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Today at the State of Unreal 2023 presentation, Epic Games finally showed the Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN). This is a new PC app that is already available on the Epic Games Store as a public beta and will also feature a new scripting language called “Verse”.
The UEFN has “many of the same features” that Epic uses to build Fortnite, the company said in a video demo. You’ll be able to import custom assets to create worlds that can end up looking completely different from the usual cartoony atmosphere of Fortnite. In a demo video on stage, Epic showed off a bleak world that contrasts greatly with Fortnite’s brightly colored characters. Epic also wants to achieve compatibility between Fortnite and Unreal Engine assets so that you can transfer your work to different projects.
Epic first launched Fortnite’s creative mode in 2018, and it has since become a popular aspect of the game and a lucrative place for creators to make money. Epic is introducing UEFN as a tool for both experienced Unreal Engine developers and creators looking to take the next step away from Fortnite Creative’s in-game editing tools.