Season 3, with the slogan Meteor Strike, was the third season of Fortnite: Battle Royale. It started on February 22, 2018 and ended on April 30, 2018.
The season's theme revolved around space exploration, as well as being the season where the Fortnite storyline began.
The Fortnite Storyline Begins
The storyline began in this season, with players spotting a bright, blue object (later revealed to be a comet) in the sky. Many players speculated that the comet would hit and destroy Tilted Towers due to several clues and hints. Despite the rumours, the comet hit Dusty Depot instead at the start of Season 4.
The game's user base increased around this season as Fortnite: Battle Royale was introduced to the iOS community.
New Additions
At the end of this season, non-downloadable updates released every other week referred to as 'Content Updates' were introduced so Epic Games had more time to fix the more complex bugs. The first Content Update was released in April 4th, 2018.
Update v3.0 (February 20th, 2018)
- New
- Vaulted
- Cupid's Crossbow
(Rare and Epic)
- Cupid's Crossbow
Update v3.1.0 (February 27th, 2018)
- New
- Hunting Rifle
(Uncommon and Rare)
- Hunting Rifle
Update v3.2.0 (March 7th, 2018)
- New
- Teams Of 20 Limited Time Mode
Update v3.3.0 (March 14th, 2018)
- New
- Vaulted
- Smoke Grenade
(Uncommon)
- Smoke Grenade
Update v3.3.1 (March 22nd, 2018)
- New
- Heavy Shotgun
(Epic and Legendary)
- Heavy Shotgun
Update v3.4.0 (March 29th, 2018)
- New
- Vaulted
- Grenade Launcher
(Rare, Epic and Legendary)
- Grenade Launcher
Content Update v3.4.0 (April 4th, 2018)
- New
- Vending Machine
- Vending Machine
Update v3.5 (April 11th, 2018)
- New
- Port-A-Fort
(Rare)
- Port-A-Fort
- Vaulted
- Egg Launcher
(Rare, Epic and Legendary)
- Egg Launcher
- Unvaulted
- Grenade Launcher
(Rare, Epic and Legendary)
- Grenade Launcher
Content Update v3.5 (April 18th, 2018)
- New
- Light Machine Gun
(Rare and Epic)
- Light Machine Gun
- Vaulted
- Guided Missile
(Epic and Legendary)
- Guided Missile
Update v3.6 (April 24th, 2018)
- New
- Clingers
(Uncommon)
- Clingers
Map Changes
v3.1.0 Map
Update v3.1.0 (February 27th, 2018)
- Added Lucky Landing to the Island, a Chinese themed town south of Fatal Fields.
Update v3.3.0 (March 14th, 2018)
- March 20th: A meteor appeared on the sky of the Island.
Update v3.4.0 (March 29th, 2018)
- Telescope camps were set around the map, looking towards the meteor.
Update v3.6 (April 24th, 2018)
- Small camps were set on the rooftop of a building in Tilted Towers. In there you can find signs with a drawing of a UFO and a text that read "Today Tomorrow".
- April 25th: Televisions around the map started broadcasting a test-pattern graphic with a Llama in it along with unnintelligible audio.
- April 26th: Meteorites started falling from the sky, a gameplay event that happens towards the middle of a match and intensify as the match progresses.
Battle Pass
The Battle Pass costs 950 V-Bucks, the same as last season. This Battle Pass introduced new types of cosmetics, which included: Loading Screens, Contrails, and Back Blings.
Battle Pass Tiers
Mission Specialist Tier 1 | Wow Tier 5 | Suppressed Pistol Tier 6 | Sawtooth Tier 7 | Thief Tier 8 | Harvesting Tools Tier 12 |
Heartbroken Tier 14 | Rainbow Rider Tier 15 | Boombox Tier 18 | Rainbow Tier 20 | Rocket Ride Tier 22 | Rust Lord Tier 23 | Tactical Shotgun Tier 28 |
Bush Tier 30 | Take The L Tier 31 | Ultramarine Tier 36 | Awww Tier 38 | Carbon Tier 39 | Brite Unicorn Tier 44 |
Thumbs Up Tier 46 | Astro Tier 47 | Thumbs Down Tier 48 | All-Star Tier 50 | 1 HP Tier 52 | Moonwalker Tier 55 |
Hot Dawg Tier 58 | Minigun Tier 60 | Best Mates Tier 63 | Hoarder Tier 64 | Bubbles Tier 68 | Dark Voyager Tier 70 |
Dark Matter Tier 71 | 200 IQ Play Tier 74 | Raptor Tier 76 | Trusty No. 2 Tier 79 | Flaming Rage Tier 80 | Flames Tier 84 |
Kaboom Tier 86 | Elite Agent Tier 87 | Majestic Tier 90 | Elite Agent Tier 92 | The Robot Tier 95 | #1 Tier 97 |
Free Tiers
Salute Tier 10 | In Love Tier 14 | Precision Tier 22 | Good Game Tier 26 | Battle Royale Tier 30 | Positivity Tier 42 |
Achievement Rewards
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