It’s lastly right here! Season Eight of Fortnite has arrived finally, bringing with it a plethora of adjustments, a few of which have been undoubtedly anticipated however others of which actually weren’t. Whatever the case, there’s a number of floor to cowl with this new season, so let’s get began!
Our Fortnite Season Eight information will stroll you thru every part you should know concerning the new season and all of the adjustments it has wrought upon the Fortnite island and its unceasingly warring inhabitants (that’s you!). We’ll go over new areas akin to Lazy Lagoon and Sunny Steps, together with the brand new Pirate Cannon weapons, vaulted objects, the introduction of a really Apex Legends-esque contextual Ping system, and far more.
This information is only one part of our huge Fortnite guide sequence, which we’ve filled with tonnes of Season 8-ready ideas and methods on each side of this beast of a battle royale, from Fortnite building and editing to statistical data on all of the completely different Fortnite weapons, and a lot extra. Take a glance when you like; you would possibly study one thing new.
Fortnite Season Eight replace
We’ve laid out all the key adjustments launched with Season Eight of Fortnite beneath, dedicating a brief part to every noteworthy change or new characteristic. Feel free to make use of the hyperlinks beneath to skip proper to the sections you’re desirous about.
Fortnite Season 8 Patch Notes (V8.00)
As beforehand talked about, on this information we’ll delve into all of the main adjustments launched with this new season of Fortnite, however when you’d like to try the total patch notes for Season Eight of Fortnite, then look no additional than our Fortnite Patch Notes web page.
Here we’ve obtained each single new characteristic and alteration written down to your perusal, alongside all earlier patch notes relationship all the way in which again to the arrival of Season 7. It’s really fairly attention-grabbing to see how issues have modified over the previous three-or-so months; why don’t you have a look your self?
Season 8 Battle Pass, Skins, Challenges
New Season, new Battle Pass. Fortnite Season 8’s Battle Pass is as soon as extra obtainable for buy for 950 V-Bucks, which you’ll properly have accrued over time when you purchased and performed sufficient with the Battle Pass for Season 7. With Season 8’s Battle Pass buy you instantly unlock two new upgradeable skins, as a part of the bigger collection of 100 Battle Pass-exclusive cosmetics and rewards.
There are in reality seven skins obtainable for unlock with the Battle Pass for Season 8:
- Blackheart (Tier 1, unlockable kinds) – “The dreaded captain of the stormy seas.”
- Hybrid (Tier 1, unlockable kinds) – “Become the dragon.”
- Sidewinder (Tier 23) – “Coiled and ready to strike gold.”
- Peely (Tier 47, reactive) – “Go bananas.”
- Ember (Tier 71) – “Take steady aim with hands of flame.”
- Master Key (Tier 87, unlockable kinds) – “Unlock your true potential. The key lies within.”
- Luxe (Tier 100, unlockable kinds) – “Don’t try me. I’m unstoppable.”
Also new to Season Eight is the Challenge “Party Assist” performance, which lets you choose a day by day or weekly problem and crew up along with your good friend(s) that will help you full it. So now you’ve merely no excuse! For full particulars on all Fortnite’s challenges, head on over to Dave’s Fortnite weekly challenges web page.
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Map Changes – Lazy Lagoon, Sunny Steps, Volcano
Holy Deforestation, Batman! Wailing Woods is toast, largely changed (precisely as we predicted!) by the big lava-spewing volcano that was led to by all these tremors and earthquakes main as much as the top of Season 7. And (once more, as we predicted) quite a lot of change typically has been dropped at the north-eastern quadrant of the Fortnite island particularly, with the Block being shunted alongside to the west to make approach for 3 new areas:
- The Volcano
- Probably essentially the most hanging change to the map for the reason that Meteorite that shaped Dusty Divot approach again initially of Season 4. The Volcano is a large landmark crammed with loot and lava aplenty.
- Lazy Lagoon
- Replacing Lazy Links solely, Lazy Lagoon is dwelling to a small settlement and a large pirate ship decked out with an awesome lots of the new Pirate Cannons, which we’ll get to in only a second.
- Sunny Steps
- Now the north-eastern-most location on the map, Sunny Steps is a vibrant and comparatively small area dominated by three pyramid-shaped buildings overlooking a smattering of smaller homes.
For these of you maintaining observe, this implies we’ve obtained two casualties within the transition from Season 7 to Season 8: Wailing Woods, and Lazy Links. Tomato Temple is certainly nonetheless there, although it’s not named on the map and it seems to be as if it has seen higher days, now dwarfed in stature and worth by its new neighbouring areas.
For full particulars on all the brand new areas launched in Season Eight and the way they examine to all of your favorite touchdown spots, try our Fortnite locations information for chest areas and different stats.
Two new terrain-based phenomena have been launched alongside Season 8’s huge volcano: Lava, which will be discovered primarily south of the Volcano; and Volcanic Vents, which once more will be discovered within the areas across the Volcano itself (understandably).
Volcanic Vents are pretty easy, and we’ve seen their like earlier than again in Season 6 across the floating island above Loot Lake. When you step onto (or glide over) a Volcanic Vent, a gust of air sends you hovering upwards, triggering a glider redeploy while not having the precise Glider merchandise. You can use this to journey shortly throughout distances of a number of hundred metres, in addition to to shortly scale the Volcano itself.
Lava is a extra unique addition to the Fortnite island. Walking throughout Lava causes you to bounce shortly throughout it, once more very like you could possibly bounce throughout the floor of Loot Lake at one level throughout Season 6; however with every bounce, you’re taking one level of Health harm. Yes, Health harm – so Shields received’t aid you right here. But it stays an attention-grabbing trade-off and a brand new tackle traversing tough terrain in Fortnite.
Pirate Cannons
Pirate Cannons are the closest we have now to a brand new weapon in Season Eight of Fortnite, although it’s an environmental weapon, fairly than a gun you possibly can equip in your hotbar. These Cannons will be discovered all through the map, although they’re very closely concentrated in Lazy Lagoon. You can very slowly push and steer a Cannon by interacting with it, and you may select both to load and shoot cannonballs at your foes, or load and shoot your self or your teammate throughout nice distances.
This twin operate of weapon and mobility merchandise makes for some intriguing potentials, and we will’t wait to see what new methods and makes use of make themselves recognized over the approaching weeks relating to Season 8’s new Pirate Cannons.
Vaulted Items
We’ve obtained a couple of vaultings to speak about right here, however let’s begin with the key adjustments: each automobile aside from Quadcrashers has now been vaulted, which suggests automobiles are going to play a considerably lesser position in Season Eight of Fortnite. So say goodbye to Season 7’s X-4 Stormwings, together with the Shopping Carts and ATKs. Now greater than ever you’ll must depend on your objects and the terrain itself as a way to get across the island in a rush.
We’re additionally saying goodbye to the Sneaky Snowman merchandise and the Chiller Grenade, neither of that are an awesome shock contemplating their winter theme. Plus, Chiller Grenades have been fairly ineffective anyway. And in doing so, Epic Games have taken some necessary steps in decluttering their merchandise pool, which gamers have been complaining about for a while as being oversaturated with low-value objects and weapons. For extra information on all of the objects which can be at present vaulted, check out Dave’s Fortnite vaulted items information.
Fortnite Ping System/World Marker overhaul
Hmm. I wonder what could have prompted this?
Before the rise of rival battle royale Apex Legends, Fortnite’s Ping system was restricted virtually solely to putting markers on the map to point the place a crew ought to land or rotate in direction of. With Season 8, this method has obtained a much-needed overhaul, with gamers now in a position to place and see their markers within the bodily Fortnite world in addition to on the map.
What’s extra, there’s now a contextual side to the Ping system, with gamers in a position to ping particular objects or weapons on the bottom as a way to mark their location for allies. While not practically as fleshed out and intuitive as Apex Legends’ Ping system, this modification is little question welcome to these of us who spend most of our Fortnite hours taking part in in Duos or Squads.
That’s all the key factors lined for the arrival of Season Eight of Fortnite, so hopefully now you’re slightly better-equipped for the matches forward. My recommendation? Throw your self into the deep finish, drop repeatedly within the north-east nook, study what’s new and what’s completely different, and construct a strong basis from which to dominate over the approaching months. Season Eight is your season!
