All your friends do nothing but talk about Fortnite , so you downloaded it, you started playing with it a bit but, despite the time spent in its world, you realized that you are not comfortable with the game’s controls. To be specific, you would like to know how to run on Fortnite and if it is possible to change the pre-assigned key. Don’t worry, the answer to these questions of yours is just a few lines away from these.
In the course of this tutorial, in fact, I will explain to you in detail what are the keys to press to escape and reconquer opponents in this famous online title. I will explain, therefore, how to run in the computer game, but also what are the keys to press on the other platforms for which the title is present: Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Android smartphones and tablets and iOS devices.
How do you say? Are you eager to find out what are the operations to be performed? Very well, in this case let’s not lose ourselves further in chatter and immediately begin to get to the heart of this guide. I wish you a good reading and, above all, a good time!
Index
- Preliminary operations
- Run on Fortnite from PC
- Run on Fortnite from smartphones and tablets
- Run on Fortnite from the console
Preliminary operations
If you have recently started playing Fortnite, I guess you are not yet familiar with the controls of the video game. If this is the reason why you need to know how to run on Fortnite , you will be happy to know that I can help you but, before explaining in detail how to do it, it is necessary to make a brief but important premise: Fortnite is a video game available on computer for Windows and macOS operating systems and was also released on next-gen Xbox One and PlayStation 4 consoles . Furthermore, it is also possible to play it on Android and iOS smartphones and tablets .
This title, however, features two different gameplay modes called, respectively, Save the World and Battle Royale . The first is a PVE co-op game mode which, at the moment, is paid. It is a style of gameplay belonging to the survival genre in which up to four players have to defeat enemies together.
The Battle Royale game mode , on the other hand, is characterized by a free PVP map where the aim is to face the other players and in which the last one standing wins. The Battle Royale game mode is available on all the platforms mentioned above, while the one called Save the World is available for purchase only on computers and consoles.
Furthermore, I remind you that to play Fortnite online in Battle Royale mode on the Xbox One console you must have a subscription to the Xbox Live Gold service (prices starting from € 2). PlayStation Plus subscription .
Run on Fortnite from PC
If you are having problems running Fortnite from PC , don’t worry, I’m ready to explain in detail what to do to solve them. The first thing you need to do is launch the game client that you previously downloaded and installed on your computer. Then, double-click on the game icon in the macOS Launchpad or on the Windows desktop and, if by chance the game does not start automatically because the Epic Games launcher opens , click on the Start button , corresponding to the Fortnite card .
When starting Fortnite, select the game mode you prefer the most, by clicking on it (for example, press on Battle Royale ), then press the ESC button to enter the Lobby . At this point, go to the game controls settings menu, to know the key to press to run on Fortnite and possibly change it, setting a different one.
To do this, click on the menu symbol ( ☰ ) that you can see in the upper right corner, then in the relevant drop-down menu, press on the gear symbol and you will access the settings section. Now, click on the arrow symbol located on the top tab, in order to display the Input tab : through this screen you can see the list of game commands and the keys to which they have been assigned by default.
In this case, the key used to run on Fortnite is called Snap and, by default, it is assigned to the Left Shift key . If you want to reset the command to default, click on the word Left Shift and then press any key on the keyboard to set it.
Instead, if you have connected a controller to your computer, you can see the run button by pressing on the controller symbol , located on the top tab. The stroke command is also in this case the one called Snap . To run on Fortnite you have to hold down the left movement stick or, by pressing it twice consecutively, you can activate the automatic running mode.
If you want to play Fortnite with a controller, but you don’t know how to connect it to your computer, I’ve explained how to do this in some guides, in case you have a PS3, PS4 , Xbox 360 or Xbox One joystick .
If you have changed the default assignments for the Fortnite commands related to the keyboard (those related to the use of the controller cannot be changed), press the ESC button to return to the main menu and, in the window that is shown to you, click on the item Save to confirm any changes made. Once you have started a game, press the default button or the one you assigned to run.
Run on Fortnite from smartphones and tablets
If you want to play Fortnite from your smartphone or tablet, start the game you downloaded on Android or iOS via the official Fortnite website or the App Store and after logging into your Epic games account , press the Lobby button in order to display the home screen.
By playing Fortnite on a smartphone or tablet, it is not possible to customize the commands related to movement or running, so to know them, you must start a new game, as they will be shown on the screen.
To start a new game, click on the Play button located in the lower right corner: during the game you can view the list of commands at any time by clicking on the Show guide button .
As you can see by playing Fornite, to move you have to use the circular movement lever located in the lower left corner of the screen: hold this lever upwards to move and run. In addition, if you tap the up arrow twice in a row , you can activate the continuous and automatic running mode, which does not require you to have to maintain pressure.
When this mode is active, there is a lock symbol on the circular movement lever. To return to the previous running mode, tap this symbol twice in a row.
Run on Fortnite from the console
Do you want to play Fortnite on console but, every time you start a game you find yourself in trouble because you can’t chase your opponents? Don’t worry, running Fortnite on Xbox One or PlayStation 4 is very easy, as the automatically assigned keys are the same ones that are used in many other video games.
Without further ado, then start the game by pressing on its icon located on the console home screen, log into your Epic Games account and start a new game via the Game Lobby .
Done? Very well! At this point, to start running and chasing the other players (or to escape them), all you have to do is hold down the left movement stick . Do you want to activate the auto-run mode to avoid always holding down with your finger? Press the left stick twice in a row to activate it. Easy, right ?!
