Fortnite Season 5 is now live in the battle royale game, giving players the chance to explore a reworked map. The new Fortnite map is similar to previous maps in the game, though this one has considerably less water than the original Chapter 2 map did. It also brings back a variant of one of the most popular Fortnite locations ever, and it will be interesting to see if it ends up being the place to drop as Season 5 progresses.
The Fortnite Season 5 map includes a new area called Salty Towers, which is essentially a combination of Salty Shores and Tilted Towers. Tilted Towers is one of the most famous Fortnite locations, and so it's safe to say many fans will be happy to see it back, even though it doesn't look exactly like it did in the past. Besides Salty Towers, there are plenty of new locations on the Fortnite Season 5 map, along with some familiar ones as well.
Some of the other locations longtime Fortnite fans will recognize include Pleasant Park, Retail Row, Weeping Woods, and a few others. It seems as though Epic Games is attempting to appeal to both old-school Fortnite fans as well as those who prefer the bells and whistles of the newer map.
Old map locations aren't the only thing returning as part of Fortnite Season 5. Season 5 of the battle royale game also includes the return of some weapons that were previously stashed away in the Fortnite vault. This includes the Double Barrel Shotgun, the Tactical Shotgun, Balloons, the SMG, and more. Of course, Epic Games may vault and un-vault other Fortnite weapons and gadgets as Season 5 progresses, so fans will want to keep that in mind before they get too attached to anything in the game.
Meanwhile, it seems that some of the Fortnite Season 5 leaks have turned out to be true. Fortnite Season 5 has content based on Star Wars, more specifically, based on the hit Star Wars TV series The Mandalorian. Needless to say, it will be interesting to see how this Star Wars theme ties into the ongoing Fortnite storyline, and how it may bring about the season-ending event in a few months.
The most recent Fortnite season-ending event featured Marvel villain Galactus, who was defeated by forcing him to ingest a ton of explosive Battle Busses. Even so, Galactus caused the Fortnite battle royale map to change, and it's quite likely that the inevitable Season 6 will bring even more changes with it.
Fortnite is out now for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
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