Epic rolled out the Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 3 update on May 2, which is called Galactic Battle. This update will delight Star Wars fans the world over, for Fortnite has gone galactic with Darth Vader landing on Oninoshima. Now, Fortnite players can feel the force in a Star Wars-themed season of battle royale mayhem. The Galactic Battle Fortnite update has introduced exciting new map locations and gameplay features for players to discover.
The Backstory
The Galactic Battle backstory is an all-out space war that erupted above Oninoshima between Imperial Star Destroyers and Rebel forces, with Vader’s Death Star approaching the planet. The Rebels and Galactic Empire have established bases (and other outposts) on Oninoshima, where you can find new Star Wars NPCs and bosses. Palpatine is interested in collecting certain junk items on Oninoshima, but why has not yet been revealed.
Star Wars Locations
Like most seasonal updates, Galactic Battle makes pretty big changes to the Fortnite map. Galactic Battle adds four new named locations to the approximate corners of Oninoshima. These are the four new Star Wars locations you can check out on the Chapter 6 Season 3 map:
- Outpost Enclave
- Vader Samurai’s Solitude
- Resistance Base
- First Order Base
Outpost Enclave is a spaceport base in the southeast corner of Oninoshima. This new location closely resembles the Tatooine desert planet, a prominent setting for the first Star Wars movie. It includes a groovy intergalactic bar and plenty of chests to crack open but seems deserted at the moment.
The First Order base has replaced Demon’s Dojo in the northeast corner of the map. This is the base of the First Order, another Star Wars faction that emerged after the defeat of the Galactic Empire in the film series. It’s a large, primarily indoor base established within the mountain at Demon’s Dojo.
You can check out the Resistance Base at the northwestern corner of Oninoshima. This primarily underground base includes satellites, command rooms, spaceship hangers, a warehouse, a kitchen, and more besides. Resistance Base is where the Rebels hang out, and there are a few NPCs you can meet there.
Samurai’s Solitude (formerly Shogun’s Solitude) isn’t an entirely new location, but it has changed in Battle Galactic. This is the location where Darth Vader has settled down and is ready to greet you. Now, it’s called Vader Samurai’s Solitude and includes a few additional satellites, launchpads, and spaceships that weren’t there before.
There are numerous Star Wars landmarks scattered across the map beyond the new locations. The map includes some guarded Imperial, Republic, First Order, and Rebel outposts. You’ll also notice Star Wars debris scattered across the mountains, such as a collapsed AT-AT near Brutal Boxcars. You can blast open an entrance to a hidden cave by hotwiring a gun turret on that AT-AT.
New Laser Guns
The first thing you’ll probably notice when you start playing on the Galactic Battle map is its new Star Wars weapons. The new guns fire laser beams rather than bullets, which means they have infinite ammunition. These are some of the new guns and weapons in Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 3:
- DL-44 Blaster Pistol
- CR-2 Blaster
- A280-CFE Blaster Rifle
- DC-15 Heavy Blaster Rifle
- E-11 Blaster
- DLT-19 Blaster Rifle
- BARM-ST12 Scatter Blaster
- ACP Scatter Blaster
- IQA-11 Marksman Blaster Rifle
- Thermal Imploder (grenade)
- Lightsaber
The Star Wars NPCs
Galactic Battle has a new set of friendly NPCs you can speak to and purchase gear from. There are five new characters, primarily from the Star Wars film series, in Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 3, most of whom are at the Resistance Base. The non-player characters in Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 3 are:
- Poe Dameron (Resistance Base)
- Shadow Blade Hope (Resistance Base)
- General Grievous (Grievous Campsite landmark near Masked Meadows)
- Wookie Team Leader (Masked Meadows)
- Vengeance Jones (Resistance Base)
None of them are hirable NPCs you can recruit to fight alongside you. However, you can purchase some decent epic, rare, and mythic guns from them. General Grievous sells a mythic IQA-11 Marksman Rifle.
Darth Vader and Captain Phasma
Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 3 has two near bosses that are easy to find because they’re marked on the map. Darth Vader is, of course, one of them whom you can fight at Samurai’s Solitude. He’s a tricky slightly to beat with an entourage of stormtroopers you’ll also need to take care of. You can pick up a Sith Apprentice Lightsaber from a defeated Darth Vader.
Captain Phasma is the boss who hangs out at the First Order base. When fighting Captain Phasma, you’ll also need to deal with some of his guards. Defeating Captain Phasma gives a mythic Phasma’s F-11D Blaster Rifle and Blaster Medallion weapon enhancement that reduces gun heat generation for quicker cooldowns.
X-Wings and TIE Fighters
You can take to the skies with the new X-Wing and TIE Fighter Star Wars spaceships in Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 3. Such spaceships are ideal for quickly navigating the map and can be useful for attacking players from above. You can find X-Wings and TIE Fighters to fly at locations like Resistance Base, Outpost Enclave, and Vader Samurai’s Solitude.
Training Rift Gates
For the force to truly be with you, you must obtain a lightsaber for battle. You can obtain a lightsaber by going to one of the numerous Training Rift Gates that spawn randomly on the map. Red (for Sith) and blue (for Jedi Order) lightsaber symbols on the map highlight the locations of those Training Rift Gates.
When you approach a Training Rift Gate, you’ll see a Rey Jedi or Darth Sidious Sith hologram. Speak to that hologram and select to enter the Rift gate. Then, you’ll walk out of that gate with a blue or orange lightsaber equipped. Plus, you can execute a new Force Jump ability for double jumping.
Star Wars Event Updates
Galactic Battle also has an event update schedule. These updates will add new story events and content for the Star Wars season. The schedule for those updates is:
- May 8: Pull of the Force
- May 15: Chew on This
- May 22: Mandalorian Rising
- May 29: Star Destroyer Bombardment
- June 7: Death Star Sabotage
Some of these events will add new NPCs to the season. For example, Pull of the Force will add Mace Windu and Lord Darth Maul holograms, from whom you can obtain purple and red lightsabers. Wookiee Bowcaster will enter the game for Chew on This. Then, you can recruit new Mandalorians to fight alongside you from May 22.
Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 3 is a dream update for Star Wars fanatics. You can have fun exploring the new Star Wars locations on the map. Or have a blast flying X-Wings and TIE Fighters across Oninoshima. Don’t forget to grab a lightsaber for slaying opponents from Rey or Darth Sidious when you can. May the force be with you!
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