Fortnite Lightning Bolts map – where to find seven floating Lighting Bolts for the week one challenge
FORTNITE Season 5 is underway, so it's time to get working on a new set of Battle Pass rewards.
One of the tougher challenges this week is collecting seven floating lightning bolts from across the map - but never fear, we're here to help.
They are often quite high and will require some building to get to, so you'll have to look up and then be careful, given you'll be making yourself exceptionally visible.
There are, thankfully, many more bolts scattered around the map than you need to collect, so it shouldn't take you too long once you get going.
As with all collectables, you need to interact with the bolts to pick them up.
This means that, unfortunately, you can't grab them as you glide down even though they're floating tantalisingly in the air.
Want some help with the rest of the challenges? Then read on...
To start with, grab yourself an SMG and fill someone with holes--do that a few times and you'll have your first five stars and be on your way to that mystery epic skin.
In between spraying lead at everyone around you, grab any throwable explosives you see -- because three Clinger, Stink Bomb and Grenade eliminations net you 10 stars.
Do all that in Retail Row and you'll get ten more stars too.
This week you'll also be following a treasure from a map found in Risky Reels, chests in Snobby Shores, and a solitary Supply Llama.
You've got all season to get them done, but remember the elimination challenges can get harder in some areas as the season goes on and less popular areas become less populated as more players complete the challenge and leave the area never to return.
Week One Challenges
Regular challenges:
- Deal damage with SMGs to opponents (5 stars)
- Search a Supply Llama (5 stars)
- Three Clinger, Stink Bomb or Grenade Eliminations (hard, 10 stars)
Battle Pass challenges:
- Search seven Chests in Snobby Shores (5 stars)
- Search seven floating Lightning Bolts (5 stars)
- Follow the treasure map found in Risky Reels (hard, 10 stars)
- Eliminate three opponents in Retail Row (hard, 10 stars)
When did Season 5 start?
Fortnite's servers went down across the world on July 12 as Epic Games updated the game for Season 5.
The downtime officially started at 9 a.m. UK time lasted until about 11 a.m.
What's changing in Season 5?
Yes! And it's bringing a hatful of changes.
There's a new Battle Pass and whole new set of rewards, map changes, and a whole lot more besides.
It will include vehicles, with a new All Terrain Kart, which holds up to four people and has a bounce pad on the roof.
There is a new desert area type, with TWO new areas on the map - Lazy Links and Paradise Palms.
The desert has "unique ambient audio", while other areas will be getting their own versions "in future updates", according to Epic Games.
Competitive play with a HUGE prize pool is also on the way, but this is separate from this patch.