Fortnite April Fools Update 40.10 Drops for Patch 1.000.217
Epic Games has released the Fortnite April Fools update today, April 1, and this is for version 40.10! This is a limited-time update that ends tomorrow, though there is also other stuff included in it too.
Console gamers will see this download as Fortnite update 1.000.217, and this also brings OG Season 8 into the fold, and this one won’t expire after a day.
For the official details, read on for the patch notes.
Fortnite April Fools Update Now Live via Patch 40.10/1.000.217
The April Fools update is active for 24 hours only from April 1st 5:30 AM ET to April 2nd 5:30 AM ET.
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Big Heads – Players have enlarged heads. How does that work on Peely? We had to get a bit creative.
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Finger Guns – Special finger guns go pew pew.
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Shoulder Riding – Players can ride on teammates’ shoulders with multi-stacking capability (infinite, if your balance is good enough?).
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Llama Riding – Rideable Llamas have appeared around the Island. Yeehaw!
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Fall Damage Immunity – Instead of taking fall damage, players make a splat sound when landing.
All April Fools fun is included in Unranked Battle Royale and Blitz. Everything except for Big Heads is included in
General Fixes and Improvements
We’ve made some balance improvements:
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Chaos Reloader Shotgun
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Body shot damage has been slightly reduced
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Reload speed is now consistent across all rarities
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Mythic damage now matches Legendary rarity
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Twin Mag SMG
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You’ll now see less spread while firing, jumping, sprinting and sliding
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Spread has been slightly increased while crouching
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Added Text-To-Speech and Speech-To-Text options in English. Enable these options in the ‘Communication’ Settings tab to have messages read aloud and use your mic to dictate text chats.
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Fixed an issue where Slapperoni Pizza could grant the Slap effect without consuming a slice.
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You’ll no longer get stuck under the terrain when using the Particle Accelerator with the Overdrive Grenade effect.
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Using a Zipline near Latte Landing will no longer send you flying without fall damage immunity.
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The Season X Umbrella no longer causes gray placeholder textures while gliding.
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Equipped Pickaxes will no longer appear with missing textures after a player is revived or rebooted.
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Fixed a visual issue where Axo’s “Midnight” Style could display unintended Outfit elements.
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Hades’ facial expressions now animate correctly when using the Underworld Anger Emote.
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The Overlay Contrail is again available in players’ Lockers.
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[Reload] Morphite weapons no longer display incorrect ammo count on the Quick Bar.
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Fixed an issue where some Gliders could display incorrect Styles or replace equipped Back Blings.
Fortnite Mobile v40.10 Improvements
More HUD Layout Slots
We’ve heard your feedback on wanting more flexibility around HUD layouts – you can now save up to 12 custom HUD layouts in the HUD Layout Tool, allowing you to try out different setups without needing to overwrite the existing ones.
Rivalry Ranks Easier to Read
The Rivalry rank display is now larger and easier to read across devices.
Bug Fixes
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Text chat is now available again in Fortnite OG matches.
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Tap the Text Chat icon in the upper-right and join the conversation!
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Vehicle Radio buttons can now be re-added after being removed from the HUD Layout Tool.
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Fixed an issue where Aim Assist could trigger without active input when Auto Fire is enabled.
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Storm Surge Damage Threshold indicator now correctly appears during Competitive matches.
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The Dash icon no longer incorrectly appears on the Glider button after entering a Rift.
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While in a party, the Chat and Microphone buttons no longer appear duplicated on the Showdown tab.
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Fixed an issue where chat message and group invite push notifications were unintentionally turned off for players who had opted in to receive push notifications.
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You can change your preferences anytime in Settings > Account and Privacy > Social Push Notifications.
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[Blitz] The Lawless Slap Jug can now be used directly from the Quick Bar.
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[Blitz] Accolade, Quest, and XP notifications now appear on the left side of the screen, no longer overlapping with level-up and reward widgets.
Fortnite OG Season 8 Update Available Today
NEW OG PASS
A throwback to the classic Season 8 Battle Pass characters, look the part for a treasure hunt with three new Outfits. The first Outfit, Synthesis, is unlocked right away when you purchase the OG Pass or get it with Fortnite Crew.
LOOK OUT FOR LOOT
Get the dub with long lost plunder new to Fortnite OG:
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Treasure Map – Will lead you to a buried treasure chest complete with a Chug Jug and Legendary weapon.
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Pirate Cannon – Launch yourself or a teammate like a cannonball, great for breaking builds. Ready, aim, fire!
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Flint-Knock Pistol – One of the true OGs is back! The force of your shot will send you and your target flying back like ships in the night.
Aye, look out for more items like The Baller unlocking later in the Season.
Check out the lineup of what’s unvaulted and carrying over at the start of the season:
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Impulse Grenades
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Boogie Bomb
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Rift-to-Go
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Hunting Rifle
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Bandages
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Med Kits
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Apples
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Mushrooms
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Small Shield Potions
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Shield Potions
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Slurp Juice
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Chug Jugs
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Assault Rifles
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Suppressed Assault Rifles
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Heavy Assault Rifles
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Scoped Assault Rifles
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Thermal Scoped Assault Rifles
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Pistols
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Suppressed Pistols
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Hand Cannons
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Dual Pistols
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Scoped Revolvers
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Suppressed Submachine Guns
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Compact SMGs
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Pump Shotguns
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Tactical Shotguns
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Heavy Sniper Rifles
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Suppressed Sniper Rifles
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Grenade Launchers
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Rocket Launchers
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Miniguns
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Clingers
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Balloons
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Bushes
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Cozy Campfires
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Dynamite
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Itemized Glider Redeploy
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Stink Bombs
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Supply Llamas
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Mounted Turrets
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Port-A-Bunker (Zero Build-only)
There’s a lot to enjoy in today’s update, and if Epic pushes a hotfix for anything, we’ll let our readers know.
In other news related to Fortnite, the game’s parent company, Epic Games, is said to be eyed by Disney for an acquisition.
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