The new period of Fortnite is at last here — and it carried with it a flood. Today Epic Games released the since quite a while ago deferred third season for Fortnite: Chapter 2, after an enormous occasion prior in the week which saw the game’s fight royale island encompassed by a surge of water. Fittingly, the new season has lowered huge territories of the island, making a greater spotlight on aquatic gameplay components.

That incorporates another Waterworld-style gliding city territory, and the capacity to water ski — while pulled by a shark.

The greatest change is, obviously, the guide. The western part of the island is presently generally submerged, to a great extent wiping out areas like Slurpy Swamp and Weeping Woods. In the mean time, the recently destroyed Agency region presently gives off an impression of being a vigorously braced base.

The new guide makes the game’s pontoons significantly more reasonable, while the new season additionally presents new mobility alternatives, including the previously mentioned water skiing; you’ll have the option to hook on to a shark, normally, by angling. Other enormous increases incorporate new NPC adversaries called Marauders.

Epic has likewise prodded that later in the season genuine vehicles will be going to the game, a first for Fortnite. It shows up the flooding isn’t really a lasting installation. “As time goes on and water recedes, even more locations will be uncovered, and as the roadways become more open, you’ll discover new ways to get around,” the designer clarifies.

Alongside the progressions to the game itself, another season likewise implies another fight pass, Fortnite’s occasional membership like assistance. Players who spend too much for a pass will get various characters to open, including Aquaman and Kit, a minuscule little cat riding a cruiser that additionally controls a mech suit.

You know, normal Fortnite stuff. Much the same as last season there’s a proceeded with center around customization; this time players will have the option to construct their own umbrella through the span of the period, opening parts after some time.

It’s been bound to happen for the new season. Part 2’s subsequent season debuted back on February twentieth, and from that point forward Fortnite has seen some eminent changes and occasions.

That incorporates a brutality free social space called Party Royale, in-game increments like helicopters, and a surreal virtual show visit from Travis Scott. Epic likewise declared that the game had topped 350 million players, making it among the most famous titles on the planet. The flooding of the guide speaks to the greatest change to Fortnite since the days-long blackhole occasion that cleared out the first island.

Regardless of the significant delay, Epic figured out how to publicity up the new season in amazing design, with the “device” occasion on Monday, which saw 12 million players take an interest live, and in excess of 8 million more watch on Twitch and YouTube.