Fortnite Patch 6.01 brings Nintendo Switch motion control improvements, LTM Playground enhancements, and a chilling new item

Epic Games’ Fortnite hit 6.00 last week and it was a big update.

Today, Patch 6.01 arrives bringing some enhancements and a chilling new item. The full patch notes are below:

Chiller (Battle Royale)
Don’t get cold feet! Freeze your foes and slide around for a quick getaway.

Playground Custom Options (Battle Royale)
More options have been added for you to play around with. Tweak starting health, gravity and more!

Lead Sled Hammer (Save the World)
Knock those Husks into the ground with this new weapon.

BATTLE ROYALE

KNOWN ISSUES

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LIMITED TIME MODE: PLAYGROUND

Playground Custom Options
Added more options to Playground. Allowing you to change settings such as starting health, time of day, gravity, and more!

WEAPONS + ITEMS

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.
Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue that could cause vehicles to become uncontrollable.

GAMEPLAY

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.

AUDIO

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.
Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue where incorrect audio would play when a teammate was eliminated.

UI

Bug Fixes
Added star ratings to the UI elements of all trap items.

MOBILE

Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue where players occasionally couldn’t interact with items.

SAVE THE WORLD

HEROES

Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue where Keep Out!!!’s damage area was smaller than intended.

WEAPONS + ITEMS

Lead Sled Hammer added to the Weekly Store.
A fast-swinging hammer that gains speed with each hit.
Leap Attack: Heavy attack that jumps to the targeted foe and damages and knocks down nearby enemies.
Available Wednesday, October 3 at 8 PM ET until Wednesday, October 10 at 8 PM ET.
Obliterator Sniper Rifle added to the Weekly Store.
A slow firing Sniper Rifle with high base damage and a heavy kick.
Shots pierce through walls and husks alike, and can quickly obliterate structures.
Available Wednesday, October 3 at 8 PM ET until Wednesday, October 10 at 8 PM ET.

Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue where the Walloper Hammer sometimes wouldn’t do damage while using the Leap Attack.
Fixed an issue that could cause a hitch while using the Leap Attack with the Walloper Hammer.
Elemental visual effects on weapons are now hidden along with your character when the camera is too close to you.

Fortnite is now available with true cross play on PS4, Xbox One, PC platforms, Nintendo Switch, Android, and iOS.