- A new one Fortnite Unreal Editor update has been released
- The update adds brand new Star Wars-inspired assets and tools
- Creators can design their own Star Wars islands and publish them from 1 May
Epic Games has released a huge Fortnite Unreal Editor update that lets players create their own Star Wars islands.
From today, Fortnite developers can access a curated collection of assets and tools from Epic Games’ “largest IP toolkit to date” and build Star Wars-inspired maps in Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN) and Fortnite Creative.
The toolkit contains brand new Star Wars templates and gameplay features, which also means players get access to all available Star Wars characters like Luke Skywalker, Rey, Princess Leia and The Mandalorian‘s Din Djarin, multiple locations, licensed music, vehicles and 25 weapons from the past Fortnite Battle Royale seasons.
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The trailer demonstrates how creative fans can get, and it looks like you can even go so far as to create a worthy Star Wars Battlefront 2 sequel if you know what you’re doing.
Four UEFN starter islands are currently available to start with, including the planets Hoth, Tatooine and Nevarro. Two new ones Star Wars flat lattice islands are also available for Fortnite Creative.
“Take your island to the next level with Niagara-powered visual effects, making it easier to create large-scale moments from dogfights in asteroid fields to dramatic hyperspace entry and exit sequences,” Epic said.
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Developers can also expand environments by adding iconic ones Star Wars locations, such as the Death Star, Tatooine Cantina, and the Resistance Base, and use background assets like a Star Destroyer to add scale to their scenes.
You can also customize lightsabers with the Scene Graph and access Force powers for gameplay abilities like Push, Heal, and Mind Trick using a special crafting workbench where players can change their characters’ Force powers, as well as the appearance of their lightsaber.
There are also Team Conquest and Narrative RPG templates to try out before building your own island.
Although the tools are available now, creators won’t be able to publish their designs until May 1st. Until then, Epic Games will continue to introduce more functionality to the toolkit, including first-person support for weapons and custom items and inventories in Beta.
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