After being swallowed by a black hole, Fortnite has now returned as Fortnite Chapter 2. Month. That’s a month, Epic. Month takes the battle royale motion to an entire new island, one which (up to now) doesn’t bear the scars of two years of mystical and cataclysmic occasions. Month even provides fishing, which now makes Fortnite formally an RPG (sorry, I don’t make the foundations).
Along with a brand new island freed from seasons of remnants, Month has streamlined the arsenal. Though then added extra new weapons, like a Bandage Bazooka to heal buddies. And you’ll be able to improve weapons at improve benches. And the game now has swimming. And boats. And haystacks to cover in. And explosive barrels. And… an entire lot is new, okay, and we’re all nonetheless discovering it. Today’s patch notes merely say:
- Added: Chapter 2. Take your #FirstDrop and uncover every part new.
I’ll word that the primary drop is certainly fairly swish, transitioning from a cutscene to an precise match with out me fairly realising.
A brand new season means a new Battle Pass, with new beauty doodads to earn by taking part in – a couple of without cost, and hundreds extra for those who pay. Epic have overhauled it too, rewarding extra XP bonuses for doing simply plain outdated Fortnite-playing actions like taking pictures and looting. In the spherical I performed, it gave the impression to be popping of loud and flashy notifications for almost every part.
See the Fortnite Chapter 2 page for a extra on the brand new hotness. I don’t doubt gamers can be discovering scores of secrets and techniques past what Epic are keen to disclose. The intro hints at ongoing story goings-on too, sounding greater than a bit like Destiny with random phrases Turned into ominous-sounding Proper Nouns.
As ever, Month is free-to-play through Epic’s Launcher.
