Season X

Season X, also referred to as Season 10, with the slogan “Out of Time“, of Fortnite: Battle Royale started on August 1, 2019, originally meant to end October 7th, ended on October 13th 2019 (2:05 PM EST) when The End live event ended, sucking the entire map into a black hole and ending Chapter 1. The theme was Time, everything from Season 1 - Season 6.

It was the 10th and final season of Chapter 1.

Previously, in Fortnite...
The story continues from the storyline that started in Season 9. The Final Showdown event that finished Season 9 ended with the defeat of The Devourer and Mecha Team Leader's victory. However, in order to defeat the monster, Mecha was forced to tear The Zero Point from its containment from The Vault, and it was left at Loot Lake following the battle. It's outer shell was cracked, causing its inner core to destabilize rapidly in the days leading up to Season X.

How did it Start?
When Season X began, The Zero Point reached a critical point and exploded, sending a Reality Wave across the Island, bringing back Dusty Depot and merging Season 9 Loot Lake with Season 8 Loot Lake; However, during the events of Season 9, a member of The Seven known as The Scientist built a device which would pause the Zero Point on the moment of it's explosion, bringing him and his meteor, paused and suspended in the sky, into the Island, and creating a time bubble around the Zero Point as a side effect, pausing every object inside it.

The Season X Storyline
During the events of Season 9, the Imagined Order had manipulated The Seven to contain the Zero Point while preventing The Bridge from being destroyed, which prompted The Scientist to create a plan that would put an end to the Zero Point chaos.

Then The Scientist went inside the Loop, and dismantled the B.R.U.T.E.s and used their parts to create 7 Rift Beacons and activate them, which created Rifts in the sky so the other 6 members from The Seven could come into the Island as well. As consequence, in the location of every Rift Beacon, alternative version of POIs from the Island's past returned with a twist, in appearence and effects.

Once The Scientist was done building and activating a Rift Beacon for each member of The Seven, used B.R.U.T.E. parts to make himself a new armor and then implanted a virus on them which made them self destruct upon landing. After this, he built a Rocket at Dusty Depot and set a Timer, and he would launch the Rocket when the Timer reached nothing.

The End
When the countdown reached zero, the rocket launched in a similar manner to how it did in Season 4, dropping off its booster and accelerating into the sky, where it opened a rift and went through.

Following this, the rifts created by the Rift Beacons activated, and a rocket emerged from each one. This showed that The Scientist created the beacons with the sole purpose of creating a method for the other members of The Seven to get to the island. Following their arrival to the island, they began circling around aimlessly, before rifting through another set of created rifts.

This was followed by a single rift appearing behind The Meteor. A single rocket emerged from it, travelling along the side of the meteor into another rift at its front, before re emerging at the first rift. The other seven rockets followed suite, travelling through the rift and re emerging. The Seven kept repeating this process, increasing their velocity until they were moving at an incredibly high speed, until they unfroze the meteor. This was followed by the meteor falling down and crashing into the rift in front of it, travelling through it and rifting away.

However, The Seven were not done yet. The Zero Point still had to be contained, but to do so, the time bubble surrounding The Zero Point had to be broken. The Time Bubble created when The Scientist was first brought into the Island had to burst. In this case, the meteor had to be rammed into The Zero Point. Another rift appeared high above Loot Lake and a single rocket emerged, pointed lasers at The Zero Point and boosted straight into it. This unleashed a powerful shockwave that blasted all the players high above and away from the island. This action unfreezed the Zero Point and caused the Bubble around it to become unstable, allowing for the meteor to burst it and hit The Zero Point. The meteor soon emerged from the same rift the rocket emerged from, travelling down towards Loot Lake surrounded by the other rockets. As it crashed into the time bubble surrounding The Zero Point, the remaining six rockets rifted away from The Island, as the time bubble resisted, but soon gave way, with the meteor breaking through and crashing straight into The Zero Point.

As the meteor was completely shredded into atoms by The Zero Point, the Zero Point exploded, releasing a tremendous amount of energy. The Zero Point then compressed itself, sucking everything into it and becoming a Black Hole.

Following The End, the entire game became unplayable, and logging in revealed the black hole, swirling blue and energised matter around it. Matter that used to be the island.

Numbers began randomly appearing around the black hole, and it was soon revealed that The Scientist was trying to communicate. He stated. "I was not alone. Others were outside the loop. This was not calculated. The nothing is now inevitable".

This was The Scientist realizing that The Seven had been manipulated, that the Black Hole wasn't calculated and was now inevitable.

The Scientist's Tapes
Once The Scientist arrived outside of the Loop, he realized that the only way to activate the Rift Beacons was from inside the Loop, but knowing that he would have his memories wiped out, he recorded tapes to remind himself of several things including his objective.

"What The Seven of us are attempting is very risky. I suspect they are not the only ones watching, but it must be done or we lose The Bridge forever."

This suggests that The Imagined Order is watching him as he works, despite knowing that what he is doing in risky, it must be done.

"I speculate that no-one calculated the formation of the island. that inter-dimensional matter collisions would resolve rather than push. Now that I witness it first hand, its obvious that pinching alone made it inevitable."

The Scientist states that he thinks that nobody calculated how the island formed, and that 'inter-dimensional matter collisions' (matter from different realities colliding together to form The Island) 'would resolve rather than push (suggesting that this was unexpected). At the end, The Scientist states that 'now that I witness it first hand, its obvious that pinching alone made it inevitable.' This shows that The Scientist is actually seeing how the island formed first-hand, which is what he referred to as 'pinching'.

"When I heard this again, will it help me remember? Or once looped will I be just as muted as the others? No matter, it seems the lengthy precautions worked."

This shows that The Scientist is trapped in the loop, and he created the tapes as a way of remembering what he needed to do. The sentence "just as muted as the others" means that, once you go into the Loop, you are unable to talk.

"The (unintelligible) theorem was a success. I, us, you arrived outside the loop at the exact moment of expansion. This effectively paused the singularity, giving us time to create the devices needed to synchronize the junction."

This shows that the pausing of the Zero Point and the Meteor being brought in were apart of his plan, which brought him outside the Loop and gave him enough time to create and activate the Rift Beacons so that the other members of The Seven could come in.

"What I didn't factor was that the only way to trigger the device was from within The Loop itself. Thus this hasty and primitive recording, and why now you... I, find myself looped."

This means that The Scientist only realized that the only way to activate the Rift Beacons was from within the Loop, which is why he became looped.

"Activate the beacon at precisely the moment this timer reaches nothing. The Zero Point must be contained once more. If they are correct, it will be The End."

The rocket should be activated at the exact moment a timer reaches zero (the timer for The End event). This is so that he could activate the Rifts, bringing in the rest of The Seven. The Seven's objective is to contain the Zero Point once more.

Map Changes
As said above, Dusty Depot came back along with the meteor moments before hitting it in Season 4. The long slipstream is removed along with all of the Sky Platforms. Inside the meteor is The Visitor’s capsule originally found during Season 4, which is actaully opened for him to escape. He now uses Dusty Depot to create Rift Beacons to make Rift Zones that can alter some POIs into something else.

The first, which is seen in the Season X Trailer and the leaks, is Tilted Town (from Neo Tilted). Tilted Town is a western-style location that restricts building and breaking to match the Western theme. As the rift beacon disappears, the Neo Tilted slipstream vanished wholly from the island.

The second brings back Retail Row (from Mega Mall), but this time, with zombies. The Mega Mall slipstream is also removed.

The third Rift Beacon is placed in the Rec Center (between Snobby and Tilted), but the Rift Beacon exploded, leaving a giant crater alongside Glitched Consumables, which can turn into any consumable in Fortnite’s history.

The fourth Rift Beacon is placed near the Trunk ‘N’ Oasis gas station in the desert. For the release of Borderlands 3, the Rift Zone created Pandora from the game as part of a collaboration with Mayhem. Pandora gives shield after 4 seconds of not taking damage. Pandora left the Battle Royale Island on September 10. Afterwards, the places that were in the Rift Zone before are brought back.

The fifth Rift Beacon is placed on Fatal Fields and brought the return of the Kevin Floating Island, but this time, the Motel is mixed with the OG Loot Lake house. Like in Season 6, the Floating Island will go around the map.

The sixth and seventh Rift Beacons were placed in the frozen Greasy Grove and in Paradise Palms. Greasy Grove returned by removing the ice that covered it. This time, at certain times, all players in Greasy Grove will dance the Taco Time emote while Spicy Tacos rain from the sky, Once eaten, you move faster for 20 seconds, and while dancing, you regenerate 20 health per second. You also regenerate 10 health and shield. In the other hand, Paradise Palms turned into Moisty Palms. While crouching, players can turn into a prop.

On Week 7, a hole is built in Dusty Depot’s floor and wall for storage of a new version of the rocket. This will become the basis for this season’s main event. The rocket was built by The Scientist.

The eighth Rift Beacon was placed at Tilted Town and turned it into Gotham City during Batman’s 80th anniversary. Gotham City gave everyone unlimited glider redeploys.

On September 23, 2019, the rocket was complete and is set to launch at the end of the season.

The ninth and final Rift Beacon is placed in some random location southeast of Junk Junction, in the Race Track. It turned into Starry Suburbs, where shooting stars appear from the sky that can give you some good loot! Starry Suburbs is the fixed version of the ruined neighborhood north of Pleasant Park.

On October 5, 2019, the countdown timer for The End event has appeared on the rocket. The timer reached 0 on October 13, 2019 at 2pm ET.

At the end of the event, the island has been sucked into the In-Between and exploded, creating a black hole. 2 days have to pass by until Chapter 2 begins.

Update v10.00 (August 1st, 2019)

 * New
 * B.R.U.T.E. B.R.U.T.E._-_Vehicle_-_Fortnite.png


 * Vaulted
 * The Baller Baller - Vehicle - Fortnite.png
 * Quadcrasher Quadcrasher - Vehicle - Fortnite.png
 * Flint-Knock Pistol Flint-Knock Pistol - Pistol - Fortnite.png
 * Shadow Bomb Shadow Bomb - Grenade - Fortnite.png
 * Semi-Automatic Sniper Rifle Semi-Automatic Sniper Rifle - Weapon - Fortnite.png
 * Tactical Assault Rifle Tactical Assault Rifle - Weapon - Fortnite.png
 * Mounted Turret Mounted Turret - Trap - Fortnite.png
 * Air Strike Air Strike - Item - Fortnite.png
 * Glider Redeploy Gliders (Item).png

Content Update v10.00 (August 6th, 2019)

 * New
 * Automatic Sniper Rifle Automatic Sniper Rifle - Weapon - Fortnite.png


 * Unvaulted only in Tilted Town
 * Double Barrel Shotgun Double Barrel Shotgun - Weapon - Fortnite.png
 * Six Shooter Six Shooter - Weapon - Fortnite.png
 * Hunting Rifle Hunting Rifle - Weapon - Fortnite.png
 * Infantry Rifle Infantry Rifle - Weapon - Fortnite.png

Update v10.10 (August 14th, 2019)

 * Unvaulted in Retail Row
 * Cube Monsters Cube Fiend - Creatures - Fortnite.png


 * Vaulted
 * Ice Cream Ice_Cream_Icon.png

Content Update v10.10 (August 20th, 2019)

 * New
 * Junk Rift Junk Rift - Item - Fortnite.png
 * Glitched Consumables Glitched - Item - Fortnite.png

Update v10.20 (August 27th, 2019)

 * New
 * Shield Bubble Shield Bubble - Item - Fortnite.png


 * Vaulted
 * Storm Flip Storm Flip - Throwable - Fortnite.png
 * Drum Gun Drum Gun - Weapon - Fortnite.png
 * Storm Scout Sniper Rifle Storm Scout Sniper Rifle - Weapon - Fortnite.png

Content Update v10.20 (September 3rd, 2019)

 * New
 * Zapper Trap Zapper Trap - Trap - Fortnite.png

Update v10.20.2 (September 4th, 2019)

 * Unvaulted
 * Suppressed Assault Rifle Suppressed Assault Rifle - Weapon - Fortnite.png


 * Vaulted
 * Combat Shotgun Combat Shotgun - Weapon - Fortnite.png
 * Drum Shotgun Drum Shotgun.png
 * Proximity Grenade Launcher Proximity Grenade Launcher - Weapon - Fortnite.png

Update v10.30 (September 11th, 2019)

 * New (Only in Greasy Grove)
 * Spicy Tacos Spicy Taco Icon.png


 * Unvaulted
 * Tactical Submachine Gun Tactical Submachine Gun - Weapon - Fortnite.png


 * Vaulted
 * Burst SMG Burst SMG - Weapon - Fortnite.png

Update v10.31 (September 18th, 2019)

 * New
 * Explosive Batarang Explosive Batarang - Item - Fortnite.png
 * Batman Grapnel Gun Batman Grapnel Gun - Weapon - Fortnite.png


 * Vaulted
 * Double Barrel Shotgun Double Barrel Shotgun - Weapon - Fortnite.png
 * Six Shooter Six Shooter - Weapon - Fortnite.png
 * Hunting Rifle Hunting Rifle - Weapon - Fortnite.png
 * Infantry Rifle Infantry Rifle - Weapon - Fortnite.png

Update v10.40 (September 25th, 2019)

 * New (only in Starry Suburbs)
 * Tactical Submachine Gun Tactical Submachine Gun - Weapon - Fortnite.png


 * Unvaulted
 * Bouncer Bouncer_-_Trap_-_Fortnite.png

Update v10.40.1 (October 2nd, 2019)

 * Unvaulted
 * Flint-Knock Pistol Flint-Knock Pistol - Pistol - Fortnite.png

Battle Pass
The Battle Pass costs 950 V-Bucks, like the previous seasons.

New This Season
Missions New to Season X were Missions. Missions were like the challenges prior to Season X, except Missions were separated into two bundles: Normal and Prestige. The two bundles were exclusive to Battle Pass owners and granted Battle Stars, XP, cosmetics, and a style for a certain outfit. Free Pass owners received limited-time challenges, which gave Battle Stars, XP, and a weekly Loading Screen with a secret Battle Star.

Battle Pass Missions

 * Road Trip
 * Rumble Royale
 * Spray &amp; Pray
 * Worlds Collide
 * Smash & Grab
 * Blockbuster
 * Boogie Down
 * Team Spirit
 * Storm Racers
 * Bullseye!
 * Mystery: A Meteoric Rise

Teasers
Teaser #1 for Season 10 was released on July 28, 2019 at 16:29 ET, during the Fortnite World Cup. That was the first teaser of Season 10 and includes the caption: "Think Back. 8.1.2019" hinting to old locations returning. The first teaser showed off Dusty Depot, the second showed off the B.R.U.T.E., the third showed Eternal Voyager and Catalyst, and the fourth is a video teaser showing the Zero Point explosion (the first seconds of the Season 10 / X trailer).