Car in LEGO Fortnite: how to make and operate

Cars in LEGO Fortnite — means for traveling around the world and moving goods. There are two main classes of cars in the game: jet-powered and electric cars. If the first type has limited maneuvering and control functions, then electric cars are driven like regular four-wheeled cars. Mixing these classes opens up room for experimentation.

From the guide you will learn how to build a car in LEGO Fortnite from scratch or according to a ready-made scheme, how to control and monitor it.

All types of Cars in LEGO Fortnite

The number of possible types of cars in the game is limited only by the player’s imagination and available parts. However, there is three ready-made car models, which can be collected by prescription in the “Construction”, “Transport” menu.

speed car

Lightweight single-seater car with an open top. It resembles an ATV and has a small power unit with one battery. To make a machine of this type, stock up on resources:

• Wooden stick ×18;
• Board ×2;
• Lace ×8: made by spinning wheel;
• Wood ×8;
• Granite ×9.

The production of any vehicle according to a recipe takes place in several stages and is similar to the construction of ready-made houses in the game: place the base in the world and sequentially add various parts to it in the places indicated by the game with a blue glow.

The high-speed car is perfect for solo exploration of the world, because it can only accommodate one person.

SUV

Four-seater car for cooperative travel. To create this managed machine, gather the following resources:

• Wooden stick ×20;
• Board ×9;
• Cactus stick ×4;
• Lanyard ×8;
• Torch ×2;
• Cactus ×16;
• Glass ×2;
• Wood ×34;
• Granite ×31.

The advantages of this model: better cross-country ability, four seats for friends and an average power unit for two Batteries.

Dump truck

A truck for transporting massive objects. You can even install work stations on the dump truck and thereby create items while traveling. To make this model you will need a lot of materials:

• Wooden stick ×52;
• Wood ×102;
• Granite ×63;
• Frosty Pine ×30;
• Cactus ×24;
• Board ×10;
• Lanyard ×8;
• Frosty Pine Stick ×6;
• Torch ×2;
• Glass ×2.

The dump truck is equipped with the largest power unit with four batteries. It is quite clumsy and is not the best solution for cross-country travel. On the other hand, the ability to install buildings in the body allows you to build a real mobile mini-base with chests and other units.

How to create all the control parts for a car

The parts needed to build a machine are divided into two classes:

• Control elements - related to vehicle movement, energy consumption and other aspects of movement in space;
• Body elements are base blocks, suspensions, frames, and other decorative and auxiliary elements, such as headlights.

If parts of the second class give the machine its shape and add minor additional functions to it, then understanding the purpose of items of the first class is important for making a working machine. Let's take a look at all the controls stored in the Toys menu and see how many resources are needed to create each one.

How to make a car in LEGO Fortnite

The processes for making a high-speed car, SUV and dump truck are greatly simplified and automated, but the player is also free to create his own creation, manually and from scratch. Below is a general algorithm for manufacturing a vehicle. All the necessary parts are located in the construction menu, along the “Toys” path, in the “Car Parts” and “Controls” submenu.

Buy a car jack

To begin, select the jack on which the machine you are making will be mounted. The device is needed so that the wheels do not get stuck in the textures of the ground and it is possible to attach suspension elements to the bottom of the car without any problems.

A small jack is suitable for a miniature vehicle, a large one for huge cars.

Choose a base for your vehicle

In the “Car Parts” menu, assemble the base of the car from the elements of the “Buildings” category, and install the structure on a jack.

Install suspension and wheels

Attach a pendant to the bottom of your car in a choice of five different sizes. Install as many suspension elements as you plan to install pairs of wheels.

Install wheels on the sides of the suspension. We recommend placing them as follows:

• Install the steering wheels at the front;
• Place the drive wheels at the rear.

Choose wheel sizes at your discretion. It is extremely important to determine where the wheels are spinning: inspect each one separately and use the E key (on a PC) to change the direction of its rotation. All wheels must turn in one direction forward and be installed at the same level horizontally so that the car does not pull to the side.

Place the driver's seat

Select the driver's seat from three available options and install it on the base of the car. Make sure that the seat is not obstructed by other vehicle objects, such as the windshield or roof, so that the vehicle can be seated successfully.

The seat opens up two important functions of the driver's aid:

1. Steering;
2. Channel : Connect external motors with a wrench to individual channels. Next, by pressing the R, F and C buttons (on a PC), select which accelerator to turn on at the right time.

Channel programming details will be discussed later.

Install the power unit

An energy unit is a battery-powered device, without which the car will not move. Install it anywhere on the body, depending on the body shape. There are solutions for installation in the front and rear of the car, or even on the roof. The main rule for installing a power supply for a machine is that it must be in with the body in any possible way.

The game features three types of energy nodes with different capacities:

• Small holds 1 car battery;
• Average - 2;
• Large - 4.

Place the power unit depending on the size of the device and the distance of the planned trip. Do not forget to install batteries in the unit, which are the fuel for the machine, otherwise it will not move.

Add headlights for night driving

Headlights are needed so that on dark nights you can see where to go. You can attach protective bumpers with headlights or separate flashing lights to your vehicle.

Vehicle tuning

The game has a huge space for tuning the car: come up with solutions without a roof or with one, experiment with multi-story cars or huge dump trucks on which you can keep your own mini-base with jobs. Try to ensure that the driver always has access to the seat, but otherwise be as creative as possible.

How to program channels

You can install additional engines on ready-made electric cars and program the order of their activation. wrench. Assign engine activation to one of the three channel buttons built into each driver's seat. Thanks to channel programming, it is possible to distribute functions between engines: for example, to separate the accelerators at the rear of the car from the horizontal engines that lift the car off the ground. The simplest example of how channels are configured:

• Assemble the car, be sure to install the driver's seat on it.
• Add to car
• Next, using a wrench, assign activation channels for these engines: 1, 2 or 3.
  

• Get into the car and press the programmed channel button to turn on the acceleration. For example, if you are playing on a PC and have set the engines to turn on channel No. 1, then press the R button, and so on.

Thanks to such solutions, the car will be able to drive faster, and even cross gorges or deep rivers through the air in a controlled manner. The latter can be achieved if, for example, you attach vertical accelerators to the bottom of the car.

Having finished creating and tuning the car, remove the jack with the E button, inspect the direction of the wheels and start running in the resulting creation.

The wrench is applicable not only for wheeled vehicles with power units, but also for rafts and flying structures with driver's seats instead of switches. The screenshots above show how, thanks to the distribution of channels, it is possible to create an airship controlled from the driver's seat: now there is no need to run from one switch to another and you definitely cannot fall.

How to open a wrench

The wrench is used to modify all types of vehicles, but is mainly used on engine-powered designs. Thanks to it, the connection between the motors and the channel activation buttons can be accurately determined. A regular workbench is enough to make a tool from the following resources:

• Wooden stick ×3;
• Lanyard ×1.

Once you receive the key, use it to click on the vehicle’s accelerators and assign each one its own channel. Access to channels on the interface opens with installation driver's seat or switch. In most cases, the driver's seat is a more comfortable solution, so we recommend giving it preference.

How to drive a car

Basic driving functions are acceleration, steering and braking. Each car also has three channels, which can be activated to activate additional installed boosters.

Control buttons for PC and console versions of the game:

Xbox	Steering: Left stick Forward: RT Reverse: LT Exit car: X Channel 1: Y Channel 2: B Channel 3: A Hide control tips: D-pad down
PlayStation	Steering: Left stick Forward: R2 Reverse: L2 Get out of the car: Square Channel 1: Triangle Channel 2: Circle Channel 3: Cross Hide hints: D-pad down
PC	Steering: A, D Forward: W Reverse: S Get out of the car: E Channel 1: R Channel 2: F Channel 3: C Hide hints: B

We hope this guide helped you learn how to create a car in LEGO Fortnite. Feel free to leave questions and thoughts about crafting and devices in comments. Read others in a special section LEGO Fortnite guides.

How to create a car from scrap materials

This section mainly presents information before the release of patch 29.10; you can see how players used to make improvised vehicles from available parts.

If you play in survival mode, then in order to craft a car you will have to open up the possibility of manufacturing individual parts. Create a new world in creative mode if you can’t wait to make a car as quickly as possible: all buildings here are free, and the resources are endless.

To make a car, you will need: a dynamic base, 4 small wheels, a large engine, a switch or driver's seat. These items are found in the "Toys" tab in construction mode.

1. The dynamic base requires 4
2. For each wheel you will have to spend 1 cactus stick and 1 cactus, respectively, for four pieces you will need 4 times more resources. Place the wheels along the edges of the foundation at the same height so that the machine does not warp or sway too much;
3. To create a large engine you need: 3 wooden sticks, 2 gunpowder and 1 torch. If you are ready to make do with a small engine, then collect 1 unit of each resource. Place the engine at the rear of the car and make sure that its end is facing away from the car;
4. Craft a switch that requires 1 wood and 1 gunpowder. Place it on the dynamic base in any convenient place. For a more comfortable alternative, install the driver's seat.
   
5. When you're ready, stand on the machine. Activate the lever or sit behind the steering wheel and press 1 of the channel buttons to make the structure move.

Is it possible to drive a car?

There is a simple method for limited vehicle control based on a dynamic platform, which is unlocked by adding driver seats and a wrench:

1. Place the driver's seat on the platform with wheels.
2. Arrange the desired number of motors. Place one or several of them with the nozzle back, install the other two, which you will use to turn, on the sides.
3. Use a wrench to assign each motor its own channel.
4. Sit in the driver's seat, control the car on a dynamic platform, alternately activating the engines with the R, F, C buttons. In the driver's seat, the player will definitely not fly out even at the sharpest turn.

This method works in the construction of cars, rafts and even airships based on a dynamic platform.

Until the addition of driver's seats to the game, control was an extremely difficult process. During the trip, old engines were destroyed and new ones were installed to point the car in the right direction, but there was a simpler trick that could make movement easier.

1. Build the machine and place two vertical columns on the edges;
2. Place cubes on the columns and attach engines to them: they should be directed in different directions and not connected together;
3. Destroy the vertical column - if you destroy it before placing the engines, the cubes will be destroyed;
4. Enclose the cubes with a fence - if you can’t put it up because of the wheels, then remove them and replace them with balloons.

Now activate the cubes to move the car in any direction, the fence will prevent you from flying out of the car on sharp turns. Also try to activate both the side and main engines at once: this will make it easier to overcome obstacles. If you want to soar over water or fly over mountains, then build a flying car.

How to build a flying car in LEGO Fortnite

Traveling by car is not an easy task: a standard uncontrollable car will stop as soon as it hits a rock or other obstacle. But there is a way that will allow you to overcome any distance without difficulty, while iring the surrounding landscapes from a bird's eye view. To do this, build a flying car:

• Create a small balloon in the toys menu to make the car float above the ground and above the water. To do this you will need the following resources: 1 silk fabric, 1 torch and 1 cord;
• To rise high into the air, create a large ball; for crafting you need: 2 silk fabrics, 1 torch, 1 cord.

Place the balls evenly on the surface of the machine so that it does not warp. Use the driving method described above to direct traffic in any direction. When you want to go down, start destroying the balls, but not all at once - burst them one at a time so as not to suddenly fall to the ground and destroy the car.

We hope this guide helped you learn how to create a car in LEGO Fortnite. Feel free to leave questions and thoughts about crafting and devices in comments. Read others in a special section LEGO Fortnite guides.