Fortnite has just gone through one of its biggest, world-changing events yet. The end of Chapter 2 saw Fortnite's map flipped on itself, prepping the game for an all-new map in Chapter 3. However, while Epic Games had the opportunity to reinvent Fortnite with the chapter shift, some things are more familiar than expected. Watchful Fortnite fans looking at Chapter 3's map noticed something interesting buried beneath the snow. With the clarity of leaks looking deeper into the Season, Fortnite insiders believe Tilted Towers is making yet another return.
To be clear, Tilted Towers is currently not available in Fortnite Chapter 3 Season 1. That's because a large section of Chapter 3's map is currently covered in snow; the map has been hidden on the underside of the world, after all. Plus, it's the holiday season. However, comparing the overhead view of the area reveals building structures that line up with Tilted Towers from past seasons. In other words, it appears that Epic Games has hidden one of Fortnite's most beloved areas beneath the snow to be uncovered later.
This is where the work of leaders, dataminers, and insiders comes into play. It's unofficially confirmed that the snow currently covering Chapter 3's map is going to melt week by week going forward, as it's only here for a brief seasonal celebration. That means Tilted Towers is going to be available this Season, as confirmed by a leaked map showing what everything looks like without all of the snow. If that wasn't enough, another leak teases that there are Fortnite challenges to be completed in Tilted Towers as soon as week 8.
There is one caveat, however, as the leaked version of the map with all of the snow melted doesn't reveal the full Tilted Towers area. Rather, there's something wrong with the area, as if it's been covered in stone or lava. Perhaps there's something more going on with Tilted Towers than meets the eye.
Tilted Towers is one of Fortnite's most iconic points of interest. It goes all the way back to Season 2 of Fortnite, where it quickly become one of the most popular drop locations in Fortnite history. With that in mind, Epic had to destroy it, which it did just a few seasons later. Epic has since brought back Tilted Towers, or pieces of it, several times since.
Stuff like this is what makes the start of Chapter 3 so exciting, as no one really knows what to expect. Not only has Epic made an entirely new map for Fortnite, but it's also using clever ideas like snow to hide some of its secrets so that they're discovered at a later date. Even leakers can't figure out all of Fortnite's secrets, it seems.
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