Arena
The hunt and the exit: how not to lose what you collected
Updated 2026-10-07
The first chest you pick up in a match closes the exit and the shooting range for 5 minutes: 2 minutes with no mark, then 3 minutes as a target. This happens once per match: later chests do not close the exit. In a new match the rule applies again.
What happens, minute by minute
| moment | what other players see | exit and range |
|---|---|---|
| paid entry, no chests taken | a colored dot on the mini-map | open |
| 0:00–2:00 after the first chest | a colored dot, no announcement | closed |
| 2:00–5:00, you are a target | a red bullseye on the mini-map and an announcement in the feed | closed |
| after 5:00 | a colored dot | open until the end of the match |
| after a revival | a red bullseye right away, without the two minutes | closed for 3 minutes |
Players are always visible on the mini-map, including during the first two minutes.
What the hunt looks like
- The bullseye is visible only on the mini-map. There is no mark above the bubble in the arena.
- Every player’s feed shows a line like “Hunt on @name: carrying 6 CBW — 3 minutes”.
- A “Target” badge lights up under your mini-map.
- There can be several targets on the map, all marked the same way.
What is closed
| what | what it shows |
|---|---|
| house | the seconds left |
| range window | “You’re a target, wait N s” |
| the “Change mode” button on a locked chest | “You’re a target, wait N s” |
A chest after a revival
A chest picked up in the three minutes after a revival does not count as the first. If you took no chests before the revival, the five-minute countdown starts with a chest you take after those three minutes.
Your own chest
A chest with your own money counts like any other: if it is your first in the match, the exit and the range are closed for the same 5 minutes. Two cases:
- A part of your bubble was eaten, and you picked up the chest it dropped.
- You were eaten for good, came back in and took your chest back: in the new match it is the first.
Who does not become a target
A free player: they do not pick up chests and do not revive.