With the highlight feature introduced with update v30.10, the Expert Mode stands out as an experience designed to test players’ skills. This mode increases the difficulty of normal survival, where players face stronger types of enemies and permanent elimination. Although this mode raises the difficulty settings, there are some strategies that players can use to increase their chances of success.
Statues of Return Storage
Escape permanent elimination by using the Statue of Return
One of the key features that contributes to the difficulty of the Expert Mode is the feature of permanent elimination, which prevents players from re-entering the world forever if they are eliminated. While this may be enough to deter some players from this mode completely, there is one way players can escape permanent elimination, by crafting the Statue of Return. This useful enchantment is essential in the Expert Mode in LEGO Fortnite, as if players are eliminated and have the Statue of Return in their spell inventory, they will simply return to their last spawn point while retaining their inventory contents.
While players will be given an uncommon Return Statue when discussing with Triggerfish in the new Expert Mode world, this enchantment will break once it is used. Of course, one of the simple tips to ensure that players do not lose their progress is simply to keep several spare statues of this enchantment in their inventory. Uncommon Return Statues are very easy to farm in the beginning, requiring 50 Storm Cores, 5 Silk Thread, 8 Wolf Claws, and 3 Shells to craft through the Crafting Bench. This means that players will have to face Storm-Wild enemies in the beginning, leading us to the next piece of advice.
Storm Cores Farming
Farming Storm Cores allows easy access to Return Statues
As mentioned earlier, Storm Cores are a key resource in the Expert Mode in LEGO Fortnite, as they are the main component for crafting Totems Of Return from any rarity. While this resource is profitable, there is a hurdle. Storm Cores are dropped from defeating Storm-Wild Enemies, which are special types of formidable enemies with increasing strength, health, and speed. Naturally, players will want to ensure they can get a steady flow of Storm Cores to craft Totems Of Return, but the difficulty of some types of Storm-Wild enemies may expose them to the risk of permanent elimination.
While players may hesitate at first to face the stronger enemies to obtain Storm Cores, there is a way to collect these precious resources, simply by prioritizing defeating the weaker types of Storm-Wild enemies. The weakest enemy in Storm-Wild is the Storm-Wild Spiders, as they have the lowest amount of health among any enemy type. However, the best enemy to focus on is the Storm-Wild Skeletons, which are commonly encountered at night. Storm-Wild Skeletons are relatively less challenging compared to other enemies like Storm-Wild Brutes or Wolves, making them ideal candidates for quickly gathering Storm Cores.
Long-Range Weapons Usage
Long-range weapons allow resuming battles from a safe distance
The reliable Sword and Shield set is essential for many players when fighting enemies, as it is very useful for avoiding damage and quickly getting rid of opponents. While both of these items are still highly useful in the Expert Mode in LEGO Fortnite, long-range weapons are also important. In the Expert Mode, all enemies deal much more damage compared to the Cozy and Normal Survival modes, and with the possibility of losing access to your world upon elimination, facing enemies up close can become much more challenging.
Here comes the importance of long-range weapons, allowing players to deal damage from a distance without the need to shrink the distance between them and their target. Weapons like bows are a clear choice, as their arrows are relatively easy to collect if players have regular access to resources like feathers. With a reliable bow in hand, players won’t need to push themselves to face wolves or skeletons up close, making battles easier and less risky. If players are looking for alternative options, Star Wars weapons like the E-11 rifle and Bowcaster can also be useful.
Craft Movement Items
Movement items like Grappler and Parachutes are very useful
Most enemies in the survival mode in LEGO Fortnite are easy to chase, but in the Expert Mode, things are different. Storm enemies in the Expert Mode are much faster than their regular counterparts, and dealing with them on the ground can be challenging, especially Storm heads. However, there are some items that players can craft to help them escape Storm enemies and reach safety.
The clear option that may attract players is the « Grappler, » which is an invaluable tool to escape fast skeletons, wolves, and other active storm enemies. While this tool cannot be crafted until players obtain copper bars, it is necessary for crossing vast distances quickly. Additionally, the Grappler integrates well with the airplane, allowing players to increase their movement range and enhance their mobility.
Become a Farmer
Building a farm for animals and crops will lead to useful resources
Adopting a farming lifestyle is undoubtedly the best way to get some of the most useful resources in LEGO Fortnite. Players must focus initially on attracting animals to their farm, as each new animal provides a continuous flow of resources. Taming animals is relatively simple and only requires a pen and food for the animal. Once players tame an animal, they can place it in the pen and interact with it to feed it. Feeding animals items like crops will provide players with items in return. Attracting all kinds of animals—sheep, cows, pigs, and chickens— will allow players to farm wool, milk, quick mushrooms, and feathers.
Talking about farming, building a crop farm is also necessary to progress in players’ worlds in the Expert Mode, enabling them to grow beneficial crops. Players will need some land pieces and seeds to build an efficient farm, which can be obtained through looting or via the grain mill. They can then place the seeds in the land pieces to plant the crops. Some of the most important crops to focus on include Snowberries, Wheat, and Hot Peppers, as each can be used to make Volcanic Snow Drinks and Hot Burgers, both perfect for leaving the grasslands and heading to the icy lands and dry valley to further progress in the game.
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