Epic Games announced an outage for the next one Fortnite update will begin on April 16th at 4:00 AM ET to let players know when to expect the release of the highly anticipated patch. Fortnite It left early access years ago, but since it's a live service game, it still gets updates fairly regularly. Chapter 7 Season 2 started on March 19th and has had one update since then. Patch v40.10 added an April Fools event Fortniteas well as the new OG Pass.
Usually, unless Epic Games employees are on vacation, Fortnite updates tend to come out every two weeks. Epic Games shares Fortnite updates the schedule so players know exactly when each patch is scheduled to be released – unless there's an unexpected change. Thanks to this information, players knew that after the April Update, they would have to wait until April 16th for the next patch. However, they will have to wait a few hours before its release to know when the outages will start.
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Fortnite announces outage for v40.20
- Downtime start time: April 16, 2026 at 4:00 a.m. ET
Fortnite has now revealed that the outage for patch v40.20 will begin at 4:00am ET. This means the servers will go down in the early hours of April 16th. Then, after a few hours, the servers should come back online once the patch is uploaded and everything is ready. Players who want to organize their game time before the update should know that matchmaking is usually disabled 30 minutes before the downtime. Therefore, they will not be able to enter a new match after 3:30 ET. This next one Fortnite the update is particularly exciting for a large part of the community for three reasons: it brings Season 14 of the Fortnite Festival, it features pro vocals and pro drums, and Save the World is free-to-play.
Laufey fans will be able to get her skin in the Item Shop and other cosmetics and skins in the Music Pass. Karaoke fans will be able to sing using the microphone Fortnite. They have to plug it into their console or PC and sing their hearts out along with the lyrics at Fortnite Festival. In addition, they can also connect Rock Band 4 or any other compatible drum kit and play the drums while jamming the song.
Save the World was the original Fortnite game mode, but unlike Battle Royale and other modes, it was a game that could only be accessed by those who purchased the Founder's Pack or Save the World Quest Pack. Starting April 16, everyone will have access to Save the World for free. Unfortunately, they won't get free V-Bucks in Save the World once it becomes free-to-play because it's exclusive to those who have paid to play.
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Due to the popularity of other game modes, Save the World has been put on the back burner when it comes to adding new content. At this point, some players believe that Save the World is worth it for V-Bucks alone. However, while this feature isn't available to free-to-play players, it's still worth checking out to see how players feel about it – especially if they're fans of tower defense games.
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September 26, 2017
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T for Teen – Diverse Content: Discretion, In-Game Purchases, User Interaction
