Your Fortnite Heat Level is now displayed in the upper left corner of the screen, bringing both risk and reward as you continue to heat up. As expected, aggressive actions like eliminating opponents will draw more heat towards you, but there are plenty of other ways to fill those icons with flame. This mechanic was introduced with the Fortnite Most Wanted event, and you should be aware of its effects as they can significantly affect your progress in Battle Royale. To get you up to speed, here’s how your heat level works in Fortnite and how it will affect you as it increases.
How To Increase Your Fortnite Heat Level
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Your Fortnite heat level can be increased through a number of methods, the main one being eliminate other Cold Blooded players or members. However, you’ll also gain heat from other actions, such as opening chests, and you’ll know if this happens because your character will briefly glow and be surrounded by flames, while the icons in the top left of your screen will fill up. at the top. .
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Another way to increase your heat level in Fortnite is by using burning public phones, which you’ll hear ringing in areas controlled by Cold Blooded and are marked with a phone icon on your map when you’re nearby . Interact with Burner Pay Phone and follow the instructions, which will cost you 500 bars for each increase in heat level.
What does your heat level do in Fortnite?
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As your heat level increases in Fortnite, additional effects will be applied to your character, depending on how many flame icons you have completed, from one to four:
- More bars dropped from eliminations
- 15% increased movement speed, 100 health regenerated out of combat
- 20% increased movement speed, 100 health + 50 out of combat shield regeneration
- 25% increased movement speed, 100 health + 100 out of combat shield regeneration
However, in addition to the above benefits, increasing your heat level will also make Cold Blooded members more hostile towards you and make your character more visible to other players on the minimap and in the environment. So you have to weigh the risk against the reward of getting a lot of heat, although this is unavoidable to some degree if you’re opening chests and getting kills, so be prepared.