v42.40 Fortnite Override: Battle Royale Update Notes (Oct 15, 2026): what changed

Thorne's Vampiric Blade

Finger Guns

Gatekeeper Shotgun

Hunting Rifle

Slap Splash

All Sprite Variants

Midas' Masterpiece (Rift Anomaly)

Witch Broom (Pocket Item)

Super Shot, Big Boom, Action Hero, Healing Overdrive (Overrides)

Sweeper Shotgun: Slightly increased fire rate.

Weak Points once again appear when hitting a destructible object on Nintendo Switch 2.

Fixed an issue where the Lock Input Method as Mouse setting prevented controller and mouse inputs from working together properly.

The Shield Potion's slurp glow effect no longer incorrectly lingers on your character until the end of the match.

Discover got a new look! With today's update, you may notice a refreshed Discover - this is rolling out gradually, coming to more players over time. Expect more expressive tiles and modules, videos that play as you browse, a cleaner logo treatment, new tile shapes and more. Let us know what you think!

Walk over a higher-rarity version of a weapon you're carrying and you'll automatically swap up!

• To try it out, go to Settings > Game > Combat and make sure your Auto Pick Up Weapons setting is toggled on.

Holding the Sprint button while strafing and then moving forward once again triggers sprint as intended.

Fixed an issue where setting the Forward Diagonal Angle to 77 or higher slowed sideways movement.

The Mega Buster's charged shot once again deals its intended area damage.

You'll no longer get stuck after defeating and possessing one of Freddy's Animatronics.

Fixed an issue where the Prop Hunt Override didn't visually transform you into a prop the first time you used it.

Fixed an issue where the Hunter Scavenger Override caused the enemy-marking sound to play on repeat while you were in the Storm.

Fixed a bug where you could get stuck rolling after deploying your Glider just before hitting the terrain at Stone Sanctum.

Fixed an issue where custom keyboard bindings for certain Vehicles didn't apply in-game and reverted to default.

Slightly reduced head sizes on certain Outfits (e.g. Bugs Bunny, Sonic the Hedgehog, Decora Ironmouse) so they don't block your view while aiming down sights in Big Head Mode.

Fixed overlapping Cheat Codes in Wonkeeland that couldn't be interacted with.

Moved a Cheat Code at Golden Grove that couldn't be reached in Zero Build.

The Guardian no longer spawns under the terrain as a Hired Follower.

Fixed an issue in Horde Rush where the Surgefire SMG didn't appear fully when found as floor loot.

The Gizmo Wheel no longer overlaps or stops working when visiting Geno's Machine.

Made additional stability improvements.

Improved issue reporting on Intel video cards when GPU Crash Debugging is enabled in video settings.

Fixed launch crashes that could occur on certain AMD video cards.

Fixed an issue where some players would receive hotfixes with a delay.

Auto Fire will no longer mistrigger when the Loot Hack menu is open.

Fixed an issue where the push notification telling you a download was complete never arrived.

Sprite and Override effects UI can now be repositioned in the HUD Layout Tool to prevent overlaps with custom layouts.

Fixed an issue where Reboot Vans couldn't be activated by tapping their on-screen icon.

Honey Sprite (Design A Sprite Winner!): Chance to spawn bees at the hit location upon dealing damage with a ranged weapon.

One Wish Willow Sprite: Extract enemies' equipped Sprites upon elimination and push nearby enemies away when damaged. You'll be marked on the map if you remove it, so be careful!