Epic Games has rolled out Fortnite update 4.18 on all platforms this March 19, and this for patch v29.01. This is being dubbed as the Midas patch. Read on for what’s new down below as well as the game’s current known issues for all modes.

Fortnite Update 4.18 Patch Notes for and Known Issues as of March 19:

Update: The official patch notes and details have finally been revealed by Epic!

In Battle Royale’s Rise of Midas, help Midas flee the Island with special Quests, feel the midsummer heat in the returning Floor is Lava experience, and go for gold in the Rise of Midas Cup! Rise of Midas runs until April 2, 2024, at 9 AM ET.

ASCENDING AGENT
First, the curious Marigold notices Midas was in The Underworld… but has escaped. Then, Midas suspects his associate Brutus of treason. But whether he’s guilty or not, the rest of Midas’ crew are committed to getting Midas on “The Marigold” yacht to escape Hades’ wrath. Follow the story in the Rise of Midas Quests and unlock in-game rewards along the way!

The Quests are split into five phases, each going live sequentially. All the phases will be available until Rise of Midas ends (Apr. 2, 2024, at 9 AM ET):

• Midas Rises: available right now!
• Et Tu, Brutus?: available March 20 at 9 AM ET
• Jules vs. the Golden Touch: available March 25 at 9 AM ET
• Myths of Midas: available March 27 at 9 AM ET
• The Great Marigold Yacht Heist: available March 28 at 9 AM ET

For completing six Quests, you’ll unlock the Cerberus Medallion Spray, a memento of the gate to The Underworld. For completing 12, you’ll unlock the Rose of Avarice Back Bling, beauty transformed by golden greed. And for completing 18, you’ll unlock the Queen in Gold Glider, a masterpiece in merry gold.

“HOT AS HADES”: FLOOR IS LAVA RETURNS!

All that’s glittering hot is gold. During Rise of Midas, Midas presents a golden twist on a fan favorite limited-time experience! Floor is Lava is back for all of Rise of Midas, so jump in and get the high ground to best the lava overtaking the Island. Unlike regular Floor is Lava, Midas Presents: Floor is Lava features items from Chapter 5 Season 2… plus golden lava!

Midas Presents: Floor is Lava has its own Quests that’ll go live sequentially. Available until the end of Rise of Midas (Apr. 2, 2024, at 9 AM ET), complete them for even more in-game rewards! Unlock the Zeus-inspired Lightning King and Zeus Medallion Sprays, and The Gilded Vengeance Pickaxe (Midas’ symbol of the revenge that mattered most).

THE GOLDEN KING GOES FORWARD

Add a golden touch to your Locker. The Outfit of the escaped Midas — a.k.a. Ascendant Midas — will be available in the Shop starting March 26 at 8 PM ET, as will the Golden King’s Cape Back Bling threaded with gold. Literally add a golden touch to your Locker: The Golden Touch Pickaxe will be in the Shop also!

RISE ABOVE THE REST IN THE RISE OF MIDAS CUP

A king always stays on top. Compete in the Solo Rise of Midas Cup on March 24, where players who earn the most points in each region will earn the Ascendant Midas Outfit and Golden King’s Cape Back Bling* before they hit the Shop, while all players who earn at least eight points will earn The Rise of Midas Loading Screen with the release of v29.10.

Competitors can play up to ten matches within their region’s three-hour time window, and the specific event timing for each region can be found in the “Compete” tab in-game. (Note: Once a player participates in a region in any competitive event during Battle Royale Chapter 5 Season 2, they will be locked to that region for any subsequent sessions of that event, as well as all sessions for future events in the Season.) Scoring will follow the format below:

MATCH PLACEMENT

Victory Royale: 30 points
2nd: 25 points
3rd: 22 points
4th: 20 points
5th: 19 points
6th: 17 points
7th: 16 points
8th: 15 points
9th: 14 points
10th: 13 points
11th – 15th: 11 points
16th – 20th: 9 points
21st – 25th: 7 points
26th – 30th: 5 points
31st – 35th: 4 points
36th – 40th: 3 points
41st – 50th: 2 points
51st – 75th: 1 point

EACH ELIMINATION

2 points

MORE IN V29.01: HURL THE CHAINS OF HADES

Can’t get over The Underworld? The Chains of Hades Olympian Power is here at last! Imbued with the energy of The Underworld, pull faraway enemies into range of its devastating attack combo. This Mythic power can be found from the ground or Chests, or by defeating Hades if you can handle it.

While the official patch notes aren’t available yet, here are the known current issues for all modes, and don’t be surprised to see some of the items below fixed in today’s patch.

GENERAL TOP ISSUES

In-Development:

• Players may be unable to use their driving controls when attempting to drive a Vehicle.

LOCKER TOP ISSUES:

• The LEGO Kits tab appears empty

Fixed in Future Game Update:

• Shuffle Loadout option missing

BATTLE ROYALE TOP ISSUES:

Fixed in Future Game Update:

• Hurdling and Clambering on Starter Island before the Battle Bus launches can cause broken dashes while in River Styx.

In-Development:

• The D-Pad on controllers may not work after a match on the post-match screen.
• Players are sometimes unable to open their Inventory or Map.
• Players may be unable to start a God Challenge.

LEGO FORTNITE TOP ISSUES:

In-Development:

• Dynamic Structure parts may displace and shift when moving fast
• Consumable buff timers can be overwritten when eating another consumable with a buff
• Players are unable to sit on Seating furniture that is touching a wall
• There is no indication of which direction some furniture is being placed

Investigating:

• Starting Location sometimes far away from resources.
• Villagers exploring with players may destroy structures while trying to harvest.

Info:

• Keybinds Not Saving

ROCKET RACING TOP ISSUES:

In-Development:

• Default Octane may load even if it wasn’t the car body selected by the player
• Occasionally after skipping the Rocket Racing trailer, screen turns black and is unresponsive.
• Vehicle appears blurry at start of race

Investigating

• Ranked quests show incomplete after reaching the next rank.
• Tracks sometimes have unexpected collisions
• Default outfit will not update/change when selecting other experiences upon returning to lobby
• Console and Mobile players may experience hitches while navigating Discover Menu

FORTNITE FESTIVAL TOP ISSUES:

In-Development:

• Jam Stage Mixers – Players need to equip Jam Tracks before hopping into the Jam Stage to access songs and start making music.
• Not seeing any songs available upon launching Fortnite Festival Main Stage.
• Players will sometimes not animate on the Main Stage.
• Fender Stratocaster and Fender Precision Bass selectable colors show as an X.

Investigating:

• Audio Stuttering On Switch After Extended Play
• ‘Toggle’ custom keybind interfering with ‘Open Songlist’

SAVE THE WORLD TOP ISSUES:

In-Development:

• Increase in crashes in Save the World
• View Distance Rendering

Fortnite Update v29.00 Datamined Content:

MIDAS UPDATE TONIGHT, TURN ON NOTIS ‼️🔥 pic.twitter.com/Rv0Z1akMFF

— HYPEX (@HYPEX) March 18, 2024

NEW UPDATE 🔥 #Fortnite

– Chains of Hades, Drum Gun, & Shield Bubble Jr are now live ‼️ pic.twitter.com/FZzzEQvkW8

— HYPEX (@HYPEX) March 19, 2024

Official Image of the "Midas Presents: Floor is Lava" LTM ‼️🔥

[VIA: @Krowe_moh] pic.twitter.com/2DtOsviHb3

— HYPEX (@HYPEX) March 19, 2024

Fortnite are already making LEGO versions of more BR Weapons & Items for the upcoming LEGO Creative ‼️

They're also porting over some mechanics from BR like getting knocked & revived, etc.. pic.twitter.com/SeoZ040lkf

— HYPEX (@HYPEX) March 19, 2024

Once the official patch notes are out, we’ll update the article to reflect what’s new.

Update official details for v29.01!

Source: Fortnite Trello Board and Fortnite