Fortnite New Season: Everything to Know About Chapter 2 Remix

Chapter 2, The Remix is live in Fortnite, adding tons of new content like rapper bosses, a familiar map with new POIs, vehicles, weapons, and more! The Chapter 2 Remix includes weekly updates and is only available until December 1st, so make sure you don’t miss any of the action.

Rap royalty takes over Fortnite

Some of the greatest icons in hip-hop have made their way into Fortnite, including Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Ice Spice, and Juice WRLD. These rap gods will be appearing each week throughout the season as bosses who will join your team once they’re defeated.

Snoop Dogg live performance image
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If you missed the surprise Snoop and Ice Spice IRL concert that kicked off the season, you can catch a replay of the performance at Risky Reels.

Chapter 2 map is back with new POIs

Chapter 2 map
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The classic map from Chapter 2 is back, with beloved POIs like Steamy Stacks, Frenzy Farm, and more. Each week, a new rapper-inspired location is being added to the Chapter 2 map, guarded by a corresponding rapper boss.

Snoop Dogg

The first week of Chapter 2 Remix introduces a new location in the center of the map called the DoggPound, where you can find the D-O-Double G and his DoggPound guards. Defeat Snoop and he’ll gift you his Mythic Drum Gun, and team up to fight by your side.

DoggPound POI
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Keep an eye out for gangsta cosmetics like the LBC ‘93 Dogg Outfit, available in the Music Pass, and the Snoop Dogg Outfit in the Fortnite Shop.

Eminem

Week 2, starting Nov 7th, marks the arrival of the rap god himself, Eminem. The Slim Shady boss can be found in the Grotto cave, where he’s set up shop with a new Mom’s Spaghetti restaurant. Defeat Eminem and he’ll join you, dropping his Mythic RG Minigun that raps as you shoot.

Moms Spaghetti POI
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Eminem cosmetics like the Rap Boy Reloaded outfit will be available all throughout week 2.

Ice Spice

Ice Spice is the headliner for week 3, and you can find her residing at the newly-named Ice Isle. Defeating Ice will recruit her to your team and drop her Mythics, the Ice Spice Grappler, and Ice Spice Rifle.

Ice Spice Outfits
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Her Ice Spice Outfit and Rap Princess Ice Spice Outfit will be available in the Fortnite Shop during week 3.

The final week of Chapter 2 Remix, week 4, will feature Juice WRLD in some capacity. Epic Games has been tight-lipped about what to watch for, besides telling players to look towards the WRLD Point landmark during the setting sun.

Remix: The Finale live event with Juice WRLD

Week 4 will also feature a live event called Remix: The Finale on Nov. 30th at 2 PM ET. All players who log in between 1 AM ET on Nov. 30 and 1 AM ET on Dec. 1 will receive the Slayer Juice WRLD Outfit.

‘66 Cadillac DeVille makes its debut, Choppas and Motorboats return

66 Cadillac
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A brand-new vehicle is low-riding into Fortnite, Snoop Dogg’s iconic ‘66 Cadillac DeVille. The ‘66 Cadillac DeVille features hydraulics that let you bounce into the air, and it can be found right outside of the new DoggPound POI. Cosmetics for Snoop’s Caddy, like decals, white wall wheels, and a new car body, can be found all season long in the item shop.

Two fan-favorite vehicles from Chapter 2, the Choppa and the Motorboat, return in Chapter 2 Remix. Motorboats will be available upon season release near the water’s edge, while Choppas are coming later on in the season and will be found on helipads located around the map.

Classic weapons return from the vault

Chapter 2 Remix weapons
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Here’s a rundown of the weapons and items that are returning from the vault and making their way into Fortnite during Chapter 2 Remix:

  • Dual Pistols
  • Tactical Shotgun
  • Pump Shotgun
  • Rapid Fire SMG
  • Suppressed SMG
  • Suppressed Assault Rifle
  • Heavy Sniper Rifle
  • Semi-Automatic Sniper Rifle
  • Hunting Rifle
  • Rocket Launcher
  • Grenade Launcher
  • Remote Explosives
  • Grenades
  • Clingers
  • Stink Bomb
  • Mythic Goldfish
  • Bandage Bazooka
  • Boogie Bomb: Now plays Snoop Dogg’s “Drop It Like It’s Hot”!

A new type of cosmetic: Kicks

A new type of cosmetic being added during Chapter 2 Remix, Kicks, gives Fortnite players a whole new way to customize their characters. Nike and Jordan Brand shoes are the first major Kick brands being added but keep an eye out for more shoe-brand collabs coming in the near future.

Epic says that more than 95% of Outfits will be compatible with Kicks by Spring of next year, and they will first become available in the Remix Pass starting Nov. 13th.

Remix Pass

Remix Pass
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The Remix Pass is the latest Battle Pass that’s filled with over 70 new in-game rewards and cosmetics. The Remix Pass will be shorter than most Battle Passes since Chapter 2 Remix is only sticking around for 4 weeks.

Players can earn up to 1,000 V-Bucks for leveling up the Remix Pass, along with new Outfits like:

  • Chaos Director (unlocked right away!): Chaos reigns.
  • 1-Ball: Sink all the right shots.
  • Undercover Skye: She’s got the Guff stuff.
  • Meowdas: One classy cat.
  • Dynamo TNTina: Strike a match and light the fuse.

New Reload Oasis map + new game modes

Battle Royale isn’t the only mode featuring a new map in Chapter 2 Remix. Fortnite Reload Desert Drop, arriving Nov. 2nd, features a new map called Oasis for Solo Ranked and Unranked game modes.

The Oasis map features new twists on some familiar locations, and it will be playable in Reload Solo, Duo, and Squads. Starting Nov. 13th, Reload will rotate every 30 minutes between the new Oasis map and the original Reload Venture map.

Below are the weapons you can expect to find in the Reload loot pool for Chapter 2 Remix:

  • Combat Pistol
  • Suppressed Pistol
  • Mammoth Pistol
  • Auto Shotgun
  • Striker Pump Shotgun
  • Thunder Pump Shotgun
  • Maven Auto Shotgun
  • Ranger Shotgun
  • Stinger SMG
  • Combat SMG
  • TwinMag SMG
  • Hammer Assault Rifle
  • Ranger Assault Rifle
  • Flapjack Rifle
  • Havoc Suppressed Assault Rifle
  • Suppressed Sniper Rifle
  • Lever Action Rifle
  • Rocket Launcher

Improvements and fixes

Locker improvements
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Finally, the Chapter 2 Remix update brings some big improvements to the Locker and bug fixes to help improve the overall player experience.

  • Controller players can now set a scoped multiplier for aim sensitivity while aiming down-sight with scoped weapons.
  • Fixed a bug where Left and Right Stick Dead Zones for PlayStation controllers were not registering when set below 12%.
  • Human-like Aim Assist has been enabled for hitscan weapons across all game modes.
  • Aim assist on controller has been adjusted to be somewhat stronger.
  • Big improvements to the Locker, including the ability to save up to 200 custom Loadouts.
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