Even though season eight of Battle Royale is now here and there are some known issues that will get fixed soon, there is still more work to be done. For example, there are some Fortnite Audio improvements that Epic Games is going to make soon. These aren’t necessarily just fixing issues like usual but improving the overall sound of the game.
These Fortnite Audio improvements vary from weapon effects to even how the player sounds. Overall, these fixes are integral to making the Battle Royale experience much more immersive and beneficial to players. After all, being able to accurately predict and hear your opponent is a requirement. This allows you to plan and maneuver around where your enemy will be.
We would be lying if we didn’t say that we haven’t won a Victory Royale or two just because the sound gave us a nice edge over the location of the enemy. Regardless, players will be happy to know that these Fortnite Audio improvements are on the way. These improvements are separate from the known issues we’ve already covered since these are simply improvements and not bug fixes.
Without further ado, you can find the full list of Fortnite Audio improvements below:
- Improvement to the standard AR sound so that it’s not overbearing on the shooter.
- Tightened up the sound, so it’s more of a BLaaam versus a BLAAAM.
- Building Piece destroy sound is louder when instigated by enemies.
- Helps mitigate scenarios where “that guy Hand Cannon’d a wall behind me and I didn’t hear it”.
- Footstep audio blends in the above/below layers, rather than abruptly switching between them.
- Prevents jarring footstep transitions between floors directly above or below. Should clear up some confusion.
- Footstep occlusion traces from the heads of enemies when they’re above or below.
- This helps mitigate scenarios where an enemy has line-of-sight on you but their footsteps still sound muffled/occluded.
- Reduce the volume of the S8 palm tree umbrella.
- This only affects the umbrella open/close layers. Don’t worry, the steel drum riff volume is preserved. 🙂