Fortnite fans are counting down to the release of the biggest update of the season. In a pleasant and unexpected surprise, Epic Games has announced plans to release a brand new weekend update. Fortnite update 30.20 has a June 22nd release date for PS5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC, and Android. With the next update adding a new game mode called Fortnite OG Reload, Epic plans to release the update alongside a period of extended server downtime. The Fortnite servers will be down for maintenance at 6am BST on Saturday morning. Matchmaking will be deactivated around 5:30am, with servers expected to be back online around 10:00am BST.
The news was announced by Epic Games on X, along with information about the new tournament times.
“The shutdown for v30.20 begins at 1:00 a.m. ET and matchmaking will end shortly before,” Epic Games said in a post.
“Due to the outages, we have made the following changes to the tournament schedule: Earlier start times for OCE and Asia Ranked Cups & Ranked Cup Solo Zero Build. Delayed start of OCE FNCS Major 3 Open Qualifier 2 by one hour.”
As for Fortnite OG Reload, the upcoming game mode brings back a lot of classic locations from Chapter 1.
As you can see from the trailer below, this includes Tilted Towers, Pleasant Park, Retail Row, Lil’ Loot Lake, Sandy Sheets and Lazy Laps.
Judging by the teaser, the OG Reload battlefield is smaller than the current map, which should lead to faster games, perhaps with fewer participants.
Fans will find out for sure when the full Fortnite Reload trailer is released on June 21 at 5:00 BST UK time. The trailer is embedded further down the page, so come back to watch it in full.
In addition to launching Fortnite Reload, the new update is expected to include files for the upcoming summer event.
The annual summer event usually begins around the time of the 4th of July celebrations in the US.
It adds limited-time items like fireworks, flares, and ice cream cones, while adding new points of interest to explore.
There is usually an exclusive set of challenges complete with a set of bonus rewards separate from the Battle Pass.
Speaking of the Battle Pass, Fortnite update 30.20 is expected to add Magneto to the Battle Pass, complete with a new set of challenges.
New items should include a Bolt-Action Sniper Rifle, while new skins will likely feature characters from Pirates of the Caribbean.
Needless to say, Update 30.20 will also bring a selection of bug fixes and gameplay improvements, which you can see below.
Fortnite update 30.20 early patch notes…
GENERAL
• Lobby videos play every time you launch Amazon Luna.
– We are investigating an issue where the lobby intro videos for Amazon Luna players will play on every launch. We are working to fix this issue in a future update.
BATTLE ROYALE
• The “Lock Input Method as Mouse” setting does not work properly
– Lock Mouse Input setting may not work as expected
• Back Bling Beacon Glass is displayed incorrectly in the cabinet
– When players pick a Glass Back Bling beacon from their locker, Back Bling shards drop.
LEGO FORTNITE
• Locker’s Vehicles – SUV/Trucks and Sports Cars sections will change to a different background color when scrolling through cosmetic options
• While the SUV / Truck Locker category is set as the primary vehicle, when entering Rocket Racing Island, a sports car will appear instead of a monster car.
• The “Behemoth Dune Hunter” Behemoth Decal skull texture is applied to the moldings while the View Distance Video Setting is set to “Epic” or “Far”, but is not present when using lower settings.
• Werewolves and Diestro Black Painted Car Bodies currently do not cross-grant from Fortnite to Rocket League for owners of these bodies.
• McLaren 765LT Painted Wheel variants are not currently awarded from Fortnite to Rocket League to owners of this body