Fortnite fans are counting down to the launch of update 34.30 on PS5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, Android and Nintendo Switch. In a post on X, Fortnite developer Epic Games confirmed that update 34.30 has a Tuesday, April 8, release date.
Needless to say, it will be accompanied by a period of server downtime, which has a 9am BST start time for fans living in the UK. “Downtime for v34.30 begins at 4 AM ET with matchmaking ending shortly beforehand,” reads an Epic Games tweet. As you can see from the Epic Games tweet, matchmaking will be disabled before the start of the server downtime. This means you’ll be unable to join a new game close to 9am, so login early if you fancy a match in the morning.
In terms of what fans can expect, the headline news is that pop star Sabrina Carpenter is being added as the Fortnite Festival Season 8 Icon.
Epic explains more: “Global superstar and two-time GRAMMY winner Sabrina Carpenter brings her eccentric brand of pop to Fortnite Festival Season 8.
“Unlock her “Juno” and “Nonsense” Jam Tracks in the Season 8 Music Pass and find more of her tracks in the Shop! That’s that Season 8 Icon, Sabrina: there’ll be a Sabrina Carpenter Outfit in both the Music Pass and Shop.”
In addition to Sabrina Carpenter, the new Fortnite update is expected to introduce an Adventure Time collaboration, as well as new Star Wars leaks ahead of the rumoured Star Wars season.
According to insiders such as Shiina, fans can also expect new maps and items to join Ballistic mode.
That’s on top of the usual selection of gameplay tweaks and bug fixes, the first of which you can read about in the early patch notes below.
Fortnite update 34.30 early patch notes…
GENERAL FIXES
• The Technician Naya Outfit may have display issues in Performance Mode.
– If the player uses Performance Mode on PC and equips or previews the Technician Naya Outfit in the Locker, they may notice visual issues of the Outfit being distorted.
BATTLE ROYALE FIXES
• Pressing “Rocket forward” mid-air after running out of charge removes the Rocket Drill’s slow fall effect, causing fall damage.
– If the player activates the “Rocket forward” button mid-air and runs out of charge, they will take fall damage when hitting the ground.
LEGO FORTNITE FIXES
• The ‘Exit’ option is missing if the player moves away from their Housing Lot while in the Edit/Decorate mode.
– The ‘Exit’ option is missing within the Edit and Decorate Mode options on PlayStation 4/5 if the player moves away from their Housing Lot while still inside this mode.
ROCKET RACING
• All Foliage Trail Ranked reward previews incorrectly displayed in the Forest Green Style.
– Upon unlocking the Stage 8 and Stage 16 Ranked Quest rewards, the Foliage Trail preview will only appear in its Forest Green variant instead of other available colors.
FORTNITE MOBILE
• ADS remains active when switching between Combat and Build mode.
– If the player holds the Aim Down Sights button while using a scoped weapon, taps a Build button on the Build Quickbar (Stairs, Walls, Floors, Cones, Traps) and lets go of the ADS button, the ADS view will stay on.
• The ‘Combined ADS+Fire’ setting may not work correctly in some experiences.
– If the player enables the ‘Combined ADS+Fire’ setting under the ‘Touch and Motion’ tab and uses a weapon, they may not enter Aim Down Sights (ADS) mode.
• In-game time may not match the device time.
– Using the default settings (i.e. automatic time zone and device location/language) may display incorrect time for some players.