The "Geno's Plan" story quest in Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 3 kicks off with a deceptively simple ask: visit Geno's hidden lair in Shaken Sanctuary. The problem is that Shaken Sanctuary is a sprawling point of interest, and the entrance is buried out of sight. Drop in without knowing where to look and you'll spend more time running circles than completing quests.
Where is Geno's hidden lair in Shaken Sanctuary?
Shaken Sanctuary sits near the southeast corner of the island, close to the bottom-right edge of the map. The lair itself is tucked underneath a small building positioned slightly northwest of the main triangle base at the heart of the POI, right next to the road that cuts across the area.
The best landmark to aim for is The Shape, the large animated diamond-shaped screen that previously sat in Sinister Strip before being relocated here. The building you need is standing right next to it. If you've already completed the "Talk to The Order to review audio logs" task in a previous session, you already know this building well since The Order (Reforged) NPC wanders inside the hideout.
Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 3 Guide: How to Find Geno's Hidden Lair
How do you get inside Geno's lair?
Getting in is straightforward once you know what to look for. Here's the exact path:
- Enter the northwest building next to The Shape screen.
- On the main floor, find the corner area fenced off with cones and caution tape.
- Look for the large crack broken into the ground inside that cordoned-off corner.
- Drop down through the opening into the stone corridor below.
- Follow the stairs and hallway to the end.
- A set of metal double doors opens automatically into a high-tech monitoring room filled with screens and a central holographic globe.
Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 3 Guide: How to Find Geno's Hidden Lair
No keycard, no special item, no prerequisite. The entrance is open to anyone who finds it.
How do you complete the visit quest step?
This one works differently from most quest objectives. There's no object to interact with, no button to press. Simply walking through the double doors into the monitoring room is enough. A "Stage 1 of 4 complete" banner appears immediately with a +10,000 XP reward, and dialogue from The Order begins playing as you enter.
While you're down there, grab the chest and rare chest sitting inside the room. Free loot while you're already here.
Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 3 Guide: How to Find Geno's Hidden Lair
What are all the Geno's Plan quest stages?
Visiting the lair is just the opening move. The full questline runs across 4 stages, each worth 10,000 XP.
Stage 4 brings you straight back to Shaken Sanctuary. Speak with The Order NPCs in the main building, drop through the same cracked floor, and talk to The Order (Reforged) inside the lair to review the audio logs and close out the questline.
Tips for finishing Geno's Plan fast
The quest is spread across the map, so planning your drop route across multiple matches makes this feel far less grindy.
- Stage 1 is a one-drop job. Land at Shaken Sanctuary, find the lair, collect your XP, and rotate.
- Stage 2 at Chopped Shop or Wonkeeland is fastest if you bring a pickaxe and work through a building systematically. Twenty-five objects sounds like a lot but goes quickly.
- Stage 3 has you hacking 3 listening devices at Sinister Strip. The devices are scattered around the location, so do a full sweep rather than hunting for one spot.
- Stage 4 sends you back to Shaken Sanctuary. Drop through the same cracked floor you used in Stage 1 and interact with The Order (Reforged) to finish.
With Chapter 7 Season 3 building toward the Unstable Story Moment live event, story quests like Geno's Plan are worth completing sooner rather than later. The 40,000 XP total across all four stages makes a real dent in your battle pass progress too. For more Chapter 7 Season 2 context heading into this season, the Zero Point Shards quest walkthrough covers how the story threads connect across seasons.
For the full picture on everything Chapter 7 Season 3 has going on, check out the complete Fortnite guides collection for quest walkthroughs, vault locations, and more.