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Fortnite 43.00: Treasure Hunters is live, what’s new

Fortnite 43.00 brings Treasure Hunters: Crossbones Isle, One Piece powers, a captain a week and the Battle Pass of Ace and Robin. Its start, end and events.

By Stowlen

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Treasure Hunters is live in Fortnite. The new season started on Sunday, November 1, after a downtime that began at 1 a.m. ET (5 a.m. UTC). Epic has not announced the end of the season yet. It follows Override, Chapter 7 Season 4, whose Battle Pass ended with Fortnitemares on November 1. Here is what Epic has announced, from its status page and its article of October 30.

Key dates

What When
Override and Fortnitemares end November 1 (Eastern Time)
Downtime November 1, from 1 a.m. ET (5 a.m. UTC)
Treasure Hunters ends Not announced by Epic yet
Captain's Days November 1 at 9 a.m. ET (2 p.m. UTC), then November 7, 12, 14 and 21
Chapter 7 finale event Saturday, December 5

What’s new

Update v43.00 brings the season Epic revealed on October 30:

  • Crossbones Isle, the new Battle Royale island, is built for 80 players, with Arlong Park and Windmill Village from One Piece and cannons to launch yourself across it. Captain X's mega chest is hidden on it.
  • One Piece powers: Luffy's Gum-Gum Fruit, Ace's Flame-Flame Fruit, Zoro's Three Sword Style and Usopp's Slingshot.
  • A captain a week, each with a crew and a place of their own: the Straw Hats and A$AP Rocky first, then Lil Uzi Vert, then Cap'n Hatsune Miku and Kasane Teto. Board the $.$. Rocky, A$AP Rocky's battleship, and beat him for a chance at his Shock Rocket.

The Item Shop dates of each collaboration, Luffy, Nami and Usopp from the launch, are in our Treasure Hunters article.

The Battle Pass

Portgas D. Ace and Nico Robin lead the Battle Pass, with new anime looks for Jonesy, Cuddle Team Leader and Charlotte.

Events and competition

On Captain's Days, all-new weapons, Sprites and more drop onto the map: the first on November 1 at 9 a.m. ET (2 p.m. UTC), then November 7, 12, 14 and 21, according to Epic. Mastery Mondays and Treasure Hours Sundays run all season: on those days, every match starts with Captain's weapons, and drops are boosted. Epic asks players to keep Saturday, December 5, free for a Chapter 7 finale event. In competition, FNCS Solos Reload runs from November 3 to 22: our FNCS Solos Reload guide has who can enter, the format and every date.

Our tools for the new season

Our season countdown counts down to the end of Treasure Hunters as soon as Epic gives it, and our XP calculator comes back once the season’s end and its XP per level are both known. The Item Shop follows each day’s offers, and if matchmaking stalls on the first day, our Fortnite server status shows what Epic reports.

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TagsFortnite new seasonTreasure HuntersFortnite Battle PassFortnite 43.00

Frequently asked questions

When did the new Fortnite season start?

On Sunday, November 1, 2026, after a downtime from 1 a.m. ET (5 a.m. UTC), according to Epic.

When does Treasure Hunters end?

Epic has not announced it yet. Our season countdown starts as soon as Epic gives the date.

What happened to the Override Battle Pass?

It ended on November 1, 2026 (Eastern Time), with Fortnitemares 2026, according to Epic.

Is there a live event at the end of Treasure Hunters?

Epic's article of October 30 asks players to keep Saturday, December 5, free for a Chapter 7 finale event.

Sources

  1. Fortnite (Epic) — “Fortnite Treasure Hunters: The Greatest Adventure of All Time” (October 30, 2026)
  2. Epic Games Public Status — “Fortnite: Downtime for v43.00 Update” (posted October 30, 2026): “Scheduled downtime for v43.00 begins at 1 AM ET (5 AM UTC). Matchmaking will be disabled 30 minutes prior.”
  3. Epic Games France (press room) — “ONE PIECE, A$AP Rocky et bien d’autres rejoignent la Chasse aux trésors de Fortnite pour la plus grande aventure de tous les temps” (October 30, 2026)
  4. Epic Games Latin America (press room) — “¡ONE PIECE, A$AP Rocky y más llegan a Fortnite Cazatesoros para la mejor aventura de todos los tiempos!” (October 30, 2026)

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