Over the years,Fortnitehas become loaded with weapons. And thanks to its rather cartoony stylistic flair, it has been able to include some more unconventional ones in addition to the typical assault rifles and pistols, like the Boogie Bomb, Recycler, and more. In Chapter 2 Season 6,Fortniteadded new bows to the game, also giving players the ability to craft the Mechanical Shockwave Bow, Mechanical Explosive Bow, Primal Stink Bow, and Primal Flame Bow.
These new bows have been in the game for the entirety of Season 6, along with other new Primal and Makeshift weapons. However, other bows have appeared inFortnitethroughout the season,such as the Grappler Bowand the Unstable Bow. But interestingly, fans have noticed that the mysterious Splinter Bow found within the game’s code has yet to be enabled in-game, and there isn’t much time left.
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Upon its release in April, fans and dataminers discovered thatFortnite’s v16.20 update added the Splinter Bow along with the Grappler Bow; however, the former has yet to appear in the game at all. Since Epic Games' officialFortnitesite states thatChapter 2 Season 6 is set to end on June 7,fans have deemed it incredibly unlikely that the Splinter Bow will appear soon, at least within Season 6.
Nothing has been officially revealed aboutFortnite’s Splinter Bow, aside from datamines revealing its name, appearance, and stats. The bow looks like it would have been an Epic rarity, capable of dealing 100 damage to opponents along with a 1.3-second reload time and a 2.5x headshot multiplier. Like the Grappler Bow, the Splinter Bow would have used regular Arrows as ammunition. While the bow largely remains a mystery at the moment, fans speculate that it could have possibly fired arrows that split off into multiple shots for a wider range of damage, acting as a sort of scattershot.
While Epic Games may have abandoned the Splinter Bow forFortniteChapter 2 Season 6, fans have not forgotten, with many making posts on social media expressing confusion about its exclusion in the game. Although many also expected the Splinter Bow to appear inFortnite’s v16.30 update,the Unstable Bow was addedinstead, which fires random types of arrows with each shot.
As Season 6 begins wrapping up, speculation is underway about a new alien or space theme for Chapter 2 Season 7. Just last night,Fortniteplayers noticed the new addition of UFOs, which seem torandomly abduct players,taking them to a different location on the map. It looks like Season 7 may contrast greatly from the game’s current Primal theme, but only time may tell.
Fortniteis available on PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
