Last week we reported on v11.30 of Fortnite, the latest update to the massively popular Battle Royale game that was believed to lay the groundwork for an upcoming Christmas event.
© Provided by The iWell it seems as if Fornite fans' dreams of a White Christmas are set to come true with the launch of the Winterfest in-game event.
© Provided by The iHere's everything we know about it:
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When is Fortnite Winterfest?Fortnite's Winterfest starts today (17 December).
It is expected to launch around 1pm UK time, and will replace the Star Wars event that brought lightsabers to the game, and showed off a brief clip of the soon-to-be-released Rise of Skywalker.
According to leakers, the event is expected to end on 6 January.
What are the Fortnite Winterfest challenges?In previous years, these challenges would have been known as the '14 Days of Fortnite' challenges.
But in 2019, they'll likely just be known as the 'Winterfest' challenges.
The full list of challenges leaked a while back, so we've listed them all below with the known rewards for completing each one in brackets.
Rewards are thought to include the Shaolin Sip Emote, the Falling Snow Wrap, the Crackdown music pack, the Snowy Pickaxe, and the 2020 Glider.
The full list of Winterfest challenges:
Search a Holiday Stocking in the Winterfest Cabin Stoke a Campfire (Icon) Get five eliminations with an Unvaulted Weapon (Wrap) Hide inside a Sneaky Snowman in two different matches (Emote) Warm yourself by the fireplace in the Winterfest Cabin (Skateboard) Dance at Holiday trees in five different Named Locations (Emote) Search a chest within 60 seconds after landing from the Battle Bus (Skateboard) Use two Presents! (Pickaxe) Open Frozen Loot (Music) Deal damage to an opponent with a Lump of Coal (Skateboard) Destroy a Sneaky Snowman with a Lightsaber or Pickaxe (Spray) Search two Ice Boxes (Spray) Light a Frozen Firework found on beaches in Sweaty Sands, Craggy Cliffs, or Dirty Docks (Glider) Search two Ammo Boxes at The Workshop, Shiver Inn, or Ice Throne (Contrail) What is the Winterfest Cabin?A leaked winter-themed loading screen (Image: Epic Games)
A new addition for this year's Fortnite festive event is Crackshot's Cabin, a new interactive lobby that will reward players will free gifts if they log in each day.
As shown off by leakers, players can login each day, go to Crackshot's Cabin from the lobby, and open up a free present.
Various areas of the lobby are interactable, and many actually double-up as one of the daily challenges. For instance, you'll be able to get presents from the stockings over the fireplace each day, or just warm yourself by said fire.
Expect a lot of Fortnite Easter Eggs, references and visual gags to be apparent in the cabin if the leaked footage is anything to go by.
What is getting unvaulted?Similar to the 14 Days of Fortnite event last year, Epic will release a different LTM each day along with a weapon or item being unvaulted each day.
Each unvaulted weapon or item will only be available for 24 hours.
The leaked list of weapons and items that will return:
Heavy Sniper Double Barrel Drum Gun Flint-Knock Pistol Stink Bombs Infantry Rifle Dual Pistols Tac SMG Shockwave Grenades Drum Shotgun Boom Bow Hand Cannon Suppressed SMG Boogie Bomb What else is new?(Image: Epic Games)
If previous leaks are correct, it's thought that a snowy version of the game's map will be going live in time for Christmas.
The previous iteration of Fortnite's map did include a snowy area, but Epic chose not to cover the whole thing in the white stuff last year.
This year though, they're going all out, and Chapter 2's play-space will be entirely draped in a carpet of snow.
That's according to leakers who have managed to find the snow version of the map, and some new buildings that will probably be added to it in the near future.
They include an Ice Hotel, a Toy Factory, 'Crackshot house', and a Ski Building.
Not only will there be a snowy map, but there will also be some old items that were introduced last year for the holiday season that will be returning.
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