Fortnite adds new vaults

Fortnite’s February 21, 2025 season reset turned vaults into fixed targets on the island, giving players high-value loot rooms that now shape where early fights start. (fortnite.com) Epic Games launched Chapter 6 Season 2, called “Lawless,” with four static vault sites at Crime City, Masked Meadows, Seaport City, and Lonewolf Lair, plus a moving vault on the train and smaller vaults on armored transports. (fortnite.com, polygon.com) These vaults do not use old-style keycards. Players have to plant thermite on the door, survive the alarm and non-player character guards, and can speed the breach by shooting glowing weak points with a Plasma Burst Laser. (gamespot.com, polygon.com) Epic tied that mechanic directly to the season’s heist theme. In its launch post, the company told players to rob Fletcher Kane’s banks, hijack armored cars, and hit the train while the island filled with Bars and black-market gear. (fortnite.com) That made map changes part of the story instead of just scenery. The same season introduced named locations including Crime City, Outlaw Oasis, Shiny Shafts, and Lonewolf Lair, all built around Kane’s criminal network and the return of Midas. (fortnite.com, fortnite.fandom.com) The vault design also changes match pacing in simple ways: loud thermite alarms reveal your position, guards create a second layer of pressure, and the richest rooms sit in places every squad can predict before the Battle Bus route even starts. (gamespot.com) Epic kept building on that setup after launch. On March 11, 2025, the v34.10 update added Outlaw Midas, refreshed the Getaway limited-time mode, and set Battle Pass goals that included opening three vaults. (fortnite.com, twinfinite.net) Chapter 6 Season 2 ran from February 21 to May 2, 2025, so the vaults were not a one-week gimmick but a season-long structure for both fights and quests. By the time players learned the map, the safest landing spots were no longer the most important ones. (fortnite.fandom.com, gamespot.com)