Update v11.40

Update v11.40 of Fortnite released on January 15th, 2020. It was the first update of 2020.

Battle Royale

 * Introducing Sidegrading: the Heavy Assault Rifle returns.
 * In non-competitive playlists, you can now use Upgrade Benches to “Sidegrade” your Assault Rifle into a Heavy Assault Rifle.
 * Reduced material costs for upgrading weapons at Upgrade Benches.
 * Added the following items to Battle Lab:
 * Flint-Knock Pistol ( and )
 * Shockwave Grenade
 * Impulse Grenade
 * The iPad Pro (2018 release) now supports 120 FPS.
 * Clickable thumbstick buttons (L3 and R3) are now usable on supported iOS controllers.

Save the World

 * Misfit Toys Questline
 * Something isn’t quite right with the toys that our Homebase Heroes opened this year! A band of misfit toys are on the loose and they’re out for vengeance. Help Homebase quell the misfit toy uprising, and unlock Jilly Teacup, the new toy Outlander.
 * Special Delivery Frostnite Challenge
 * The BluGlo is tapped and isn’t found in the environment. Venture out and defend the newly deployed BluGlo dispensers to keep that burner filled! Keep the burner warm during this weekly challenge to unlock the Frostbite Sniper.

Islands & Galleries

 * Added Horseshoe Island - A U-shaped island with smaller outlying islands to swim between.
 * Added 2 New Galleries.
 * Variant Village Roof Gallery.
 * Snowy Village Roof Gallery.
 * Added additional roof peaks to Village Building Color Gallery A & B.
 * Added additional roof assets to Village Roof Gallery.
 * Added grass patches to Grass & Dirt Floor Gallery B.

Gameplay

 * Added Friendly Fire option to My Island settings and Team Settings device to allow players to deal damage to teammates during a game.
 * Added a new value to the Autostart option in the My Island settings.
 * Immediate - the game will automatically start as soon as the player has loaded into the island.
 * Changed how spectating players are grouped in voice chat when the Voice Chat option is set to Teams; rather than grouping all spectating players into the same voice chat, they are now grouped together by team.

Devices

 * Added new option to Class Designer and Team Settings & Inventory devices.
 * Equip Granted Item - When the device grants items to a player, this option allows a specific item to be automatically equipped.
 * Don’t Equip, First Item, Second Item, Third Item, Fourth Item, Fifth Item (Default: Don’t Equip).