Summary

  • One of the most controversial changes Fortnite has made over the years is removing Hitscan from weapons.
  • It seems that won't be the case for Chapter 6, as the official account confirmed the mechanic is back.
  • As of the time of writing, it's not clear if all guns will be Hitscan, but it seems that bullet drop is gone for most of them.

has officially confirmed that Chapter 6♛🤡 will be bringing back Hitscan for guns, which presumably means that bullet drop is a thing of the past for most weapons.

Since its Battle Royale mode took the world by storm in 2017, Fortnite has gone through a lot of changes, from its visuals and gameplay mechanics to how stu♛ffed with crossover𝓰s it is. Perhaps the biggest change, though, was .

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For those that don't know, Hitscan basi🥂cally means that the bullets don't have to travel and will hit whatever they're targeting at almost instantly. Bullet drop is the opposite of that, as the bullets fired from guns need time to travel and will be affected by the distance at which they're fired at. Hitscan being gone for ✃most weapons has been controversial, but it looks like Chapter 6 is ready to make amends.

Hitscan Is Confirmed To Return For Guns In Fortnite Chapter 6

Over on Twitter, that the official Australian Twitter account for the game confirmed something big - Hitscan is coming back for Chapter 6. and said that weapons in Chapter 6, Season 1 are Hitscan, before following itꦆ up with an emphatic "Woot".

As of right now, it's not clear how many weapons a🐷re going to have Hitscan, as the Twitter account makes it sound like it'll be all of them. That makes sense for ARs, pistols, and shotguns, but it does seem like a drastic leap for weapons like snipers that make sense to have ꦦthem. We'll have to wait for the Chapter to drop before we know for sure.

Shortly afte✱r the Australian Fortnite account revealed the news, .

Interestingly, this is actually the . A brief scene from that footage show𒅌ed a player sliding and firing a gun, which seemed to have bullet drop. It's not clear if that specific gun has it or if everyone was just wrong, but it seems that Hitscan is con🌠firmed to return in most cases.

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