Update v22.10 was a major patch note in Fortnite released during Chapter 3: Season 4 and during the Hexsylvania venture in Save the World.
The downtime for Update v22.10 started early on October 3rd 2022 21:00 UTC and lasted 12 hours because of server issues prior to the scheduled downtime of 8:00 UTC October 4th, making it the longest downtime for a game update. Only the three To Be Continued! occurrences, Drift To Artemis, and The Blackout had longer unplayable periods.
Your time in paradise just got even more pleasant. The first major update of Chapter 3 Season 4 is here, bringing with it a new DMR, new things to unlock with your Keys, and the Grapple Glove’s return! Also, this Season’s Super Level Styles will soon be available.
SCOPE OUT PREY WITH THE COBRA DMR[]
It's not easy to flee the long range of a Cobra DMR. With its fast fire rate, opponents can be swiftly defeated if you have a steady hand. Find Cobra DMR|Cobra DMRs from the ground, Chests Supply Drops, fishing, Loot Sharks, and Reality Sapling Fruit!
(With the arrival of the Cobra DMR, the normal DMR has been vaulted.)
UNLOCK NEW OPPORTUNITIES[]
So far in Chapter 3 Season 4, you’ve been using Keys to open Low-Security Vaults and High-Security Vaults. Now, Holo-Chests join the receptacle selection! Use one Key to open a Holo-Chest holding an item you desire: Holo-Chests display a holographic preview of what’s inside so you’ll know whether it has what you need before opening it.
Have something Exotic on your mind? If you're too far away from a selling Character, use two Keys to open an Exotic Holo-Chest! Exotic Holo-Chests contain an Exotic item, and as you'd expect, display a holographic preview of that item.
GRAPPLING WITH THE PAST - THE GRAPPLE GLOVE RETURNS![]
Who says you can’t keep vibin’ in paradise? The Grapple Glove from Chapter 3 Season 3: Vibin’ is unvaulted! How does the Grapple Glove work?
- To begin swinging, shoot its grappling hook at a hard surface like a cliff, prop, or building. Each successive swing gets faster until the third swing and beyond, when you’ll be at max speed.
- If you miss a shot and land on the ground, you’ll have a brief window of time to shoot the grappling hook and come back swinging. You'll have an even longer window if you slide out of a swing, so don't be afraid to combo some slides into your swinging action!
- Don’t worry if your window of time runs out: after a brief cooldown, the Grapple Glove will ready itself back up. When the Grapple Glove’s ready again, get back in the air… or get something out of reach — its grappling hook can also be used to pull items towards you! Keep shooting the grappling hook until your Grapple Glove’s out of charges
Unlike in Chapter 3 Season 3, Grapple Gloves aren’t stored in Grapple Glove Toolboxes. This time, they can be found from the ground, Chests, Supply Drops, and Legendary and Mythic Reality Sapling Fruit. Grapple Gloves will be available until the v22.20 update.
MORE FOR NOTHING[]
Bytes’ The Nothing’s Gift Pickaxe is on Page 2 of the Chapter 3 Season 4 Battle Pass. Starting in v22.10, everyone who’s unlocked this Pickaxe (or will unlock this Pickaxe) will receive Bytes Quests! Equip Bytes and complete these Quests to unlock up to seven alt Styles for The Nothing’s Gift, including The Dread Claw, Sharpened Sunburst, Razer Thorn, and more. What can’t Chrome be molded into?
CHAPTER 3 SEASON 4 SUPER LEVEL STYLES[]
Become chromatic. In the Bonus Rewards section of the Battle Pass tab, bonus Styles for this Season’s Battle Pass Outfits have been available for players who progress past Level 100. Starting October 6 at 9 AM ET, this Season’s Super Level Styles will become available!
What are the Super Level Styles this Season? Progress past Level 140 in Chapter 3 Season 4 and start unlocking the Celestial, Spectral, and Aurelian Styles for Bytes, Lennox Rose, Paradigm (Reality-659), Meow Skulls, and Spider-Gwen.
DETAILED SQUAD COMMS WHEEL… IN DETAIL[]
An enemy was here! Look, loot over there! Starting with v22.00, you may have noticed a more robust Squad Comms Wheel. Hold your Ping button to pull up the Squad Comms Wheel and place pings with more detail for your squad — or send orders to your hired Characters.
While your squadmates may ignore the added details to “Watch this spot” or “Defend here” when they’re halfway across the map, Characters you’ve hired on the Island will follow your every command. Place markers for them to move up to a point, follow you, or even go revive a downed teammate!
MISCELLANEOUS UPDATES[]
- Boogie Bombs have been vaulted in both non-competitive and competitive playlists.
- Most one-handed Pickaxes, such as the Gum Brawler and Tribute's Flail, would previously equip by flying into the player's hand. We've adjusted this to be a new equip animation in v22.10.
- In case you missed it, we recently released a balance hotfix affecting EvoChrome Shotguns and EvoChrome Burst Rifles:
- Their floor loot availability is now increased.
- Uncommon, Rare, Epic, and Legendary versions can now be found in Chrome and regular Chests.
- The damage needed to upgrade an EvoChrome weapon at each rarity tier is now greatly reduced.
COMPETITIVE NOTES[]
- The Grapple Glove is not included in competitive playlists.
- In case you missed it, the Ranger Shotgun has recently been added to competitive playlists.
MAJOR BUG FIXES[]
- Players on controller are now able to consistently navigate the inventory with the left thumbstick.
- Fixed an issue that caused the map to default to the Map tab even when previously closed on the Quests tab.
- Lennox Rose’s hair no longer obstructs the reticle while crouching.
- Players should no longer get stuck when phasing through Chrome-ified structures at Herald’s Sanctum.
- Chrome-ified building pieces now lose their “on fire” visual effects when the fire has ended.
- Fixed an issue that caused visual/screen effects from a Chrome Vortex to persist in specific circumstances.
- The "Reset to last saved position" button in the HUD Layout Tool on mobile is again returning all buttons to the last saved position.
- Fixed an issue involving hair clipping through headwear on several Outfits.
- Blackheart’s Character indicator is again appearing on the minimap.
- The Storm notification no longer appears towards the middle of the screen
The Fortnite v22.10 update brings the Octane vehicle from Rocket League for creators to use in their islands, the Block Secondary Action for melee weapons, and the Cobra DMR from Battle Royale! v22.10 also introduces the Rocket League Prop Gallery and Musician Prop Gallery, along with a new island template, plus updates and bug fixes for devices, Prefabs, and Galleries.
ROCKET LEAGUE'S OCTANE LANDS IN FORTNITE[]
Boost your gameplay with the Rocket League Octane Spawner. This acrobatic Octane vehicle can drive on walls, “Boost” to supersonic speeds, and even fly! Use the Rocket Boost device to recharge Octane’s Boost Meter, and the Rocket League Prop Gallery to bring the spirit of competition to any island.
Want to see the Octane’s potential on display? Check out Rocket League’s Octane Park Tutorial — published by creator team 404 Creative — to perform cool tricks with your friends as you compete for the highest score. Use the island code 7808-4434-5127 to access this island.
MUSICIAN PROP GALLERY[]
Added the Musician Prop Gallery, which contains guitars and other instruments.
MELEE DESIGNER: “BLOCK” SECONDARY ACTION ADDED[]
Block is making its debut in v22.10! You will see Block as a new choice in the Melee Designer's Secondary Action option. You can set the Secondary Action option to Block Only, or Dodge and Block as well as No Action or Dodge Only. There are also new Block options that help you shape how the Block feature works for your customized weapons.
BATTLE ROYALE ITEM: COBRA DMR[]
Like a cobra, it’s hard to escape the long range of a Cobra DMR. With its fast fire rate, opponents can be defeated swiftly with a steady hand. Find Cobra DMRs from the ground, in Chests, Supply Drops, and from fishing, Loot Sharks, and Reality Sapling Fruit!
BOUNCER GALLERY[]
We've added some additional Bouncer devices to create a Bouncer Gallery! You can choose from the Forest Mushroom or several sizes of tire piles, in addition to the original Bouncer.
OTHER UPDATES[]
PREFAB & GALLERY UPDATES[]
- Added the Bamboo Destructible Gallery. This contains foliage similar to that of the Bamboo Gallery, but the foliage can be destroyed by players.
- Added the Rocket League Prop Gallery.
- Orange and Blue Scaffolding Banners
- Orange and Blue Beach Banners
- Orange and Blue Large Hanging Banners
- Orange and Blue Small Hanging Banners
- LED Arrow Sign
- Octane Statue
- Added the Birthday Cake 4 and Birthday Cake 5 props to the Indoor Residential Prop Gallery.
- Added additional assets to the Primitive Shapes Gallery:
- Hard Squared Columns
- Small Pyramid
- Small Cone
- Large Planar Cylinder Quarter
- Added additional glass tables to the Modern Furniture Prop Gallery.
DEVICE UPDATES[]
- The Item Placer device has additional options to control the damage to the item, and to respawn the item.
CONSUMABLES UPDATES[]
Key: This consumable can be used like keycards to open locked doors. Birthday Presents!: These create a structure that players can open using their Pickaxe. You can place consumable items inside.
ISLAND TEMPLATE UPDATES[]
In the Octane Park Template island, players can learn all the ways to use the Octane Spawner device to enhance your driving and racing maps. You can check out this island template using island code 7335-2078-5523.
BUG FIXES[]
PREFAB & GALLERY FIXES[]
- Fixed an issue where Bamboo Gallery props were indestructible.
- Fixed incorrect textures that were displayed in the Autumn Variant Foliage Gallery.
- Restored a missing thumbnail in the Spooky Particle Gallery.
- Restored a missing thumbnail in the Hero/Villain Prop Gallery.
- Fixed geometry clipping that occurred in the Colossal Crops Shelter Prefab.
- Fixed a texture on wooden fences in the Colossal Crops Stables Prefab.
- Fixed an issue causing destructible banner props in the Colossal Coliseum Prefab when Environmental Damage was set to Off.
- Fixed missing textures on the Player Reference device.
- Removed Creative Hub portals that were appearing on creator islands
DEVICE FIXES[]
- Fixed a crash happening when the Horizon Fog Color option in the Skydome device was clicked multiple times.
- Fixed a bug that caused the Explosive device not to reset when it was destroyed at the end of a minigame.
- Fixed an issue involving the Timer device displaying a checkered texture.
- Fixed an issue where several Character Device Controller settings were not working correctly.
- Fixed an issue where Music Blocks were not working for previously-created islands.
- Fixed an issue where the phone tool would disappear when the player respawned.
- Fixed an issue where placing a prop then copy-pasting that prop would delete the original prop.
ISLAND FIXES[]
- Fixed an issue where players lost the ability to edit when joining in-progress sessions.
- Fixed an issue where lighting in islands was too bright.
- Fixed an issue where published islands without a spawn pad would spawn players above a Barrier placed above an island.
GAMEPLAY FIXES[]
- Fixed an issue with Mutator Zone devices where players were able to use a melee weapon's sprint attack while they were inside the zone, even with the Allow Weapon option set to Off.
- Fixed an issue where the virtual keyboard was not displaying when a player changed values in the Numeric Picker on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One.
- Fixed an issue where players were getting an Unapplied Changes dialog when leaving the Settings screen.
- Fixed an issue where Storm damage on creator islands was too high.
- Fixed an issue where a widget would appear after a hired guard was eliminated.
- Fixed an issue where the animations for a melee weapon's jump attack could end before the player landed.
- Fixed an issue where interrupting melee weapon attacks by sprinting could break character animations.
- Fixed an issue in which chickens could be eliminated by throwing them.
The Hexslyvania Venture Season continues to haunt! As an early reminder, this Venture Season will end November 20, 2022, so collect all the rewards before that date comes up on you like a Husk in the night!
THE DOOR TO DARKNESS QUESTLINE[]
It’s a reservation for terror! Join the Homebase crew for a nightmarish stay at the legendary Oakridge Lodge, Stoneplankentwine’s third most haunted hotel. Completing this questline will unlock Outlander Hero Willow.
Players can unlock Willow by completing the Door of Darkness Quest! Willow’s ghoulish Outlanders Standard Perk, Ghoulish Cackle increases ability damage based on the percentage of your missing Health. Willow’s Commander Perk, Ghoulish Cackle + in addition to her standard perk grants players a chance to conjure a Phantasm upon eliminations which seeks out nearby foes and deals energy damage in a small radius
HUSK GRINDER[]
Sharpen up your Black Metal weapon set with the darkest metal axe around — the Husk Grinder — and unleash the devastating Maelstrom attack.
DIRGE SONG[]
Wield the power of Clip’s favorite creation: the Dirge Song! This Submachine Gun fires in long nine-round bursts.
JONESEE-BOT RETURNS TO THE EVENT SHOP![]
JONESEE-BOT’s Standard Perk, Ow. My eye! increases headshot damage based on the percentage of your missing Health. JONESEE-BOT’s Commander Perk, Ow. My eye! + in addition to his standard perk grants players a chance to conjure a Phantasm upon eliminations which seeks out nearby foes and deals energy damage in a small radius.
MAJOR BUG FIXES[]
A number of important bug fixes were included in the v22.10 game update, including:
- Fixed an issue that caused the Downed accolade to not be granted correctly in Survive the Night.
- Fixed an issue that caused players to not be granted the participation accolade after failing the Night 1: Rumors of Ghost Activity quest.
- Fixed an issue that caused the schematic perk modification page tooltip to be cut off when trying to modify a schematic.
- Fixed an issue in the Labs that caused the statue on floor 2 to not have collision.
- Fixed an issue that caused trap tiles to still trigger even if the player built over them.