Fortnite 34.30 launch date, upkeep, early patch notes for Sabrina Carpenter replace | Gaming | Entertainment | EUROtoday

Fortnite followers are counting all the way down to the launch of replace 34.30 on PS5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, Android and Nintendo Switch. In a publish on X, Fortnite developer Epic Games confirmed that replace 34.30 has a Tuesday, April 8, launch date.

Needless to say, it is going to be accompanied by a interval of server downtime, which has a 9am BST begin time for followers dwelling within the UK. “Downtime for v34.30 begins at 4 AM ET with matchmaking ending shortly beforehand,” reads an Epic Games tweet. As you’ll be able to see from the Epic Games tweet, matchmaking will likely be disabled earlier than the beginning of the server downtime. This means you may be unable to hitch a brand new recreation near 9am, so login early in the event you fancy a match within the morning.

In phrases of what followers can count on, the headline information is that pop star Sabrina Carpenter is being added because the Fortnite Festival Season 8 Icon.

Epic explains extra: “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 within the Season 8 Music Pass and discover extra of her tracks within the Shop! That’s that Season 8 Icon, Sabrina: there’ll be a Sabrina Carpenter Outfit in each 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 ahead” mid-air after running out of charge removes the Rocket Drill’s slow fall effect, causing fall damage.

– If the player activates the “Rocket ahead” button mid-air and runs out of cost, they may take fall injury when hitting the bottom.

LEGO FORTNITE FIXES

• The ‘Exit’ possibility is lacking if the participant strikes away from their Housing Lot whereas within the Edit/Decorate mode.

– The ‘Exit’ possibility is lacking inside the Edit and Decorate Mode choices on PlayStation 4/5 if the participant strikes away from their Housing Lot whereas nonetheless inside this mode.

ROCKET RACING

• All Foliage Trail Ranked reward previews incorrectly displayed within the Forest Green Style.

– Upon unlocking the Stage 8 and Stage 16 Ranked Quest rewards, the Foliage Trail preview will solely seem in its Forest Green variant as a substitute of different accessible colours.

FORTNITE MOBILE

• ADS stays lively when switching between Combat and Build mode.

– If the participant holds the Aim Down Sights button whereas utilizing a scoped weapon, faucets a Build button on the Build Quickbar (Stairs, Walls, Floors, Cones, Traps) and lets go of the ADS button, the ADS view will keep on.

• The ‘Combined ADS+Fire’ setting might not work appropriately in some experiences.

– If the participant permits the ‘Combined ADS+Fire’ setting under the ‘Touch and Motion’ tab and makes use of a weapon, they could not enter Aim Down Sights (ADS) mode.

• In-game time might not match the machine time.

– Using the default settings (i.e. computerized time zone and machine location/language) might show incorrect time for some gamers.