Month: August 2019

It’s the launch of a brand new season in Fortnite, which means there’s a fresh Battle Pass packed with rewards ready to be cracked open. Season 10–or Season X, as developer Epic Games is calling it–is an interesting one because it’s delving into the history of Fortnite using time travel shenanigans. What this means for you as a player is skins and items from Fortnite days gone could be floating around somewhere out there, just waiting for you to grab them. In this guide, we’ll break down everything you need to know about the Battle Pass and how you can get your hands on all the goodies it holds.

What Is The Fortnite Battle Pass?

If you’re new to the game, you may be wondering what a Battle Pass is. Well, it’s probably the most important thing in Fortnite, and something you’ll want to spend cash to get if you plan to play the game long-term. The Battle Pass effectively is the container that holds all the cool customization items players use to make their characters look cool. We’re talking skins, emotes, wraps, gliders, and back bling, among other things. To actually get all this, however, you’ll need to play lots of Fortnite and spend time taking out enemies and securing Victory Royales. When you do this, you’ll earn Battle Stars, which level up the Battle Pass and, as you gain Battle Pass levels you’ll unlock the items attached to the various milestones.

How Do Battle Pass Challenges Work?

There was a way to expedite the process: Weekly Challenges. As the name suggests, these were a set of missions that refreshed every week. Completing them was by far the best way to get your hands on a lot of Battle Stars in one go. However, in a change from how things have been before, Fortnite no longer seems to have any free Weekly Challenges–they all require you to pay for the Battle Pass. This is bad news for people who don’t want to get their wallets out, since the more challenges you have access to, the more Battle Stars you’ll earn, which will in turn level up your Battle Pass quicker and get you the unlocks sooner. In further bad news, Daily Challenges are gone altogether–regardless of whether you pay for the premium tier.

Now, instead of Daily and Weekly challenges, Epic has created Missions, which are a grouping of themed challenges that, from what we can tell, will feel largely familiar in terms of gameplay, if not formatting. We’ve delved deeper into the changes to challenges in our Fortnite Season 10 Challenge breakdown.

How Much Does A Battle Pass Cost?

A Battle Pass will set you back 950 V-Bucks from Fortnite’s in-game store. V-Bucks are a currency that’s specific to Fortnite, but to get it you’ll have to spend real money. It’ll cost you around $10 / £8 to get 1,000 V-Bucks, which will get you the Battle Pass and leave you with some digital pocket change to spend elsewhere on the Fortnite store. Alternatively, you could purchase the Battle Bundle, which is on sale at a 40% discount. It costs 2,800 V-Bucks and will automatically unlock 25 tiers of the Battle Pass, giving you a bit of a jumpstart.

If you’re feeling kind, you have the ability gift a Battle Pass to someone. This feature will be available until August 15, and your first purchase also includes a unique Gift Box that you can use when gifting items from the in-game shop.

What Are The Battle Pass Rewards?

If you spend the V-Bucks to pick up a Battle Pass, you’ll instantly unlock a couple of skins. One of these is the Kitsune outfit, while the other is the X-Lord. Beyond that rewards include additional skins, wraps–which change the visual style of whatever items they’re applied to–pets, emotes, back bling, sprays, new loading screen artwork, music, and more. What everyone aspires to acquire, however, is the progressive outfit at tier 100. These are skins that animate in a cool way and, in Season 10, it’s the Ultima Knight Outfit. Head over to our gallery to see all of Fortnite Season 10’s new skins, emotes, back bling, and more.

Battle Pass Tiers

What’s New In Season 10?

Making your way through the entire Battle Pass usually takes between 75 and 150 hours of play, according to Epic Games. In that time you’ll unlock over 100 rewards which are worth 25,000 V-Bucks. As you can imagine, making the most of a Battle Pass takes a lot of time and effort, but Epic likes to keep things fresh and ensure players don’t get too comfortable with what’s going on. Take Season 10’s theme, for example, it’s a kind of best-of-Fortnite conceit that will allow players to indulge in their nostalgia.

“Time is twisted and the Zero Point has become volatile in Season X,” Epic explains. “Whether you’re nostalgic for the past or excited for the future, there will be plenty for you to discover all Season long. Locations once thought to be lost have begun to appear on the island, but they aren’t the same as they once were. Board the Battle Bus and drop in, but keep an eye to the skies to spot the new Season X mech vehicle, the B.R.U.T.E. Crashing on the island as the Battle Bus takes off, these merciless mechs seat two players and works best with a partner, so grab a squadmate, hop in, load up, and roll out.”

You can read more about what’s new in the Season 10 patch notes. For more on the new season as a whole, head over to our Fortnite Season 10 hub, where you’ll find all the pre-releases teases, information on its launch, and details on everything that is new. This hub is being updated regularly, so check back for the latest updates on what’s happening with the game.

Fortnite Season 10–or Season X, as developer Epic Games is calling it–has officially begun. Ushering in its launch, Epic has also issued update 10.00 for the wildly popular battle royale title, and published patch notes alongside it to detail everything that’s new.

As always for the start of a new season, there are a number of big new features for players to enjoy. One of the major new additions is the B.R.U.T.E. suit, a two-person vehicle that lets one player operate the turret and the other move the machine around.

There’s also Rift Zones, which have been created by the Zero Point Explosion. “Locations once thought to be lost are beginning to appear, but they aren’t the same as they once were. Drop in and explore to discover what mysterious gameplay changes they have in store.”

These Rift Points and the Zero Point Explosion are a key part of Season 10’s theme. “Time is twisted and the Zero Point has become volatile,” Epic explains. “Whether you’re nostalgic for the past or excited for the future, there will be plenty for you to discover all Season long. Locations once thought to be lost have begun to appear on the island, but they aren’t the same as they once were.

“Board the Battle Bus and drop in, but keep an eye to the skies to spot the new Season X mech vehicle, the B.R.U.T.E. Crashing on the island as the Battle Bus takes off, these merciless mechs seat two players and works best with a partner, so grab a squadmate, hop in, load up, and roll out.”

Weapons + Items

• B.R.U.T.E.
  • This vehicle can be operated by up to two players. If two players are operating it, one (the driver) controls movement, while the other (the gunner) rains down missiles and shotgun shots.
  • The driver is able to:
    • Dash into combat.
    • Super Jump to victory.
    • Stomp enemies and structures into the ground.
      • Anything you would normally harvest will grant materials when destroyed.
  • The passenger has two weapons at their disposal: a shotgun and a missile launcher.
    • Shotgun
      • Clip Size: 10
      • Damage: 50
      • Headshot Multiplier: 1.5x
  • Missile Launcher
    • Fires up to 10 missiles at once.
    • Holding down Trigger will begin loading missiles.
    • After releasing Trigger, or after 10 missiles have been loaded, all missiles will automatically fire.
  • New Mechanic: Overshield
    • Consumes 200 of any Material type to create a personal overshield for 5 seconds to protect you in the mech.
• Vaulted
  • Baller
  • Quad Crasher
  • Flint Knock Pistol
  • Shadow Bomb
  • Semi-Auto Sniper
  • Tactical Assault Rifle
  • Mounted Turret
  • Air Strike
  • Itemized Glider Redeploy (still available in large team modes)
    • Over time, we have added many mobility options, both itemized and map-based. We feel that Season X is better experienced with a reduction in mobility. As with all changes, we’ll keep a close eye on how this affects the player experience.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed the Heavy Shotgun not piercing through water in modes where it is available.
• All Campfires now heal vehicles.
• The Storm Scout Sniper Rifle no longer has perfect hip-fire accuracy after aiming down sights.
• Boogie Bombs and Grenades no longer pass through vehicles.

Gameplay

• Missions
  • New Battle Pass feature!
  • Missions are a series of thematic objectives that grant rewards. As you complete these objectives, you’ll earn Battle Stars, XP, and exclusive cosmetic items.
    • More information about Missions can be found in the Battle Pass and Challenges tabs.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue involving players getting stuck under a ramp as it’s placed.

Events

• Arena Game Mode updates!
  • Season kicks off with Solos and Trios Arena.
  • Hype will be reset at the start of Season X, with a new scoring structure in place.
  • 10 Divisions – point values have been increased, but progression should be roughly the same. The bolded divisions are new.
    • Open I (0 – 499)
    • Open II (500 – 999)
    • Open III (1000 – 1499)
    • Open IV (1500 – 1999)
    • Contender I (2000 – 2999)
    • Contender II (3000 – 4499)
    • Contender III (4500 – 6499)
    • Champion I (6500 – 9999)
    • Champion II (10000 – 13999)
    • Champion III (14000+)
  • Scoring model updates – standardized points and bus fares across all playlists.
    • Solo
      • Eliminations: 20pt
      • Top 25: 60pt
      • Top 15: 30pt
      • Top 5: 30pt
      • Victory Royale: 60pt
    • Trios
      • Eliminations: 7pt (per team member)
      • Top 8: 60pt
      • Top 4: 30pt
      • Top 2: 30pt
      • Victory Royale: 60pt
  • Bus fare increases at Divisions 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9 and 10.
  • Matchmaking in Arena is still based on players with similar Hype. Players in higher divisions may experience longer-than-normal wait times to ensure higher-quality matches.

Performance

• Improved level streaming performance for all platforms by optimizing the way assets are preloaded. This reduces cases in which players land on buildings with a low level of detail, particularly on Switch and Xbox One.

Art + Animation

• The Ride the Pony Emote is now a traversal Emote.
• Players who earned the Ride the Pony Emote from the Season 2 Battle Pass have been given a new, additional traversal Emote: Pony Up!

Audio

• Added new bullet impact sounds.
• Increased the volume of distant gunfire and Gliders.
• Increased Chest volume and audio range by 10%.

Bug Fixes

• Ambient sound no longer cuts out when players walk between biomes.

UI

• Pressing the Main Menu button on controllers now defaults focus to the Main Menu (right side of the screen).

Bug Fixes

• The loading content message will no longer be stuck at 0% when players are matchmaking.
• Fixed a Lobby camera issue when returning from a replay.
• Fixed an issue that prevented the selection of different players in the Lobby after switching from different game modes.
• Selecting Leave Match no longer prevents a player in your party sitting out in the Lobby from entering matchmaking.

Replay

• A new camera mode, Battle Map, has been added to server replays. This camera mode shows:
  • A path of where the followed player has been during the match.
  • The locations of the eliminations the followed player has done during the match.

Mobile

• Auto-fire system improvements:
  • We’ve re-tuned Auto-fire for every weapon with this update and would love specific and detailed weapon feedback so that we can continue to improve it.
  • If you want to try it out and don’t use Auto-fire already, go into your HUD settings and enable Auto-fire.
• Added a new setting: Tap to Search/Interact for Controllers.
• Added a message for devices on Android that have the Sensor Pressure settings (S8, S8+, S9, S9+, and Note 9) to inform players about the settings being active.
  • Players would unintentionally return to the Home screen due to this setting being active.
• We’ve increased the size of buttons and icons in the following areas:
  • The Frontend Lobby tab buttons.
  • The Crown for Party leader display icon.
  • The Map Marker.
• “First team to reach the elimination goal wins!” message won’t remain throughout the whole match in Team Rumble.

Bug Fixes

• Exiting a vehicle won’t reload the player’s weapon.
• The button for skipping cutscenes is now visible on Android.
• Vertical black lines aren’t displayed on the Challenges page.
• The Settings Menu will properly display when language is set to Spanish.
• The text on the menu buttons in the Settings Menu is aligned.
• Quick Heal button won’t appear when falling or after opening the map.
• Scaling the Quick Heal button in the HUD Layout Tool won’t cause the icon to change to the item’s icon in the inventory.
• Quick Heal button won’t disappear from the HUD Layout tool when another button is modified.
• Players are able to open doors or Chests while using the ADS button.
• Build mode button will correctly change to the Weapon mode button when pressing it on Android.
• Added header on multiple widgets in the HUD Layout Tool.
• Graphical improvement of CloudBreaker outfit.
• Graphical improvement of the blue variant of the Sea Wolf outfit.
• Freefall icon will be displayed when falling to the map.
• ADS button won’t be displayed when driving a vehicle that you entered while holding a gun.
• When updating the Banner Trooper outfit, players won’t disappear in the Locker, and the proper Banner will be displayed.
• Edit button will be displayed when using passenger seat.
• Screen won’t turn black when looking inside of a body of water.
• Jump button won’t remain greyed out after players press it.
• Audio improvements.
• Fixed the occasional static sounds on Android.
• Tapping with interactable items in Edit mode will no longer cause the camera to lock.
• Player won’t be able to edit through structures.
• Ex: Looking at your wall and being able to edit another structure (floor, ramp, roof).
• Fixed an unopenable Chest near Polar Peak.

This week in GTA Online, you can obtain the Vysser Neo sports car, double rewards for all Diamond Casino missions, and more.

A player has discovered a glitch in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild that allows you to ride around on Prince Sidon’s back, like a fishy surfboard.

In Breath of the Wild, there’s a sequence just before the Divine Beast Vah Ruta in which Link is able to ride on the back of Prince Sidon in order to reach the battle. One player has discovered how to glitch that segment and use Sidon as a mount outside of that battle.

Destructoid reports that the glitch was allegedly discovered by Twitter user F00_Sing, who has created a Twitter thread to demonstrate step-by-step how to replicate the glitch. The tweets are in Japanese, but Google Translate helps clarify the instructions enough to understand the basics. Alternatively, this video from YouTuber Any Austin goes in-depth on how to achieve it.

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