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Fortnite v43.00: Set Sail for Fortnite Treasure Hunters: The Greatest Adventure of All Time (Oct 31, 2026): what changed

Fortnite v43.00: Set Sail for Fortnite Treasure Hunters: The Greatest Adventure of All Time was published on Oct 31, 2026 and includes 24 adjustments, 37 additions, 1 removal and 17 fixes.

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TL;DRFortnite Treasure Hunters launches the new Crossbones Isle with One Piece powers like the Gum-Gum Fruit, Flame-Flame Fruit and Zoro's Three Sword Style, plus a batch of new Sprites. It unvaults the Sentinel Pump Shotgun, Hammer Assault Rifle and more, vaults Gold Bars, changes the Golden Apple, and includes bug fixes.

Who this matters to

All Battle Royale players

A new Island, Crossbones Isle, with new locations, weapons and items, and a shaken-up loot pool.

Sprite collectors

New Sprites and variants arrive, and Mastery Monday returns with 2x Sprite XP and 2x Sprite Dust.

Ranked players

A new Ranked Season begins with new rewards and rank icons.

All 79 changes

Crossbones Isle

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New Island: Crossbones Isle, built for 80-player matches. Climb into a cannon to launch yourself across it.
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Land ho! The new Crossbones Isle is built for 80-player matches. Climb into a cannon to launch yourself across and get to the action fast.
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A new Ranked Season begins in Battle Royale, with new rewards and new icons for the top-tier ranks.
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A new Ranked Season begins in Battle Royale! Fight your way back up the ladder and claim new rewards along the way:

The $.$. Rocky

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New location: The $.$. Rocky. Step aboard and challenge A$AP Rocky as a Boss, then raid the deck for loot.
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The $.$. Rocky: Step aboard and challenge A$AP Rocky as a Boss, then raid the deck for loot.

Lantern Lanes

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New location: Lantern Lanes. A sprawling maze of lantern-lit streets.
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Lantern Lanes: Wind through a sprawling maze of lantern-lit streets, then choose your next route before another squad cuts it off.

Baratie Bay

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New location: Baratie Bay. A floating restaurant and the waterfront around it.
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Baratie Bay: Stop by the floating restaurant and stroll the waterfront around it.

Windmill Village

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New location: Windmill Village. A quiet seaside village straight out of One Piece.
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Windmill Village: Windmills turn above this quiet seaside village, straight out of One Piece.

Loguetown

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New location: Loguetown. The busy streets of One Piece's famous harbor town.
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Loguetown: Roam the busy streets of this famous harbor town and see what turns up around every corner.

Arlong Park

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New location: Arlong Park. Storm the fish-man stronghold and claim what's inside.
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Arlong Park: Storm the fish-man stronghold and claim what's inside.

Crew's Cove

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New location: Crew's Cove. A hidden cove with a ship waiting beside a waterfall.
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Crew's Cove: A ship waits beside a waterfall in this hidden cove. See what its crew left behind.

Plunder Port

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New location: Plunder Port. Two docked ships worth clearing out.
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Plunder Port: Two ships sit docked here, and both are worth clearing out before you pick your next heading.

Fort Fortuna

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New location: Fort Fortuna. A fortress whose ramparts are worth searching.
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Fort Fortuna: Scale the walls of this fortress and search every rampart for your next upgrade.

Rubber Resort

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New location: Rubber Resort. A resort with its own duck-shaped yacht.
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Rubber Resort: Check in at a resort with its very own duck-shaped yacht.

Captain's Cenote

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New location: Captain's Cenote. A sinkhole pool at the heart of the mountain.
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Captain's Cenote: Head up the mountain and discover the sinkhole pool at its heart.

Gum-Gum Fruit

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New item: Gum-Gum Fruit. Transform into Luffy and stretch into battle. Throw long-range rubber punches, foot slams or charge up and send yourself flying.
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Gum-Gum Fruit: Transform into Luffy and stretch into battle. Throw long-range rubber punches, foot slams or charge up and send yourself flying.

Flame-Flame Fruit

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New item: Flame-Flame Fruit. Become Ace and turn up the heat. Pepper the competition with rapid shots, then finish with a Fire Fist.
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Flame-Flame Fruit: Become Ace and turn up the heat. Pepper the competition with rapid shots, then finish with a Fire Fist.

Zoro's Three Sword Style

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New item: Zoro's Three Sword Style. Wield three katanas at once to slash through close encounters, and dash in to keep the pressure on opponents.
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Zoro's Three Sword Style: Wield three katanas at once. Slash through close encounters and dash in to keep the pressure on.

A$AP Rocky's Shock Rocket

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New item: A$AP Rocky's Shock Rocket. Use its Shock Rock charges to get airborne, then rain rockets down on anyone below. Available in non-Competitive play.
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A$AP Rocky's Shock Rocket: Take the high ground. Use its Shock Rock charges to get airborne, then rain rockets down on anyone below. Available in non-Competitive play.

Usopp's Slingshot

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New item: Usopp's Slingshot. Pull back, line up your target, and let fly. Heavy rounds make this slingshot a marksman's best friend.
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Usopp's Slingshot: Pull back, line up your target, and let fly. Heavy rounds make this slingshot a marksman's best friend.

Bundlebuss Repeater Rifle

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New item: Bundlebuss Repeater Rifle. Send a volley of bullets downrange. This fully automatic, fast-firing rifle is at its best at medium range.
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Bundlebuss Repeater Rifle: Send a volley of bullets downrange. This fully automatic, fast-firing rifle is at its best at medium range.

Gilded Dragoon Shotgun

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New item: Gilded Dragoon Shotgun. Make one good blast count. This single-fire shotgun trades mag size for big damage.
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Gilded Dragoon Shotgun: Make one good blast count. This single-fire shotgun trades mag size for big damage.

Explosive Cannon Ball

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New item: Explosive Cannon Ball. A big explosive cannon ball you can throw at your opponents or load into a Cannon. Available in non-Competitive play.
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Explosive Cannon Ball: A big explosive cannon ball you can throw at your opponents or load into a Cannon. Available in non-Competitive play.

Nami's Tangerine

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New item: Nami's Tangerine. Restore health and shields while getting a boost when moving through water. A little vitamin C goes a long way!
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Nami's Tangerine: Restore health and shields while getting a boost when moving through water. A little vitamin C goes a long way!

Meat on a Stick

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New item: Meat on a Stick. Take a bite to heal up and keep healing for a short while after. Nothing like it to keep you going.
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Meat on a Stick: Take a bite to heal up and keep healing for a short while after. Nothing like it to keep you going.

Wanted Poster

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New item: Wanted Poster. Spot one on a wall and tear it down — it turns into a Sprite Treasure Map that leads you to a buried Sprite Chest.
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Wanted Poster: Spot one on a wall and tear it down - it turns into a Sprite Treasure Map that leads you to a buried Sprite Chest.

Halfpeel'd

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New Sprite: Halfpeel'd. Marks elims on the map. Detection range grows with each level.
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Halfpeel'd: Marks elims on the map. Detection range grows with each level.

Re-Pete

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New Sprite: Re-Pete. Faster reloads with a chance to refund ammo.
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Re-Pete: Faster reloads with a chance to refund ammo.

Barry O'Fish

New
New Sprite: Barry O'Fish. Spend less stamina while sprinting in water. Gain Slap effect at max level.
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Barry O'Fish: Spend less stamina while sprinting in water. Gain Slap effect at max level.

Exmarks

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New Sprite: Exmarks. Reveals nearby Treasure Maps and Wanted Posters. Spawns a Treasure Map at max level.
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Exmarks: Reveals nearby Treasure Maps and Wanted Posters. Spawns a Treasure Map at max level.

Plundarrgh

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New Sprite: Plundarrgh. Open Chests for increased Pickaxe and movement speed.
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Plundarrgh: Open Chests for increased Pickaxe and movement speed.

Chester

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New Sprite: Chester. May spawn extra loot from Chests and cancels fall damage.
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Chester: May spawn extra loot from Chests and cancels fall damage.

Wayfinder

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New Sprite: Wayfinder. Reveals nearby Sprites and spawns extra loot from Buried Chests.
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Wayfinder: Reveals nearby Sprites and spawns extra loot from Buried Chests.

Kelper

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New Sprite: Kelper. Restores health over time while in water. Bigger heals with each level.
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Kelper: Restores health over time while in water. Bigger heals with each level.

Lil' Squibbly

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New Sprite: Lil' Squibbly. Jump into fishing holes to catch fish and score bonus loot.
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Lil' Squibbly: Jump into fishing holes to catch fish and score bonus loot.

Lil' Flacko

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New Sprite: Lil' Flacko. Creates a small shockwave on landing, knocking back opponents.
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Lil' Flacko: Creates a small shockwave on landing, knocking back opponents.

Sweet Dreams

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New Sprite: Sweet Dreams. Dream Sprite's distant cousin. Grants a random item with each level-up, bursting with Mythic loot at max level.
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Sweet Dreams: Dream Sprite's distant cousin. Grants a random item with each level-up, bursting with Mythic loot at max level.

Fortune Sprite

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New Sprite: Fortune Sprite. Reveals nearby Chests.
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Fortune Sprite: Reveals nearby Chests.

Cursed Sprite

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New Sprite: Cursed Sprite. Increases your chance of finding rare Sprite variants, but water damages you.
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Cursed Sprite: Increases your chance of finding rare Sprite variants, but water damages you.

Sprites Quality-Of-Life Improvements

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Sprites from this Season can now be viewed in numbered order in the Sprites screen.
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Sprites from this Season can now be viewed in numbered order in the Sprites screen.
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Sprites now display a Sprite Stamp showing how you acquired them.
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Sprites now display a Sprite Stamp showing how you acquired them.
  • The View Info screen explains what each Stamp means.

Sentinel Pump Shotgun

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Unvaulted (back in the loot pool): Sentinel Pump Shotgun.
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Sentinel Pump Shotgun

Auto Shotgun

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Unvaulted (back in the loot pool): Auto Shotgun.
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Auto Shotgun

Flint-Knock Pistol

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Unvaulted (back in the loot pool): Flint-Knock Pistol.
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Flint-Knock Pistol

Sidearm Pistol

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Unvaulted (back in the loot pool): Sidearm Pistol.
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Sidearm Pistol

Machine SMG

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Unvaulted (back in the loot pool): Machine SMG.
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Machine SMG

Tactical SMG

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Unvaulted (back in the loot pool): Tactical SMG.
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Tactical SMG

Hammer Assault Rifle

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Unvaulted (back in the loot pool): Hammer Assault Rifle.
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Hammer Assault Rifle

Zipline Deployer

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Unvaulted (back in the loot pool): Zipline Deployer.
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Zipline Deployer

Overdrive Grenade

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Unvaulted (back in the loot pool): Overdrive Grenade.
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Overdrive Grenade
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Unvaulted consumables: Slurp Juice, Shield Fish, Jellyfish, Slurpfish, Hop Flopper and Spicy Fish.
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Consumables: Slurp Juice, Shield Fish, Jellyfish, Slurpfish, Hop Flopper, Spicy Fish

Chests

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Chests now refill over time, so you can open them again after a while.
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Chests now refill over time, so you can open them again after a while. The hunt never runs dry!

Gold Bars

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Gold Bars have been vaulted, so Follower services are now free.
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Follower services are now free.

Vending Machines

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Gold Bars have been vaulted and Vending Machines have been removed. Pocket-O-Matics remain available in Zero Build.
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Vending Machines have been removed. Pocket-O-Matic's remain available in Zero Build.

Pocket Items

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Available Pocket Items: Shockwave Grenade, Port-A-Bunker and Shield Bubble Jr.
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Shockwave Grenade, Port-A-Bunker, Shield Bubble Jr.

Golden Apple

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Golden Apple: now grants 40 Effective Health points instead of 50 HP — any healing beyond your max HP spills over into your Shield.
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Now grants 40 Effective Health points instead of 50 HP - any healing beyond your max HP spills over into your Shield.
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Golden Apple: its low-gravity effect now lasts slightly longer.
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Its low-gravity effect now lasts slightly longer.
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Golden Apple: you can now find it in Produce Boxes a little more often.
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You can now find it in Produce Boxes a little more often.

General

Fix
Fixed a scenario where you couldn't rejoin a match as a spectator if you reconnected shortly after disconnecting.
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Fixed a scenario where you couldn't rejoin a match as a spectator if you reconnected shortly after disconnecting.
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Fixed a scenario where matchmaking from inside a match could disconnect you.
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Fixed a scenario where matchmaking from inside a match could disconnect you.
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Fixed an issue where your party could get stuck waiting after everyone readied up if someone was still loading out of the previous match.
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Fixed an issue where your party could get stuck waiting after everyone readied up if someone was still loading out of the previous match.
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Fixed custom controller movement feeling less responsive than intended at low stick input.
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Fixed custom controller movement feeling less responsive than intended at low stick input.
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Removed a placeholder entry from the Controller Mapping settings.
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Removed a placeholder entry from the Controller Mapping settings.
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Fixed tournament bookmarks not updating correctly when added or removed in the Compete tab.
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Fixed tournament bookmarks not updating correctly when added or removed in the Compete tab.
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Fixed an issue where the Emote Wheel could show the wrong icons when switching between the Emotes, Comms, and Jam Loops tabs.
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Fixed an issue where the Emote Wheel could show the wrong icons when switching between the Emotes, Comms, and Jam Loops tabs.
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Fixed an issue where rapidly selecting the Passes tab could make it unresponsive to controller input.
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Fixed an issue where rapidly selecting the Passes tab could make it unresponsive to controller input.
Fix
Pressing Back at the bottom of Discover and quickly scrolling down no longer makes some tiles briefly glitch out.
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Pressing Back at the bottom of Discover and quickly scrolling down no longer makes some tiles briefly glitch out.
Fix
Right-clicking the "View All" button no longer locks up the UI and scrolling.
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Right-clicking the "View All" button no longer locks up the UI and scrolling.

Gameplay & Performance

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Made improvements to significantly reduce load times when opening the Sprites tab.
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Made improvements to significantly reduce load times when opening the Sprites tab.
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Fixed an issue where close-range bullet impact sounds could sometimes only be heard when the shooter was very close to you.
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Fixed an issue where close-range bullet impact sounds could sometimes only be heard when the shooter was very close to you.
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Fixed an issue where rebooting a teammate at a Reboot Van could be interrupted and not complete.
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Fixed an issue where rebooting a teammate at a Reboot Van could be interrupted and not complete.
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New game installs on PCs with integrated graphics now default to the Performance rendering mode.
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New game installs on PCs with integrated graphics now default to the Performance rendering mode.
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Dynamic 3D Resolution is now on by default for new game installs, and stays off on setups that don't support it.
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Dynamic 3D Resolution is now on by default for new game installs, and stays off on setups that don't support it.
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You can now use Dynamic 3D Resolution together with DLSS technology.
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You can now use Dynamic 3D Resolution together with DLSS technology.
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Fixed the game window not updating its scale when moved between monitors with different display scaling.
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Fixed the game window not updating its scale when moved between monitors with different display scaling.
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Fixed an issue where modifier keys like Shift or Ctrl could get stuck sometimes.
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Fixed an issue where modifier keys like Shift or Ctrl could get stuck sometimes.
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Fixed a crash related to graphics software.
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Fixed a crash related to graphics software.
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Fixed several crashes on Android to improve stability.
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Fixed several crashes on Android to improve stability.
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The Pocket Item now has its own slot in the HUD Layout Tool and can be moved and resized independently, instead of staying attached to the Quickbar.
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The Pocket Item now has its own slot in the HUD Layout Tool and can be moved and resized independently, instead of staying attached to the Quickbar.
Fix
Fixed an issue where Auto Fire could activate for a moment when hiring a Follower you were aiming at.
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Fixed an issue where Auto Fire could activate for a moment when hiring a Follower you were aiming at.
Fix
Fixed the Pocket Item slot disappearing from the HUD when moving or dropping Utility Items in the last two inventory slots.
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Fixed the Pocket Item slot disappearing from the HUD when moving or dropping Utility Items in the last two inventory slots.

Structured by Nerf Radar from the official notes (parsed automatically and reviewed by hand). Epic's official Fortnite Battle Royale update notes as fetched; labels come from the wording of each line, and anything unclear is held for review. Source: communities.epicgames.com · fetched Oct 31, 2026.