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Fortnite Battle Royale – Guide to Metal

In Fortnite Battle Royale, there are three different materials and the strongest of them all is the metal.
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If you want to know some helpful things about metal then refer to the guide below:
What gives the Most Metal?
Gathering material quickly in this game is integral as you will be building bases, defending yourself and collecting other things. So it is best if you get the most material on your first harvestings. When it comes to Metal, the things that will give you most metal are not fences or pipes.
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These things will do give you a decent amount of metal but if you want the highest possible amount of metal then you need to mine for metal in cars. With cars, you can easily get more than 30 metal per hit. This is the most you can get with any metallic structure.
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Be Careful With Cars:
One that you need to keep in mind when you are gathering material from cars is that some cars have alarms set. So that means if you hit a car that has an alarm, it will start the alarm. This is not a good situation for you because the alarm sounds are loud and can easily let your nearby enemies know about your position or at least alert them. So if you encounter a car that starts the alarm, run away from there as soon as you can and find some other car. Also, trucks are a good resource for the metal as well. So you can harvest them and get good amount of metal.
Collecting Metal Fast:
When it comes to collecting the metal, you can literally collect at the speed of 2x. This is true and a lot of players do that. It is not a hack as this feature is present in the game. What you need to do is when you hit a car or a truck, you will see a blue circle near the place you hit. That circle is called a critical point. What you need to do is to hit that critical point and it will double the amount of material you are getting from that structure. It is a really effective way to collect the material faster.
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Use for Endgame
Granted that metal should not be used when you are in combat as it builds very slowly and has low minimum health. That means it will not hold longer during a combat. But, once a metallic structure is completely built, it will be much stronger than wood or the stone. This is the reason that you should use metal when you are building your end game bases. It will hold much longer and will even bear the damage of a rocket. But, only build a metallic base in the end game if you see there are no enemies nearby to fire on your base as it will need some time to become strong.
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These are some of the tips related to metal. Try to understand them and when you gather metal next time or try to build with it, keep these tips in mind.