Throughout Chapter 2: Season 1, a battle occurred between the two factions. whose members strangely resemble those of E.G.O is already present on the island (however this only applies to some members, since during the season other A.L.T.E.R members appear but do not have alter-egos at E.G.O). However, a mysterious group named A.L.T.E.R. on the island, dedicated to exploring the brand new island. The theme revolved around Secret Agents concerning SHADOW and GHOST.įollowing the reconstruction of the island due to The End, The Imagined Order sent a group of people from E.G.O. It was then extended yet again due to 'the ongoing injustice in society,' implying the George Floyd protests. It was extended another time, due to the next season being unready. Unlike last season, the expansion came with more challenges, more ways to earn XP and more updates with content. It was originally set to end on April 30th 2020, but possibly due to players complaining about having too little XP to earn the Golden Agent Styles of the Battle Pass Outfits, as well as issues revolving around COVID-19, it was extended.

Then, on January 24th 2020, Epic Games announced that they would postpone it again to February 20th 2020 to reveal secrets from the previous season and test Unreal Engine’s Chaos physics system.

Previously the start date was meant to be on December 13th 2019, but was postponed to February 6th 2020 to make way for the holidays and the Live At Risky event. Chapter 2: Season 2, also known as Season 12 in the game files, with the slogan ' Top Secret', was the twelfth season of Fortnite: Battle Royale, which started on February 20th 2020, and ended on June 16th 2020.

Chapter 2 season 8 map