Fortnite update 1.56 is now available to download. The latest update to Epic Games? popular free-to-play shooter adds in a Light Machine Gun to Battle Royale, a new Encore and Neon Weapons for Save the World. There’s also plenty of smaller changes.
Check out the Fortnite update 1.56 patch notes below:

GENERAL

From Thursday, April 19 until Sunday, April 22 players will receive the following:

2x experience when playing Battle Royale.

An Into the Storm Llama each day in Save the World.

Remember to log in to claim your Llama on each of these days to collect all four.

Resiliency improvements to help prevent extended downtime.
Fix for a high-frequency crash on Xbox One

BATTLE ROYALE

Peeking is being reverted back to how it functioned prior to v3.5.
This should solve the issue causing players to accidentally shoot their own structures while trying to peek. More info here.

GENERAL

Gifts of appreciation to our community for your patience during our unexpected downtime on 4/12 – Part 2:

Battle Royale – 20 Battle Pass Stars
Save the World – 1600 Seasonal Gold

KNOWN ISSUES

Wanting to track the top community issues" Head over to our snazzy Fortnite | Community Issues Trello board here.

BATTLE ROYALE

GAMEPLAY

Limited Time Mode: 50V50 v2

Two teams of 50 fight to the finish!

Due to this being a ?large squad? mode, Profile Stats will not be tracked. Daily & Weekly challenges will still work, with the exception of the Squad-...