In Fortnite (PS4, Xbox One, PC) propan gas husks are a problem for diligent builders. But shooter friends find that just fine.
Fortnite is a mix of different genres, but essentially it boils down to the question: “How do players prefer to kill the attacking zombie monsters?“
- The builders create fortresses and death corridors, lure the monsters onto fixed paths and let the husks run through a chain of traps that ultimately kill them
- The shooter friends aren’t much interested in base building but ambush the husks right at the spawn point and blast them away.
Propan Gas Husk – the terror of builders in Fortnite
Now there is a type of husk that gives Fortnite builders a hard time. These are the propan gas husks – a bit stronger enemies that can take quite a bit of damage and carry a bomb with them.
The problem: When these husks die and the tank ignites, their propane tank falls to the ground and explodes. Especially at higher levels, this can quickly create a death zone. The walls, ceilings, and floors where the traps are stick suffer damage and are destroyed. This type of husk is extremely effective against wood.
The normal way to deal with these propane gas husks is to spot them as early as possible and aim for the gas tank. Then it explodes on site and kills other husks.
Camp at the spawn or go afk and let the traps do the work?
Builders say: We can’t play the way we want because the propane gas husks tear down our base. These creatures change Fortnite completely. Everyone just waits at the spawn and blasts them. No one builds properly anymore.
Shooter friends find that just fine and say: “They are the counter to your building. Without them, people would just set up these death traps and then go afk for 10 minutes. It should stay that way.”
An interesting discussion has arisen on reddit about this question. Here you can see wonderfully which interesting questions such a genre mix like Fortnite brings forth in practice.
Ultimately, this mob type is a blessing for shooter fans. It’s incredibly fun to blow up the tank and thin out the zombie herd. But they are a curse for builders because you constantly have to watch out that these creatures don’t tear down your super-constructed death trap at the other end of the base. For people with control issues, this is hell.
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