Fortnite v8.11 is now live, Flint-Knock Pistol and Impulse Grenades are back

Epic Games has decided to make some changes with Fortnite. After announcing the coming Flint-Knock pistol, they’ve also decided to make changes with their throwables. The Flint-Lock pistol seems very powerful, but also hard to handle. However, people are more excited about the return of the Impulse Grenade. 8.11 seems like just on point.

Flint-Knock Pistol
Knock, knock…who’s there? Flint-Knock, that’s who! Pick the perfect time and knock yourself or enemies back with this new weapon!

The Flint-Knock pistol is available in Different rarities, and that is Common and Uncommon only. Being tied to only two rarities won’t make this new weapon a big deal. Being powerful and having the ability to knock is not that good. To prevent knocking the shooter needs to crouch, while the knockback of the enemy player depends on the current distance.

However, we can see the return of the impulse grenades as a good thing. Without further ado, you can take a look at all the 8.11 patch notes below:

WEAPONS + ITEMS

• Flint-Knock Pistol
  • Available in Common and Uncommon Rarities.
  • Found from Floor Loot.
  • Knocks back the shooter. Can also knock back the target if they’re close enough.
    • The closer you are to the target, the farther they get knocked away.
    • The shooter can crouch to prevent the knockback.
  • Close range damage: 86/90
    • Significant damage falloff.
  • Must reload after each shot.
    • 3 second reload time.
  • Uses Heavy Ammo.
• Unvaulted the Impulse Grenade
  • Impulse strength against vehicles has been increased by 344%
• Increased the impulse strength of explosive weapons against vehicles by 233%
• Scoped Assault Rifle
  • Increased base damage from 24/23 to 27/26
• Reduced the spawn rate of the Baller from 100% to 50%

LIMITED TIME MODE: ONE SHOT

Summary
Low Gravity. Every player has 50 health. Snipers are the only weapon and Bandages are the only healing item. Jump high and aim well!

Mode Details

• Gravity is set lower than normal.
• The Storm wait time has been greatly reduced in all phases of the game.
• The only weapons in this mode are Hunting Rifles and Sniper Rifles.
• Semi-Auto Snipers and Bounce Pads have been removed from the Vault in this mode.
• Players will spawn with 50 health, and can only heal if they find Bandages.

EVENTS

• Tournament Update: Gauntlet Solo Test Event & Gauntlet Duo Test Event
  • Added two additional extended sessions, which will run 24 hours a day.
    • 3/19/2019 00:00 UTC until 3/23/2019 00:00 UTC
    • 3/23/2019 00:00 UTC until 3/26/2019 00:00 UTC
• New Tournament: Blackheart Cup (March 23rd & 24th) [$100,000 in Cash Prizes!]
  • Participation in this event requires players to have placed in the Top 3% (global) of any Gauntlet Test Event session prior to the start of the tournament.
  • The prize pool will be distributed across all server regions, with official rules and details released later this week.
  • Format:
    • March 23rd – Round One: All Eligible Players
    • March 24th – Round Two: Top 3000 Players from Round One
• Participating in tournaments and the Gauntlet Test now requires a minimum account level of 15. The requirement was previously at level 10.

AUDIO

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue that caused The Baller’s tow-hook “release” sound to trigger twice each time.

UI

Bug Fixes

• The new style for the Whiteout Outfit can now be selected.
• Event leaderboards no longer display everyone as being at rank #0.

ART + ANIMATION

• Adjusted lighting.
  • Increased lighting contrast in areas of shadow.
  • Increased color vibrancy.

MOBILE

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where full-screen support was not working on Samsung S10 devices.
• Fixed an issue preventing in-game surveys from appearing on mobile devices.
  • These random surveys were added in the v8.10 update but were not appearing on mobile devices. Be sure to leave us your feedback if you receive one after a match.
• Fixed various mobile stability related issues.
  • We’ll be monitoring their impact and continue investigating any additional issues. Let us know what you’re experiencing on our social channels.