SHADOW Briefings

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SHADOW Briefings
Type	Gameplay Mechanic Quests
Details
Spawn Location	Various
Spawn Rate	70%
Introduced	Chapter 5: Season 2

SHADOW Briefings are quest-giving objects in Fortnite: Battle Royale. They were introduced in Chapter 5: Season 2.

Functionality

SHADOW Briefings are terminals that could have been found throughout the map, sent by SHADOW. Interacting with them would prompt the player to accept or not a challenge in exchange for a reward. In most cases, completing the briefing within a time limit was necessary to redeem its rewards, but in some, the challenge itself was the reward. A SHADOW Briefing always offered the same specific challenge, that could only be accepted once a match, despite if it got concluded or not. If the time limit approached its end, a ticking clock sound could be heard, followed by a "FAILED" warning above the quest if it was not completed before expiration.

SHADOW Briefings could be found in 7 types, each containing a unique challenge and reward: Bounty, Plunder, Supply Drop, Vehicle, Waxen Wings, Footrace and Armory. All SHADOW Briefings had predetermined spawn locations and were marked on the map as a small white notebook.

There are also two special variations of the SHADOW Briefings: Midas Service Stations and Jigsaw's Challenge.

Challenges

Bounty

UTC

Eliminate Enemy Player Eliminate {Player} 6m		100
	0 / 1

Plunder

UTC

Spawns two buried Rare chests nearby. Find and dig them up to reap their rewards! Search or break open the buried Rare chests 5m		2
	0 / 2

Note: If the quest is not completed within the time limit, all remaining chests are destroyed.

Supply Drop

UTC

Calls in a Supply Drop nearby. Search the Supply Drop to reap its rewards! Search the Supply Drop 5m
	0 / 1

Vehicle

UTC

Rifts in a vehicle nearby. Travel 500 meters within the time limit to earn bars! Travel distance with the rifted vehicle 2m30s		100
	0 / 500

Note: The vehicle will be marked whenever exiting it if the quest has not yet been completed.

Waxen Wings

UTC

Race to the next checkpoint! Race to the next checkpoint! 1m
	0 / 1

Footrace

UTC

Race to the next checkpoint! Race to the next checkpoint! 1m		4
	0 / 1

Armory

UTC

Grants an Uncommon {Shotgun/SMG}. Damage enemy players within 15 meters to earn bars! Damage enemy players within 15 meters with {a shotgun/an SMG} 5m		100
(PICKING A WEAPON WILL REMOVE IT FROM THIS TERMINAL)	0 / 100

UTC

Grants an Uncommon Assault Rifle. Damage enemy players beyond 30 meters to earn bars! Damage enemy players beyond 30 meters using an Assault Rifle 5m		100
(PICKING A WEAPON WILL REMOVE IT FROM THIS TERMINAL)	0 / 75

UTC

Grants an Uncommon {Pistol/Assault Rifle}. Damage enemy players while aiming down sights to earn bars! Damage enemy players while aiming down sights with {a pistol/an Assault Rifle} 5m		100
(PICKING A WEAPON WILL REMOVE IT FROM THIS TERMINAL)	0 / 150

UTC

Grants an Uncommon Shotgun. Damage enemy players while hip-firing to earn bars! Damage enemy players while hip-firing with a shotgun 5m		100
(PICKING A WEAPON WILL REMOVE IT FROM THIS TERMINAL)	0 / 100

UTC

Grants an Uncommon {Pistol/SMG}. Headshot an enemy player to earn bars! Headshot an enemy player with {a pistol/an SMG} 5m		100
(PICKING A WEAPON WILL REMOVE IT FROM THIS TERMINAL)	0 / 1

Note: The Armory SHADOW Briefing spawns with at least one challenge from each weapon class. Accepting a challenge removes it from that terminal. After completing a challenge, the terminal can be interacted with again to start another, if any are still available.

Midas Service Stations

With the Rise of Midas Event, various small terminals could be found around the island and offered various services for Bars.

Interactions

	Midas Service Station
	Greetings, user. How may I serve you today?

Midas Service Station

Greetings, user. How may I serve you today?

	Midas Service Station
	Greetings, user. All services are online and functional.

Midas Service Station

Greetings, user. All services are online and functional.

	Upgrade to Legendary with Golden Wrap
		-500
	Don't mind the duct tape!

Upgrade to Legendary with Golden Wrap

Don't mind the duct tape!

-500

	Activate Rift
		-300
	Rift technology: online.

Activate Rift

Rift technology: online.

-300

	Receive Patch Up
		-100
	Med-Mist reservoir: full, but overdue for descaling.

Receive Patch Up

Med-Mist reservoir: full, but overdue for descaling.

-100

	Accepting Offer
	Thank you for your patronage!

Accepting Offer

Thank you for your patronage!

	Accepting Offer
	Happy to serve!

Accepting Offer

Happy to serve!

	Accepting Offer
	At your service!

Accepting Offer

At your service!

Jigsaw's Challenge

With the Fortnitemares 2024 Event, various TV monitors could be found around the Island. Interacting with one of them would propose a challenge which, when accepted, worked similarly to the Bounty challenge.

They appear similar to SHADOW Briefings and fill a similar function to Bounty Boards. Jigsaw's Challenge feature an image of Billy the Puppet and rather than photos and details about the briefings on them. The other differences being that Jigsaw's Challenges don't start a quest the moment they are interacted with, but another player is required to interact with another Jigsaw's Challenge to start the quest. The quest is thought of as a duel and not a hunt, so there is no hunter nor hunted but their locations will be marked on the minimap with a yellow circle that updates every TBD seconds. Should neither player manage to eliminate their opponent within 5 minutes, the mask placed on both player's heads when interacting with a Jigsaw's Challenge will explode, eliminating both of them. However, If one of the two players or their teammates eliminates their opponent within the time limit,the winning player will be awarded with Boom Billys, the Witch Broom, and other loot, and their mask will be removed. If the Bounty is poached, the surviving player is given the message "You Survived" and their mask is removed without recieving loot.

Challenge

UTC

Start a duel with another player. Eliminate them to earn the rewards! Waiting for an enemy player to accept the challenge... Eliminate {Player} 4m		1
(WARNING: JIGSAW'S DEVICE WILL ELIMINATE YOU IF YOUR OPPONENT IS NOT ELIMINATED IN THE TIME LIMIT!)	0 / 1

Rewards

• Random Epic Weapon (x3)
• Random Consumable (x3 stacks)
• Boom Billy (x2 stacks)
• Witch Broom

Object ID

• SHADOW Briefings
• Midas Service Stations
• Jigsaw's Challenges

SHADOW Briefings are referred to as Job Board in the files.

• Bounty: Bounty
• Plunder: TreasureHunt
• Supply Drop: SupplyDrop and Airdrop
• Vehicle: Vehicle
• Waxen Wings: Wings and Fly
• Footrace: Footrace and Race
• Armory: Armory

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Jigsaw's Challenges are referred to as Job Board Straw Turn in the files.

• StrawTurn

History

• Chapter 5

Chapter 5: Season 2

Update v29.00

• Added SHADOW Briefings.

Update v29.01

• Added Midas Service Stations.

Update v29.10

• Introduced two new challenges: Waxen Wings and Footrace.
• Changed SHADOW Briefing's map icon to a small white notebook instead of using the same one as Job Boards.
• April 2nd 2024: Vaulted Midas Service Stations.

Update v29.20

• April 12th 2024: Vaulted the Waxen Wings and Footrace SHADOW Briefings.

Update v29.40

• Unvaulted the Waxen Wings and Footrace SHADOW Briefings.
• May 14th 2024: Vaulted the Bounty SHADOW Briefing.
  • According to Fortnite Status Twitter Account, the Bounty SHADOW Briefing was removed while they consider a fresh take on this type of in-match combat objective.

Chapter 5: Season 3

Update v30.00

• Vaulted and Removed the Waxen Wings and Footrace SHADOW Briefings.

Update v30.10

• June 13th 2024: Vaulted the Vehicle SHADOW Briefing.

Chapter 5: Season 4

Update v31.00

• Introduced a new challenge: Armory.

Update v31.10

• The Armory SHADOW Briefing now includes a warning under each challenge, emphasizing that accepting it will also remove it from that terminal.

Update v31.40

• Added Jigsaw's Challenge.
• Swapped the location of most SHADOW Briefings.

Chapter 2 Remix

Update v32.00

• Vaulted all challenges (Plunder, Supply Drop and Armory).
• Vaulted the Jigsaw's Challenge.

News Tab

• In-Game

Image	Description	Date
	SHADOW Briefings Interact with the SHADOW Briefing and select one of the following: Bounty, Plunder, Supply Drop, or Vehicle. Take a Bounty and eliminate your target to earn Bars. Plunder to spawn two buried rare chests and dig them up to reap their reward. Call in a Supply Drop nearby and loot up. Rift in a Vehicle and travel within the time limit to earn Bars.	March 8th 2024

Trivia

• SHADOW Briefings seem to be made as a replacement to Bounty Boards as they both offer 100 Bars per completed task.
• Both Waxen Wings and Footrace SHADOW Briefings don't have an exclusive terminal icon; therefore, marking them displays the map icon instead.

Gallery

• Terminal Icons
• Reward Icons
• Other Icons
• Former Icons

Bounty SHADOW Briefing

Plunder SHADOW Briefing

Supply Drop SHADOW Briefing

Vehicle SHADOW Briefing

Armory SHADOW Briefing

Jigsaw's Challenge

Rare Chest as Plunder SHADOW Briefing's reward

Supply Drop as Supply Drop SHADOW Briefing's reward

Wings of Icarus as Waxen Wings SHADOW Briefing's reward

Shockwave Grenades as Footrace SHADOW Briefing's reward

Billy-inspired bear mask as Jigsaw's Challenges' reward

Map icon for SHADOW Briefings

Icon shown above the Bounty SHADOW Briefing and on its screen

Icon shown above the Plunder SHADOW Briefing and on its screen

Icon shown above the Supply Drop SHADOW Briefing and on its screen

Icon shown above the Vehicle SHADOW Briefing, on its screen and as map icon for its rifted vehicle

Icon shown above the Waxen Wings SHADOW Briefing and on its screen

Icon shown above the Footrace SHADOW Briefing and on its screen

Icon shown above the Armory SHADOW Briefing and on its screen

Map icon for the Jigsaw's Challenge

Icon shown above the Jigsaw's Challenge

SHADOW Briefing's map icon (Before v29.10)