When does Fortnite Chapter 5 start? Peter Griffin and Big Bang Battle Pass latest news

Following the Dec. 2 Big Bang event with Eminem, Fortnite has come out with Chapter 5 Season 1 of Battle Royale with a new society and sights.

Fortnite was released in 2017 by Epic Games. The way it works is that 100 players compete in head-to-head mortal combat to be the last one standing.

The game begins with players skydiving onto an island where they are given an ax and must look for other weapons while avoiding an electrical storm.

As players continue on and get eliminated, the field of play gets smaller and updates go out with how each person was killed. There are three different modes to play in including solo, duo or squad mode – which allows you to play as a team.

Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 1 will be called Underground and will include Peter Griffin from “Family Guy.”

When does Fortnite Chapter 5 start?

Fortnite Battle Royale’s Chapter 5 Season 1: Underground went live in the morning of Sunday, Dec. 3.

What’s new in Chapter 5 Fortnite?

A lot of new locations have been added to Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 1 including:

• Ritzy Riviera marina.

• The abandoned Rebel’s Roost mansion.

• Passengers traveling by train at Reckless Railways.

• The Hazy Hillside village includes boreal tundra and snow biomes.

• The Grand Glacier Hotel.

You'll encounter five bosses — Oscar, Nisha, Montague, Valeria and Peter Griffin from “Family Guy” — who will drop a Society Medallion once they are defeated. If you keep a medallion in your inventory, your shield will regenerate over time. The more Society Medallions you have in your inventory, the more your shield will regenerate with every tick

However, if you have a Society Medallion, you will be marked on opponents’ maps and the more medallions you have, the more specific the radius of your exact location becomes, according to a Fortnite press release.

There will be new cars in Chapter 5 and customizations. Cars are built with three Locker items: Bodies, Decals and Wheels. All players will have the OEM Wheels from Rocket League in their Locker. Car Bodies, Decals and Wheels give no competitive advantage.

Car Bodies will be available in the Fortnite Shop through bundles with other Car items, there’s also a Car Body in the Battle Pass. You can get the Grandeur Trailsmasher SUV or unlock the Scorpion Car Body with the Big Bang Battle Pass.

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New Fortnite Chapter 5 weapons

New tools in your Fortnite Chapter 5 arsenal include:

• Ballistic Shield with a pistol.

• Hammer Pump Shotgun.

• Frenzy auto shotgun.

• Nemesis AR.

• Striker AR.

• Thunder Burst SMG.

• Hyper SMG.

• Reaper sniper rifle.

• Ranger pistol.

• Grapple blade.

• Cluster Clinger.

You can modify your weapons through Mod Benches, located in vaults. Mods are available for weapons in exchange for Bars.

Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 1 updates

More news and game-play tips for Fortnite players:

• The new FlowerBerry fruit lets you recover a bit of your and your teammates’ Shield. Best eaten before a jump as it gives a temporary low-gravity effect with fall damage immunity.

• The Medkits and Shield Potions have changed. They now restore immediately while letting you move slowly.

• The revive timer will now go down slowly instead of hard resetting when you’re reviving a teammate and accidentally move out of range. Only one squad can use each Reboot Van at a time.

• Match Quests will replace Daily Quests and let you pursue what you want to accomplish with fewer distractions in battle.

• Walls built by players will now have a plank for propelling yourself up.

• Improved animations as players on all platforms will experience Motion Matching and Procedural Layering. Fortnite Battle Royale players on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and PC will get Physics Based Animation, which gives Gliders in action more detailed animations.

Big Bang Battle Pass for Chapter 5

The Big Bang Battle Pass costs 950 V-Bucks and includes outfits and the Scorpion Car Body. You can get up to 1,500 V-Bucks back by progressing in the Battle Pass.

Outfits include:

• Auto-unlocking troublemaker Hope, the hope of The Underground.

• Catwalk-ready Oscar.

• The other hope of The Underground Vengeance Jones.

• Honorably dishonorable Nisha.

• Steel-nerved Montague.

• “Freakin’ Sweet!” Peter Griffin.

• Notorious Valeria.

The Big Bang Battle Pass lets you unlock rewards in Fortnite by earning XP across Fortnite Battle Royale creator-made islands, the upcoming LEGO Fortnite, Rocket Racing and Fortnite Festival. In the Gaming Legends Series, you can unlock Solid Snake.

You can progress in The Big Bang Battle Pass until midnight MST on March 8, 2024.

How long will Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 1 last?

Fortnite Battle Royale Chapter 5 Season 1: The Underground is expected to end at midnight MST on Friday, March 8, 2024.

Is Peter Griffin in Fortnite?

Peter Griffin from “Family Guy” is one of the five bosses in Fortnite Battle Royale Chapter 5 Season 1: The Underground. You need to defeat him in order to get his Society Medallion.

Is Fortnite a LEGO?

LEGO Fortnite will arrive to the game on Dec. 7 and comes with LEGO Styles, more information will be released soon, according to The Fortnite Team.

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What is the longest chapter in Fortnite?

Chapter 2 Season 1: Drop Into a New World of Fortnite Battle Royale appears to be the longest season to date. It ran from Oct. 15, 2019, to Feb. 19, 2020.

The theme was a new world and beginning that was caused by the events of The End.

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