Fortnite v41.30 Patch Notes: Spider-Man Collab & Springfield

Fortnite v41.30 patch notes landed July 30, 2026, and if you’re reading this within the next few weeks, it’s still the current live version — Epic isn’t expected to ship the next major update, v42.00 and the start of Chapter 7 Season 4, until around August 20. That gives this patch roughly a three-week run as “the current build” before it gets replaced, which matters if you’re trying to figure out whether a bug you’re hitting or a feature you’re missing is actually current or already patched over.

This is also Epic’s closing statement on Chapter 7 Season 3 — officially labeled “Act III” in the update notes — and it leans hard into crossover content rather than balance changes: Spider-Man’s web-swinging kit, a full Simpsons takeover of the Reload mode, and the single biggest batch of Sprite collectibles the season has seen.

Spider-Man’s Web Shooters: powerful, but ranked players can’t touch them

The headline mechanic this patch is Spider-Man’s Web Shooters, which you can buy from the NPC Spider-Man at The Battlewoods for 2,000 Gold, or pull from Spider-Man’s Backpacks scattered around the map. Functionally, they’re a mobility item first: no fall damage while swinging, you keep your ground momentum if you swing in low, and — this is the detail worth knowing — you can actually pull floor loot toward you while swinging past it, which turns a traversal tool into a genuine looting shortcut if you’re skilled with the timing.

The catch, and it’s a significant one: Epic has explicitly locked Web Shooters out of competitive play. If you’re grinding Ranked or planning around tournament qualifiers, this item simply won’t be there. That’s a deliberate design choice, not an oversight — Epic’s been consistent about keeping high-mobility crossover items out of competitive lobbies since past mythic web-shooter items caused balance headaches in ranked years back. Casual and creative-minded players get a genuinely fun toy; competitive players get nothing to adjust their strategy around, which honestly simplifies prep for anyone gearing up for Ranked this patch.

Worth noting the timing: Spider-Man landed in PUBG Mobile’s 4.5 update within a day of this one, web-shooters and all. Two of the biggest battle royales running the same licence in the same week is Marvel’s scheduling, not a coincidence.

20 new Sprites, and one of them you can only get in Springfield

Sprites — Fortnite’s companion-collectible system — got their biggest single drop of the season here: 20 new Sprites at once, pushing the all-time collectible count to 111. Most are passive utility, but a few are worth specifically hunting. The Lootin’ Llama Sprite gives Ammo Boxes a chance to upgrade whatever weapon you’re holding when opened, which is a quiet but genuinely useful economy boost if you’re the type who opens every box you pass. Peeky Peely reveals nearby rare Sprite variants and any enemy carrying them — more of a completionist tool than a combat one, but useful if you’re chasing specific variants.

The one that stands out mechanically is the John Wick Sprite: knocking an enemy reveals other nearby players, with the mark duration scaling from 3 to 5 seconds as your companion levels up. That’s a real information-gathering tool in a mode built around squad fights. The catch is exclusivity — this Sprite is only obtainable in the Springfield Reloaded mode, not standard Battle Royale, so if you only play core BR you won’t see it at all this patch. Combined with the Sprite Mastery Part 4 unlocks (a Quack Sprite variant, an Umbrella Glider, and a Lucky Locator Gizmo that guarantees an uncollected variant from a Sprite chest), there’s real incentive to actually finish out Sprite Mastery before the season ends — those Chapter 7 Season 3 Gizmos expire when the season does, not later.

Springfield Reloaded: The Simpsons take over, and The Continental raises the stakes

The Reload island is fully reskinned around The Simpsons for this patch — 742 Evergreen Terrace, Krusty Burger, Moe’s Tavern, all present and recognizable if you know the show. It’s a licensed reskin in the way Fortnite does these crossovers well: familiar locations rebuilt at Fortnite’s scale rather than a generic map with Simpsons paint on top.

The genuinely interesting addition is The Continental, pulled from the John Wick films. It’s built around proximity chat, which Fortnite uses sparingly, and it has a real mechanical hook: attack anyone while inside, and you get marked for the entire lobby. That’s a location-level social contract enforced by a game mechanic — a neutral-ground POI where the map itself punishes you for breaking the truce, rather than relying on players to just agree not to fight there. It’s a smart way to import a movie concept (the Continental’s “no business” rule) into an actual gameplay system instead of just reskinning a building.

Loot pool: one rifle back, two turrets gone

The changes here are narrow but worth noting if you’ve built a loadout around either weapon. The Spire Rifle is back in rotation across its full rarity range (Common through Epic), while the Business Turret and the Uncommon/Rare Chaos Exploder Rifle are both vaulted. If you were leaning on the Chaos Exploder for structure-clearing or third-partying through builds, that option is gone until Epic decides to bring it back — budget a replacement into your loadout plan now rather than mid-match.

Limited-time event windows

Two scheduled event windows are tied to this patch, both worth calendar-blocking if you want guaranteed access to the featured content rather than hoping the map’s busy at the right time. Peeky Peely Hours run daily from July 30 through August 5, in two windows — 4-5 PM ET and 11 PM-12 AM ET. Web Shooter Hours are a single day, August 1, also in two windows: 2-4 PM ET and 9-11 PM ET. Outside these windows the associated content likely still exists in the game, but Epic’s event-hour structure typically means increased spawn rates or featured visibility during the listed times specifically.

v41.30 is the last patch of the season — what expires on 19 August

Chapter 7 Season 3 — “Runners” — ends on 19 August 2026 at 11:00 PM UTC (7:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM PT), and Chapter 7 Season 4 begins the same day after a short maintenance window. That makes v41.30 the season’s final major patch, roughly 75 days after it began on 6 June.

Which changes what this update is for. Everything above is not a new baseline to learn — it is a two-week window, and a few things in it disappear when the season rolls.

The Battle Pass is the hard deadline. Unclaimed tiers do not carry across a season boundary. If you are close to a reward you actually want, that is the one thing on this list worth prioritising, because it is the only one you cannot get back.

Sprite Mastery is next. Twenty Sprites shipped in this patch and one is exclusive to Springfield — when the map rotates out at the season break, so does the route to it.

Spend your Bars. Held Bars reset between seasons. There is no reason to be sitting on a balance on the 19th.

The Web Shooters are borrowed. Licensed collab mythics are time-limited by nature, and they are already excluded from Ranked, so the only place to enjoy them is casual playlists in the next fortnight.

One thing that does carry over: cosmetics you have already unlocked are permanent. Skins, Sprites and back blings you own stay owned. It is progression and currency that reset, not your locker.

Official Patch Log — Fortnite v41.30 “Act III”

FAQ

When does Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 3 end?

19 August 2026 at 11:00 PM UTC (7:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM PT). Chapter 7 Season 4 starts the same day after a short maintenance window, so there is no gap between seasons.

What’s new in Fortnite v41.30 patch notes?

The headline additions are Spider-Man’s Web Shooters, a 20-Sprite drop bringing the total to 111 collectible Sprites, the Springfield Reloaded Simpsons-themed map, and the Spider-Man Brand New Day collaboration in the item shop.

What is Fortnite Spider-Man Brand New Day?

It’s this patch’s crossover collaboration with the MCU Spider-Man film, adding a Brand New Day-suit Spider-Man skin to the item shop and Spider-Man’s Web Shooters as a usable mobility item in Battle Royale.

What is Fortnite Springfield Reloaded?

A Simpsons-themed reskin of the Reload island game mode, featuring locations like 742 Evergreen Terrace, Krusty Burger, and Moe’s Tavern, plus The Continental — a John Wick-crossover POI with a mark-for-lobby penalty for attacking inside it.

Can I use Web Shooters in Ranked?

No — Epic has explicitly limited Web Shooters to non-competitive play, so they won’t appear in Ranked or tournament playlists.

When is the next Fortnite update after v41.30?

Chapter 7 Season 4 and update v42.00 are expected around August 20, 2026, which would end v41.30’s run as the current patch.

Editorial note: this article is based on Epic’s officially published update notes and confirmed patch details, not hands-on competitive testing of every new item — the Web Shooters’ practical impact on casual play is described based on Epic’s stated mechanics, not a claimed personal playtest.