Village are the centerpiece to surviving in LEGO Fortnite, as they serve as the hub for all your resources. Villages can even be upgraded for more bonuses, but that requires increasing the village rating. Here’s how to increase your LEGO Fortnite village rating.
How to Upgrade Village Rating in LEGO Fortnite
Village rating can be increased by simply building more stuff within your village. This can include shelter, campfires, furniture, machines, and even small items like silverware.
While in the village, there is a meter in the upper right corner of the screen that will fill as you place more things down near the Village Square piece. When placing down any piece, players can see the edges of the village as a glowing ring to make sure they are still building within the village.
Once the village rating bar has been filled completely, players can upgrade their village at the Village Square. However, each village level will require other resources in order to upgrade.
To summarize: The greater the variety and quantity of structures you create (including walls, workbenches, and decorations), the higher your village rating will increase. Once this rating reaches the threshold for leveling up your village, the Village Square will radiate a golden glow, indicating it’s time to upgrade your village.
All LEGO Fortnite Village Upgrades
Villages can be upgraded to level 10 in LEGO Fortnite. Each level requires a certain number of resources and the village rating meter filled completely. Players will receive different perks for upgrading their village, including having more villagers able to join and giving them jobs to refine resources. Here are the requirements and rewards for each village level:
| Level | Resources Needed | Village Rewards |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 Wood, 10 Granite for Village Square | – Villagers equip a health charm – Friendly explorers will visit the village – An additional villager can live at this village |
| 2 | 15 Wood, 15 Granite | – Villagers can be asked to forage nearby resources, refine wood, or refine stone |
| 3 | 10 Planks, 20 Granite | – Villagers will occasionally gift items – An additional villager can live at this village |
| 4 | 10 Knotroot, 15 Planks, 25 Granite | – Villagers can be asked to cook, extract seeds, or tend dirt plots – Villagers assigned to woodcutting will produce more wood types |
| 5 | 15 Knotroot, 20 Planks, 15 Marble | – Rarer explorers will visit this village – Villagers gain bonus health and defense – An additional villager can live at this village |
| 6 | 20 Knotroot, 20 Granite Slabs | – Villagers can be asked to smelt metal, refine textiles, and collect gems – Villagers assigned to stonecutting will produce more stone types |
| 7 | 20 Knotroot Rods, 20 Marble Slabs | – Villagers can gift unique recipes |
| 8 | 30 Marble Slabs, 10 Rough Amber | – An additional villager can live at this village |
| 9 | 15 Flexwood Rods, 15 Obsidian, 10 Cut Amber | – NPCs in this village can forage resources from other biomes, woodcutters will also produce more wood types, and stonecutters will produce more stone types |
| 10 | 15 Flexwood Rods, 30 Obsidian Slabs, 20 Cut Amber | – An additional villager can live at this village |
Rewards for Increasing Your LEGO Fortnite Village Rating
Increasing your village rating brings valuable upgrade level rewards, introducing exciting features such as the option to incorporate new villagers (Growing Village), employ villagers for specific roles (Foragers for Hire), or draw in rare visitors (Must-See Destination). Check out these rewards in the Village Square’s Village Hub tab. Most importantly, upgrading your village also unlocks new game-changing building recipes.
For more on LEGO Fortnite, check out how to add players as World Key Holders to get more people building in your world.
