Fortnite gamers have been ready patiently all season for the prospect to unlock the sport’s first obtainable Superman pores and skin in 4 years, and Friday was presupposed to be the day. However the of us at Epic have apparently goofed one thing up, and many of the new Superman cosmetics, together with each variations of the pores and skin, are locked for everybody no matter whether or not they personal the battle go.
Gamers can unlock the free items–a loading display, a cape, and a pickaxe–but the whole lot else in Superman’s set is caught. Gamers who degree up sufficient to unlock a number of the gadgets report seeing the conventional “you simply unlocked this stuff” splash display after returning to the foyer, however then the pores and skin, glider, and different gadgets that require the battle go do not really seem within the locker.
Reddit has been inundated with complaints about this–the front page of the FortniteBR subreddit is roofed in posts about this matter. Regardless of how widespread the problem seems to be–I am additionally experiencing this phenomenon myself–Epic has not but publicly acknowledged the issue on @FortniteStatus, although there’s a web page about in in Epic’s self-service support portal. It is potential the dearth of a public response is because of Epic’s summer time break, when many of the firm’s workers are on vacation–Friday being the ultimate enterprise day of the break.
It stays a irritating flip of occasions for followers, significantly for many who have been ready years for an opportunity at a brand new Superman pores and skin. The previous Superman pores and skin is completely locked to the Chapter 2 Season 7 battle go, launched in 2021, and so that is the primary time newer gamers have had the chance to get a Superman pores and skin.
Alongside the brand new Superman pores and skin, Epic launched a pair of different characters from the brand new movie within the merchandise store on Thursday, although the much-requested Lex Luthor was not amongst them. As an alternative, we acquired skins for the villainous Engineer, and the scene-stealing Mister Terrific, and each of them might be obtainable within the store till July 24.
Cosmetics aren’t the one thrilling side of Fortnite’s latest collaboration with DC. Epic added on Friday a brand new Superman mythic merchandise to Battle Royale and Zero Construct, which permits one individual per match to show into a completely powered Superman who can fly round and soften of us together with his warmth imaginative and prescient. And after subsequent week’s main patch, Superman’s Fortress of Solitude might be added to the island as nicely.