Epic Games has launched theFortniteSummer Escape event that introduces a wide variety of vacation-themed content to its hit battle royale game. The event started mere days afterFortniteV-Bucks prices went up in select regions.
Fortnitehas a long track record of putting out events in celebration of the yearly seasons. Its last such summertime event arrived just under a year ago in the form ofFortnite’sNo Sweat Summer update, which added a plethora of quests, cosmetics, and weapons to the free-to-play game.
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Summer Escape is now looking to one-up that update with the addition of an entirely new location called Sunswoon Lagoon. Much like the rest of the content added as part of the newly launched festivities, this tropical environment will only be accessible for the duration of the event, which ends on July 18, at 9 a.m. EST. Sunswoon Lagoon is located in theWilds lush jungle biome introduced at the start of theFortniteChapter 4 Season 3in June. More specifically, this tropical gulf can be found to the west of Creeky Compound in the central part of the Battle Royale island.
Moreover, completing 14 of the newly introduced Summer Escape quests will reward players with the Wild Fronds Back Bling backpack, while four more will net them the Bugsy Glider. Finally, anyone who manages to complete 24 Summer Escape quests until July 18 will also receive a new Lagoon Escape loading screen and the Toasted Coconut emote. Another time-limited opportunity available for the duration of the event is the offer of an Artifact Axe Pickaxe which can be obtained by simply destroying 10 stones from July 11. Similarly, performing the mantle maneuver within 30 seconds of bursting through a door from July 12 will reward players with the Starry Sea Wrap skin for weapons and outfits.
This update presumably won’t be the last content drop thatFortnitewill receive in the coming months. Back in April, oneleaker shared an image of a newFortnitesummer vehiclethat was neither mentioned nor shown as part of the Summer Escape announcement.
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