Summary
- The Apparatus in Fortnite is undergoing changes that may have a significant impact on the upcoming storyline, including the reveal of an astral map.
- Players have limited time to wrap up any unfinished tasks from Chapter 4 Season 3 before the launch of Chapter 4 Season 4 on August 25.
- The Apparatus is entering its second stage, with a total of eight stages planned, and each stage becoming active on different dates leading up to the new season.
The changes happening at The Apparatus will undoubtedly be very important for the current Fortnite storyline, and the landmark has now revealed an astral map, which might hold a deep meaning connected to what could be coming next season. Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 4 will launch on August 25, which means players only have a few days to take care of any unfinished Chapter 4 Season 3 business. Once downtime starts, the Chapter 4 Season 3 Battle Pass will become permanently inaccessible, the Jujutsu Kaisen Break the Curse event will end, and Vikora's Level Up Quests will be unavailable. There are still a few active tasks that players need to wrap up before the end of the season.
Gamers that have already finished all their quests have started to focus on the upcoming season, wondering what its theme might be. Recently, The Apparatus started exhibiting changes that caught the attention of many fans right away: a mysterious contraption appeared, and it shot a pink beam into the sky. Players visited The Apparatus landmark in-game to take a closer look, but there was no way to interact with it.
Completing the Snapshots Quests might give players some insight into why this pink beam appeared in Fortnite. After collecting several Kinetic Ore Prisms on the battle royale map, Doctor Slone, an important character in terms of Fortnite lore, installed them in The Apparatus to activate its functions as a stellar projector. The Apparatus has now entered its second stage, and it is now displaying what appears to be an astral map.
Shiina, a popular Fortnite leaker, has mentioned that The Apparatus will have a total of eight stages. The first stage, the initial pink beam, started on August 11, and the second stage started on August 13. Following this pattern, gamers can expect the next stages to go live on August 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, and 25. The eighth stage would line up perfectly with the start of Chapter 4 Season 4 on August 25.
According to the Snapshots Quests and Doctor Slone's audio logs, Slone believes that an ancient jungle civilization left this information behind before abandoning the island. The projection indicates that an eclipse will take place soon, and it points toward a location in space. It is possible that this could be related to the next chapter, as it seems Fortnite Chapter 5 could be coming sooner than expected. Whenever there's a new chapter, the map changes entirely; it's possible that the next Fortnite map will be in outer space.
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