Much to the dismay of hardcore Fortnite players who can’t have enough of their favorite game, the Battle Royale hit was taken offline without warning on Sunday, with a black hole blocking all access. It was all a brilliant marketing stunt, and that much should have been clear from the moment the game offline. But we got the first unofficial confirmations that Fortnite is about to receive a significant update much later. Leaks on Monday explained that Epic Games was in the process of releasing Chapter 2 of the game, and season 11 with it, an update that’s supposed to bring several improvements, from a new map to new weapons, and new ways to play the game. Those leaks hinted that gameplay should resume on October 15th, although it wasn’t clear what time zone they referred to.
Fast forward to Tuesday morning, and the game “suddenly blinked to a loading screen,” at around 4 AM EST, per Kotaku, with a message reading “Fortnite servers are currently undergoing maintenance. Please try again later.”
It was Twitter handle FortniteBR that actually saved the new trailers, and uncovered all the new features coming to the game.
Here's the cinematic trailer for #Fortnite Chapter 2 – Season 1! pic.twitter.com/6mYUWQ7bik
— Fortnite News (@FortniteBR) October 15, 2019
Here’s the #FortniteChapter2 gameplay trailer! (iOS) pic.twitter.com/NsjFbxY1kM
— Fortnite News (@FortniteBR) October 15, 2019
The gameplay is about to resume, so here’s what you’re going to discover:
New map
New map overview! #FortniteChapter2 pic.twitter.com/cwHvHZuLRX
— Fortnite News (@FortniteBR) October 15, 2019
The #FortniteChapter2 map looks crazy!
(via @HYPEX, @xkleinmikex, @PXLPAT_YT) pic.twitter.com/3gJiYExv3y— Fortnite News (@FortniteBR) October 15, 2019
Medals
New This Season: Medals!
Battle Pass progression has been entirely reworked this Season. Advance your Battle Pass by completing challenges and earning in-game Medals! Earn daily medals and fill out your punch card to maximize your XP. (via @FNMasterCom) pic.twitter.com/IR59AFvtSc
— Fortnite News (@FortniteBR) October 15, 2019
New weapon models
New weapon models! 👀 #FortniteChapter2
(via @Lucas7yoshi) pic.twitter.com/ec9DgfBSvd— Fortnite News (@FortniteBR) October 15, 2019
Victory Umbrella
Downpour – #Fortnite Chapter 2: Season 1 Victory Umbrella
(via @Lucas7yoshi) pic.twitter.com/04N7Zs6EEi— Fortnite News (@FortniteBR) October 15, 2019
Item Shop
#Fortnite Item Shop for Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Support-a-Creator Code: FNMasterCom pic.twitter.com/1ldrGVY3n1
— Fortnite News | FortniteMaster.com (@FNMasterCom) October 15, 2019
These are just a few of the cosmetic updates expected in the game, but you’ll find more of them over at this link.
