Fortnite Update v3.4 Brings Vending Machines, First Shot Accuracy and New Mode

Previously, Thursday has been the day for Epic to drop patches and introduce new content for Fortnite. Today, this has all changed as they’ve announced they’re dedicating every other Wednesday to be ‘Content Update’ days. These updates won’t require a physical patch or download, and will just be rolled out to the game server-side, meaning the team can spend some more time patching bugs and ironing out issues without focusing on extended downtime.

Trade in spare supplies for some tasty treats! Vending Machines and more with the v3.4 Content Update.

Curious on more? Quench your thirst with the latest patch notes: https://t.co/jdd2LhIXqI

— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) 4 April 2018

Today’s content update introduces vending machines for the very first time, along with a detailed explanation as for how they work:

Vending Machines have been added.

• These are found in various locations around the map.

• Each Vending Machine will randomly select a rarity. All items sold will match that rarity.

• Items found in a Common (white) version will cost 100 materials.

• Items found in a Uncommon (green) version will cost 200 materials.

• Items found in a Rare (blue) version will cost 300 materials.

• Items found in a Epic (purple) version will cost 400 materials.

• Items found in a Legendary (gold) version will cost 500 materials.

• Each Vending Machine will sell three items, one for each material type (Wood, Stone, Metal).

• It will cycle through each of the three items on a short timer. To switch items faster, hit the Vending Machine with your Pickaxe.

• There is no purchase limit to the items available.

Dropping at places like Moisty Mire and Wailing Woods can provide insane amounts of wood, while Flush Factory and Junk Junction are great sources of metal, so expect these places to become more popular to hoard materials for early game vending machine weapons.

In a very long-awaited update, Epic have started to implement some changes from the Shooting Test #1 that went live a few months ago. All pistols, submachine guns and assault rifles have what is called ‘first shot accuracy’. This means that the first shot with each of these weapons, if you’re standing still, aiming down the sights, and haven’t fired the weapon recently, will be 100% accurate. You’ll know if this is active for you or not as the crosshair will close completely wherever you’re aiming. Bloom is still very much a thing, but this will reduce the effects and improve the shooting mechanics in the game.

Elsewhere in the update, resources that provide wood now give around 10% more, while other resources have had their variance reduced, so you can be more certain of the amount of materials you’ll be gathering per object. A new Limited Time Mode; High Explosives v2 has been introduced too, where any non-explosive weapon has been removed to create some exploding madness. We wonder if anyone will be able to jump from rocket to rocket in this mode?

You can check out the full patch notes on Epic's official website, and expect to see the new weekly challenges still go live tomorrow, and keep your eyes peeled for our guide shortly after they release. If you’re still struggling with last week’s challenges, you can check out our guide here, or read some leaked information from the game files about jetpacks here.