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Revision as of 00:35, 6 August 2021
Although this product has been released, it remains under active development - information may change frequently and could be outdated or irrelevant.
Developers | |
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Epic Games | |
People Can Fly[1][2] | |
Publishers | |
Epic Games | |
Engines | |
2017-2021 | Unreal Engine 4 |
Release dates | |
Windows | June 30, 2020[3] |
macOS (OS X) | June 30, 2020[3] |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 81 |
OpenCritic | 84 |
IGDB | 83 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | Sponsored, Subscription[4] |
Microtransactions | Currency, Cosmetic |
Modes | Multiplayer |
Perspectives | Third-person |
Warnings
- This game requires a constant internet connection for all game modes.
Key points
- The game is comprised of three game modes; a free-to-play PvP mode (Battle Royale) and build mode (Creative), as well as a purchasable PvE co-op campaign (Save The World).
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
Official website | ||||
Epic Games Store |
- Easy Anti-Cheat DRM and a constant internet connection for all game modes are required.
Version differences
Fortnite Battle Royale
- The popular free-to-play 100-player PvP mode of the game.
- This mode was originally in paid Early Access for two weeks before it was released as a free-to-play mode on September 26, 2017.[5][6]
Fortnite Save The World / Standard Edition
- The original mode of the game; a PvE co-op campaign that was released to Early Access on July 25, 2017 and remained as such up until June 30, 2020.[3] While Epic originally mentioned that the intention was to make the mode free-to-play when was released,[7] during the 2020 release announcement they stated that the mode would remain a premium experience rather than going free-to-play.[3]
- The Standard Edition includes the PvE co-op campaign, 7 pinata packs, and 4 in-game icons.
Deluxe Edition
- Includes everything the Standard Edition includes, along with the Starter Hero Pack and additional in-game items, consumables, and cosmetics; some of which are exclusive.
Monetization
Essential improvements
Improve frame rate
- Playing in fullscreen mode can boost the frame rate, improve frame pacing, and prevent drops that might occur in borderless fullscreen windowed mode.
Configure the game to run in Fullscreen mode through the in-game settings[9][10] |
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- The replay system and Nvidia Highlights can also decrease FPS.[citation needed]
Disable replay system through the in-game settings[citation needed] |
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Moving game to the solid state drive[citation needed] |
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Closing Epic Games Launcher (after the game fully launched) improves the performance[11] |
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Enable performance mode. (however reduces visual quality considerably)[citation needed] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\FortniteGame\Saved\Config\WindowsClient |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\FortniteGame\Saved\SaveGames\ |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Epic Games Launcher |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Italian | ||||
Polish | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Latin American Spanish | ||||
Turkish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | ||||
Online play | 100 | Versus, Co-op Battle Royale: 100-players PvP mode. Save The World: 4-players PvE co-op campaign. Creative: Up to 16 players. Supports crossplay with Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PS4, iOS, and Android. |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Issues unresolved
Stuttering/FPS issues
- Forces use of original microcode built-in in the system firmware instead of the OS one. Likely to introduce security and stability regressions.
Delete folder c:\Windows\System32\mcupdateintel or mcupdate_Authenticamd[citation needed]
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11, 12 | Support for DirectX 9 and 10 was removed in patch v10.00.[14] Beta support for DirectX 12 was added in patch v11.20.[15] |
Metal support |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | Resonance Audio | Vivox for voice chat |
Multiplayer | Epic Online Services | |
Anti-cheat | Easy Anti-Cheat, BattlEye | [16] Fortnite uses both of them (not simultaneously) |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7 | 10 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i3-3225 3.3 GHz(WARNING SLOW AF) | Intel Core i3-9400f 3.6 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 30GB Of Space | 40GB Of Space |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GT 710 1GB DirectX 11 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 AMD Radeon R9 280 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 12 compatible |
- For Epic quality presets the recommendations are: Intel Core i7-8700 3.2 GHZ or AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz, 16 GB RAM, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 or AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT, and an NVMe SSD.[17]
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10.13.6 (High Sierra) | 10.13.6 (High Sierra) |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i3-3225 3.3 GHz | Intel Core i5-7300U 2.6 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 30 Gb Of Space | 40 Gb Of Space |
Video card (GPU) | Intel Iris Shit Graphics 5200 Metal compatible | AMD Radeon HD 7870 2 GB of VRAM |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
References
- ↑ Epic’s Fortnite Still Exists, Now At Bulletstorm Dev - Rock, Paper, Shotgun - last accessed on 2017-11-30
- ↑ Polygon - How did the studio behind Bulletstorm end up making a shooter with Square Enix? - last accessed on 2020-06-30
- "Since 2015, the team has continued to work closely with Epic Games and has contributed to projects such as Fortnite and Spyjinx."
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Epic Games - Fortnite Save the World Update - State of Development - last accessed on 2020-06-30
- ↑ [1] - last accessed on 2020-12-19
- ↑ Epic Game's Fortnite - Announcing Fortnite Battle Royale - last accessed on 2018-07-15
- ↑ Epic Game's Fortnite - Fortnite Battle Royale goes free for everyone on Sept. 26 - last accessed on 2018-07-15
- ↑ Fortnite UPDATE - When is Save The World free? Epic Games gives PS4, Xbox One latest - last accessed on 2018-07-14
- "We’re still looking at a 2018 free release for ‘Save the World.’ Epic tried to be really generous with the content in Early Access packs, and there have been events and items that exclusive to this Early Access period already!"
- ↑ Air Jordans come to Fortnite in Nike partnership - last accessed on 2021-04-10
- ↑ Verified by User:Skwirl1 on 2018-01-09
- Username comes from Discord server.
- ↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2018-07-15
- Option to play in fullscreen mode is accessible through the in-game settings menu. No need to edit the config manually.
- ↑ Verified by User:Banser on 2021-02-16
- In the background launcher uses up to ~5% of CPU
- ↑ https://www.purepc.pl/rozrywka/wkrotce_beta_gears_of_war_5_znamy_wymagania_sprzetowe_na_pc#comment-586406
- ↑ Updating microcodes guide
- ↑ - GRAPHICS CARD SUPPORT CHANGING FOR PC [missing title] - last accessed on 2019-08-10
- ↑ Microsoft DirectX 12 coming to Fortnite - last accessed on 2019-11-18
- ↑ Easy Anti-Cheat
- ↑ Updated Fortnite PC requirements - last accessed on 2021-06-06