As a temporary solution please follow these steps: - Inside the Epic Games Launcher, navigate to the Fortnite client menu with the ellipse (...) - Go to "Options" - Ensure "High Resolution Textures" is checked - Click "Apply"

⚠️ We're investigating reports of players loading into matches without equipped Outfits, as well as other functionality issues like Locker loadouts, Party invites, and Friends Lists not working correctly. We’re working to fix this ASAP and will let you know when we have: status.epicgames.com/

🚨 We're investigating Fortnite login issues on all platforms. We'll follow up here once the issue is resolved.

⚠️We are aware that some Fortnite developers may experience a crash when starting UEFN. We will let you know when we have more information or a fix.

THANK YOU everyone who logged into Fortnite to see the ‘Welcome, Our Alien Overlords’ mini-event! We’ve extended the event window to be available until 11:30am ET, so for 10 more minutes hop in. If you missed the fun, don’t worry, we have the full event on YouTube here. piped.video/xZU-XOg4-Rk

❗Note: Battle Royale, Zero Build and their Ranked modes will be temporarily unavailable leading up to and during the event.

⚠️ We’re aware that some players are no longer seeing The Augury outfit in their lockers, and we will let you know once we have more information on a fix.

📷 Content Creators in SAC can monetize YouTube VoD content featuring music from the Our Alien Overlords live event happening tomorrow, November 1 at 11am ET until November 8, 11am ET. No copyright claims or takedown notifications should occur on these videos during that timeframe. Make sure your YouTube and SAC accounts are linked and any content featuring this is Unlisted or Public. If you upload it as Private, it's possible you could receive a monetization claim on your video. If you do receive a claim, please don't contest it as our teams will try to reverse it asap.

⏰ Following the Welcome, Our Alien Overlords live event tomorrow at 11 AM ET, Fortnite will go into downtime at 11:30 AM ET (3:30 PM UTC): status.epicgames.com/ The v38.00 update drops later the same day, taking us to Springfield!

📈Attention Creators! To celebrate the upcoming Our Alien Overlords event and new season launch, we're increasing the revenue share for Pass-related purchases using V-Bucks (gifting not included)! From October 31, 8pm ET until Nov 3, 7pm ET, you'll get a 3x boost to your SAC earnings for next season's Battle Pass, and the current OG Pass, Music Pass, LEGO Pass, and pass-related level purchases.

⚠️ Heads up! Matchmaking will be unavailable for all games and islands in Fortnite at 2 AM ET (6 AM UTC) for about 40 minutes. You can also follow here for updates: status.epicgames.com

✅ The issue affecting Fortnite’s availability on Xbox Cloud Gaming has been resolved. Players can now access the game normally.

Due to a wider service outage affecting Xbox Cloud Gaming, Fortnite is currently unavailable to XCG users. We'll update here once the service is restored.

⚠️We are looking into login issues players on Xbox Cloud might be experiencing. We are working on a fix and will let you know once this is resolved.

👕 We're investigating why Lockers are not viewable and loadouts are not customizable for some players. We'll update here once the issue is resolved.

Weapon buffs incoming! We're giving these weapons a little extra edge: ⛓️ Thorn Ripper - Overall damage increased to make it more reliable in close encounters. 🎯 Hand Cannon - Faster to equip and swap to, with improved accuracy for cleaner shots. 💥 Wood Stake Shotgun - Maintains more damage at longer range.

Matchmaking errors are resolved and players should be able to hop into a match without issue again. We'll continue monitoring this to ensure no other issues are present. Enjoy the Fortnitemares weekend! 🎃

🔄 Update: We're still working to resolve remaining matchmaking issues in Fortnite. If you get a Matchmaking Error, please re-queue and you should find a match. We'll provide another update when we have more info.

⏳ We're investigating reports of long matchmaking times and are working to resolve this now. We'll let you know when Fortnite matchmaking has returned to normal.