Fortnite 8.20.1 update lands many fixes and stability improvements

Epic Games’ latest Fortnite update 8.20.1 includes a variety of bug fixes but also stability improvements. Simply said, the most recent salty feedback given by the players had to be addressed. Player’s frustration is still growing as Epic Games has to conclude balance fixes, but also a good number of bugs found within their game.

The size of the update is around 500MB on PC, and it includes fixes to bugs introduced in 8.20. Thanks to patch 8.20.1, those issues should fade away. For more detailed patch notes, you can check the section below:

Battle Royale

• Fixed an issue where spectator numbers would not update, even after the spectator had left the game.
• Fixed an issue that caused players to be unable to queue in the correct division level in the Arena game mode when the party leader was in a lower division.
• Fixed an issue which caused the Poison Dart Trap to be hidden behind certain wall assets.
• Fixed an issue where trap placement on walls would be blocked if a stair structure was attached to the wall.
• Fixed an issue that prevented players from getting removed from the Baller when hit by a Boogie Bomb.
• Fixed an issue preventing friend invites from displaying in the social panel.

Creative

• Fixed an issue where Creature Spawners wouldn’t activate within the correct range after it has been resized.
• Fixed an issue where the Phone Tool would emit two beams rather than one after copying multiple times.
• Fixed an issue that prevented non-damaging traps (Ice Block, Bouncers, etc) from functioning if the Game was not started.
• Fixed an issue where any Baller vehicle that was placed on an Island prior to v8.20 could not use the boost.
• Fixed an issue that prevented vehicles from being damaged by Music Sequencer when damage was turned on.

Save the World

• Re-enabled the X Marks the Spot sub-objective.
• Fixed an issue where the X Marks the Spot objective was removing items from player inventories.
• Fixed an issue that was causing B.A.S.E to incorrectly hover over player built structures.

Are you experiencing an issue that’s not listed here? Let us know on any of our official social channels or by using the in-game Feedback feature found in Options.

• How to use the in-game Feedback report system:
  • While in-game, open the Options menu
    • Navigate to the Feedback Button
      • Create a Bug report to provide us with logs of the issue

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