Fortnite Season 5 Start Time & Date, Battle Pass, Map Changes And More
By Ford James ·
Here's all the information you need for Fortnite Season 5, including the start time and date, what skins to expect, map changes and more.
It feels like only last week the meteor appeared in the sky and players were expecting it to come crashing down on Tilted Towers. Then the unexpected happened and while it did collide with the map, Dusty Depot was the target. After a season of playing with hop rocks and bouncing all over the island, it’s now time for season five. Here’s everything we know so far about Fortnite season five.
Start & End Time & Date
Season 5 Start Date and Time: Thursday July 12 at 01:00 PT/04:00 ET/09:00 BST/10:00 CEST/18:00
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Season 5 End Date: Thursday September 20
Just like seasons three and four, season five will last for 10 weeks and end in September. We don’t know the exact time for the end, but until Epic make an announcement toward the end of season five, assume it’s the same time it starts and season four ends.
Battle Pass
Epic aren’t changing up too much so the price for the battle pass is once again remaining the same. You can buy it from the second it goes live for $9.99/£7.99, or 950 V-Bucks. That will unlock all the skins from tiers 1 to 100, along with all the other cosmetics they offer. If you already own the battle pass from season four, expect a bunch of free battle stars at the start of the season to push you through the first few tiers.
Season 5 Map
The last week or so - since the rocket launch - has seen a host of changes happen across the map. Time portals have opened at various locations, sucking in things like the Durrr Burger sign in Greasy Grove and the tomato head in Tomato Town. New ones have also started to appear, spitting out objects from various time periods. Have a look below at the new objects that have appeared on the map.
On the mountain to the west of Greasy Grove, a Viking anchor was the first artefact to come through a portal from another time or world.
On a hill by Moisty Mire, a stagecoach appeared. The time period is unconfirmed, but it could be western or Victorian.
Very close to the stagecoach, an animal carcass consisting of a ribcage and some scattered bones has also appeared in Moisty Mire. Some people are saying it’s a dinosaur though that’s yet to be confirmed - we think it’s from the horse that was pulling the stagecoach.
On top of all of that, the Durrr Burger sign re-appeared in real life. Found in the Californian desert, it’s accompanied by an agent who keeps handing out business cards and telling onlookers to call the number printed.
Llamas have also started making an appearance throughout Europe and nobody knows why. They seemingly can’t be opened and are incredibly heavy to move but we’re yet to hear anything from Epic on why they’re there or what they’re about.
We’ve also had two teaser images for the upcoming season. The first one featured a Kitsune mask while the second has a Viking axe breaking through the crack. With every update in this crazy saga, it’s seeming more and more likely that the theories are correct and the map will be receiving some serious time travel related changes.