Epic Games Launches UEFN, PC App To Develop And Issue Fortnite Games

Epic Games launched the PC Unreal Editor for Fortnite application (photo: Epic Games)

JAKARTA - Epic Games launched the Unreal Editor for For Fortnite (UEFN), a new PC application used to design, develop, and publish games and experience directly to Fortnite.

Announced on Wednesday, March 23 at Game Developers Conference, Epic will now share 40 percent of Fortnite's revenue with anyone who designed the "island" in the game.

"With many advanced Unreal Engine 5 tools and workflows on your finger, including imports of special assets, modeling, materials, and VFX, Sequencer, and Rig Control, you will have a new world choice to produce and publish games and experiences for Fortnite that millions of players can enjoy," Epic wrote in its announcement.

Get ready to create.Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN) available now in Public Beta on PC. Download: https://t.co/64xBgpsT6X pic.twitter.com/rIA4TSgw1a

— Unreal Engine 🔜 GDC (@UnrealEngine) March 22, 2023

Epic says that UEFN is working side by side with existing Fortnite Creative devices, where creator teams can work together to develop and test islands in real-time.

Built on the concept used in Fortnite Creative devices, with the addition of new features and capabilities, this Beta version will give creators some capabilities, such as:

What is the difference between UEFN and Unreal Engine 5?

UEFN is designed to create experiences for Fortnite. That is, every experience you create can be published directly to the Fortnite platform. Thus, UEFN combines fabrication tools from Fortnite Creative with Unreal Editor, allowing Unreal Engine creators to develop content for Fortnite using a known interface.

"UEFN will continue to evolve through Beta to add more functionality to the already known creators of the Unreal Editor, give creators control over more aspects of their Fortnite experience, and expand the capabilities of the Verse API and framework," Epic concluded.