Fortnite patch 17.20 is fast approaching, and it’s about to bring some amazing new features, including a new Preferred Item Slot, Underground POI, invading alien troops, and more. Check below for all the details.
When is the Fortnite v17.20 patch coming?
The patch was supposed to release on July 6. However, it is now expected to release on July 20. We’ll keep you posted about it.
Fortnite v17.20 patch notes
Invading Troops
Epic Games posted a tweet describing what appears to be an alien invasion on the verge of happening on Fortnite island.
“Heads up Saucers, this one’s a doozy!” they wrote. “Just intercepted an IO call that Alien ground troops have begun mobilizing west. Islanders should be on high alert.”
Underground POI
Epic Games also posted a teaser image that shows what appears to be a new underground POI. A cave with a massive half-submerged UFO in the dirt.
Preferred Item Slots
Epic Games recently confirmed that Preferred Item Slots, a system designed to give players more control over what goes where is soon to come! It was one of the much-demanded requests from the players.
New Vorian Scout NPC
Notable Fortnite leaker HYPEX has discovered a mysterious new NPC called Vorian Scout. It looks like he is a neutral character with an Epic Tactical Shotgun who shall offer some help to the player.
Fortnite 17.20 bug fixes
Apart from new features and content, Epic Games always fixes some bugs and issues with the game. Below is the list of everything they intend to address in Patch 17.20 according to their official Trello board.
Battle Royale
- The button for Arena Division/tournament details is currently unresponsive on controller.
- We’re aware the button for Arena Division/tournament details is currently unresponsive on controller. We’re working on a fix for this issue.
- ‘Hold Inventory button’ shortcut for accessing the Crafting menu is not working.
- The ‘Hold Inventory button’ shortcut for the Crafting menu simply leads to the Inventory menu instead of the Crafting menu.
- Epic Chests may sometimes not provide any weapons in Arena.
- We’re aware that sometimes players may search an Epic Chest in Arena and receive no weapon. We’re investigating the issue.
- Unable to fish while inside certain vehicles.
- We’re aware of an issue preventing players from using a Fishing Rod while in the passenger seat of a Motorboat or in the pick-up bed of an OG Bear truck.
- Props drive vehicles erratically.
- Driving a vehicle while Disguised as a Prop causes the vehicle to drive erratically.
- Cannot open Cosmic Chest if a player left the team.
- If a player leaves the team during a match, the team will be unable to open up a Cosmic Chest in the match.
- “Bars” showing up as 0 in the Lobby upon opening the game.
- Upon opening the game, players’ Bar total will show up as 0 in the Lobby. This issue is visual only: players still have all of their Bars.
- Cosmic Chest timers may remain on screen if a Bounty is poached.
- Players may continue to see the Cosmic Chest timer at 0:00 if they have an active Bounty that is poached by an enemy player while they are opening the chest.
- Fire temporarily disabled in Battle Lab.
- To address a stability issue, fire has been temporarily disabled in Battle Lab.
Creative
- Player can encounter infinite loading screen when flying out of Island.
- We’re investigating an issue that is causing players to encounter infinite loading screen when flying out of the Island.
Save the World
- Saurian Vigor perk stops working after respawn
- The Saurian Vigor Perk (Restores Health every 5 seconds) would stop working after a player respawned.
General Issues
- Xbox players being exited from party when returning to Lobby.
- Xbox players may be exited from their party when returning to the Lobby. (Please note that affected players are not blocked from reuniting with the party.)
- New items automatically equipped after being picked up.
- New items being picked up will be automatically equipped under some circumstances.
- Unable to perform Last Forever Emote.
- Players may be unable to perform the Last Forever Emote after selecting it.
- Difficulty scrolling through player list in Voice Chat tab on controller.
- Players on controller may have difficulty scrolling through the player list in the Voice Chat tab if the player list is long.
- Xbox players may be unable to re-subscribe to Fortnite Crew.
- Xbox players may be unable to re-subscribe to the Fortnite Crew due to any outstanding balances on the account. The UI may catch players in a loop and will need to be resolved via Xbox’s account management website.