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Fortnite update today (8th April): What changes in the patch notes?
This week's update is short n' sweet in more ways than one.
Epic Games
- Alex Raisbeck
Published: Tuesday, 8 April 2025 at 12:42 pm
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It's that time of the week again – the latest Fortnite update is here, bringing us patch v34.30!
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The star of the show this week is undoubtedly Sabrina Carpenter, but there's a whole host of new content to dive into.
So, if you're wondering what's changing in this week's patch, read on to find out!
What changes in the Fortnite update today (8th April)?
First things first, it's the start of Fortnite Festival Season 8, which brings with it a new Icon – pop sensation Sabrina Carpenter.
The Espresso singer will receive two new outfits, a bunch of themed items and three new Jam Tracks: Juno, Nonsense and Please Please Please.
But if leakers are correct, that's not going to be the only big crossover this week, with hit cartoon Adventure Time set for a collab as well, although this hasn't been officially confirmed yet.
According to prominent leaker Shiina, this crossover with the Land of Ooo will include skins, items, an emote and even two car skins for Rocket Racing.
Lastly, it's a big week for Ballistic, with the mode receiving a huge update featuring new maps, weapons, gadgets and even a rank reset – more on that below.
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Full patch notes for Fortnite v34.30
We've put together the patch notes and separated them into different sections to make it easier to go through them.
Here are the Fortnite v34.30 patch notes:
Fortnite Festival
- Fortnite Festival Season 8 begins
- New Music Pass added featuring Sabrina Carpenter Outfit
- Three new Sabrina Carpenter Jam Tracks added
- Four new Epic Games original Jam Tracks added
New cosmetics
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Sabrina Carpenter Bundle added to Item Shop
- Tour-Ready Sabrina Carpenter Outfit
- SC Heart Purse Back Bling
- Taste Emote
- Please Please Please Emote
- Cute Cutout Contrail
- Sabrina's Mic
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Adventure Time crossover items (unconfirmed at time of writing)
Fortnite Ballistic
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Test Grounds mode added to allow players to test shell maps
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Two new shell maps added
- Hammer Fall
- Storm Chaser Cove
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New gadgets added
- Fire Grenade
- Overdrive
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New weapons added
- Burst Assault Rifle
- Sovereign Sniper
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Rank reset
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Improvements and fixes
- Fixed an issue where grenades could detonate planted Proximity Mines through walls
- Fixed an issue where grenades would not deal damage to Bubble Shields
- Fixed and issue where dropped weapons could persist into future rounds
- Fixed and issue that caused a delay when opening and purchasing weapons from the Buy Menu
- Fixed an issue where players could fall through the map on Skyline 10's B site
- Fixed an issue where weapons could rotate while sliding
- Fixed an issue where Fortnite would sometimes crash when leaving a Ballistic match
- Fixed an issue where Fortnite would sometimes crash when eliminated in a Ballistic match
- Prevented some incorrect and redundant notifications from appearing on the activity feed
- Reduced load times for Ballistic of PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch
- Implemented several technical performance improvements
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Alex RaisbeckGaming writer
Alex Raisbeck is a Gaming Writer at Radio Times, covering everything from AAA giants to indie gems. Alex has written for VideoGamer, GamesRadar+, PC Gamer, PCGamesN and more.
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