A mysterious countdown appeared on the Fourteen days Island as Chapter 5, Season 3 draws to a close, meaning there will likely be a mini-event to watch once the timer runs out.
You can find this in Brutal bridgehead is projected as a hologram, but beyond that, not much is happening around the timer itself at the moment.
Below we list the start times of the countdown timer in your region, as well as what we know from data mining about what may happen when the timer runs out.
Fortnite live event time: When does the countdown end?
Based on what we see in the game, The countdown for the live event ends on Saturday, August 10th. in most regions at the following times:
- 11am PDT for the west coast of North America
- 2:00 p.m. EDT for the east coast of North America
- 19:00 BST for Great Britain
- 8pm CEST for Western Europe/Paris
- 3am JST for Japan/Tokyo on August 11
- 4am AET for Australia/Sydney on 11 August
Note that you should enter the game shortly before thisloot and head to the Brutal Beachhead if you want to see what will happen.
What happens in Fortnite when the countdown timer runs out?
There is no official announcement about what this timer is all about, but some data collectors have dug up information about what is likely to happen. For those who don’t like spoilersyou can scroll past the image below.
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Graphics: Julia Lee/Polygon | Image source: Epic Games
In short, after the event, the map will probably change a bit and there will be some kind of connection to the upcoming fourth season.
This map image from the FortniteLeaks Subreddit implies that there will be a slight map change after the event. The map change mainly focuses on Redline Rig, which now contains some sort of explosive structure.
Another data miner, McMistrzYT on X (formerly Twitter)has rendered the 3D version of the map to show that this explosive item is Pandora’s Box!
It looks like the box will be up to more mischief next season, but we’ll have to wait and see.
While you wait, be sure to jump into the recently added Fall Guys Challenge and pick up some easy XP before the season ends.
