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Fortnite: Battle Royale\u2019s <\/em>v8.40 update is upon us. Epic confirmed yesterday that it was coming this morning, and the company has already turned off the servers for maintenance and released the full patch notes<\/a>.
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Players can expect to jump into the game again in a few hours from now, when the servers will be turned back on with the update already implemented. Leaving the Epic Games\u2019 client open should allow them to download the update normally even during the server downtime.
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The v8.40 update is bringing planes back to Fortnite\u00a0<\/em>in a new Limited Time Mode and, fortunately, they’ll stay away from the main game modes.<\/p>

Here\u2019s the full list of changes.<\/p>