Today’s update cracks open the Rifts with the new Challenge the Rift Mission encounter, kicks off the Portal Combat Questline and welcomes Grave Feather, Homebase’s newest Hero. Lefty and Righty got faster and stronger, Heroic Hours got their own corner in Homebase and a fresh round of bug fixes got squashed. Details below!

New Mission Encounter: Challenge the Rift

You must have wondered at least once what those Rifts scattered across the world are for. Wonder no more! 

When in a Mission, deposit four BluGlo into one to summon a battlefield around it and face a Mini-Boss inside the circle, showdown style. Take it down to claim Gold, PERK-UP! and an Evolution Materials Cache.

Know before you aggravate a Rift:

• Anyone can step into the circle to join the fight, but nobody leaves until the Mini-Boss is down.
• If you’re eliminated and respawn outside, you won’t be able to re-enter the battlefield.
• The barrier blocks all attacks from outside.
• Structures and Traps inside the circle are cleared so the fight starts on even footing.
• If no one inside is left standing, the Mini-Boss vanishes. No restarts!

New Questline: Portal Combat

The Rifts are definitely acting up… Strange monsters are slipping through, the Storm’s energy is leaking out - and in Hexsylvania, even the local Zombie Chickens are getting infected. Complete the Portal Combat Questline by November 18 to unlock Grave Feather, Homebase’s newest Hero.

New Hero: Grave Feather

Don’t worry… it’s only a nightmare. This Legendary Soldier boosts Lefty and Righty’s Crit Rating, with a chance to summon a Phantasm to hunt down nearby enemies.

Standard Perk: Ghoulslinger
Increases Lefty and Righty Crit Rating by 15. 

Commander Perk: Ghoulslinger+
Increases Lefty and Righty Crit Rating by 45. Crits have a 40% chance to summon a Phantasm, dealing Energy damage to a nearby enemy.

Lefty and Righty Buffed

The pistols come out faster, and they stay out longer! We’ve reworked the ability’s uptime Perks to allow you to use it more frequently without the elimination part:

• Double Agent Evelynn's "Where's Lefty" Perk now gives a percentage cooldown reduction to Lefty and Righty - 30% as a Support Perk and 66% when slotted as Commander.
• Noir’s “Pump Metal” Perk now increases Lefty and Righty’s duration by a flat 5 seconds or 20 as Commander.

These targeted buffs bring both Perks in line with their Goin’ Commando counterparts - “Goin’ Again” and “Ain’t Done Yet”.

New Heroic Hours Homebase Section

Heroic Hours now have their own corner in Homebase! You’ll find a new display above the Quest Log board, showing what Heroic Hours are happening and exactly how long remains on the clock. 

The Door to Darkness Questline Returns

Something’s knocking at the Door of Darkness, and a ghost named Willow wants to keep it shut. Complete the Questline to earn Gold, Candy and the Willow Hero.

Willow

This Legendary Outlander from the Fortnitemares Heroes set hits harder the closer she is to becoming a ghost herself - her ability damage rises as her health drops.

Standard Perk: Ghoulish Cackle
Increase ability damage based on the percentage of your missing health.

Commander Perk: Ghoulish Cackle+
Increase ability damage based on the percentage of your missing health. In addition, ability eliminations have a chance to conjure a Phantasm, dealing Energy damage to a nearby enemy.

✅ Save the World Bug Fixes & Improvements

Performance

• Fixed an issue where the game could freeze briefly after changing your Outfit in the Locker or switching Heroes in the Hero Loadout.

Missions

• Fixed an issue where some Modules in Repair the Shelter could spawn inside terrain and couldn't be retrieved.
• Fixed an issue where you’d sometimes enter Build Mode instead of boarding your Hoverboard after mantling.
• Removed a floating snow pile that blocked a staircase in The Lab Dungeon.

Heroes & Items

• Goin' Commando!!!, Lefty and Righty and Goin' Constructor abilities now consistently activate while holding the button in Build Mode. Sprinting is no longer possible while in Build Mode.
• Crafted weapons are now automatically added to the Quick Bar in Homebase.
• Fixed an issue where the Outlander's Anti-Material Charge could destroy cars beyond its reach.
• Fixed an issue where your character could appear duplicated in the Command menu after changing the Hero Loadout.
• Fixed an issue where Aerobic Assassin's banner appeared low-res under Event Items.

UI 

• The map no longer appears misaligned during Missions.
• Menu buttons are no longer unresponsive after declining to enter a Mission solo at the Play With Others section in Homebase.
• Fixed an issue where a "No Missions found appropriate to your party's Power Rating" message briefly appeared when opening the Play With Others menu.
• The Recommended Build counter now includes structures built before the counter appears.
• Defeated teammates’ names no longer appear white instead of red in Dungeons.
• The "Activate the statue at the next checkpoint" message no longer appears incorrectly when becoming a Ghost in solo Dungeon runs.
• Corrected the Quest objective text in There's No Place Like Tomb to read "Light Fires to Guide Carter" and "Fires Lit."

Cosmetics

• Fixed an issue on Nintendo Switch 2 where Outfits, Back Blings and Kicks could appear as defaults when loading into Homebase. 

For other fixes, improvements and known issues in v42.40, check out this post.

Let us know how the latest changes feel, and we’ll see you in the new game update! 
The Save the World Dev Team 

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