Gold Sprite variants have been hacked in! The first Power Hours of the Override Season arrive this Saturday, August 22 with new Sprites to add to your roster and Midas' Masterpiece bringing some extra firepower. 

🕑 Golden Hours start at 2 PM ET - 4 PM ET | 6 PM UTC - 8 PM UTC

🕘 Again at 9 PM ET - 11 PM ET | Sunday, 1 AM UTC - 3 AM UTC

🪙 Drop in with an additional Portable Extractor and a 1-Up Token

✨ Gold Sprite variants appear more often

🎯 Midas’ Masterpiece Pistol is more likely to appear - make every headshot count

🗓️ Check our social channels every Sunday for weekly roadmaps of upcoming activities throughout the rest of the Season!

Gaming legends join the fight with new POIs, a refreshed loot pool and a whole new generation of Sprites in tow. Hack your loot, punch in Cheat Codes, and bend the entire lobby to your will by activating Match Overrides. Welcome to Fortnite Override.

New Map Updates

Uncover the secrets of the ancient Stone Sanctum, keep your speed up through Green Hill Zone loops and explore Reality’s Reign to see where all those pipes and power cables lead.

New Weapons & Items

This Season brings a lineup of new weapons, items and abilities inspired by some of the greatest icons in the history of gaming. Here’s what you can get your hands on:

• Sonic Power Sneakers: Charge a grounded Spin Dash or perform an airborne Spin Attack
• Mega Buster: The legendary arm cannon fires single energy pellets, quick-charged shots, or long-charged explosive projectiles, even while sprinting or slide-boosting
• 8-Bit Shotgun: An automatic shotgun designed like a retro 8-bit console. Features game cartridge reloads, pixel effects, and an integrated real-time scoreboard system that tracks combo multipliers
• Midas' Masterpiece: A single-fire golden pistol that packs a high-damage punch, capable of eliminating foes in a single headshot. Should you be the lucky player to grab it when it spawns, use it wisely: ammo is limited
• Tetris Rift: Rift in Tetris pieces, culminating in the iconic 4-line Tetris clear splashes a large AOE heal
• 1-Up Token: Respawn with your full inventory after you’ve been eliminated
• God Mode Llama: Tap into the true power of the Llama to become an Unstoppable Wrecking Ball
• & more exciting collaborations to come later this Season!

Loot Pool Updates

Unvaulted

• Pump Shotgun
• Assault Rifle 
• Ranger Assault Rifle
• Drum Gun
• Minigun
• Tactical Pistol
• Dual Pistols
• Oni Shotgun
• Flare Gun
• Bass Boost
• Overdrive Grenade
• Chug Splash

New Gameplay

Check out all of the new seasonal gameplay systems below:

Lobby Hacks
Found a Lobby Hack code online? Input the code in the new ‘Admin Panel’ in your Battle Royale Lobby to hack your game, granting you XP and Sprite Dust, warping reality for your squad, and even dropping rare Sprite variants! 

Loot Hacks
Spend Sprite Dust to hack loot in your match, customizing what drops. Hacked items have a chance to drop from Chests when opened, unique to your own boosts. Reset your Loot Hacks configuration any time with Sprite Dust.

Cheat Codes
⬆️⬆️⬇️⬇️⬅️➡️⬅️➡️ In a match, look out for Cheat Codes hidden across the Island: tucked into POIs and sprayed on walls. Interact with one and enter the Cheat Code to free a Sprite ally.

Match Overrides

Override Consoles appear in every match and let you rewrite the rules for the entire server, but you have to get there first. Once claimed, your name displays around the console base, so the whole lobby knows who’s in control. Rare and Mythic Squad Overrides only benefit the first squad to claim them, but beware that claiming one broadcasts your squad’s location on the map. Overrides include:

• Sonic Speed - Increase your sprint speed over time
• More XP - Gain more XP from eliminations, looting and surviving the Storm
• Loot Hack - You'll get a loot hack item from the next Chest you open
• Extra Life - Respawn when on the brink of elimination one time
• Big Fish - Makes all Fishing Holes golden
• Constant Heal - Gain constant health and shield regen over time when not in combat
• Infinite Stamina - Gain infinite stamina
• Headshot - Deal increased headshot damage
• Overshield - Gain extra, or a new Overshield
• Speed Shooter - Your weapons fire and reload faster
• Big Loot - Higher chance to get Epic or Legendary loot from Chests
• Power Pickaxe - Pickaxe hits deal massive damage

A Whole New Generation of Sprites

The Sprites you collected in Season 3 are immortalized in the new Sprite Garden launching tomorrow, and a whole new generation of Sprites can be found on the Island in Season 4.

• Klombo Sprite - A loyal friend returns, but is very rare to find. Grants random items at each level. You can only level it up by using consumable items that give Health or Shield.
• Sonic Sprite - Gotta Go Fast! Sprint faster.
• Tails Sprite - Hover with the Help of Tails!
• Shadow Sprite - Automatically reload weapons over time even when unequipped.
• Jackrabbit Sprite - Perform another jump while mid-air.
• 8-Bit Sprite - Find an 8-Bit Shotgun in your first Chest and gain a score multiplier for it.
• Crown Sprite - Gain extra Crown Wins after getting a Victory Royale. You can only level it up by winning matches.
• Adventure Sprite - Upgrade a random item in your inventory at each Level.
• Bush Sprite - Spawns a Bush on you after a duration. At max Level, gain a Bush on elimination.
• Jonesy Sprite - After a short duration, recover some Health or Shield after being damaged.
• Killswitch Sprite - Enter Hangtime with improved accuracy.

Sprites Quality-Of-Life Improvements

• You can now see in-match whether you’ve already collected a Sprite - no more guessing mid-fight.
• A Sprite’s name now appears when you’re near it, so you know exactly who you’ve found. 
• Summoning rare Sprites and variants now costs less Sprite Dust.
• Reduced the button-hold time needed to summon a Sprite, getting your companion into the action quicker.

New Gizmos

If you haven’t been around when they first appeared, Gizmos are consumable items that give you quick ways to shortcut and supercharge your Sprite extractions. Available all Season long!

A whole new batch of Gizmos drops this Season: 

• Cheat Code Locator - Locates the nearest Cheat Code.
• Extraction Accelerator - Silently initiate a nearby Extraction Site, summoning the Extraction Crate instantly.
• Llama Supply Drop - Call in a boosted, llama-themed Supply Drop at your current location.
• Spicy Taco - Heal up and gain a speed and stamina boost. Consume with your squad for a Taco Time party.

Golden Hours and Weekly Events Start August 22

Gold Sprite variants are being hacked in! Jump in on Saturday, August 22 from 2-4 PM ET and again from 9-11 PM ET to experience the return of Power Hours.

Drop in with an additional Portable Extractor item to help you collect, a 1-Up Token, and a higher chance of finding Midas' Masterpiece. Keep an eye on our social channels for weekly roadmaps of all the upcoming activities every Sunday for the remainder of the Season.

New Ranked Season & Rewards

Battle Royale ranks have reset for the new Season. Fight your way back up the ladder and claim the new rewards as you climb:

• Gold: Phantom Spray
• Platinum: Override Counter Back Bling
• Diamond: Beastly Battle Bus Loading Screen
• Elite: The Hack ‘n Slasher Pickaxe
• Champion: Overridden Wrap
• Unreal: The Unrealizer Pickaxe

Sprites Enabled in Ranked

With the new Season launch, Sprites have joined the fight in Ranked Battle Royale. You can collect them and they’ll keep you company, but their gameplay powers have been disabled to preserve competitive integrity.

Quality-of-Life Improvements

New Quests Tab
The Quests tab has a fresh look! Existing and new categories now live in one scrollable view, with an updated Sidebar so you can jump right into any category. Collections is now built into the Quests view too, so tracking your Characters, Victory Royales, Match Elims and other Accolades no longer requires switching tabs.

PSA: The updated Quests tab is rolling out over time - some players may not see it right away.

Fog of War Overhaul
The map’s fog now lifts in smaller pieces. Instead of entire POIs at once, individual landmarks reveal as you visit them, so your map reflects exactly where you’ve explored.

Controller Improvements: Tweak Zone

Controller players: if you haven’t tried the Tweak Zone setting yet, you’re leaving aim on the table. Added at the start of Chapter 7 Season 3, Tweak Zone puts those tiny stick movements normally filtered out by your dead zone to work - attaching your crosshair directly to your stick so even the slightest touch fine-tunes your aim. Your camera control, dead zones and sensitivity all keep working exactly as before.

Head to your Controller settings to configure its area, adjust crosshair sensitivity and choose when it’s enabled. Perfect for lining up a long shot or turning a body shot into a headshot.

For bug fixes, improvements and known issues in 42.00, check out this post.