Fortnite Alpha footage (no commentary)

I was an alpha tester for Fortnite, back in the old days of 2016. This is a bit of footage I captured back then :)
It's truly sad to see the way Save the World had been abandoned and modernized. personally I really like this wonky UI (maybe just for nostalgic reasons, but still lol)

[@tnealtitude]

The game had so much more personality... It's so weird how the vibe felt both unsettling and comforting at the same time...

[@hunteractually3637]

save the world is still like this btw

[@yoeymeme]

nah@@hunteractually3637

[@hundrick186]

@@hunteractually3637 yea but these days the unsettling feeling comes from knowing they never actually finished the game.

[@asbi2022]

​@@hunteractually3637and all modes should be like that

[@flamingosinflorida3396]

the game still has personality today in my opinion

[@SlightlyPsychoticSalamander]

As a game developer myself I have Rigourously studied the original concept of Fortnite, from insider knowledge to incredibly early stages of development thanks to videos buried under the ground by KZbin, I personally believe the original concept (AKA the game you played in the video was and or should’ve been the finished product. The handcrafted feel and the wacky feel to the UI is what made it stand out. I find where the game is today to be a major and depressing departure from the original campaign and conception. Not so fun fact: EPIC FIRED ALL THE ORIGINAL EMPLOYEES WHO WORKED ON THE FUCKING GAME. Adios, Fortnite, I love you.

[@X_SHADOW_X58]

this what he played is still pretty diffrent from what they had in 2011

[@SlightlyPsychoticSalamander]

I believe this version of the game was released in early access mode year before save the world officially released

[@X_SHADOW_X58]

@@SlightlyPsychoticSalamander yea but still 2011 and 2016 is a 5 year diffrence and they actually had playable game prototype in 2011

[@asbi2022]

Hold on epic fired all the stw devs do you have an article to prove that ? Cuz peter ellis was one of the creative leader of fortnite and left epic a few month ago

[@jackweber3660]

i was obsessed with fortnite graphics and UI when the game was getting popular but it slowly lost personality

[@anpanmannix]

this game was so different back then, it seems the game was actually focused on saving the world and creating shelters.

[@robooz]

Its crazy how a lot of the UI and things look kinda arguably more finished and polished than current StW, like the level select and the earth map for example. I can understand some of the changes, especially considering they seemed to want to go a different direction with a lot of things, but some stuff honestly seems needlessly changed and even downgraded a bit. Ah well

[@jonasmg]

I agree dude! This UI had a lot more of a hand crafted feel. And that fit the theme of the game, crafting with what you got on your hands.. Where as the new is just modern without as much personality

[@jafarmurtaja1482]

@@jonasmgyeah it just copies the battle Royale gui

[@adamspeiser6449]

It was supposed to be in beta still, but they kind of just gave up for the most part and just put various battle royale aspects in without giving it much thought. I dare you to play the current one and walk sideways with a shock tower to see what happens. This one will indeed be the one that looks more polished

[@robooz]

@@adamspeiser6449 Yeah, same thing happens with B.E.A.R. Love StW, really wish they'd go back and just polish up StW a bit, but they probably won't.. 😔

[@100MagicChickens]

i wasn't an alpha tester but i did get the game in july 2017 when it was in the beta phase afaik, the fortnite bootup screen was similar, and the global chat was still relatively active. i miss how interactive and distinct the UI looked and felt. i spent a lot of time playing around that time, it's pretty disappointing to come back to the game and see everything related to the UI and charm of the original game essentially wiped in place of a "modernized" version you can see in BR. hell, even logging in to StW requires you to look for it in the massive jumbled collection of games rather than it being a separate mode like it was. it feels more like an extension of BR than it does it's own game, and its really unfortunate they haven't put any more effort into it in a few years. thank you for this footage, never thought i'd see the "global chat" tab again lol. i still have some honey and 6 star materials in my storage :p what could be made with honey in the alpha?

[@vetevg]

@100MagicChickens From what I heard of you could repair your weapons with it (tho I'm not too sure)

[@WillFuI]

I was looking through the video and it looks like honey was at least used to make the sentry gun

[@EdnesGamer]

Imagine traveling back in time and say that Save the World will be abandoned in 2020 and Peter Griffin is cranking 90's in 2024

[@flameguy3416]

I wish people gave this game a chance back in the day. The player count I've seen today for STW is 70 thousand (probably due to the hype for Season OG and Xbox Game Pass), but that's still lackluster compared to the on average BR's 2.5~ million spread across the various modes. Epic Games have more than enough money, time and developers to finish the Twine Peaks storyline but they just don't care anymore, the team allocation for STW has shrunken dramatically, so much so that exploits which hamper server load aren't patched right away like they are in BR because they literally don't have the resources to prioritise things like that. It's nice you found this footage, thanks.

[@Siksama]

If Epic added save the world to Xbox game pass, it could probably double players, that’s a whole PC and console player base, or if they just made it free. It could easily break 150k active daily. I don’t know why they don’t do it, epic games has so much money, if they made it free, and gave the save the world team even a little of what BR makes, they would be able to do so much and keep up the game. A couple million would bring voice actors, developers and give the team enough to continue. But seriously, what’s the risk in making it free for epic? They would just need to add microtransactions again, which they could bring back founders packs and weapon starter packs or whatever.

[@AntoniaVerchetti]

That old soundtracks so perfect, especially during "FORTNITE" screen

[@fab555trainspottingandmore]

This looked like a mix between a mobile game and a PC game. I like this design, sadly i never played it, because i didn't have a PC back then But the homebase stormshield looked like a placeholder model

[@theheadlesssoldier]

Even though I started playing Save the World really late (2021 as they never made the game free to play like they stated back in BR season 3-6 they’d do) I do find some of the goofiness and art style of the mode intriguing and been wanting to find more about it. This video with the HQ sfx on base manual upgrades just has so much more charm into it. A shame they never kept it in for the long run, I would’ve loved to have played this era if I knew the game existed, but I lived in a house that didn’t really have much internet at all so I’ll take what I can get. Somehow, I still find modern StW funny for some of the mission stories, so the game mode definitely had good moments Nowadays, I just look for the jankiness in Save the World that makes the game a bit broken and a mess still, but has a little bit of the past still. Just very little, too much has changed, and definitely not as great as it used to be, but I’ll try to play the series again because I missed it. Interesting that people I work with at my job were there since Battle Royale Season 0, so I might get a chance to take a look at double elemental weapons and other unique things the game no longer has around and I missed out on

[@jonasmg]

I hear you dude! This had the vibe of being a really good indie game with love but it just got replaced with being modern and popular 😅

[@Siksama]

Thank you for uploading this, I never participated in any closed alpha and got into save the world pretty late, but I’m fascinated by the history of it. It’s so cute to see epic employees just typing in the global chat as well. The fortnite team used to be so close with their playerbase, even when battle royale released they were. But somewhere after mid-late 2018 they never really kept doing it. I remember when epic used to make videos discussing updates with members of their team, or little podcasts, I miss that man, it can make the game feel so much more special.

[@jonasmg]

Yeah they really made the game feel like a love child. It felt like they cared back then 😅

[@daftbrandon]

Cant believe how nostalgia it feels seeing this clip. The music and everything was something 😌

[@M0nkeyman]

its so sad to see fortnite from back then and now.. I mean i played battle royale since season 1 but save the world since 2016 and i find it sad what happend to stw. Epic Games just started simple with a Pve zombie game and then went the hype with battle royale (also not that bad my op..) but just left their Pve game abandoned with about 50-200k player at that time, also the "free" version for the Pve that never came lol

[@LordCrimsonred]

wait you played in 2016? do you still have the game build or any files if you did?

[@kjowl]

This is some crazy rare footage, thank you for letting us watch this, this is seriously awesome.

[@JordanZwkd]

I took place in all 9 but stopped playing and recently returned I never knew this could be rare

[@220T_SeKKiBanKKı]

So you have the rarest banner in fortnite history in your locker, gg

[@lovelas2049]

The Fort map looks so clean, feel sad about they removed it

[@vcrpepsimoji]

heartbreaking video. while we've come so far, so much was lost :(

[@TURNAB0UT]

I started playing StW back in 2018. Seeing this old footage is so cool and really shows us how far the game has progressed. Even though I wasn't an Alpha Tester, hearing this soundtrack made me nostalgic for some reason. I wish they kept some really awesome things like the sound track (I think it fits StW perfectly) and the UI as well. Unfortunately it seems as StW doesn't get as much love nowadays and is simply now considered a game mode for BR.

[@6P06]

im a founder of stw who started playing in 2018, its crazy to see how much stw has changed from this although i like the design in the alpha, i personally like the new ui

[@dhedgeproductions]

why does this video only have 900 views, it's literally a big piece of history

[@rgretispaghetti6007]

So weird to see that the design and model for the "Thunderbolt" shotgun is still being used today as the Double Barrel shotgun.

[@FaLL3N_S3RiOus_Cred12]

Game looked so different back then and it gives of a nostalgic vibe and eerie but good feeling

[@AF.256]

downloaded this game spring 2017, i remember buying the early access just to try it. i had no clue what to do. didn’t really get back into STW until BR dropped. great vid btw

[@luckyhimselff]

the fact that this is considered lost media now is crazy

[@sonic11719]

14:14 "Hey uh my name is Constructer, uh I don't rap so good so im just gonna dance this one for ya, OK?"

[@tokie2100]

The old map where you pick your mission is way better than what we have now! I absolutely love the look of this!!

[@tirian14]

The music is so relaxing...

[@maybe1350]

so sad. this game could have been so much more

[@KitsuneFutekina]

The music is just so beautiful...

[@cranker7777]

I wish this game kept its 2013 aesthetic and vibe along with everything that came along with it. I feel now everything in stw doesnt fit the orginal vision it had and is more of a "glorified" mobile game, its still a deep game with lots of depth but i feel like they strayed away from its original "survival" type of gameplay.

[@Firbzy]

So awesome that you uploaded this! Its 00:32 am for me rn and im so hyped to watch this. Feels so nostalgic and eery for no reason. Really interesting to see stw in its early stages.

[@simcrafter]

This Lobby is so much better, i want it back now!!!

[@Mineluke]

I'm just wondering do you still have this build saved (Online Test 6.7) on your PC? We could use it for our archive. We only have Online Test 6.5 for alpha fortnite

[@jonasmg]

Unfortunately I don't have any files left. Would have loved to contribute them tho

[@Mineluke]

@@jonasmg That’s ok bro

[@Qwertyexists]

If Valve ever made a TF 3, this better be the UI or I will cry blood. That corner piece in the outpost messed with me.

[@MS_40328]

Miss this Time of fortnite 2017 was peak

[@POGTUR]

This game has so much potential. I wonder if they will release a battle royale for this game.

[@zorreid5191]

16:46 crazy to think that fortnite settings used to look like your average low player count steam game. This game has gotten a long way and Im so proud of epic

[@SomeRandomDylan]

i thought this was a private server till i saw the global chat and description. its crazy how much of a different vibe this game had back then

[@kobwmoose]

They just really dumbed down the mode over time to where it feels like several steps back compared to what it used to be. Epic will try ANYTHING to put the final nail in STWs coffin.

[@Cashewmane]

That music gave me goosebumps…

[@BigGanja0]

Still playing save the world to this day but damn it's like a totally different game back then !! Thank you so much for sharing. ❤

[@Jaimekk]

Bro why they removed this "manual upgrade HQs"? This is soooo cool

[@jonasmg]

Yeah they had a lot of cool tech trees they cut down to more streamlined progression :(

[@Jaimekk]

@@jonasmg Things like this would make the game much better. I really like Save The World but it's a bit repetitive.

[@jonasmg]

@@Jaimekk gotta agree on that, the damage scaling for anything other than soldier is also wack

[@Ongez]

I miss this a lot

[@lord6074]

Oh boy, if only i was there to experience the real Fortnite.

[@defenestratorr]

Wtf this looks really cool Also I don't think it's just you that UI is way better, everything is just so much more stylized and just awesome

[@TrueFNAFGamer]

I can't believe that this used to be Fortnite... Even before I started to play in 2018 😭

[@ikukona]

crazy how alpha stw had a more cohesive and better ux then now

[@furi0us_816]

this looks so much more cool than stw rn

[@unreal_idk.]

1:05 love this HUD, but maybe it's just because i really like all of these space types of UI (for some reason it gives me nostalgia lol)

[@PixeeeL11]

Better than now

[@Bongod]

God this footage is so fucking cool, so weird to see how far the game has changed since 2016

[@Quintapion]

Awesome upload!

[@Imbored_72]

Thank god stw keeps the og vibe of fortnite

[@st.coiled]

bro waited in the loading screen for an entire year haha

[@idkk_]

They almost scrapped the entire game atp 😭

[@WillFuI]

Bro old map view was crazy I want that back

[@FrostySauce]

the music was arguably better in 2016 lmao

[@hayace]

the same looked better then todays

[@Novaonyoutube432]

i wish fortnite kept this gameplay style and didnt switch to battle royal in the last second

[@tokyojp1]

the future is beautiful

[@projectzack]

I wanna play this so badly

[@CasketReaper949]

You can but it’s hard

[@dexterkarner725]

how?@@CasketReaper949

[@CasketReaper949]

@@dexterkarner725 look at the tutorial on how to do it

[@Siksama]

@@CasketReaper949where?

[@CasketReaper949]

@@Siksama just search a tutorial

[@notxarizx]

Imagine if Fortnite didn't have BR and was only Save the World It would not have ever gotten this popular

[@ArmagedonYT1]

it sucks that they abandoned stw i always have a feeling that they will soon comeback and work on stw again for a huge big update

[@a1534-d7k]

epic 2018: save the world will be free this year!

[@pox1016]

Wooow, thanks for uploading this, you don't have the files of the OT now I asuming right?

[@jonasmg]

Unfortunately I don't have the files 😅

[@pox1016]

@@jonasmg How sad but is fine thx, by chance did you also participate in the OT10 and 10.1? If you did, do you remember what was or was added in the release notes? is that right now those release notes are lost media and we would like to know a little more about their contents

[@jonasmg]

@@pox1016 just looked through my old mails and I only have some information of OT 7-9 🤔 didn't know that there was one more OT between those and the release. It's sad that the old big forum for the game is deleted and not archived

[@Windermed]

do you still have access to these old emails? I would love to see the patch notes they had at the time.@@jonasmg

[@Juancho-05]

I do remember some KZbinrs making videos on this mode on fortnite, it’s a shame they didn’t expand on this mode and only BR

[@MasterMash]

Hey bro I got one quick question. Do you have the Alpha test banner in your Fortnite Locker since u were a Fortnite alpha tester?

[@jonasmg]

Yeah I got that! I would love to do another video with more information in form of screenshots, messages from the company and signed posters from alpha testing. But we'll see :)

[@lslikk419]

hopefully one day epic will decide to go back to their roots and improve stw

[@Asparagusus]

i bought stw in 2019, it was so fun its sad to see it abandoned ☹️

[@Optimization-freak]

Fortnite save the world will be the original fortnite forever

[@jaytdb]

oh the music..

[@ProGamez262Archived]

Now this guy is THE most OG fortniter

[@STUPIDJASDASD]

he is playing a software that lets you play old fortnite I even have it

[@Dvolevkata]

victory for the ogs

[@liquidd_sucks]

Genuinely wish we got more of stw today :( and to all those br babies, THIS is someone who is rarer than some shit renegade raider

[@NathanFelipeRH]

Thank you for uploading this fixed version aswell

[@NathanFelipeRH]

By the way i sent u a friend request on dc

[@jonasmg]

@@NathanFelipeRH what is your name on discord? :)

[@NathanFelipeRH]

@@jonasmg its NathanFelipeRH

[@Joshieghee]

Joshieg18

[@BdasKeF]

Ray ..... didnt talk like a robot

[@LoVe_Kingky]

The pure, classic original, save the world that was better back then and now since everyone could use a Discord bot

[@enzobesozz5930]

Thanks !!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love alpha fortnite iv'e been searching for gamplay for a couple of months for me the game looked 100 times better than today not just the graphics but everything was better this is going to be my 7th year playing fortnite I love save the world but fortnite alpha is way cooler and better than save the world today so thanks a lot for this gameplay !! ❤❤❤

[@jonasmg]

Would have loved to get some more gameplay footage 😁 but I agree, there's just an amazing charm to the old version 🥰

[@enzobesozz5930]

@@jonasmg are you sure you don't have any gameplay left ??? even just screenshots ??

[@jonasmg]

@@enzobesozz5930 i might have a few screenshots, hit me up on Discord @ JonasMG

[@enzobesozz5930]

should be good @@jonasmg

[@WillFuI]

Brother base kyles being named Steven is crazy to me

[@aero_mk]

I participated in 3 Tests back then. When br released i created a new acc to play. I still have this empty account with the banner❤

[@LordCrimsonred]

which tests? and do you by chance still have any of the game files from any of those or maybe even entire builds?

[@aero_mk]

@@LordCrimsonred Can't rlly remember which ones but I did my first in late 2015. However sadly I have no files from back then.

[@aero_mk]

​@@LordCrimsonrednow I remember them lol, I actually participated in 4. It was 5, 6.5, 8 and 11 but again, I sadly don't have any files

[@LordCrimsonred]

@@aero_mk no worries! Are you in the fortchive discord server?

[@MarcusGames12]

Jonas your a true true OG

[@kezeyt]

Bro is a legend for playing in Alpha but is also cursed to see the downfall of Fortnite (I mean STW since BR is more like a DLC)

[@Majistik]

do you still have the files? this is one of the many lost Online Tests

[@jonasmg]

unfortunately I dont have them anymore, I would love to go back

[@mdk2313]

True Og

[@MazoBase]

Thank you

[@Filzz]

if you were an alpha tester does that mean you have the OG storm shield banner for alpha testers?

[@jonasmg]

Yeah I got that, I was one of the later alpha testers so I got the OT 7 banner :)

[@Filzz]

@@jonasmg damn thats awesome please tell me you flex it😂

[@jonasmg]

@@Filzz I do but I haven't touched Fortnite in a loong time 😅

[@noth3x787]

Yo this is awesome! Could you make a video showing your alpha test banner in fortnite?

[@jonasmg]

If i get the time for it I'll do it 😁

[@Rocagriss]

I'm surprised by how good the game is and that it had cool features like global chat they should have leaved some features In my opinion like the little details that nowdays you barely see

[@jonasmg]

I don't think a global chat would work with the player base now unfortunately. This was basically only filled with a few enthusiastic players and Devs :)

[@Rocagriss]

I guess you make a point, It would be filled with trades that would be a scam and some toxic comments.

[@coolcat39123]

the ui used to be so ugly

[@BlueMemeZ]

ray sounded so depressed ngl

[@Imbored_72]

2:00 well thats way cooler that the new thing

[@smpark12]

Rip real fortnite

[@avatar_8d004]

It’s a pity that now they’re just scraping money out of the game, and they’re even trying not to remember this mode. Perhaps they are afraid that if they release more content for STW, this may attract more people there and they will start to forget about the battle royale (my suggestion)

[@Ruemir007]

ugh man... compare it to the stw we have now

[@Stepbro_edi]

Hey Jonas I also played the Alpha Version do you have the Alpha Tester Banner I have it and also a Influencer Banner from my favorite KZbinr

[@jonasmg]

Yeah I have the OT 7 banner! Didn't know they made influencer banners tho 😯 from which youtuber?

[@Stepbro_edi]

I have the OT 1 and the Arazhul Banner there is also many other banners how much for your fortnite account? @@jonasmg

[@jonasmg]

@@Stepbro_edi ayooo, the OT 1 is real OG! I have spent too many vbucks on my account to sell it lol

[@Stepbro_edi]

how much vbucks have you payd maybe I can pay you more than you payd to make profit@@jonasmg

[@Stepbro_edi]

@@jonasmg I really wan't to buy your Fortnite account I make you go Profit or do you know any other Alpha Tester Player so I can buy there accounts

[@WilliamMcPh]

That black ops 2 Ui

[@clichayed]

Is there a reason why you couldnt show the 2016 login screen?

[@jonasmg]

I just forgot to record it I think 😅

[@saab-n9q]

bro got 420 vbucks

[@gatobolsa2993]

do you still conservate the build to this day?

[@jonasmg]

Unfortunately not 😅

[@thegdplayer]

is this zikos friend

[@jonasmg]

Not sure who Zikos is?