Season 9 of Fortnite Battle Royale is officially here, and it has brought plenty of major changes to the popular video game title. One of these changes is the addition of the new sky platforms at various locations across the Fortnite map. These are new locations on the map of the game that is in line with the Pirate Camps of Season 8 where players can go to battle, find loot, and complete challenges. Completing challenges regarding the Sky Platforms is likely what is on the mind of the majority of the community, as one of the Season 9 Week 1 challenges has tasked players with visiting seven Sky Platforms locations in Fortnite, and we have them all covered for you. Fortnite Sky Platforms Locations The Sky Platforms are large structures that can be found hovering above the ground of the popular battle royale title. With them hovering in the airspace of Fortnite, spotting one of the locations where one of these new structures can be found is not too difficult. This means that players attempting to visit seven of these areas in order to complete this particular Season 9 Week 1 challenge should be able to do so without much trouble. You can find the areas where these new structures are located on the map below thanks to Forbes. (Source: Forbes) Depending on the route, a player could easily visit multiple of these areas where the new Season 9 structure can be found in one to three games if they make visiting the Fortnite Sky Platforms locations their top priority when playing. With the knowledge of the Fortnite Sky Platforms locations, players of the battle royale game will be able to complete this particular Season 9 Week 1 challenge in no time and earn those valuable experience points for their brand new Battle Pass.<doc-sep>Week 1's challenges for Season 9 of Fortnite are now available. For the most part, this initial batch of challenges is fairly easygoing and mostly intended to push players to check out the new locations on the map, Neo Tilted and Mega Mall, while using the new Slip Stream transportation system. However, one of the challenges requires a little bit of extra effort, so we've put together a guide to make it easier for you. This challenge asks players to visit all the Sky Platforms on the new Season 9 map. This might be familiar to you if you played a bunch of Season 8. If you cast your mind back to when the Pirate Camps appeared--it's basically the same challenge. All you've got to do is visit the locations and before long you'll have the challenge completed. The actual platforms are very easy to spot as they'll look like weird, hovering drones. Just hop on board, and then move on to the next one. Below you'll find a map of all the locations as well as a list of where the platforms can be found. Sky Platform Locations South-east of the volcano in the newly named area, Pressure Plant South-west of Pleasant Park South-west of Lazy Lagoon East of Neo Tilted, overlooking Dusty Divot North of Paradise Palms South of Salty Springs West of Shifty Shafts For details on what's changed, check out our Fortnite Season 9 update patch notes article. We've also put together a comprehensive gallery showcasing all the new items in the Battle Pass, and collected all the new Fortnite skins in one place. If you're new to the game and not quite sure what a Battle Pass is or what it does, take a look at our explainer.<doc-sep>Epic Games Fortnite season 9 is underway, and with it comes a new set of challenges. Players with a Battle Pass can complete all challenges, while those who don't want to spend money can complete just the free challenges. Free challenges Stage 1 of 2: Ride the Slipstream around Neo Tilted (0/1) Visit all Sky Platforms (0/7) Deal Damage to opponents within 10 seconds of using a Shadow Bomb (0/200) Battle Pass challenges Pick up a Legendary Item in different matches (0/5) Search chests at Lucky Landing or Loot Lake (0/7) Scoped Weapon Eliminations (0/3) Stage 1 of 3: Deal damage to opponents from at least two stories or above (0/300) How to ride the Slipstream around Neo Tilted A typical move by Epic at the start of a new season is to create a challenge that has players making use of one of the new features. In this case, it's the Slipstreams that're found in the inner part of the island as well as around Neo Tilted and Mega Mall. To easily knock out this task, plan to drop near Neo Tilted and glide right into the Slipstream. Continue in the wind stream until you complete the challenge. Where are the Sky Platforms? Sky Platforms are another new edition for Fortnite season 9. There are seven of these floating platforms found across the island. Players will need to head to these spots once they drop from the Airbus to get to them easily. This means these spots will be packed as other players try to complete this challenge. The good news is that players dropping on these platforms from the Airbus won't have weapons aside from their pickaxes, though there are chests available on the Sky Platforms. Here's a map of where the Sky Platforms are: Epic Games How to deal damage to an opponent within 10 seconds after using a Shadow Bomb The Shadow Bomb is a new rare item introduced toward the end of Fortnite season 8, which lets players become almost invisible. Since it's rare, players will have to get a little lucky to find it. But once they do, it's pretty easy to get the jump on other players and do the 200 damage needed to complete the challenge. Pick up a Legendary Item in different matches Like the previously mentioned Shadow Bomb, this challenge requires some luck to complete it quickly. Legendary weapons can be found in chests around the island, but the best bet is to wait for a supply drop. These crates full of loot and a Legendary Item will start falling at random places on the map once the storm circle begins closing in. The longer a player lasts in a match, the easier it is to find them, since there's less of the map to explore, but expect to have other players battle for the box. Search chests at Lucky Landing or Loot Lake This is a fairly straightforward task, and players should focus on this challenge right away. As other players will likely spend their time searching Neo Tilted and Mega Mall, other areas on the map will have far fewer people to contend with. Visit Lucky Landing and Loot Lake early for the chests. Scoped weapon eliminations Again, a fairly straightforward challenge. Find a scoped weapon (snipers are the most common ones), and proceed to take out other players. If playing a squad game, it's also possible to down an enemy first with a weapon like the shotgun, and when they're crawling on the ground, switch to a sniper to get the easy scoped elimination. Deal damage to opponents from at least two stories above Those players visiting Neo Tilted and other areas on the map with tall buildings can use the buildings for this challenge. Fortunately, this task doesn't require players to eliminate others from the vantage point, they just have to do damage. Players who make it into the later parts of a match can also create their own two-story buildings, but keep in mind that the requirement is to be two stories higher than the other player. This can be difficult if the two players have a build war and keep going higher and higher with their buildings. Where to find Fortbytes New to Fortnite season 9 is the inclusion of Fortbytes. Players who purchased a season Battle Pass can acquire these collectibles to unlock an image hinting at what's coming next season. There are 100 Fortbytes to collect. Some require players to perform certain tasks, reach a particular tier level or obtain a certain amount of experience points (XP). A list of the first 18 was made available on Thursday with a new one revealed every day until the season is over. Fortnite Season 9 Fortbyte Challenges 1: Awarded for gaining 175,000 XP 10: Awarded for gaining 60,000 XP 13: Found at a location hidden within loading screen number 2 24: Found within Fatal Field 25: Awarded at Battle Pass tier 40 35: Awarded for gaining 225,000 XP 36: Accessible by Sentinel on a frozen island 39: Awarded for completing six challenges from Week 2 44: Awarded at Battle Pass tier 20 46: Awarded at Battle Pass tier 100 57: Awarded by finishing top 10 in squads, duos, or solo 25 times 66: Awarded by finishing top 10 in squads, duos, or solo 75 times 71: Awarded for completing six challenges from Week 1 84: Awarded at Battle Pass tier 60 85: Awarded for gaining 30,000 XP 87: Awarded by finishing top 10 in squads, duos, or solo 50 times 90 Awarded by finishing top 10 in squads, duos, or solo 100 times 96: Awarded at Battle Pass tier 80 99: Awarded for gaining 125,000 XP Of the first 18, Fortbyte 36 was a little tricky. The clue for it is "Accessible by Sentinel on a frozen island." To obtain this Fortbyte, players will need to wear the new Sentinel skin and travel to the westernmost ice island that is south of Frosty Flights and West of Happy Hamlet. The Fortbyte will appear at the southern edge of the island. Epic Games On Friday, Fortbyte 24 appeared with the clue "Found within Fatal Field." Players will need to visit Fatal Fields and look within the house directly north of the "L" in Fatal Field on the map. Search the house and Fortbyte 24 will appear. Epic Games Fortnite is available on PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PC, and Android and iOS devices. In the multiplayer online game, you parachute onto an island and use various weapons to eliminate opponents in a last-person-standing scenario. The massively popular game has attracted players with live events like virtual concerts and special limited-time game modes such as a crossover with Avengers: Endgame called Fortnite Endgame. Originally published May 9, 8:57 a.m. PT. Updates, 1:20 p.m.: Adds more details and background. May 10: Adds list of Fortbytes.<doc-sep>
Fortnite Season 9 is here and with it comes the first week of challenges. For the first week of a brand new season, the challenges themselves tend to be a little more straightforward by trying to ease you into the new changes (which is Epic’s usual approach). The most notable challenge for Week 1 is one that asks you to visit all seven ‘Sky Platforms’. Sky Platforms are a brand new addition to the season which attempt to spread some of the Season 9 changes around the map. Sky Platforms are exactly what you’d expect: large hovering platforms suspended a long distance above the ground by ‘Slipstream motors’; very reminiscent of the Avengers Helicarrier. They’re quite large and hover quite high in the air, making them very easy to spot from almost anywhere. Finally, they’re so large you can see them on the main map if you look close enough. Completing the challenge in itself is very simple, you just need to visit each of the seven Sky Platforms once. This isn’t a multi-stage challenge, so you can visit as many platforms as you desire in a single match. With the introduction of the Slipstream system, it makes traversing the map fairly quick in some regards. Finally, the Slipstream ‘motors’ that are keeping the platforms afloat can also be used to reach them, so you don’t need to bring another form of transportation to reach the height required to get atop them. Below is a map with each platform circled in red. Fortnite Sky Platform Locations The locations of the platforms tend to be fairly evenly distributed around the map, with every biome sporting at least one. Three along the southern side, three along the northern and a central platform between them all results a very pleasing pattern of distribution. Dusty Divot (Central) Sky Platform This platform is located hovering just east of Dusty Divot’s main crater. F6 on the main map’s grid. Fatal Fields (Central South) Sky Platform To the northwest of Fatal Fields, hovering above the ‘Knife and Fork’ quarry. F8 on the main map’s grid. Polar Peak (Southwest) Sky Platform To the northeast of Polar Peak and to the west of Shifty Shafts is another platform sitting lower than the peak of Polar Peak. You’ll find it at C7 on the main map’s grid. Paradise Palms (Southeast) Sky Platform Directly north of Paradise Palms with a platform floating near a mesa. I7 on the main map’s grid. Lazy Lagoon (Central North) Sky Platform To the southwest of Lazy Lagoon and northeast of Loot Lake floats a platform. F3 on the main map’s grid. Pleasant Park (Northwest) Sky Platform To the southwest of Pleasant Park between four large hills is a platform. You can find it at C4 on the main map’s grid. Pressure Plant (Northeast) Sky Platform The final platform can be found at the now destroyed volcano, dubbed ‘Pressure Plant’. The platform itself is hovering very slightly southeast of the plant. You’ll find it at H4 on the main map’s grid. Once you’ve visited the seventh platform, you’ve finished this challenge to visit all sky platforms in Fortnite Season 9 up. You can visit these in any order you like and with all the map changes it’s a relatively painless venture. The platforms themselves are quite a popular landing destination this early on, but they do contain a decent bit of loot to fight for. They’re also quite a unique and cool addition to the game in their own right, fitting the Season 9 theme quite well. MORE FORTNITE SEASON 9: – Fortnite’s Season 9’s Cinematic Trailer Shows A Murderous Jonesy – Fortnite Season 9 Vaults Pump, Clingers, Poison Darts, Balloons & More – Fortnite Season 9 Patch Notes: New Tilted, Pump Shotgun Vaulted, Slipstreams & More