Fortnite has once again been datamined by fans and they’ve unearthed a few pieces of code that might mean a new map is happening.
Can you believe that it’s been over two years since Fortnite first came out? More than 24 months have gone by and it still only has the same map, albeit sometimes heavily modified. But signs are pointing towards big changes in the future.
Although the basic layout has remained the same the map has undergone constant change, with areas being removed or altered during each season.
In Season X time has been frozen, in order to give the mysterious Visitor time to come up with a solution for the island’s dire problems – namely, the exploding of Zero Point and the comet hovering over Dusty Depot. However, with the season coming to a close the story needs to move on.
Gonna go ahead and say a new map is likely, or atleast a massively changed one
Kinda proof is in the reply to this https://t.co/Gv8UzgEXKW
— Lucas7yoshi // Fortnite Leaks (@Lucas7yoshi) September 11, 2019
A well-known dataminer for Fortnite, called Lucas7Yoshi, has found several named locations that are not on the current map, and there so many it seems like it could only mean either a new map or a complete revamp for the old one.
A different dataminer has also found a loading screen for Season X’s finale, with characters waving goodbye to the battle bus as it flies away into the sky. Usually, that wouldn’t seem particularly significant, but the image is titled ‘Last stop, Thank you, Bus Driver!’
ANOTHER LEAKED V10.40 LOADING SCREEN!
(Credit me, @FunGamesLeaks & @MaxWinebach) pic.twitter.com/tH9Mxqahqx
— ShiinaBR – Fortnite Leaks (@ShiinaBR) September 22, 2019
Whether Fortnite would ever have multiple maps to chose from, as in fellow battle royale PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, is impossible to say but that must also be an option.
Whatever’s going on, significant changes are in store for Fortnite and it may be that Season X is your last chance to explore the island in anything like its current form.
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