Fortnite starts today with Chapter 5 Season 4. A new theme, weapons and skins await you in the big update, but what do the details say? We’ll show you everything you need to know about the release as well as leaks about the upcoming season.
Update, August 16: The article has been reviewed and updated with the downtime times.
When does Chapter 5 Season 4 start? If everything goes according to plan, Chapter 5 Season 4 will start on August 16th, assuming there is no extended downtime. So far, Epic Games has revealed via x.com (formerly Twitter) that the servers will be shut down at 8 p.m. German time on August 15th. Leakers say (via x.com) that the downtime will last up to 5 hours.
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Fortnite: Chapter 5 Season 4 is a Marvel season
Which theme will appear at release? After a small live event revealed Pandora’s Box, Doctor Doom came and opened it to absorb her powers. This was followed by a short trailer revealing the new theme of Season 4: Absolute Doom.
Here we have the trailer for Chapter 5 Season 4:
Fortnite Battle Royale Chapter 5 Season 4 – Official Trailer for Absolute Doom
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So, in Chapter 5 Season 4, everything revolves around superheroes from the Marvel universe. In this one, you will once again be able to use the powers of the Avengers to ensure law and order, or join the side of evil to defeat the good guys – the choice is yours.
Fortnite: Chapter 5 Season 4 – All skins from the Battle Pass
Which skins will appear in the Battle Pass? The entire line-up of the upcoming Battle Pass has also been announced. You can expect the following skins:
You can find out exactly what the skins look like and what their background story is in our skin overview: Fortnite: Chapter 5 Season 4 introduces its new Battle Pass – All skins at a glance
Fortnite: Chapter 5 Season 4 – The new map
How will the map change? In the trailer, players could already see Doctor Doom pulling his large, green castle out of the ground. With his castle, however, come many other map changes as well as a large, dark tower that spits out red smoke.
You can find more details about the adjustments and POIs in Absolut Doom in this overview: Fortnite: Chapter 5 Season 4 shows you the new map of Absolut Doom
Fortnite: Chapter 5 Season 3 – Live Event
Will there be a big live event at the end of Season 3? This is very unlikely. Epic Games recently released a small live event in which Doctor Doom blew up a pipeline to reveal Pandora’s Box. After that, a short trailer was released announcing the new season.
Now there are only a few days left until the launch of Absolute Doom and even leakers have not found anything in the data that would indicate a live event at the end of Season 3.
That was all the important information about the end of Chapter 5 Season 3. Are you excited about a possible Marvel season? And which heroes would you like to see in the Battle Pass? Let us know in the comments! You can find out more about the upcoming weapons here: Fortnite: All weapons from Chapter 5 Season 4 at a glance