Ready for your first foray into Unreal Editor for Fortnite? Follow the steps in this tutorial and at the end, you'll have a sweet little one-person shooter mini-game!
Get the basics of how to build a game in Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN), how to playtest the game in Fortnite, and even a taste of how you can use Verse to tweak your gameplay.
Before you know it, you should have a playable shooting gallery mini-game — but even better, you'll have a smooth introduction to UEFN and how it works to help you put a game together!
You'll learn how to:
Create and save a project.
Find and place assets (also sometimes called objects).
Customize your gameplay with devices.
Playtest your game.
Streamline device interactions with Verse.
Use set dressing to establish a theme.
Complete each of the steps below in sequence to create a working single player shooting gallery mini-game!
Ready to Jump In?
1. Create and Explore a Project
Set up your project, navigate the viewport and change some island settings from UEFN!
2. Place and Customize a Device
Add some devices, customize them, and bind them with other devices for gameplay interactions.
3. Build a Shooting Gallery
Add some target devices to build your gallery and a barrier to keep players from getting too close.
4. Playtest Your Island
See why playtesting is a crucial element of game design and development.
5. Spice Up the Gameplay with Verse
Get a painless introduction to Verse that requires no previous programming experience!
6. Use Props to Set a Theme
Set the appearance of your game using props and galleries from Fortnite Creative!
Take Your Project to the Next Level
Check out the tutorials in the section below to add things like a combo system, a timer system, a weapon leveling system, and much more — using Verse!
