Fortnite Season 4 gun balance changes and new weapons

If you are a competitive Fortnite player, you should learn about all the gun balance changes, alongside the new weapons players can pick up on the island now that Fortnite Chapter 3 Season 4, entitled “Paradise”, has finally been unleashed.

Fortnite balance changes

Do you like using sniper rifles in Fortnite? Well, then Chapter 3 Season 4 is perfect for you! Across the board, snipers have their headshot multipliers and damage increased. Check out the balance changes below:

• Hunter Bolt-Action Sniper – damage and headshot multiplier increased
• Hunting Rifle – damage and headshot multiplier increased
• Automatic Sniper Rifle – damage and headshot multiplier increased
• Lever Action Rifle – damage and headshot multiplier increased
• Suppressed Sniper Rifle – damage increased
• Semi-Auto Sniper Rifle – damage increased
• Rail Gun – damage increased
• Bolt-Action Sniper Rifle – damage increased
• Heavy Sniper Rifle – headshot multiplier increased
• Storm Scout Sniper Rifle – headshot multiplier increased
• Boom Sniper Rifle – explosive damage increased

It show now only take one, well-placed shot to take an enemy down.

New Fortnite weapons

There are two new weapons, the EvoChrome Shotgun and the EvoChrome Burst Rifle, which players can find in Chrome chests across the island. Their rarity can be increased by dealing damage to enemies, all the way up to Mythic. Furthermore, several weapons and items have been unvaulted, namely:

• Sidearm Pistol
• Prime Shotgun
• Lever Action Shotgun
• Rapid Fire SMG
• Suppressed Submachine Gun
• Ranger Assault Rifle
• Hammer Assault Rifle
• Designated Marksman Rifle (DMR)
• Hunter Bolt-Action Sniper
• Grenade
• Firefly Jar
• Harpoon Gun
• Shadow Tracker (Exotic weapon)
• The Dub (Exotic weapon)
• Boom Sniper Rifle (Exotic weapon)
• Boogie Bomb (technically not a weapon but sounds like one)
• Shockwave Grenade (also technically not a weapon but here it is)

Keep in mind that unvaulting these weapons also means some old ones have been vaulted for Season 4. These include the likes of the Striker Burst AR, the Striker Shotgun, Auto Shotgun, the Revolver and more. Hopefully, this knowledge will help our local Fortnite players in upcoming tournaments, as knowing is half the battle…

Just a heads up: you can also now slide kick. Enjoy!

Header image via Epic Games.