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Fortnite cheats and tips - Everything you need for final circle situations

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Fortnite cheats and tips - Everything you need for final circle situations

So you’re doing well in Fortnite, but just not winning? I hear ya, the battle royale game is a rough ride and those final few circles will put up more of a fight than you might be used to.

Don’t give up yet though - the strategies might be different, but everything you’ve learnt hasn’t been for nought. We’ve got the essential strat info you need in order to finish on top.

So get ready for your first victory royale with these essential final circle strategies.

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Shield up

If you want to survive until the end of the game, then you’ll need more than your base health bar - especially with all pro snipers out there.

You’re sure to find shield potions on your travels that will give you a thick barrier between yourself and bullets, and in these final moments it’s more crucial than ever.

Once you see the players numbers get low and the circles close in, top your shield up as much as possible.

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King of the castle

If the circle closes in around you and you’ve already got an impressive fort crafted, then you’re in a better position than them.

If the final circle closes in on you, get building, and fortify your constructions heartily. If you have the time, use metal or brick instead of wood.

Build upwards and make your fort wide, with plenty of staircases offering good vantage points to both shoot enemies and take cover.

Make sure enemies don’t shoot your fort down though. The base should be more heavily fortified than anything else.

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All so quiet

It’s going to be quiet in the final moments. If you can help it, keep movement out in the open to a minimum, and it might be better to save shooting for when you know you’ve got a guaranteed shot, unless you have a silenced weapon.

Try to stick close to buildings and be ready to put up your own walls for defence if necessary. There will be less players of course, but it guarantees that when you interact with them, it’ll be a fight to the death.

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Eye on the horizon

If you’re following our advice, then you’re already staying fairly still - well, as still as you can. The position of where the circle is placed within the storm will dictate where players will be moving from, which is obvious, but will also give you a very good indication on where to watch.

If a circle appears close to the north edge of the storm, for example, then you know more players to the south will be moving, and players to the north will be watching the south. Then you can roughly know where and how to move, and where danger is likely to be.

Keep your back to the storm, and your back will usually be pretty safe.

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An escape plan

No matter where you decide to hold up near the end, in a fort of your own creation or in a building somewhere, make sure you have a definite escape exit.

Jumping to your death from on high is rarely a good idea, for example, but having a relatively safe path to the ground and away from enemy fire is for the best.

You can also booby trap entrances to buildings or forts with C4 - always fun for the patient types out there.

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Dave Aubrey
Dave Aubrey
Dave is the Guides Editor at Pocket Gamer. Specialises in Nintendo, complains about them for a living.