Fans who have been asking if the Minigun is back inFortnitecan rejoice, for the devastatingly powerful death machine has graced the Battle Royale scope once more, providing fans with a weapon competent enough to destroy those pesky cars that plague Chapter 5 Season 3. The Minigun is an absoluteclassicFortniteweaponfirst introduced in Chapter 1’s Season 2, and it’s had a rocky road since release, becoming vaulted and unvaulted time and again.
For Chapter 5 Season 3, the Minigun has returned, bringing forth further mayhem into a season all about vehicular slaughter on a wasteland map. Players can find the stats of the deadly weapon that will easily eliminate enemies and send them back to the lobby, as well as how to get the Minigun inFortnite, just below.
How to Get the Minigun
The Minigun can befound in Casual Battle Royale for both Build Mode and Zero Build, and willspawn either as floor loot or in chests and rare chests. Thespawn chance for a Minigun is around 1.62%, so it might not be the easiest to obtain. Players should scour the map for unlooted or abandoned chests in the hope of finding a Minigun to aid them and their team, but there is no guaranteed way to get one. The Minigun’s spawn is complete RNG, but it does exist in Chapter 5 Season 3 with the v30.40 update.
Minigun Stats
Assault Weapon: A heavy weapon with high damage, an extreme rate of fire, and a huge magazine size. Very inaccurate unless aiming down sights from a fixed position, and firing in short bursts.
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The Minigun can be found in three rarities, but the difference is too minuscule to matter. When obtaining a Minigun, players will need tohold down the fire button (R2/Left-Click/RT) for the weapon to activate. It will be slow to start, as the Minigun must charge up before unleashing lead onto the battlefield.The Minigun is pretty inaccurate with high recoil, so to compensate for the drop and allow for better accuracy, it’s best to fire whilst aiming (L2/Right-Click/LT).
The Minigun uses Small Bullets for ammo, so players should prioritize keeping this set, as theMinigun will devour Small Bullets rather easily thanks to the fact that it does not need to be reloaded and has an absurdly high fire rate. Whenfiring the Minigun for too long, it will overheat, and deactivate for a few seconds before it can be fired again.
Movement-wise,players can jump with the Minigun and use it in vehicles, but they cannot use tactical sprint with it.Miniguns are great for suppressive fire, and theycan easily destroy structures and wipe out boss healthbarsthanks to the rapid rate of fire and lack of reload. However, standing still while firing leaves players vulnerable, so it’s best used to cover teammates, andfire from within vehicles to maximize the damage potentialon other cars that are seeking the Victory Royale.
The best way to use the Minigun is by taking Ringmaster Scarr’s Medallionfrom the Nitrodrome, as that willgrant players infinite ammo, meaning for the remainder of the game, they do not have to worry about running out or relying on teammates to spare some bullets.
