Fortnite’s latest update balances weapons and adds new Super Styles for the Chapter 3, Season 1 … [+] Battle Pass.

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Fortnite received a balancing update earlier today that paves the way for this month’s holiday event, Winterfest 2021.

The free cosmetic rewards for the Winterfest event have already leaked online, but a lot remains unknown.

The update also introduces Super Level Styles, special skin styles for the Chapter 3, Season 1 Battle Pass skins that unlock after level 140.

The three Super Styles for the Battle Pass skins are:

Photo Negative
Scarlet Blackout
Gilded Reality

They apply to Shanta, Ronin, Lt. John Llama, Harlowe and Spider-Man.

Read on for the rest of the v19.01 patch notes, which are all basically weapon balancing changes. There are some bug-fixes as well and the re-enabling of split-screen.

BALANCE CHANGES

STINGER SMG

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The ammo count of the Stinger SMG now updates sooner in its reload animation.

HUNTER BOLT-ACTION SNIPER

The ammo count of the Hunter Bolt-Action Sniper now updates sooner in its reload animation.

In case you missed it, balance changes made in a hotfix last week:

STRIKER PUMP SHOTGUN

Increased the accuracy of the Striker Pump Shotgun.
Slightly increased the fire rate of the Striker Pump Shotgun.

AUTO SHOTGUN

Decreased the amount of time it takes to pull out the Auto Shotgun.

MK-SEVEN ASSAULT RIFLE

Decreased the environmental damage of the MK-Seven Assault Rifle and made it less accurate while hip-firing.

RANGER ASSAULT RIFLE

Moderately increased the accuracy of the Ranger Assault Rifle.
Slightly increased the damage rate of the Ranger Assault Rifle.

GUZZLE JUICE

Increased the heal speed of Guzzle Juice.

MAJOR BUG FIXES

Fixed an issue that caused us to disable Split Screen. Split Screen is now re-enabled.
Fixed an issue involving Reboot Vans sometimes not rebooting players if more than one teammate was interacting with the Van.
Fixed an issue involving the screen shaking more intensely than intended in various situations such as sliding, gliding, and using a Rift.

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