The power level determines the strength of your home base in Fortnite. The stronger it is, the more difficult missions you can undertake. Additionally, the power level also determines how well you perform in the mission and what rewards you receive. In our guide, we explain how to increase your power level.
Anyone who wants to progress in Fortnite must increase their power level. It determines:
- which missions you can participate in
- how strong you are in a mission
- which rewards are given at the end of the mission
But what exactly is the power level and what does it consist of?
The home base represents the strength you achieve in Fortnite. Through resources, rewards, and missions, you can further expand your base and increase the statistics and talents of your characters.
The power level is essentially the strength of your account. It indicates how powerful your home base is and how far you are in the game. The power level consists of four statistics:
- Resilience
- Attack
- Resistance
- Tech
These statistics are also referred to as F.E.S.T.U.N.G in the game. If you want to improve the values of the F.E.S.T.U.N.G / home base, you need to increase these four statistics.
There are three methods to increase the power level and thus strengthen the home base.
- Unlock skills on the skill tree
- Use research points
- Upgrade survivor units
The following section explains the three points in detail.
Unlock skills on the skill tree
With the skill tree, you can improve your statistics or unlock new classes and mechanics. To do this, you need to distribute skill points on the tree, which you receive by completing missions or leveling up.
Thus, you increase the power level on the skill tree – Simply unlock the skills here that increase your “F.E.S.T.U.N.G” statistics: resilience, attack, resistance, and tech. Throughout the gameplay, you will unlock many skills on the skill tree anyway. You will need them to obtain and improve certain class characters. Therefore, this is the easiest and most recommended method.
Targeted use of research points
You can also take the path of conducting research.
Thus, you increase the power level by using research points: When researching, you distribute points on another skill tree. By distributing research points, you can directly improve your “F.E.S.T.U.N.G” statistics. You receive research points by completing various tasks in Fortnite or you accumulate them over time. Don’t forget to regularly collect the accumulated points.
Improve survivor units
Units are survivors in Fortnite who stand by your side and have different characteristics. The survivors are your personnel. Each unit consists of a leader and seven other survivors.
This is how you increase the power level with survivor units: This method only works if you utilize the skill tree and research points. To increase the power level with units, you need strong survivors on your team. The survivors must receive upgrades to become stronger. Just like every item in the game and your heroes, you can “level up” survivors.
A higher level then influences the statistics of resilience, attack, resistance, and tech.
The entire team of survivors must receive upgrades. Even a single member who is too weak pulls down the power level. So make sure to assemble a team that collectively receives more upgrades. With a strong team, you will also achieve strong “F.E.S.T.U.N.G” values and can tackle trickier missions.
The power level can change by adding or removing skills
It is also important to note that the power level can change! You can swap out your survivors or redistribute points on the skill tree. Keep an eye on your power level. It can rise and fall through changing skills or units.
When you want to start a mission, a recommended power level is always displayed. You should not fall below this level if you want to ensure success in a mission.
In summary, when distributing skill points, always consider the “F.E.S.T.U.N.G” statistics resilience, attack, resistance, and tech in your decision. If you invest many points in these values, you will also achieve a home base with a high power level.
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