LEGO Fortnite: Building Tips & Tricks

LEGO and Fortnite have collaborated to create a charming new game mode all about gathering resources and building your perfect brick-based world. But people are curious, how could a building-centric version capture that battle royale magic? Here's what you need to know about all the building tips & tricks in LEGO Fortnite.

Complete LEGO Fortnite Building Tips & Tricks

Building structures in LEGO Fortnite becomes effortless and satisfying with grid-based controls, progressing from simple campfires to intricate multi-layered constructions that resemble LEGO playsets. Keep reading to find out all the basic guides to build in the latest Fortnite gameplay mode.

Gathering Building Materials

To make anything in LEGO Fortnite, you first need to collect basic resources by wandering the environment. Keep an eye out for materials just sitting on the ground as you explore. You can also attack trees, rocks, and other objects to make Wood, Granite, and other materials pop out.

Entering Build Mode in LEGO Fortnite

Once you have gathered enough of a material, open your Build Menu by pressing the B button. Here you'll find various structure options split into categories like Utility and Buildings. Select what you want to create, and a ghostly blueprint will appear.

Placing Down Builds

With your desired blueprint placed where you want it, press the RT button to confirm and plop down your creation. Continue gathering materials from the world around you to build more advanced buildings.

Constructing Multi-Part Buildings

Larger builds like Simple Shacks require first placing a base piece, and then manually attaching other components to expand it. As you select each additional piece from your Build Menu, it will snap neatly into place on the emerging structure. For example, these are the materials required to build a complete Simple Shack structure in LEGO Fortnite mode:

• 6 wood - Simple Shack Foundation base piece
• 1 wood - Shack Wide Floor
• 1 wood - Shack Wall
• 1 wood - Shack Pillar (need 2)
• 1 wood - Shack Roof Support
• 1 wood - Shack Ridge Roof Piece
• 1 wood - Shack Half Wall

That comes out to a total of 13 wood pieces needed to construct a full Simple Shack building. So make sure you harvest at least 13 units of wood from trees, stumps, furniture, and other destructible objects before attempting to build a LEGO Fortnite Simple Shack.

Removing Builds in LEGO Fortnite

You can demolish anything you or other players make in LEGO Fortnite mode. Simply attack the structure with your pickaxe or weapon to destroy it. This will delete the build and regain some of the materials used to create it initially.

Key Building Commands

The last one on our complete LEGO Fortnite building tips and tricks is the key building commands. Here is a quick reference of the most important building controls in LEGO Fortnite mode:

• B Button - Open Build Menu
• RT - Confirm blueprint placement
• LT - Toggle snap building
• RB/LB - Rotate structure
• D-Pad - Nudge position slightly

Use these essential inputs to gather, create, tweak, and demolish builds as you let your creativity run free in LEGO Fortnite mode!