the fortnite basics

This page is made to explain to new or less experienced players the basics of the complicated game of fortnite.

In this page we will be going over the three basic things you need to know to be able to play fortnite effectively the three are building[note building is only neccecary in the basic mode there is a no build option if you want to skip the building] aiming and overall tips these three wil be split up into thee sections which you will be able to travel to in the links below [note: everything you need to know about is on this page the links will just take you directly to the selected category].

general tips aiming building

general tips and tricks

what is fortnite

The is the main mode of fortnite this mode consists of looting the island collecting materials and fighting opponents until there is only one person/team left standing.

what is fortnite

The storm

As the game progresses the storm will do more damage it ranges from 1 damage per second to 10 damage per second ( this does not affect your shields)at the end of the ninth phase the safe zone will be extremely small and the safe zone will move throughout the map until eventually it will close completely eliminating any players alive.

The storm is a key feature of fortnite that has been out since the game's release. The storm works as a barrier to keep players within the same areas and in the action, it works in 10 phases every phase the the storm closes and gets smaller, if you are in the storm it will take health from your character every second.

There are 2 types of chests common chests and rare chests, common chests usually drop from uncommon(green) to rare(blue) weapons with there sometimes being exceptions where the player will get a epic(purple) or legendary(gold) weapons, weapon rarities work as : common, uncommon, rare, epic, legendary and mythic, Mythic items cannot be obtained by chest and are aquirred via different methods depending on the mythic, there is one other rarity known as exotic these all have their own specific abilities which make them stand out as opposed to other guns.

In fortnite you can obtain weapons from opening loot chests loot chest can be found all over the map, chests have a 75% spawn rate.

Zero build

Movement is one of the most important part of zero build it helps in an offensive way aswell as a defensive way there are a couple of movement mechanincs that were added to the game known as "mantle" and "tactical sprint" ,these are movemen mechanics but There are also various techniques within the regular movement to help you improve.

Watch this video to improve your movement by 'kenbeans' https://m.youtube.com/watch?

Aiming is an essential part of fortnite in zero build mode you will need to have good aim or you'll inevitably die since you won't hit your shots. in no build mode having good aim is important so you can kill as many of the competition as possible and inevitably win the game. there are many different aim trainers available from the paid kovaks aim trainer, pc users aim lab and fortnite creative aim duels.

Here's a video of how to aim like a pro by 'proguides' https://m.youtube.com/watch?

Creative

Fortnite creative is commonly used by many as a separate mode apart from battle Royale there are thousands of creative maps available there are plenty of maps made especially for practice from maps made for aim, building and the editing. To enter a specific Map you can enter a map code and play. here are some practice map codes

Raider's Aim Training Map – Code: 6531-5731
-1207
Amazing Edit Course 5866-8252-4604 by candook

Creative is also used as a platform for many different type of game modes some still involve the basic third person shooter aspect while others completely differ from that. Here are some unique creative maps;

✋SLAP BATTLES✋ 9544-7875-3397 by clickcreates

Fort Who ❓ (Guess Who) 5794-2200-8636 by spankysully

Bed Wars 7048-8422-2298 by ggpartner - Fortnite.