Fortnite v42.10 Fortnite Override: Battle Royale Update Notes (Sep 3, 2026): what changed

The Sweeper Shotgun returns, freshly tuned up for Override!

• Now fires in a standard shotgun spread instead of its previous wide pattern
• Reload can be interrupted to fire as soon as shells are loaded
• Faster firing rate with the same damage output
• Slightly smaller mag and shorter maximum range

Caduceus Staff

Scorpion's Combat Kit

Wrecker Revolver

Deadeye Assault Rifle

Holo Twister Assault Rifle

Slightly increased damage and equips faster

Reduced damage and equips faster

Slightly reduced headshot damage multiplier

Slightly reduced damage at Mythic rarity

Reloads slightly slower

Increased projectile speed

Big Head Mode: Everyone has a big head!

Prop Hunt: Crouch and don't move for several seconds to turn into a prop.

Action Hero: While mid-air, enter Hangtime when aiming weapons and deal increased damage.

X-Ray Sprite (Design A Sprite Winner!): Periodically mark enemies in an area around you.

Onigiri Sprite (Design A Sprite Winner!): Applies Overdrive after eating or drinking a consumable item.

Mega Man Sprite: Slip and slide around with reduced friction.

Overshield Sprite: Grants Overshield, scaling with Sprite Level.

Mastering a Sprite now has an extra perk! Once a Sprite is mastered, the Sprite Dust cost to resummon it is reduced by half - making it easier to bring your favorite power into every fight.

A new Sprite Mastery track has been added, granting rewards and Gizmos for mastering Sprites. Each update will add more rewards to the track!

• In 42.20, a new arcade-themed Back Bling will be added to show off the Sprites you've mastered in Fortnite Override.

Mastery Mondays are back starting September 7 by popular demand - a perfect time to upgrade your Sprite roster.

Duplicate Sprites now level up your collection! When you extract a Sprite you already have a copy of, it will give Sprite XP to the one in your collection. Once it's maxed, drop in and extract your Sprite to master it.

Your cursor will now stay on the selected item when choosing Locker sort options instead of jumping to the top of the screen.

Vehicles are no longer incorrectly labeled with the Reload tag in the Locker.

The Join Crew button on the Passes screen is responsive again.

The Crew Styles page no longer appears empty or shows content from a previously viewed Pass screen.

Lobby Hack: INVALIDCHEAT is no longer invalid.

Cleared the 8-Bit Leaderboard of entries where players got a high score by invalid means, and scores earned in Custom matches now no longer count towards the Leaderboard.

Players viewed from a distance now move much more smoothly instead of appearing choppy at times.

Fixed a movement bug that prevented sprinting when your Forward Diagonal Angle setting (a.k.a. double movement) was set higher than 70.

Fixed a jittery movement animation caused by sliding into or falling onto boost pads at Green Hill Zone, or canceling boost while stepping on one.

Players rebooted by a teammate using the Sonic Power Sneakers will no longer respawn with their camera incorrectly zoomed in or out.

The spectator camera now consistently follows and centers on players using the Sonic Power Sneakers' Spin Attack.

Opening the inventory or map while charging the Sonic Power Sneakers' Spin Dash no longer leaves you stuck in place.

Fixed a bug that sometimes prevented hopping off grind rails at Green Hill Zone.

The Tails Sprite no longer leaves a persistent pulsing effect on your back that flashed more intensely while aiming down sights.

Fixed a number of Cheat Codes being difficult or impossible to interact with unless standing at just the right angle, appearing invisible or not accepting inputs.

Fixed a bug causing Storm Scout Sprite's Overdrive effect to last longer than expected.

Mastering the Crown Sprite now correctly grants its Cheat Master variant.

The Sprite Summon button no longer stays disabled after returning to Battle Royale from Reload.

Pinging Tetris Rift blocks after their animation ends no longer shows a placeholder icon.

Reduced input latency when VSync is used, with the biggest gains on AMD and Intel GPU configurations at 60 Hz.

Further optimized Performance Mode, allowing low-spec configurations to render at a noticeably higher resolution with no extra GPU cost and minimal visual difference.

Auto Fire and Aim Assist now trigger consistently around the Stone Sanctum's hidden maze walls and doors - no longer blocked when you can see an enemy, and no longer triggering when you can't.

The Cheat Code near the ice cubes east of The Battlewoods no longer appears under the ground.

The Secondary Action button for the God Mode Llama now works correctly, letting you use the item.

The Battle Bus will now reliably appear and fly normally at the start of Blitz matches on Android.