Just a week after a player found a way to build in Zero Build, it’s been enabled for the entire lobby. After the most recent event players can run into a very specific glitch. By interacting with the newest feature on the map, you can get access to builds in the Zero Build mode.
This new glitch is definitely going to complicate things over the next few days. Having tried it already, it’s extremely easy to recreate. You don’t even need to go through any specific steps. By essentially gliding through the middle of the map you can reactivate builds in a lobby full of build-less players. This is part of a weird change that’s happened since the Pandora’s Box event. How can you pull it off though?
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Use the Pandora Tornado to Build in Zero Build
Since the most recent event, the Pandora’s Box is opened on the map. Now, you can glide through a large red tornado. This gives you a glider redeploy and sends you flying upwards. In Zero Builds it has another function though. Pass through the volcano, and you’ll find your builds re-enabled.
By heading through the tornado, you’re able to get access to the build button again. if you have it bound, you can click it and get the whole menu open. Normally, you’d simply get a ”can’t build in this mode” message. Instead, you now get builds restored. Even edits work. Anyone can test this out now. it strangely seems the easiest-to-recreate bug we’ve had in quite a while.
The big problem is that you can’t get mats easily. There is a workaround to this, the bots that replace players in some modes will drop builds as a siphon. However, this doesn’t happen in every mode and it’s pretty random. You won’t be able to get enough to crank and really show off your Fortnite Building skills. It’s fun to test out this bug though!
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Earlier Chapter 5 Building Bug
Since mid-Chapter 3, Fortnite has been split in half. A Build side of the game where players crank and push the meta forward. Then, Zero Builds, for players who just want the gunplay without Fortnite’s unique mechanic. They’re separate. However, this week someone has found a method to build in Zero Build mode. One Fortnite player has shared a bug they discovered, which when paired with an older error in the game could allow players to be the only one cranking 90s in a match.
How did this player build in Zero Build? It uses a specific emote, although it seems tricky to recreate. While no one seems to have crossed the line and actively build in Zero Build matches to win Fortnite yet, it might just be a matter of time. How does the bug work and is it useable in live games?
Build in Zero Build – Redditor Finds Key Bug
A reddit user, u/fett95, this week has revealed a bug that they’ve found in-game. In a post, they showed off an interaction in-game using an emote which gave them access to the Build Menu in Zero Build.
I unlocked building in zero build
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To pull it off, it appears that they made use of the free SpiderVerse crossover emote. In it, a cartoon pig spider-man pops in through a wormhole and hands the player a spider-man-themed mallet. This change of harvesting tool apparently retriggers the Build menu. Showing it off on Spawn Island, they show they have full access to the builds options. Although, they do have mats!
Is there a way to get mats too so you can really build in Zero Build? An older bug might do the trick. For quite a while Bots have been everywhere in Fortnite. Often when killed, they drop a standardized loadout. This included worthless gold in Fortnite OG. But also on occasion unusable mats too.
Combining these two bugs might mean players are able to build in Zero Build! Although, it is risky. Players can’t use bugs like this to get access to builds and win games unless they want to risk a ban from Epic. It’s definitely fun to see the bug shown off though.
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Can You Recreate it?
A player found this bug and got a good recording of it, but can you recreate it? Jumping into a random Zero Builds game, it seems the emote alone doesn’t do it. Something specific must have happened in this Squads game.
If others can figure out how to recreate it, this could cause some problems for Zero Builds! Hopefully, it gets patched before it becomes widespread.
