Fortnite Battle Royale’s newest season, OG, brings back nostalgic content from Chapter 1 to the game. The latest update to the game, Chapter 4 Season 5, gives Fortnite OG a gameplay update that mixes the title’s roots with new gameplay features that are here to stay.
Get ready to loot some familiar gameplay items like Junk Rifts and Scar/M4 Assault Rifles, at places like Tilted Towers, Dusty Divot and more. Yes, the old map is back in action and brings with it familiar gameplay.
Fortnite OG will arrive on several platforms at 10 a.m. GMT / 6 a.m. EDT / 3 a.m. PDT on Friday, November 3.
Locations, Weapons and Items Players Can Expect in Fortnite OG
Fortnite’s official YouTube account just dropped an in-depth gameplay trailer that confirms a lot of information regarding Fortnite OG that players have been speculating for a while now. This includes multiple map changes, weapons, and items being un-vaulted from the usual loot pool.
These are the points of interest (POI) you can expect to ‘hot-drop’ this season:
- Pleasant Park
- Lonely Lodge
- Shifty Shafts
- Junk Junction
- Haunted Hills
- Risky Reels
- Salty Springs
- Fatal Fields
- Lazy Links
- Tomato Temple
- Wailing Woods
- Titled Towers
- Snobby Shores
- Loot Late
- Retail Row
- Lucky Landing
- Greasy Grove
- Frosty Slights
- Dusty Divot
- Shifty Shafts
- Risky Reels
- Salty Springs
- Fatal Fields
- Paradise Palms
- Flush Factory
If you’ve been playing Fortnite Battle Royale since the early days, then you’ll be happy to know that iconic weapons and mobility items are returning to the loot pool as well.
From the trailer, we can see the return of iconic weapons and items like the M4 and Scar Assault Rifles, Rocket Launcher, Pump Shotgun, Minigun, Junk Rift, Bush, Clinger and Hunting Rifle, among others.
Mobility items include Grappler, Hoverboard, All Terrain Kart (ATK), Quadcrasher, X-4 Stormwing, The Baller, Shopping Cart and other ways of getting around the map. This includes sprinting and mantling, some of the newer gameplay mechanics introduced into Fortnite Battle Royale in the last few seasons.
The iconic cube named Kevin (by fans) makes a return too. The last time the purple cube appeared on the map, things got out of hand. Who knows what Kevin is up to this time?
Fortnite OG Has Been Teased For the Last Few Weeks
Before reading ahead, beware of spoilers for the new season skins!
Officially or unofficially, there’s a lot of speculation going around Fortnite OG regarding new content. Leakers have even managed to give us detailed information about the upcoming Battle Pass, where we can spot a ‘remix’ of familiar skins like Ragnarok, Lynx and others.
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— kroocofortnite (@kroocofortnite) November 1, 2023
Before any news from Epic itself, Fortnite OG was teased through a loading screen named, ‘Within The Sanctum’, where players can spot a date: July 12, 2018. This was a reference to Fortnite Battle Royale’s early days, as the new season is bringing back old map locations, weapons and items from Chapter 1.
Furthermore, Fortnite OG was somewhat revealed when long-time creators and streamers of the game started receiving a ‘mystery box’ and real-life items resembling the original game at their doorsteps. This was a clear hint at the upcoming season, and creators could watch a video clip of them playing the older seasons.
Chapter 1’s initial days were all about introducing players to the world of Fortnite Battle Royale, but the skill ceiling regarding the game’s ‘building’ was something that kept players away. However, once Epic introduced Zero Build mode to the game, a lot of players jumped right in. While many were worried that Fortnite OG would remove the new sprinting and mantling mechanics from the game, the rumours simply weren’t true.
Fortnite OG will mix nostalgic content with all the new mechanics players have been enjoying the last few seasons.
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