The Farm Friends update to LEGO Fortnite lets would-be farmers keep friendly animals in their village. Some players report their livestock mysteriously vanishing, but fortunately, there’s a solution. Here’s how to stop your animals from disappearing in LEGO Fortnite.
Why are my animals disappearing in LEGO Fortnite?
There are several reasons your animals may vanish in LEGO Fortnite. At the time of writing, the developers have not blamed any internal bugs. With this in mind, here’s a few things that may be the problem:
Your animals may have found a fire
As cute as they are,animals in LEGO Fortnite are notoriously stupid. If your animals walk into a bonfire, they will happily stand there and cook to death instead of running away. If you’ve been away from your base for a prolonged period, it’s possible that this has happened, and there’s no visual or audio cue to tell you.
Keep in mind thatthis seems to be an issue with every fire source. Bonfires are the obvious one, but Fireplaces will do the same thing. If you’re worried, you’re able to build fences around your fires as an easy fix to the problem.
Beware hostile mobs
Some players have reported thatSkeleton spawns are a little wonkysince the Farm Friends update. Much like fire, Skeletons can harm your animals and will kill them given the opportunity. Your best bet to avoid this is to keep the area around your barn fortified with fences.
No villager assigned as an Animal Caretaker
We don’t know how long an animal can be left unattended, butassign a villager to look after your livestockif you will be away for a prolonged period. Fortunately, you don’t need multiple Villagers for this task. As long as one villager is assigned as an Animal Caretaker, you shouldn’t encounter any problems.
Your animals are unhappy
I’ve not seen this one in action, but Animals in LEGO Fortnite will allegedly leave if youdon’t keep them happy. This can happen if you feed them something they don’t like or damage them. This mechanic tickles me a bit, as I can imagine my cows leaving for greener pastures, but until I see it, I can’t confirm this one.
Out of all these issues, unattended fires seem to be the primary cause of animal disappearance. As a precaution,I recommend building fences around every fire in your Village. Animals may run from fire in the future, but right now, it’s very dangerous for your livestock.
Keeping animals is easily the best part of the Farm Friends update, butkeep an eye out for the biome-specific animal variants.
Anthony Yates
Anthony is a freelance writer for PC Invasion and has worked in the industry for four years. He’s furiously competitive and is always looking for the next big multiplayer hit. Anthony thrives in high-stakes games like Escape From Tarkov and Sea of Thieves. He is also passionate about speedrunning and always looks forward to the next GDQ and ESA events. When he’s not grinding leaderboards, Anthony enjoys visiting Arcades, retro gaming, and horror movies.
