Fortnite replace 35.10 launch date, upkeep time, Chewbacca, General Grievous, extra | Gaming | Entertainment | EUROtoday

Fortnite developer Epic Games has introduced plans to launch replace 35.10.

Originally scheduled for May 15, the delayed replace has been given a brand new launch date of May 16 on PS5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch and Android.

The replace might be obtainable alongside a interval of server upkeep, which begins at 9am BST UK time.

The information was introduced on X, alongside a preview about what to anticipate from the replace.

“Insert Wookiee growl,” reads a Fortnite publish. “Downtime for v35.10 begins at 4 AM ET with matchmaking ending shortly beforehand.”

As identified by Epic Games, matchmaking might be disabled earlier than downtime formally begins. This means you will not have the ability to be a part of a recreation from round 8.30am BST.

The new replace will add new Star Wars materials to the sport, together with Wookies like Chewbaca and his Bowcaster.

“Chewbacca’s ETA is May 15, and he’s bringing his Wookiee Bowcaster to the loot pool to aid the rebels,” Epic continues. “You’ll also find the powerful CA-87 Jawa Scatter Blaster in Chests around the Island — new to Fortnite!”

Elsewhere, General Grievous ought to be obtainable to unlock from the Battle Pass.

Needless to say, new skins may even be a part of the merchandise store, together with a brand new Mandalorian variant.

Finally, Epic Games will make a wide range of gameplay tweaks and bug fixes, which you’ll be able to examine within the patch notes under.

Fortnite replace 35.10 patch notes…

GENERAL

• Built-In Emotes don’t play in Creative / UEFN Experiences.

– We’re investigating a difficulty the place built-in emotes, emotes hooked up to sure Outfits solely, don’t play when in a Creative or UEFN expertise.

BATTLE ROYALE

• The “Run through rings on the course” Quest UI stops updating progress after 9 rings.

– Accepting Luke Skywalker’s Story Quest to “Run through rings on the course” shows a visual-only concern the place the Quest UI stops updating progress after 9 rings.

• Can’t reboot a teammate if the ‘Reboot’ key is identical because the ‘Buy Reboot Cards’ key.

– If the participant goes to Keyboard Controls > Combat and modifications the ‘Use’ binding to ‘F’, they won’t have the ability to reboot their teammate because of binding conflicts with the ‘Buy Dropped Reboot Cards’ motion.

LEGO FORTNITE

• Villagers exploring with gamers could destroy constructions whereas attempting to reap.

– Villagers serving to discover can destroy participant constructions when making an attempt to reap ore

ROCKET RACING

• Ranked rewards’ preview icons not displaying corresponding coloured Style icons.

– Preview icons for the coloured Styles of the Relentor, Luglock and Firecrack beauty gadgets are displaying the default merchandise icon as a substitute of their corresponding coloured Style icon on the Quest Reward screens.

• Terrain could clip into and overlap with street floor on a number of tracks.

– Some tracks could show rendering points, together with terrain parts like rocks, floor or lava clipping into the street or showing incorrectly.