LEGO Fortnite Survival Guide: Beating the Cold, Beating the Heat and Taming Animals

You can have the best sword in the world and still die in LEGO Fortnite — to the weather. The Frostlands freeze you, the Dry Valley cooks you, and both start chipping at your health the moment the warning text appears. This guide covers both extremes, plus the animal farm that keeps a survivor fed. None of it is complicated, but almost all of it has to be prepared before you set off — the desert, sadly, does not sell snowberries.

The cold: nights, rain and the Frostlands

Cold bites at night, in the rain, and hardest in the Frostlands. First you see 'You are cold'; push on and it becomes freezing, which deals heavier damage and slows your movement. Counter it in layers:

• Campfire (3 wood) — your first friend. Warmth is stronger if the fire sits under a roof.
• Torch (3 wood, 5 vines) — portable light and mild warmth for nights and caves, though it will not cure full freezing.
• Spicy pepper — found in the Dry Valley and in chests. Eating one raw gives 2 minutes of cold resistance. The effect does not stack, so carry spares instead of eating two at once.
• Spicy burger — cook 1 flour, 1 meat and 1 spicy pepper on a Grill for 10 minutes of cold resistance.
• Inner Fire Charm — the permanent answer. The rare version takes 3 wool threads, 5 cut rubies, 8 brightcore and 3 blast cores.

The heat: Dry Valley days and lava caves

Heat shows up as 'You are Hot' or 'Burning' in the Dry Valley and its lava caves. It is a little gentler than the cold, but it still damages you over time:

• Snowberry — picked from blue-glowing bushes on the Frostlands' outskirts, and sometimes found in chests. One berry gives 2 minutes of heat resistance. Stock up before every desert trip.
• Snowberry Shake — run 2 snowberries and 1 milk through a Juicer for 10 minutes of heat resistance.
• Cool-Headed Charm — permanent heat protection. Even the uncommon version is cheap: 3 silk threads, 1 marble and 3 sand shells.

Tame animals: your renewable supply line

Survival is easier with livestock. Once your village reaches level 2, the Barn recipe unlocks — build it for 10 planks. Then:

1. Cook Animal Treats at a Grill from 5 vines and 3 corn.
2. Feed a treat to a wild cow, sheep, chicken or pig. It will follow you — but only for a limited time, so lead it home promptly. A second treat extends the timer or heals it on the way.
3. Interact with the Barn and assign the animal to it (one animal per barn), and give it a name.

Settled, happy animals produce a steady drip of resources — feathers, milk, wool, mushrooms and fertilizer — which is exactly what a growing village eats through. Pair a barn or two with a couple of villagers on cooking and farming jobs, and the survival half of LEGO Fortnite largely takes care of itself, leaving you free to go and be cold and hot in interesting places.