Fortnite: Save the World Dev Tracker

We're not resetting gold and we removed the gold cap.

How does the Save The World team manage their tasks? Is there a certain group working on big projects like the hero loadout while another works on weekly content such as Frostnite challenges or is it a different system?

Managing STW is done via a series of planning and priority meetings. Tasks are tracked in a software called Jira. We start by planning at a high level what we want the next series of months or rest of the year to look like from very high level beats - at this point we might have to make some assumptions that turn out later to not be true which will ultimately alter plans.

When we initially plan for a specific season we agree to a theme or a general direction and then brainstorm what the contents of that season should be from a narrative standpoint, hero standpoint, rewards, features, and activities. Sometimes one of those buckets is given more emphasis than another so that other really big forward facing features, such ...

Q: With the Hero rework almost here, can we expect to see more StW-specific Heroes, and less ports from BR? Perhaps an even mix of them? u/claricia

A: There will continue to be new Save the World content, we have new Heroes coming in 8.0

We're thinking about it, what kind of stuff would you like to see?

We're giving 240 Gold per 100 Daily Coins.

Q: Also, are you planning to fix technical performance on/remove the Deathbursts? u/NotMyFortniteAccount

A: Deathbursts are on our radar as something to improve, although we don't have a solid timeframe for this yet. In addition to performance, we also want to try and introduce a bit more counterplay.

Still the plan! We're still making major changes to the game. Once we feel like the game is ready for everyone we'll go free. We love you too!

Q: Will there be a time sometime soon where you guys re-visit Plankerton and give it the proper biome? u/demonjoefrance

A: In Season 8 we are introducing a new visual update in Plankerton that significantly changes the look of the zone, and are much more run-down in tone to show the progression in time. We've added a new "Lakeside" location as well.

Q: Are there plans to buff melee weapons/ninjas in general? u/NotMyFortniteAccount

A: The Hero Loadout gave Ninjas a significant buff, both in the power of their abilities and by moving Shadow Stance into the base kit of the class and improving its effects. The Hero Loadout also provides a greater selection of perks focused on survivability which directly benefit melee builds, such as Survivalist and Dim Mak. We've been gradually improving the variety of heavy attacks available on th...

We're using what we call Beta Storms to experiment with new missions and existing missions. Experiments will include playing with shorter mission times.

Have you guys talked about expanding the storm shields in any way? For example a lot of people here have suggested an "endless" mode for storm shields similar to Frostnite with waves of enemies of increasing difficulty. u/chrisd848

There are a suite of improvements planned for Storm Shields that are currently in development. These are tentatively planned for some time in Season 9. This includes new combat challenges in the Storm Shield, resetting the Storm Shield after a failure, and being able to tear down your base in a quick and effective way.

This is still in active development!

Are there any plans to revamp the daily coin system. Not so much earning them but better uses for them. u/Cali4niaRose

In Season 8 Daily Coins are being removed entirely and replaced by Gold. Existing daily coins will be converted to Gold.

Q: Are there plans for new traps or trap improvements in the foreseeable future? u/Kindalagging

A: Yes. We will be adding a cool new wall trap in the latter half of Season 8, and plan to continue adding traps in the future.

Hey everyone,

Welcome to the Save the World AMA, we’re so happy that you could be here! Let’s introduce who will be answering your questions today.

Today’s Devs

• PoppinFreshDoze - Production
• EpicIrascible - Design
• EpicJason - Design
• GILLIES- - Design (Hero Loadout)
• EpicGoinHamm - Engineering

Before we dive into more specific questions, we wanted to cover some topics that came up many times in the initial AMA announce:

Performance/Console issues

We’ve not been super great on communication here, so we do want to confirm we’re aware of the console and performance issues and consider them very high priority. Late last year, we did a big push to improve client game thread performance and eliminate hitches due to loading assets during play. Once some progress was made on this front, it became clear that we had other classes of issues still degrading the ...

Hey everyone!

Hero Loadout Incoming! Patch v8.0 approaches!

Downtime begins tomorrow, February 28 at 4 AM ET (0900 UTC).

Thank you!

Well, they do say "It's a trap!"

Well done.

He won't be a reskin of UAH any more. He's got a unique perk like most heroes. Hope you like it. :)

New players only have a commander slot; slots are revealed as you progress and have explanation tutorials as they unlock.