Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 3 is almost here and we're learning more each day as Epic Games continues to tease what's to come.
Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 2 kicked off on March 10 and introduced the neo-Tokyo inspired Mega City POI, Fortnite Ranked, as well as new weapons, and Reality Augments. The Season then went into full crossover mode giving us the Eren Jaeger Skin in the battle pass for a Fortnite x Attack on Titan crossover, followed by the Find the Force event for the Fortnite x Star Wars crossover. Finally came the Web Battles site and Miles Morales skin for a Fortnite x Spider-Man crossover.
However, as exciting as Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 2 was, it's time to look forward to Chapter 4 Season 3. Epic Games has begun teasing what's to come with this upcoming season, including a huge shake up of the map with the brand new jungle biome. While some leaks have let slip that an Optimus Prime Skin will be part of the Chapter 4 Season 3 Battle Pass in a move that's sure to make any Transformers fans happy.
Here's everything w know about Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 3 so far.
Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 3 start date
Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 3 will launch on Friday, June 9. Chapter 4 Season 2 is set to end on Friday, June 9 at 7am BST / 2am EDT and on Thursday, June 8 at 11pm PDT. While Epic Games hasn't confirmed an exact start time for the season yet, but based on prior seasons it'll be a few hours later (however, we'll update this article with an official time as soon as we know).
Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 3 trailer
A full trailer for Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 3 was revealed during the Summer Game Fest Opening Showcase.
Epic Games has also released a couple of teasers for the season on it's @FortniteGame Twitter account giving glimpses of what's to come in the upcoming season.
Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 3 Battle Pass
We don't know the full list of items available in the Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 3 Battle Pass just yet, and likely won't until the season launches, however thanks to teasers and leaks we know some of the skins that will be included in the 100 tier Battle Pass
Epic Games has shown off four new characters called Era, Trace, Rian and Lorenzo, with leaks showing off a Summer themed skin for Meowscles and an Optimus Prime skin. Optimus Prime is set to be the Tier 100 skin and final reward for the Battle Pass while the Battle Pass' secret skins is allegedly a reskin of an existing character (which could perhaps be the aforementioned Summer Meowscles).
ShiinaBR and HYPEX have also made references to a unique Racing mode included this season which could potentially have it's own battle pass tied to it.
Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 3 new features
Here's a list of new additions we can expect in Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 3 thanks to reputable Fortnite leakers @ShiinaBR and @HYPEX:
- Grind Rails returning as Wood Vines
- Racing mode with Speed Objects, Cosmetics, Car Garage, Sky/Ground Race Tracks & the default car is a new Supercar
- Racing mode-specific battle pass
- Grind Rails most likely re-skinned into wood vines
- Armoured Cars With Hostile "Goons" NPCs in them
- 14 Days of Summer events: "Propping" & "Mural"
Helicopters are getting a "Launcher" that shoots every 2 seconds and deals 35 damage & 450 builds damage
Possibly Rideable Raptors that now get exhausted
Possibly the return of Tents
ShiinaBR and HYPEX haven't confirmed if all of these new features are intended for launch, but as we've seen from the Attack on Titan ODM Gear and the Find the Force event Epic Games aren't afraid of a mid-season shakeup.
Fornite Chapter 4 Season 3 new weapons
According to ShiinaBR and HYPEX the following weapons will be making their debut in Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 3:
- New Mythic Drum Shotgun, and return of Lever Action & Infantry Rifle
- Epic/Legendary variants of the Thermal Bolt Action Sniper
- A Lever Pistol seen on the leaked loading screen and in Rian's art
Again it's not confirmed that these will all be included upon the launch of the new season but a few of these have shown up in official materials so far like the Lever Pistol and Lever Action Rifle, so we'd expect those right away.
Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 3 map
As with every new season, Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 3 will make some changes to the map. The new biome included in Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 3 will be a jungle area, and based on the teaser trailers Epic Games has released, many are speculating it will take up the middle portion of the map.
The area that it's speculated to be taking over doesn't have any POI's in it, however if any POIs were to be taken out by the new jungle it would likely be Anvil Square based on the predicted area.
Mega City, Knotty Nets, Steamy Springs, and Kenjutsu Crossing which were introduced in Chapter 4 Season 2 are all likely to remain a part of the map with this upcoming season.
When does Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 3 end?
For those of you looking even further ahead, Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 3 should come to an end on or around September 23, 2023. We've speculated this date based on Fortnite Chapter 3 where Season 3 begun on June 4 and ended on September 18, but we won't know for sure until Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 3 launches.
We don't know anything about Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 4 yet, other than a potential Doctor Who crossover in time with the show's 60th anniversary.
