Fortnite update 29.30 is set to arrive on April 23rd, bringing with it a significant change: the ability to disable certain confrontational emotes.
Players have long complained about the excessive use of taunting emotes, such as ‘Laugh It Up’ and ‘Take the L’, which can be seen as unsportsmanlike and disrespectful. In response, Epic Games has introduced a new setting in the Social Privacy menu that allows players to choose whether or not they want to see these emotes.
Those who enable the ‘See Confrontational Emotes’ setting will still see players using these emotes, but they will appear as a stationary figure with no sound effects. This change aims to address the issue of players using these emotes to provoke or antagonize opponents.
In addition to the emote ban, update 29.30 includes numerous bug fixes, such as resolving an issue with the Battle Pass Page Two Quest Rewards timer ending prematurely. The full patch notes for the update can be found below.
Fortnite Update 29.30 Patch Notes
General Top Issues (Investigating)
* Players may be unable to use their driving controls when attempting to drive a Vehicle.
* Players may have their driving controls “Unbound” and become unresponsive when attempting to drive a Vehicle on PlayStation 5.
* Gifting Unavailable For Some Players
* Some players may appear ineligible to send or receive gifts despite the Gifting setting appearing enabled. We’re working on a fix for this and will update the card when it’s resolved.
Battle Royale Top Issues
* The visual indicator showing “First Match Loss Prevention” in Ranked Battle Royale & Ranked Zero Build has been temporarily disabled.
* You will still receive First Match Loss Prevention, but it won’t be able to see the indicator until the fix is implemented in a future game update.
Rocket Racing Top Issues
* Tracks sometimes have unexpected collisions
* Console and Mobile players may experience hitches while navigating Discover Menu
* “First match protected” text is occasionally displayed after switching game modes
* Occasionally after skipping the Rocket Racing trailer, screen turns black and is unresponsive.
Save the World Top Issues
* Camera stuck during first Storm Shield or Tutorial cutscene
* We’re investigating an issue during early mission cutscenes in Save The World where players camera will become stuck during the end of the Tutorial or first Storm Shield Defense.
* Crosshairs disappear after eating a consumable.
* Crosshairs will sometimes disappear for the duration of the mission after eating a consumable foraged off plants or animals.
* View Distance Rendering
* We are aware of reports when the player switches view distance to low settings that builds and other objects may not render correctly.
