Summary
Fortnite v34.30 introduces Grammy-winner Sabrina Carpenter to Festival Season 8 with new skins and Music Pass.
Major updates include purchasable Reboot Cards, expanded Creator Queue Controls, and The Walking Dead Universe content with Negan and customizable Walkers.
The update brings new OG weapons plus significant improvements to LEGO Fortnite, Ballistic mode, and creative tools.
Fortnite v34.30 arrived to bring a new wave of exciting content across its game modes. The community welcomes changes from major musical collaborations to zombie apocalypse features and weapons. Here are the complete Fortnite v34.30 patch notes that you should keep in mind.
Sabrina Carpenter Headlines Festival Season 8
Sabrina Carpenter’s arrival stands out in Fortnite v34.30 for Fortnite Festival Season 8. She headlines this season’s festival bringing new cosmetics into the game. These are the two ways to acquire the new cosmetics:
- Music Pass: Available for 1,400 V-Bucks, instantly unlocking the Babydoll Sabrina skin with additional style through progression
- Item Shop: The Tour-Ready Sabrina Bundle (2,800 V-Bucks) includes the skin with Baby Blue alternate style, Cute Cutout Contrail, Please Please Please Emote, Sabrina’s Mic, Taste Emote, and SC Heart Purse Back Bling
You may purchase the individual items separately which range from 400 to 1,500 V-Bucks. However, these items will only be available for a limited time only which is until the end of Festival Season 8.
Battle Royale: Purchasable Reboot Cards
Epic Games added a new major quality-of-life improvement in Battle Royale with purchasable Reboot Cards. This allows players to buy a teammate’s Reboot Card for 500 Gold at any Reboot Van. It helps make squad revival more accessible despite the difficulty in terms of card retrieval.
The Walking Dead Universe Expands
Among the new contents for Fortnite v34.30 is for The Walking Dead Universe. Players can expect this to expand the zombie content in Fortnite. Here are some of the significant additions:
- Negan: Now available as an NPC character with his iconic bat “Lucille”
- Shiva Shotgun: Enhanced with a flashlight for dark environments
- Walkers: Improved animations, cosmetics, and increased damage when attacking different teams
- Customization: Enhanced walker configuration options for creators
With this, creators can publish through Creator Portal their The Walking Dead Universe islands starting on May 16, 2025. It’ll allow players to craft unique zombie survival experiences.
New OG Weapons Return
Fortnite v34.30 also reintroduced some fan-favorite weapons from the previous seasons. Players can expect the return of the following weapons:
- Zapotron: The legendary energy sniper rifle
- Guided Missile: Remote-controlled explosive weapon
- Dragon’s Breath Shotgun: Fire-enhanced shotgun
Fortnite Ballistic Updates
Apart from Battle Royale, Fortnite Ballistic also receives major updates to improve the gameplay experience. These are the changes players encounter in this game mode:
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- New Maps: Hammer Fall and Storm Chaser Cove join the rotation
- New Gadgets:
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- Fire Grenade: Creates area-denying flames
- Overdrive: Consumable that boosts movement speed, reload speed, weapon swapping, and Rift Point Device planting
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- New Weapons:
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- Burst Assault Rifle: High-damage three-round burst fire
- Sovereign Sniper: Lightweight, mobile sniper that trades one-shot potential for mobility
LEGO Fortnite Improvements
On the other hand, LEGO Fortnite also receives significant changes in the Fortnite V34.30 Patch update. Epic Games added new features along with bug fixes to improve the gameplay experience such as:
- LEGO Odyssey: Multiple bug fixes addressing Raven spawning issues, quest menu problems, and inventory glitches
- LEGO Brick Life: New Task Board at Town Square allowing players to earn Creds by completing tasks, plus fixes for apartment item placement and banana peel coloration issues
- Multiplayer Previewing: Now available in LEGO Islands and Fall Guys islands, allowing creators to test with NPC Minifigures
Creator Tools and Ecosystem Updates
More improvements and tools come along the Fortnite v34.30 to enhance the Creator portal. These allow content creators to comfortably customize content and such.
- Creator Queue Controls: New matchmaking settings allow island creators to customize queue behavior with options for duration, player targets, and minimum requirements
- Discover Performance Snapshot: Islands with over 5,000 daily impressions can now access engagement and attraction metrics
- Rift Point Volume Device: New animation, sound cue and Verse functions for enhanced environmental interactions
- Item Spawner Updates: Customizable dual-weapon ammunition settings
- Fencing Fields: Four new prefabs and five galleries added
- Animated Timer UI Tutorial: New guide for creating custom animated timers in UEFN
Technical Improvements
Besides the bug fixes across the game modes, Fortnite V34.30 added technical enhancements to improve the overall experience. The patch notes include some fixes on verse language, material, as well as animation.
- UEFN Updates: Improved collision mesh count metric and consolidated validation issues
- Verse Language Fixes: Resolved interface issues with concrete classes
- Material Fixes: Bug fixes for Alien Trees, Earth Sprites, and physical materials like lava and ice
- Animation and Cinematics: Multiple Sequencer improvements for better cinematic creation
Conclusion
More things will arrive in the Fortnite v34.30 patch update. So far, Epic Games focused on improving the gameplay experience by adding bug fixes and new content. Moreover, the patch enhanced features across the multiple game modes. This allows players to explore new content with this recent patch note.
