User blog:Da epic sus lion/Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 8: Frost Invasion

Chapter 2: Season 8, also known as Season 18, is the seventeenth season of Fortnite: Battle Royale that started on June 8th, 2021, and will end on September 12th, 2021.

Its title and slogan is "Invasion" and its theme revolves around the alien invasion.

Its also the 3rd longest season with 96 days, not the usual 74 days

Previously, In Fortnite...
Following The Alien’s attempt to steal the fortnite map, the aliens were destroyed by their core shattering. However, everything has its consequences, and the zero point went haywire.

How Did It Start?
Ice Girl got something which attracted the Snow Buddies, which caused an entire war to start.

Battle Pass
The Battle Pass is purchasable for, or if you own the Fortnite Crew, you will have it on season launch. It has 8 new outfits, including Snow Champion, Ice Expert, Snow Shadow, and Ice Girl.

The Battle Pass has been reworked this season, in which players unlock a new page of rewards every 10 levels, or by purchasing a certain amount of Battle Pass items, and can purchase them in any particular order with Battle Stars 5 Battle Stars are awarded to players each level.

Quests
The Quest system that was introduced in Chapter 2 Season 5 is still ongoing,

Main Quests : Rare Quests | Epic Quests | Legendary Quests

Side Quests : TBA

Map Changes
Most alien remnants have been removed, except for 1 which was turned into a landmark by I.O. All the stolen locations have been brought back however, destroying many locations that were created from the remains of those stolen locations. However, the island is now waging war yet AGAIN, this time with an iceberg and a snow curse being on the line.

Update v17.00 (June 8th, 2021)

 * The Aftermath has been replaced with Warped Dimension, a combination of all the significant versions of the middle island (excluding the destroyed agency and the S4 Authority aswell as the S7 aftermath.
 * Pieces of the alien life that were scattered around have become overgrown, apart from one piece of alien life.
 * All the aftermath areas have returned to normal besides one, along with the Guardian Towers being removed. Boney Burbs and the Guardian Towers.
 * A new snow biome has appeared, covering the middle, along with the Boney Burbs/Salty Springs land, and the Coral Castle and the Pleasant Park chunk of land being covered in land.
 * Corny Complex has been reverted back to Frenzy Farm, however some of the buildings from Corny Complex stayed, just to make it a better location.
 * Snow Invaders occasionally invade three random named locations. These locations’ names will become light blue. The spots Trespassers can invade are Ice Defenders, Pleasant Park, Lazy Lake, Snowy Sands, Slurpy Swamp, Misty Meadows, Retail Row, Dirty Docks, Steamy Stacks and/or Craggy Cliffs.
 * Ice Defender outposts, Chilly Mayhem Devices, have appeared around the Island.
 * Most of the overgrown alien life has become landmarks called IO Callback Devices.
 * The Frostfighter Device(s) were built near Fort Crumpet, Slurpy Swamp, Hydro 16, FN Radio, Lake Canoe and Mount F8.
 * An addition of new Characters have begun to roam the Island.
 * Bunker Jonesy has remained stational at Lumber Lodge. The lodge is filled with rubber ducks, snow and a conspiracy board.
 * Spray painted images have appeared on walls at Hydro 16 and near Catty Corner, supporting snow buddies and going against the Imagined Order.

Update v17.10 (June 22nd, 2021)

 * Several UFOs called Abductors appear around the Island, abducting players near them into The Mothership for experiments in a large room filled with objects and POIs from previous seasons.
 * Believer Beach has been further improved, including a fully constructed stage and ice cream trucks on the painted boardwalk.
 * A small IO camp has appeared and is observing The Aftermath.
 * Zyg and Choppy have appeared as a boss at Hydro 16, creating Parasites in the area.
 * A Saucer has been set up in the large barn at the Corny Complex.
 * The Steel Farm has been upgraded with Wood, Stone, and Metal structures.
 * The Chair near Dirty Docks has shrunken smaller.
 * Alien Parasites appear around the Island infecting any life, including Animals.
 * More Characters have appeared on the Island.
 * June 23rd: The Mothership started moving around the Island every 1 hour.
 * June 29th Hotfix:
 * Another IO camp has appeared at Believer Beach next to a pay phone. 1-3 IO Guards spawn there.
 * Henchmen Duo is back on the island, they now spawn in a small house south of Mount F8.

Update v17.00 (June 8th, 2021)

 * New
 * Pulse Rifle Pulse Rifle - Weapon - Fortnite.png
 * Slone's Pulse Rifle Pulse Rifle - Weapon - Fortnite.png
 * Recon Scanner Recon Scanner - Weapon - Fortnite.png
 * Rail Gun Rail Gun - Weapon - Fortnite.png
 * Kymera Ray Gun Kymera Ray Gun - Weapon - Fortnite.png
 * Nuts 'n' Bolts Nuts and Bolts - Item - Fortnite.png
 * Saucers Saucer - Vehicle - Fortnite.png


 * Unvaulted
 * Burst Assault Rifle Burst Assault Rifle - Weapon - Fortnite.png Chapter2burst2.png
 * Heavy Assault Rifle Heavy Assault Rifle - Weapon - Fortnite.png Heavy Assault Rifle (High Tier) - Weapon - Fortnite.png
 * Rapid Fire SMG Rapid Fire SMG - Weapon - Fortnite.png
 * Suppressed Submachine Gun Suppressed Submachine Gun - Weapon - Fortnite.png
 * Hand Cannon Hand Cannon - Weapon - Fortnite.png
 * Pistol Pistol - Weapon - Fortnite.png Pistol (High Tier) - Weapon - Fortnite.png
 * Bolt-Action Sniper Rifle Bolt-Action Sniper Rifle - Weapon - Fortnite.png Bolt-Action Sniper Rifle (High Tier) - Weapon - Fortnite.png
 * Lever Action Shotgun Lever Action Shotgun - Weapon - Fortnite.png
 * Launch Pad Launch Pad - Trap - Fortnite.png
 * Mounted Turret Mounted Turret - Trap - Fortnite.png (only at IO Bases)
 * Storm Scout Storm Scout - Weapon - Fortnite.png
 * Night Hawk Night Hawk - Weapon - Fortnite.png


 * Vaulted/Retired
 * Makeshift Bow Makeshift Bow - Weapon - Fortnite.png
 * Primal Bow Primal Bow - Weapon - Fortnite.png
 * Primal Flame Bow Primal Flame Bow - Weapon - Fortnite.png
 * Primal Stink Bow Primal Stink Bow - Weapon - Fortnite.png
 * Mechanical Bow Mechanical Bow - Weapon - Fortnite.png
 * Mechanical Explosive Bow Mechanical Explosive Bow - Weapon - Fortnite.png
 * Mechanical Shockwave Bow Mechanical Shockwave Bow - Weapon - Fortnite.png
 * Raz's Explosive Bow Mechanical Explosive Bow - Weapon - Fortnite.png
 * Grappler Bow Grappler Bow - Weapon - Fortnite.png
 * Unstable Bow Unstable Bow - Weapon - Fortnite.png
 * Arrows Arrow - Ammo - Fortnite.png
 * Makeshift Shotgun Makeshift Shotgun - Weapon - Fortnite.png
 * Primal Shotgun Primal Shotgun - Weapon - Fortnite.png
 * Makeshift Submachine Gun Makeshift Submachine Gun - Weapon - Fortnite.png
 * Primal SMG Primal SMG - Weapon - Fortnite.png
 * Makeshift Revolver Makeshift Revolver - Weapon - Fortnite.png
 * Primal Pistol Primal Pistol - Weapon - Fortnite.png
 * Revolver Revolver - Weapon - Fortnite.png Revolver (High Tier) - Weapon - Fortnite.png
 * Makeshift Rifle Makeshift Rifle - Weapon - Fortnite.png
 * Primal Rifle Primal Rifle - Weapon - Fortnite.png
 * Spire Guardian's Primal Assault Rifle Primal Rifle - Weapon - Fortnite.png
 * Recycler Recycler - Weapon - Fortnite.png
 * Dual Pistols Dual Pistols - Weapon - Fortnite.png
 * Hop Rock Dualies Hop Rock Dualies - Weapon - Fortnite.png
 * Infantry Rifle Infantry Rifle - Weapon - Fortnite.png Infantry Rifle (High Level) - Weapon - Fortnite.png
 * Spire Jump Boots Spire Jumpboots - Item - Fortnite.png
 * Hunter's Cloak Hunter's Cloak - Item - Fortnite.png
 * Stink Floppers Stink Fish - Fortnite.png
 * Vendetta Flopper Vendetta Flopper - Fish - Fortnite.png
 * Animal Bones Animal Bones - Item - Fortnite.png
 * Mechanical Parts Mechanical Parts (Battle Royale) - Item - Fortnite.png
 * Stink Sac Stink Sac - Item - Fortnite.png
 * Harpoon Gun Harpoon Gun - Weapon - Fortnite.png
 * Shockwave Grenade Shockwave Grenade - Item - Fortnite.png

Update v17.10 (June 22th, 2021)

 * New
 * Alien Knockgun Launcher Pulsar 9000 Schematic - Weapon - Fortnite.png
 * Zyg and Choppy's Ray Gun Kymera Ray Gun - Weapon - Fortnite.png
 * Alien Parasites Alien Parasites - Animal - Fortnite.png


 * Unvaulted
 * Hunter's Cloak Hunter's Cloak - Item - Fortnite.png

Teasers/Leadup
During Update v16.50, alien posters and Static TVs started appearing around Apollo, an Imagined Order helicopter crashed onto the island, and most of the crops at Colossal Crops were removed (Possibly stolen). A woman named Mari is taking studies on aliens and hosts a radio show discussing them.

Additionally, certain Content Creators, like Loserfruit, received DVD Players containing a CD labeled "They're coming!" and various posters with the same warning. The CD played different footage of Crop Circles in seemingly real-life fields. These Crop Circles showed symbols and likely have something to do with the Foreshadowing Quests. Posters can also be found all around the world, and various people were given postcards with the same symbol.

As well as this, numbers seen on some of these posters are actually phone numbers that you can call to hear sounds that, when put in a spectogram, show images. One of these images shows Peely running from an alien spaceship, and another with a kangaroo in it.

Because of this, it is believed they will be an Animal, but they will be accompanied by octopuses and platypuses - theorised with some Foreshadowing voicelines.

On June 2nd, 2021, UFOs starting appearing, they mostly spawn in Risky Reels and can abduct up to twenty players and will heal players during abduction.

Phone Calls

 * The signal is..... *extraterrestrial voice*
 * If any of you are any good with weird signals... pick up, okay?
 * We got movement on that signal. This thing is bigger and weirder then any of us thought.
 * Watch the skies, they have found us.