Crafting (Battle Royale)

For the article on the Save the World version of the same name, please see Crafting (Save the World)

Crafting (Battle Royale)
Description
Type	Weaponry Crafting
Mode	Battle Royale
Introduced	Update v16.00

Crafting was a Gameplay Mechanic in Fortnite: Battle Royale, introduced in Chapter 2: Season 6. In Chapter 2: Season 7 it was overhauled. It was removed in Chapter 3: Season 1.

• Chapter 2: Season 8
• Chapter 2: Season 7
• Chapter 2: Season 6

Crafting

Crafting was used to change weapons into alternate versions of themselves within the player inventory. If the player gathered 1 Nuts 'n' Bolts, they could craft a new version of the weapon, as long as it had a respective rarity (The Common Assault Rifle for example cannot create a Suppressed Assault Rifle). Players could also obtain Cube Monster Parts to upgrade Sideways weaponry.

Items used

Name	Icon	Rarity	Found
Nuts 'n' Bolts		Common	Floor Loot
Cube Monster Parts		Common	Eliminating Cube Monsters

Crafting Recipes

Weapon	Icon	Rarities	Creates	Icon	Requires
Assault Rifle		Rare	Suppressed Assault Rifle
		Epic
		Legendary
Burst Assault Rifle		Rare
		Epic
		Legendary
Combat Assault Rifle		Rare
		Epic
		Legendary
Pump Shotgun		Common	Charge Shotgun
		Uncommon
		Rare
		Epic
		Legendary
Lever Action Shotgun		Common
		Uncommon
		Rare
		Epic
		Legendary
Combat Shotgun		Rare
		Epic
		Legendary
Submachine Gun		Common	Rapid Fire SMG
		Uncommon
		Rare
		Epic
		Legendary

Upgrading

Cube Monster parts could have been used to upgrade sideways weaponry, in the same vein as crafting:

The Sideways Rifle

The Sideways Minigun

The Sideways Scythe

Each Sideways Weapon could have been upgraded using Cube Monster Parts, from Common to Mythic. Only Uncommon weapons were accessible in game however, but the functionality for Common upgrading exists.

Base Rarity	New Rarity	Requires
Common	Uncommon	10
Uncommon	Rare	15
Rare	Epic	20
Epic	Legendary	25
Legendary	Mythic	50

Crafting

Crafting was used to change weapons into alternate versions of themselves within the player inventory. If the player gathered 1 Nuts 'n' Bolts, they could craft a new version of the weapon, as long as it had a respective rarity (The Common Assault Rifle for example cannot create a Suppressed Assault Rifle). Players could also obtain 1 Alien Nanites to change existing weapons into their IO or Alien Versions. Crafting did not change the rarity of the weapon.

Items used

Name	Icon	Rarity	Found
Nuts 'n' Bolts		Common	Floor Loot
Alien Nanites		Common	Floor Loot

Crafting Recipes

Weapon	Icon	Rarities	Creates	Icon	Requires
Assault Rifle		Common Uncommon Rare Epic Legendary	Burst Assault Rifle
Heavy Assault Rifle
Suppressed Assault Rifle		Rare Epic Legendary
Pump Shotgun		Common Uncommon Rare Epic Legendary	Lever Action Shotgun
Tactical Shotgun
Submachine Gun		Common Uncommon Rare Epic Legendary	Rapid Fire SMG
Suppressed Submachine Gun		Common Uncommon Rare
Submachine Gun		Rare Epic Legendary	Kymera Ray Gun
Suppressed Submachine Gun		Rare
Rapid Fire SMG		Rare Epic Legendary
Assault Rifle		Rare Epic Legendary	Pulse Rifle
Heavy Assault Rifle
Suppressed Assault Rifle
Burst Assault Rifle
Bolt-Action Sniper Rifle		Rare Epic Legendary	Rail Gun
Suppressed Sniper Rifle
Pistol		Legendary	Plasma Cannon
Hand Cannon

Crafting

Crafting is a method of obtaining higher rarity weapons by changing them into Primal Versions, or into standard weaponry, which has been present throughout past seasons.

Crafting did not require an object to interact with, rather it was done inside the players inventory using acquired resources.

Items used

Name	Icon	Rarity	Found
Animal Bones		Common	Animal AI, Bone related structures, Floor Loot
Stink Sac		Uncommon	Frogs
Mechanical Parts		Common	Cars and Tractors, Floor Loot.
Gas Can		Common	Floor Loot
Stink Flopper		Uncommon	Fishing
Firefly Jar		Rare	Floor Loot, Chests
Grenades		Common	Floor Loot, Chests, Supply Llamas, Supply Drop
Shockwave Grenade		Epic	Floor Loot, Chests, Supply Llamas, Supply Drop

Upgrading

Only Makeshift Weaponry, as well as the Mechanical Bow and the Primal Bow, could have been upgraded into another weapon. Makeshift weaponry was upgraded into its similar Primal version using Animal Bones. 2, 4 or 6 Animal Bones could have been used to advance a weapon into its Primal Version, with lower rarities requiring the least bones, and vice versa. Some weapons, such as the Makeshift Revolver, will change to a different weapon completely, upon upgrading using Animal Bones.

Makeshift weaponry could also be upgraded into standard weaponry using Mechanical Parts. 2, 4 or 6 Mechanical Parts could have been used to advance a weapon into its Standard Version, with lower rarities requiring the least bones, and vice versa.

Bows could have been upgraded from Rare to Epic, alongside 1 of 4 special modifiers, using extra items to upgrade them.

Regular weaponry and Primal weaponry could not be upgraded. Weapons may only be upgraded once per use.

Makeshift into Primal Weaponry

As a rule of thumb, upgrading a Common to Uncommon weapon cost 2 Animal Bones, upgrading an Uncommon to Rare weapon cost 4 Animal Bones and upgrading a Rare to Epic weapon cost 6 Animal Bones.

Below are a list of weapons that could have been upgraded, and what they are upgraded into:

Weapon	Icon	Rarities	Creates	Icon	Rarities	Requires
Makeshift Bow		Uncommon	Primal Bow		Rare	4
Makeshift Shotgun		Common Uncommon Rare	Primal Shotgun		Uncommon Rare Epic	2 4 6
Makeshift Rifle		Common Uncommon Rare	Primal Rifle		Uncommon Rare Epic	2 4 6
Makeshift Revolver		Common Uncommon Rare	Primal Pistol		Uncommon Rare Epic	2 4 6
Makeshift Submachine Gun		Common Uncommon Rare	Primal SMG		Uncommon Rare Epic	2 4 6

Makeshift into Standard or Mechanical Weaponry

As a rule of thumb, upgrading a Common to Uncommon weapon costs 2 Mechanical Parts, upgrading an Uncommon to Rare weapon costs 4 Mechanical Parts and upgrading a Rare to Epic weapon costs 6 Mechanical Parts.

Below are a list of weapons that could have been upgraded, and what they upgrade into:

Weapon	Icon	Rarities	Creates	Icon	Rarities	Requires
Makeshift Bow		Uncommon	Mechanical Bow		Rare	4
Makeshift Shotgun		Common Uncommon Rare	Pump Shotgun		Uncommon Rare Epic	2 4 6
Makeshift Rifle		Common Uncommon Rare	Assault Rifle		Uncommon Rare Epic	2 4 6
Makeshift Revolver		Common Uncommon Rare	Revolver		Uncommon Rare Epic	2 4 6
Makeshift Submachine Gun		Common Uncommon Rare	Submachine Gun		Uncommon Rare Epic	2 4 6

Bows

Bows have a special upgrading system which uses other parts to create unique weaponry. However, upgrading a Makeshift Bow into a Primal or Mechanical Bow is no different from other Makeshift Weapons, and so has been included in the other tables:

Weapon	Icon	Rarities	Creates	Icon	Rarities	Requires
Primal Bow		Rare	Primal Flame Bow		Epic	1
						1
			Primal Stink Bow		Epic	3
						1
Mechanical Bow		Rare	Mechanical Explosive Bow		Epic	6
			Mechanical Shockwave Bow		Epic	2

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Trivia

• In Chapter 3: Season 1, a crafting Milestone was present in game, but could not be completed. This was later removed in an update.
  • This either meant that crafting was planned for this season, or it was a leftover from creating milestones earlier on in the game's development.
• The functionality for crafting still exists in Fortnite: Creative but uses Save the World resources.
• The menu for crafting is present in Battle Lab, but is not functional.
• The crafting requirements in Chapter 2: Season 6 were updated mid season, as on launch all recipes required 4 Animal Bones / Mechanical Parts, instead of 2/4/6 depending on rarity.