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Full Rune and Excavation timeline throughout Fortnite Season 8

If you are confused on what exactly is going on with Fortnite Battle Royale’s excavation sites and mystical runes, we have compiled an entire timeline of what events have occurred.
There are only about two weeks left in Season 8, and an in-game event has been underway which could be rolling out the red carpet for Season 9.
Excavation sites began appearing around the map with construction revealing different items beneath the depths.
Runes have begun appearing at different sites, and we believe that once all they have arrived, a huge in-game event will take place.
Here is the entire timeline for Fortnite Battle Royale’s Excavation and Rune appearances:
Excavation Site 1 – Paradise Palms
On March 28, the first excavation site arrived near Paradise Palms in the desert biome.
Players could interact with the rocks, which had 500 million health.
An Excavation Site has appeared near #Fortnite's Paradise Palms!
— Fortnite News | FortniteMaster.com (@FNMasterCom) March 28, 2019
The rocks are globally affected by player damage, each with 500 million HP.https://t.co/QAN9UoNkEr pic.twitter.com/uJ6mlMin1G
Once the rocks were cleared, a volcano vent and dinosaur bones were revealed at the bottom.
The #Fortnite global-damage Excavation Site has been cleared!
— Fortnite News | FortniteMaster.com (@FNMasterCom) March 28, 2019
A volcano vent, chest, and other junk have been unearthed.https://t.co/QAN9Up4VvZ pic.twitter.com/G2p9h4ZG9c
Excavation Site 2 – Dusty Divot
Dusty Divot was the location for the second excavation site, with construction vehicles digging right into the heart of where the meteor landed during Season 4. Construction began here on April 2.
A new #Fortnite Excavation Site has appeared at Dusty Divot! pic.twitter.com/euUZZ2b1mC
— Fortnite News | FortniteMaster.com (@FNMasterCom) April 2, 2019
Once construction completed, players could interact with the rocks again in order to reveal what was beneath.
Unfortunately, after the last rock was destroyed, the newly dug hole was filled with lava.
The Dusty Divot dig site has filled with lava after the last rock was destroyed!
— Fortnite News | FortniteMaster.com (@FNMasterCom) April 3, 2019
Credit: @LootLakeBR for the video pic.twitter.com/CRp9R3pUMs
Excavation Site 3 – Nearby Loot Lake
Another site was soon revealed to be near Loot Lake. On April 7, construction vehicles arrived and excavation soon followed.
Digging has concluded at the #Fortnite Excavation Site near Loot Lake.
— Fortnite News | FortniteMaster.com (@FNMasterCom) April 8, 2019
A large, steel door has been unearthed. It is currently unknown what this may lead to. pic.twitter.com/ayEjz2KJib
A few minutes later, thanks to the community’s help to quickly demolish the rocks, Loot Lake’s dig site revealed a huge metal door that echos when hit with a pickaxe.
Excavation Site 4 – Loot Lake
The last of the excavation vehicles arrived at the heart of Loot Lake on April 12, which was the last resting place for Kevin the Cube.
— Scenario (@iScenario) April 15, 2019
On April 15, the vehicles soon surrounded the center of Loot Lake.
Soon, on April 17, Loot Lake’s center was uncovered to reveal a huge metal plate.
A massive bunker has been unearthed at #Fortnite's Loot Lake… pic.twitter.com/2EMpoTRnpk
— Fortnite News | FortniteMaster.com (@FNMasterCom) April 17, 2019
Around this time, things start to get a little weird as mystical floating runes began to appear randomly around the Fortnite Battle Royale map.
On April 18, one of the metallic structures on Loot Lake’s metal plate began to show a holographic image displaying an alien-like symbol, which we soon saw began displaying across different runes.
A mysterious rune is emanating from the metallic structure in Loot Lake #Fortnite
— Fortnite News | LootLake.net (@LootLakeBR) April 18, 2019
(had to try a couple of times before seeing it – might be a bug) pic.twitter.com/ug4oNL8Lbf
Floating Rune Pedestal 1 – Fatal Fields
On April 19, the first pedestal appeared floating near Fatal Fields.
Once players dealt 100 million damage to the pedestal, it would transport the rune to Loot Lake.
A moving rune spawned to the south of Fatal Fields at 12:00pm ET. It appears to move a short distance towards Loot Lake after players collectively deal 100,000,000 damage to it.
— Fortnite News | FortniteMaster.com (@FNMasterCom) April 19, 2019
When it moves, it destroys builds and launches you away! And yes, you'll take fall damage 😉 pic.twitter.com/wWlwg6tyBX
Floating Rune Pedestal 2 – Shifty Shafts
Shifty Shafts also saw the appearance of another pedestal carrying a rune on April 19.
The rune has reached Shifty Shafts. pic.twitter.com/IWSIsPV1VY
— Fortnite News (@FortniteBR) April 19, 2019
Floating Rune Pedestal 3 – Loot Lake
April 22 saw the appearance of a new rune above Loot Lake, however, this one did not take player damage.
Unlike the previous rune pedestal, this new one does not take damage.
— Fortnite News | FortniteMaster.com (@FNMasterCom) April 22, 2019
However, the Volcano laser beam started firing, with the pedestal appearing to be their target. It seems that the goal is to hit all three sources to get them shooting at the rune! pic.twitter.com/tmMmQZhJWC
However, three laser machines appeared around the map, which appeared to be pointed at the floating rune pedestals.
Players could not deal damage to the laser machines, but they could hit them in order to change the direction the laser is pointing.
A day later on April 23, the second rune was activated above Loot Lake, where it dropped into place within the metallic structure on the metal plate.
Video of Rune 2's activation.
— Fortnite News | FortniteMaster.com (@FNMasterCom) April 23, 2019
Video Credit to @iScenario pic.twitter.com/MdTtx5dvc8
As well, the volcano near the jungle expedition outpost began to spew black smoke.
Something's cooking 🌋 pic.twitter.com/m6as8mhWWF
— Fortnite News | FortniteMaster.com (@FNMasterCom) April 23, 2019
We will keep this article updated with any and all new information regarding the mysterious runes, and the possible arrival of new excavation sites.
Thanks to FortniteMaster, FNBR, and iScenario for the pictures and videos!

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How to get the Dish Destroyer pickaxe in Fortnite Season 3
Another exclusive pickaxe arrives to Fortnite in Season 3 and it sure looks quite different. Here’s how you can get it.

The Dish Destroyer pickaxe is another free cosmetic you can get in Chapter 3 Season 3 if you haven’t already. Here’s how to get the pickaxe right into your locker.
Fortnite players sure love freebies that the developers give them away each season. From a free Refer-A-Friend skin to a slurpy back bling that you can get upon completing quests, players have faithfully completed every task that Epic has asked them to claim the free reward.
However, over the course of several seasons now, getting these freebies is starting to feel too much work to some players. Epic continues to add away free content, but players are asked to put in the work in order to claim these rewards.
This time around, there’s a new item on the block, The Dish Destroyer Pickaxe, which you can get in Fortnite now by doing a few simple steps. Here’s how you can get it in Season 3.
Get the Dish Destroyer Pickaxe in Fortnite now
Nvidia’s cloud gaming platform GeForce Now was launched earlier this year when players were able to stream Fortnite on any device if they were a member of the service. This also allowed iOS users to stream the game on their phones despite the Apple vs. Epic lawsuit.
In a recent tweet, Nvidia announced that Fortnite players will be able to redeem a free Dish Destroyer Pickaxe if they stream Fortnite on their GeForce Now enabled devices until August 4, 2022. Players who are members of the exclusive service will only be able to redeem this for free in-game.
However, in another announcement, Epic told its player base that the pickaxe is not exclusive to GeForce Now but will also be available in the Item Shop at a later date. This means that those who aren’t able to redeem the free pickaxe using their GeForce Now memberships will have a chance to buy it using V-Bucks in the Item Shop.
The cost of the pickaxe has not been revealed as of yet as players believe that it will be released once the limited window of August 4 for GeForce Now members have expired. As soon as we get any news on its Item Shop release, we’ll be sure to update this article.
GeForce Now players have had the perks of free rewards ever since the service allowed players to experience the thrill of Fortnite anywhere on their devices. Falling in line is XCloud’s gaming service which has become extremely popular amongst Xbox players.
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Fortnite players call on Epic Games to fix Loot Chests bug in Season 3
As the latest Fortnite Season 3 update brought players a No Sweat Summer, it left a weird bug in the game where players are getting empty loot chests. Here’s the latest on that.

Fortnite players have finally given up on the game due to its never-ending glitches and bugs that affect their overall gameplay experience. The latest glitch in the game is teleporting chest loot to a different location, and it’s getting pretty annoying for players.
Player feedback is one of the many things Epic takes very seriously that it aims to fix in every major weekly update or minor hotfixes from time to time. Often there are times when these bugs can get pretty annoying as they affect the overall gameplay experience for the player.
Fortnite players have seen bugs ranging from being stuck under the map or taking fall damage after jumping off a launch pad. From pros to content creators, each one of them took to social media to call on the developers to “fix the game”.
However, a recent update, v21.30, left a bug that has tested the patience of every Fortnite player active this season – potentially the most annoying Fortnite bug of all time. Here’s everything we know about it so far.
Fortnite bug teleports chests loots to other locations
A strange Fortnite bug that is going viral right now on social media is the Loot Chests bug. It all began when Epic added the update v21.30 and introduced players to this year’s summer event, No Sweat Summer.
The update also saw the addition of Prime Shotgun which is considered to be the best shotgun in Chapter 3. While all the additions are fascinating and exciting to the players, the bug the update left in the game is still haunting players who are failing to win a game like they used to.
The bug, as shown in the clip above, teleports the chest loot to a nearby location outside if a player opens a chest box inside a building. This is pretty annoying as it doesn’t let the player farm loot fast as they usually would while landing on a hot drop.
Players have already started uploading their clips of the loot chest bug and are calling out the game to come out and fix this issue. This bug also creates double the work for those players who like to play a fast-paced Battle Royale match.
Joining in the conversation are a few FNCS players who feel that this bug might cost them several games where they would end up losing on a major competitive level. The entire community has joined hands together to ask the developers to fix the game at the earliest.
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While Fortnite has not addressed this issue on their social media handles or on the Trello board could also mean that players in higher ping regions might be the only ones experiencing the bug. However, the player base is still keeping their hopes high to get these issues fixed as soon as possible.
As bugs and glitches continue to add to several issues Fortnite is filled with, events like No Sweat Summer keep the community excited for more in-game content and freebies that they can get. The challenges for No Sweat Summer are live in-game now and players can redeem their share of rewards upon completing them.
For more, check out our article on Fortnite introducing the new Prime Shotgun in update v21.30.
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Fortnite introduces the new Prime Shotgun in update v21.30
Prime Shotgun is the latest game breaking weapon that has been added to Fortnite in v21.30. Here’s all about the new shotgun.

Prime Shotgun is another addition to Fortnite this season in terms of weaponry that has been added to the game. Here is all about the latest shotgun that was introduced in v21.30 and what players think of it.
Fortnite Chapter 3 Season 3 has been a joyride for both OG and new players alike. The new mechanics, the reality bloom spreading everywhere, and the addition of new weapons to the game have kept the community satisfied so far.
However, during the beginning of Chapter 3, the shotgun meta was deemed to be the worst shotguns the game had added to the game. The Striker Pump, Ranger, and Auto Shotguns were weapons that players had deemed incompetent to other shotguns in Fortnite.
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Much so, even the newly released Two Shot Shotgun couldn’t impress the players with its faster fire rate and damage. So, Epic decided to throw a new shotgun into the mix to seek player reactions and improve the messed-up shotguns in-game.
Prime Shotgun is the new community favorite shotgun in Fortnite
Prime Shotgun was added in the latest update v21.30 to the unvaulted weapons arsenal in Fortnite. The shotguns were the second one introduced to the player base apart from the Two-Shot shotgun.
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It holds 4 bullets in a clip and promises heavy damage on the first shot fired from a fully loaded clip. The 3 shots that follow inflict lower damage than that of the first one.
When a player reloads the shotgun, 3 blue dots appear on the gun with the red dot being the first shot being loaded. This brings back the memories of the infamous “One Shot Meta” from the OG days when the community used to perform using a Pump Shotgun.
Pros like NickEh30 sang high praise of the Prime Shotgun as the weapon contains elements of the OG pump in terms of range, accuracy, and firepower. Other pros like SypherPK & Ninja also commented their thoughts on the gun which were highly positive.
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With the recent Fortnite update, leaks have also been floating around about the No Sweat Summer and Ice Cream cone consumables that the player base can see in-game in the coming days. However, an official announcement has been made about the same on the official blog website of Fortnite.