The recent D23 expo revealed a ton of information about the future of Fortnite, corroborating previous leaks that suggested a new Marvel-themed season would be coming to the battle royale, with Epic Games confirming Chapter 5 Season 4, Absolute Doom.
A new season in Fortnite brings a ton of content, with returning weapons, new POIs, skins, and a battle pass to grind, and with Marvel heroes and villains at the center of Chapter 5 Season 4, this one is a must-play for comic book fans.
Let's break down everything we know about Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 4, including the start time, downtime, confirmed skins, POIs, and more.
Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 4 start date and downtime
Update: Downtime for Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 4 has begun.
Chapter 5 Season 4, officially titled Absolute Doom, is scheduled to drop on August 16. We know this thanks to the in-game battle pass schedule for Chapter 5 Season 3's pass, which states players have until August 15 to complete it.
As for the Fortnite downtime ahead of Chapter 5 Season 4, players will be unable to login to the game starting on August 15 at 11 PM EST if we go by an in-map timer located at Brutal Beachhead.
The maintenance period can be as short as three or four hours or could extend to well past 12, so not even Epic Games can provide a concise timeline for it.
Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 4 leaks
Ahead of every new Fortnite season, there are always plenty of leaks to dissect. Some seem solid, while others may be complete fabrications.
Doom Castle is coming to Fortnite
New map and POIs
As always, a new season brings new Points of Interest to the battle royale, and Chapter 5 Season 4 will see the iconic villain Dr. Doom take center stage, with Doom Castle being one of the major POIs added to the game.
Players could easily spot this structure in the launch trailer for this new season, while leakers pointed out some other landmarks players can expect to explore.
Players could easily spot this structure in the launch trailer for this new season, while leakers pointed out some other landmarks players could explore, including Galactus himself. Although this is unconfirmed, so take the leaks with a pinch of salt.
The full map has been teased with a top-down view shrouded in clouds:
Returning weapons
According to HYPEX, these are all the weapons that are being unvaulted for Chapter 5 Season 4. Many were spotted during the launch trailer, while others could possibly be datamined:
- Captain America's Shield
- Peelyverine's Claws
- Gwenpool's Blades
- Shuri's Mythics
- Iron Man's Gloves
- Stark Industries' Energy Rifle
- War Machine's Jetpack + Turret
- NEW Dual SMGs
- NEW Sniper Rifle
- NEW Single-Hand Pistol
- Silent Scar
- Heavy AR (AK)
Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 4 battle pass skins
As always, the battle pass skins are a major incentive for players to grind during a season and Absolute Doom will feature plenty of Marvel characters as well as some interesting crossovers that will see Fortnite original characters don iconic superhero costumes.
Jonesy will be featured as a new version of Captain America and Peely will go berserk as he'll make an appearance as Peelverine. According to HYPEX, these will be all the skins featured in the battle pass:
- Gwenpool
- War Machine
- Peelverine
- Emma Frost
- Captain Jonesy
- Mysterio
- Shuri
According to HYPEX, the Dr. Doom skin could be the extra mid-season outfit as Shuri would be the tier 100 battle pass reward in this case.
So that's all we know about Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 4. We'll update the article as more official information is shared by Epic Games in the coming days.