Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 3, known as Runners, has finally launched, bringing fresh map POIs as well as brand-new weapons and items.
Runners highlights some of the biggest mid-season changes that Fortnite has seen. Chapter 7 Season 3 introduces a totally new island, while sprites are returning and reshaping Fortnite into an extraction shooter. The season also plans a variety of quality-of-life improvements and other tweaks later on.
Below is a complete breakdown of what’s new in Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 3, covering the map, the weapon loot pool, and more key details.
Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 3 map and POIs
Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 3 adds an entirely new island called the Shattered Coast, though a handful of recognizable POIs will still be present. Here are the POIs on the Shattered Coast:
- Lifty Lodge
- Latte Landing
- Chopped Shop
- The Battlewoods
- Wonkeeland
- Calamari Canyon
- Frosted Flats
- Golden Grove
- Sinister Strip
- Heatwave Harbor
- Shaken Sanctuary
- Sunken Shores
- Cluster Coast
Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 3 weapons and items
In Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 3, five new weapons are coming to the loot pool:
- Extending Focus Shotgun: Long-range shotgun
- Surgical Burst Rifle: Low recoil, burst-fire rifle
- Chaos Exploder Rifle: The Dark Voyager’s heavy assault rifle that fires explosive cubes
- Lancehead Pistol: John Wick’s pistol
- Bank Shot Pistol (coming later in the season): A pistol with ricocheting bullets
The following weapons will return to the loot pool:
- Striker Pump
- Maven Auto Shotgun
- Ranger Pistol
- Stinger SMG
- Hunting Rifle
- Chaos Reloader Shotgun
On the item side, you’ll get two new movement items:
- Seven Sliders: Slide faster than normal and slow down time while aiming down sights
- Shock Rocks (coming later this season): Lets you jump three times while you’re midair
What else is new in Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 3
This season puts a spotlight on extractingsprites. Sprites first arrived in Chapter 6 Season 1 and functioned as support items. In Chapter 7 Season 3, they work differently: you’ll need to carry sprites to an extraction site and collect them safely for use in future matches.
Sometime later in the season, there’s a small chance the Battle Bus will come back to the map during the match, giving players the option to hop on board and possibly turn the tide toward a win.
For players focused on competitive play, the update also introduces new Ranked rewards and an additional rank, Unreal. Reaching Unreal requires a skill rating of at least 2,500 and a spot within the top 500 on the Unreal Leaderboard.
There are also several quality-of-life changes rolling out, including the following:
- Audio visualizer update: The audio visualizer will now adjust its transparency depending on distance. Sounds farther away will appear more faded, while nearby sounds will look clearer.
- Battle Bus ADS: Players can now aim down sights from the battle bus for a better view of the map and to mark drop locations more easily.
- Updated Storm times: Storm circle timings have been adjusted to reduce sluggish endgames, though these changes won’t apply in competitive or Ranked modes.
To see the full overview of what’s coming to Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 3, check out Epic’s official patch notes here.