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Week 8 Battle Pass challenges are live in Fortnite: Battle Royale, and there's a bit of a curveball thrown into things this week. An earlier leak suggested that Epic was going to ask us to visit some Taco Shops, but the developer appears to have swapped that one out in favor of something with a little more funk to it. There are now dance floors peppering the game, and you've got to go and dance on three of them. You'll notice them right away thanks to the flashing lights and disco music, but they're spread out all over the map. Here are three you can go to -- we'll add more as they're found, but these three should complete the challenge. Check the map below:
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In text form, these are:
In the smaller, Eastern building in Flush Factory.
At the Haunted House West of Pleasant Park.
In the RV Park East of Retail Row.
We'll add more if they're discovered, but I'm actually not seeing too many more around the web right now. That wouldn't surprise me: part of the fun of these challenges is the ability to have strange little nonviolent interactions with people that would otherwise be blasting you with a shotgun. Given that, it would make sense that Epic would want to concentrate players as much as possible to raise the chances of getting a fun, funky dance party going. As usual, however, things can go south pretty quickly. Another one of the challenges this week asks you to get damage with explosive weapons, and hurling a grenade onto a crowded dance floor would get that done in a pinch.
When you do find the dance floors, the hardest thing will be choosing a dance to properly express yourself: I'm using "Take the L," for the very good reason that I have it unlocked.
We're currently also running the 50 vs. 50 limited time mode, which is a great time to complete non-combat challenges of all stripes -- things are a lot easier when at least 50 people on the map aren't trying to take you down. We're coming into the endgame with this Battle Pass, so if you're behind on challenges, now is the time to get cracking before Season 3 makes way for Season 4 at the end of the month. That Reaper skin is too good to give up.
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Epic Games just added the hotly-anticipated Replay Tool to Fortnite: Battle Royale in this week's v3.5 patch. (Also referred to as the Replay Mode or Replay System.)
The Replay Tool lets you watch your matches over again. Better yet, you can turn these replays into cinematic short films.
The Replay Tool gives Fortnite players the ability to change camera angles, slow down footage for epic slow-mo shootouts, or fast-forward through slow sequences.
It also gives players control over a whole host of other things like aperture setting, different types of camera modes---such as Drone Follow, Drone Attach and Third Person---and focal settings.
One of the best things about the Replay Tool is that it's on by default. You just have to go to your Career Tab in the home screen and select Replay. Once you're there you'll see a list of your matches (since it was implemented) along with your stats (such as kills, rank and so forth.)
Simply open up a match and either watch or tinker with it to your heart's content. It's easy, though there are a lot of options and getting each scene just so will take some time and practice.
Below you'll see my first go-round with the Replay Tool. The video includes a regular match followed by that same match's replay. I tinker some, and come up with a couple cool shots (a little after the 14 minute mark is my favorite part) but this is just scratching the surface. Just wait until the community has some time with this thing.
Here's the video:
Here's the patch notes detailing what's in the Replay System at launch:
Save your matches and watch them from any angle!
Speed up or slow down the action.
Help tell your story better with player outlines and name plates.
Several Camera Modes to choose from: Third Person Follows and orbits around the selected player. 3 different follow modes; Off, Auto, Lazy. Drone Follow Drone style camera that always keeps the selected player in frame. Drone Attach Drone style camera that is loosely attached to the selected player. Drone Free Drone style camera that is free to fly around the island. Gameplay This camera shows what the selected player saw during gameplay. Adjust cinematic camera settings Exposure Aperture Focal Length Focus Distance Currently available on PC and console only.
Have you played around with the Replay Tool in Fortnite yet? Have any videos you want to show off? Hit me up on Twitter and Facebook. Thanks for reading!
And be sure to check out the big weapon nerfs and changes included in the new patch.
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