Fortnite update 37.10 release time, downtime, patch notes, Air Strike, Gorillaz and more

Fortnite developer Epic Games has announced plans to release the first major update of the new season.

Fortnite update 37.10 has been given an August 26 release date and a 9am BST UK release time.

Unfortunately, however, the new update will be accompanied by a period of server downtime, which also begins at 9am BST. This means you won't be able to play Fortnite for at least a couple of hours while maintenance is being performed.

The news was announced by Epic Games alongside a preview about what to expect.

"Air strike online in BR. Ranked Reload climb begins anew," Epic explains.

"Downtime for v37.10 begins at 4 AM ET with matchmaking ending shortly beforehand."

As you can see from the tweet above, matchmaking will be disabled shortly beforehand, typically at around 8.30am.

On the plus side, fans can expect bog changes for the likes of Battle Royale, Fortnite Festival and Blitz.

Fortnite Battle Royale fans, for example, will be able to utilise the new Air Strike feature, which introduces a destructive new element to the game.

Air Strikes will give players the ability to call a huge explosion down on opponents in a certain area.

That's on top of a new One Punch Man collaboration, the introduction of Battle Pass super styles for users above level 100 and other new skins.

Furthermore, Gorillaz will be added to Fortnite Festival as the new Band Icons for Season 10.

Needless to say, fans can also expect various bug fixes and gameplay tweaks, which you can read about in the patch notes below.

Fortnite update 37.10 patch notes...

GENERAL FIXES

• Some players using NVIDIA graphics cards may experience crashes when playing Fortnite in DirectX 11.

- We're aware of an issue causing some players using NVIDIA graphics cards to experience crashes when playing Fortnite in DirectX 11.

BATTLE ROYALE

• Bunkers may not appear correctly in some matches.

- In some cases, Bunkers may not appear as expected, resulting in missing terrain.

• Mode selection always defaults to "Squad, No Fill".

- Players are automatically placed into "Squad, No Fill" mode, even when not part of a Squad.

• Wraps may not display correctly on Leadspitter 3000.

- Some Wraps may not apply or display correctly on the Leadspitter 3000 minigun.

• Red Dots indicating gunfire are missing from the Compass

- Red Dots indicating gun fire are missing from the Compass. We intend to fix this in a future game update.

• The Queens vaulted their Medallions after too many squashing shenanigans!

• The Leadspitter 3000 was upgraded with reduced recoil for more consistency at short & mid ranges!

• Hungry bugs gobbled up the Shockwave Launchers, while O.X.R. has an offensive Exotic variant launcher en route next week!

• Climbing the O.X.R. Ranks to S+ in Solos and Duos just got quicker!

• Rocket Ammo, Epic, and Legendary items are more scarce, hoarded by some greedy bugs.

FORTNITE MOBILE

• Exiting the app through the Sidebar may result in an infinite "Connecting" screen.

- Exiting the app through the Sidebar menu might cause players to be stuck indefinitely on the "Connecting" screen, being unable to proceed.

• Auto Fire may become unresponsive after being rebooted.

- Auto Fire doesn't consistently trigger after a reboot - aiming at enemies might not activate it.