Fortnite’s Treasure Hunters mini season is live. Epic Games took servers offline for update v43.00 at 1:00 AM ET on November 1, 2026, ending Chapter 7 Season 4, Override. If you haven’t viewed your season stats yet, the Override recap is still worth a look.
Servers returned when Epic marked maintenance complete at 08:12 UTC, which is 3:12 AM ET (1:12 AM PT). That’s about 13 minutes past the 08:00 UTC end time on Epic Games’ status page. Total downtime ran roughly 3 hours 12 minutes.
Fortnite v43.00 downtime times by region
Epic’s notice, posted October 30, said matchmaking would shut off 30 minutes before downtime. Here’s the full window in local time:
| Region | Matchmaking off | Downtime start | Servers back |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Pacific | 9:30 PM PDT (Oct 31) | 10:00 PM PDT (Oct 31) | 1:12 AM PDT |
| US Eastern | 12:30 AM EDT | 1:00 AM EDT | 3:12 AM EST |
| Mexico City | 10:30 PM (Oct 31) | 11:00 PM (Oct 31) | 2:12 AM |
| Brazil (BRT) | 1:30 AM | 2:00 AM | 5:12 AM |
| UK (GMT) | 4:30 AM | 5:00 AM | 8:12 AM |
| Central Europe (CET) | 5:30 AM | 6:00 AM | 9:12 AM |
| India (IST) | 10:00 AM | 10:30 AM | 1:42 PM |
| Japan (JST) | 1:30 PM | 2:00 PM | 5:12 PM |
| Sydney (AEDT) | 3:30 PM | 4:00 PM | 7:12 PM |
| New Zealand (NZDT) | 5:30 PM | 6:00 PM | 9:12 PM |
All times are November 1 unless noted and are calculated from Epic’s UTC timestamps. Brisbane runs one hour behind Sydney.
Why ET clocks show a shorter downtime
US daylight saving time ended at 2:00 AM local time on November 1, in the middle of maintenance. Eastern clocks fell back to 1:00 AM EST at 06:00 UTC. Downtime that started at 1:00 AM ET ended at 3:12 AM ET, which looks like two hours on a wall clock but lasted over three.
Pacific Time didn’t switch until 09:00 UTC, after servers were already up. Several regional charts shared before launch also used summer offsets for the UK and Europe, listing the start an hour late. The UK moved to GMT and central Europe to CET on October 25.
What to do if Fortnite still won’t load
- Install v43.00 first. Matchmaking won’t work on the old build. On PC, open Library in the Epic Games Launcher and confirm the update finished.
- Check Epic’s status page. As of 08:38 UTC, all nine Fortnite services showed as operational, with no open Fortnite incidents.
- Watch @FortniteStatus on X for hotfix or matchmaking notices.
What the Treasure Hunters update adds
v43.00 replaces Override with a One Piece-themed mini season. It also ends Fortnitemares 2026, which arrived with the 42.30 update. Here’s what Epic’s launch post confirms:
- Crossbones Isle, a new 80-player island with locations including Arlong Park, Baratie Bay and Captain’s Cenote
- A new Battle Pass for 800 V-Bucks, led by Portgas D. Ace and Nico Robin (see every reward in our Treasure Hunters Battle Pass guide)
- Captain’s Day every week, with A$AP Rocky as the first Boss
- Mastery Monday from 9 AM ET each Monday, with 2x Sprite XP and Sprite Dust
- Luffy, Nami and Usopp in the Item Shop at launch, with a Zoro Cup on November 6
Epic hasn’t published a v43.00 file size. If you’d rather not spend V-Bucks yet, check our list of free Fortnite skins.
When is the next Fortnite downtime?
Epic has confirmed a Chapter 7 end event for Saturday, December 5, 2026, with no start time yet. Treasure Hunters has no official end date, though a longer downtime around that event seems likely. Chapter 8’s timing exists only in leaks so far.
Epic posted this downtime notice about 31 hours in advance, so watch the status page in early December. Did you get in right after servers came back? Let us know in the comments below.
No. As of November 1, 2026, Epic has completed v43.00 maintenance and lists no open Fortnite incidents.
About 3 hours 12 minutes, from 05:00 to 08:12 UTC. Matchmaking closed 30 minutes earlier.
Servers returned at 1:42 PM IST on November 1, after going down at 10:30 AM IST.
Yes, for US players. The shop resets at 00:00 UTC, which is now 7:00 PM ET instead of 8:00 PM ET.
Epic hasn’t announced an end date. The Chapter 7 end event is set for December 5, 2026.
