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The Throwable Launch Pad is coming to Fortnite very soon and it looks awesome.
Tuesday’s Fortnite v22.10 update introduced Holo-Chests and the Cobra DMR as well as a few interesting map changes. However, there were some other new items added to the game files that haven’t gone live just yet.
Here’s a first look at the Throwable Launch Pad and Goo Gun to get you ahead of the meta:
New Throwable Launch Pad
Launch Pads were removed from competitive Fortnite earlier in Chapter 3 after players started abusing Discord bots to find where they were on the map and get an unfair advantage.
They have also been absent from the new Zero Build mode as they are Trap items, and you need to be able to place a floor build in order to use one.
Luckily, the new Throwable Launch Pad solves both these problems. Instead of being a Trap, it’s a throwable item that takes up a slot in your loadout.
To use it, you simply throw it down and hop on. Other than that, it’s just like a normal Launch Pad. You can hold a maximum stack of two.
Fortnite Throwable Launch Pad Release Date
The new Throwable Launch Pad was added to the game files in the Fortnite v22.10 patch, meaning it can be deployed with a hotfix at any time.
Epic tends to drop hotfixes weekly between bigger content updates, adding the odd item or two. Therefore it’s very likely that the Throwable Launch Pad arrives next week, around October 11.
The new Throwable Launchpad can be enabled at any time VIA a hotfix and when enabled can be found from:
— iFireMonkey (@iFireMonkey) October 4, 2022
- Chests
- Floor Loot
- Supply Drops
This Launchpad is made to work in both building enabled modes and building disabled modes, not requiring builds in order to be placed.
If not then, leakers suggest they will be added the following week alongside Fortnitemares 2022 at the latest.
Throwable Launch Pad & Goo Gun Gameplay
Another upcoming weapon is the Explosive Goo Gun, which was first teased at the beginning of Fortnite Chapter 3 Season 4.
It fires bursts of explosive goo (shocker!) that detonate shortly after impact. The Goo Gun deals a lot of damage to builds, and isn’t bad on enemies either, though you’ll need to get quite close to hit them.
See both the Throwable Launch Pad and Explosive Goo Gun in action below thanks to @SouthieFromSTW1 and @comfyyls:
.@comfyyls put me to do it
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But here is gameplay of the explosive goo gun and the throwable launch pad
Credit me and @comfyyls pic.twitter.com/uMhl8TV0I0
