Fortnite is an online game developed by Epic Games and released in 2017. It is available in three distinct game mode versions that otherwise share the same general gameplay and game engine: Fortnite Battle Royale, Fortnite: Save the World and Fortnite Creative. The game receives a new update, which points out changes that increase the gameplay. Let’s dive deep into the Fortnite 29.40 update patch notes.
Fortnite Update 29.40 Patch Notes
LEGO® Fortnite | Star Wars begins May 3 with the v29.40 update! In this update, the Rebellion and Galactic Empire will rift into your LEGO Fortnite world. The Empire won’t be coming in peace, but the Rebels will!
Help the Rebels survive by building up the Rebel Village and using tools like Lightsabers, DL-44 Blasters, and Thermal Detonators to deal with any foes you may encounter.
Shiftdelete.netWhile aiding the Rebellion, make progress in the LEGO Pass: Rebel Adventure which has free and premium rewards inspired by Tatooine!
START YOUR REBEL ADVENTURE
The Galactic Empire is in hot pursuit of a band of Rebels, who need your help! The Empire and Rebels are unknowingly heading to a rift to your world, which will lead them to a new island in your world. This island will stick around even after v29.40!
REBELLION BUILDIN’
Before investigating the Empire crash site, you should check on your Rebel allies. You’ll receive a pair of Macrobinoculars after the crash, which will point you to the Rebel Village! This rinky-dink shelter on “Star Wars Island” needs your help becoming a full-on Rebel headquarters.
The Rebel Village can level up all the way to Level 10. How to level it up? Complete objectives like supplying resources and constructing Rebel buildings!
If you plan to become a local hero, don’t worry about saying goodbye to your Rebel neighbors anytime soon — the Rebel Village will remain beyond v29.40!
CRASH THE CRASH SITE
Be warned — the crash of the Empire’s Star Destroyer isn’t the Empire’s end. Instead, the Empire will try to make your world their home. They’ll be surrounding the crash site with camps, and it’s up to you to infiltrate them and take back your world! After spending some time with the Rebels, find these bases with the help of your Macrobinoculars.
You can also make Macrobinoculars yourself. Unlock the recipe by adding Plastoid to your inventory!
Like the look of Imperial architecture? You can choose not to damage the camps, and keep them and their inhabitants beyond v29.40! The crash site will stay too so you can admire the remains of the Star Destroyer. (Or hey, you can destroy that too.)
GEAR FROM A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY
LIGHTSABERS
Are you civilized, or secretly on the dark side? Whatever your answer, different-colored Lightsabers are waiting for you in your world! You don’t get these in LEGO Fortnite by crafting them. Instead, you’ll unlock yours by helping the Rebels build up their Village! With your Lightsaber in-hand, you can collect even more. 
Lightsabers are powerful tools in LEGO Fortnite. In fact, they’re so powerful they need time to recharge after combat. Use them when the time is right!
BOWCASTER, DETONATOR, BLASTERS
Don’t just bow out when a foe is near. Defend yourself with these new Star Wars items craftable at a Rebel Workbench:
- Bowcaster: Launches a quarrel that deals damage then explodes in the area.
- Unlock the recipe for the Bowcaster by adding Durasteel to your inventory.
- DL-44: There’s no substitution for a good blaster at your side.
- Unlock the recipe for the DL-44 by adding Durasteel to your inventory.
- E-11: Standard-issue blaster for Imperial Stormtroopers.
- Unlock the recipe for the E-11 by adding Scrap Durasteel to your inventory.
- Thermal Detonator: The bounty hunter’s detonator of choice! This thrown explosive affects a wider area than Dynamite.
- Unlock the recipe for the Thermal Detonator by adding Durasteel to your inventory.
But wait, how do you build a Rebel Workbench? You’ll unlock the recipe by adding Plastoid to your inventory! Craft in the name of the Rebellion.
Keep your Lightsabers, Bowcasters, DL-44s, E-11s, Thermal Detonators, and Rebel Workbenches even after v29.40!
THE REBEL ADVENTURE IS BUILDING
Just by assisting the Rebels, you can make progress in the LEGO Pass: Rebel Adventure. This Pass has unlockable in-game rewards like the “Tatooine Turret and Tanks Bundle,” “Mos Eisley Blue Milk Bar Bundle,” and more!
Here’s how the LEGO Pass: Rebel Adventure works:
- After selecting the LEGO Fortnite experience in Fortnite, go to the LEGO Pass button in the top navigation.
- Here is where you’ll see the LEGO Pass and a button to view Quests. These Quests are about helping the Rebels. Complete them to earn Studs!
- The more Studs you collect, the further you’ll progress in the LEGO Pass! Unlock in-game rewards from the free reward track as you progress. If you want, you can also unlock in-game rewards from the purchasable Premium Reward Track.
The free reward track has ten Decor Bundles and the Mos Eisley Marketplace Build as the final reward!
The Mos Eisley Marketplace.
The Premium Reward Track costs 1,400 V-Bucks and has 11 more rewards you can unlock while unlocking rewards from the free reward track. You don’t need to complete extra Quests to get these rewards. (The Rebels recognize good work!)
This track has four Decor Bundles and seven Builds, including the Dusty Durrr Burger Build as the final reward. Their service is out of this world.
The Dusty Durrr Burger.
Just for upgrading to the Premium Reward Track, you’ll instantly unlock the Chewbacca Outfit. This Wookiee co-pilot of the Millennium Falcon has a LEGO Style and a Fortnite Style!
Chewbacca’s LEGO Style. RAWRGWAWGGR.
Heads-up! The LEGO Pass: Rebel Adventure is available to progress in until July 23, 2024, at 8 AM ET. Its free rewards, premium rewards, and Chewbacca Outfit reward are not exclusive to the Pass, and you may be able to purchase them in the Fortnite Shop at a later date.
“THE WAY I REMEMBER YOU IN MY DREAMS” – NEW LEGO STYLES IN V29.40
v29.40 brings LEGO Styles for some past Outfits. These include a few Star Wars Outfits that haven’t gotten a LEGO Style yet! (Help out the Rebels as… Darth Vader?)
Here are all the Outfits getting a LEGO look:
- Aerial Assault Trooper
- The Ageless
- Barrett
- Beach Jules
- Bone Ravage
- Bonejamin
- Carbon Commando
- Catrina
- Centurion
- Chiara
- Chromium
- Corrupted Arachne
- Corrupted Shogun
- Crimson Scout
- Curdle Scream Leader
- Dahlia
- Daring Duelist
- Dark Red Knight
- Darkheart
- Darth Vader
- Desperado
- Dizzie
- Erisa
- Facet
- Farmer Steel
- Field Surgeon
- Flapjackie
- Flatfoot
- Fresh Aura
- Funk Ops
- Glumbunny
- Goldie
- Graven
- Growler
- Gutbomb
- Havoc
- Hybrid
- The Ice King
- Indigo Kuno
- Instinct
- Joey
- Jules
- Kimiko Five-Tails
- Krrsantan
- LLion
- Loveless
- Ludwig
- Mad Mochi
- Maki Master
- Mandalorian
- Master Minotaur
- Mecha Cuddle Master
- Mincemeat
- Moniker
- Mullet Marauder
- Myna
- Nara
- Nolan Chance
- Orin
- Payback
- Piper Pace
- Radiant Striker
- Ravina
- Reflex
- Renegade Runner
- Rian
- Robo-Ray
- Rook
- Scourge
- Shot Caller
- Sidewinder
- Sleuth
- Southpaw
- Special Forces
- Starlie
- Stealth Reflex
- Summer Fable
- Sushi Master
- Swamp Knight
- Synth Star
- Tactics Officer
- Taro
- Teknique
- Thunder
- Trooper
- Tropical Punch Zoey
- Unpeely
- Veronika
- X-Lord
- Zoe Clash
MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS AND BUG FIXES
Optimizations, v29.40 will also add:
IMPROVEMENTS
- Starting in v29.40, you’ll be able to view LEGO Fortnite Quests without having to return to the Lobby!
- Made it easier to exit Driver’s Seats that are flipped over.
BUG FIXES
- Fixed an issue where players would sometimes not receive expected gifts from Villagers.
- Fixed a crash that happened rarely when getting out of bed.
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