people can get is the character of Rick from the Rick and Morty cartoon series.

We will update this post as soon as possible if more patch notes are revealed later today. Fortnite is available now for the PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and Android platforms.

Update: Some more details of the patch have now been revealed.

GAMEPLAY UPDATES

We’ve made quality of life changes to the following areas

• XL Grid Island
  • New XL Grid Island Material matches the Spatial Thermometer grid spacing.
• New Resources
  • We’ve added the following resources from Save the World for use in games:
    • Fibrous Herbs, Flower Petals, Rough Ore, Planks, Rough Mineral Powder, Simple Mineral Powder, Fine-Grain Mineral Powder, Char-Black Mineral Powder, Oxidized Mineral Powder, Quartz Crystal, Stringy Twine, Simple Twine, Study Twine, Peaky Twine, Carved Twine, Blast Powder, Rusty Mechanical Part, Simple Mechanical Part, Study Mechanical Part, Sleek Mechanical Part, Efficient Mechanical Part, Rotating Gizmo, Copper Ore, Silver Ore, Malachite Ore, Obsidian Ore, Brightcore Ore, Shadowshard Crystal, Sunbeam Crystal.
    • These can all be found in the Consumables tab.

DEVICES

• Added the HUD Controller device.
  • This device allows you to hide individual elements of the player HUD during the game to remove any unnecessary clutter from the play experience.
  • The following HUD elements can be disabled with the device: All, Mini Map, Info Box, Storm Timer, Player Count, Elimination Counter, Round Timer, Round Details, Build Menu, Player Inventory, Team Info, Health, Shields, Experience UI (Battle Pass), Wood/Stone/Metal/Gold Resources, Reticle, Pickup Stream, Equipped Item Info.
• Added a new option to the Trick Tile device.
  • Reset After: (Range from 1 second – 10 minutes)
  • This causes the Trick Tile to reset automatically after the specified amount of time has elapsed.
• Added a new option to the Sequencer device.
  • Send Player Information: Yes, No (Default: No)
  • If set to Yes, the sequencer will pass the player who activated it as the Instigator to any devices triggered by the pulse.
• Added Class restriction settings to the following devices:
  • Player Spawn Pad, Player Checkpoint Pad, Teleporter, Conditional Button.
• Added new functionality to the Vending Machine.
  • All 3 items added to the Vending Machine can now have their resource costs set separately in Wood, Stone, Metal or Gold.

DEVICE VISUAL UPDATES

• We’ve updated the visuals and added a glossy effect on the following devices:
  • Player health device
  • Save point device
  • Race manager device
  • Race checkpoint device

GAMEPLAY FIXES

• Fixed several issues with the Damage Volume device.
• Fixed an issue where the Creature Placer was not spawning fiends correctly.
• Fixed an issue that caused player Pickaxes to change when using Changing Booth.
• Fixed an issue that prevented Bows from doing damage to the Choppa.
• Fixed an issue where games were not waiting for the full duration of the auto-start timer before starting the game.

ISLAND FIXES

• Fixed an issue that caused the “My Island” option to be greyed out.
• Fixed an issue that caused memory to be artificially higher on the XL Islands.

UI FIXES

• Updated the inventory icons for the HUD Controller, Save Point and Race Checkpoint based on updated materials to the devices.
• Added a “Customizable” inventory filter to more easily find galleries with customizable assets.

TOOLS FIXES

• Fixed an issue that allowed the Phone Tool to be used outside normal boundaries.