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{{ii}} The game is comprised of two modes, a F2P PvP mode called "Battle Royale" and a co-op PvE campaign called "Save The World", currently in Early Access.
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{{mm}} [https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/home Official website]
 
{{mm}} [https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/forums/ Official forum]
 
{{mm}} [https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/forums/ Official forum]
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{{mm}} [https://fortnitehelp.epicgames.com/ Official support]
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{{mm}} [https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/en-US/news/category/patch%20notes Patch Notes]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==

Revision as of 23:40, 14 July 2018

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Fortnite
Fortnite cover
Developers
Epic Games
People Can Fly[1]
Publishers
Epic Games
Engines
Unreal Engine 4
Release dates
Windows Early access
macOS (OS X) Early access
Fortnite on Wikipedia

Warnings

This game requires a constant internet connection for all game modes.
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Key points

The game is comprised of two game modes, a free-to-play PvP mode (Battle Royale) and a pay-to-play PvE co-op campaign (Save The World) currently in Early Access.

General information

Official website
Official forum
Official support
Patch Notes

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Official website Standard Edition, Deluxe Edition.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
An Epic account and the Epic Games Launcher is required to run the game.

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 the 26th of September 2017.[2][3]

Fortnite Save The World / Standard Edition

The original mode of the game; a PvE co-op campaign in Early Access. Epic is currently charging for the mode, but the intention is to make the mode free-to-play when it is released in 2018.[4]
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.

Essential improvements

Force fullscreen mode

Massively boosts FPS.
Modify config file[5]
  1. Go to %LOCALAPPDATA%\FortniteGame\Saved\Config\WindowsClient
  2. Open GameUserSettings.ini
  3. Go to the section called [/Script/FortniteGame.FortGameUserSettings].
  4. Add the line FullScreenMode=0 to this section.
  5. Save and close the file.
Disabling replay system in game options, and Nvidia Highlights can also improve FPS.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\FortniteGame\Saved\Config\WindowsClient

Video settings

Video settings
Video settings

Template:Video settings

Input settings

General settings
General settings
Key bindings
Key bindings
Controller settings
Controller settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Audio settings
Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Latin American Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
Online play
100

Connection types

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

System requirements

A 64-bit operating system is required.
Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i3 2.5 GHz equivalent or greater
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 16 GB
Video card (GPU) Intel HD 4000
DirectX 11 compatible

References

  1. Epic’s Fortnite Still Exists, Now At Bulletstorm Dev - Rock, Paper, Shotgun - last accessed on 2017-11-30
  2. Epic Game's Fortnite - Announcing Fortnite Battle Royale - last accessed on 2018-07-15
  3. Epic Game's Fortnite - Fortnite Battle Royale goes free for everyone on Sept. 26 - last accessed on 2018-07-15
  4. 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!"
  5. Verified by User:Skwirl1 on 2018-01-09
    Username comes from Discord server.