Fortnite update today: What changes in the v29.40 patch notes?
A new Fortnite update is arriving today (Friday 3rd May 2024), bringing a whole load of new Star Wars content into the game.
You may have already noticed that Fortnite is down this morning, with planned server downtime allowing the developers to patch in the new content.
So, when will Fortnite come back online and what does today's Fortnite update change about the game?
Keep on reading to find out!
According to the official Epic Games website, today's Fortnite downtime is planned to end at 1pm BST for players here in the UK.
However, according to an official Fortnite blog post, much of the new in-game content will not go live until 2pm BST.
It might be best to plan for the later option, just in case the downtime takes a little bit longer than planned to end.
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The Fortnite update today (3rd May) is all about bringing Star Wars content into Battle Royale, LEGO Fortnite, Fortnite Festival, Rocket Racing and the Item Shop.
We've written a big long article explaining how the Star Wars content will impact all of those modes, so click the link in this sentence to see a detailed rundown of what's to come.
We've also published an explainer on how the LEGO Fortnite side of this Star Wars crossover will work, if you're looking to jump back into the brick-based version of the game.
If you don't want to click into another page, we'll also run through the top-line changes further down this page to save you the effort.
Speaking of LEGO and Star Wars, in honour of May the 4th, we've also been looking for LEGO Star Wars deals on real-life kits. We'll include that below if you're interested!
Epic Games has published a massive blog post about today's Fortnite update, and another one about the LEGO Fortnite update — those are the closest things we have to patch
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