Fortnite v43.10 Update: Buggy Boss, New Sprites and Squid Game

Buggy is the new boss at Buggy’s Beachhead

Buggy is the big arrival in v43.10. The clown pirate from One Piece is now a boss on the island, and you will find him at Buggy’s Beachhead. He arrived with the update on Thursday, November 12, so he is already in the game. If you beat him, he drops two things: the Special Buggy Ball and the Lever Action Shotgun.

The Lever Action Shotgun is the weapon to watch. It comes from Buggy himself, so the boss fight is the only way Epic has confirmed to get it in v43.10. The Special Buggy Ball is the other half of the prize, and both drops make the Beachhead one of the busiest landing spots in the game right now. Expect other players to have the same idea, so land ready for a fight.

Buggy is the latest One Piece arrival on the island. Our Luffy guide covers the Straw Hat outfits already in the game, and this boss fight is the next chapter of that same crossover. The Treasure Hunters season keeps adding One Piece faces week by week, and Buggy is this week’s new one.

Four new Sprites arrive in two waves

Sprites are one of the best parts of the Treasure Hunters season, and v43.10 adds four more of them. They do not all arrive at once. One is live now, and the other three land on Sunday, November 15. Here is the full list.

Sprite	Arrives	What it does
Cursed Kelper	Thursday, November 12	Raises your chance of finding rare Sprite variants
Mini Miku	Sunday, November 15	Grants a Friendship Bubble when you emote with other players
Squiplash	Sunday, November 15	Releases healing smoke when your health runs low
Secret rare Sprite	Sunday, November 15	May grant regenerating Zero Point Dash charges; Epic has not named it

Cursed Kelper is the one you can chase today. It raises the chance that a Sprite you find is a rare variant, which makes it useful for anyone collecting the rarer Sprites in the season. Epic has not said how big the bonus is, so the exact number is still unknown. It arrives just in time for the Cursed Treasure Hours event on Saturday, which is built around Cursed Sprites.

The Sunday wave is the bigger one. Mini Miku hands out a Friendship Bubble when you emote with other players, which fits the Captain’s Day theme of the same day. Squiplash is the survival pick: it releases healing smoke when your health runs low, which can buy you time in a late fight. Epic has not said what health level triggers the smoke, or how much it heals, so treat those details as unconfirmed until players test it in game.

The fourth Sprite is a secret. Epic says it is rare, and that it may grant regenerating Zero Point Dash charges, but the notes do not name it and do not spell out how the ability works. That is deliberate: Epic is keeping this one hidden until players find it. Cursed Sprites also get a new visual effect in v43.10, which shows while their curse is active.

Treasure Hours turn Cursed on Saturday, November 14

Saturday is the next big date. Treasure Hours return on November 14, and this time the theme is Cursed Sprites. The event runs in two rounds, at 2 PM ET and 9 PM ET, so players in different time zones each get a shot at it. It is a limited time event, so it will not be there all week.

The prize to know about is Lil Uzi Vert’s Lil’ SMG, which drops during the Cursed Treasure Hours event. That makes Saturday the day to play if you want the new weapon and the Cursed Sprite theme together. Cursed Kelper, which went live on Thursday, pairs well with the event, because its whole job is to raise your chance of finding rare Sprite variants.

Captain’s Day and Squid Game land on Sunday, November 15

Sunday, November 15 is the busiest day of the update. Hatsune Miku and Kasane Teto arrive as the new Captains at Friendship Villa, which is the next Captain’s Day in the Treasure Hunters season. The two of them take over from the Captains before them, and their arrival is the same day the last three Sprites land.

Squid Game arrives on the same day. Epic’s notes describe it as a 25-player lobby, where the final 3 players enter a final battle. That is all the notes say about how it plays, so the full rules are still to be seen in game. What is clear is the shape of it: a big lobby that narrows down to three, and then a final fight to decide it.

If you only play one day this week, make it Sunday. You get the new Captains, three new Sprites, and a brand new Squid Game mode, all in one session. Saturday is the day for Treasure Hours and the Lil’ SMG, and Sunday is the day for everything else.

Buggy’s Treasure Chests, Loot Islands and the Loot Bar

Loot gets three new names in v43.10. Buggy’s Treasure Chests, Loot Islands and a new Loot Bar are all listed in Epic’s update notes, and they give you more ways to gear up across the island. The notes list them as new, but they do not spell out every detail of how each one works.

That is normal for a patch this size: Epic names the new loot features, and players work out the details in game. We will update this section once the chests, the islands and the Loot Bar have been tested properly, with real locations and real rewards. For now, treat them as three new loot sources to look for while you play.

Festival gets the TWINDRILL DIVA Music Mini-Pass

Fortnite Festival gets its own piece of v43.10. The TWINDRILL DIVA Music Mini-Pass is the new pass, and it is built around Teto. The rewards Epic lists are the Baguette Bonker Pickaxe, the Pearto Back Bling, the Hue Futura Instrument, and the Miku and Teto Slippers Kicks.

Kasane Teto headlines the new Music Pass. Epic confirmed that in its own news post on November 11, the day before the update went live. The Mini-Pass is the Festival side of this patch, while the Battle Royale side gets Buggy, the Sprites and Squid Game. If you play Festival, the Teto rewards are the reason to log in this week.

Locker and PC quality-of-life changes

Two small changes make the game easier to use. The Locker gets a Grid Density setting, with Large, Medium and Small sizes, plus page scrolling, so a big Locker is easier to browse. On PC, there is a new High Quality Assets option. Neither change adds new content, but both make the game smoother to play and to manage.

What is still to come: The Cursed Deep on November 16

Epic flags one more date in the notes: Monday, November 16, named “The Cursed Deep”. The notes give no more detail than the name, so nobody outside Epic knows yet what it holds. It follows the Cursed theme of the weekend, and it is the last dated item in the v43.10 notes. We will update this page when Epic says more about it.

What to do first in v43.10

1. Land at Buggy’s Beachhead and fight Buggy. The Special Buggy Ball and the Lever Action Shotgun are the headline drops of the patch.
2. Chase Cursed Kelper, live now. Its rare-variant bonus is the best way to build your Sprite collection before Saturday.
3. Play the Cursed Treasure Hours on Saturday, November 14, at 2 PM ET or 9 PM ET. Lil Uzi Vert’s Lil’ SMG drops during the event.
4. Log in on Sunday, November 15, for the new Captains at Friendship Villa, the last three Sprites, and the first Squid Game lobby.
5. Check the Festival side too. The TWINDRILL DIVA Music Mini-Pass has the Teto rewards, including the Baguette Bonker Pickaxe and the Miku and Teto Slippers Kicks.

Bug fixes in brief

Epic shipped fixes with the patch too, including missing Loot Bars and Cursed Storm audio. Those two are the fixes named in the v43.10 notes. The full list of known issues, and what is still broken after this update, lives in our separate v43.10 known-issues guide, which we keep updated as Epic confirms more.

Fortnite v43.10 update questions

When did Fortnite v43.10 go live?

Fortnite v43.10 went live on Thursday, November 12, 2026. The update adds Buggy as a boss, new Sprites, Cursed Treasure Hours on November 14, and Squid Game on November 15.

What does the Cursed Kelper Sprite do?

It raises your chance of finding rare Sprite variants. Epic has not said by how much, so the exact bonus is unknown.

When do Mini Miku and Squiplash arrive?

They arrive on Sunday, November 15, 2026, along with one secret rare Sprite. The secret Sprite may grant regenerating Zero Point Dash charges, but Epic has not named it yet.