The good news is that Fortnite replace 26.30 is about to be launched by Epic Games. The dangerous news, nevertheless, is that the sport might be taken offline for prolonged upkeep as a part of the launch of the Halloween replace. Coming to PS5, PS4, Xbox consoles, Nintendo Switch, Android and PC, replace 26.30 might be accessible to obtain on the morning of October 10. It might be accompanied by a interval of server downtime, which implies you will not be capable to play Fortnite for a minimum of a few hours. If you need to know when you possibly can log again into Fortnite, take a look at the 26.30 server downtime schedule beneath.

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The news was introduced by Epic Games on Twitter, alongside particulars on when servers might be taken offline for upkeep.

“A little bit scary, and a lot of fun…” reads an Epic tweet. “v26.30 downtime begins at 3 AM ET, and matchmaking will be disabled shortly beforehand.”

For UK followers, which means Fortnite might be taken offline in full at 8am BST, whereas matchmaking might be disabled at 7.30am.

Epic hasn’t revealed precisely when downtime will come to an finish, however upkeep sometimes lasts for round a few hours.

This means Fortnite needs to be again on-line by 10am BST UK time on the newest.

However, in a follow-up tweet, Epic Games warned that the scale of the obtain might be a lot bigger than standard. 

“Please note that the v26.30 update file size will be larger than usual on some platforms,” Epic explains.

The greater replace might lead to a lengthier interval of server downtime, so do not be stunned if the sport stays offline for longer.

According to Fortnite insider Hypex, replace 26.30 will add the Vampire Stake Shotgun, in addition to the Pumpkin Launcher, Witch Brooms and Candy. That’s on high of the Trick or Treat and Witchy Warrior Augments.

Players may also be capable to battle a brand new Vampire boss, and participate within the Horde Rush limited-time sport mode.

In addition to a bunch of recent weapons, objects and sport modes, the replace will repair a number of bugs and gameplay glitches.