If you want to claim the Floating Island capture point, you need to head there straight away. Image: Epic Games via Polygon How to claim a Floating Island capture point Roughly 30 seconds later, the rift will be replaced by the Floating Island itself, and it’s basically fair game for anyone. This is a rift, and it precedes the Floating Island spawning in. Image: Epic Games via PolygonĬheck your map, and you’ll see there’s the weird blue ‘butterfly’ symbol below in place of the actual island. We’ve seen it happen near both ends of the spectrum, and whenever it does appear, you’ll first notice it as a marker on your HUD, just as below. Instead, the Floating Island spawns in at some point between the remaining player count hitting 30 and 15. The Floating Island isn’t there at the beginning of the match.

Whether you’re ticking off the challenge, or want to learn the Floating Island location, this page can help. The Floating Island - also known as the Loot Island - is a reoccurring landmark in Fortnite seasons, and usually has unique requirements for appearing.īoth this and the addition of the train are subject to a Week 1 Challenge in Chapter 5 Season 1 - “Complete a Train Heist and Claim the Floating Island capture point” - though these steps can be completed in separate matches if you prefer.

Claiming the Floating Island capture point can help give you some powerful loot as you close out matches in Fortnite.

Chapter 5 season 1 map