Basic Storm Controller Devices | Fortnite Creative Documentation

The Basic Storm Controller is a simplified storm device that provides a way to create a single-phase storm and control its basic behaviors.

You could use this storm as a barrier to keep players inside a specific playable area, and deal damage to player health that ignores shields when players are outside the storm circle.

There are a few key points on storms to consider when customizing for your island.

Think of the storm circle as the eye of the hurricane. When a player is inside the circle, they are safe from storm damage.
When you adjust the storm size, you are actually adjusting the storm circle size by controlling the initial (starting) radius and the end radius.
Configuring the storm to move will create more randomity for the player and increase the danger.
If you configure the ending radius to 0, everything and everyone on the island will be affected by the end of the storm!

Finding and Placing the Device

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From Create mode, press the Tab key to open the CREATIVE inventory screen.
Click the DEVICES tab and scroll to select the device. You can also use the Search box or the Categories panel on the left to find your device.
Click PLACE NOW to place immediately, or put the device in the QUICK BAR to place later.
Press Esc to return to your island in Create mode. Use your phone tool to position the device, then left-click to place it. Press Esc to detach the device from your phone.
Point at the device with your phone. If the CUSTOMIZE popup doesn't open immediately, move closer until it does, then press E to open the CUSTOMIZE panel.

If you're using multiple copies of a device on an island, it can be helpful to rename them. You can choose names that relate to each device’s purpose, so it’s easier to remember what each one does.

Contextual Filtering

Some devices are affected by a feature called contextual filtering. This feature hides or displays options depending on the values selected for certain related options. This feature will reduce clutter in the Customize panel and make options easier to manage and navigate.

However, it may not be easy to recognize which options or values trigger contextual filtering. To help you identify them, in our device docs we use italic for any values that trigger contextual filtering. All options will be listed, including those affected by contextual filtering; if they are hidden or displayed based on a specific option’s value, there will be a note about that in the Description field for that option.

Device Options

When the Basic Storm Controller is placed in the world initially, it generates a storm at start of game with a 50 M (meter) radius. It starts to shrink afer two minutes, then waits an additional minute before closing the storm circle. Any player inside the storm receives 10 DPS (damage each second (DPS).

You can configure this device with the following options.

Default values are bold. Values that trigger contextual filtering are italic.

Basic Options

Option	Value	Description
Generate Storm on Game Start	No, Yes	Defines whether the storm is enabled at the start of the game.
Initial Radius	50M, Pick or enter a distance	The initial radius for the storm, in meters.
Final Radius	0M, Pick or enter a distance	The radius the storm will have when it ends. If you choose 0M, it means the storm will be completely closed at the end.
Damage Level	None, 10%, Pick or enter a percentage, Instant Elimination	How much damage the player takes each second while inside the storm, as a percentage of their max health.

All Options (Additional)

Option	Value	Description
Wait Time	2 Minutes, Pick or enter an amount	The amount of time before the storm circle begins to shrink or grow.
Resize Time	1 Minute, Pick or enter an amount	The amount of time it takes for the storm to go from the Initial Radius to the Final Radius.
Delay Time	None, Pick or enter an amount	The amount of time before the storm appears.
Finish Behavior	Stay, Destroy	The behavior of the storm when it has finished changing size. Stay keeps the storm in the game until the game ends. Destroy causes the storm to disappear. If you choose Destroy an additional option displays below this one.
Destruction Delay	Destroy Instantly, Pick or enter an amount of delay	This option only displays if the Finish Behavior option is set to Destroy. After the storm finishes changing size, this determines how much of a delay occurs before the storm is destroyed.
Move Delay Time	0 Seconds, Pick or enter an amount	The amount of time before the storm circle starts to move. Storm movement is different from storm resize, and this can introduce more randomness to the match.
Move Direction	Rotation, Random	If the storm moves, this defines how it moves. Rotation pivots around the device's original location. Random moves the storm to a random location. If you choose Random, you also need to set the Minimal Move Distance and Maximum Move Distance options.
Minimum Move Distance	0M, Pick or enter an amount	The minimum amount of distance the storm circle randomly moves.
Maximum Move Distance	0M, Pick or enter an amount	The maximum amount of distance the storm circle randomly moves.
Move Time	1 Minute, Pick or enter an amount	The amount of time that the storm circle takes to move from the initial location to the final location.
Storm Sickness	Off, On	Determines whether Storm Sickness will affect players. If you choose On, players who take a certain amount of damage from being in the storm will get Storm Sickness. This condition causes the player to take even more damage from being in the storm.

Direct Event Binding

Direct event binding allows devices to communicate directly, making your workflow more intuitive, and giving you more freedom to focus on your design ideas.

Below are the functions and events for this device.

Functions

Direct event binding uses functions as receivers. A function listens for one device's event to tell another device to perform a function.

Option	Select Device	Select Event	Description
Generate Storm When Receiving From	Click the arrow to display a list of available devices.	Click the arrow to display a list of available events.	When an event occurs, this function generates a storm.
Destroy Storm When Receiving From	Click the arrow to display a list of available devices.	Click the arrow to display a list of available events.	When an event occurs, this function destroys the storm.

Events

Direct event binding uses events as transmitters. An event tells another device to perform a function

Option	Select Device	Select Function	Description
On Phase Ended	Click the arrow to display a list of available devices.	Click the arrow to display a list of available functions.	When a phase is ended, an event is sent to the selected device, which triggers the selected function.