Fortnite Season 7 biggest changes - what's new and different ...

The whole Battle Pass reward system has been switched up for Fortnite Season 7, so now instead of receiving set rewards for each tier of the ... 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FortniteSeason7haslandedaftermuchanticipation,andonceagaintheworldofthebattleroyalehascompletelychanged.OneofthebiggestFortniteSeason7changesyou'llnoticestraightoffthebatisthatthepreviousPrimalthemehasbeencompletelyeradicated,andnowthesubjecthasbecomeInvasion,soinsteadofprimitiveweaponsandwildanimalswe'regoingtobefocusingonextraterrestrialtechandalienlifeforms.There'splentyofnewthingstogettogripswithinFortniteaswelearntheropesforafreshseason,butifyouwanttoknowwhatthebiggestFortniteSeason7changesarethenreadonforaroundupofeverythingweknowaboutit.Fortnitequests|Fortnitebounties|Fortnitecrafting|Fortnitewolves|Fortniteraptors|Fortniteboars|Fortnitechickens|FortniterubberducksNewlocations(Imagecredit:EpicGames)WiththeshiftfromPrimaltoInvasioninFortniteSeason7,anumberofchangeshavebeenmadetotheFortnitemap.InthecenteroftheislandwhereTheSpirewasrippedfromtheground,apurplealienlandscapehasbeenleftbehindknownasTheAftermath.Elsewhere,SweatySandshasbecomeBelieverBeach,apartytownfullofaliencelebrations,andColossalCropsisnowCornyComplex,amuchlargeragricultureareareminiscentofFrenzyFarm.InadditiontothoseupdatedPointsofInterest,severalnewalien-themedlandmarkshavealsoappeared.Themostobviousofthesearethemonitoringstationsfeaturingalargesatellitedishpointingtothesky,andincludeDinkyDishsoutheastofCraggyCliffs,DiscoveryDishwestofBelieverBeach,DampyDishsouthwestofSlurpySwamp,DestinedDishsoutheastofMistyMeadows,andDocksideDishwestofDirtyDocks.Newweapons(Imagecredit:EpicGames)Severalnewhigh-techadditionshavebeenmadetotheFortnitenewweapons,tohelpdealwiththealienthreat.TheseincludeaPulseRiflethatfireshighenergybeamsinsteadofbullets,aRailGunthatcanbechargedbeforefiringtounleashapowerfulblast,andaKymeraRayGunlinkedtothenewcharacterthatcanvaporizeyouropponents.OntopofthenewgunstherearealsosomefreshFortnitetechweaponstoaidyouinbattle,suchastheReconScannerthatcanbeusedtodetectnearbythreats.Therearealsoanumberofweaponsreturningfromthevault,soifyou'vebeenmissingitemssuchasthesniperrifleortheheavydutyriflethenyou'llbepleasedtohearthey'rebackinthegame.Newskins(Imagecredit:EpicGames)Asalwayswithanewseason,thereareseveralnewcharactersyoucanplayasbyunlockingtheirskins.WeknowthatSupermanisonthewayafterheappearedintheopeningcinematic,thoughaccordingtotheBattlePassmenuhewon'tbeavailableuntilmid-August.RickSanchezfromRickandMortyisalsoincluded,howeveryou'llneedtoreachlevel90oftheBattlePassorspendalotofBattleStarstogettothepointwhereyoucanunlockhim.BattleStarsareback(Imagecredit:EpicGames)ThewholeBattlePassrewardsystemhasbeenswitchedupforFortniteSeason7,sonowinsteadofreceivingsetrewardsforeachtieroftheBattlePassyoureach,younowgetfiveBattleStarsforeachtierwhichyoucanspendonwhateverrewardsyouwant.Thereisstillanelementofprogressrequiredtogettothehigherlevelunlocksthough,astoaccesseachpageofrewardsyouhavetoreachaparticularBattlePasstierorhavespentacertainamountofBattleStarsonthepreviouspages.AliensandUFOsarehere(Imagecredit:EpicGames)TheFortnitealiensareheretostay,andcannowbefoundpatrollinginlocationsaroundthemap,inthesamewayastheHenchmenorIOGuardinpreviousseasons.Therearealsoalienparasitesthathavebeenspotted,whichattachthemselvestoplayers'headsandslowlydrainHP–unlessyouremovethembyjumpingintowaterorhavesomeone(friendorfoe)shootthemoffforyou.You'llnoticethenamesofseveralPointsofInterestflickeringpurpleonthemapandthisiswhereyou'llfindFortniteUFOs,anewtypeofvehiclethathasanumberofcoolfunctions.YoumayneedtoshoottheUFOdowntotakecontrol,butonceyou'repilotingtheshipyoucanascendanddescendwhilehovering,boostforwardforabriefspeedincrease,andfireanEnergyCannonweapon–thoughthisdoesmoredamagetostructuresthanenemies.Youcanalsolaunchatractorbeamtoliftalmostanyobjectbeneathyouintotheair,includingscenery,vehicles,andevenotherplayers!CosmicChests(Imagecredit:EpicGames)CosmicChestsareanewtypeofchestthatisonlyavailableinteammodes,asitrequireseveryoneinputtoopen.ACosmicChestactuallylookslikeachestsealedwithinalargefloatinggem,andwhenyourentiresquadgetsclosetoityou'llallbeconnectedbybeams.Atthispoint,taketurnssmashingtheweakspotsthatappearinfrontofyouuntilthechestopens,spillingoutweaponsanditemsaswellasawardingplayerssomebonusAlienArtifacts.AlienArtifacts(Imagecredit:EpicGames)AnothernewitemaddedinSeason7isFortnitealienartifacts,whichlooklikeglowingpurpleorbscontainedwithinacontainmenttube.Thesecanbefoundaroundtheisland,mainlyinalienareas,orcollectedfromCosmicChests,andonceyouhavethemtheycanbespentoncosmeticchangesforyourKymeraoutfitthroughtheBattlePassmenu.Thereyoucancustomizeeverythingfromthetopandbottomoftheirhead,eyecolor,skincolorandpattern,armorcolorandglow,andemblemthatappearsontheirarmor.Characterquestsandgoldbarschanges(Imagecredit:EpicGames)SeveralchangeshavebeenmadetothewayFortnitegoldbarscanbeearnedandusedinthenewseason.Now,aswellasearningthembycompletingquestsforFortnitecharactersthatyoumeetinperson,youcanalsocollectthembycompletingquestsreceivedviaFortnitepayphones.Onceyou'vestartedbuildingyourcacheofbars,aswellasspendingthemwithcharactersyoucanalsousethematFortniteweaponupgradebenchesandtobuyitemsfromFortnitevendingmachines,calledeitherWeapon-O-MaticsorMendingMachines.Fortnitepatchnotes|Fortnitetips|FortniteCreativecodes|Fortnite2FA|HowtoenablecrossplatformFortnitematches|HowtolevelupfastinFortnite|HowtogetfreeFortniteV-Bucks|FortniteStarterPack 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