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Fortnitewill allegedly be adding an all-new vehicle mechanic in the next season, which will allow players to hijack vehicles that other players are driving. The new feature, which will purportedly go live with the launch of Chapter 5 Season 3, could shake things up with how vehicles are strategically utilized and dealt with among the vastFortniteplayer base.
Epic Games' ever-expanding title has its primary Battle Royale mode in the midst of Chapter 5 Season 2. Titled “Myths & Mortals,” theFortniteseason features an ancient Greek gods theme, bringing POIs like Mount Olympus and The Underworld, along with powerful weapons like the Thunderbolt of Zeus and the Chains of Hades. More recently, yet another franchise crossover was introduced, bringingAvatar: The Last Airbendercontent toFortnite.The crossover includes skins of the core cast including Aang, Katara, Toph, and Zuko, in addition toaddingAvatar’s bending abilities toFortnitein the form of Mythic items.
AlthoughFortnite’s vehicles may not have been given much attention as of late, the proposed hijacking mechanic could reinvigorate the game’s primary method of rapid transportation. According to an article byDexerto, a reliableFortniteleaker called SpushFNBR (via HYPEX) states that a “steal” prompt will appear when a vehicle can be hijacked, but will fail if it crashes or moves suddenly to prevent the prompt’s completion. Players will also have the ability to cancel hijacking attempts, though it’s unclear whether it’s referring to the attempted hijacker or the driver of the vehicle.
In addition,Fortnite’s purported new vehicle hijacking mechanic will include a cooldown, though it’s currently anyone’s guess as to how long. Should the rumor be true, it would confirm the reports from late 2023 thatFortnitewas possibly introducing a new vehicle mechanic. AFortniteleaker called Loolo_WRLD revealed similar information to what those above have supposedly discovered, in that there will be a cooldown, and the hijacking will fail if the vehicle crashes or turns sharply. Interestingly, the older leak involves high speed as a reason for hijacking failure, absent from the more recent leak.
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While the leak of the vehicle hijacking figure appears to be more true than false,Fortnitehas a much bigger info slip potentially on its hands.A possibleFortnite2024 roadmap was recently leaked, potentially revealing the title’s plans for the rest of the entire year. The roadmap includes crossovers with numerous IPs, includingAmong UsandPirates of the Caribbean,as well as musical guests inFortnite Festivallike Karol G. and Snoop Dogg.
The addition of vehicle hijacking isn’t the only rumored feature coming toFortnite. According to another leak,Fortnitemay be getting a picture-in-picture feature, something long requested by many in theFortnitecommunity. However, only time will tell if some, all, or any of theseFortniterumors actually turn into reality.
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