Epic Games released a new update for Fortnite on January 30, targeting stability improvements and crash fixes. The update, announced via the Fortnite Status X account, advises players to close and relaunch the game for the patch to take effect.
The post on X reads: “Heya everyone! We’ve released an update to fix a number of stability and crashing issues. Please fully close out of Fortnite and relaunch to download it.”
Heya everyone! We’ve released an update to fix a number of stability and crashing issues.
Please fully close out of Fortnite and relaunch to download it. pic.twitter.com/0OxOnKTStQ
— Fortnite Status (@FortniteStatus) January 30, 2024
As for the official Trello page, Epic Games needs to fix the following:
Fortnite issues to be fixed soon
General
- Player icons may not update in the friends menu.
- Arrow selectors are missing in the settings
- Private games still show as Public
- Players may be sometimes unable to Ready Up in Team Rumble and Party Royale.
Battle Royale
- Ranked Solo Zero Build activation schedule is 1 hour behind of what is stated in the game.
LEGO Fortnite
- Starting Location sometimes far away from resources.
Rocket Racing
- Occasionally after skipping the Rocket Racing trailer, screen turns black and is unresponsive.
- Ranked quests show incomplete after reaching the next rank.
- Tracks sometimes have unexpected collisions
- Player may be forced back to lobby from Post Match when a friend attempts to Late Join Players Ranked Races
- Default outfit will not update/change when selecting other experiences upon returning to lobby
- Vehicle appears blurry at start of race
- Console and Mobile players may experience hitches while navigating Discover Menu
Fortnite Festival
- Jam Stage Mixers – Players need to equip Jam Tracks before hopping into the Jam Stage to access songs and start making music.
- Audio Stuttering On Switch After Extended Play
- Not seeing any songs available upon launching Fortnite Festival Main Stage.
- ‘Toggle’ custom keybind interfering with ‘Open Songlist’
Save The World
- Increase in crashes in Save the World
- View Distance Rendering
