Bottom line first: The biggest change in this update is the new Buggy’s Circus POI on the map, along with a brand-new boss and a Mythic cannonball weapon. If you’re planning to grab the new cosmetics or battle pass styles, you may want to FN Top Up first so you’re ready to spend V-Bucks. But a lot of content doesn’t officially go live until Sunday (the Week 3 update). Here’s everything you need to know right after the patch.
1. New POI: Buggy’s Circus
Epic destroyed the second location of the season. Unlike Fortunes Ford, which was just a repaint, this time a massive ship has crashed into the coast, burying the old boat and letting Buggy take over the desert with his circus.
Structure reference: This is a reskin of the Le—but the whole place is now full of color, circus tents, and games
On arrival, you’ll meet a holographic Buggy (currently a default model; his proper look arrives when fixed).
Buggy is a completely new boss. His fight includes spinning knives, cannonballs, and his stretchy arms. One Piece fans will notice the background music: “Desperate Situation” from the original soundtrack.
Defeat reward: Mythic Cannonball. The red version bears his logo and packs more explosive power: 150+ damage to nearby players, a larger blast radius, and devastating structure damage.
2. New Sprites and Battle Pass Styles
Squiplash Sprite (Early Leak)
This sprite isn’t supposed to be out yet—it’s scheduled for Sunday’s Week 3 update. But if you’re lucky, you can find a bot carrying it and grab it early.
Effect: Detects when your health is low and deploys an instant med grenade that hides you from enemies and restores health. The presenter’s words: “Super OP.”
Battle Pass Super Styles (Live Now)
Head to the bonus page to unlock special manga styles for Charlotte Jones and Kawaii Team Leader. The best part: you can combine them with every other style for custom looks.
New Weapon: Lever Action Shotgun
Added to the loot pool. There are now four shotguns to choose from. But the community is largely complaining this was “one of the worst ones they could have chosen”—judge for yourself.
3. What Arrives Sunday (Week 3 Update)
Mini Miku and Friendship Villa
Mini Miku drops Sunday, taking over Rubber Resort with Tedto and adding the new Friendship Villa POI. Effect: grants a friendship bubble when you emote with other players—potentially huge for disabling fighting in end zones.
Sir Oscar II
Grants increased pickaxe damage and a temporary speed boost when your shield breaks.
Liquid Gold Variants
Next week, all existing sprites get liquid gold variants you’ll need to collect, granting a 3x XP boost on eliminations.
4. Sprite Collection and the Strong Box Back Bling
If you’ve already mastered some sprites this season, log in now to get their styles for the brand-new Strong Box back bling.
Unlike last season’s 2D screen, the sprites now actually sit on your back, displaying the rarest ones from your collection.
5. Mini Festival: Kasane Tedto
Tedto fans don’t have to wait until Sunday—Kasane Tedto is the new headliner for the Mini Festival season.
The pass is included with Crew or available separately for just 1,000 V-Bucks (only three pages).
Contents: Tedto herself, her Bird Brain emote, her baguette, and a bunch of music items.
Highlight: the Perto meme turned into a real back bling.
6. Treasure Hunters and Pirate Tokens
Fix: Buried Chests
A years-old problem is finally fixed—you’ll no longer miss a tiny hitbox when digging up buried chests.
Treasure Event (This Saturday)
At least double the chance of finding pirate tokens.
10x the chance of getting the golden Uzi outfit and more.
Also boosted curse sprites and Lil Uzi Vert’s SMG.
Golden Skin Odds by Week
Missed the golden Mercedes G Wagon from Week 1? Week 5’s treasure event gives you a second chance to unlock it at the end of the season.
7. Collab Leaks: Scott Pilgrim, Puss in Boots, Death
Scott Pilgrim (Highly Credible)
Two encrypted skins match the leak details perfectly:
Male skin: cel-shaded, comes with a guitar, and has an emote featuring a sword with floating hearts (matching Scott’s Power of Love sword).
Female skin: comes with drums, a goggles-off style, and blue/teal variants—very likely Ramona Flowers.
Puss in Boots
Beta miners found a sidekick that walks on two legs, has a hat-off and sword style, and has voice lines in 12 languages. Antonio Banderas voices Puss in multiple languages, and he’s likely the voice in Fortnite too.
8. Story and OG Mode
Oscar and the Pirate Ship
Later in the season, Jenn sends you to track down Hope and Jones, who arrive on a massive pirate ship on the east side of the island. If Boogie Boat is your drop spot, get your final games in before Week 4.
Oscar becomes the boss there, with his own music and first voice reveal. Defeat him for his Mythic Frenzy Auto (same as Chapter 5)—but no medallion.
OG Mode Confirmed for 2027
Epic announced last week that the OG pass was being discontinued, devastating fans who thought it was gone for good. It’s now confirmed to return in 2027. Leakers say the Season X end event will play out differently this time, similar to how the butterfly and cube events were changed, setting up a storyline leading into Chapter 2 early next year.
9. Quality-of-Life Changes (Live Now)
Battle Bus Music
Volume was already nerfed by 50% and complaints continued. Now there’s a chance for an instrumental version to play instead—much less annoying.
Chest Indicator
When tracking loot, the visual chest indicator now shows an up or down arrow, letting you pinpoint exactly where chests are.
Minimap Contrast
Contrast on undiscovered areas has been turned way up, making it much more obvious which parts of the map you haven’t explored.
Locker Upgrade
A new grid density button next to the search bar lets you cycle between large, medium, and small tile sizes.
Scrolling is faster, and you can skip entire pages—this works on the emote wheel too.
For skin icons not loading: the Epic Games launcher now has a high-quality assets option. Check it to download textures straight to your PC instead of relying on real-time internet loading.
Gas Station Change
Every gas station on the island got upgraded. Epic removed the manual spill-X pumps after fan complaints and added brand-new charging pads—a simpler system that’s far less annoying. If you’re looking to grab the new cosmetics alongside these changes, FN Top Up for sale options are worth checking out, and MMOEXP is a recommended platform for that.
Quick Checklist
Hit Buggy’s Circus for the boss fight and Mythic Cannonball (150+ damage, large radius)
Try to find the Squiplash sprite early (healing + concealment)
Go to the bonus page for Charlotte Jones and Kawaii Team Leader manga styles
Join Saturday’s treasure event: double pirate tokens, 10x golden Uzi
Try the new grid density button and page-skip scrolling in your locker
Check “high-quality assets” in the Epic launcher to fix skin loading
Play Boogie Boat before Week 4, when Oscar’s pirate ship replaces it
Watch for Sunday’s Week 3 update: Mini Miku, Friendship Villa, liquid gold sprites
