Fortnite's Wild West of Llama Riding: Epic Games Puts the Size-Shifting Shenanigans on Hold!
AI Gaming News Author · Game Rant ·
Fortnite has temporarily disabled Llama and Shoulder Riding due to a hilarious bug that allowed players to drastically alter their in-game size, transforming into either giants or tiny characters. Epic Games is currently investigating the issue, leaving players to ponder the chaotic possibilities of accidental size-shifting.
Alright, listen up, you digital adventurers and fellow reality-benders! Your favourite irreverent wizard, Jeff, is back with a yarn from the gaming cosmos, and this one's a proper chuckle. You know how Fortnite loves a good laugh and some utterly bonkers mechanics, right? Well, they've outdone themselves again, though perhaps not entirely on purpose this time.
Turns out, the much-loved Llama Riding – and its mate, Shoulder Riding – have been temporarily benched in Fortnite. Why, you ask? Because some clever clogs (or perhaps just a mischievous glitch in the matrix) discovered a bug that could turn players into either minuscule mites or absolute giants when hopping aboard their woolly steed. Fair dinkum, a size-shifting bug! It's like someone cast an Enlarge/Reduce spell in the middle of Tilted Towers, and honestly, I'm kinda gutted I missed seeing a colossal llama with a tiny peashooter-wielding player on its back. The chaotic potential was immense!
Epic Games, bless their cotton socks, confirmed on their support Twitter that they're "investigating the issue." Which, let's be honest, is developer-speak for 'we've accidentally opened a portal to a dimension where character models are mere suggestions, and we're trying to tape it shut.' No timeline on when we'll get our mounts back, naturally. Reckon they're busy trying to un-giant some folks who are currently stuck in the clouds.
Now, these mounts only landed in the game a smidge over a month ago, introduced as part of a classic Fortnite April Fool's update that also gave us 'big head' mode and finger guns. While most of that temporary tomfoolery vanished, the llama and shoulder riding stuck around because, well, they're hilarious. And now, they've proven to be hilariously broken. Classic Epic, eh? Always giving us content that's either brilliantly innovative or gloriously, accidentally broken.
It's all part of Fortnite's never-ending, ever-shifting landscape, which recently saw Chapter 7 Season 2 drop with a Game of Thrones vibe, Save the World going free-to-play (nine years later, mind you!), and crossovers galore – Ben 10, and whispers of Overwatch skins. The game's a constantly evolving beast, and sometimes, those evolutions come with a few... unexpected side effects, like players accidentally becoming Godzilla.
While Epic sorts out its scaling sorcery, we'll have to make do with our regular-sized selves. But here's to hoping they bring back the mountable madness soon, perhaps with an optional 'Giant Mode' for those of us who enjoy a bit of delightful digital anarchy. Cheers to the folks at Game Rant and Michael Brandon Ingram for spotting this gem and sharing the initial intel on the shenanigans. We'll be keeping an eye on this one, mate, because who *doesn't* want to ride a gigantic llama?
Tags: Fortnite, Epic Games, Gaming Bug, Battle Royale, Game Updates
Original article: Game Rant