Fortnite 29.40 replace patch notes, server downtime, huge NEW Star Wars occasion, extra | Gaming | Entertainment | EUROtoday

Fortnite developer Epic Games has introduced plans to launch a shock replace for Star Wars Day. Fortnite will rejoice Star Wars Day on May the 4th with a boatload of latest gadgets, skins and songs throughout Battle Royale, LEGO Fortnite and Fortnite Festival. The last main obtain earlier than the present season involves an finish in a couple of weeks, replace 29.40 has a May 3 launch date on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, Android and Nintendo Switch. Needless to say, the massive new Star Wars replace shall be accompanied by a interval of server downtime, which implies no Fortnite for the following couple of hours. Epic Games will disable Fortnite matchmaking at round 8.30am BST, earlier than taking the sport offline in full on all platforms at 9am UK time. Fans can anticipate the sport to come back again on-line at round 11am BST.

The information was introduced by Epic Games on X, alongside a preview about what to anticipate from the newest sport replace.

“Prepare to go back to a galaxy far, far away… Star Wars is entering the Fortnite universe soon! Downtime begins at 4 AM ET with matchmaking ending shortly beforehand.”

In a follow-up tweet, Epic introduced that provides have returned to the Item Shop, earlier than as soon as once more confirming downtime: “Offers in the Item Shop have returned! Reminder: Downtime for v29.40 begins May 3rd at 4 AM ET.”

According to Fortnite insider Chinanew Star Wars skins and bundles embrace Dagobah Luke, Lando Calrissian and AWR Trooper. There’s additionally a Chewbacca pores and skin, which could be seen within the trailer beneath.

That’s on high of latest tracks accessible for Fortnite Festival, in addition to a Rocket Racing bundle for two,800 V-Bucks.

Indeed, the Cantina Band Jam Track shall be in rotation without cost as soon as the replace goes reside, however just for a few hours.

It’s additionally price mentioning that as the ultimate main replace of the season, the brand new obtain may comprise sport information for the top of season occasion.

You can see additional Fortnite replace 29.40 patch notes beneath. Daily Express may also maintain this text up to date with all the newest developments from replace 29.40.

Fortnite replace 29.40 patch notes…

GENERAL

• Players cease shifting ahead after closing the map.

– Players cease shifting ahead in the event that they open and shut the map display, and should re-input a command to maneuver ahead once more.

LEGO FORTNITE

• Maps might seem clean for some gamers.

– Some gamers might discover that their maps seem clean when opening the map in LEGO Fortnite.

ROCKET RACING

• Boost pads can fail to spice up gamers when landed on

• “First match protected” textual content is sometimes displayed after switching sport modes

• Tracks typically have sudden collisions

SAVE THE WORLD

• Some textual content inside Save The world showing unlocalized and solely in English.

– We’re investigating a difficulty that’s inflicting some textual content inside Save The World to look unlocalized and solely in English, and we’re engaged on an replace for this now.

• View Distance Rendering

– We are conscious of studies when the participant switches view distance to low settings that builds and different objects might not render appropriately.

– The crew is working to repair this problem. and as a piece round set your view distance to max.