Fortnite is heading underground. Following The Massive Bang occasion on Saturday, which led to the destruction of the Chapter 4 island, some huge modifications are coming to the battle royale in a brand new season dubbed “Underground.” That features a new island, gameplay options like boss battles, Lego skins, and naturally extra licensed characters like Metallic Gear’s Stable Snake and Peter Griffin from Household Man.
Let’s begin with the island. Within the replace — which brings the sport to Chapter 5: Season 1 — the battle royale island has been utterly modified, which suggests plenty of new places. There’s a railway — full with a prepare you’ll be able to really journey on — in addition to marinas, mansions, and an all-new grassland space. There’s additionally fairly a little bit of snow.
As for gameplay modifications, the island is now suffering from 5 boss characters — one among whom is Peter Griffin. Defeating them will earn gamers a medallion with a really helpful characteristic: the power to regenerate shields over time. Nevertheless it comes with a disadvantage as nicely, as holding onto a medallion will alert different gamers to your location on the map. “The more medallions you have, the more precise the radius of your exact location,” Epic says.
Different additions embody: an SUV to drive round in, a weapon known as the Ballistic Protect that permit’s you “defend yourself with the shield while shooting the pistol at the same time,” the choice to maneuver whereas therapeutic or restoring shields, and the power to mod weapons in sure places across the island. There’s additionally a brand new form of in-game beauty; now, along with customizing your character and weapons, you’ll be able to customise autos. You may select totally different our bodies, decals, and wheels, and when you hop in a sports activities automobile in recreation, the automobile will shift to your selections. (Sure gadgets from Rocket League will carry over for individuals who play each video games.)
For many who snag this season’s battle cross, they’ll finally be capable to unlock the entire new boss characters, alongside a brand new model of Jones and, afterward within the season, Stable Snake.
The launch of Chapter 5 comes at a really busy time for Fortnite. The sport acquired an enormous increase in reputation with the discharge of Fortnite OG in November, which introduced again the unique island and lots of fan-favorite places, gadgets, and characters. In accordance with Epic, this led to the largest day within the recreation’s historical past, with greater than 44 million gamers on November 4th. This all culminated with The Massive Bang reside occasion on Saturday, which not solely noticed the Chapter 4 island destroyed, but additionally featured a digital live performance from Eminem.