Fortnite Chapter 6, Season 2 has introduced a new vault opening and hacking mechanic that nicely aligns with the current game theme. Instead of searching for keycards or medallions, players must now breach vaults using thermite, a new explosive item added this season. Vaults become useful locations with good loot, though access to them is challenging.

Where to Find Thermite in Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 2

Thermite is a rare explosive item that can be found in various locations on the island. Unlike some consumable items, it's not hard to find, making it accessible for most players planning to breach a vault.

The most common way to obtain thermite is to find it as regular floor loot or by opening treasure containers across the map. Players exploring high-activity areas, especially near vaults, have a good chance of finding it.

If you aim to guarantee acquiring thermite, you can purchase it on the Black Market or from underground item vending machines for 50 gold bars. These machines can be found in Crime City, Seaport City, Lonewolf Lair , and Masked Meadows.

To use thermite, you need to interact with the vault doors when the corresponding text appears on them. If you want to speed up the hacking process, you can shoot at specific spots on the doors with the Plasma Burst Laser weapon. Opening vaults takes approximately a minute.

How to Use Thermite in Fortnite

While hacking a vault, enemy NPCs will start attacking you. They can range from ordinary guards to armored NPCs, so it's important to be well-armed and have a supply of healing items. Also, remember that other players might come and try to steal your loot, so staying vigilant is crucial.

Armored trains and transports can be hacked similarly. The train moves continuously across the map and is equipped with turrets for protection. To open its vault, you first need to destroy the turrets and then attach thermite to the train vault doors. Once the vault is hacked, the train will stop, and NPC guards will rush to defend it. If done correctly, players will receive gold bars, powerful weapons, and healing items.

Besides its primary function of hacking vaults, thermite is also quite a decent combat tool. After being thrown, it detonates with a delay, causing a fire over a large area. Players caught in the blast zone receive 15 initial damage plus 3 damage per each subsequent tick from the fire.

This makes thermite effective for driving enemies out of cover or wooden structures. Since wooden constructions catch fire, thermite is especially useful in the final stages of the game when opponents actively use building for defense.

Thermite can also be combined with other explosive devices for maximum effect. For example, combining it with a grenade launcher can deal serious damage to opponents sheltering in a building. Although thermite isn't the most powerful explosive device in Fortnite, it's excellent for area control and destroying opponents' cover.

All Vault Locations in Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 2

Vaults contain some of the best loot in the game, but the risk to reach them is very high. Each match features five vaults, which can be found in these locations:

• Crime City
• Seaport City
• Masked Meadows
• Lonewolf Lair
• Fletcher’s Armored Train (moving vault)

Each vault is heavily guarded by NPCs, and Fletcher (the boss) randomly protects one of them in each match. His location is marked with a wolf icon on the map.

What Is Inside Vaults in Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 2?

Upon opening a vault, players receive rare chests, gold bars, and Dill Bits — a special currency for Black Market purchases. Vaults significantly enhance equipment as they contain legendary weapons, shields, and healing items and medalions. Since competition around vaults is high, a successful breach early in the match can give players a massive advantage.