Week 5 of Fortnite Chapter 3's first season is officially here, and with it comes a fresh set of quest challenges for players to complete in exchange for XP. While taking a pickaxe to a tree isn't anything new for players, Timber Pines can only be found within a certain region of the island, and this guide shows and tells exactly where to look.
The ever-popular free-to-play battle royale title from Epic Games is now into the second month of its inaugural season for Chapter 3. Making the jump to Unreal Engine 5 with the new chapter, Fortnite has received several significant changes, like the addition of the sliding mechanic and the newly destructible Timber Pines. According to a leak, tornados are going to soon be added, which doesn't bode well for the trees related to this quest.
How to Knock Down Timber Pines in Fortnite
Knocking down Timber Pines in Fortnite in and of itself is a fairly easy task. The main issues concerning this quest are knowing where to go, and being able to differentiate Timber Pines from regular trees. The main physical differences are that Timber Pines have a noticeably lighter trunk, and tend to be a bit taller, with branches that start up higher as well. As far as where they are, Timber Pines are exclusively found in the northwestern region of the map; roughly from the lake near Camp Cuddle up to the north of Logjam Lumberyard.
To knock down Timber Pines, players can use their pickaxe as if they were regularly harvesting materials. One of the best spots to knock down the log-yielding trees is the mountain just north of Camp Cuddle's lake and south of Pinnacle Peak, where there should be around two dozen or so. Once players have managed to knock down a total of five Timber Pines, the quest will be complete. The previously mentioned location is just a bit south of Lt. John Llama, who can sell players the new Shield Keg item, which is also one of Fortnite's Week 5 quests.
Speaking of things in Fortnite getting knocked down, Fortnite itself unexpectedly went down in the final few days of 2021. Players reported problems with matchmaking, logging in, and other connectivity issues, leading Epic Games to entirely shut down servers for an extended amount of time. While Fortnite was brought back online in a matter of hours, Epic is offering a Power Leveling Weekend as an apology for the unforeseen downtime.
With the constant content updates, crossovers, and the new Chapter 3, Fortnite has become quite the insane game from what it once was, and it doesn't look to be slowing down any time soon.
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