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Editing Guide - Editing Buildings

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This guide will discuss editing patterns of structures when using the edit mode in Fortnite Battle Royale. Get tips and tricks for crafting walls, floors, stairs, and roofs to get the Victory Royale!!

Editing Guide - Editing Buildings

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What's The Use Of Editing Buildings

What

Editing buildings allows you to customize the structures you have built. The changes can be practical to get the Victory Royale, or for aesthetic - let your imagination run wild!

Edit Buildings For Your Convenience

Create Windows To Give You Vision

Create Windows To Give You Vision

Creating a window on your wall will provide you a means of spotting and shooting down enemies. It can also help provide you with some cover so that other players won't be able to hurt you back!

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Create A Door For A Sneaky Exit

Create A Door For A Sneaky Exit

While enemies are busy shooting down the front of your Fort, create a door to sneak away from danger! You don't need to waste precious time destroying the wall you just made!

Scout Your Building's Lower Floors

Scout Your Building

Editing an opening onto your floor allows you to scout the lower parts of your structure or building!

How To Edit Buildings

Editing may look like a tedious task, but as soon as you get the hang of it, you'll be editing structures on the fly! With practice, you can even learn how to edit structures in the middle of a build battle!

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Stand Close To Structures To Open Your Edit Menu

Stand Close To Structures To Open Your Edit Menu

Standing close to a structure built by yourself or an ally will show the Edit prompt. You cannot edit structures built by enemy players.

Erase Mistakes By Resetting Your Edits

Erase Mistakes By Resetting Your Edits

If you're unhappy with the edits you have made, you can use the Reset option to return all of the panels that you have edited.

There Are Some Edits You Just Can't Do

There Are Some Edits You Just Can

Some edits cannot be done. The panels will turn red if the edit you want is not allowed by the game.

Editing Patterns - Walls

Editing Walls - Door

Doors allow you to enter closed structures as well as provide an escape route without the need to destroy your wall.

Editing

Editing Walls - Door

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Editing Walls - Door

Editing Walls - Window

Create an opening to shoot out from while staying behind cover.

Editing

Editing Walls - Window

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Editing Walls - Window

Editing Walls - Triangular Openings

This opening provides vision for you to shoot down enemies in your line of sight while providing you with lots of cover so they won't be able to shoot back!

Editing

Editing Walls - Triangular Openings

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Editing Walls - Triangular Openings

Editing Walls - Partial Wall

You can use the remaining portion of the wall to ambush careless enemies running past.

Editing

Editing Walls - Partial Wall

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Editing Walls - Partial Wall

Editing Walls - Two Windows

Keep enemies guessing where you'll appear next! Alternatively, two teammates can have their own window and focus their fire on a single target!

Editing

Editing Walls - Two Windows

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Editing Walls - Two Windows

Editing Walls - Window & Door

Provide cover fire for you teammates and allow them to enter your shelter.

Editing

Editing Walls - Window & Door

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Editing Walls - Window & Door

Editing Walls - Arch

Create an Arch to allow a number of players pass through, and quickly reset your edit to revert it back to a wall!

Editing

Editing Walls - Arch

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Editing Walls - Arch

Editing Walls - Half Arch

It is possible to connect it with another half arch to make a large entrance for your whole squad to pass through at the same time.

Editing

Editing Walls - Half Arch

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Editing Walls - Half Arch

Editing Patterns - Floors

Editing Floors - One Square

Create a means of shooting enemies passing underneath. The opening also provides you some cover so enemies won't be able to shoot back at you!

Editing

Editing Floors - One Square

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Editing Floors - One Square

Editing Floors - Two Adjacent Squares

This creates a balcony that provides you some cover when you're crouched.

Editing

Editing Floors - Two Adjacent Squares

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Editing Floors - Two Adjacent Squares

Editing Floors - Three Squares

This can function as a sniper's nest if installed high enough, providing an unobstructed view of the battlefield below.

Editing

Editing Floors - Three Squares

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Editing Floors - Three Squares

Editing Floors - Two Diagonal Squares

This functions as a bridge and can be used to diagonally traverse large structures.

Editing

Editing Floors - Two Diagonal Squares

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Editing Floors - Two Diagonal Squares

Editing Patterns - Stairs

Unlike other edits, editing stairs requires you to hold down the mouse to select the direction of your edit. In this section, we have provided arrows to show the drag direction for each edit.

Editing Stairs - Changing Stairs Directions

To change the direction of the stairs without changing the form, drag the center tile in the direction of the edit you want to make.

Editing

Editing Stairs - Changing Stairs Directions

Editing Stairs - House Stairs

House Stairs allow other teammates to pass through one side unlike a normally built set of stairs.

Editing

Editing Stairs - House Stairs

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Editing Stairs - House Stairs

Editing Stairs - L-Shaped Stairs

This allows you to change the direction where your stairs normally connect.

Editing

Editing Stairs - L-Shaped Stairs

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Editing Stairs - L-Shaped Stairs

Editing Stairs - Spiral Stairs

Spiral Stairs allow you to access the floor directly above you instead of needing to build two stairs.

Editing

Editing Stairs - Spiral Stairs

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Editing Stairs - Spiral Stairs

Editing Patterns - Roofs

Editing Roofs - One Square

Create a corner roof which can be used to expand the roofing of a structure.

Editing

Editing Roofs - One Square

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Editing Roofs - One Square

Editing Roofs - Two Adjacent Squares

Like the single square edit, this provides elements that can create roofing for larger structures.

Editing

Editing Roofs - Two Adjacent Squares

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Editing Roofs - Two Adjacent Squares

Editing Roofs - Three Squares

Use this edit to create a fort corner similar to that of the Port-a-Fort.

Editing

Editing Roofs - Three Squares

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Editing Roofs - Three Squares

Editing Roofs - Two Diagonal Squares

Create a steep roof that you can take shelter under and exit quickly.

Editing

Editing Roofs - Two Diagonal Squares

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Editing Roofs - Two Diagonal Squares

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