Fortnite 9.30 update – pump shotgun returns as 14 days of Summer modes are detailed
FORTNITE'S summer games are nearly upon us, but the latest patch notes bring plenty to celebrate too.
Not only is the fan-favourite pump shotgun back, but Kevin The Cube has also made a triumphant return.
There's a new version of the revolver too, which can do a hefty 132 damage per shot if you land it between the eyes.
Uncommon and Rare variants of the pump shotgun have been unvaulted - but to compensate, the tactical shotgun will now appear half as often as before.
The tactical shotgun had already received a nerf in the initial round of 9.3 changes last week, but the return of the much-loved pump should be a boon for shotgun fans regardless.
The suppressed SMG is back too, at the expense of reduced availability for the burst SMG.
What are the 14 Days of Summer challenges?
Challenges for 14 Days of Summer are believed to be as follows, according to reputable mining monkey Lucas7Yoshi:
- Complete all challenges - Smoothie
- Dance at six different beach parties - Deep End emote
- Bounce a giant beach ball in five different matches - Soak it Up loading screen
- Five eliminations with drum gun or daily unvaulted weapon - Water Balloons
- Thank the bus driver then finish in the top 20 five times - Smoothie spray
- Pop five party balloon decorations - Sun spray
- Search three unicorn floaties at swimming holes - Neon Tropics wrap
- Hit a player with a water balloon in three different matches - Summer Splashdown loading screen
- Bounce off a giant beach umbrella in three different matches - ?
- Score 250,000 trick points with a Driftboard with Neon Tropics applied to it - Surfstick Spray
- Launch three fireworks found along the river bank - Low & Slow gathering tool
- Get a score of 10 or more on a Carnival Clown Board - Beach Balls vapour trails
- Visit a giant beach umbrella and a huge rubber ducky in a single match - Rubber Duck back bling
- Search the hidden sea shell in the beach themed loading screen - Sparkles music
- Destroy grills with the Low n’ Slow Harvesting Tool - ?
Epic has also detailed the 14 different modes that will be open during the post-season 14 Days Of Summer festivities that are live, starting today.
Every day will see a different unvaulted weapon returned to open play for 24 hours, a new mode, a daily challenge and a free reward.
For day one, the LMG was unvaulted, the Splashdown LTM brought aquatic activities for all, and the Deep End Emote is available for those who dance at different beach parties.
For day two, the quad rocket launcher was unvaulted.
Checkout the box above for the latest on what the rest of the challenges are set to be.
There will be a new featured island in Creative every day to boot, along with a new homebase quest every day for Save The World fans.
LTMs will include Heavy Metal Squads, a squad water balloon fight mode called Splashdown, tank battles, a build-focused day and even a return of Wick's bounty.
You can see the rules in full over on Epic's .
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Finally, Creative mode is getting a host of prefabs and galleries to celebrate everyone's favourite platonic solid, Kevin the Cube.
The magenta monstrosity wrought havoc and won friends in the dim and distant past that was season 5, and the new additions let you re-create some of that in your own islands.
How much money has Fortnite made so far?
FORTNITE has made more money than any computer game in history.
Since the Battle Royale mode was launched in 2017 it is estimated to have made around £3 billion.
Epic trousered a massive £1.9billion in 2018 from Fornite alone, making it the most successful 12 months for any game in history.
December 2018 saw Fortnite make £300 million, according to third-party analysts SuperData.
Epic doesn't release total month-by-month figures, but third parties have been pretty good at working out the amount spent on individual platforms and combining them.
For instance, players on iPhone and iPad were shelling out £1.25 million every day in 2018 after the iOS launch in March.
The games' popularity seems to have peaked last December, as had been predicted, though Epic may well hope the £30m Fortnite World Cup this summer revives things somewhat.
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