Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 4 map changes and new locations

Josh Taylor
Fortnitemares 2024 map changes in Fortnite.

Fortnite has shaken up the map once again for Chapter 5 Season 4 Absolute Doom, bringing new POI locations, landmarks, and map changes.

Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 4 kicked off on August 16, returning Doctor Doom to the Battle Royale to takeover the island. The iconic character has marked his territory with his Castle Doom POI and more huge Marvel changes dropping onto the map.

Epic’s 31.10 update has also unleashed the Doom’s Chosen mythic powers onto the island, which you can obtain by capturing the Isle of Doom floating island.

Various patches have made alterations to the map, but none more than the Fortnitemares 2024 update on October 12 which has added the new Freaky Fields POI and plenty more Halloween-themed content.

Here’s everything you need to know about all the new POI locations and every change on the Fortnite map for the Marvel-themed Absolute Doom season.

Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 4 new map

Fortnite Fortnitemares 2024 map during Chapter 5 Season 4.
The updated Battle Royale island map for Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 4.

Season 3 saw a huge sandstorm surge over the Fortnite island as the Wasteland took over the bottom area of the map. However, Chapter 5 Season 4 has focused on the top part of the map and replacing Pleasant Piazza in the southwest.

Season 4’s updates have centered around Doctor Doom’s takeover of the island, featuring his own Castle Doom POI and various other inspired Doom statues, landmarks, and items across the map.

Castle Doom, The Raft, and Doomstadt are the three main newly introduced POIs in Fortnite. However, the landmark Doom’s Courtyard has also been included a named location visible on this season’s map.

Additionally, a massive Galactus head mysteriously appears at the top right of the map, along with a Fantastic Four landmark, which is expected to be related to an upcoming collaboration.

However, The Underworld’s green waters have now changed to red as part of this year’s Halloween update and festive decorations have been scattered around the entire island.

But, the biggest map change of all from the Fortnitemares patch was Reckless Railways being replaced with the new Freaking Fields POI.

Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 4 new POIs

Here’s all the new Chapter 5 Season 4 POI locations:

  • Castle Doom
  • Doomstadt
  • The Raft
  • Freaky Fields
  • Doom’s Courtyard (Landmark)

Castle Doom

Castle Doom POI in Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 4.
Doombot can be found walking around the new Castle Doom POI.

Castle Doom is one of the new POIs placed on the Battle Royale island in Chapter 5 Season 4. This is home to Doctor Doom himself, who has placed the NPC boss Doombot wandering around the location. It is located northeast of the map towards the far corner and has replaced the Classy Courts POI.

It is a large castle as well as a forge, which Epic has described: “Its forge burns red as each metal clank rings ever closer to the completion of Doctor Doom’s impervious new armor.” It is not yet known what the ‘impervious new armor’ exactly is and what happens when this is fully crafted.

Doomstadt

Doomstadt POI in Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 4.
The small town of Doomstadt has been added as a POI for Chapter 5 Season 4.

Doomstadt is ruled by Doctor Doom within the Marvel Universe and lands on the island as another sign of his reign during Chapter 5 Season 4. It is a small village with several wooden and stone buildings, as well as a large Doctor Doom statue, which is also featured in a number of places around the map.

The Lavish Lair POI which was added at the start of Chapter 5 as a massive manor, has been replaced by the Doomstadt location for this season. There is also a nearby landmark known as the Fractured Four, which features a huge Fantastic Four logo to tease their arrival.

The Raft

The Raft POI in Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 4.
Doctor Doom is using The Raft prison for new recruits.

Pleasant Piazza has been replaced by The Raft POI. This prison location is nestled around water as its own secure island, located southwest of the map and directly below The Underworld.

Doctor Doom has summoned The Raft to the Island, a prison for supervillains and extraterrestrial threats to be recruited as part of his army. Doom’s henchmen will be found wandering around the location, which when downed they can then be persuaded to fight alongside you during your Battle Royale matches.

Freaky Fields

Freaky Fields POI location added to the Fortnite map as part of the Fortnitemares 2024 update.
Freaky Fields has taken over from Reckless Railways as a brand-new POI.

Freaky Fields has replaced Reckless Railways. The old POI had been a part of the map since Chapter 5 began but became less popular as the Chapter progressed and other new locations were added.

The new addition is a brand-new variant of the classic Fatal Fields location from the Battle Royale’s very first season. It includes all the same features of long grass, silos and wooden barns and houses.

However, it has been given a Fortnitemares makeover for this year’s Halloween event containing several decorations, large pumpkins that have chests stored inside and the Billy NPC Boss.

You can find Saw’s Billy The Puppet hidden inside the white house at Freaky Fields. He will drop various loot, including the new Boom Billy weapon added with the 31.40 patch.

We have provided a full Billy boss guide displaying his exact location and how you can easily defeat him.

Doom’s Courtyard (Landmark)

Fortnite Doom's Courtyard landmark.
A massive Doctor Doom statue can be found at the Doom’s Courtyard landmark.

Just outside Castle Doom, directly west, is another new location called Doom’s Courtyard. Despite being classed as a landmark instead of a POI by Epic, it is featured as a named location on the island map.

The area pays homage to the new leader featuring a large Doctor Doom monument in the middle and is noticeably smaller than the new main POIs.

31.10 update map changes

Fortnite’s first major update arriving in Chapter 5 Season 4 has made a big change to the Battle Royale island by bringing Doctor Doom’s Isle of Doom to the map.

Isle of Doom

The Isle of Doom is a brand-new floating Loot Island that will feature in Fortnite until October 5, 2024. However, the overhauled Loot Island only has between a 5-10% chance of spawning per Battle Royale match, and it won’t show up at all in Ranked matches.

Isle of Doom and Doom's Cauldron location on Chapter 5 Season 4 map.
The Isle of Doom spawns in rare matches where players can land and grab Doom’s Chosen powers.

You will be notified mid-match before the Isle of Doom is about to spawn and then an icon will appear on your island map with its exact location. Once you’ve arrived, you will find Doom’s Cauldron placed in the center, which you will need to capture to be able to transform into Doom’s Chosen.

When Doom’s Chosen is activated, you will receive 500 Health and 500 Shield, unlimited sprint, a Shield Siphon after every elimination, and four brand-new abilities to use. This is why the mythic powers are rare to obtain as they are far superior than any other weapons and items you can get.

But, with probability being slim, when it becomes available on the map there will be a surge of players heading over to the floating POI. Make sure you therefore head over quickly and with some strong loot to be able to wipe out any enemies and be the first to transform into Doom’s Chosen.

31.20 update map changes

A Fortnite player inside a Stark Mobile Armory in the game.
Iron Man brings his entire arsenal to combat Doom. And you can even meet the man behind the suit himself.

Tony Stark has made quite an impact with this update. Here’s what’s new on the map:

Landing Pad Camps

Six new landing pad camps have been set up by Tony Stark across the island. You can find them at South of Latverian Station, North of Grim Gate, South of Reckless Railways, West of The Raft, South of Pantheon Path, and North of Nitrodrome. These pods drop randomly during matches and may contain either Stark or War Machine Armories, giving you their full superhero loadout.

Iron Man as an NPC

Iron Man himself arrived as well. You can find him at the Other Windmill, North of Grim Gate. He’s selling:

  • Stark Rifles
  • Repulsor Kits
  • Patch Up

The Marvel villain for this season has also received a reworked skin, Skin styles, and a range of cosmetics within the Absolute Doom Battle Pass as part of the patch.

Birthday update map changes

Birthday Cake Fortnite
Fortnite’s 7th Birthday cake.

On September 24, Fortnite released an update to celebrate its 7th birthday. This update made some minor changes to ten points of interest in the map by adding a huge Birthday Cake surrounded by tiny slices you can eat. You can check out all the locations here.

31.30 update map changes

Jonesy looking at the new countdown

With the birthday celebrations gone, this Fortnite update brings an interesting addition to the map: a countdown to the Dr. Doom mini-event. You can find this countdown east of Reckless Railways – though you’ll likely spot its orange glow from the battle bus.

31.30 Absolute Doom event map changes

Map Changes to Fortnite after Doom event

After the Absolute Doom event, the Rift Beacons were destroyed. The Industry Stark beacons can now bee seen malfunctioning, spreading Fornitemares pumpkins into the Island. You can find these at Grand Glacier and Brawler’s Battleground.

31.40 Fortnitemares 2024 update changes

Fortnitemares 2024 map changes to the Fortnite Battle Royale island.
Some of the Halloween changes that have been implemented for Fortnitemares 2024.

Every POI, landmark, and anywhere across the whole Battle Royale island has received the Halloween treatment with various decorations and Fortnite’s classing fog taking over.

Most notably, The Underworld has turned red, the Battle Bus has received a festive makeover, the new Freaky Fields POI has arrived, Brawler’s Battleground has had its name altered to Brawler’s Patch, and the train has turned into a glowing green ghost train.

There are two NPC bosses that have been placed on the map who you can fight and earn lucrative loot rewards if you defeat them. This includes Saw’s Billy, who is located a Freaky Fields, and Ultima Carver who spawns at Brawler’s Patch.

Meanwhile, the roster of friendly NPC characters has also been refreshed, including Edward Scissorhands, Mephisto, Peely Bone, and more.

Make sure you keep in the loop with the update by checking out our guides for every NPC location, all the new, unvaulted and vaulted weapons, and where to find each Mythic weapon.

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