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Fortnite’s Battle Royale combines shooting mechanics and a dynamic building system where the game becomes more than just outshooting opponents; it also involves outbuilding them. Building structures quickly during combat can give players shelter, high ground, and strategic benefits, making it an essential component of claiming a dub.
Over time, the Fortnite community has developed a variety of advanced building techniques. Tricks such as “90s” allow players to acquire height quickly by building in a 90-degree pattern, “Tunneling” enables safe traversal across the map by forming a network of interconnected boxes, whereas “box edits” involve rapidly altering walls to create openings for attacks or escapes, demonstrating the level of skill necessary.
These tricks, however, present a steep learning curve for inexperienced players, who are frequently overwhelmed by the “sweaty” lobbies in build modes. Recognizing this gap, Epic Games is launching a new feature that will allow players to accomplish intricate builds like the 90s with only one click.
Fortnite leak reveals Smart Building feature to simplify building mechanics
Fortnite leaker Loolo shared a clip on X that showcases the upcoming Smart Building feature on the Chapter 6 Season 1 island. According to the post, the feature will “let you build prefabs slowly”, without having to change the shape type while building.
The clip showcases a player building a ramp rush structure using a Wall, Ramp, and Floor as pros would gain a quick height advantage. Some players also believe that this feature will help them “crank 90s faster” as they would simply stack the prefab build on top of one another with a simple click.
The leaker also informed players that the feature is currently unfinished and could change once released. Regardless, the community was left divided upon this leak, which consists of both pros and casual players.
One casual wrote, “Honestly great addition gives people who don’t really like builds have the same advantage.” Another chimed in, “Damn they really giving everybody the ability to build like pros.”
However, some were quite skeptical about the feature, as one user commented, “I feel like this is just gonna be an overall negative for the game if implemented poorly since it might just encourage new players to not learn how to build.” Another user said, “What’s next? Smart Aim? I legit have no idea why stuff like this is added when zero builds exists. This completely defeats the purpose of even learning how to build.”
Since there is a certain divide in the community, many even believe that the first-person mode is going to tank the Battle Royale even further. Still, players are waiting for the next Fortnite update which will add new content to the game.
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- Platform(s): Android, iOS, macOS, Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X
- Genre(s): Action, Massively Multiplayer, Shooter
