Fortnite has finally launched Chapter 5: Season 3, “Wrecked,” and with it come the new unique points of interest and skins for all you madmen out there.
Well, instead of going through the long patch notes released by Epic Games, we’ll give you guys a rundown of what to anticipate with the new season. As always, the new Wrecked season brings exciting in-game content for gamers, this time focusing more on a post-apocalyptic theme, fitting the likes of Fallout (as previously teased), with the Brotherhood of Steel’s T-60 Power Armor being the most iconic Battle Pass skin.
Let’s take a look at the Mad Max-esque map changes first, though. The developers said that a “sandstorm” struck Fortnite Island, creating a new biome on the south side called the “Wasteland.” With that, the game sees the inclusion of three new POIs: the Redline Rig refinery, Nitrodrome arena, and Brutal Beachhead operation base, all complementing the Wasteland theme. Below is the new map with the added Wasteland biome, making the island bigger than ever.
Moving on, Fortnite has added new consumables and collectives under the “Nitro” collections, where gamers have access to “Nitro Splash” and “Nitro Barriers,” both of which give a severe boost in moving speeds when applied to moving items such as players and cars. When applied to a player, Nitro allows much faster movement, explosive bashing power, higher stamina, quick reloading speeds, and fall damage immunity, giving you the feeling of a madman. Nitro for cars allows fast movement, lesser fuel consumption, and explosive ramming power.
What’s a season without new weaponry? Well, Fortnite has catered to this perfectly by adding interesting weapons, with the first of them being Nitro Fists, which allows you to perform a 3x punch combo and give a “meteoric” impact when you aerial punch the ground. Nitro Fists will have a total of four chargers, with each recharging after eight seconds. Along with that, another weapon is the Boom Bolt, or in simple words, a madman’s crossbow. It’s a fast-firing crossbow that shoots explosive bolts, and by the looks of it, it does seem like a pump shotgun with a bow attached, or maybe I am missing the old days.
Nuke Cola and Kind Cacti are interesting additions to the health department, with Nuke Cola responsible for restoring little health and shields immediately. At the same time, Slurp Cacti heals you when you hit it with your pickaxe after multiple times, even while in a car as well.
Finally, we also have new vehicles and vehicle mods, all revolving around the Wasteland concept. We’ll drop the list for vehicle mods below, but the addition of War Bus is something interesting to discuss. They are driven by patrollers on the island, and two of them are present on the battlefield. Each of them features a cannon on top, along with a horn that comes with an EMP pulse, damaging nearby targets and reducing their health and shields.
- Machine Gun Turret (roof slot): Have a passenger fire a machine gun while someone else drives!
- Grenade Launcher Turret (roof slot): Some would call this littering, but the Grenades will get rid of themselves by exploding.
- Spiked Bumper (front bumper slot): Deal more damage to players and objects on impact.
- Cow Catcher (front bumper slot): Boost your ramming power and give your car some defensive armor.
- Bulletproof Tires (tires slot): Tired of tire poppers? Make your tires indestructible!
- Chonkers Off-Road Tires (tires slot): Make your car more off-road friendly. Especially useful if you’re not driving an SUV!
Here are the new Battlepass Skins, which will unlock once you level up the pass:
- The Machinist (unlocked right away!): Control your fire.
- Rust: Shred the wasteland.
- Peabody: Phil, Earl, and Axle. Three peas in a podcoat.
- Ringmaster Scarr: Rule the chaos. Run the destruction.
- T-60 Power Armor: Courtesy of the Brotherhood of Steel.
- Brite Raider: Drive fast. Burn bright.
- Megalo Don: Nitro-fueled apex predator.
Well, that’s it for Fortnite Chapter 5: Season 3 and the changes brought within. If you want to read the complete patch notes, you can view them here and discover the adventure that awaits you.
