Fortnite is a co-op sandbox survival video game. It is developed by People Can Fly and Epic Games and published by Epic Games. The game was released as an early access title on 25 July 2017 for PC, mac, PS4 and Xbox One. The full free-to-play game is expected to be released sometime in 2018. The game is about exploration, scavenging items, crafting weapons, building fortified structures and fighting waves of encroaching monsters. You will be building structures and protect them from husks, and for that you need to work together to scavenge items. This Fortnite guide is about where to find important materials.
Scavenging and gathering are probably the two most important tasks in the game as you will be building structures and items a lot. So, it is recommended to have a good knowledge of the locations of important materials. This guide will list out the locations of these materials in the game.
Fortnite Guide: Where To Find Important Materials
- Active Powercell – A rare drop in treasures chests and obscure places.
- Bacon – Found randomly in the world and food storage.
- Batteries – These you can find in populated areas and appliances.
- Blast Powder – Crafted from coal.
- Char-black Mineral Powder – You can get it from destroyed rocks.
- Copper Ore – Found in caves, mountains, and containers.
- Duct Tape – Look for this in treasure chests.
- Fibrous Herbs – Food storage areas, bushes, and crops will have these Fibrous herbs.
- Flower Petals – Found in plants and bushes.
- Nuts ‘n Bolts – These can be acquired by destroying mechanical objects. They are also present inside toolboxes.
- Planks – Obtained from destroying trees.
- Quartz Crystal – Found in caves and mountains.
- Rotating Gizmo – Look out in treasure chests and toolboxes.
- Rough Mineral Powder – You will get it from destroying rocks.
- Rough Ore – Obtained from destroying rocks.
- Rusty Mechanical Parts – Obtained from destroying mechanical objects, and inside toolboxes.
- Shadowshard Crystal – You can find it in caves and mountains and it is very rare item.
- Stringy Twine – Can be acquired by destroying trees.
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