Fortnite v7.01 Adds The Infinity Blade, Close Encounters LTM

The first update for Season 7 of Fortnite is upon us and brings with it a new weapon, the Infinity Blade, as well as the reintroduction of a classic LTM.

The Infinity Blade is the weapon at the heart of another Epic series called, erm, Infinity Blade, which has just been removed from mobile storefronts.

You can check out the full patch notes for Battle Royale below, or find out more about the changes to STW and Creative by visiting the official blog.

LIMITED TIME MODE: CLOSE ENCOUNTERS

Summary
Close quarters combat with Shotguns & Jetpacks!

Mode Details

• The only weapons in this mode are Shotgun variants.
  • Jetpacks & Heavy Shotguns can be found in chests & Supply Drops.
  • Other Shotgun variants are spawned as floor loot.
• The Storm moves in more quickly than normal at mid to late game.
  • Typical match length is about 15 minutes.
• Stats are enabled for this mode.

WEAPONS + ITEMS

• Infinity Blade
  • This Mythic melee weapon can be found on Polar Peak.
  • Primary Fire delivers a powerful sword slash. It deals big damage to enemies and destroys structures in one blow (75 damage to players).
  • Alternate Fire allows the player to leap great distances, destroying objects in its path. Upon landing, it delivers damage and a knock-up to nearby players (25 damage).
  • The wielder of the sword is also granted additional abilities:
    • An increased pool of max Health and Shields (200 Health/200 Shields).
    • Regeneration of effective Health over time up to max Health and Shields (1 HP per second).
    • An instant burst of effective Health upon elimination of an enemy (50 HP).
    • Increased movement speed (130%).
  • The first player to pull the Infinity Blade from its pedestal will be instantly healed to full Health and Shields.
  • If a player picks up the Infinity Blade, all other inventory items aside from building materials will be dropped.\
  • When the wielder of the Infinity Blade picks up an item (aside from building materials), the Infinity Blade will be dropped.
  • The Infinity Blade will be dropped when the wielder is knocked out or eliminated.
  • Only one Infinity Blade will appear per match.

GAMEPLAY

• X-4 Stormwing
  • When a plane is shot down, the driver and all passengers of that plane will now take 25 damage from the explosion.

Bug Fixes

• Speculative fix for players moving after being eliminated.
• Fixed players being ejected from vehicles if they lost the icy feet effect.

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