One of my early sessions with friends this spring had us stumbling upon, of all things, a King Arthur-like sword embedded in a rock. The game has been working hard to bring in more newbie and casual players like me, including introducing cars in early August and embedding humorous 'Easter eggs' as you wander around. Live events in the game have also included a comet, asteroid impacts and even a huge black hole that swallowed the Fortnite map whole at the end of Chapter 1, in October 2019. Astronauts debuted in 2018 during the Chapter 1 Season 3 Battle Pass. A Millennium Falcon-shaped glider was available to all gamers for free, during last December's Winterfest. Long-time players may remember that space themes have been around a while. (The Chapter 1 island was called Athena.) The actual name of Fortnite's Battle Royale island, according to game files, is apparently Apollo - mostly likely a reference to mythology, however, and not NASA's moon landing program. At least one other astronaut-themed outfit popped up in the store earlier this season, too. An example is the Astra constellation outfit and associated constellation wrap, which have appeared twice in recent weeks. You'll also see periodic entries into the Fortnite store with space themes. While Scott's in-game avatar sang, players got to fly above Earth, to see auroras shining in the sky, and to look at cool astronaut outfits happily, Scott uploaded the entire experience on YouTube if you missed the show.įortnite mobile players on Android had the chance to win the Galaxy Scout skin in Samsung's Galaxy Cub in July 2020. An in-game concert dubbed 'Astronomical' ran from April 23 to 25, featuring rapper Travis Scott. This spring, 'Star Wars Day' (May 4) featured lightsabers as weapons, as well as buyable outfits featuring Rey, Kylo Ren and a Sith Trooper. Historically, Fortnite has been known to drop space-y updates. It's unknown when the set will be back, but keep checking daily when the content refreshes. A few weeks later, Fortnite made the Galaxy Scout outfit, glider, harvesting tools and wrap available in the store for two days.

Top-tier android players could compete for a Galaxy Scout outfit and other gear, while all participants received a basic galactic 'wrap' for weapons after doing some of the tournament. (Image credit: Epic Games)įortnite also dropped a mid-season space event called the 'Galaxy Cup', on July 26 and 27. Epic Games gave Fortnite players its cosmic Shooting Starstaff Pickaxe for free on Aug.

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