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Fortnite v42.00
Aug 20, 2026 · Developer update tracked by Buffs & Bugs
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What officially changed
🗺️ New POIs: Explore Stone Sanctum, race through Green Hill Zone and uncover Reality's Reign. 🎮 Refreshed Loot: Sonic Power Sneakers, Mega Buster, 8-Bit Shotgun, Midas' Masterpiece, Tetris Rift, 1-Up Token and God Mode Llama. 💻 Hack the Game: Enter Lobby Hack codes in the Admin Panel, spend Sprite Dust on Loot Hacks and punch in Cheat Codes hidden across the Island to free Sprites. ⚡ Match Overrides: Claim an Override Console to rewrite the rules for the whole lobby: Sonic Speed, Extra Life, Big Loot and more. ✨ A whole new generation of Sprites: Including Klombo, Sonic, Tails and Jackrabbit Sprites. 🏆 Ranked Reset: Climb for new rewards, all the way to The Unrealizer Pickaxe. Sprites now join you in Ranked but their powers are disabled. 🤩 Golden Hours: Gold Sprite variants arrive Aug 22 from 2–4 PM & 9–11 PM ET. Catch all the details on Web.
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