‘Fortnite: Save The World’ Goes Free To Play April 16th: What You Need To Know

Over the weekend, following the release of the Fortnite Chapter 7, Season 2 Teaser Trailer which showed the return of the Ice King and The Foundation. The Fortnite social pages were hit with a wave of nostalgia, they began posting memes related to the original mode, Fortnite: Save The World and even began changing their profile pictures to the original Fortnite logo. Many saw this as a sign that some news related to the gamemode was coming, last year the mode underwent a few changes including the way Power Levels worked.

Before Battle Royale took the world by storm, Save The World was the original launch mode for Fortnite revealed as early as 2011. The PvE Mode, Tower Defense Mode has players using the game’s building mechanic to create a number of defenses and traps to face off against the Husks, zombie-like creatures from the Storm. There are also a number of different mission types where players rescue survivors, gather resources and more.

Read the official synopsis below:

“One day, 98% of Earth’s human population suddenly disappeared, and the remaining humans found the skies covered in dense clouds, creating chaotic storms that dropped husks: humanoid zombie-like creatures that attacked the living. The survivors constructed “storm shields”, a field that cleared the storm clouds from immediately overhead and reduced the attacks from husks, and used these to set up survivor bases across the globe. The player is a commander of one of these bases, charged with going out of the storm shield to find resources, survivors, and other allies to help expand their storm shield and return Earth to its normal state.”

Today, Epic Games has officially announced that Fortnite: Save The World will be going Free To Play on April 16th. A Community Goal website has launched given us our first details on which platforms will be supported, a blog post was uploaded detailing some rewards for current owners and we have a short trailer which you can view below:

Additionally starting tonight, players will no longer be able to purchase Fortnite Save The World through the bundle in the Item Shop.

‘Fortnite: Save The World‘ Community Goal Rewards

After heading to the Fortnite: Save The World Website, players will see the “Register” Button. After logging into your Epic Games Account you’ll instantly participate in the Community Goal. There are three rewards up for grabs and a total of 1 Million Players are needed to reach them, see the rewards below:

As each milestone is met, players who participated in the community goal will receive them in game. The “Save The World Jess” Banner and “Kyle’s Construction” Spray can be used across every Fortnite mode (not including Fortnite Festival, Rocket Racing and LEGO Fortnite). The “Snowstrike” Hero is exclusive to Fortnite Save The World, once the goal is met, players who already own the gamemode will receive her instantly otherwise, new players will receive her after completing the in-game tutorial. The Fortnite: Save The World Community Goal runs until April 16th.

Which Platforms Support ‘Fortnite: Save The World‘?

In the website’s Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), we can see that Fortnite: Save The World will be available on all previously supported platforms, the Nintendo Switch 2 will also be supported. However, Fortnite: Save the World will remain unavailable on smartphones and tablets (including through cloud gaming) and the original Nintendo Switch. See a list of compatible platforms below:

• PlayStation 5
• PlayStation 4
• Xbox Series X|S
• Xbox One
• Xbox Cloud Gaming
• Nintendo Switch 2
• PC
• NVIDIA GeForce NOW
• Amazon Luna

What Do Current Owners Of Fortnite Save The World Get?

As a thank you for the last nine years, current owners of Fortnite: Save The World will receive a number of Superchargers, Vouchers and Gold. See a list of the rewards below:

• 1x Hero Supercharger – Promote a Hero beyond Level 50.
• 1x Weapon Supercharger – Promote a weapon beyond Level 50.
• 1x Trap Supercharger – Promote a Trap beyond Level 50.
• 5x Survivor Supercharger – Promote Survivors beyond Level 50.
• 1x Hero Recruitment Voucher – Recruit a Hero of your choice.
• 1x Weapon Research Voucher – Unlock a weapon of your choice.
• 10000 Gold – Spend in the Event Store (to be renamed “the Exchange”) for valuable items.

Founders will still be able to earn V-Bucks through Daily Quests, Mission Alerts, Storm Shield Defense Missions, and existing Challenges after the game goes Free To Play.

Fortnite is developed by Epic Games and is available for free on PC, Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch and Mobile Devices. Fortnite: Save The World goes Free To Play on April 16th, the Community Goal is available now until April 16th.

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