There have been plenty of rumors to pick from theFortnitegrapevine as of late, including some major storyline events and changes to the map. This is good news for a lot of players, since POIs and named locations received little attention when we switched from Season 6 to Season 7.
All that may change soon. Although there is no guarantee the changes listed below will happen for the 17.10 update slated for June 22, there is further speculation that it could. Let’s look at the what theFortnitedataminers and leakers have been revealing.
Coral Castle Gets a Makeover
There have been several Tweets from many people regarding what is about to happen to Coral Castle. According to leakers, Coral Castle is going to be destroyed, likely during the war against the aliens. Shown below is a Tweet fromMang0ethat tells us a little about this change.
Some details about the Coral Castle Update:- A crater in the ground will appear. A pipe as well.- Both of these props share the filename, “Abducted”.- The POI also has support for a “billboard”, this is a texture that moves with the in-game camera. More info below.pic.twitter.com/9RPgipDFcY
The Mothership Opens
Following the rabbit hole of Tweets, we’re eventually brought to a tweet from popularFortniteleaker@Hypexwho revealed to us substantial information about the giant Alien Mothership hovering over the island.
When the Mothership fully hovers over map it will deploy 3 new designed UFOs from those doors every 3 minutes and they take 30 seconds to descend.The mothership is also supposed to abduct players from the middle door to the inside of it for x seconds! (sounds in replies)pic.twitter.com/r093NnzxxF
With this info, we can likely expect a full-scale invasion from the aliens. If the Tweet is true and we do get abducted, will this open up the possibility of another layer to the map? Could it be used to avoid gunfire when we’re low on health? Only time will tell.
IO Weapon Plans
While this is not a certainty, it’s close. There have been hints all around the map (and especially Corny Complex) that Doctor Slone is developing a device to fight back against the aliens and we may soon see what it is. In the Tweet fromMang0ebelow, you can see some of the most revealing information about this.
IO / STORYLINE INFO:- IO is building a device to combat the Aliens at Corny Complex.- There’s a prop called “DeviceCradle” which is probably holding it right now.- There’s also a mesh for the hatch door in the barn being opened.Via me and @gameshed_ <3pic.twitter.com/2rNVAegn0D
Unfortunately, that’s the most telling information we have about the weapon. However, as with moth ofFortnite’s story, we can expect this weapon (as well as the other changes listed above) to cause an explosion of hype!
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