Fortnite X Marvel: Avengers Infinity War Guide

MAY 8 2018 | BY DAVID JOHNSON

Fortnite is growing so large that even Marvel has collaborated with them to coincide with their latest movie, Avengers: Infinity War. Avengers: Infinity War releases on April 27, but in Fortnite: Battle Royale, we are getting a new LTM gamemode based off Infinity War! Here, I discuss the mode's summary, how it came about, rumors and some information about the gamemode.

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INFINITY GAUNTLET
For starters, LTMs are limited-time modes. They are gamemodes that change the way of Fortnite, usually altering the player quantity or changing the loot pool a bit. The official name of this LTM is called Infinity Gauntlet. According to Entertainment Weekly, the gamemode will be a regular game of Fortnite: Battle Royale except the Infinity Gauntlet will drop in from the sky, which will transform you into Thanos. Thanos is extremely powerful, yet it is possible to defeat him.

HOW IT ALL STARTED
It turns out, the Russo Bros., the directors of Avengers: Infinity War, are actually big fans of Fortnite: Battle Royale, and have been playing it during the post-production of Infinity War! They contacted Donald Mustard at Epic Games to discuss their ideas for a collaboration. Here is what Mustard said:

“Out of the blue, I get this call from Joe. And after a bit of geeking out over each other’s work, we start brainstorming these crazy ideas. It was really important that whatever we did, it had to be super authentic to both Fortnite and the Avengers: Infinity War, and something that fans of both would be excited about. About an hour later, we had the bones of this awesome idea for a limited time gameplay mode, and almost immediately our team got started.”

THANOS INFORMATION

 * Thanos has 800 health and 200 shield.
 * Thanos' Laser ability does 12 damage to players.
 * Thanos does not take fall damage.
 * When Thanos eliminates a player his shields regenerate. His health never regenerates.
 * Thanos cannot build, use weapons or launch pads.
 * The Infinity Gauntlet and Thanos are both visible on the map, mini-map and compass, whether in use or not.
 * Thanos' Shields and Health are displayed at the top of the screen for all players in the game when there's an active Thanos.
 * If Thanos is killed, the Infinity Gauntlet will be dropped and players can pick it up again. It will disappear if it is not picked up for a period of time, and a new gauntlet will land via a meteor.
 * Thanos can perform emotes, spray and use emoticons. He can also be Boogie Bombed, so that can be a good way to attack him.
 * Thanos does takes the same damage as players do from the storm.

Thanos has four main abilities:

A might punch that knocks enemies and destroys the environment.

Flying towards the ground to bring damage to surrounding areas

A laser to target many enemies, with the use of the Power Stone

A super jump

GENERAL INFORMATION

 * Storm + Map
 * Maximum match length is roughly 15 minutes.
 * The match will start with the storm circle already closing in over the island.
 * The storm does more damage than normal, ticking for 5% health during the first circle and 10% for the rest of the game.
 * Loot
 * Only Rare, Epic & Legendary weapons will be spawned.
 * Increased chances of treasure chests spawning from 50-70% to 80-90%.
 * Increased chances of ammo boxes spawning from 65-80% to 85-95%.
 * Floor Loot spawns nearly 100% of the time.
 * Launchpad spawn likelihood greatly increased.
 * Harvesting resources doubled.
 * Resources found in loot increased from 30 to 60.
 * Chug Jug, Port-A-Fort, Boogie Bomb, Slurp Juice, Bush, and Remote Explosives drop rate increased.
 * Regular Grenade, Shield & Bandage drop rate lowered

RUMORS AND TEASERS
The collab has had official confirmation, having Fortnite players and Marvel fans alike excited. But some rumors have risen because of this, as many people thought that we could possibly have Marvel-themed cosmetics such as outfits, harvesting tools, gliders, sprays and more. Thanks to a Reddit post, it is now confirmed we will not be getting Marvel outfits in the near future.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
'''David Johnson is founder of Videogame Guides. His passions include reading and film, and the games he enjoys are Fortnite, Minecraft, and some of the Lego games. During his downtime, he perfects his Lego utopia display.'''