These are the unofficialFortnite 11.40 Patch Notes! Epic hasn’t been compiling detailed notes for every patch like they used to, so we’re putting together a list of everything that changed in the new update. We have bug fix information, and will be posting whatever else has been added to the game. We will add the official patch notes if they are posted.
Patch Release Date & Time
The Fortnite 11.40 Patch will be released on January 15th, 2020. Downtime starts at 4 AM ET (0900 UTC), and usually goes on for a hour or two. Epic was out of office over the holidays, so it’s been a while since we’ve had a patch.
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Fortnite 11.40 Patch Bug Fixes
Here are the expected bug fixes for the 11.40 patch. These were taken from theTrellothat display all of the stuff that Epic is working on in terms of bugs.
Mobile
Unofficial Patch Notes
Here’s where we will be detailing all of the things that have been added to the game that weren’t covered by Epic.If you’re looking for leaked cosmetics, we will have a full look at them righthere.
Ninja Finally Gets a Skin
Ninja has finally gotten himself a skin in the game that will be available on January 16th, 2020 (check it outhere). This appears to the first of many upcoming collaborations in the “Icon Series” that Epic will be featuring in the near future. They’ve announced skins forLoserfruitandTheGrefgas well. We don’t know what those will look like just yet, but we’ll have them for you as soon as they are available.
Best Mates is Now a Traversal Emote
The Season 3 Battle Pass Emote known asBest Mateshas been made Traversal. That means you can now do the emote, move around, and you will continue to dance!
Guan Yu Gets a New Dragon Style
If you own theGuan Yuskin, you were given a new style called Dragon. This includes a style for his back bling and harvesting tool.
Owners ofCloaked Starwere given the newDarkest EdgeBack Bling!
New Overtime Challenges for Rippley & 8-Ball
If you’re looking for a new style for more of your Battle Pass skins for this season, you may complete more challenges to obtain them!
8-Ball Challenges
Sidegrading
Use the Upgrade Stations to convert your AR to a Heavy AR.
— Shiina (@ShiinaBR)July 02, 2025
Leaked Weapons
It looks like the Heavy Assault Rifle is apart of the Sidegrading feature that was added to the game in the patch. We’ll see if you may sidegrade into other weapons in the future.
It looks like sometime in the future we’re getting the Scoped Assault Rifle back in the game and a new Heavy Assault Rifle (Source).
