This article is about the third season of Chapter 1. For other uses of Season 3, see Season 3 (disambiguation).
Season 3, with the slogan Meteor Strike, was the third season of Fortnite: Battle Royale. It started on February 22nd 2018 and ended on April 30th 2018. The season's theme revolved around space exploration.
The game's userbase increased[Citation needed] during this season as Battle Royale was publicly released for iOS on April 2, 2018.[1]
Storyline
About halfway through the season, a blue object appeared in the sky above Athena Island, which was later revealed to be a meteor approaching the island. As time went on, telescopes were set up on high vantage points, such as hills and mountains, to observe the meteor. Players began to theorize that the meteor would eventually strike Tilted Towers.
As the season started coming to a close, small camps appeared on a building in Tilted Towers, followed by televisions around the island broadcasting static with unintelligible audio. For the last few days of the season, small meteor fragments would crash into the island starting towards the middle of matches, progressively getting worse as the match went on.
Battle Pass
The Battle Pass cost 
950 V-Bucks, with an additional 25-Level Boost offered for 2,800 V-Bucks available via the Item Shop.
Season 3's Battle Pass introduced 3 new cosmetic types: Contrails, Back Blings, and Loading Screens.
Battle Pass Offers
 Battle Pass Season 3  950 |
 Battle Bundle Battle Pass + 25 tiers! 2,800 4,700 |
Rewards
Main Article: Season 3/Battle Pass 
Achievement Rewards
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Victory Royale
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Tier 100 Challenges
Main Article: Tier 100 Challenges 
New Features & Changes
As of Content Update v3.40 (April 4th, 2018), Epic Games introduced non-downloadable updates which released every other week which were referred to as Content Updates. These were introduced to give Epic Games more time to fix more complex bugs, with the first Content Update releasing on April 4th, 2018.
Update v3.00 (February 22nd, 2018)
- Changes
- Balance changes to the Pump Shotgun.
- Balance changes to the Pistol.
- Balance changes to the Suppressed Pistol.
- Vaulted
- Cupid's Crossbow
(Rare and Epic)
- Cupid's Crossbow
Update v3.10 (February 27th, 2018)
- New
- Bug Fixes and QOL changes.
- Hunting Rifle (Uncommon and Rare)
- Changes
- Balance changes to the Burst Assault Rifle.
- Balance changes to the Tactical Shotgun.
- Balance changes to the Revolver.
- Update v3.1.1 (March 2nd, 2018)
- New
- Bug Fixes and QOL changes.
- New
Update v3.20 (March 7th, 2018)
- New
- Bug Fixes and QOL changes.
- Easy Anti Cheat
- Brazil servers for Xbox One.
- Teams Of 20 Limited Time Mode.
- Changes
- Balance changes to the Hunting Rifle.
- Update v3.2.1 (March 9th, 2018)
- New
- Bug Fixes and QOL changes.
- New
Update v3.30 (March 14th, 2018)
- New
- Bug Fixes and QOL changes.
- Supply Llama
- Remote Explosive (Rare)
- Vaulted
- March 16th, 2018
- New
- Bug Fixes and QOL changes.
- New
- March 19th, 2018
- New
- Blitz Limited Time Mode.
- New
Update v3.31 (March 22nd, 2018)
- New
- Bug Fixes and QOL changes.
- Heavy Shotgun (Epic and Legendary)
Update v3.40 (March 29th, 2018)
- New
- Bug Fixes and QOL changes.
- Egg Launcher (Rare, Epic and Legendary)
- Guided Missile (Epic and Legendary)
- Changes
- Balance changes to the Launch Pad.
- Pump Shotgun Changed rarity from Common/Uncommon to Uncommon/Rare
- Tactical Shotgun Changed rarity from Uncommon/Rare/Epic to Common/Uncommon/Rare
- Vaulted
- Grenade Launcher (Rare, Epic and Legendary)
- Grenade Launcher
- Update v3.4.1 (March 30th, 2018)
- New
- Bug Fixes and QOL changes.
- New
- March 31st, 2018
- New
- Sniper Shootout V2 Limited Time Mode.
- New
Content Update v3.40 (April 4th, 2018)
- New
- Bug Fixes and QOL changes.
- High Explosives V2 Limited Time Mode.
- Vending Machine
Update v3.50 (April 11th, 2018)
- New
- Replay System
- Bug Fixes and QOL changes.
- Port-A-Fort (Epic)
- Changes
- Balance changes to the Remote Explosive.
- Balance changes to the Vending Machine.
- Vaulted
- Egg Launcher (Rare, Epic and Legendary)
- Egg Launcher
- Unvaulted
- Grenade Launcher (Rare, Epic and Legendary)
- Grenade Launcher
Content Update v3.50 (April 19th, 2018)
- New
- Bug Fixes and QOL changes.
- 50v50 V2 Limited Time Mode.
- Light Machine Gun (Rare and Epic)
- Vaulted
- Guided Missile (Epic and Legendary)
- Guided Missile
Update v3.60 (April 24th, 2018)
- Changes
- Balance changes to the Supply Drop.
- Balance changes to all Sniper Rifles.
- Balance changes to the Remote Explosive.
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Map Updates
Update v3.00
February 21st 2018
- Wooden Crab was added.
- A Pass 'N' Gas Gas Station was added in Salty Springs.
Update v3.10
February 27th 2018
- Lucky Landing was added.
- Happy Chinese New Year! Props were added.
Update v3.30
March 20th 2018
- The Meteor has appeared in the sky of the island.
- It gets closer to the island as time passes
Update v3.40
March 28th 2018
- Vending Machines were added across the map.
March 29th 2018
- Telescope camps appeared around the island, looking towards the meteor.
Update v3.50
April 11th 2018
- Dancefloors were added in 3 points on the Island:
Update v3.60
April 24th 2018
- A small camp appeared on a building in Tilted Towers with signs with a UFO drawing and text that read "
TodayTomorrow".
April 25th 2018
- Televisions around the island began broadcasting a test-pattern graphic of a Llama and unintelligible audio.
April 26th 2018
- Meteorites began falling from the sky during matches.
- The amount of meteorites would increase as the match progressed.
Map Gallery
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February 22nd 2018
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February 27th 2018
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Gallery
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References
- ↑ Hall, Charlie (April 2, 2018). "Fortnite now available for everyone on iOS". Polygon. Archived from the original on August 7, 2025.
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