The fanbase of Fortnite is undeniable, and it’s amazing for a game released only three years ago for a large set of platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS, PC, and macOS. After making many fans happy (Fortnite having around 250 million players), the game is now awaiting its 12.30.1 update, which is expected to bring some gameplay improvements and to arrive today (April 8).
While bug fixes are awaited for a further update, it’s time to see what the 12.30.1 update adds to the famous battle royale game:
Early patch notes
- Controllers doesn’t vibrate anymore when the player takes damage.
- Grenade temporarily disabled due to an issue.
- “Pull a player or Henchman with a Harpoon Gun” challenge is not working with Henchmen.
- Visualized Audio pulses icons instead of the solid ones.
System requirements
What does it take to play Fortnite on a PC? Well, thee minimum requirements are more than affordable for a gaming rig from nowadays, as you can convince yourself be reading them below:
- CPU: Core i3 at 2.4 Ghz
- RAM Memory: 4 GB
- Operating System: Windows 7 at 64-bit
- Graphics card: Intel HD 4000
- Pixel Shader: 3.0
- Vertex Shader: 3.0
As for the recommended system requirements, they are also pretty acceptable:
- CPU: Core i5 at 2.8 Ghz
- RAM Memory: 8 GB
- Operating System: Windows 7 at 64-bit
- Video Card: Nvidia GTX 660 or AMD Radeon HD 7870 equivalent DX11 GPU
- Pixel Shader: 5.0
- Vertex Shader: 5.0
- Dedicated Video RAM: 2048 MB
Fortnite is a true legend, and an official description of the game says it all:
“Fortnite Battle Royale is the 100-player PvP mode in Fortnite. One giant map. A battle bus. Fortnite building skills and destructible environments combined with intense PvP combat. The last one standing wins.”
Therefore, staying at home and playing Fortnite is a very wise decision in these hard times.
