Fortnite: Creative Dev Tracker

We have two new devices coming your way. The Orbit Camera device, which is in Early Access, attaches to the player’s character and the camera can be freely rotated. Be sure to check out all of the options and give us your feedback!

You’ll also find the new Post Process device, which allows creators to play and control post-process effects that affect the player’s camera.

We have new moddable weapons, prefabs & galleries, and consumables. Also, don’t miss the new tutorials for making cinematics and cutscenes in UEFN.

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Learn how to get the most out of Fortnite Patchwork to create your own music-based experiences. In this tutorial, with some help from Verse, you’ll be able to create a game that will have players dancing until dawn.

https://youtu.be/Ne5TKWYi25M

Epic Games is heading to San Francisco for the Game Developers Conference, March 20–22 and you won’t want to miss the State of Unreal streaming live from the event! Join us to get a first look at what’s in store for the future of game development. Learn about the latest advancements in our tools, hear news from our partners, and find out how you can take even more advantage of Epic’s ecosystem. Add this to your calendar today!

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State of Unreal

March 20 | 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM PDT

Watch the livestream on Unreal Engine YouTube or Twitch—and stick around for the te...

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If you want to learn more about using the new camera control devices, look no further than the two-part series “Creating a Party Game in UEFN.”

In part one, you’ll discover how to build a party game that utilizes camera devices to give your games a unique perspective. Watch here https://youtu.be/foG5iv20-yM

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Exciting things are coming to UEFN! Check out our 2024 Roadmap 🗺️

https://fn.gg/Roadmap

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We’ve updated the Verse Starter Template with a new minigame, which you can find in the template **VKT - Verse Device Starter Games** . Jump into the world of Verse and play Verse Commander, where you send commands to a character to solve puzzles. Before you play, assign a Gameplay Tag to the Verse device, follow the instructions in the tutorial to get started.

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WHAT
The official Creating in Fortnite livestream on February 28th at 2PM ET. Join us for a livestream all about developer guest Look North World’s creations, best practices, development strategy – and more!

WHEN
Wednesday, February 28th @ 2:00 PM ET

WHERE
Twitch
Youtube

MEET THE GUESTS

Kyle...

Hi all, sprinting while using grind rails has been reenabled in our latest update.

Check out what’s new in v28.30! The SUV Spawner pulls in and the Placeable Ledge device will help your players launch to new heights. The NPC Spawner Device in UEFN gets a bunch of new updates, be sure to check out the new effects and modifiers. You’ll also find updates to the VFX Spawner, Fixed Point Camera, Fixed Angle Camera, and Third Person Controls devices. Also in UEFN, a new minigame in the Verse Starter Template! Follow the links below to get all of the details.

28.30 Release Notes: https://dev.epicgames.com/documentation/en-us/uefn/28-30-release-notes-in-unreal-editor-for-fortnite The Fortnite Ecosystem v28.30 update: ...

Check out this EDC tutorial from Mr.Smurff to learn how to set up an instant respawn mechanic.

Shout out to HDK for writing the verse code used in this tutorial!

https://dev.epicgames.com/community/learning/tutorials/DOjL/fortnite-instant-respawn-tutorial

This is today :) Get your questions in if you haven't already :)

Thanks Xenc! If you know of anyone interested, feel free to send 'em my way! We love hosting these!

Fortnite Creator Fireside Chat w/ Enderbite on 2/20 at 3PM ET.

Event Info: A special, live event where we bring in Fortnite Creators for a cozy fireside chat about their journeys, experiences, and to answer questions you have about their favorite topics! This event will be held here, on our official Fortnite Create Discord, in the #live-event channel – where you can chat along with the conversation!

We’re grabbing some warm coffee, starting up the fire, and having a chat with Enderbite at 2/20 at 3PM ET.

• Have questions around level design and how to make the best experiences for your players? 
• Wondering how to best hone your skills for island speedbuilding? 
• Curious to hear how to create an island that has next-level immersion? 

Enderbite would love to share this and more!

Submit your questions for our guest in the thread below!

Some words from our guest...

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Nike was one of the first brands to use Unreal Editor (UEFN) to create Airphoria, an immersive virtual sneaker hunt in Fortnite that amazed fans last year. We’ve created five short tutorials that uncover the process used to create some of the elements in Airphoria.

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