Fortnite weekly challenges: Marking opponents with the Flare Gun

FORTNITE is deep into Chapter 4 Season 1, and the new patch is out bringing with it new weekly challenges.

This week’s theme is ‘Hide and Seek’ with all of the challenges centred around this. 

Not only that but Fortnite has reverted back to the old format, where the challenges don’t disappear at the end of the week.

Here’s everything you need to know about all the Fortnite challenges starting February 15.

Fortnite challenges: Mark an opponent with the Flare Gun

The Flare Gun has made its return to Fortnite, and this week’s challenge wants you to try it out.

These guns can be found in all the normal places you can find loot, so it shouldn’t be too hard getting your hands on one. 

Shooting it at an enemy will set them on fire, but for this challenge you need to fire it in the air.

If it stays in the air long enough it will mark everyone in a 50-metre circle, letting you see them even through walls.

Fortnite challenges: Hide in a haystack, leaf pile, and a giant snowball in a single match three times

All these hiding spots are easy to find, but the trick here is to make sure no one is hiding inside one before you jump in.

Just go up to one and hit the button prompt to hide whenever it shows up.

Do this in each one in a single match, rinse and repeat.

Fortnite challenges: Fall 3 stories or more into a big bush

Just like in Assassin’s Creed, this challenge asks you to perform a leap of faith.

The easiest way to do this is to find a Bush Bomb, which can also be found anywhere you find loot.

Climb to the top of a tall building or cliff, and throw the bomb off.

Aim you jump, and the bush will negate any fall damage you would normally take.

Fortnite challenges: Damage opponents from 30 metres or more with a Rocket Launcher

The Rocket Launcher is one of the easier weapons to use in Fortnite.

It has a fire mode, but you can land more precise shots if you use it with a scope.

You should do this in this challenge as you need to hit your opponents from a distance.

Fortnite challenges: Open chests in 4 stages

In this week’s stage challenge you have to find and open four chests.

You should be trying to open chests as much as possible in each match so this one should be much of a challenge.

It starts off by asking you to open three chests in the first stage, but this will increase the further you go.

Fortnite challenges: Travel distance in 4 stages

The other multi-stage challenge this week just asks you to move around. 

You have to travel 2km in the first stage, and this will increase as you move through the stages. 

If you play regularly this one will be done in no time. 

Written by Ryan Woodrow and Georgina Young on behalf of GLHF.