v42.10 Known Issues and Pre-Release Updates

General Issues and Bug Reporting
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Hello Fortnite developers,
Here are the known issues we found in pre-release testing for v42.10, along with the community fixes shipping in this release. We’ll share updates in future posts as fixes roll out or timelines change.

Coins granted in-game may not appear in the HUD widget

  • Coins are granted and visible in the player’s inventory, but not in the in-game HUD.
  • The HUD widget updates with the correct amount after a manual respawn.
  • Fix targeted for v42.20 (September 17)

On Prop Hunt islands, eliminated players may show prop pings at their last location

  • When a prop player is eliminated and only one player on the prop team remains, prop pings will show on the minimap for the eliminated player’s last known location.
  • The prop counter will then show a remaining player even after all players on the props team have been eliminated.
  • Fix targeted for v42.20 (September 17)

v42.10 Top Community Fixes

The following fixes are from issues that you submitted to us on the forums. Thank you for reporting these issues.

For a full list of all scheduled fixes for v42.10, refer to this search on the Epic Developer Community Forums Search results for ''Closed' as 'Fixed'. The issue will be addressed in 42.10' - Epic Developer Community Forums

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We’re aware of an issue causing XP from accolades not to be granted while playing on Creative Islands. XP from playtime is still being awarded as expected.

We’re looking into this and will provide updates soon.

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We’ve resolved the issue with XP from accolades not being granted on Creative Islands.

Accolade XP is now being awarded as expected.

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Certain keybinds may not work as intended

  • Players with a custom keybind for Interact and Pick-Up may need to re-bind their selected key.
  • We’re investigating an issue where this bind was reset to default.
Since 42.10 Interaction is messed up
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This issue is fixed, and the Interact keybind for KB+M players should work properly.

As part of this fix, please note the Experimental ‘Interact Input Mapping’ context and ‘Interact Keybinds’ assets won’t function. This will be re-enabled in our next update.

The Interact Keybinds Are Fully Bugged in UEFN
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Issue with Island calibration

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  • Some islands may be calibrating at xp values that are lower than normal due to an issue miscounting spectator time.

  • As a result, players may only receive playtime XP.

  • We are investigating and will let you know when we have more information or a fix.

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Social Synergy API issue

  • We’re aware of an issue where the Social Synergy API only works in Edit Mode and doesn’t function when Developers publish their Creative Islands.
  • We’re working on a resolution and will let you know once a fix is out.
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We’re aware of an issue where console users may be unable to join Live Edit sessions on developer-made islands.

We’re investigating and will let you know when we have an update.

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Console users can no longer get into session after update
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We’ve resolved the issue where the Social Synergy API wasn’t functioning on published Creative Islands. Everything should now be working as expected.

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Reports of increased memory usage after 42.10

  • We are investigating reports of increased island memory usage following the 42.10 update.
  • We will let you know when we have more information.