Fortnite Update: v7.30 Content Update adds Bottle Rockets, Environmental Camp Fires and Vaults Boom Box

Epic Games, the company behind the Fortnite franchise, announced a new update to the hugely popular game that introduced numerous changes alongside the vaulting of the highly-controversial Boom Box item.

The latest patch also brings in Bottle Rockets, which could be used to deploy a barrage of rockets on the target destination.

A new prefab - Disco Gallery B has been added to the Creative mode that introduces the second gallery of concert-related items such as stages, lights and speakers. Bottle Rockets can also be found in the Creative mode.

Furthermore, the update brings in changes to the Limited Time Mode and Save the World campaigns. Interestingly, with this update, the Dragon weapons will be returning to the Lunar Llama. Find below the entire patch notes of v7.30 content update:

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Battle Royale

Limited Time Mode: Wild West Duos

Note: We’ve begun testing a new schedule for Limited Time Modes. Playlists will rotate every couple of days to allow a more diverse amount of modes to be available over the course of a week.

Summary

Fight for a Victory Royale using a limited set of weapons and items, such as Hunting Rifles, Shotguns, and Dynamite. This town ain't big enough for the hundred of us!

What's New?

• Increased the chance for Slurp Juice to appear in Supply Drops.
• Unvaulted the Revolver and the Double Barrel Shotgun for this mode.

Events

• Architect Pop-Up Cup
• Removed the ability to edit enemy structures. Thank you for your feedback!

Weapons and Items

Bottle Rockets

• A thrown item that launches a barrage of bottle rockets to the toward the targeted direction.
• Rarity: Uncommon
• Found from Floor Loot, Chests, Vending Machines, Supply Llamas, and Supply Drops.
• Drops in stacks of 2.
• Max stack size of 6.
• Fires 45 rockets of varying speeds randomly within a cone over roughly 9 seconds.
• Deals 10 player and 40 environmental damage per explosion.
• Max 2 active per player.

Environmental Campfires

• Campfire props in the world can now be lit by interacting with them.
• Behaves like the Cozy Campfire, healing 2 health per second for 25 seconds to all nearby players.
• Each campfire can only be used once per match.
• You can tell if a campfire has been used by whether or not you can still see wood in it.

Vaulted

• Boombox

Reduced the chance of receiving rocket ammo out of ammo boxes from 12% to 6%.

Increased the impulse strength of the Launchpad by 28.5%.

Reduced the chance to receive Dynamite from Chests from 7% to 5.33%.

Sneaky Snowman will no longer drop from Chests.

Chiller Grenade

• Lowered the volume of the beep.

Creative

Prefabs

Disco Gallery B

• Added a second gallery of concert-related props.
• Stages
• Lights
• Speakers

Weapons + Items

Bottle Rockets

• A thrown item that launches a barrage of bottle rockets to the toward the targeted direction.

Save the World

Missions + Systems

• Weekly Frostnite Challenge 6: Trap Attack
• Traps are buffed but enemies ricochet back any ranged damage.
• Use traps and melee attacks to defeat enemies.
• Survive for 30 minutes three times to collect the Week 6 Challenge Banner.
• Survive for 30 minutes to earn your choice of one Dragon weapon.
• Dragon’s Roar
• Dragon’s Tooth
• Dragon’s Claw
• Dragon’s Might
• Available on February 6 at 7 PM ET.
• Lunar Llama added to the Loot store
• Available from Feb 6 at 7 PM ET until the end of Season 7.
• Contains Dragon Weapons and Lunar New Year Heroes from last year’s Spring It On! event.
• Costs 500 Snowflake Tickets

Heroes

• Subzero Zenith will be available in the Event Store.
• Mythic variant of T.E.D.D. Shot
• Available on February 6 at 7PM ET.
• Wukong returns to the Event Store.
• Available on February 6 at 7 PM ET.
• Lunar New Year Heroes are returning in the Lunar Llama.
• Berserker Headhunter
• Berserker Renegade
• Flash A.C.
• Flash Eagle Eye
• Riot Control Hazard
• Riot Control Izza
• Thunderstrike Mari
• Thunderstrike Scorch
• Note: Most Heroes will become unique once the new Hero Loadout launches.

Weapons + Items

Dragon Weapons are returning in the Lunar Llama.

• Dragon’s Claw sniper rifle
• Dragon’s Fang spear
• Dragon’s Fury fireworks launcher
• Dragon’s Might fireworks shotgun
• Dragon’s Roar assault rifle
• Dragon’s Tooth sword

Fortnite: Battle Royale is available for PS4, PC, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS and select Android devices.

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