Fortnite’s Creative Mode is a great way to improve mechanics, gunplay, and game sense. This article will go through all the Creative Maps you can use to help you improve and will teach you how to utilize those maps properly.
But before we get into the different maps, there is some common language you should familiarize yourself with.
High-ground Retakes are a series of free builds and edits that have the purpose of taking the high ground and turning a fight in your favor. There are so many different ones, many of which have been popularized by people like Faze Sway, a figurehead for mechanics in Fortnite.
Piece-Control means controlling the pieces in proximity to opponents to create openings for eliminations. The precise utilization of cones and walls (the pieces) makes this skill lethal.
Peanut-Butter Edits is a triangle edit made with a wall. This edit can be used in regular fights to get an angle of your opponent that keeps you hidden. This term was named after how it looks like a peanut butter jelly sandwich cut into triangles.
Tarping is when you create a passageway with your builds to travel within the zone and move from zone to zone.
Movement refers to many different aspects of the game. It can mean rotating or moving from outside of the Zone to in the Zone. In this case, movement is how you control your character in different situations to dodge shots, move efficiently, and get an advantage over other players.
Peek(s) are the way your characters looks over and around different builds (usually walls). Different peeks have different advantages. For instance, the Fortnite characters use their weapon on their right side, so a right-hand peek is ideal to have when fighting.
These terms cover skills and gameplay that the average player is expected to master to give themself a chance at getting the Victory Royale and, in some cases, getting eliminations with style.
There are two categories of maps that can help you improve:
- Passive Practice Maps
- Active Practice Maps
Passive Practice Maps are perfect for practicing by yourself and getting the foundation for skills in a relaxed environment. In these maps, you can expect to comfortably practice any new skill you desire without outside interruption. These private lobbies are where you can take the baby steps needed to learn any new skill. Whether it be a new high-ground retake or cranking 90s, these maps are a good place to start.
Active Practice Maps are where you go after you feel you have almost mastered a skill and want to take it on the battlefield but are not quite yet ready to try them in-game. These are public lobbies you can access and play either with your friends or random players online. These maps take you out of your comfort zone and force you to face players whose play styles are unknown to you. It forces you to adapt and change your own playstyle to fit the different situations you may be in when you are playing in the Battle Royale.
Passive Practice Maps
Flea’s Editing Dictionary
Beginner Friendly
Code: 7301-0487-6832
One of the best places to start working on mechanics is Flea’s Editing Dictionary. As it states, it is a map that has a wide variety of editing types to practice. There are four sections: 1) Edit Tunnels, 2) Edit Ups, 3) Edit Downs, and 4) Edit Towers. Whilst also being divided by different types of edits, it is also sectioned off by difficulty (yellow, green, orange, red, purple, pink, black). It is recommended that you master the easier ones first and practice the harder sections in increments. Setting goals weekly to see where you stand and what parts you can improve on can really help with the process. You should be spending at least one and a half to three weeks on this map to be comfortable. Ideally, to be able to compete with the current player pool, the goal is to be able to complete up to the red difficulty without messing up one edit.
Raider464 Mechanics Training Map
Code: 6464-0829-5975
This map is a step up from Flea’s in that it takes the bones of Fortnite mechanics and expands onto different sectors of in-game play. In this map, you can improve your piece-control, peeks, movement, and crosshair placement. These are aspects of the game that you start to worry about more as you get better at Fortnite. At first glance, the map looks complex, however, the creator has a Youtube video detailing every part of the map and its intended use. The best way to use this map is to take 20-30 minutes of game time every time you play to practice each section of the map. The two sections where the practice will help the most for in-game play are the AI Bot Freebuild and the Edit Crosshair Training V3.
Active Practice Maps
BHE 1v1 Map
Beginner Friendly
Code: 0395-1260-5638
BHE is an oldie but a goodie in the community. It showcases a vault of weapons from old and current seasons ready and at your disposal. Once you pick your loadout, you walk out the vault doors and onto the 1v1 platform. What’s good about this map is that it's a controlled setting with lots of customizations. You can swap out your weapons, utilities, and heals depending on how you and your opponent want the fight to play out. A fan favorite is the Rare Assault Rifle and Legendary Pump Shotgun. This loadout is popular in a lot of practice maps in creative.
Pandvil Versus Maps
Code: 9595-3601-6347
Although Pandvil offers a wide range of maps, for the purpose of this article, the Zonewars 1v1 Map is in the spotlight. This map is always updated to match the new season and any other minor updates made by Epic Games. Because of the wide popularity of the creator's maps, there is no shortage of players in the queue. This map encompasses three parts of the game: 1) building and editing, 2) the zone, and 3) the pressure of the zone. While fighting against your opponent you are put in terrain that offers height imbalances, corners to hide in, and places to get stuck. It highlights the tense conflict of a 1v1 so you can learn to rely on yourself. It is also a great opportunity to see where you are going wrong in battles and where you can better yourself. In this map, you can develop your own play style and try to counter your enemy’s unique play style.
Conclusion
The key to getting better at any video game is consistency. Having a schedule to practice or using the first 30 minutes of game time to practice new skills is a great way to stay consistent. Repeating this for just a week alone can show some great results within your gameplay. More importantly, actually playing the Battle Royale and refining your game sense is vital to improving as a player. Practicing in Creative alone is not enough, dropping into the map and testing your skills against other players is a necessity. Hopefully, this list of maps helps you get the Victory Royale and rack up on Crown Royales!
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