Simplified Progression[]

We’re streamlining several progression systems to make your growth more intuitive, rewarding, and easier to follow. Growing stronger will rely more on Mission participation, with less micromanagement along the way.

Rewards & Loot Changes[]

• Loot drops will be spread more evenly across all zones, making each find feel more meaningful.
• Heroes, Survivors, Defenders, and Schematics earned through Quests and Mission Alerts will be granted at an appropriate Level and Tier that match the difficulty of the completed Mission:
  • Mission Alert rewards will be based on the completed Mission’s difficulty.
  • For Quests, this only applies if the Quest requires you to complete a Mission at or above a certain difficulty.

People and Schematic Upgrades[]

We’re reducing the number of resource types needed to upgrade your items. Hero XP and Survivor XP will be replaced by a new resource type called People XP, which is used to level up your Heroes, Survivors and Defenders.

Weapon Designs and Trap Designs will be replaced by a new resource type called Schematic Manuals, which is used to evolve your Schematics.

People and Schematic XP gains will also be slightly higher in Stonewood and Plankerton to help new players get up to speed.

Research Revamp[]

Found a cool weapon or Trap you want to hang onto?

After looting at least one weapon or Trap and successfully completing a Mission, you’ll earn a Schematic Research Token. Contribute to the Mission success to earn one! Back at Homebase, you’ll be able to use that Token to research one weapon or Trap found during that Mission into an identical Schematic, turning exciting drops into lasting additions to your arsenal.

You can hold only one Token at a time. If you earn another while already holding one, the game will auto-claim the oldest Token, prioritizing the weapon or Trap with the highest rarity and Power Rating. If there’s still a tie, one will be selected randomly.

We’ll be actively reviewing progression, rewards and Mission balance, keeping a close eye on your feedback as we head into v40.00 and beyond.

Note: Founders will continue earning V-Bucks through Daily Quests, Mission Alerts, Storm Shield Defense Missions, and existing Challenges.

PS[]

To answer some of the questions:

• Existing Hero/Survivor XP will be merged into People XP with a 1:1 exchange.
  • 1 Hero XP = 1 People XP, 1 Survivor XP = 1 People XP
• Research Tokens will not be awarded for completing Missions in Ventures.
• Loot drops come from in-world objects like Chests, Gifts, Wildlife etc.
• Training Manuals are staying - we need them to evolve Heroes, Defenders and Survivors!

Update v40.00

Date
March 19th 2026

Chronology

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Showdown in the New Fortnite Battle Royale Season[]

The lines are drawn in the new Battle Royale Season: Fortnite Showdown.

Join Team Foundation or Team Ice King and lead your team to victory to unlock new weapons, items, and rewards during the Season. The winning team at the end of the Season decides the final reward: everyone with the Battle Pass unlocks either Frost-Ready Foundation or Exalted Frost Ice King.

Settle the Score with New Rivalry Gameplay: Go head-to-head with another player as your rival. Win rivalries in a match to earn points for your side and Rival Credits to buy perks, powerful weapons, and XP.

Climb Web Leaderboards for a Graphics Card: Keep winning rivalries to climb the Global Leaderboards on showdown.fortnite.com. Earn Kicks, Pickaxes, an Emote & Emoticons, and compete for your chance to get an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition graphics card, PlayStation 5, or Fortnite merch.

Coming Soon - The Rivalry Intensifies in Arenas: On April 9, Arenas — a new Ranked and build-only mode — dials things up with close-quarters combat. Challenge your friends to a 1v1 boxfight or battle it out in a 16-player round robin competition as a duo or solo.

New Battle Pass + Launch Week Bonus[]

Get the Battle Pass for 800 V-Bucks or with Fortnite Crew to instantly unlock Exalted Ice King. Pick up the Pass before March 26 at 11:59 PM ET and you’ll also claim the launch week exclusive Stealth Tech Foundation bonus Style and accessories.

Level up to earn premium rewards like the Ice Prince Sidekick, Ice King’s Frostwalkers Kicks, and Outfits like The Order (Reforged), Elite Jules, and Bugs Bunny.

You can earn 20% back in Epic Rewards] when you use Epic’s payment system to purchase V-Bucks for the Battle Pass or subscribe to Fortnite Crew. It’s available when you check out on iOS, the web, or on PC through the Epic Games Store, as well as on Google Play in the US.

Get Started in the Showdown[]

• Discover locations like New Sanctuary, Frigid Fortress, and Dark Dominion with new movement items for traversal: the Overdrive Grenade and Skyline Deployer.⁠
• Season 2’s weapon pool is almost entirely refreshed from Season 1’s. Discover new loot like the Vector 7 DMR, Ice King’s Gauntlets, and Chaos Reloader Shotgun.
• Get picked to drive the Battle Bus before you drop and score XP for the whole lobby.

Read the update notes for even more coming this Season. Starting today, you can also download Fortnite on Android devices worldwide through Google Play. Check out our announcement with details on how to get the new Yeddy Outfit.

Update v40.00

Date
March 19th 2026

Chronology

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Update v39.50	Update v40.10

LEGO® Fortnite v40.00 Update Notes[]

Hey everyone! Update v40.00 has landed! Dive into the notes to see what’s new and which issues we’ve resolved.

Odyssey[]

➕ Additions:

• Keep an eye on your village—because you never know who might stop by. 🙋From time to time, Special Visitors (Rufus, Fish Thicc, Poseidon and Faye) will arrive, bringing gifts and a bit of excitement with them. At launch, a rotating cast of Special Visitors will appear twice a week! When one arrives, they’ll stay in your village for the entire day, giving you plenty of time to stop by, say hello, and collect their gift. 🎁

• World State Restorations:
  • Starting in 40.00, you can now restore your world state to a previously saved World State once every 24 hours.
  • This can be done by any world owner on the Select World screen. You should now see a Restore Options button.
  • The last 10 rolling World States from the currently released version of the game are saved every hour of playtime or when you start/end a session.
  • We also save the latest World States from the last two releases.
  • Restoring a world state is not available for any world with permadeath enabled.
  • To prevent a checkpoint from being overridden, click Preserve World State; it will always be available to restore every 24 hours.

• Equipment Screen Visual Improvements:
  • We’ve cleaned up the styling on our equipment information panel to better highlight the most relevant information.

• Mastery Tree Screen Improvements:
  • We’ve made several small clean-up changes to the mastery tree screen, including adding a progress bar, more specifics for each tree and updating iconography.

⚒️Bug fixes:

• Server performance has been improved for highly developed worlds.
• Fixed an issue where the Lost Master’s attack wouldn’t deal damage to the player.
• Fixed inconsistencies with the Monk NPC.
• Resolved an issue where the player would be unable to talk to Lloyd after closing the second portal.
• Resolved an issue where the village would stop working after rejoining the world.
• Fixed an issue where players were unable to teleport, jump, or interact with objects and items.
• Players can now complete the quests “Hit the Ground Running” and “Food with Friends” without further issues.
• Mitigated an issue where the players were not able to talk to Zane after reaching Ice Sanctum.
• Fixed an issue where the golden sheep were having a placeholder icon in the Barn and Village Square, and would get stuck in a barn.
• Fixed an issue with the quest ”The Elemental Master of Lightning” when trying to speak to Jay.
• Resolved a number of issues resulting in quests being soft-locked when first arriving on NINJAGO Island.

Brick Life[]

📣 Announcements:

• Phone booths in Brick Life have been temporarily disabled while we look into an issue. We’ll keep you posted and let you know once they’re back in the game.

⚒️Bug fixes:

• Fixed some crashing instances when a player was walking around the penthouse.
• Resolved an issue where Player 2 couldn’t move after entering a match.