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Get the most out of Fortnite's new locations with these tips
Find out how to find gold chests, grab loot and survive in Fortnite: Battle Royale's 5 new locations.
Fortnite: Battle Royale continues to evolve. Epic Games' recent 2.2.0 update has brought five brand new locations to the previously barren and unpopulated western side of the map. From a haunted graveyard to seaside apartments and a rusty junkyard, the new additions add even more enjoyment to a game that was already a delight to play.
Follow these tips below to ensure that you're ready and raring to dive into everything the new map update has to offer. What are you waiting for?
Haunted Hills
There's usually a gold chest in this graveyard
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Situated in the top-left section of the map, between Junk Junction and Pleasant Park, Haunted Hills is a crumbling, beaten down graveyard containing a series of mausoleums and small tombstones.
When you first go to land here, make sure you look in the top window of the tallest tower, as there's sometimes a gold chest hidden away just behind the window ledge. Landing there directly is an effective way to shave off time, as it saves you having to build your way up to the top with materials, giving you an advantage over other players who may have touched down in the area. It's also a fantastic sniping spot – if you can find a scoped gun.
If you can hear the coveted gold chest sound while exploring the mausoleums, but still can't find it after scouring every room and roof rafter, it could actually be buried away in a secret room under the floor. There's also almost always a gold chest sat in a small fenced-off grave site in the top-west section of the Hills.
Tilted Towers
Land on the tallest building in Tilted Towers
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Located just south of Loot Lake, Tilted Towers is a city-like settlement filled with tall buildings and towers. The abundance of buildings means it's a hotspot for loot, making it one of the most popular places among players. So if you decide to head there, be prepared to brawl.
The fact that the city is comprised mostly of towers means it’s a great place to hole up if you've found yourself a sniper rifle or a scoped gun – just be careful not to lose your footing, as falling from a great height could prove deadly.
Just like Haunted Hills, you can land atop the tallest building (in this case, it's the clock tower) to find a hidden golden chest, sometimes even two. You may find yourself fighting for it with other players though, so make sure you've got your landing technique down so you can be the first one there.
Two trucks are parked in a tunnel running underneath the city, one of which will have a gold chest in its cargo. The other can have a variety of items on the bed of the truck so if you head down here, you're guaranteed to get a weapon one way or another, also keeping out of the way of the carnage above.
Snobby Shores
Aim to land on the northern mansion in Snobby Shores
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Snobby Shores lies northwest of Greasy Grove on the western side of the map. It's a high-class residential area comprised of five separate fenced-off houses. Being self-contained means that each building is filled to the brim with loot, although it also means that it's a breeding ground for close-combat encounters so be on your guard.
If you land on top of the northernmost mansion and mine through the roof, you'll find a gold chest in the attic and another stashed away under a staircase. The southernmost flat-topped house hides a secret underground bunker that contains up to three chests. To find it, enter the residence and head to the room to the south. There you'll see a wooden dresser, which you need to smash down to reveal a hidden staircase leading down into the shelter. Smash a second dresser down there to reveal the chests.
Junk Junction
Check on top of the piles of cars for loot
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Junk Junction is a small junkyard just north of Haunted Hills, comprised of vehicle crushers, car piles and a huge crane. It's ideal if you're the type of player who likes to head to the furthest corners of the map to try and avoid other people.
Although running around on the ground and taking shelter behind the huge car piles may seem appealing to you, make sure to check on top of them for loot, as they often house desirable weapons and health items. The piles are close together too, meaning you don't have to use your building materials to construct bridges between them – you can simply jump from stack to stack. Once you've checked them all, make sure to whip out your pickaxe and destroy all of the piles for a tonne of metal to use when building later.
There's almost always a golden chest sat in the orange car crusher in the northern section of the area, but other than that, it isn't the best area for rare loot. It is very close to Haunted Hills, though, so stop off there afterwards if you're not satisfied with your findings.
Shifty Shafts
There is almost always a gold chest in this hut
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Shifty Shafts is a mining complex positioned on the southwest section of the map, between Tilted Towers and Flush Factory. It's one of the busiest areas so make sure to land quickly if you want to survive.
Upon landing, look for a white hut on stilts on the western side of the mines. This almost always houses a golden chest. If you can drop here first and grab whatever weapons you can from it, you'll be at an advantage compared to anyone else who may have landed in the area.
The mining tunnels below are packed with loot, but it's an area many players flock to so it's recommended that you find a shotgun before attempting to head down there, as you'll potentially find yourself thrown into close-combat. It's worth fighting through the tunnels if you can though, as there are sometimes golden chests hidden behind breakable wooden walls.
