Chapter 2: Season 1, also known as Drop In to a New World, A New World, or Season 11, was an update for Fortnite: Battle Royale released on October 15, 2019.
The theme represented the new beginning of a new story, and the cost of the Battle Pass for this season was 950 V-Bucks, the same for the rest of the battle passes.
The Battle Pass this time has been reworked; the player level IS the battle pass level, meaning that leveling up will unlock a new tier in the battle pass. Battle stars have been removed and the maximum level has been increased from 100 to 999.
How did it start?
The storyline began from what started in Season X.
Throughout Season X, the Visitor began using Dusty Depot to make Rift Beacons that could alter POIs. On Week 7, Dusty Depot’s white warehouse became the construction point for the Rocket 2.0, for “The End” event. Throughout The End event, the rocket created another Crack in the Sky but disappeared after some time. A rocket appeared from one of the rifts above the Rift Zones and roamed around the island as other rockets came along. Then a rocket created one rift at the back of The Meteor, and the other in front of it, the other rockets followed and made a loop for The Meteor to get into. Another rift appeared over Loot Lake, a rocket appeared and became the same laser from The Rocket Event and entered The Zero Point, as all players we're blasted back. Another rift appeared as all the other rockets surround the meteor came down above Loot Lake, as the other rockets flew and proceeded to exit the island. The Meteor came down and tried to destroy it, but the rift barrier tried to fight back and pushes it upwards, but fails to do so, as The Meteor completely destroys it, sending all players outside the island. Eventually, The Zero Point starts to suck everything into it, including the Tomatohead, the Battle Bus, the lobby, and everything on the island, even the player, starts to suck everything into the Zero Point, closing off that dimension and the island itself, forever, setting the stage for Fortnite Chapter 2: Season 1.
Welcome to Chapter 2
The black hole fades away and bursts, causing a big bang that presumably re-created the Fortnite universe. The characters are taken to a new island and a new storyline begins immediately. A Plane has crashed near Sweaty Sands and 4 new characters are introduced: Turk, Journey, 8-Ball & Rippley, who are part of the E.G.O Team. They venture into the new world, walking along the river dam near Slurpy Swamp, fish for weapons, and, at Steamy Stacks, Rippley drinks Kevin-contaminated water. After that, they climb Mount Kay to see the entirety of the new map. But their attention is turned to an incoming Battle Bus. All the new skins and old favorites have a dance party as Jonesy hops out of the bus.
New Features
Battle Royale
- New map.
- New progression system: Battle Stars are no more, gain XP to progress.
- Fishing: You can use the new fishing rod item to catch some fish that can heal you, or assorted loot.
- Swimming: You can also dive in water without worrying about fall damage.
- Hiding: Hay bales and Dumpsters can be used as hiding spots and are scattered among the map.
- Upgrade Bench: Found in certain POIs, you can spend materials to upgrade the weapon 1 rarity higher. The material cost increases with rarities.
- Large bushes: These bushes can fill up an entire squad, but can be destroyed for materials. Landing into one will prevent fall damage.
Loot and Items
- Two-Slot Items: The first and only item of this type is the Bandage Bazooka.
- Bandage Bazooka: A weapon that can shoot bandages to heal teammates.
- Rare Chest: A blue chest that guarantees an Epic or Legendary weapon.
- Large Ammo Box: It contains more ammo and occasionally a shield.
- Mythic Goldfish: An incredibly rare (1/1M chance to fish) mythic item that deals 200 damage to enemies when thrown at them. Can be picked up for reuse.
- Harpoon Gun: Can be used for rapid fishing and pulling opponents.
- Rusty Can: A consumable that can be thrown at enemies to deal 20 damage, and can be picked up again after use.
Cosmetics
- Synced Emotes: Activate the emote and regardless if another player has it or not, they can copy for an additional effect. The first of this type is High Five.
- Creator Collab Series: Includes all celebrity-based cosmetics.
Battle Pass
The Battle Pass has changed. The tier progression system is reverted to the XP progression system in Chapter 1: Season 1. This means Battle Stars are removed from the game, and XP is required to progress the Battle Pass. You get 1,500 V-Bucks from the Battle Pass, more than every other season individually. You still have the same 100 tiers, but for the first time, you can go further than Tier 100 but don’t get any rewards.
All outfits this season (except the Fusion outfit, which is merged) have an alter ego style. Hence, the skins have a ‘vs.’ in its name to indicate the two names of the skin, the regular and the alter ego version.
Battle Pass tiers
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| Journey vs Hazard Level 1 |
Turk vs Riptide Level 1 |
Tackle Box Level 3 |
Headshot Level 7 |
Riptide Level 8 |
Angler Axes Level 10 |
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| Journey Level 11 |
Nutcracker Crew Level 13 |
Sky Trawler Level 14 |
High Five Level 16 |
Rippley vs Sludge Level 20 |
Wiggle Trooper Level 21 |
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| Bees! Level 23 |
Slurpstream Level 24 |
Final Harvest Level 27 |
Rippley Level 28 |
Checkered Flag Level 29 |
Droop Level 30 |
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| Western Wilds Duo Level 32 |
Zero Point Level 34 |
Pink Level 35 |
Skull Reaper Level 37 |
Sludgehammer Level 38 |
Remedy vs Toxin Level 40 |
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| Antidote Level 42 |
Sky Session Level 43 |
Cameo Level 44 |
Wavy T Level 47 |
The End Level 48 |
Mecha Intensity Level 49 |
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| Medaxe Level 50 |
Wink Level 53 |
Crazy Eight Level 54 |
Battle Pass X Level 55 |
Hula Hoopin' Level 58 |
8 Ball vs Scratch Level 60 |
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| Ball Bling Level 62 |
U-Turn Level 63 |
8-Ball Level 64 |
Bank Shots Level 67 |
Spectrum Level 68 |
Drift Print Level 69 |
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| Doggo Level 73 |
Metalmark Level 74 |
Elemental Level 75 |
Hot Drop Level 77 |
Blade Bag Level 78 |
Cameo vs Chic Level 80 |
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| Highlight Strikers Tier 82 |
Demi Tier 83 |
Solid Groove Tier 84 |
Boing! Tier 86 |
DNA Tier 88 |
Squid Up Tier 89 |
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| Fusion Coil Level 90 |
Kindred Bears Level 91 |
Fusion Orb Level 94 |
Xev Level 96 |
Eternal Dominance Level 97 |
Fusion Scythe Level 98 |
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| Fusion Level 100 |
Free tiers
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| E.G.O. Level 2 |
Mecha Punch Level 4 |
Respect The Peace Level 6 |
Slurp GG Level 15 |
Storm Shredder Level 18 |
Basecamp Bag Level 22 |
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| Boulder Breakers Level 26 |
Base Jumper Level 36 |
Kiss Level 41 |
A.L.T.E.R. Level 51 |
Billiards Level 56 |
Neon Tomato Level 61 |
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| 8-Ball Level 66 |
Sharpshooter Level 71 |
Chic Level 76 |
Llamafields Level 87 |
No Scope Level 93 |
Achievement rewards
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| Downpour Victory Royale |
Introduction
When players log into the game, a message from the Visitor will be shown in the bottom left of the black hole. After the coded message, the loop stops, and the black hole leads up to the big bang, revealing a galaxy. New skins, such as Rippley, Journey, and Turk, find themselves in an unincorporated island which turns out to be the new map. The Battle Bus arrives and all the skins party, such as the Cuddle Team Leader making a cameo. Jonesy hops out of the bus and the game begins, if you're watching the trailer in-game. The following locations will be staying.
- Pleasant Park
- Salty Springs
- Retail Row
- Risky Reels (A returning named location that is now a landmark.)
Map Changes
Week 1
Alongside with familiar faces, new locations also joined in:
- Lazy Lake
- Craggy Cliffs
- Steamy Stacks
- Dirty Docks
- Sweaty Sands
- Frenzy Farm
- Holly Hedges
- Misty Meadows
- Slurpy Swamp
- Weeping Woods
Week 3
The first major map change occurred in the Eye Land landmark, as it turned into the Isle of the Storm for Fortnitemares. It removed the houses and added in some craters for easy movement. The island resembles a corrupted area from Chapter 1, Season 6.
Week 4
The Isle of the Storm has been reverted to Eye Land.
Unofficial Patch Notes
For a good portion of season 1, there were no patch notes. Here’s all of the changes made from Week 1-5:
v11.00 (Chapter 2 Launch)
- Every new feature listed above.
- 1 day after launch, the common Rocket Launcher and Bolt-action Sniper have been removed.
v11.01
- Various guns' reload times adjusted.
v11.10
- Fortnitemares 2019. Zombies (both soccer skin and storm) have been added, but cannot exit the Isle of the Storm.
- Harpoon gun added.
v11.11
- You can now only hold 6 Grenades per slot, contrary to the previous 10.
- Isle of the Storm reverted to Eye Land.
v11.20
- Patch notes are once again available! Read up here.
Fortnite Chapter 2 Launch Trailer Fortnite Chapter 2 - Season 1 Battle Pass Gameplay Trailer