It’s that time again: Epic Games has just launched another major season of Fortnite. The game has gotten a pretty big update here. There are new weapons, new mechanics, a new Battle Pass. Even compared to past seasons, this one feels like a big update. Fortnite Last Resort came after a lull for Battle Royale, and it seems Epic has delivered… finally.
According to ESTNN, the game is getting new POIs, tons of new weapons and Mythics, there’s even a whole new mechanic at work with heists going on in the game. The game has gotten a lot more new content than we saw in Chapter 4 Season 3, and a lot of it are highlights from previous seasons. If you want to keep playing your best in Fortnite C4 S4, you’ll need to know everything that’s changed. This is what’s new and different in Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 4.
One of the first things you’ll notice, and a big part of first jumping in for every new season is what’s happened to the map. This time they’ve broken out of the “one new biome” system they’ve had for most of Chapter 4 to a point. There’s quite a few new and changed locations, along the new POIs are still quite self-contained.
According to The Verge, a big feature of this season appears to be heists. There are the new POIs, like the Sanguine Suites, Relentless Retreat, and Eclipsed Estate. Each of these are full compounds. They’re heavily guarded by guards, along cameras, lasers grids and more. Each of these spots is home to one of the new Fortnite Mythics though, so there’s a high reward for getting in and heisting some of that high tier loot.
Along with the new POIs, a few other locations have been changed to become part of the Heist. A tower in Mega City, Rumble Ruins, and the Slap Juice Factory are all home to these heists and loot too. To facilitate these high stakes break ins for Fortnite C4 S4, there’s some new items which are going to be key for getting into these areas along with new guns.
The new season is built around pulling off Heists in new locations. What’s waiting for you if you can successfully grab the lot though? Epic has made sure there’s a decent prize inside each of these new POIs. These are all of the new and returning Mythics you’ll find.
- Foundation’s MK-Seven Assault Rifle
- Midas’ Drum Gun
- Zyg and Choppy’s Ray Gun
- TNTina’s KA-Boom Bow
- Ocean’s Bottomless Chug Jug
- Kit’s Charge Shotgun
- Kit’s Shockwave Launcher
- Gunnar’s Stinger SMG
Along with getting a new Mythic, you’re going to get Slap Juice too. That’s the high-level healing item from the last few seasons.
The last of the big new items is the Nitro Fang car. This is a new car specially built for getting out of Heists quickly!
New Fortnite Reality Augments are getting added for this season! There are some really interesting new features here. These are all of the Augments that have been added for this season.
- On the Go Bag – All containers will have a random Heist Bag item.
- Sniper Striker – Snipers give the Siphon Effect on Enemies
- Ammo Drop – Get ammo, enemies also get more ammo than normal.
- First Shotgun – Shotguns do more damage on the first shot.
- Pistol Salvo – Pistols do more damage but have a reduced fire rate.
- Fast Fisher – Swimming through fishing holes instantly loots, you’ll also swim faster.
Along with these new Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 4 Augments, there’s quite a few which have stuck around.
No new season would be complete without new Fortnite skins and a Battle Pass. This season’s is definitely an interesting one. Epic showed off quite a few of these designs earlier in the weeks leading up to the launch,. We now know we’re getting a few new characters along with a new crossover, Khaby Lame in Fortnite.
It also appears players will also have to contend with a vampire named Kado Thorne — hopefully he factors heavily into whatever Epic has up its sleeve for the next Fortnitemares event. This season’s bonus skin was a complete surprise though. It’s Ashoka Tano, a Star Wars Jedi with a new season all her own streaming on Disney +.
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