Jan 11 hotfix brings Tornadoes, Flare Guns & more to Fortnite

Fortnite Chapter 3 Season 1 is one of the most active that Epic have been in a long time. 

The new chapter has only been out a short time, but we’ve already seen some major updates to it – much more than we had this time last chapter.

Even better, we know that more major updates will be coming, with Tilted Towers melting in front of our eyes.

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Jan 11 hotfix

Hotfixes aren’t usually as newsworthy as full-on updates, but the January 11 hotfix brought a plethora of new features to Fortnite.

The island now has dynamic weather, which means lightning strikes and pop-up tornadoes will start appearing around the map.

Tornadoes work the way you’d expect them to, and lightning strikes give players the Chili Pepper effect for a limited time.

Along with the weather updates, Epic unvaulted the Flare Gun – which will be necessary for the week’s challenges.

TORNADO GAMEPLAY 👀 (Via @NotPaloleaks)pic.twitter.com/Cc0gOPwi6h

— HYPEX (@HYPEX) January 11, 2022

Again, this is likely far from the biggest update of the season, with Tilted Towers expected to melt before its anniversary on January 18.

Chapter 3 Season 1 is one of the best Fortnite seasons of all time, and these constant updates are only adding to that opinion.