Fortnite Update 42.40 from October 15, 2026: New Skins, Weapon Changes, and Bug Fixes

Loot and Modifier Changes

New Loot for Looting

• Kado Thorna’s Vampire Blade.
• Pistol Fingers.
• “Gatekeeper” Shotgun.
• Hunting Rifle.
• Instant-Energy Bomb.
• All perfume varieties.

Sent to the vault

• Midas Monster—a fault anomaly.
• Witch’s Broom — a pocket item.
• Modifiers: “Super Shot,” “Big Boom,” “Action Hero,” and “Healing Boost.”

Balance Adjustments

• “Stacker” Shotgun: Fire rate slightly increased.

New Spirits and Rewards

• Honey Spirit: When dealing damage with a firearm, there is a chance to summon bees at the point of impact.
• The “Willow of a Single Desire” spirit evacuates active enemy spirits upon elimination and pushes back nearby enemies when the player takes damage. After the spirit is removed, the player’s location is marked on the map.

Bug Fixes and Improvements

Home

General

• Weak spots reappear when striking destructible objects on Nintendo Switch 2.
• Fixed a bug where the “Block Mouse Input” setting prevented the controller and mouse from working together properly.
• The glow effect from the Shield Potion no longer lingers on the character until the end of the match.

Cosmetic Items

• Added new sorting options to the locker: by frequency of use and by time of last use.
• Fixed a bug where templates and layouts in the “Locker” with random items would be shuffled incorrectly when entering the next match via “Play Again.”
• The “Random Selection” option in the “Locker” now always randomly selects an equipped item.
• Fixed a bug that caused white highlights to appear in Madison Beer’s hair on both of her outfits.
• Both of Madison Beer’s outfits now correctly animate facial expressions when using emotes on mobile devices.
• The “Pilot Suit” style now displays correctly on the Guardian outfit.
• The “Ironmouse Worm” back accessory is no longer hidden by Ironmouse’s hair.
• The fur on Nick the Demolisher’s head no longer disappears on high graphics settings when using certain emotes.
• The missing name and description for the Porsche 911 Turbo have been added to the “Locker.”
• The “Mini-Championship Scythe” pickaxe is now correctly listed as part of the FNCS set.
• The Golden Punk’s glow no longer appears jagged around the edges near the mouth and right eye socket.
• Character faces no longer become distorted at the end of the “Test Your Strength” emote.
• The trail on the “Banana Heels” shoes no longer appears dimmer on the right foot.
• The “Sugar on the Tongue” emote now appears when filtering the “Locker” by emotes.
• The descriptions for the “2D Microphone” pickaxe and the back accessory now state: “New styles to choose from!”

PC

• A fix has been released for error IS-UP-IZ04, which some players encountered when installing the latest Fortnite update.
• If the IS-UP-IZ04 error persists, the developers recommend restarting the launcher: right-click its icon in the taskbar, select “Exit,” and then open it again.
• Additional stability improvements have been made.
• Improved the submission of issue reports for Intel graphics cards when GPU debug mode is enabled in the graphics settings.
• Fixed startup crashes that could occur on some AMD graphics cards.
• Fixed an issue that caused some players to receive minor updates with a delay.

Mobile Devices

• Auto-fire will no longer behave incorrectly when the loot hack menu is open.
• Fixed a bug that prevented the download completion pop-up notification from appearing.
• Spirit and modifier UI elements can now be moved in the UI Layout Tool to avoid overlap when using custom layouts.
• Fixed a bug that prevented respawn vans from being activated by tapping their icon on the screen.

Battle Royale and Zero Altitude

• Added automatic weapon replacement with a higher-rarity equivalent when moving over it.
• This feature works when the “Auto-Select Weapons” option is enabled in Settings → Game → Combat System.
• If you hold down the sprint button while moving sideways and then move forward again, the sprint will activate as intended.
• Fixed a bug that caused sideways movement to slow down when the “Diagonal Forward Movement Angle” was set to 77 or higher.
• The Mega Cannon’s charged shot once again deals the intended area damage.
• Fixed a bug that caused players to get stuck after defeating one of the Freddy animatronics and possessing it.
• Fixed a bug that prevented the “Hide-and-Seek” modifier from visually transforming the character into an object upon first use.
• Fixed a bug that caused the “Hunter-Gatherer” modifier to make the enemy mark sound repeat while the player was in the Storm.
• Fixed a bug where the character could get stuck in a rapid current after reopening the hang glider right before hitting the ground in the Harsh Sanctuary.
• Fixed a bug that caused custom key bindings for certain vehicles to not apply in-game and revert to default settings.
• The head size of some outfits—such as Bugs Bunny, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Ironmouse’s Decora—has been slightly reduced so that it does not obstruct the view when aiming in “Big Head” mode.
• Fixed an issue with cheat codes overlapping in Whimsical Park, which prevented players from interacting with them.
• The cheat code in the Golden Castle, which was previously inaccessible in “Zero Altitude” mode, has been relocated.
• The Guardian no longer appears underground as a hired companion.
• Fixed an issue in “Horde Rush” mode where the “Expression” submachine gun was not fully displayed when it appeared as loot on the ground.
• The device wheel no longer overlaps the interface or stops working when visiting the Geno Machine.

Fortnite “As Before”

• Fixed a bug that caused chests in Prospector’s Village to sometimes fail to drop weapons and, in rare cases, drop consumables instead.
• Removed a cart that was “living” inside the ground for free in Prospector’s Village.
• Fixed visible seams and overlapping objects in Prospectors’ Village.
• Fixed jagged terrain edges north of Prospector’s Outpost.
• The cliff texture in the Northerners’ Settlement no longer appears stretched or distorted.
• The lines on the soccer field in Pleasant Park no longer cast shadows incorrectly.
• Objects and parts on the ship in Lazy Lagoon no longer appear and disappear when viewed from a distance.
• The meteor’s tail no longer appears and disappears from view when viewed from a distance.

Battle with the Storm

• Fixed a bug that could cause the game to freeze briefly after changing gear in the locker or switching heroes in the Hero Gear menu.
• Fixed a bug on Nintendo Switch 2 that caused gear, back accessories, and shoes to appear as default items when loading into Home Base.
• Fixed a bug that caused some modules in the “Repair the Shelter” mission to appear inside the terrain, making them uncollectable.
• Fixed a bug that sometimes caused the character to enter build mode instead of boarding the hoverboard after clearing an obstacle.
• Removed a floating pile of snow that was blocking the stairs in the lab.
• The abilities “Go, Commandos!!!,” “Right-Handed and Left-Handed,” and “Go, Builder” now activate reliably when the button is held down in build mode. Running is no longer available in build mode.
• Crafted weapons are now automatically added to the quick-access panel at Home Base.
• Fixed a bug where an Alien’s armor-piercing attack could destroy vehicles outside its range.
• Fixed a bug where, after changing a hero’s gear, the character might appear duplicated in the command menu.
• Fixed a bug that caused the “Fitness Killer” equipment banner to display in low resolution in the “Event Items” section.
• The map no longer appears misaligned during missions.
• Menu buttons no longer stop working after declining to enter a solo mission in the “Co-op Missions” section at the base.
• Fixed a bug that caused the message “No suitable missions found for the party’s power level” to appear briefly when opening the “Co-op Missions” menu.
• The “Recommended” counter for construction now takes into account buildings erected before the counter appeared.
• The names of fallen allies in dungeons are no longer displayed in white instead of red.
• The message “Activate the statue at the next checkpoint” no longer appears by mistake when turning into a ghost during solo dungeon runs.
• Fixed the text for the “Better in a Tomb Than a Guest House” quest objective: it now reads “Light the torches to help Carter find his way” and “Torches lit.”

LEGO Fortnite

• Fixed a bug that prevented both of Nana’s villages from being created in some players’ worlds.
• Brick balloons and regular balloons now deal the correct damage again.
• Players who use F to interact can once again rotate placed wheels as their primary action.
• The cloud around the Ninjago Monastery no longer obstructs the view or interferes with navigation.
• The key binding for the “Build Menu” now displays correctly in the interface while in build mode, and the correct button once again opens the build menu instead of exiting it.
• You can now progress through the “Generate Depths” quests across multiple worlds.
• Navigating the resource list in the “Info” widget of the Build menu using a controller now works as intended.
• Placing balloons is now more flexible. You can now place regular and activated balloons more freely than before.
• Fixed a bug that caused “Exit Quick Build” and “Sprint” to be mapped to the same button on the controller.
• The “More Info” panel now retains its state when opening and closing the build menu.
• The Quick Build resource widget now displays resource names.

Fortnite Festival

• Fixed a bug where performing the “All” jam while another jam was already in progress would cause it to stop.

Known Issues

Cosmetics

• The “Titanium” style for the Mortus X outfit may display incorrectly with a light purple tint instead of white. This will be fixed in version 43.00.

Fortnite “As Before”

• A health bar appears when approaching the Cube near Floating Island, but the Cube cannot be destroyed. This will be fixed in version 43.00.

Fortnite Festival

• The lane divider is displayed incorrectly when playing with advanced parties.
• On the main stage, the auto-emote setting does not always apply correctly.
• On the Main Stage, the in-game song menu options—“Restart” and “Return to Backstage”—cannot be navigated using the D-pad on the controller; the analog stick is not affected and functions as intended.
• On the main stage, the “General” filter in the music library does not apply correctly.
• When playing an external solo guitar or bass guitar, the green fret may stop responding during local multiplayer.
• When playing external drums, striking two cymbals simultaneously may cause an unintended interruption in a note sequence.
• When playing external percussion with “Mirror Mode” enabled, discrepancies in score calculation may occur.

“Hazbin Hotel” Skins and Items: Prices

Outfits and Sets

• Alastor — 1,800 V-Bucks.
• Princess Charlie Morningstar — 1,500 V-Bucks.
• Vagata — 1,500 V-Bucks.
• “Hazbin Hotel” Set — 4,000 V-Bucks.

Picks

• Alastor’s Staff — 800 V-Bucks.
• Charlie’s Trident — 500 V-Bucks.
• Vagata's Spear — 500 V-Bucks.

Back Accessories

• Alastor's Radio — 500 V-Bucks.
• Kiki — 600 V-Bucks.
• Vagata's Wings — 400 V-Bucks.

Emotions

• Alastor's Plan — 500 V-Bucks.
• A Good Day… — 500 V-Bucks.

Shoes and Wrap

• Alastor's Smiling Slippers — 1,000 V-Bucks.
• “Hazbin Grin” wrapping — 500 V-Bucks.

Musical Instruments and Jam Tracks

• Alastor’s Clavitar — 800 V-Bucks.
• Morningstar Microphone — 800 V-Bucks.
• “Best Dad in Hell” jam track — 500 V-Bucks.
• “Happy Day in Hell” jam track — 500 V-Bucks.