'Fortnite' Adds New Chiller Traps

The first official patch since the arrival of Season 6 is Fortnite is here and it comes bearing a [...]

By Liana 'LiLi' Ruppert

The first official patch since the arrival of Season 6 is Fortnite is here and it comes bearing a unique chill with the new Chiller traps!

"Don't get cold feet! Freeze your foes and slide around for a quick getaway," boasts Epic Games in their latest patch notes post. As for what the new item brings to the table, you can see for yourself below and in the video at the top of the article.

  • Chiller added.
    • Common Trap.
    • Can be placed on floors, walls, or ceilings.
    • Drops in stacks of 3 in Treasure Chests, Supply Drops, Vending Machines, Supply Llamas, and floor loot.
    • Applies icy feet to friends or foes, causing them to slide around with low friction.

The latest patch also included a few key bug fixes and game tweaks, all of which you can see below:

  • Made improvements to the motion controls for the Switch to make it feel more accurate and responsive.

Bug Fixes

  • Pets are now hidden along with your character when the camera is too close to you.
  • Toys now respect the streamer mode setting for player names in minigame messages.
  • Slightly increased the hitbox size on the Fancy Tomato to match its visual size.
  • The following adjustments have been made to Glider audio tells:
    • Muffled the audio if there isn't a clear line of sight between you other gliding players.
  • Fixed an issue where incorrect audio would play when a teammate was eliminated.
  • Added star ratings to the UI elements of all trap items.

Even mobile saw a little work:

  • Fixed an issue where players occasionally couldn't interact with items.

Fortnite is now available for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PC, iOS, and select Android players.

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