Fortnite Creative

In the Fortnite meta-game, players can create structures on a private island and share them with up to 100{{Cite video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6t799d5EnE|title=100 Player Lobbies in Creative is BROKEN!|date=September 21, 2022|first=Chad|last=Mustard|access-date=November 7, 2022|archive-date=November 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106192401/https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=Y6t799d5EnE|url-status=live}} players (including the owner) for various multiplayer game modes with customizable rules.{{cite web |last1=St Leger |first1=Henry |title=Fortnite Creative mode just launched for all players – here's why you should care |url=https://www.techradar.com/news/fortnite-creative-mode-launches-today-for-all-players-heres-why-you-should-care |website=TechRadar |access-date=February 6, 2019 |language=en |date=December 13, 2018 |archive-date=December 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181213201318/https://www.techradar.com/news/fortnite-creative-mode-launches-today-for-all-players-heres-why-you-should-care |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=England |first1=Rachel |title='Fortnite' is getting a big new Creative mode |url=https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/05/fortnite-is-getting-a-big-new-creative-mode/ |website=Engadget |access-date=February 7, 2019 |language=en |date=December 5, 2018 |archive-date=February 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209124239/https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/05/fortnite-is-getting-a-big-new-creative-mode/ |url-status=live }}

Players can place, copy and paste, move and erase objects, including ground tiles, items, and game buildings.{{cite web |last1=McWhertor |first1=Michael |title=Fortnite's new creative mode coming with season 7 |url=https://www.polygon.com/2018/12/5/18127083/fortnite-creative-mode-island-customization-leaked |website=Polygon |access-date=February 7, 2019 |date=December 5, 2018 |archive-date=November 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108132232/https://www.polygon.com/2018/12/5/18127083/fortnite-creative-mode-island-customization-leaked |url-status=live }} There are limits to the amount of structures on an island. Players place objects from a palette with items of their choosing. They can also choose to build from predetermined structures like buildings.

Fortnite Creative loads into a hub island from which other islands can be accessed, most prominently those deemed popular by Epic Games and in the community.{{cite web |last1=Hoggins |first1=Tom |title=Fortnite Season 7: Creative mode confirmed by Epic following leak |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gaming/news/fortnite-leak-reveals-major-new-minecraft-style-fortnite-creative/ |website=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=February 7, 2019 |date=December 5, 2018 |archive-date=November 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108093436/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gaming/news/fortnite-leak-reveals-major-new-minecraft-style-fortnite-creative/ |url-status=live }} Players have the option to play custom games where they can practice their skills, compete against friends, or play minigames. Each player can have up to four private islands that they can build on. In the game, players can walk, jump and fly. Players edit the world using a mobile phone that their character holds in the hand. After a minigame is played, the island is reset to its previous state before the game started.

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The islands could previously be nominated to appear in The Block, a 25 × 25 tile area in Fortnite Battle Royale, which replaced Risky Reels in the top right corner of the map in Chapter 1 Season 7.{{cite web |last1=Davenport |first1=James |title='The Block' will bring stuff from Fortnite's creative mode to battle royale |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/the-block-will-bring-stuff-from-fortnites-creative-mode-to-battle-royale/ |website=PC Gamer |access-date=February 7, 2019 |date=December 7, 2018 |archive-date=February 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209124545/https://www.pcgamer.com/the-block-will-bring-stuff-from-fortnites-creative-mode-to-battle-royale/ |url-status=live }} In Chapter 1 Season 8 The Block was moved to the northwest of the map, replacing the motel.{{Cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/2019/02/28/all-fortnite-season-8-map-changes/|title=All 'Fortnite' Season 8 Map Changes|last=Ruppert|first=Liana|date=February 28, 2019|website=comicbook|language=en|access-date=March 1, 2019|archive-date=February 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228142738/https://comicbook.com/gaming/2019/02/28/all-fortnite-season-8-map-changes/|url-status=live}} After 4 years, Fortnite announced The Block 2.0 during Fortnite Chapter 3 Season 2. This replaced Tilted Towers, which is in the center of the map. Players created their versions of "The Block 2.0" in Creative.{{Cite web|url=https://charlieintel.com/how-to-enter-fortnite-the-block-2-create-your-own-poi-at-tilted-towers/181380/|title=All "How to enter 'Fortnite' The Block 2: Create your own POI at Tilted Towers"|last=Warby|first=Nathan|date=June 9, 2022|website=Charlie Intel|access-date=July 1, 2022|archive-date=July 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706013930/https://charlieintel.com/how-to-enter-fortnite-the-block-2-create-your-own-poi-at-tilted-towers/181380/|url-status=live}}

During the development of Creative mode, Epic Games prioritized completing quickly over creating a perfect mode upon release.{{Cite web|url=https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/en-US/news/state-of-development-creative|title=state of development creative|website=Epic Games' Fortnite|language=en-US|access-date=May 13, 2019|archive-date=April 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416180917/https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/en-US/news/state-of-development-creative|url-status=live}} Because of this, there were several bugs upon release. Due to their focus on speed, Epic Games created the prefabs system, instead of the full selection of blocks seen in other creative mode games. Epic Games was able to launch Fortnite Creative earlier than planned. Epic has updated creative mode several times since it was launched, fixing bugs, adding new buildings, and new island types. A scoreboard was added during the 8.40 patch.{{Cite web|url=https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/en-US/patch-notes/v8-40|title=v8.40 Patch Notes|website=Epic Games' Fortnite|language=en-US|access-date=May 20, 2019|archive-date=April 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422152842/https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/en-US/patch-notes/v8-40|url-status=live}}

While Epic has used Fortnite: Battle Royale to perform a number of promotional events, such as virtual concerts, Epic partnered with Time to create a special Fortnite Creative area dedicated to celebrating the 58th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech on August 28, 2021.{{Cite web | url = https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/387521/Epic_and_Time_Magazine_debut_interactive_MLK_Jr_exhibit_in_Fortnite.php | title = Epic and Time Magazine debut interactive MLK Jr. exhibit in Fortnite | first = Bryant | last = Francis | date = August 26, 2021 | accessdate = August 26, 2021 | work = Game Developer | archive-date = August 27, 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210827023304/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/387521/Epic_and_Time_Magazine_debut_interactive_MLK_Jr_exhibit_in_Fortnite.php | url-status = live }} In August 2023, Epic approved a virtual holocaust museum designed by Luc Bernard; its release was delayed following concerns of vandalism after comments from Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes.{{Cite news |last=Cascone |first=Sarah |date=10 August 2023 |title=The Opening of a New Virtual Holocaust Museum in Fortnite Has Been Delayed After White-Supremacist Nick Fuentes Rallied Antisemites to Attack It |work=Artnet News |url=https://news.artnet.com/art-world/nick-fuentes-attacks-holocaust-museum-fortnite-2347520 |access-date=13 August 2023 |archive-date=10 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810155713/https://news.artnet.com/art-world/nick-fuentes-attacks-holocaust-museum-fortnite-2347520 |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=Gillott |first=Hannah |date=3 August 2023 |title=Virtual Holocaust museum to be launched in Fortnite |work=The Jewish Chronicle |url=https://www.thejc.com/news/news/virtual-holocaust-museum-to-be-launched-in-fortnite-51yR6RpobSfpHOpN7EiZ5z |access-date=13 August 2023 |archive-date=9 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230809192619/https://www.thejc.com/news/news/virtual-holocaust-museum-to-be-launched-in-fortnite-51yR6RpobSfpHOpN7EiZ5z |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=Murty |first=Megha |date=9 August 2023 |title=Fortnite's First Holocaust Museum Has Been Approved by Epic Games |work=IGN India |url=https://in.ign.com/fortnite/190827/news/fortnite-will-soon-get-a-holocaust-themed-museum-for-educative-purposes |access-date=13 August 2023 |archive-date=13 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230813062439/https://in.ign.com/fortnite/190827/news/fortnite-will-soon-get-a-holocaust-themed-museum-for-educative-purposes |url-status=live }}

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A revamped system of Fortnite Creative, known as Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN), or colloquially as Creative 2.0, was initially found in a presentation at Christmas 2020. Data miners found hints of code mentioning the system in early 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://foreverfortnite.com/2022/06/12/leaked-details-of-the-new-fortnite-creative-2-0-are-interesting|date=June 12, 2022|access-date=November 7, 2022|first=Chad|last=Porto|title=Leaked details of the new Fortnite Creative 2.0 are interesting|work=Forever Fortnite|archive-date=November 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221110133005/https://foreverfortnite.com/2022/06/12/leaked-details-of-the-new-fortnite-creative-2-0-are-interesting/|url-status=live}} It "combines the creation tools from Fortnite Creative with the Unreal Editor",{{Cite web|url=https://dev.epicgames.com/community/fortnite/getting-started/uefn|title=Unreal Editor for Fortnite|accessdate=March 23, 2023|work=Epic Games|archive-date=March 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323003214/https://dev.epicgames.com/community/fortnite/getting-started/uefn|url-status=live}} such as custom props and models, animations, sounds, and terrain generation.

UEFN was originally planned to release by the end of 2022,{{Cite web|url=https://dotesports.com/fortnite/news/epic-ceo-says-fortnite-creative-2-0-is-planned-to-release-this-year-but-not-soon|title=Epic CEO says Fortnite Creative 2.0 is planned to release this year, but not 'soon'|first=Christian|last=Harrison|date=June 28, 2022|access-date=November 7, 2022|work=Dot Esports|archive-date=November 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106191643/https://dotesports.com/fortnite/news/epic-ceo-says-fortnite-creative-2-0-is-planned-to-release-this-year-but-not-soon|url-status=live}} but it was delayed until January 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://www.roccat.com/blogs/news/fortnite-when-does-creative-2-release-xbox-series-x-s-playstation-4-5-switch-ios-android#:~:text=This%20was%20noted%20in%20a,sometime%20in%20January%20of%202023!|title=Fortnite: When Does Creative 2.0 Release?|work=Roccat|date=November 14, 2022|access-date=November 16, 2022|archive-date=November 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116172150/https://www.roccat.com/blogs/news/fortnite-when-does-creative-2-release-xbox-series-x-s-playstation-4-5-switch-ios-android#:~:text=This%20was%20noted%20in%20a,sometime%20in%20January%20of%202023!|url-status=live}} On March 16, 2023, it was announced that UEFN would arrive on March 22, 2023, and be available from the Epic Games Store.

The game mode was announced on December 5, 2018. A trailer was released and Epic Games partnered with nine YouTubers to create demonstration videos of the meta-game.{{cite web |last1=Kuchera |first1=Ben |title=Fortnite Creative to launch tomorrow for Battle Pass owners |url=https://www.polygon.com/2018/12/5/18127224/fortnite-creative-mode-details-launch-date |website=Polygon |access-date=February 6, 2019 |date=December 5, 2018 |archive-date=November 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108102348/https://www.polygon.com/2018/12/5/18127224/fortnite-creative-mode-details-launch-date |url-status=live }} Fortnite Battle Royale season 7 battle pass owners were able to play the game starting December 6. Players without a battle pass could join islands created by players with a battle pass.{{cite web |last1=Reynolds |first1=Matthew |title=Fortnite Creative Mode release date, Private Island early access explained |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-12-05-fortnite-creative-mode-release-date-access-5795 |website=Eurogamer |access-date=February 7, 2019 |language=en |date=December 5, 2018 |archive-date=February 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209124529/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-12-05-fortnite-creative-mode-release-date-access-5795 |url-status=live }} The meta-game was released for all players on December 13, 2018.

Fortnite Creative has been compared to the 2011 sandbox game Minecraft. Henry St Leger of TechRadar wrote that this Fortnite installment shies away from taking inspiration from the battle royale game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds towards taking inspiration from Minecraft. He called the meta-game "basically a blueprint" and wrote that it could become a "serious rival" to Minecraft due to Fortnite{{'s}} infrastructure and player base.

The meta-game was expected to keep a healthy player base for Fortnite. Polygon{{'s}} Ben Kuchera wrote that the game is "a powerful new tool" and that "[sharing] your own maps and game modes, or just using the tools to create wild videos, is going to go a long way toward keeping Fortnite fresh for the foreseeable future."

Players have recreated various structures in Fortnite Creative; these include the Star Wars starship Millennium Falcon and Castle Black from Game of Thrones. Others have used musical tiles (which can be found inside of the Creative Inventory) to perform songs popular as Internet memes.{{cite web |last1=Jones |first1=Ali |title=Fortnite players are making music, from Undertale to Smash Mouth |url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/fortnite/fortnite-megalovania-creative-mode |website=PCGamesN |access-date=February 8, 2019 |date=February 1, 2019 |archive-date=February 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209131107/https://www.pcgamesn.com/fortnite/fortnite-megalovania-creative-mode |url-status=live }} Maps from other video games such as Counter-Strike and Call of Duty have also been recreated in the meta-game by players.{{cite web |last1=Doster |first1=S. E. |title=Fortnite Players Are Recreating Classic Call of Duty Levels |url=https://kotaku.com/fortnite-players-are-recreating-classic-call-of-duty-le-1831016631 |website=Kotaku |access-date=February 8, 2019 |date=December 11, 2018 |archive-date=February 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209123822/https://kotaku.com/fortnite-players-are-recreating-classic-call-of-duty-le-1831016631 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Davenport |first1=James |title=How to play de_dust2 in Fortnite |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/how-to-play-de_dust2-in-fortnite/ |website=PC Gamer |access-date=February 10, 2019 |date=December 17, 2018 |archive-date=February 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212070458/https://www.pcgamer.com/how-to-play-de_dust2-in-fortnite/ |url-status=live }} Locations and plots from TV shows and movies such as survival drama television series Squid Game have been recreated in the Creative gamemode.{{cite web |author1=Gökhan Çakır |title=Best Fortnite Squid Game Map Codes |url=https://dotesports.com/fortnite/news/best-fortnite-squid-game-map-codes |website=Dot Esports |date=October 22, 2021 |access-date=January 7, 2022 |archive-date=January 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107015142/https://dotesports.com/fortnite/news/best-fortnite-squid-game-map-codes |url-status=live }}

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