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v42.40 Fortnite Override: Battle Royale Update Notes
Oct 15, 2026 · Developer update tracked by Buffs & Bugs
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PATCH AT A GLANCE
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New loot to hack, new Sprites to befriend, Power Hours this weekend, and another round of quality-of-life improvements and bug fixes - details below!
AffectedPC · PS5 · Xbox · Switch · Switch 2
Main focusGameplay changes and fixes
- Loot Pool and Override Updates
- New Loot Hacks
- A new batch of loot is up for hacks, including Finger Guns. Pew pew! 👉👉
What officially changed
New loot to hack, new Sprites to befriend, Power Hours this weekend, and another round of quality-of-life improvements and bug fixes - details below!
Loot Pool and Override Updates
New Loot Hacks
A new batch of loot is up for hacks, including Finger Guns. Pew pew! 👉👉
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Thorne’s Vampiric Blade
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Finger Guns
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Gatekeeper Shotgun
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Hunting Rifle
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Slap Splash
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All Sprite Variants
Vaulted
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Midas' Masterpiece (Rift Anomaly)
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Witch Broom (Pocket Item)
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Super Shot, Big Boom, Action Hero, Healing Overdrive (Overrides)
Balance Adjustments
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Sweeper Shotgun: Slightly increased fire rate.
New Sprites & Rewards
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Honey Sprite (Design A Sprite Winner!): Chance to spawn bees at the hit location upon dealing damage with a ranged weapon.
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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!
The final page of Sprite Mastery rewards is now available, including new Quack Sprites and a new Style for the Pixel Polli Outfit! Quack Sprite boosts every Sprite you’re carrying with an extra Sprite XP whenever it gains XP.
Power Hours: Trick or Treat Sprites | October 17
The hunt is on this Saturday, October 17 - everyone’s dropping in with an enhanced Freddy’s Nightmare in hand. Don’t doze off.
🕑 Starts at 2 PM ET | 6 PM UTC
🕘 Second round starts at 9 PM ET | Sunday, 1 AM UTC
🧤 Freddy’s Nightmare is yours from the jump - move faster while equipped and slash through the unwary
🍬 Trick or Treat Sprite variant appears more often
🪙 1-Up Tokens and Portable Extractors may drop from Chests
✅ Bug Fixes, Improvements & Adjustments
General
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Weak Points once again appear when hitting a destructible object on Nintendo Switch 2.
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Fixed an issue where the Lock Input Method as Mouse setting prevented controller and mouse inputs from working together properly.
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The Shield Potion's slurp glow effect no longer incorrectly lingers on your character until the end of the match.
Cosmetics
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Added new Locker sorting options - sort your items by Most Used, Last Used and Least Used.
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Fixed an issue where randomized Locker presets and loadouts didn’t shuffle correctly when queuing into the next match with “Play Again”.
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The Randomize option in the Locker now consistently randomizes the equipped item.
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Fixed an issue where the hair on both Madison Beer Outfits displayed white highlights.
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Both Madison Beer Outfits now correctly animate facial expressions while emoting on Mobile.
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The Air Pilot Style now correctly displays on The Guardian Outfit.
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The Ironmouse Worm Back Bling is no longer hidden by Decora Ironmouse’s hair.
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Skillet’s head fur no longer disappears on high graphics while using certain Emotes.
OFFICIAL UPDATE NOTES · DEVELOPERWhat officially changedTap to read the full patch notes
New loot to hack, new Sprites to befriend, Power Hours this weekend, and another round of quality-of-life improvements and bug fixes - details below!
Loot Pool and Override Updates
New Loot Hacks
A new batch of loot is up for hacks, including Finger Guns. Pew pew! 👉👉
•
Thorne’s Vampiric Blade
•
Finger Guns
•
Gatekeeper Shotgun
•
Hunting Rifle
•
Slap Splash
•
All Sprite Variants
Vaulted
•
Midas' Masterpiece (Rift Anomaly)
•
Witch Broom (Pocket Item)
•
Super Shot, Big Boom, Action Hero, Healing Overdrive (Overrides)
Balance Adjustments
•
Sweeper Shotgun: Slightly increased fire rate.
New Sprites & Rewards
•
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!
The final page of Sprite Mastery rewards is now available, including new Quack Sprites and a new Style for the Pixel Polli Outfit! Quack Sprite boosts every Sprite you’re carrying with an extra Sprite XP whenever it gains XP.
Power Hours: Trick or Treat Sprites | October 17
The hunt is on this Saturday, October 17 - everyone’s dropping in with an enhanced Freddy’s Nightmare in hand. Don’t doze off.
🕑 Starts at 2 PM ET | 6 PM UTC
🕘 Second round starts at 9 PM ET | Sunday, 1 AM UTC
🧤 Freddy’s Nightmare is yours from the jump - move faster while equipped and slash through the unwary
🍬 Trick or Treat Sprite variant appears more often
🪙 1-Up Tokens and Portable Extractors may drop from Chests
✅ Bug Fixes, Improvements & Adjustments
General
•
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.
Cosmetics
•
Added new Locker sorting options - sort your items by Most Used, Last Used and Least Used.
•
Fixed an issue where randomized Locker presets and loadouts didn’t shuffle correctly when queuing into the next match with “Play Again”.
•
The Randomize option in the Locker now consistently randomizes the equipped item.
•
Fixed an issue where the hair on both Madison Beer Outfits displayed white highlights.
•
Both Madison Beer Outfits now correctly animate facial expressions while emoting on Mobile.
•
The Air Pilot Style now correctly displays on The Guardian Outfit.
•
The Ironmouse Worm Back Bling is no longer hidden by Decora Ironmouse’s hair.
•
Skillet’s head fur no longer disappears on high graphics while using certain Emotes.
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