How to find and use TIE Fighters in Fortnite Chapter 6, season 3

The entire island is packed with special Star Wars items you can use for the duration of Fortnite's Galactic Battle season. One of the many unique assets you'll be tasked with trying out for various quests is TIE Fighters. Piloting this ship is a great way to quickly travel around the island or take down enemy players. It's a pretty powerful vehicle you need to hop in for various tasks, so here's how to find and use TIE Fighters in Fortnite. Table of contents Where to find TIE Fighters in Fortnite Star Wars Galactic Battle TIE Fighter locations in Fortnite Star Wars Galactic Battle How to use a TIE Fighter in Fortnite Star Wars Galactic Battle Where to find TIE Fighters in Fortnite Star Wars Galactic Battle TIE Fighters are generally found around locations that belong to the Empire, like near the First Order Base and Vader's Samurai Solitude. For the most part, TIE Fighters don't appear at the same spots in every match, so how easy or difficult it is to find one is generally unpredictable and based on luck. TIE Fighter locations in Fortnite Star Wars Galactic Battle Screenshot by Destructoid. Remix by Destructoid Most TIE Fighter locations are random and vary in each match. However, there are two fixed spots where TIE Fighters always seem to spawn based on our testing for them. In the forest east of the Resistance Base and south of Flooded Frogs. This TIE Fighter is part of a repeatable story quest that tasks you with gathering fuel to fix it up. You can tackle this quest repeatedly in any match to fix up and fly a TIE Fighter. This TIE Fighter is guaranteed to be available in each round, but it takes a bit of work to unlock it. Near the east end of Vader's Samurai Solitude. There's only one TIE Fighter at this vast location, so you need to act fast if you want to grab it. This one also appears to be present in every round, as it seems to be Darth Vader's own personal ship. Other locations you can check for TIE Fighters include the First Order Base, the snowy mountains around the First Order Base, near Crime City, and around Vader's Samurai Solitude. None of these other locations is guaranteed to have one, but TIE Fighters do have a chance of appearing around all of them. How to use a TIE Fighter in Fortnite Star Wars Galactic Battle Screenshot by Destructoid TIE Fighters are a two-person ship you can either fly or ride on top of. The specific controls you need to pilot this vehicle vary by platform, but are always displayed near the bottom left corner of the screen while you're riding in one. We've also listed the controls here if you want to familiarize yourself with this ship before you start flying. Function PC Console Fly/Enter ship E Square/X Throttle up W Left stick up Throttle down S Left stick down Boost Left Shift B/Circle Land Hold Q near the ground Hold RB/R1 near the ground Switch seats Left Ctrl Click right stick/R3 Fire Left click RT/R2 Free look Right click LT/L2 Music on/off B Down on the D-pad There's a lot more to do and see around the vast island for the Star Wars season. Next, you may want to learn how to discover and complete story quests, all weapons in Chapter Six, season three, and how to find and beat Captain Phasma. The post How to find and use TIE Fighters in Fortnite Chapter 6, season 3 appeared first on Destructoid.

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How to find and use TIE Fighters in Fortnite Chapter 6, season 3

Poe dancing on a TIE Fighter in Fortnite

The entire island is packed with special Star Wars items you can use for the duration of Fortnite's Galactic Battle season. One of the many unique assets you'll be tasked with trying out for various quests is TIE Fighters.

Piloting this ship is a great way to quickly travel around the island or take down enemy players. It's a pretty powerful vehicle you need to hop in for various tasks, so here's how to find and use TIE Fighters in Fortnite.

Where to find TIE Fighters in Fortnite Star Wars Galactic Battle

TIE Fighters are generally found around locations that belong to the Empire, like near the First Order Base and Vader's Samurai Solitude. For the most part, TIE Fighters don't appear at the same spots in every match, so how easy or difficult it is to find one is generally unpredictable and based on luck.

TIE Fighter locations in Fortnite Star Wars Galactic Battle

TIE Fighter locations on Fortnite map
Screenshot by Destructoid. Remix by Destructoid

Most TIE Fighter locations are random and vary in each match. However, there are two fixed spots where TIE Fighters always seem to spawn based on our testing for them.

  • In the forest east of the Resistance Base and south of Flooded Frogs. This TIE Fighter is part of a repeatable story quest that tasks you with gathering fuel to fix it up. You can tackle this quest repeatedly in any match to fix up and fly a TIE Fighter. This TIE Fighter is guaranteed to be available in each round, but it takes a bit of work to unlock it.
  • Near the east end of Vader's Samurai Solitude. There's only one TIE Fighter at this vast location, so you need to act fast if you want to grab it. This one also appears to be present in every round, as it seems to be Darth Vader's own personal ship.

Other locations you can check for TIE Fighters include the First Order Base, the snowy mountains around the First Order Base, near Crime City, and around Vader's Samurai Solitude. None of these other locations is guaranteed to have one, but TIE Fighters do have a chance of appearing around all of them.

How to use a TIE Fighter in Fortnite Star Wars Galactic Battle

Poe on a TIE Fighter in Fortnite
Screenshot by Destructoid

TIE Fighters are a two-person ship you can either fly or ride on top of. The specific controls you need to pilot this vehicle vary by platform, but are always displayed near the bottom left corner of the screen while you're riding in one. We've also listed the controls here if you want to familiarize yourself with this ship before you start flying.

FunctionPCConsole
Fly/Enter shipESquare/X
Throttle upWLeft stick up
Throttle downSLeft stick down
BoostLeft ShiftB/Circle
LandHold Q near the groundHold RB/R1 near the ground
Switch seatsLeft CtrlClick right stick/R3
FireLeft clickRT/R2
Free lookRight clickLT/L2
Music on/offBDown on the D-pad

There's a lot more to do and see around the vast island for the Star Wars season. Next, you may want to learn how to discover and complete story quests, all weapons in Chapter Six, season three, and how to find and beat Captain Phasma.

The post How to find and use TIE Fighters in Fortnite Chapter 6, season 3 appeared first on Destructoid.