Tracker Device Design Examples

The Tracker device is intended to track custom objectives that a player can complete.

You can track objectives for individual players, a team, or multiple teams, and send a signal to another device when the player completes a tracked objective.

Target Practice Tracker

A basic use of the tracker is to track events sent to the device. In this example, you’ll use target dummies to send events to a tracker. 

Devices Used

• 1 x Tracker device

• 1 x Player Spawner device

• 1 x Item Granter device

• 3 x Target Dummy devices

Set Up the Devices

1. Place a Player Spawner device outside the door.

2. Place an Item Granter device and register a Legendary Tactical Assault Rifle to the device.

3. Customize the item granter.

   

   Option	Value
   Receiving Players	All
   Grant on Game Start	On

4. Place a Tracker device.

5. Customize the tracker.

   

   Option	Value
   Target Value	5
   When Target Is Reached	End Round
   Tracker Title	Hit Targets
   Description Text	Hit the targets 5 times to end the round.

6. Place three Target Dummy devices.

Bind Functions and Events

Direct event binding is how you set devices to communicate directly with other devices. This involves setting functions and events for the devices involved.

Configure the following events on the Target Dummy device.

You know have the basic functionality for target practice using the Tracker device!

Design Tip

The Tracker device can be connected to any device that can send events — which is pretty much all of them! 

Think of all of the different possible quests that you can give the player with all of the Fortnite Creative devices at your disposal.

Build a Timed Escape Room

You can configure the Tracker device to track many different events by default, including the number of chests the player has opened. In this example, you’ll combine this functionality of the tracker with a timer to create a Timed Escape Room experience!

Devices Used

• 1 x Tracker device

• 1 x Player Spawner device

• 1 x Timer device

• 2 x Lock devices

Set Up the Escape Room Play Area

1. Place the Haunted Homestead prefab.

2. Place three Chests around the building with whatever items you would like inside.

3. Place a Player Spawner device near the door.

4. Customize the device so the player spawner is not visible in-game.

   

5. Place Lock devices on the front and back doors of the building.

Configure the Escape Room Gameplay

1. Place a Tracker device.

2. Customize the tracker.

   

   Option	Value
   Stat to Track	Chest Opened
   Target Value	3
   Tracker TItle	Find Chests
   Description Text	Find and open all 3 chests before the time runs out!
   Quest Icon	Chest

3. Place a Timer device.

4. Customize the timer.

   

   Option	Value
   Duration	30.0 Second
   Start at Game Start	On
   Can Interact	No
   Success on Timer End	False
   Visible During Game	Hidden
   Timer Color	White
   Display Time In	Seconds Only

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Bind Functions and Events

1. Configure the following event on the timer, stopping the objective if the player runs out of time.

   

   Event	Select Device	Select Function
   On Failure	Tracker	Remove

2. Configure the following events on the tracker to unlock the doors and end the timer if the player completes the objective.

   

   Event	Select Device	Select Function
   When Complete	Timer Device	Disable
   When Complete	Lock Device 1 - 2	Unlock

You now have the basic functionality for a system that uses  Tracker and Timer devices to create a simple timed objective. 

Design Tip

Connecting the tracker to a timer is a good way to create a simple and effective game loop. With this combination, you have a goal to complete (an objective with the tracker) and a challenge making it difficult (time limit with the timer). With these building blocks, you can create the foundation of tons of fun games!

Build a Farming Mode with the Tracker

The Tracker device is great for setting up quests in role-playing games.

In this example, you’ll use the tracker to track a quest in a farming game. You'll configure the device to work for both single and multiplayer sessions and will save the player’s quest progress in between play sessions.

Devices Used

• 1 x Player Spawner device

• 1 x Barrier device

• 9 x Prop Manipulator devices

• 9 x Conditional Button devices

• 9 x Timer devices

• 1 x Tracker device

Set Up the Farm Mode Play Area

1. Place the FarmHouse prefab in an empty meadow to set the scene.

2. Place a player spawner on the porch.

3. Customize the spawner to hide it in-game.

4. Place a Chest with Wheat inside of it on the porch to give the player some resource to start with.

5. Create two 9 x 9 farming plots using ground tiles from the Indestructible Gallery and fences from the Frenzy Farm Prop Gallery.  

6. Place 9 small wheat props from the Farm Parts Gallery on one of the plots.

   

7. Place a Barrier device at the entrance of the empty plot and customize it.

   

   Option	Value
   Barrier Material	Translucent (Only Visible When Close)
   Barrier Depth	Minimal
   Barrier Height	0.7 Tiles

Set Up the Tracker

1. Place a Tracker device.

2. Customize the tracker.

   

   

   Option	Value
   Stat to Track	Events
   Target Value	25
   Sharing	All
   Tracker Title	Harvest Wheat
   Description text	Harvest 25 Wheat to unlock a new plot of land!
   Quest Icon	Grass
   Use Persistence	On
   Auto-Save	Yes
   Auto-Load	Initial Spawn

3. Configure the following event on the tracker to unblock the second plot of land when the objective is completed.

   

Configure the Farming Mechanic

1. Place a Prop Manipulator device and drop a Wheat resource near it to register it to the device.

2. Customize the device.

   

   

   Option	Value	Description
   Start Hidden	On
   Override Resources	On	This makes it so that hitting the wheat prop will drop Wheat.
   Resource Node Available	5
   Resource Node Type	Item
   Resource Node Depletion Mode	Stay Empty	You will configure what happens when there is no Wheat left in the prop manually.
   Modify Prop Health	Yes
   Is Prop Invulnerable	Yes

3. Place a Conditional Button device in the wheat prop. Drop a Wheat resource near it to register it to the device, then customize it.

   

   Option	Value
   Interact Time	1.0 Second
   Interact Text	Plant Wheat
   Missing Items Text	Need Wheat to Plant Crops
   Key Items Required	1
   Visible During Game	Hologram Only

4. Place a timer near the ground in the wheat prop, and customize it.

   

   Option	Value
   Duration	10.0 Seconds
   Can Interact	No
   Timer Color	White
   Show on HUD	No

5. Configure the following event on the Prop Manipulator device to notify the tracker every time a Wheat resource is harvested from the prop. 

   

   Function	Select Device	Select Event
   On Harvesting	Tracker	Increment Progress

6. Configure the following event on the Prop Manipulator device to notify the tracker every time a Wheat resource is harvested from the prop. 

   

   Function	Select Device	Select Event
   On Harvesting	Tracker	Increment Progress

7. Configure the following functions on the Conditional Button device to enable it when there is no more Wheat in the prop and disable it when it is activated.

   

   Function	Select Device	Select Event
   Enable	Crop Prop Manipulator	On Resource Depletion
   Disable	Crop Conditional Button	On Activated

8. Configure the following functions on the Timer device to start the countdown when the Conditional Button is activated and reset to its original state when the prop runs out of Wheat.

   

   Function	Select Device	Select Event
   Start	Crop Conditional Button	On Activated
   Reset	Crop Prop Manipulator	On Resource Depletion

Modify Island Settings

Make the following modifications to the island settings.

1. Go to Island Settings > Player.

2. Under Build Mode, change Allow Building to None.

   

3. Under Inventory, change Infinite Building Materials to Off.

4. Under Equipment, change Environment Damage to Off.

You now have the basic functionality for a farming simulator!

Design Tip

Consider how these mechanics could be extended into a full game. Different plots of land could contain different crops, or the player could even be given a choice of what to plant where.

You could also set up a shop where the player could sell their crops for money to buy new upgrades. Completing an objective with the tracker could start a new, more difficult objective, creating an entire questline.

The possibilities are endless!