Do a barrel roll, Fortnite players! Gamers on the massively popular battle royale are now experiencing a new, immensely annoying bug, which causes their cameras to occasionally flip sideways at 90 degrees. This is yet another glitch with game-breaking potential, and it feels like recently, Fortnite has been facing those kinds of glitches quite often.
At the end of March, a critical bug appeared in Fortnite that reduced visibility in the Storm to zero. It was literally impossible to see anything when staying beyond the safe circle, which caused many players to lose firefights or simply get stuck in the pitch-dark purple fog. The possible reason for that was the introduction of the so-called Performance Mode for the PC version of the game. Those who were not using this specific graphics preset, which included all the console owners, faced reduced visibility. Epic Games fixed the glitch more than a week later after it was introduced.
Another hugely annoying Fortnite bug has been recently discovered in Fortnite, as reported by powerGladius on Reddit. The glitch is responsible for flipping players’ screens sideways, but luckily, such a weird camera positioning doesn’t last for too long. However, during an intense firefight, it can cost a victory since it’s literally impossible to aim or navigate. The only viable solution to the issue is to mount a monitor on a rotating stand, as it is still unclear what exactly triggers the glitch.
Some players experience this glitch while harvesting resources with a pickaxe. Others fall victims to the bug in the middle of a building process. Additionally, cameras can flip either clockwise or counterclockwise, and there’s no explanation as to why screens choose to rotate in a specific direction, either. Strangely, the glitch fixes itself rather soon, but for those critical seconds, it makes the game near-unplayable.
Sometimes, Fortnite glitches can result in hilarious outcomes, which do not ruin gameplay too much. For instance, one player discovered a way to fly like Superman in Fortnite using an exploit, which wasn’t that simple to replicate. In order to launch themselves in the air, the gamer had to construct a dedicated launch pad and use a handful of special items. The end result, however, was totally worth all the efforts, as the character rapidly rocketed up landing on the other side of the Battle Island.
Since its original release a few years ago, Fortnite has accumulated an enormous amount of content, features, and mechanics, inscribed in the game’s source code. Each new update interferes with already existing stuff, and it’s quite common for live-service titles to introduce unexpected bugs with new patches. But while the situation is understandable, Epic should definitely learn to respond to players’ reports much faster and start releasing immediate hotfixes instead of relying on weekly updates.
Source: powerGladius/Reddit
