Metallica has become the puppet masters of Fortnite Festival and Battle Royale, but their sights have now reached Rocket Racing. This high-octane game mode that has players put their foot on the gas to win intense races now has a few Metallica quests that will allow players to unlock free cosmetics to bring into their Fortnite game modes, with a new car and decals to show off in Battle Royale and Rocket Racing.
Fortnite: How to Get Metallica Skins
Metallica rocks their way into Fortnite, becoming the new puppet masters of Battle Royale and Fortnite Festival.
There are quite a few quests for Metallica's Rocket Racing event, but all of them can be found below, along with every reward. The Metallica Quests are plentiful, but to the speed demons out there, they will easily be able to ride the lightning and come out with the best set of free Metallica x Fortnite rewards.
All Rocket Racing Metallica Quests
There are 4 stages of Metallica Quests in Rocket Racing, with each set featuring 5 Quests that can be completed one after the other. Each Stage of these quests features a rather simple task, earning players XP and further promise of rewards for their vehicles. Listed below, is every Metallica Quest in Rocket Racing, alongside their reward:
Welcome Home
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Quest Step |
How to Complete |
Reward |
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Complete Races on Thrash Mountain (0/5) |
Players can directly select the Thrash Mountain track in the browser, and they will need to complete a race in any position on this track 5 times. |
5,000 XP |
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Travel Total Distance While Turboing on Thrash Mountain (50,000) |
Left Click on PC, Triangle on PlayStation, and Y on Xbox to activate Turbo, and simply use it whenever it is available whilst racing on the Thrash Mountain track. Build up Turbo by drifting or simply driving. |
5,000 XP |
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Hit Boost Pads on Thrash Mountain (100) |
Boost pads are indicated by the platforms on the ground or walls that have a flashing green arrow. Drive over them to activate them. |
5,000 XP |
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Drift Total Distance on Thrash Mountain (75,000) |
Hold the Left or Right buttons to steer for long enough so players can initiate into a drift. Repeat these drifting steps only on Thrash Mountain for the quest to finish. |
5,000 XP |
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Activate Turbo Bonus Zones on Thrash Mountain (30) |
Once a Turbo has been activated, look to the left on the boost meter for a quick-time-event pop-up. Hitting the corresponding button activates a Turbo Bonus. |
5,000 XP |
Where I May Roam
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Quest Step |
How to Complete |
Reward |
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Activate Turbo (0/75) |
Left Click on PC, Triangle on PlayStation, and Y on Xbox, will all activate a Turbo for players to use. This turbo refreshes with drifts or by driving, so players just need to fully use them whenever they are available. |
5,000 XP |
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Drift Total Distances (75,000) |
Drift by making sharp turns with the Left or Right buttons, and simply progress through races to complete this large distance. |
5,000 XP |
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Use Total Underthrust Percentage (1,500) |
Players can activate Underthrust by jumping and then holding the jump button to make their vehicle act like a jetpack. Underthrust is a percentage meter shown on the right of the screen when jumping. |
5,000 XP |
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Fly Total Distance (100,000) |
Players can fly through using their Underthrust, or simply by going up ramps in maps that have plenty of airtime. |
5,000 XP |
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Travel Total Distance (250,000) |
Simply racing through the game will pop this quest, as players just need to play as normal to travel large distances. |
5,000 XP |
Shadows Follow
These quests will be activated on Monday 17, at 9 AM ET.
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Quest Step |
How to Complete |
Reward |
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Complete Runs in Speed Run (35) |
In the Rocket Racing category, players can select the Speed Run game mode, to which they will need to complete a total of 35 races. |
5,000 XP |
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Fly Total Distance in Speed Run (50,000) |
By simply playing Speed Run and utilizing the underthrusts and ramps that have players remain in the air, will they complete this challenge. |
5,000 XP |
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Drift Total Distance in Speed Run (50,000) |
Drifting with hard use of the Left or Right controls will complete this quest, even if it takes a while. |
5,000 XP |
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Activate Turbo in Speed Run (35) |
Earn Turbo through high speeds and drifts and activate them with Left Click on PC, Triangle on PlayStation, and Y on Xbox. |
5,000 XP |
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Hit Boost Pads in Speed Run (50) |
Look out for glowing green arrows on the floor and walls and run into them to activate them. |
5,000 XP |
Nothing Else Matters
These quests will be activated on Friday 21, at 9 AM ET.
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Quest Step |
How to Complete |
Reward |
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Complete Laps in Ranked Racing (20) |
Ranked Racing is a competitive Rocket Racing game mode that can be selected in the Rocket Racing category from the lobby. Players need to complete a total of 20 laps across various races. |
5,000 XP |
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Hit Boost Pads in Ranked Racing (50) |
Run into Boost Pads to activate them, and they are shown by an arrow symbol with a distinct green pulse. |
5,000 XP |
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Activate Draft in Ranked Racing (15) |
Draft is activated by speeding up behind an opponent's vehicle, indicated by the white stripes that follow across their vehicle. |
5,000 XP |
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Fly Total Distance in Ranked Racing (50,000) |
Use the underthrust ability and ramps to gain airtime throughout various races in Ranked Racing. |
5,000 XP |
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Get a Startline Boost of at least 50% in Ranked Racing (10) |
Don't press anything until the green circle shows on the countdown timer, and try to time it better with sound cues to get higher than 50% ten times. |
5,000 XP |
Rocket Racing x Metallica Rewards
Below, is all the rewards players can obtain by completing a set amount of any of the available quests. These quests do not have to be in order, meaning players can complete some from the Welcome Home set and others from the Wherever I May Roam set. However, with 20 quests in total, players will need to complete them all if they want the last reward. If not, they can just complete 10 to get the Backfire vehicle body.
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Quests Completed |
Rewards |
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5 |
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10 |
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12 |
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15 |
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16 |
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18 |
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20 |
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Fortnite
- Released
- September 26, 2017
WHERE TO PLAY
- Developer(s)
- Epic Games
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PC, Android, iOS
