Overwatch heroes invade Fortnite in battle royale’s latest mega brand collab

Fortnite’s ongoing story currently involves a plot where the game’s characters could use the help of some additional heroes. The world could always use more of them, I’ve heard.

And that’s how four Overwatch characters have been introduced into the world of Fortnite as part of its current season’s Act Three events. OW heroes Tracer, D.Va, Mercy, and Genji will be joining the ever-growing ranks of cosmetic skins tomorrow.

But that’s not all. Epic Games says that tomorrow’s update will also add “new weapons, landmarks, and more Overwatch inspired fun as Act Three progresses,” including a new point of interest inspired by an original OW map from its 2016 launch, King’s Row.

A mega bundle including all cosmetics includes four skins, four backblings, four pickaxes, one glider, three emotes, a wrap, and a loading screen. And it’ll likely cost quite a bit of V-Bucks, but thankfully you can buy each skin individually if you only want to rep your main.

Luxury car brand Porsche is joining in on the festivities, too, as an extension of a years-old brand collab with Overwatch that included skins for D.Va and Pharah. The Porsche Cayenne Turbo Electric + Overwatch Bundle will include a vehicle body, decals, and wheels.

The OW Fortnite collab leaked months ago, and leakers reported that it was going to launch some time in February, but it was apparently delayed to be included in this current “Showdown” season in Season 2 of the battle royale game’s Chapter 7. I think this scenario works out just fine, personally.

I have been out of the loop on Fortnite for a few months now, but I’ll probably download the update to check out the Overwatch stuff tomorrow when it goes live. I think these four specific heroes are a pretty good representation of the franchise, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year.

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The Royal Highlands update in Palia has made the map bigger, but we can save our time and energy by finding a horse for ourselves. To make matters even better, all of us can have the mount for free.

However, there are a few tasks to complete before we can get our hands on our stallion.

How to unlock your horse in Palia Royal Highlands update

The first task is to reach the Royal Highlands region. If you’re someone new to the game, you should still be able to access the location. However, you’ll come across certain spoilers for content related to the main campaign.

Next, we will need to find Hassian, an NPC, and you’ll find a horse next to him. The horse next to Hassian will be trapped in amber. You’ll have to free it by using your pickaxe, which can be done after starting the Before the Dawn quest.

Next, look for Dawnspur Lilies to feed the horse. You’ll find the flowers in the nearby locations, and they’re easy to find. Once you find three flowers, return to the horse. Hassian will then ask you to ride the new mount. He will claim that the horse appears to be fond of you, and you’ll find out if that’s not the case. Hassian will then return to the camp, leaving you with your mount.

Open the tool menu and choose the saddle icon. You’ll now find the horse added to your list of options. Select the horse, and it will appear as your ride. You move on the horse by using the same controls that you use for your character.

Do note that your horse will have a stamina gauge that will empty when it sprints. Once the bar is depleted, it will move more slowly until the stamina is refilled. To prevent that from happening, move through golden orbs since that will partially restore the lost stamina.

Combined with your ranch, you can also breed your horses and ride them. It’s a really cool mechanic that will save a lot of time during exploration. Since new players can also access Royal Highlands early, you can make your mount a part of your journey.

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