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Fortnite Zero Build launched four years ago and has been largely untouched, but Epic Games has announced that some fairly big changes are coming in today’s Showdown Act 3 update including.
The big changes including new Pocket items that replace the built button with you starting every match with one, starting the match with a pistol, unlimited stamina when holding the pickaxe, over shield being replenished with eliminations and not dying from damage.
FORTNITE ZERO BUILD CHANGES
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New ‘Pocket Items’ have replaced the old Build button. Pocket Items are unlimited-use utility items with cooldowns; you start every match with one equipped and can swap at Vending Machines around the map. Shockwave Grenades, Med Mist Grenades, and Shield Bubbles are the three Pocket Items available at launch.
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All players now start matches with a Pistol, a Small Shield Potion, and their Pocket Item.
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You can now rush to the ground from the Battle Bus. Instead of auto-deploying your Glider near the ground, you can manually cut it and free-fall the last stretch. Be careful!
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Glider Redeploy returns from elevated positions for cleaner rotations across the map.
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Holding your Pickaxe grants unlimited Stamina so you can cover ground without burning out.
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Eliminations now restore your Overshield, rewarding aggressive play.
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Environmental structures now take significantly less damage from weapons. A boulder, a tree, a random shed will all now hold up as much better cover.
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Reboot Van timers have been reduced so you can get the squad back in faster.
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For the third act of the Showdown, lethal fall damage is gone. Would-be fatal falls now trigger a Splat animation, drop your health to 1 HP, and remove all shields and overshield, giving you one last chance to survive. This change is now in both Build and Zero Build.
