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Fortnite Chapter 2 Season six is here! And with it comes new map changes, weapons and more than!

Hither is everything yous need to know about the new Flavor.

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Downtime has officially ended for the Season 6 update and now players can dive straight in to the new season.

Before doing and so, they will accept to play the Cypher Crisis Finale event, which is one of the all-time things we have ever seen in the game.

Here's the trailer for the issue that we can check out in game before Season vi.

Who Are The Seven?

In the latest snippet of information from Ballsy Games, we learn that Amanuensis Jones is trying to get information nearly "The Seven".

We don't really know who this group is simply information technology could mean a number of things.

In Amazon Prime number'south The Boys, "The Seven" is the name of the superhero group that is the focus of the series. It's hard to imagine that they would make their way to Fortnite, merely it isn't outside the realms of possibility.

Alternatively, it could be a hint that Fortnite's ain superhero grouping is returning to the narrative?

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From the terminal set of teasers, we know that PSG footballer Neymar is collaborating with Epic Games for side by side season. Although we're pretty confident that information technology isn't a sports-themed season... Perhaps he is a part of this new "The Seven" group that is destined to relieve reality?

Release Date

Flavor 6 will begin on Tuesday, March 16th.

Information technology will be ushered in by the Season 5 event called the Cipher Crisis Finale, which will be mandatory to take function in before players tin bound into Season 6.

This indicates that the event volition play a major part in the futurity of Fortnite.

Downtime

Reanimation typically begins at 4 am EST/9 am GMT and unremarkably lasts for 90 minutes-two hours.

So players can wait to be back in the game by around 5:xxx-6 am EST/10:xxx-11 am GMT.

Trailer

Each season comes with a new trailer and Flavor 6 won't exist any different.

However, it won't be released until launch 24-hour interval, so for at present, check out the sound logs that have been released to hype up the new flavor.

Patch Notes

Ballsy Games stopped doing total patch notes quite a while, instead giving brief patch notes to supported creators.

Instead, the community creates its own patch notes.

Once the new season is out nosotros will update yous with everything that has been changed.

Battle Pass

Each season comes with a new Battle Pass, giving players over 100 rewards to unlock over the form of the season.

REWARDS: Each season comes with Battle Pass, granting over 100 rewards

The Battle Pass costs 950 Five-Bucks, with a Battle Bundle costing 2800 5-Bucks which gives players the first 25 levels of rewards.

Players that subscribe to the Crew Pack will receive the Boxing Pass as office of their subscription.

Map Changes

With the Zero Signal existence unstable, we tin await big changes to the Fortnite map in Flavor vi.

The heart of the map volition likely drastically change, likely removing the sand and adding a new central POI.

Flavour five saw Chapter 1 locations alloy with Chapter 2 locations, such equally Tilted Towers merging with Salty Springs and Greasy Grove with Logjam.

Information technology is possible these will be removed, or we could see more than Chapter 1 locations come back.

Weapons

Season half-dozen will see lots of weapons vaulted and unvaulted, changing up the loot puddle and meta.

Nosotros can also expect to see new weapons come up to the game too.

Information technology is unclear whether Gilded Confined volition be staying in the game, then Exotic rarity weapons may disappear.

We will also probable come across some weapons similar the Heavy Assault Rifle, and some shotguns vaulted with some others returning, such as the Flare-up Assault Rifle and Pump Shotgun.

Leaked Skins

With every update comes a agglomeration of new leaked skins.

This should be the case with the 16.00 update too.

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So far we don't know what will exist coming to the game, merely there are a few characters we can expect to see.

Batman

Batman is expected to play a primal function in Season 6, with the Fortnite X Batman Nada Betoken comic series tying into the season.

Central: Batman will play a large role in Season 6

Players that purchase the comics volition receive new Batman and Harley Quinn cosmetics too.

The 7

The Seven look to be returning in Season 6, with the latest audio log (run into above) referencing them over again.

This will be the first fourth dimension we take seen them since Season X back in 2019.

So far nosotros have seen three members of The 7 in the game, The Visitor, The Scientist, and The Paradigm.

Could we see the fourth member come up to the game in Flavour 6?