Early Fortnite patch notes – update 31.30 could finally see Deadpool Fishstick make his debut

This week's Fortnite update has players hyped for a potential Deadpool Fishstick skin as Deadpool and Wolverine leave the Item Shop.

Here's everything Fortnite update 31.30 has in store including fixes and new content for the first October patch.

Epic Games has taken to keeping Fortnite patch notes to itself in recent months, so it can be difficult to figure out the fixes rolled out and more granular changes that are being implemented in-game when servers go offline every other Tuesday. Happily, we have the publisher's Trello board to take a look at for issues that are being looked into and fixed in upcoming Fortnite updates; but we also have a reliable stable of data miners and leakers share the juicier content ahead of the patches going live.

Off the back of the Birthday update in hotfix 31.20, the next Fortnite update is the Tuesday, October 1 patch, 31.30, that is set to being new cosmetics to the game including the rumoured Deadpool Fishstick skin; while saying goodbye to the Deadpool and Wolverine skins which are leaving the Item Shop this week. A Fast and Furious collab is in the works with the debut of the Nissan GT-R, and we'll be seeing in-game teasers ahead of Fortnitemares 2024 for the rumoured Saw collab.

It's worth noting that the majority of the early Fortnite patch notes are made of leaks and rumours courtesy of the community's leakers, who have proved to be reliable. We've coupled these details with updates from Epic taken from the community Trello board to put together our early Fortnite patch notes, so bear in mind these are not official and not everything is guaranteed to appear in-game this Tuesday.

Early Fortnite patch notes – update 31.30

Before we delve into the early Fortnite patch notes, here's all of the new content slated for the game in update 31.30 according to @Hypex and fellow leaker @ShiinaBR:

• New cosmetics, bundles and collabs
• More Doom and Fortnitemares leaks and teasers
• New mini-event leaks
• Fast and Furious collab (Nissan GT-R)
• Fortnite x SAW in-game mask teaser
• Possible Deadpool Fishstick Skin added
• Cluster Clingers unvaulted
• New Level Up Quest Pack
• Possible TMNT update for Creative
• Next Marvel Collaboration
• Possible Spider-Man VS Venom
• Deadpool & Wolverine leave the Shop after 64 Days
• Fortnite Reload Unvaults / Updates
• 'Polus' October Crew Pack Release

The following are the early Fortnite patch notes taken from the game's official Trello board, slated to roll out in the next update, which is patch 31.30 on Tuesday, October 1 :

Lego Fortnite

• Fix for disappearing heart slots: additional heart slots may disappear on elimination with Slurp Juice and Health Charms.

Known issues

These are the known issues tagged as being fixed in an future game update, that are in development, or are being actively investigated – along with their workarounds:

Fixed in future game update

General

• Built-In Emotes do not play in Creative / UEFN Experiences.

Battle Royale

• Pickaxes may not deal any damage on hit. Temporary Workaround: playing another Battle Royale match should help fix this.
• The setting ‘Lock Input Method as Mouse’ is not working correctly

Lego Fortnite

• Players may get stuck in a cannon if its damaged or falls into water while operating it.
• Barn Assignments may appear broken when interacting with one while a Klombo is following you.
• Bottom of HUD can disappear after using macrobinoculars. Temporary Workaround: opening the Settings or the Backpack menu should help the HUD reappear.

Rocket Racing

• BALL-R wheel is displaying incorrect edit styles

Investigating

General

• Videos in the Lobby playing with every launch on Amazon Luna.
• Players cannot close the emote wheel without selecting an emote

Battle Royale

• Players may get stuck in 'Toggle Walk' mode at times.
• Back Bling Beacon Glass displaying incorrectly in the Locker

Lego Fortnite

• Backpack may get stuck in terrain on Floating Islands or in Caves.
• Tropical Treasures Pass may not display correctly in-game. Temporary Workaround: You should still be able to see the full Pass Menu while in the Lobby or after loading back into the game.
• Swivels might break when touched while on a moving vehicle. Temporary Workaround: This should not occur if a piece is added on top of the Swivel before touching it.
• Consumable buff timers can be overwritten when eating another consumable with a buff
• Villagers exploring with players may destroy structures while trying to harvest.
• There is no indication of which direction some furniture is being placed
• The Swag Shot emote is not correctly translating on the Chalk Board
• Cleared areas in the Rebel Outpost don't complete. Temporary workaround: find any Saplings near the area and dig them up with a shovel. After doing this the area will clear.

Rocket Racing

• Locker's Vehicles - SUV/Truck and Sports Cars sections changes to a different background colour when navigating through the cosmetics options
• Vehicle appears blurry at start of race
• During matchmaking, players may not load into a match if they back out while downloading additional content, and then try to requeue.

Fortnite Festival

• Audio Stuttering On Switch After Extended Play on Nintendo Switch. Temporary workaround: restart the game to resolve this.
• am Stage Mixers - Players need to equip Jam Tracks before hopping into the Jam Stage to access songs and start making music.
• Band members may be lacking animations.

And that's everything for now! Once the update drops on Tuesday, we'll keep an eye out for Fortnite patch notes but there may not be much to work with.