Vaults are a brand new sort of location added to Fortnite as a part of Chapter 6 Season 2’s heist shenanigans.
The brand new map has a number of vaults stuffed with loot scattered all through it. Some are situated in a selected constructing, like a financial institution, whereas a particular sort of vault strikes round on the prepare. Breaking right into a vault actually has its dangers, however a profitable heist will reward you with loot. This season additionally has mini-vaults that journey round on armored vehicles.
This information will present you all vault areas in Fortnite and additional clarify methods to open a vault, together with these on trains and armored transports.
All vault areas in Fortnite
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There are 5 main vault areas in whole. They’re situated in Crime Metropolis, Masked Meadows, Seaport Metropolis, Lonewolf Lair, and on the prepare. (Some smaller vaults are additionally situated on armored transports.)
We’ve listed the 4 static areas on the map above. Observe that the prepare vault location shouldn’t be marked on the map — it’s all the time transferring. To seek out it, open your map in-game after which search for an icon that appears like a vault mixed with a prepare. It would transfer, nevertheless it’s not that tough to search out. You possibly can simply spot it by checking the tracks that loop across the heart of the map.
Easy methods to open a vault in Fortnite
This time round, you gained’t be utilizing any fancy keycards to interrupt right into a vault. You’ll have to brute pressure your approach via and use explosives and different means to achieve the loot-filled rooms of every financial institution. Right here is methods to open a vault in Fortnite:
- Earlier than you try your heist, be sure to discover and seize an explosive merchandise referred to as thermite.
- Subsequent, go to any one of many vault areas listed above. If it’s in a constructing, go searching till you discover a big door that appears prefer it has a rotating deal with on it. You’ll know you discovered the precise spot when the sport provides you the choice to “Place Thermite.”
- Stick some thermite to the door and wait till it goes off. Watch out, although. When you set the thermite, it’ll set off an alarm that might convey different gamers to you and immediate the NPCs to assault you.
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- There are two methods to deal with the following step of the method. The primary is to attend till the bar on the high fills and the thermite goes off, thus opening the vault. If this feels prefer it’s taking too lengthy, you should use a Plasma Burst Laser to hurry up the method. To take action, use the Plasma Burst Laser to shoot the glowing elements of the door and destroy them. You understand it’s working once you see the laser doing harm to the door.
- When you harm one glowing a part of the door, transfer on to the following and do the identical factor. Preserve repeating this and it’ll lower the period of time it takes to destroy the door.
- When you wait lengthy sufficient — or use the laser to destroy the weak factors — the door will explode and you’ll stroll via it. Your heist is completed and you’ll go gather your spoils!
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Epic Video games stated it will likely be including one other merchandise referred to as the Rocket Drill afterward within the season. In line with its description, it’ll have the same perform because the Plasma Burst Laser and can permit gamers to hurry up the method of breaking right into a vault.
Easy methods to open a vault on a prepare
Opening a vault on a prepare works slightly in a different way from opening a vault in a constructing. It’s not all that troublesome however may be complicated in the event you don’t know what to do. Right here is methods to open one:
- Earlier than you get began, be sure to have weapons and ammo to guard you. You’ll have a tricky time breaking into the vault in any other case. Upon getting some weapons, begin by discovering the prepare in your map. You are able to do this by wanting on the transferring icon that appears like a vault mixed with a prepare.
- When you get to the spot marked by the map, board the prepare by leaping and climbing on high of it. The second you climb up, turrets stationed on high of it’ll begin taking pictures at you. Shoot the turrets to destroy them.
- When you destroy a turret, stroll over to the place it was stationed. It’ll appear like a destroyed machine and the sport provides you with the choice to, “Extract the thermite core.”
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- After that, we suggest destroying the opposite turret as a result of it may well do quite a lot of harm. Stroll over to it and shoot it till it’s destroyed. You possibly can seize extra thermite in the event you’d like.
- Now head in the direction of the entrance of the prepare. Bounce from cart to cart till you see a wolf icon in a circle on the highest of one among them. Then place some thermite there.
- Wait till the thermite explodes and you’ve got now opened the vault on the prepare. Observe, there are some NPCs within the prepare cart so be ready for a battle.
Easy methods to discover and open an armored transport
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If you wish to tackle an armored transport car, first, you’ll want to search out one — which isn’t a foregone conclusion in our expertise.
These vehicles spawn throughout the map and you’ll encounter them in a number of areas. We noticed them round factors of curiosity like Hopeful Heights, Shining Span, and Outlaw Oasis. In our expertise, these vans don’t present up at first of a match however are likely to spawn across the midway level. Every van is marked on the map utilizing a tiny automotive icon.
- Strategy a van with an escort and shoot on the car or one of many NPCs surrounding it. Remove NPCs till one drops some thermite. Choose up the thermite.
- Now goal and throw the thermite so it lands on the armored automotive. It’ll stick with the facet of the car as nicely, so simply be sure to hit some a part of it. If the automotive drives away, you’ll be able to experience one of many motorbikes that one of many henchmen rides to catch as much as the automotive.
- Wait till the thermite explodes and battle any NPCs that assault you.
- When the thermite explodes, the loot will fall out the backdoor of the armored car and you’ll gather it.
For extra Fortnite guides, see our guides on all Black Market areas, all Chapter 6 Season 2 medallions, all boons, and a rundown of all map and loot pool modifications for Chapter 6 Season 2.
