Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 3 patch notes: Star Wars has arrived
By Ryan Woodrow
Just in time for May the 4th, Star Wars is taking over Fortnite for Chapter 6 Season 3. This season, set to last just 35 days sees the iconic franchise make major changes to Fortnite, with map changes, new items and mechanics, and a bunch of new Star Wars-themed goodies for your locker across the next month.
We’ll break down all the major changes in the news season so you know what to look out for when you log on for the first time.
Map Changes
As always with a new season, the Chapter 6 map has undergone some major changes, with four new POIs in the four corners of the map which – in case you haven’t caught on yet – are Star Wars-themed.
The First Order Base sits atop the mountain in the northeast, with lots of different entrances making it easy to infiltrate.
The Outpost Enclave in the southeast is a hub for smugglers complete with a Sandcrawler for you to go inside.
The Resistance Base in the northwest is underground, but contains a whole bunch of useful hear.
Finally, Vader’s Samurai Solitude turns one of the existing POIs in Chapter 6 into a unique base for this Samurai version of Vader featured this season.
New Battle Pass
One of the main features of a new season is the new Battle Pass. As this is a shorter season there are fewer skins than usual to make sure you have plenty of time to unlock them all. This means there are four main skins (all with alternate styles) in the main Battle Pass, and one secret skin that will be unlockable via quests in a couple of weeks.
For a full breakdown of all of these skins, check out our roundup of every unique skin in the Chapter 6 Season 3 Battle Pass.
Lightsabers and Force abilities
Lightsabers are back along with Force Lightning/Force Push as weapons you can get your hands on this season. Lightsabers are extremely powerful as they can block incoming bullets, make you much faster, and immune to fall damage, alongside being a very powerful melee weapon.
The only way to get a Lightsaber this season is to find a hologram of either Rey or Emperor Palpatine. Training with Rey will also get you the Force Push ability, with the Emperor will teach you how to use Force Lightning instead.
TIE Fighters and X-Wings
Aerial dogfights are now an option in Fortnite too, as you can get your hands on either a TIE Fighter or an X-Wing, both of which move quite fast and have in-built laser cannons, setting the stage for some great battles. Just don’t question how these spaceships work so well inside the atmosphere.
Blasters only
While unique weapons are coming later this season, right now all of the regular guns in Fortnite have been replaced by blaster variants. Right now, here is the full list of available weapons:
- DL-44 Blaster Pistol
- CR-2 Blaster SMG
- ACP Scatter Blaster
- BARM-ST12 Scatter Blaster
- DLT-19 Blaster Rifle
- IQA 11 Marksman Blaster Rifle
- A280-CFE Blast Rifle
- DC-15 Heavy Blaster Rifle
- E-11 Blaster
- F-11 Blaster