Fortnite v43.10 Update: Buggy Boss, Guaranteed Boss Weapons, Exotics in Chests, Cursed Kelper and the Miku and Teto Weekend

Fortnite's v43.10 update is live, and it is the busiest patch of the Treasure Hunters season so far. One Piece's Buggy has taken over Buggy's Beachhead as the week's Boss, every Boss on Crossbones Isle now always drops its weapon, some of the season's Exotic weapons can now turn up in ordinary Chests, and the Cursed Kelper Sprite has joined the roster. The same update sets up a packed weekend: Treasure Hours: Cursed on Saturday, then a friendly Captain's Day with Hatsune Miku and Kasane Teto at Friendship Villa on Sunday, along with three more Sprites.

Epic's v43.10 Treasure Hunters update notes cover the Battle Royale changes, while the separate Fixes and Improvements in v43.10 post lists the full set of bug fixes for every mode and the current known issues. This guide combines both, with every time converted to Central. For the season basics, including Crossbones Isle, the Gold Bar vault and the starting Sprite list, see our Treasure Hunters v43.00 launch guide.

When Did Fortnite v43.10 Release?

The v43.10 downtime began on Thursday, November 12 at 3:00 AM CT (09:00 UTC), according to Epic's status page. Epic had scheduled 90 minutes, but the maintenance ran a little long and was marked complete at 4:49 AM CT (10:49 UTC).

That timing put the update live well before the US morning, so Buggy's Captain's Day has been running since the servers came back. Epic's season announcement lists the Treasure Hunters Captain's Days as November 1, 8, 12, 15 and 22, which means this patch delivers the third of five, and the fourth arrives just three days later.

Battle Royale, Reload, Zero Build, LEGO Fortnite, Save the World and Fortnite Festival all received changes in this release.

Captain's Day: Buggy at Buggy's Beachhead

Buggy is the week's Boss, and he holds court at a location named for him: Buggy's Beachhead. Beat him and you can claim two rewards:

• Special Buggy Ball: Buggy's signature weapon and the new Captain's item for this week.
• Lever Action Shotgun: the second reward tied to the Buggy fight.

Epic has not published damage figures for the Special Buggy Ball. What matters most for anyone planning a route is that both rewards come from the Boss elimination, and that elimination now pays out every time.

Boss Weapons Are Now a Guaranteed Drop

This is the most important loot change in v43.10. Before the update, defeating a Boss did not always hand you their weapon. Now it does. Epic explained the reasoning in a developer note: with "multiple Bosses spread across the Island, there are plenty of fights to choose from," so the team is comfortable having every elimination drop the weapon, and "taking on a Boss is always worth the trip."

The change applies to every Boss on the island, not only to Buggy. In practice, that turns Boss fights from a gamble into a reliable plan for squads that want a specific weapon. It also raises the stakes around each Boss location, because every squad in the lobby now knows the fight is guaranteed to pay off, and more of them are likely to land there.

A few practical points follow from this:

• Third parties are more likely. When a Boss is guaranteed to drop a top weapon, nearby squads have a stronger reason to rotate in after hearing the fight. Clear the area quickly and heal before you loot.
• Your choice of Boss matters more than luck. With several Bosses on the island, you can pick the one closest to your drop path or the one carrying the weapon that best fits your loadout.

Exotic Weapons in Chests

The second loot pool change is that "some of the Season's Exotic weapons may now appear in Chests." That adds a new, random path to the season's strongest specialty weapons. Epic paired the announcement with a teaser: "legend tells of one Chest that holds them all." No location or condition for that Chest has been announced.

Since Treasure Hunters already made Chests refill over time and removed Gold Bars, opening every Chest you pass was already the core of the season. The Exotic change gives that habit a better payoff, and the new Chest indicator arrows described below make it easier to find the ones hidden above or below you.

The Weekend Schedule: Treasure Hours and Miku and Teto

v43.10 sets up two events in a row. Here is the full schedule in Central and UTC.

Treasure Hours: Cursed on Saturday, November 14

Treasure Hours return on Saturday with a theme: Cursed Sprites are boosted. Carrying a Cursed Sprite gives you a higher chance of finding rarer Sprite variants, but water damages you while the curse is active. As the notes put it, "every blessing has a price."

There are two rounds:

• Round one: 1 PM CT (2 PM ET, 19:00 UTC) on Saturday, November 14.
• Round two: 8 PM CT (9 PM ET) on Saturday, which is 02:00 UTC on Sunday, November 15.

During Treasure Hours, last week's Captain shares the arsenal: Lil Uzi Vert's Lil' SMG drops in with you. That gives every player a strong weapon from the start of the match, which makes early fights faster and more aggressive than usual.

Epic has not announced how long each round lasts. If you want rare Sprite variants, plan to be in a match when the round starts rather than queuing late.

Captain's Day: Miku and Teto on Sunday, November 15

Sunday brings the fourth Captain's Day of the season. Hatsune Miku and Kasane Teto arrive at Friendship Villa, and this time "the Captains come in peace." That means there is no Boss fight at the villa. Instead, two new weapons join the loot pool:

• Leekcapper
• Flapjack Rifle

A third Map Fragment also surfaces this weekend. The Map Fragments are part of the season-long hunt for Captain X's mega chest, which Epic has been building toward since launch. Anyone following the treasure trail should check in over the weekend to pick up the newest piece.

A start time for Sunday's Captain's Day has not been announced. The season's first Captain's Day began at 9 AM ET (8 AM CT).

New Sprites in v43.10

Sprites remain the center of Treasure Hunters, and v43.10 adds one now and three more on Sunday.

Cursed Kelper: Available Now

The Cursed Kelper went live with the update. Its effect is a higher chance of rare Sprite variants, which makes it the natural companion for Saturday's Treasure Hours. Like other Cursed Sprites, it comes with the water penalty, so avoid swimming and lake crossings while the curse is active.

Epic also added a new visual effect for Cursed Sprites when their curse is active, "so it's clearer when the water is damaging you." Before this change, it was easy to wade into water and lose health without realizing the curse was the cause.

Mini Miku, Squiplash and a Secret Rare Sprite: November 15

Three more Sprites arrive with Sunday's Captain's Day:

• Mini Miku: grants a Friendship Bubble when you emote with other players.
• Squiplash: activates a healing smoke when your health is low, a useful safety net in close fights.
• A secret rare Sprite: described only as one "who may grant regenerating Zero Point Dash charges." Its name and how to find it have not been revealed.

The secret Sprite is the one most players will chase. Regenerating Zero Point Dash charges would give quick repositioning in fights, which is a strong mobility tool in any loadout. Rare Sprites are harder to find, which is where Cursed Sprites and their boosted rare-variant chance come in.

Sprite Bug Fixes

Several Sprite issues were also fixed:

• The Chester Sprite no longer loses its fall damage immunity after you use a Vehicle.
• The Sweet Dreams Sprite no longer shows a placeholder icon and text in your inventory.
• Buying XP from a Sprite Dust Console now reliably grants the XP. Before the fix, the purchase sometimes went through without the reward.

Mastery Mondays continue as well, with 2x Sprite XP and 2x Sprite Dust every Monday from 8 AM CT. The next one, on November 16, follows straight after Sunday's Sprite additions, which makes it a good day to level up Mini Miku, Squiplash and the secret rare Sprite.

Quality of Life Changes

v43.10 also includes several smaller changes that affect every match.

Chest Indicator Arrows

If you use Visualize Sound Effects, the Chest indicator now shows an up or down arrow when a Chest is above or below you. That solves a common problem in multi-story buildings and on cliffs, where the sound is clearly close but you cannot tell which floor it is on. The indicator itself is also stronger, with a minimum opacity of 30%.

To turn it on, go to Settings, then Audio, then Sound, and enable Visualize Sound Effects. With Exotics now possible in Chests, this is one of the most useful settings to switch on this week.

Minimap and Battle Bus

• Undiscovered areas on the minimap now have higher contrast, which makes it easier to read at a glance.
• The Battle Bus music has more variety.

Locker Improvements

The Locker gets a new Grid Density button next to the search bar. It cycles between three tile sizes, Large, Medium and Small, so you can see more of your collection at once or get a closer look at each item. Scrolling has also changed: the up and down arrows now move through your items a full page at a time, and the Emote Wheel works the same way. For players with large collections, this cuts down the time spent scrolling through hundreds of outfits and emotes.

High Quality Assets on PC

PC players have a new High Quality Assets option in the Epic Games Launcher. It joins the Epic Quality Assets option that arrived with the 42.30 update on October 1. When you check the box, the assets are downloaded to your PC, so the game does not need to stream them during matches.

To turn it on, open your Library in the Epic Games Launcher, click the three dots on the Fortnite icon and choose Options. Expect a larger download and more disk space used. The benefit is fewer moments where textures and models load in late while you are playing.

PC Fixes and Performance

The PC fixes target crashes and performance:

• A memory leak when returning to the Lobby from islands is fixed.
• Scrolling in the Settings screen no longer turns settings on or off by accident.
• A potential memory corruption issue tied to character customization is fixed.
• An issue that could cause GPU crashes or hangs on DirectX is fixed.
• In Performance Mode with Mesh Quality set to Low, animated models (skeletal meshes) no longer render at too high a level of detail. This should improve GPU performance on lower-end machines.
• An issue that could occur when changing rendering modes is fixed, which prevents a future problem where the rendering mode could change without restarting the game.
• A potential crash involving Windows displays is fixed.

If you play in Performance Mode on an older PC, the mesh fix is the one to notice. Models rendering at a higher detail than the setting asked for were costing frames, and that overhead should now be lower.

Battle Royale and General Bug Fixes

The gameplay fixes cover several small but frustrating problems:

• Digging up a Buried Chest no longer sometimes requires moving or crouching to land the final hit.
• Swapping weapons mid-reload no longer forces a fresh reload when you swap back. Your reload progress is kept.
• The Hammer Assault Rifle no longer causes continuous camera shake after its magazine is empty.
• A railing at the Slurp Barrel Factory that could block mantling was removed.
• Items in a warehouse at Plunder Port can now be picked up.
• The Weekly Gold Outfits Chest has a new opening animation, so it is easier to tell apart from finding Pirate Shop Access.
• Controller movement no longer drifts diagonally when moving straight with the Old School and Quick Builder presets.
• The Toggle Inventory and Toggle Map keybinds now respond consistently and can be rebound.

Cosmetic Fixes

Epic has been highlighting cosmetic fixes in each update, and this list is a long one:

• The Leon S. Kennedy Outfit's arm no longer appears distorted while idle.
• The Venom Outfit no longer shows two tongues during the We Are Venom Emote.
• The Foxy the Pirate Outfit's right arm no longer appears twisted.
• The Portgas D. Ace Outfit's hat string no longer shakes and clips into his body while charging Usopp's Slingshot.
• Several clipping and animation issues with the Miasma Outfit and her Teatime Style are fixed.
• The Alastor Outfit's sleeves no longer clip through glove-style Pickaxes.
• The Tony Tony Chopper Sidekick's left eye now appears consistently on Android, and his hand no longer clips during a High Five.
• The Neon Monster Wrap now reacts consistently when you fire a weapon.
• Missing Season info was added to several Emotes in the Locker, including Saxophone Solo, Homer's Hedge Retreat, Just a Girl and Microflip.

Mobile Fixes

• The Pick Up button now stays available while you are reviving a teammate. Before, Auto Interact starting a revive could lock you out of carrying them.
• With Auto Pick Up Weapons on, walking over Usopp's Galaxy Slingshot or Lil Uzi Vert's Lil' SMG now correctly swaps out the lower-rarity version you are carrying.
• The game's language no longer reverts to English after a restart.
• UI elements no longer appear too small on some foldable devices after switching from the open view to the closed view.

Reload, Arenas, OG, Save the World, LEGO and Festival

The other modes received their own fixes:

• Reload: a memory issue that prevented three maps from being in rotation is fixed.
• Arenas: Duo pairing now works correctly after a player disconnects from a match.
• Fortnite OG: the OG Island no longer looks more colorful and saturated than intended after you play a Battle Royale match in the same session.
• Save the World: fixes include getting stuck after late-joining a Deliver the Bomb mission, Piranhas and Cannonballs not damaging Husk Obelisks in The Grotto Dungeon, the Rockin' Riff damage buff not applying to Wildlife and structures, the Third Rail laser firing from Defenders' feet, and a new Back button on the Zone Map.
• LEGO Fortnite: Spinjitzu no longer cancels when you release the input, players can re-enter the Storm King arena after an elimination there, grass loads correctly on Ninjago Island and Lost Isles, and capes no longer spin wildly.
• Fortnite Festival: Main Stage on mobile has formatting and input improvements, and the Music Library keeps your scroll position when you enter and leave Leaderboards.

Known Issues in v43.10

Epic is tracking these problems after the update:

• General: some players may get stuck on a black "Relocating" screen after being eliminated and spectating others.
• Cosmetics: Back Blings may appear off-center on the Kasane Teto Outfit, and the Teto Outfit's colors may look paler than intended in Performance Mode.
• Save the World: inconsistent weapon damage in high-level missions, particularly during Mythic Storm King fights, is under investigation.
• Fortnite Festival: the lane divider displays incorrectly in Pro Parts sessions, the in-game Song Menu on Main Stage does not respond to D-pad input on controller, the Shared filter in the Music Library is not working, the green fret on guitar peripherals can stop responding in Local Multiplayer, striking two cymbal gems at once in Pro Drums can break your streak, Lefty Flip players may see score inconsistencies, and Sidekick Quests cannot be completed in Jam Stage.

Item Shop and Music Pass

Epic's Treasure Hunters season announcement lists the Shop arrivals around this update: Lil Uzi Vert on November 12, Buggy on November 13 and Cap'n Hatsune Miku on November 14. Kasane Teto also has her own Music Pass, which started on November 12. The daily Item Shop rotation changes at 00:00 UTC, which is 6 PM CT.

What to Do This Week

With so many changes in one patch, here is a simple order of priorities:

• Fight Buggy at Buggy's Beachhead for the Special Buggy Ball and the Lever Action Shotgun. The drop is guaranteed now, so the fight is worth it every time.
• Turn on Visualize Sound Effects and use the new Chest arrows to open every Chest you pass. Exotics can now appear inside.
• Find a Cursed Kelper before Saturday, then carry a Cursed Sprite during Treasure Hours at 1 PM CT and 8 PM CT. Stay out of the water while the curse is active.
• Visit Friendship Villa on Sunday, then watch for the Leekcapper and Flapjack Rifle in the loot pool, the third Map Fragment and the three new Sprites.
• Use Mastery Monday on November 16 to level up the new Sprites with double Sprite XP and Sprite Dust.
• Mark November 22 and December 5. The last scheduled Captain's Day of the season is on November 22, and the Chapter 7 end event takes place on Saturday, December 5.

Frequently Asked Questions

When did the Fortnite v43.10 update come out?

Fortnite v43.10 was released on Thursday, November 12, 2026. Downtime began at 3:00 AM CT (09:00 UTC) and the maintenance was marked complete at 4:49 AM CT (10:49 UTC), according to Epic's status page.

Where is Buggy in Fortnite?

Buggy is the Boss at Buggy's Beachhead, a location named after him on Crossbones Isle. Defeating him rewards the Special Buggy Ball and the Lever Action Shotgun.

Do Bosses always drop their weapons in Fortnite now?

Yes. Since v43.10, every Boss on the island always drops its weapon when eliminated. Epic said that with multiple Bosses spread across the island, it is comfortable making every elimination pay out so that taking on a Boss is always worth the trip.

What time is Fortnite Treasure Hours: Cursed?

Treasure Hours: Cursed runs on Saturday, November 14, in two rounds. The first starts at 1 PM CT (2 PM ET, 19:00 UTC) and the second at 8 PM CT (9 PM ET), which is 02:00 UTC on Sunday. Cursed Sprites are boosted and you drop in with Lil Uzi Vert's Lil' SMG.

What does the Cursed Kelper Sprite do?

The Cursed Kelper increases your chance of finding rare Sprite variants. Like other Cursed Sprites, it makes water damage you while the curse is active, and a new visual effect now shows when the curse is on.

When do Mini Miku and Squiplash come out in Fortnite?

Mini Miku and Squiplash arrive on Sunday, November 15, alongside Hatsune Miku and Kasane Teto's Captain's Day. Mini Miku grants a Friendship Bubble when you emote with other players, and Squiplash activates a healing smoke when your health is low.

What is the secret rare Sprite in Fortnite v43.10?

Epic has only teased a "new secret rare Sprite" that may grant regenerating Zero Point Dash charges. It arrives on November 15. Its name and how to obtain it have not been announced.

Do you have to fight Hatsune Miku and Kasane Teto?

No. Miku and Teto are friendly Captains who arrive at Friendship Villa on November 15 in peace, so there is no Boss fight. The Leekcapper and the Flapjack Rifle join the loot pool, and a third Map Fragment becomes available that weekend.

Can Exotic weapons be found in Chests in Fortnite?

Yes. Since v43.10, some of the season's Exotic weapons can appear in Chests. Epic also teased that one Chest holds all of them, but no location or condition for that Chest has been announced.

How do I turn on the Chest up and down arrows in Fortnite?

Go to Settings, then Audio, then Sound, and enable Visualize Sound Effects. With it on, the Chest indicator shows an up or down arrow when a Chest is above or below you, and the indicator now has a minimum opacity of 30%.

How do I enable High Quality Assets for Fortnite on PC?

In the Epic Games Launcher, open your Library, click the three dots on the Fortnite icon and select Options, then check High Quality Assets. The assets are downloaded to your PC so the game does not need to stream them during matches.