Remember the giant meteor that Fortnite fans are convinced is poised and ready to smash Battle Royale mode’s unloved Tilted Towers region to smithereens? Well, there’s been a development, and the community is starting to believe that the meteor might actually be alien in origin.
This latest theory is gaining in popularity as a result of subtle and not-so-subtle changes made in Epic Games’ newly released Fortnite 3.6 update. Among other things, the patch adds a nifty sticky-grenade-like exploding plunger, called the Clinger, to all modes, and introduces the heavy energy weapon Noble Launcher to Save the World.
That, along with the new Self-Service Cosmetic Returns feature, which you can read about in the 3.6 patch notes, is great and all, but fans are far more excited about the update’s considerably more enigmatic additions: the unusual, UFO-shaped stars hovering near the meteor.
A strange, UFO-shaped star, as snapped by Reddit user Segovo2.
You can view these peculiar objects for yourself in a short video captured by Reddit user Niels_Kooloos, and decide whether they’re UFOs or simply odd-looking constellations. Fans appear to be leaning toward the latter – in part because it would tie in nicely with the space theme running throughout Fortnite’s ongoing Battle Pass Season 3.
Adding fuel to the fire is a new mission in Fortnite’s Save the World mode that sees players dismantling telescopes around the map to build a larger array. All this occurs under the guidance of Lars, who reveals that his friend Carlos “was always tracking something in the night sky” and “saw something that really shook him up” – something that was apparently communicating with Save the World’s zombie-like Husks. Late in the mission, Lars finds a message from Carlos and exclaims, “Wherever he is, we’re about to have some company”.
Some fans now believe that Fortnite’s curious meteor might, in fact, be an alien mothership, heading to Earth for a bit of a hello. As for the smaller, faster meteors that have recently been spotted (see above), they could be anything from scout ships to extraterrestrial space debris.
Alongside the new sky activity, update 3.6 has also added an array of placards to the rooftops of Tilted Towers, seeming left by a handful of enthusiastic city residents.
Have Tilted Towers residents formed an alien welcoming committee? (Compiled by Reddit user mateybob).
These have been interpreted as bit of a cheeky wink aimed at Fortnite’s meteor-obsessed conspiracy theorists, with one sign proudly exclaiming “TODAY”, hastily scrawled out and replaced with “TOMORROW” – likely a reference to the community’s constantly shifting attempts to pin a date on a possible Tilted Towers destruction day.
There’s also a placard showing the meteor, a city in a heart, and what’s either a jaunty safari hat, or, more likely given recent developments, a classic-shaped UFO.
Since all this meteor malarky began, the majority of Fortnite fans have been convinced that Epic’s lengthy teasing will finally reach a crescendo – possibly a large, city-destroying crescendo – when Battle Pass Season 3 reaches its conclusion. That happens next week, on April 30th, so it’s likely we’ll know where all this is leading soon.
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