It’s a pirate-themed season this time, so it only makes sense that chests get a big gameplay emphasis in Fortnite Treasure Hunters. They can once again spawn sprites, and now they also have a rewards pool attached to them. You can see how many you’ve opened in the Quests tab, under the Treasure Hunt section.
On top of everything, there is a wider variety of chests this time compared to the previous season. Sprite Chests are back, joining Rare Chests and standard chests to complete the old lineup. There is also a new kind of chest called the Treasure Chest, which is your gateway to the items in that rewards pool.
How to check how many chests you have opened
- In Fortnite, navigate to the Quests tab.
- From the sidebar, select the Treasure Hunt section, or scroll down until it appears on screen.
- In the quests shown there, you can track how many Treasure Chests, Rare Chests and Sprite Chests you have opened, each counted separately.
Treasure Hunt questline and the rewards for opening chests
As stated earlier, there is a bigger focus on chest-hunting in Fortnite Treasure Hunters. The game has a dedicated questline called “Treasure Hunt”. It records how many chests of each type you open and rewards you for doing so, which shows how much weight this source of loot carries this season.
There are three separate quests in Fortnite right now, one each for the Treasure Chest, Rare Chest and Sprite Chest. Each quest has five stages, and each stage is ticked off once you open a set number of chests. Every stage you complete gives you 10,000 XP, adding to the incentive.
Wrapping up
For a season as littered with chests as Fortnite Treasure Hunters, it only makes sense that the game includes a counter for opened chests and ties XP rewards to it. Beyond in-game loot and highly valuable items such as the Pirate Shop token, there is an extra incentive to scour the island for chests if you want to level up quickly this season.
Treasure Hunters is still taking shape, so many of its sprites and other gameplay-changing items have yet to roll out in Fortnite. It may be worth waiting to see if and how the developers at Epic Games make chests even more appealing, with over half the season still to go.
