Epic Games is making a huge change to LEGO Fortnite

Important takeaways

• Epic Games is remaking the LEGO Fortnite mode into LEGO Fortnite Odyssey with a major update called Storm Chasers.
• The update introduces new villages, artifacts, enemies and bosses, such as Raven and The Storm King.
• The Storm Chasers update for LEGO Fortnite Odyssey is coming on December 10th.

Epic Games is making another big change LEGO Fortnite with an update that will change the name of the mode as LEGO Fortnite Odyssey. The mode was first introduced in December 2023 alongside Fortnite Festival and Rocket racing. The addition of LEGO Fortnite was part of Epic Games' efforts to expand Fortnite as both game and platform.

It seems like Epic Games has been busy lately, as they recently announced that another new mode was calling Ballistic comes to Fortnite. The developer also wrote that the game will soon support text chat, which will be a new way for fans to communicate while playing. Epic Games seems to have a habit of rolling out major game-changing updates in December, as the Battle Royale mode also released a new chapter at the beginning of the month.

Now Epic Games has revealed it LEGO Fortnite will be renamed to LEGO Fortnite Odyssey. Additionally, the mode will launch a major update, Storm Chasers, on December 10. This was announced on the same day that Epic Games informed players about the new social experience Brick life comes to LEGO Fortnite. Storm Chasers will introduce many more fresh elements Odysseyincluding new villages, craftable items, enemies and a final boss. To progress on their journey, players must first find the Storm Chasers Village, where they will interact with characters and have various objectives to complete. As players complete missions, they can expect to receive rewards for further progress in the mode.

When it comes to the game's challenges, players will be faced with new areas of the map plagued by storms. Players will have to navigate their way through these storms without getting struck by lightning. New dungeons filled with never-before-seen villains will stand in the way of players freeing the land from its storm. Once the storm clears, fans will be able to explore the area unimpeded. As players progress, they will fight two major bosses: Raven and The Storm King. Players don't have to worry about running out of content, as everything beatable will reappear after 24 hours with new challenges and rewards for players to claim. It should also be noted to take part in LEGO Fortnite Odyssey rewards players with XP for progressing through all of the game's passes.

Epic Games has made a constant effort to expand the game mode, even going so far as to regularly add new vehicles to LEGO Fortnite. This latest update has many fans excited, as it seems to be packed with replayable content that also adds more objectives to the game. With more to do than ever it seems LEGO Fortnite Odyssey has a bright future ahead.

Storm Chasers Update – Quality of life improvements

Gameplay and exploration improvements

• All melee attacks now have increased range.
• The jump height has been slightly increased.
• Fitness expenditure has decreased during sprinting and swimming.
• Players inventory size has been increased.
• Text chat support has been added
• Caves and bus stations will now appear on your minimap further away.
• You can now use Stations in the rain.
• More targets and locations are now marked on the map.
• You will no longer take damage from cold or heat. But you will still take damage when freezing or burning.
• Added Slurp Launcher! Use it to heal yourself and your friends.

Improvements to balancing and progression

• Run for your life! Enemies well above your current power level will now be marked with a threat indicator.
• One Shot Protection has been reworked to make it more forgiving.
• Increased the maximum durability of many items.
• Increased starting health on new worlds from three to five hearts.
• Village upgrade rewards and villagers' job rewards have been reworked to streamline development.
• Chests will now reward loot better aligned with your progress in the game.
• You will now face tougher enemies after making significant progress in the game.
• Brutes now deal less damage but have more health.
• Damage and health of enemies in expert worlds has been reduced.
• Enemies in cozy worlds now deal less damage and have less health.
• Storm Wild enemies now deal less damage.
• Knockback on player weapons and enemy attacks have been adjusted

Craft additions and adjustments

• All item max stack sizes have been increased to 80.
• The cost to craft storage chests has been lowered.
• Simple, motorized and steerable wheels are now lighter, resulting in improved buoyancy in water.
• Coconut and banana trees are now shedding wood.
• Metal plates have been added for use in several recipes. Craft them from any type of metal ore.
• Consuming Storm Fruit and Storm Smoothies allows you to stay in Storms longer without being teleported back.
• Storm runes have been added. Obtain these via Storm Rune Tomes.
• Land plots have been added, which can be made with snow and sand.
• Amber has been replaced with Obsidian in the desert cliffs, and amber has been added to grassland caves along with copper.

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue with the reward display in Rebel Village Square.
• Fixed some server crashes that occurred in caves.
• Fixed a rare crash that occurs when enemies decide who to target.
• Fixed cases where the player gets out of sync with flying vehicles.
• Fixed some rare crashes when loading into worlds and generating terrain.
• Fixed cases where players lose some control inputs after riding Klombo.
• Addressed some instances of NPCs and animals spawning underground.
• Fixed a bug where a number of prefab building parts were not unlocked in Survival Worlds.
• Fixed the naming of a number of building parts so that they are clearer.
• Addressed the looping collision sound involving Dynamic Objects and Swivels.