Fortnite v42.00 Fortnite Override: Battle Royale Update Notes (Aug 19, 2026): what changed

Sonic Power Sneakers: Charge a grounded Spin Dash or perform an airborne Spin Attack

Mega Buster: The legendary arm cannon fires single energy pellets, quick-charged shots, or long-charged explosive projectiles, even while sprinting or slide-boosting

8-Bit Shotgun: An automatic shotgun designed like a retro 8-bit console. Features game cartridge reloads, pixel effects, and an integrated real-time scoreboard system that tracks combo multipliers

Midas' Masterpiece: A single-fire golden pistol that packs a high-damage punch, capable of eliminating foes in a single headshot. Should you be the lucky player to grab it when it spawns, use it wisely: ammo is limited

Tetris Rift: Rift in Tetris pieces, culminating in the iconic 4-line Tetris clear splashes a large AOE heal

1-Up Token: Respawn with your full inventory after you've been eliminated

God Mode Llama: Tap into the true power of the Llama to become an Unstoppable Wrecking Ball

Pump Shotgun

Assault Rifle

Ranger Assault Rifle

Drum Gun

Minigun

Tactical Pistol

Dual Pistols

Oni Shotgun

Flare Gun

Bass Boost

Overdrive Grenade

Chug Splash

Sonic Speed - Increase your sprint speed over time

More XP - Gain more XP from eliminations, looting and surviving the Storm

Loot Hack - You'll get a loot hack item from the next Chest you open

Extra Life - Respawn when on the brink of elimination one time

Big Fish - Makes all Fishing Holes golden

Constant Heal - Gain constant health and shield regen over time when not in combat

Infinite Stamina - Gain infinite stamina

Headshot - Deal increased headshot damage

Overshield - Gain extra, or a new Overshield

Speed Shooter - Your weapons fire and reload faster

Big Loot - Higher chance to get Epic or Legendary loot from Chests

Power Pickaxe - Pickaxe hits deal massive damage

Klombo Sprite - A loyal friend returns, but is very rare to find. Grants random items at each level. You can only level it up by using consumable items that give Health or Shield.

Sonic Sprite - Gotta Go Fast! Sprint faster.

Tails Sprite - Hover with the Help of Tails!

Shadow Sprite - Automatically reload weapons over time even when unequipped.

Jackrabbit Sprite - Perform another jump while mid-air.

8-Bit Sprite - Find an 8-Bit Shotgun in your first Chest and gain a score multiplier for it.

Crown Sprite - Gain extra Crown Wins after getting a Victory Royale. You can only level it up by winning matches.

Adventure Sprite - Upgrade a random item in your inventory at each Level.

Bush Sprite - Spawns a Bush on you after a duration. At max Level, gain a Bush on elimination.

Jonesy Sprite - After a short duration, recover some Health or Shield after being damaged.

Killswitch Sprite - Enter Hangtime with improved accuracy.

You can now see in-match whether you've already collected a Sprite - no more guessing mid-fight.

A Sprite's name now appears when you're near it, so you know exactly who you've found.

Summoning rare Sprites and variants now costs less Sprite Dust.

Reduced the button-hold time needed to summon a Sprite, getting your companion into the action quicker.

Cheat Code Locator - Locates the nearest Cheat Code.

Extraction Accelerator - Silently initiate a nearby Extraction Site, summoning the Extraction Crate instantly.

Llama Supply Drop - Call in a boosted, llama-themed Supply Drop at your current location.

Spicy Taco - Heal up and gain a speed and stamina boost. Consume with your squad for a Taco Time party.

Improved menu opening times on Nintendo Switch when pressing the + button after joining a Reload or Blitz match.

Fixed an issue where sorting the Locker by Latest Acquired could display items in a random order.

Visual effects on multiple Elite, Champion and Unreal Ranked cosmetics now display correctly.

Added missing water effects to the Downpour Umbrella Glider.

Scrolling through Locker categories no longer skips past the Sidekicks category when using a controller.

Fixed a bug with Krypto Sidekick Quests not appearing in the Quests tab for some owners.

Fixed an issue where Aim Assist could pull away from an enemy when you're both moving up or down a hill.

The Music Player playlist no longer appears empty on Nintendo Switch after equipping a Jam Track from the Lobby.

The Carnation of Carnage Pickaxe no longer moves erratically while walking, jumping or sliding.

Adjusted Heatwave PJ's reactive elimination audio volume.

Fixed a bug that would sometimes prevent your Sidekick from playing reactions during longer play sessions.

Agamemnon's cape no longer clips through the Back Bling and animates properly.

The Sprite Mastery Pod Locker description no longer shows a random string of numbers.

Improved map load times on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch.

Redeploying your Glider just before hitting the ground will no longer leave you stuck in a rolling animation.

The Victory Royale screen is no longer delayed and appears right after winning a match.

Fixed an issue that caused the Play button to be grayed out when switching experiences.

Fixed a desync where players leaning out of Vehicles could sometimes appear incorrectly to others.

Fixed a bug preventing weapon and item use while on keyboard and mouse.

Fixed a visual issue where the Sprites tab background could incorrectly persist in the Battle Royale Lobby when switching tabs while in queue.

Fixed a bug that sometimes caused fall damage when landing in shallow water.

Corrected visible seams and textures around the water at Heatwave Harbor, Sinister Strip and Sunken Shores.

Fixed a bug where multiple rocks at Sunken Shores couldn't be destroyed with a Pickaxe.

Optimized shader precaching to reduce loading times, so models and objects spend less time as gray placeholders - especially on lower-end CPUs.

Fixed a bug causing the Settings menu to load incorrectly or crash the game if opened right after game launch.

Improved level-of-detail consistency with world objects for better GPU performance.

Fixed several crashes that could occur when exiting the game, along with certain rare memory-related crashes.

With the Pickaxe equipped and Auto Fire enabled, you can now automatically swing at enemies in melee range.

Aim Assist no longer activates while your weapon is out of ammo.

Instead of defaulting to your device mic, Voice Chat now correctly uses your headset mic when headphones are connected.

Players using a custom HUD layout without a Reload button or with Dynamic Quickbar Slots can now access Portable Extractors without issue.

Fixed a bug that would sometimes prevent your controller binds from saving consistently when modified on Android.

Fixed a bug causing the Shoot button to sometimes become unresponsive or fire continuously after using a Self-Revive Device.