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on August 30, 2025
Developers like Bioware are moving toward Unreal , and this feature allows multiple developers to work on different parts of the map without overwriting each other’s work, but the big change player-side will be load time improvements and better graphical capabilities. Since landscape destruction is a large part of Fortnite , changes to the map might be able to be saved to a server and only called when necessary, saving processing power and improving multiplayer performance. Loading smaller areas might also mean that draw distances actually improve, as the game would no longer need to hide as much scenery behind h
Even with battles at a further distance thanks to the scope and bloom, the recoil can still punish players to prevent them from hitting all 3 shots, and that might be a tad unreliable when other hitscan weapons are lasering
In the PS5 tech demos, Unreal Engine 5 has a unique way of generating worlds that’s different from other engines - most of the time, when games load maps, they have to load a full section to a user’s RAM and then process where the character is on that map to render their surroundings. This can cause pop-in and generally make load times slower as the system has to keep the world loaded but also delete it entirely when moving to a different section of the level. The new world partition system now being utilized in games allow developers to create larger worlds that load procedurally based on what the player can see. All this is done by the engine itself and doesn’t incur a huge performance dip when consistently loading these smaller ar
With Fortnite feeling as new as ever , Chapter 3's island manages to feel brand new despite having a good amount of areas and assets from Chapters 1 and 2. The map features four biomes, each with their own unique areas and NPC's to discover. The desert biome feels a lot like the original desert area from Chapter 1, but rockier and canyon-like. Two brand new locations, Chonker's Speedway and Condo Canyon, are some areas the player can land at this biome. The snowy tundra biome takes more than half of the map and has a tease that is exciting to many Fortnite veterans. Iconic landing spot, Tilted Towers, seems to freeze under the snow and will most likely thaw out as the season goes by. Chapter 1 locations Greasy Grove and Shifty Shafts have made a return this season as well. The rest of the landing spots are brand new locations such as Sleepy Sound and Camp Cuddle. These new locations are a sure way to bring in tons of new and returning players to the g
Arachne and Spider Knight are part of the Arachnid set. Arachnophobia fans, beware of this dark set that can be purchased from the shop as it appears. Players may also want to purchase the matching Web Breaker pickaxe and Hatchling gli
The Striker Burst Rifle isn’t the deadliest AR in the world, but it is consistent as long as players are patient with it. As a burst-fire rifle, players are going to fire shots in 3-round bursts which limits their fire rate but does provide a cushion to maintain recoil for longer-distance engageme
As **Fortnite ** begins its newest chapter, Epic Games has released a ton of new mechanics, skins, and items to its iconic battle royale, as well as a brand new map. The cinematics for the end of Chapter 2 and the beginning of Chapter 3 also introduced a good amount of new lore for the overarching story of the game, which may show that Epic is starting to focus more on the game's narrative. From Spider-Man to Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as the Foundation, there are loads of new skins featured in this Chapter 3 Season 1's battle p
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The Enhanced Twinfire Auto Shotgun might be the only shotgun featured so far in Chapter 6 Season 2 that stands a chance against melee weapons. The damage for a fully automatic shotgun is pretty decent here, meaning players can hold the button and aim for the head at close range while other opponents punch, kick, and smack with their melee weap
Basically, a lot of these changes automate what had to be done manually by artists and modelers - the engine reduces polygon counts eliminating the need for separate levels of details. For light sources, no longer do developers have to wait for the engine to generate lightmaps that only light one object a specific way - the engine does light calculations on the fly at a much faster rate than it did before. Decreasing the workload needed to finish a project could mean that the development team is able to create more original content and characters without needing to do as much specific tuning to environme
Fortnite already has optimization for players that have lower-end PCs and regular consoles. Still, for players that want to get into the nitty-gritty of frames and get more competitive, Unreal Engine 5 will be able to take full advantage of more powerful bui