How to get Birthday Medallions in Fortnite explained
It's Fortnite's birthday!
With Fortnite celebrating its 7th birthday, there are some festivities taking place in-game and so you don't miss out, we've got where to find Birthday Medallions in Fortnite, lest you arrive late to the party.
There's been loads of new content being added to Fortnite as of late, such as the Bye Bye Bye Emote and Stark Industries Chests. We'll leave it for you to decide which of those two is the essential must-have...
It's not just Battle Royale getting the content treatment, be sure to check out the LEGO Fortnite Klombo update.
On the topic of medallions, the Absolute Doom bosses have three medallions to collect. Think you can get all three in a match?
But birthdays don't last forever, so let's get straight to it!
How to get Birthday Medallions in Fortnite
Birthday Medallions can be found in Birthday Presents or from eliminated players.
Birthday Presents are randomly placed across the map so there's no specific location to drop to.
We found a birthday present in the Nitrodrome after a few minutes of looking.
Once you've got a present, throw it and then break it open the spawned in the present and you will find some loot and a Birthday Medallion.
The Birthday Medallion randomly spawns in balloons that are attached to you, up to a maximum of three. The more balloons, the higher and further you will float.
This is great for giving you an oversight of what's going on on the map, such as spotting Iron Man or War Machine drop ships coming into land and sniping players down below.
The War Machine weaponry is lethal when paired with the balloons, as you can fly high and rain fire down from above.
You aren't completely invulnerable though, as other players can shoot out your balloons.
There is also a Firework Flare Gun that shoots big fireworks to reveal other players' locations, and can be found randomly across the map.
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Cole Luke is a freelance journalist and video producer who contributes to RadioTimes.com's Gaming section. He also has bylines for Digital Foundry, PC Gamer, Network N and more.