Fortnite | What Happened to Secret Banners in Season 9 Explained

Curious to know what happened to the Secret Banners and their locations? Check this article out to know the details, why Banners are missing & how Fortbytes replaced them in Season 9!!

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Secret Banners Replaced
Secret Banners - Overview

Where are the Secret Banners in Season 9?

Secret Banners Replaced with Fortbyte

Starting Season 9, Secret Banners have been removed from the Secret Tier circulation. Every other week, instead of banners, the loading screens will now give clues to locations of Hidden Fortbytes.

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What are Fortbytes?

Fortbytes are a new feature introduced in Season 9. They act similarly to puzzle pieces, requiring players to collect them to reveal a photo that foretells the secret of the island. There are 100 in total to collect in all.

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No Need to Complete Challenges to Collect Hidden Fortbytes

Unlike the Secret Banners of previous seasons, collecting Fortbytes does not require players to complete sets of weekly challenges first. Players can just go directly to the location and get the Fortbyte even if they don't have the loading screen.

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What are Secret Banners?

Exclusive Banners Hidden in Loading Screens

Every other week in the past seasons, a Secret Banner is released with Weekly Challenges. Each one has a required number of weekly challenges required to unlock a Loading Screen with their location.

No Gameplay Advantages

The Secret Banners do not provide any gameplay advantages nor to do they add a tier to a Battle Pass. They just unlock a new Banner style for players to use.

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No.	Challenge Name
02	Found at a Location within Loading Screen Number 6
03	Accessible Using Skull Trooper Emoji at Western Most Point
04	Accessible By Skydiving Through The Rings Above Loot Lake
05	Accessible by using the Laid Back Shuffle Emote inside a dance club
06	Yay Emote At A Ice Cream Shop
07	Use Cuddle Up Emoticon In A Rocky Umbrella
08	Found Within Junk Junction
11	Found beneath a circling jungle parrot
12	Accessible By Using The Nana Nana Spray Inside A Molten Tunnel
13	Found within Loading Screen 2
14	Found Within An RV Park
16	Found In A Desert House With Too Many Chairs
17	Found Inside a Wooden Fish Building
18	Found Somewhere Between Mega Mall & Dusty Divot
19	Accessible with the Vega outfit inside a spaceship building
20	Found at the center of any of the first three Storm Circles
21	Found inside a metal llama building
22	Accessible By Using Rox Spray In Underpass
23	Found between an RV campsite, a gas station, and a monstrous footprint
24	Found within Fatal Fields
26	Accessible With The Bunker Jonesy Outfit near a snowy bunker
27	Found somewhere within map location A4
28	Accessible By Solving The Pattern Match Puzzle Outside A Junkyard Desert
29	Found underneath the tree in Crackshot's Cabin
30	Found somewhere between Haunted Hills and Pleasant Park
31	Found At A Meteor Crater Overlook
32	Accesible By Wearing KYO Pet Back Bling
33	Found within Loading Screen 10
34	Found Between A Fork And A Knife
36	Accessible by Sentinel on a Frozen Island
37	Found Inside A Disaster Bunker Basement In Pleasant Park
38	Accessible with the Vendetta outfit at the northern most Sky Platform
40	Accessible With The Demi Outfit On A Sundial In The Desert
41	Accessible By Using Tomatohead Emoticon Inside the DurrrBurger restaurant
43	Accessible By Wearing The Nana Cape Back Bling Inside A Banana Stand
47	Reboot Van, Pirate Camp & Battlebus
48	Accessible by using the Vox Pickaxe to smash the gnome beside a mountain top throne
49	Found In Trog's Ice Cave
50	Accesible Inside Mountain Top Castle Ruins
51	Accessible by using the Cluck Strut to cross the road in front of Peely's Banana Stand
52	Accessible with Bot Spray inside a Robot Factory
53	Accessible By Helping To Raise The Disco Ball At An Abandoned Mountain Top Villain Lair
55	Found Within Haunted Hills
58	Accessible by using the Sad Trombone Emote at the north end of Snobby Shore
59	Accessible with Durrr! Emoji inside Pizza Pit restaurant
60	Accessible With Sign Spinner Emote In Front Of The Happy Oink Restaurant
61	Accessible by Using Sunbird Spray on a Frozen Waterfall
62	Accessible With The Stratus Outfit Within An Abandoned Mansion
63	Found Between Fatal Fields & Lucky Landing
64	Accessible by Rox on Top of Stunt Mountain
65	Found in a basement budget movie set
67	Accessible By Flying The Retaliator Glider Through The Rings Under The Southern Most Sky Platform
68	Found Within A Snowy Town Book Shop
69	Found Inside A Stone Pig Building
70	Accessible by skydiving through the rings above Lazy Lagoon with the Vibrant Contrails equipped
72	Found Within Salty Springs
74	Found In A Filing Cabinet Inside An Assasin’s Basement On The Desert Coast
75	Found Within An Airport Hangar
76	Found Behind A Historical Diorama
77	Found Within a Track Side Taco Shop
78	Found within a Ranger tower overlooking a drained lake
79	Found Within An Arcade
80	Using Bunker Basher Pickaxe At Volcano Rim
81	Accessible Near a Mountain Top Cactus Wedge
82	Accessible by Solving the Pressure Plate Puzzle
83	Found In A Rock Garden Near The Coast
88	Found Somewhere Within Map Location J3
89	Accessible by flying the Scarlet Strike Glider through the rings east of Snobby Shores
91	Found At A Location within Loading Screen Number 4
92	Rock Love Spray Near Lavafall
94	Accessible by using the Scarlet Scythe Pickaxe to smash a blue canoe under a frozen lake
95	Found at a Solar Panel Array in the Jungle
97	Found at a Location within Loading Screen Number 8
98	Found Within A Viking Longhouse
100	Found On The Highest Floor On The Tallest Building In Neo Tilted