{"id":100210,"date":"2018-04-23T17:54:59","date_gmt":"2018-04-23T17:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=100210"},"modified":"2025-07-01T23:32:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T06:32:13","slug":"the-ultimate-fortnite-battle-royale-starter-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/the-ultimate-fortnite-battle-royale-starter-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ultimate Fortnite: Battle Royale Starter Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

So you’ve downloaded Fortnite: Battle Royale, but you’re getting wrecked as soon as you hit the ground. How do you stay alive, stalk your enemies, and blast your way to the top? While we’ve already given you some solid starting advice<\/a>, there’s always more to discover. Our Softonic Solutions community is a great place to ask and answer questions. Here’s what they recommend<\/a> as the 10 best ways to go from cannon fodder to king of the battlefield.<\/p>\n

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The Ultimate Fortnite: Battle Royale Starter Guide<\/h2>\n

1. Become a building beast<\/h3>\n

Anyone can run and shoot. If you want to improve your chances, you’ve got to be able to build on the fly.<\/strong> Check out this video from YouTuber Ninja. At the 12:29 mark, you’ll watch him create a ramp he runs up, and then a bridge he uses to cross a gap. Throughout the game, he builds and uses existing structures to conceal himself from the other players. You can’t hit what you can’t see. And watch how quickly he defends himself with buildings and uses ramps as shortcuts. If you can build like this, you’ll be a Fortnite force.<\/p>\n