Fortnite 43.10 Update: Buggy Boss, Exotics in Chests and Fixes

Fortnite update 43.10 went live on November 12, 2026. It makes Boss weapons a guaranteed drop, lets some of the season’s Exotic weapons spawn in Chests, adds Buggy’s Captain’s Day with the Lever Action Shotgun, and brings new Sprites, a Kasane Teto Festival season and a list of fixes. Below is what changed, what is still unclear, and what is coming over the next few days. The details are accurate as of November 13, 2026 and may change as Epic hotfixes the patch.

Release date and downtime

v43.10 is the next content drop in the Treasure Hunters mini season, which started with v43.00 on November 1, 2026. Several outlets reported the following schedule:

If you didn’t play yesterday, the update downloads the next time you launch. UpdateCrazy lists the PlayStation build as update 5.27. Download size depends on your platform and installed content, so check the prompt on your console or launcher rather than trusting a single figure.

Battle Royale gameplay changes

Boss weapons are now guaranteed

This is the biggest loot change. Eliminating a Boss now always drops their weapon. Epic’s reasoning, as quoted in VICE’s patch coverage, is that there are several Bosses across the island, so you have plenty of fights to choose from. Before, a Boss fight could leave you with nothing to show for it. Now it pays off every time.

Exotics can spawn in Chests

Some Exotic weapons from the current season can now appear in regular Chests, so you can get them without buying from an NPC. Epic also teased that “one Chest holds them all”. Coverage reads that as a rare Chest with every Exotic in the season, but Epic hasn’t confirmed how it works or how often it spawns.

Buggy’s Captain’s Day

unplayed.gg reports that 43.10 starts Buggy’s Captain’s Day at Buggy’s Beachhead. Buggy is this week’s Captain and Boss, and he drops the Lever Action Shotgun and the Special Buggy Ball.

Not every report agrees on the details:

• Some outlets say Buggy appears on Crossbones Isle, not at a new Beachhead location.
• Pre-release coverage from Beebom said Buggy’s Beachhead would replace Loot Lagoon. We couldn’t confirm that from Epic’s own notes.
• A few headlines call the Lever Action Shotgun “unvaulted”. The more cautious reports only say Buggy drops it.

The simplest way to check is to look at the in-game map and the Captain’s Day quests when you load in.

Sprites and the weekend schedule

New Sprites remain the main chase this season.

• Cursed Kelper is a new Sprite available now, according to post-patch reports.
• Mini Miku, Squiplash and a secret rare Sprite are reported for Sunday, November 15.
• Epic announced another round of Treasure Hours on Crossbones Isle this weekend, per VICE. One source says Saturday, November 14 will focus on Cursed Sprites.

Pre-release coverage also reported that Hatsune Miku and Kasane Teto will take over the island’s resort as Captains on Sunday. Reports disagree on what happens to Rubber Resort. Some expected a Miku and Teto repaint, another said the POI would be replaced, and one post-patch roundup noted the repaint wasn’t in the 43.10 notes. It is probably a timed change rather than part of the patch itself.

Quality-of-life changes

Before the patch, Senior Design Director Ted Timmis teased a major quality-of-life improvement. These are the changes that shipped:

Chest indicator shows height

If you play with Visualize Sound Effects on, the Chest indicator now shows an up or down arrow when a Chest is above or below you. Minimum opacity has also gone up to 30%, so the indicator is easier to see. To turn it on:

1. Open Settings.
2. Go to Audio, then Sound.
3. Turn on Visualize Sound Effects.

High Quality Assets option on PC

PC players now have a High Quality Assets option in the Epic Games Launcher. It joins the Epic Quality Assets option added in v42.30 on October 1. It downloads these assets to your PC instead of streaming them during matches, which can help if you see textures popping in. To enable it:

1. Open the Epic Games Launcher and go to your Library.
2. Click the three-dot menu on Fortnite.
3. Choose Options and tick High Quality Assets.

This needs extra disk space. The launcher shows the exact amount before it downloads anything.

Bug fixes

Epic’s Fixes and Improvements in v43.10 thread is the official list. One fix that matters day to day: buried Chests no longer sometimes need you to move or crouch to land the final hit.

Fortnite Festival Season 16: Kasane Teto

Festival Season 16 has Kasane Teto as its headliner, taking over from Lil Tecca. Coverage says the Kasane Teto outfit comes through the season’s Music Pass (reported as the Twindrill Diva Music Mini-Pass), not the Item Shop. Several outlets report a price of 1,000 V-Bucks, but an earlier leak suggested different pricing. Check the Music Pass tab in game before you buy. Pre-release reports also said Lil Uzi Vert, Buggy and Cap’n Hatsune Miku cosmetics would reach the Item Shop this week. The Item Shop rotates daily, so check it directly.

Other modes and creators

• LEGO Fortnite Odyssey: one roundup reports that Batman now visits villages at night and can be recruited permanently. We haven’t seen a full list of LEGO changes for this patch.
• Creators (UEFN and Creative): Epic published separate 43.10 Ecosystem release notes. The pre-release known issues thread listed no new known issues for v43.10. It did update the target fix versions for older issues, including billboard text not localizing after a language change and party members being sent back to the lobby on Retry.

What to do after updating

1. Restart the game once if a quest or Captain’s Day doesn’t show up. Timed content often appears after the server-side unlock, not right after the download.
2. Prioritize Boss fights, since the weapon drop is now guaranteed.
3. Open every Chest you pass, because Exotics can now be inside.
4. On PC, turn on High Quality Assets if you see texture streaming and have the disk space.
5. Check back on November 14 and 15 for Treasure Hours and the next Sprites.

Epic often follows a mid-season patch with hotfixes, so balance and drop details may still change. For confirmed changes, Epic’s official community post and the in-game news feed are the sources to trust.