Fortnite’s summer season occasion has ice cream cones and cute lizards

It’s summer season in Fortnite, which might solely imply it’s time for ice cream. Epic has kicked off the battle royale’s annual summer season occasion, referred to as Summer time Escape, which suggests a handful of modifications to the sport, together with a variety of freebies gamers can unlock. It runs from now till July 18th.

The one main gameplay tweak seems to be the addition of ice cream cones, which, as prior to now, grant you numerous talents while you eat them. The in-game flare weapons have additionally been changed with ones that shoot fireworks for a festive contact.

As per regular, the true meat of the replace comes within the type of quests which have some good unlockables along with some helpful expertise factors. New quests might be added each few days in the course of the occasion, and gamers will be capable to unlock issues like summer-themed wraps, trails, and loading screens, together with — most significantly — a cute little lizard pal. Right here’s what you will get:

In the meantime, those that purchased this season’s battle go can lastly unlock the laid-back model of Meowscles beginning on July sixth, Fortnite Crew subscribers can get a brand new banana backpack simply by logging in, and there might be two new summer-themed skins within the merchandise retailer.

Fortnite is presently within the midst of Chapter 4: Season 3, which kicked off in June and launched a brand new jungle theme to the battle royale island, full with mud, dinosaurs, and… Transformers.