Fortnite Season 6 update: The island goes Primal with wolves, pigs, and Lara Croft

Fortnite Harden 6 goes Primal with wolves, pigs, and Lara Croft

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It's new Fortnite Season 24-hour interval! As has become the norm, other interdimensional macguffin has cleared the way for a new wild to use up over the island. Lash on your survival gear, because the theme for Season 6 is Primaeval, and in that respect are some feral new residents on Epic poem's murder island.

Starting today, a new "Primal" biome has appropriated much of Fortnite's map—a lovely, autumnal conurbation full of ancient new locations including "Ridge-like Burbs" and "Colossal Crops". On that point is, also, that large rock spire in the centre of the map, summoned at the death of Jonesy's singleplayer starter deputation.

You'll be break awa done that mission on firing up Season 6 for the first time, following an introductory cinematic that pretty neatly sums up where Fortnite stands in 2021. Ellen Ripley runs terminated a gang of Terminators in a big rig, and the camera hardly loopy an eye.

An alone new crafting system has been introduced this season, letting you cobble up weapons (including new "important" guns) by scavenging engineering science and animal parts from crosswise the map. Yes, frog-like parts—a zoo of feral wolves, boars, chickens and more has been introduced to Fortnite's wilds, ready to tamed or afraid for their innards.

Finally, there's a unweathered Primal battle pass to pick up. The crossovers commencement immediately, with Lara Croft making her Fortnite unveiling in both her original 90s rig and a grittier, reboot-inspired look. There's also an upcoming collab with Brazilian footballer Neymar Jr that's beingness unbroken nether wraps for the moment.

For more information on everything in Fortnite Season 6, Epic has the word.

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