Fortnite's v43.10 update is rolling out today, bringing a new Captain to the Island and several changes to the Battle Royale loot pool.
Captain's Day: Buggy
Buggy has arrived at Buggy's Beachhead as this week's Boss. Players who take him on can claim the Special Buggy Ball and the Lever Action Shotgun.
Treasure Hours: Cursed
Treasure Hours: Cursed takes place on Saturday, November 14, boosting Cursed Sprites. Carrying one means a higher chance of finding rarer Sprite variants, but the water will deal damage in return. Last week's Captain, Lil Uzi Vert, is sharing the arsenal too, with the Lil' SMG dropping in. Round one kicks off at 2 PM ET, with round two at 9 PM ET.
Captain's Day: Miku and Teto
Hatsune Miku and Kasane Teto arrive at Friendship Villa on Sunday, November 15. The Leekcapper and the Flapjack Rifle join the loot pool, and a third Map Fragment surfaces this weekend.
Gameplay Updates
Some of the Season's Exotic weapons may now appear in Chests, with Epic saying legend tells of one Chest that holds them all. Boss weapons are now a guaranteed drop after eliminating a Boss.
Cursed Sprites now show a visual effect when their curse is active. Cursed Kelper has been added today, increasing the chance of rare Sprite variants, while Mini Miku and Squiplash arrive on November 15 alongside a new secret rare Sprite.
Quality-of-Life Improvements
With Visualize Sound Effects enabled, the Chest indicator now shows an up or down arrow when a Chest is above or below you. The indicator's minimum opacity has also been increased to 30%.
A new Grid Density button has been added to the Locker, letting you cycle between Large, Medium and Small tile sizes. The Up and Down arrows now move through your items a full page at a time, including the Emote Wheel.
PC players can now download High Quality Assets from the Epic Games Launcher, so they are no longer streamed during matches. To enable it, click the three dots on the Fortnite icon in your Library and select Options.
Fortnite Reload
Springfield has returned to Reload, this time with the Donut Storm. Falling Donuts are enabled on Springfield in Ranked and Unranked playlists, and Springfield is joined by Squid Grounds and Surf City in the map rotation. Reload's base loot pool will remain unchanged until after the FNCS Reload Solo finals, though Simpsons map-specific loot returns.
Bug Fixes
- Updated the Chest opening animation for Weekly Gold Outfits treasure to better differentiate from finding Pirate Shop Access.
- Controller movement no longer drifts diagonally when moving straight with the Old School and Quick Builder presets.
- Toggle Inventory and Toggle Map keybinds now respond consistently and can be rebound.
- Fixed an issue where digging up a Buried Chest sometimes required moving or crouching to land the final hit.
- Swapping weapons mid-reload no longer forces a fresh reload when swapping back.
- The Hammer Assault Rifle no longer causes continuous camera shake after its mag is emptied.
- Fixed an issue where the Chester Sprite's fall damage immunity was lost after using a Vehicle.
- Fixed an issue where purchasing XP from a Sprite Dust Console sometimes didn't grant the XP.
- The Pick Up button now stays available while you're reviving a teammate.
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