Fortnite OG, which will once again take players back to the first days of Fortnite Battle Royale, will launch tomorrow, December 6, and The Fortnite Team has revealed more details on what fans can expect from this trip down memory lane.
Fortnite OG will begin with Chapter 1 - Season 1 and the team plans to recreate those early days of the battle royale, complete with "loot pool changes and feature introductions."
Season 1 will end on January 30 at 11pm PT/January 31 at 2am ET, which will end up being shorter than Season lengths in the main game, so fans can expect their anticipated additions to arrive in a timely fashion. Don't worry, though, as Solos, Squads, and Zero Build will be available at launch.
The loot pool will include much of what was found at the beginning of Fortnite, including Assault Rifle, Burst Assault Rifle, Scoped Assault Rifle, Pump Shotgun, Tactical Shotgun, Pistol, Revolver, Submachine Gun, Tactical Machine Gun, Bolt-Action Sniper Rifle, Semi-Auto Sniper Rifle, Grenade Launcher, Rocket Launcher, Damage Trap, Ceiling Zapper, Wall Dynamo
While Fortnite OG is taking players back in time, there will be some Quality of Life changes put in place to make for a better overall experience, and you can check them all out below from The Fortnite Team;
- Building mechanics will be uniform with Battle Royale as it is today.
- As far as traversal goes, players will be able to sprint, slide, mantle, door bash, and move while healing.
- Some of the rough edges from that era have been preserved, while others have been polished. For example, players will find Reboot Vans and be able to see the glare from a sniper scope, but Max building resources are set to 999 and Double Pump is enabled for Shotguns (for now).
- Of course, the original map that Fortnite Battle Royale launched with in 2017 is back! Great care has been taken to ensure that every tree, Chest, car, and object is right where players remember it. In Zero Build, there will be Ziplines and Ascenders to help players get to hard-to-reach locations.
Players will also be able to purchase the Fortnite OG Pass and work their way to earning 45 tiers of "retro rewards with a modern twist on classic items and Outfits." Speaking of Outfits, Renegade Rebel, Aerial Assault Bomber, and Skull Commander are the ones players will work towards in Season 1, and each will have an unlockable alt style as well.
It's important to note that Epic Games did just raise its Battle Pass price for the first time ever ahead of Fortnite OG, so we wanted to make sure everyone was aware of that ahead of this upcoming launch.
Fortnite OG first launched back in November 2023 and the reception was overwhelmingly positive. In fact, it saw Fortnite enjoy its "biggest day" ever with over 44.7 million players.
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