Fortnite Secrets And Advanced Tips

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By Mark Delaney on

In Fortnite battle royale and Zero Build, the difference between winning and losing doesn't just come down to skills such as aiming a gun or building a fortress. It can just as often be about who has a trick up their sleeve, who knows the map the best, or who takes advantage of some of Fortnite's unheralded secrets and tips. That's why we're here to, uh, herald them. With these lesser-known tricks you can grow your power even as the safe zone shrinks. Here are 11 Fortnite secrets and under-the-radar tips.

While Shield Breakers are great for quickly wiping out enemy shields or shutting down electronics like turrets or security cameras, they have a hidden use too: earning you free gold bars. Each EMP thrown near a vending (or Mending) machine will cause the dispensary to spit out 150 gold bars.

There's no limit to how many times this will work either, so if you're carrying a full stack of six EMPs, you can earn 900 gold bars, nearly a fifth of the maximum capacity you can carry. With even more EMPs, you can earn even more gold, of course, if you're willing to use them in this way rather than on your rivals around the island.

If you're lucky enough to go into a downed state in in duos, trios, or squads while near a Mending Machine (a vending machine that sells only health items), you can crawl over to it and heal yourself by buying the Get Patched Up option for 200 gold, which restores almost all your HP. This is very helpful since you'll be slowly losing HP while downed and you may want to extend the time your allies have to get to you and revive you.

While we're on the subject of Mending Machines, stop ignoring them! Many players like to carry health items in their inventory, and while I won't say that's