Fortnite update 24.10 patch notes reveal Creative updates and Spring Breakout Quests

Epic Games has revealed the official patch notes for update 24.10, which went live earlier today.

As reported by Mirror Gaming, Fortnite underwent a significant period of server maintenance this morning ahead of the update, with players unable to play the game from 8:30am BST to around 11:30am BST as the update rolled out across all platforms.

The update 24.10 patch notes include updates to the Creative mode, as well as Battle Royale, Save the World and Mobile, in what is the first major patch for the title since the release of Creative 2.0 and the UEFN.

Here are the official patch notes for the Fortnite 24.10 update, as confirmed by Epic Games.

Two new types of chickens have appeared on the island. Green and purple chickens will leave the following special eggs.

Epic Games have added eight specialist characters to the map available for players to hire, these are split into four classes with descriptions for them below.

Fixed the issue that caused disabling ziplines in Party Royale. Ziplines have been re-enabled in Party Royale.

Fixed the issue with the Kinetic Blade's Knockback Slash that prevented the owner from taking fall damage. The Dash Attack will still prevent fall damage.

Fixed the issue involving players being asked to install Save the World even if they already had it installed.

Improved the handling turn radius of the Rogue Bike vehicle at higher speeds.

Tweaks to reduce energy usage on PlayStation and Xbox consoles. Frame rate in the Lobby will drop to 30 FPS after a period of inactivity, but will return to 60 FPS whenever you touch the controller or join a match.

The Settings tab of My Island has the following new Energy options:

These settings will influence any game element that uses Energy, such as