Betrayal! Once thought benevolent for its shield-giving and bouncy properties, Fortnite Battle Royale‘s once-beloved purple dice (affectionately named Kevin by players) has turned heel for Halloween. Beginning the brand new Fortnitemares event, the previously pleasant block of rune-daubed jelly is summoning NPC undead hordes into the favored shooter. The zombies seem to have taken a chew out of the server infrastructure, and Epic have postponed the apocalypse for a short time, however the siege ought to resume as soon as they’ve hammered out the kinks. Below, a spooky occasion trailer.
We have disabled Fortnitemares in Battle Royale whereas we examine points with matchmaking. Watch for updates at https://t.co/3y0X6buriO
— Fortnite (@FortniteSport) October 24, 2018
It’s a pity that the occasion is off to such a tough begin (although in response to the server status tracker, the matchmaking points have been solved), as having an NPC faction thrown into the combination is strictly the type of spice I reckon any Battle Royale wants. Interestingly, these aren’t the identical undead seen in Fortnite’s present co-op half, Save The World – the Husks. Instead, these new glowing purple aggressors are referred to as Cube Monsters (Keviiiiiiin!), and are available in two varieties – Fiends and Brutes. Killing them is the important thing to finishing the present set of occasion targets.
There’s a extra direct benefit to capturing holes in zombies, too. Killing them offers you a little bit bit of additional shielding, a merciless reminder of Kevin’s gentler days. The undead aren’t spawning completely at random, both. Chunks of the map have been corrupted and now have giant cuboid obelisks summoning a gradual stream of monsters. Not that you simply’re ever protected, as smaller ‘cube fragments’ can seem wherever. Lucky gamers will discover a new weapon in chests or merchandising machines – the Fiend Hunter Crossbow – which does quad injury towards Fiends. Handy.
Because Fortnite believes that thematic consistency is for wimps, the occasion additionally introduces a brand new premium occasion outfit. The Deadfire costume is straight out of the Weird West, and the extra you kill whereas sporting it (both gamers or dice critters), the extra spooky inexperienced hearth glints throughout your physique. There’s additionally a ghost prepare glider pores and skin, as a result of I suppose we’re all simply cowboys from hell now.
Now that they’ve labored out these matchmaking kinks, the Fortnitemares occasion ought to hopefully be returning quickly. Check out the official event page here, and the detailed patch notes here.
