Star Wars is in LEGO Fortnite thanks to its new update, and this includes Chewbacca’s iconic bowcaster weapon. Here is how to get it for yourself.
As Star Warsarrives in LEGO Fortnite, the game is now getting a ton of new items touse like lightsabers, and even a Bowcaster much like Chewbacca uses in the movies.
This Bowcaster packs a punch and canhelp you in your effortsto help the Rebels push back on the Empire forces that have crashed in your area.
Here is how you can use the Bowcaster for yourself, and the steps you need to take to do so.
How to obtain Bowcaster in LEGO Fortnite
In order to build the Bowcaster, the first thing you will need is tofind the Rebel Base, which you can find after meeting Captain Bravara once you load into the game. She will give you Macrobinoculars to use to find the camp.
There are reports of Captain Bravara not spawning when loading into an existing world. If this happens to you, you will need tofind the Base on your own.
This won’t be too difficult: the Rebel Outpost isin the Grasslands, and you can easily see its campfire at night.
At the Rebel Outpost, you will need tobuild a Rebel Workbench, something that’s necessary for many of the new Star Wars items in LEGO Fortnite.
With the Rebel Workbench built, you now will need to unlock weapons recipesby collecting Durasteel. You can do this bydestroying the remains of the Starshiparound the Rebel Base to get Scrap Durasteel. Thenput this in a Smelterto create Durasteel.
Once you have this, you will unlock the recipes you need to put together this weapon.
The recipe for crafting the Bowcaster is:
Getting the LEGO Fortnite Bowcaster in Sandbox Mode is much easier, as you will be given the weapon in your inventory as soon as you spawn in.
Shane Black was a Games Writer on Dexerto’s US team, specializing in Call of Duty, Apex Legends, XDefiant, Destiny, Fortnite, and first-person shooter content. He also has bylines at IGN, Dualshockers, and Gamepur.
