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In Fortnite Treasure Hunters, my answer is to land near a built-up area to find people to fight, as a quiet drop leaves me running through the circle alone. I’m not very good, and I’ll drop pretty much anywhere, but I want people to fight.
Key takeaways
Land near a built-up area if you want fights. A quiet start can mean a whole match of running through the circle and seeing nobody.
Crossbones Isle is built for 80-player matches, so there are fewer people to run into than in a normal 100-player match.
Cannons launch you across the island, so you can get to the action fast from wherever you land.
Chests now refill over time and Gold Bars are vaulted, so a quiet start is about loot now, not cash.
If you want fights, yes, or at least land close to one. I just drop anywhere, if I’m honest, and I’m not very good at Fortnite. What I often do is drop near a built-up area, just so I can find people to fight.
If I don’t, I end up spending my whole time running through the circle, seeing no people. That’s the match I’m trying to avoid when I pick where to jump.
A hot drop is any busy named spot that lots of players head for straight off the Battle Bus. You get early fights and early eliminations, but you’re also fighting over the same chests, and some players are back in the lobby inside the first minute. A quiet drop flips that: more time to loot in peace, and more running later.
What’s on the Treasure Hunters map?
Treasure Hunters went live on 1 November with update v43.00, and it brings a new island called Crossbones Isle. The Treasure Hunters launch notes say it’s built for 80-player matches, and the in-game news calls it a skull-shaped island. Several of its spots come straight from One Piece, including Arlong Park and Windmill Village.
A Battle Royale match normally holds 100 players, so that’s 20 fewer people on the island. Fewer players can mean more empty ground between fights. If that’s the match you’re trying to avoid, a smaller lobby is one more reason to head for the busy spots.
If you want the full rundown of the mini-season, from the One Piece collab to the weekly captains, our Treasure Hunters overview covers what’s confirmed.
Which Treasure Hunters spots are built up?
A built-up area is anywhere with streets, buildings or ships to fight through. On Crossbones Isle, the new named spots that fit that description are:
Loguetown: the busy streets of a famous harbor town, where something might turn up around every corner.
Plunder Port: two docked ships, and both are worth clearing out before you move on.
The. Rocky: A$AP Rocky’s ship, where you can challenge him as a Boss and then raid the deck for loot.
Arlong Park: the fish-man stronghold from One Piece, with something to claim inside.
Baratie Bay: a floating restaurant with a waterfront around it.
Rubber Resort: a resort with its own duck-shaped yacht.
None of that tells you how many players land at each one. Treat them as places with cover and buildings to fight through, not a promise of a crowd. The spots with a Boss are the safer bet if company is what you want, because a Boss drop gives lots of squads the same reason to go there.
Where do the Treasure Hunters bosses show up?
Every week brings a new Captain’s Day and new arrivals on the island. A$AP Rocky is the island’s first Boss, on board The
. Rocky, and taking him down can drop his Shock Rocket along with the new Lil’ Flacko Sprite.
From 8 November, Lil Uzi and Cuddle Team Leader claim a fort of their own, while Buggy and the Megalodon crash onto the island. Hatsune Miku and Kasane Teto take over the island’s resort on 15 November. Oscar sails in with a ship of his own on 22 November, along with his Frenzy Auto Shotgun.
A new Boss with a new weapon is the easiest way to guess where players will go in a given week. Expect a new arrival to draw a crowd, and expect to fight for the loot there.
What counts as a quiet drop in Treasure Hunters?
A quiet drop is anywhere that doesn’t already have the build-up. But I don’t see why you’d do that. It’s kind of boring, because you end up spending most of your time running around looking for people rather than ever getting to fight them. So I’m honestly unsure what the best quiet drop would even be.
If you do want a calmer start, this mini-season gives you more reason than before. Chests now refill over time, so you can open the same one again after a while. Gold Bars have been vaulted, Vending Machines have been removed, and Follower services are now free, so there’s no cash to farm before your first fight.
A quiet start suits players who want full shields and a good gun before they meet anyone. The cost is time. You’ll be rotating with the storm later, and the fights you do find tend to come against players who have had the same time to kit up.
Do you need a chest route after you land?
No. I don’t take Fortnite that seriously. I land, I run. If there’s somewhere I’m more familiar with, I’ll go there, just because I know the layout, but there’s no specific plan in what I do.
Crossbones Isle only arrived on 1 November, so the familiar part takes a few matches to build up. Until then, every named spot on the island is new to everyone.
If you do want to plan around loot, our Pirate Chest loot guide covers what the new chests can give you. Wanted Posters are also worth a look. Tear one down and it turns into a Sprite Treasure Map that leads to a buried Sprite Chest. Sprite Chests and Wanted Posters also appear across the island in bigger numbers this season. Our Wanted Poster locations guide shows where they are.
How do you get to a fight fast in Treasure Hunters?
Cannons are the big one. You can climb into a cannon to launch yourself across the island and get to the action fast. A bad landing doesn’t have to cost you the whole match.
The One Piece powers help too. The Gum-Gum Fruit turns you into Luffy, and as well as long-range rubber punches and foot slams, you can charge it up to send yourself flying. A$AP Rocky’s Shock Rocket uses its Shock Rock charges to get you airborne, and then you can rain rockets down on anyone below. The in-game news does warn Devil Fruit users to stay away from water.
I land, I run, and if I know a place’s layout I’ll go there because it’s familiar. If the first spot you pick is empty, a cannon can get you to the next one quickly.
FAQ
Where should you land in Fortnite Treasure Hunters? Land near a built-up spot such as Loguetown, Plunder Port or The
. Rocky if you want fights early. Pick anywhere without that build-up if you’d rather loot in peace first.
How many players are in a Treasure Hunters match? Crossbones Isle is built for 80-player matches, down from the usual 100 in Battle Royale.
Do chests refill in Fortnite Treasure Hunters? Yes. Chests now refill over time, so you can open the same chest again after a while.
When does the next Treasure Hunters captain arrive? Hatsune Miku and Kasane Teto take over the island’s resort on 15 November, and Oscar arrives with his own ship on 22 November.
