If you’ve come for all the Fortnite v40.20 patch notes in the April 16 update, you’re in the right place. We’ve got news of gameplay fixes, visual improvements, and changes to the Battle Pass and Quests.
As with every week, everyone was waiting for the Fortnite Servers to be back up after the April 16 downtime. While you were doing this, Epic was making some adjustments to the game, which should improve the experience overall.
All Fortnite v40.20 Patch Notes For April 16 Update
The initial patch notes were leaked courtesy of FireMonkey, and here’s what has been reported.
“GENERAL FIXES & IMPROVEMENTS
This update comes with a large number of bug fixes across all of Fortnite. Here are a few notable ones we’ve seen reported in community spaces:
Gameplay
- Chaos Reloader Shotgun now reloads correctly while unequipped, displays reload progress in the Quick Bar, and fires consistently.
- Thorne’s Vampiric Blade no longer causes the jump input to become unresponsive after using its secondary attack.
- Port-a-Bunkers and Shield Bubbles are now available in Ranked Zero Build as intended.
- Your arrow will no longer incorrectly appear below teammates’ arrows on the minimap.
- Returning to Fortnite after Alt-Tabbing or pressing the Windows key no longer incorrectly opens your inventory when in a match.
Cosmetics & Visuals
- Fixed an issue causing some Outfits and cosmetics to appear shinier or darker than intended on higher quality settings.
- Fixed visual and animation physics issues affecting certain Outfits on Performance Mode or lower-end devices.
- The Saitama Outfit’s cape now loads its textures correctly.
- The Bugs Bunny Outfit’s eyes no longer appear broken when previewing Pickaxes and Back Blings in the Locker.
- Darkfire Bundle Weapon Wraps now display their correct individual glow colors instead of all appearing purple.
- Fixed an issue where some players’ profiles could incorrectly display the default Outfit.
- Cosmetic previews now display cleanly without a persisting loading spinner in the Shop and Locker.
Battle Pass & Quests
- Fixed an issue where the Battle Pass could show an incorrect unlock notification when previewing a different reward set.
- Daily Quests now display the correct refresh time and no longer reset earlier than stated.
Fortnite OG
- Item icons no longer appear stretched on Vending Machines.
- Players can now manage their Quick Bar inventory without issues after using a Pirate Cannon.
- The Reboot Van at Paradise Palms is no longer missing.
- Daily Quests no longer reference locations that have been removed from the current map rotation.
Other Modes & Platforms
- [Reload] Ranked matches no longer display the “Placeholder Playlist” text on the Starter Island.
- [LEGO Fortnite] Fixed an issue where the World Restore option would give an error when attempting to restore to a previous checkpoint.
- [Mobile] Fixed visual issues affecting gameplay for some players on Google Pixel 10 devices.
- [Mobile] The Emote Wheel is no longer too small and difficult to read on certain devices.
- For Save the World fixes and improvements, check out this Communities Post.
We’re continuing to monitor your reports on social media and in community spaces, please keep them coming and we’ll work to fix them.”
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