Fortnite update 40.10 has an April 1 release date (Image: EPIC GAMES)
Fortnite fans are counting down to the release of the first update of the latest season, not to mention the launch of Fortnite OG Season 8. Fortnite update 40.10 and OG Season 8 has an April 1 release date on PlayStation, Xbox, PC, Nintendo Switch and Android. The update will be accompanied by a period of server downtime, which starts at 9am BST UK time and ends at 10.30am BST. Once the update is downloaded and servers are back online, fans can enjoy all of the new content.
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The news was announced by Epic Games on X, alongside a preview about what to expect from update 40.10.
“Fingers go pew pew,” reads an Epic Games tweet. “Downtime for v40.10 begins at 4 AM ET (8 AM UTC) with matchmaking ending shortly beforehand.”
The new update is expected to add the Chapter 7, Season 2 Super Styles, as well more pop culture crossovers such as a Super Meat Boy 3D Sidekick.
However, the big news is the launch of OG Season 8 and its Battle Pass. You can see the Battle Pass skins at the top of the page.
It also brings back locations such as Lazy Lagoon, The Volcano and Sunny Steps, as well as weapons and items like the Pirate Cannon, Treasure Maps, Flint-Knock Pistol and Poison Dart Trap.
Perhaps most exciting of all, however, is the imminent return of the Marvel Endgame LTM on April 3.
Elsewhere, the new update will add features like Text-To-Speech and Speech-To-Text.
“Enable these options in the ‘Communication’ Settings tab and have messages read aloud and use your mic to dictate text chats,” Epic explains.
You can check out some of the bug fixes and gameplay tweaks in the early patch notes below.
Fortnite OG Season 8 (Image: EPIC GAMES)
Fortnite update 40.10 early patch notes…
GENERAL
• Axo’s ‘Midnight’ Style may appear with an unintended shirt and visual issues.
– Axo’s ‘Midnight’ Style may appear with an unintended shirt and visual issues.
• The Overlay Contrail doesn’t appear in the Locker.
– The Overlay Contrail is currently missing from players’ Lockers. We’re working to restore it.
• Incorrect “Rewards to Claim” notification in the Bonus rewards section of the Battle Pass
– We’re investigating an issue where a “Rewards to Claim” notification appears in the top-right corner in the Bonus section of the Battle Pass. This is a visual issue only—players can still claim any rewards they’ve unlocked while leveling up.
• Chaos Reloader Shotgun issues with reloading and firing.
– The Chaos Reloader Shotgun may not reload when unequipped. Its reload progress doesn’t show in the Quick Bar. May sometimes not fire when holding the Shoot button and swapping to another weapon at the same time.
• Morphite weapons may display inaccurate ammo count on the Quick Bar.
– Morphite weapons’ ammo count may display incorrectly on the Quick Bar.
• Pickaxes may appear incorrectly after being revived or rebooted.
– After a player is revived or rebooted by a teammate, their currently equipped Pickaxe may appear with missing textures.
• Season X Umbrella visual effects issues.
– The Season X Umbrella may cause gray placeholder textures to cover the screen while gliding.
• Players may get stuck under the terrain when using the Particle Accelerator while affected by the Overdrive Grenade.
– Using the Particle Accelerator while the Overdrive Grenade effect is active may cause players to become stuck under the terrain.
• Item icons may appear stretched on Vending Machines.
– When standing in front of a Vending Machine, featured item icons may appear stretched. This is visual-only; you can still make purchases without issues.
• Zipline near Latte Landing may knock players off.
– Using the Zipline near Latte Landing may knock players off without fall damage immunity.
• Text chat is currently not available in Fortnite OG matches.
– Tapping the Text Chat icon in the upper-right corner does not open the text chat box.
