LEGO Fortnite Klombo update: What's coming in The Lost Isles?

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Fortnite’s popular LEGO mode is getting a huge new expansion called The Lost Isles, and it’s almost ready to set sail.

There are a ton of new features coming to the survival crafting game, including the return of a familiar face that many players will remember fondly.

Epic Games is peppering Fortnite with updates at the moment, as The Lost Isles comes at the same time as a brand new limited time mode (LTM).

Many have speculated that it will feature a heroes versus villains battle mode, pitting the likes of Spider-Man and Gwenpool against Doctor Doom and Thanos.

But if exploring a tropical island is more your thing, then read on for everything we know so far about LEGO Fortnite’s The Lost Isles expansion.

The LEGO Fortnite Klombo update is available from Tuesday 17th September 2024.

The servers will undergo maintenance from around 9am in the UK, and this typically lasts several hours — but we fully expect you to be able to dive into the new expansion pretty swiftly thereafter.

The return of Klombos to Fortnite has the potential to be the most popular feature of The Lost Isles update.

The legendary beast previously appeared in the game’s Battle Royale mode, but now it can be found in brick form floating about its native habitat of jungle lagoons.

You’ll also be able to befriend the creatures and entice them to join you on your adventure by feeding them Klomberrys, which might be useful against a new enemy, the fierce looking Golems.

Jump on any Battle Bus and you’ll be able to journey to the Lost Isles, where five different environments await exploration.

As you’d expect on an island, there’s a Beach filled with pirates, but defeating them will reward you with new weapons such as a musket, a flint-knock pistol and a boom shield that is stuffed with dynamite.

There’s also a vast Jungle overrun by the Storm-Wild Tomatoes, a tribe you’ll have to fight against that wield the explorer’s machete and the knockback shield which can send enemies flying. Both weapons can be