Fortnite v41.00 Update Notes: Grab a Sprite. Get Out Alive. Fortnite Runners is Here (Jun 5, 2026): what changed

Earth Sprite — You have a chance to find additional rare items when opening chests

Fire Sprite — Creates a fiery burst when you deal enough damage to an enemy

Water Sprite — Replenish shield while in water for you and your nearby Squad

Duck Sprite — Emoting or Jamming replenishes shields

Ghost Sprite — Grants cloak for a duration upon reloading

Demon Sprite — Siphon some health and shields when you eliminate an opponent

King Sprite — Your Pickaxe deals more damage

Dream Sprite — Grants a random item at each level, exploding with legendary loot at Max Level

Zero Point Sprite — Spawn a Shield Bubble Jr. when you use a healing item on yourself

Extending Focus Shotgun: long range, barrel lengthens as spread tightens across a 3-round volley

Surgical Burst Rifle: burst fire, low recoil, minimal damage falloff

Chaos Exploder Rifle: the Dark Voyager's heavy AR, firing explosive cubes, especially nasty when playing around cover

Lancehead Pistol: John Wick's sidearm, 21-round mag. Throw your magazine at nearby enemies when reloading for additional damage!

Distance-based transparency: Audio Visualizer icons for gunshots and footsteps now fade based on distance. Close threats stay fully opaque, distant ones go transparent.

Reduced audio visualizer range for footsteps: Footsteps now surface on the indicator at a shorter range than gunshots, reflecting that footsteps are a close-range cue.

Ground Rush Goes Global: Ground Rush, the skydiving mechanic introduced last Season for Zero Build, is now active across Build and Zero Build - including in Ranked and Competitive playlists.

Zero Build Ground Rush Glider Redeploy: Ground Rush now activates from Glider Redeploy states, not just initial drops or launch pads. Thanks for the Zero Build feedback everyone!

Battle Bus ADS: During the Battle Bus ride into a match, you can now aim down sights (ADS) to get a better view of the map. Also makes pinging and marking your drop site easier.

Fixed an issue where the Build/Zero Build toggle might not appear when entering BR or Reload

Using the right analog stick to rotate Battle Pass cosmetics no longer scrolls through them at the same time after entering the Passes tab with the mouse and keyboard

Fixed an issue where some Outfits [Barricade, Elite Jules, The Foundation (Reforged) etc.] were missing Style icons, tags, or descriptions in the Locker

The Ranker's Flourish Emote now displays accurate rank icons and stats

The Exalted Ice King's Wrathful and Golden Cold Outfit Styles now properly display the eye effects

Fixed an issue where Skye's Golden Agent Outfit Style could appear only partially gold for some players

Magik's bangs now appear at their intended length

The Dark Voyager's leg belts and shoe textures now display properly

Fixed visible jittering on Doodle-Doo's crest and wattles

Buff Perry, Hercules and Vegeta now show the correct sock colors when Kicks are equipped

Megumi Fushiguro's hair now displays correct shading while moving

Vehicle fuel consumption slightly reduced, base driving speed slightly increased, and boost speed reduced

Fixed an issue where Door Bashing an open door could sometimes close it on you

Changing graphics settings no longer causes the whole map to incorrectly appear covered by the Storm

Fixed a visual issue where the stamina bar could incorrectly appear orange as if the Slap effect was still active

The Reset Building keybind now properly resets your structures while sprinting

Fixed an issue where the Enter key could open Text Chat even after being bound to another action

• The Text Chat keybind can now also be properly changed

Fixed an issue where friends could sometimes incorrectly appear as Offline in the Social sidebar

Re-enabled Ray Tracing on supported Intel video cards using driver version 32.0.101.8737 or newer

Slightly improved game startup times across PC configurations

When in range, you can now automatically interact with nearby Containers, Ziplines, Ascenders, and revive DBNO players by standing near them

Turbo Building no longer stops after double-tapping a structure piece while already holding the Place button

The Quick Bar now reverts correctly in the Vehicle HUD when using weapons or items

Fixed an issue where the login page could sometimes appear blank and unresponsive on some Android devices until the screen was rotated