InFortnite, it’s important to communicate with one’s squad, especially when there are enemies nearby. To let a teammate know that an enemy is around, gamers will need to mark them, and they can do this by pinging near their location, or they can also mark them.

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This guide will show players how they can mark their enemies inFortniteso they can be aware of their whereabouts for a brief period of time; knowing how to do this will be particularly useful when completing a Week 8 quest, which requires players tomark an enemy player, or a character, a total of five times.

Reality Augments

Reality Augments were introduced toFortnitenot long ago - they’ve only been around since the start of Chapter 4 Season 1. This feature allows gamers to activate perks that last until the end of the match.There are two Reality Augments in particular that grant players the ability to mark enemies.

One of theReality Augments that returned for Chapter 4 Season 2was theBloodhound Augment, which makes it so enemies hit by the player’s rifle will be marked temporarily.

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Additionally, update v24.30 added theTracker’s Armory Reality Augment, and it grants a Flare Gun as well as a Shadow Tracker Pistol. Gamers canmark other players with the Flare Gunby shooting it in a certain direction; the flare will then scan the area of enemies. And the Shadow Tracker Pistol works just like the Bloodhound Augment, so enemies only need to be hit with a bullet to be marked.

Specialist NPC

EachFortniteNPC has its own services that it can provide players. Some will only sell goods, others are available for hire, and there are evenspecialist NPCs that have unique abilities.

One of the four specialists available on the island is the Scout Specialist, and every 45 seconds, this NPC will scout its surroundings and mark any chests or enemy players nearby.

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TheScout Specialistcan be found atCold Cavern, and their services cost 250 gold bars.

Claiming A Location

There are certain areas of the battle royale island that can be claimed. Players canvisit named locations and loot islands and claim themby standing near the flagpole (the Capture Point) and waiting until the meter is full.

Once a location has been claimed, loot will come out of the Capture Point, chests nearby will be highlighted, and any enemies in the area will be marked for a short period of time.

Fortniteis available now for Mobile, PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.