What are Creator Made Islands in Fortnite and how to earn XP on them

✓ At a glance

• Creator Made Islands are maps in Fortnite Creative not made by Epic Games
• They won’t show the Epic Games logo in the thumbnail and will have their creator’s name listed
• Many Creator Made Islands are easy ways to earn lots of XP quickly

There are seemingly endless game modes in Fortnite these days for players to check out. But with a set of recent quests specifically requiring players to earn XP on ‘Creator Made Islands’, it’s not clear what exactly that means, leading players looking to complete those quests high and dry.

We’ve put together a quick guide to explain exactly what is meant by the term Creator Made Islands, and how you can use them to complete your quests and net you those tasty rewards. With that, let’s get into it.

How to play on Creator Made Islands in Fortnite

Simply put, Creator Made Islands are maps in Fortnite Creative that have been created and uploaded by players, rather than by the official development team at Epic Games. You can tell if an island was made by a creator because it will display the name of the creator below the name of the island. Official Epic Games-made maps will also have the Epic Games logo in the top left of the thumbnail.

Because of how easy it is to create your own maps in Fortnite, the vast majority of islands in the game are now made by players. The modes you won’t be able to complete these quests on are:

Game Mode	Description
Battle Royale	The default game mode for Fortnite
Zero Build	Battle Royale but with building mechanics removed
Ranked Battle Royale	The ranked version of Battle Royale
Ranked Zero Build	The ranked version of Zero Build
Team Rumble	A team deathmatch mode with fast respawns
Reload	A Battle Royale mode with a smaller map and fewer players
Rocket Racing	A multiplayer racing mode
LEGO Fortnite	A LEGO-themed survival game
Fortnite Festival Main Stage	A mode to play Jam Tracks to get high scores
Fortnite Festival Jam Stage	A relaxed mode where you can play Jam Tracks with friends

How to earn XP on Creator Made Islands

Essentially, when a quest asks you to earn XP on Creator Made Islands, what it’s asking you to do is to play on one of these maps in Fortnite Creative. That could be game modes like FFA and deathmatch, or even deathrun and RP servers – each one will have a different method of earning XP, but for the majority of them, all you’ll need to do is just play on the island. We’ve got a guide to all the best Fortnite Creative maps to earn XP on, so spend a few minutes on one of those and you’ll have your quest completed almost immediately.