Fortnite OG: All you need to know

Head-first out of the battle bus, the ground rushes up to meet you. Deploy your glider, float into occupied airspace, land on a rooftop, carve out a wall, grab a gun, pop a shield, fight, survive. 

To start, Fortnite OG will run through the original initial Seasons of Chapter 1, recreating those early days, right down to loot pool changes and feature introductions. Seasons in Fortnite OG will be shorter than they are in Battle Royale currently, with Season 1 ending on January 31 at 2 AM ET. Currently, the only gamemodes are Solos and Squads, along with Zero Builds.

Map & Gameplay

The Fortnite OG Map has returned, with the same OG loot pool as seven years ago! It's here where you can relive the same Forntite experience you had almost a decade ago. Of course, the original map that Fortnite Battle Royale launched with in 2017 is back! Great care has been taken to ensure that every tree, Chest, car, and object is right where players remember it. In Zero Build, there will be Ziplines and Ascenders to help players get to hard-to-reach locations.

While the map and lootpool may be similar, Fortnite have altered some OG gameplay mechanics to improve the quality of life.

• Building mechanics will be uniform with Battle Royale as it is today.
• As far as traversal goes, players will be able to sprint, slide, mantle, door bash, and move while healing.

Some of the rough edges from that era have been preserved, while others have been polished. For example, players will find Reboot Vans and be able to see the glare from a sniper scope, but Max building resources are set to 999 and Double Pump is enabled for Shotguns (for now). Also, 200 Pump is back!

Battle Pass

"Renegade Rebel, Aerial Assault Bomber, and Skull Commander are the Outfits to earn in Season 1, with an unlockable (alternate) style for each," the developers said.

The pass can also be leveled up with XP earned from playing any experience in Fortnite, the release reads.

Competitive

Fortnite OG Cups are unprized open cups for the Fortnite OG game mode! In these cups, the OG loot pool is at your disposal with no competitive loot changes. Keep an eye out for more details on OG Cups in the weeks to come. However, there is no Ranked mode for Fortnite OG.

Future of OG

As far as we know, Fortnite OG will go up until Season X and the schueldue goes as the following:

Season 1: Dec 6 - Jan 31; Season 2: Feb 1 - Mar 31; Season 3: Apr 1 - May 31; Season 4: Jun 1 - Jul 31; Season 5: Aug 1 - Sept 30; Season 6: Oct 1 - Nov 30; Season 7: Dec 1 - Jan 31; Season 8: Feb 1 - Mar 31; Season 9: Apr 1 - May 31 Season X: Jun 1 - Jul 31

Stay tuned for more updates regarding Fortnite OG!

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