Unreal Engine for Fortnite (UEFN) - UE5 Tech Demo and Roadmap (Metahuman) | State of Unreal 2024

Epic Games presents the tech demo for UEFN and other features seen in Fortnite courtesy of Unreal Engine 5.

[@its_Vlad]

You can’t really argue, epic is progressing with Fortnite in tech more than any other game developer. I’m so hyped to see the future of this

[@nikhilshetty4369]

How come your channel is more dead than my dead grandmother

[@terrymoore3633]

Rockstar enters the chat

[@MBuildsCR]

@@terrymoore3633 rockstar took 12 years for gta 6 and it took epic just a year to do this after releasing uefn

[@terrymoore3633]

@@MBuildsCR and when gta 6 drops all games will be cooked again and for another 5 years fore hype to settle just like gta 5 disrespect is bonkers

[@Sajayyz]

@@terrymoore3633gta 5 ain’t even cook the games. So why would gta 6? Fortnite doing this in 6+ years. Ain’t no company doing it like them

[@Kirkorama]

Wild this started as a weird little base building defense game.

[@WhiteBoy1938]

Not to be that guy but it actually started as a zombie survival horror

[@user-sm5bc1ls6b]

While true, you are indeed being "that guy"​@@WhiteBoy1938

[@gambitkillerbeats]

Unreal Tournament never forgets

[@wigbe.2207]

yes!@@gambitkillerbeats

[@TheWonderpickle]

@@WhiteBoy1938That's what OP was saying without the zombies. Building bases to defend from zombies.

[@kwixbix]

Remember when Fortnite was a zombie survival co-op base builder?

[@fidtutosegames]

Epic is amazing

[@cgn.43]

@@fidtutosegames110%

[@infiniteapex8762]

The magic of epic

[@Maxiow]

Yeah, that's when it was actually playable

[@baggypop7536]

You mean before launch? Lol

[@nikodesz]

Damn that's impressive, I'm starting to believe that Fortnite will become like that movie ready player one

[@Morfe02]

In fact

[@mayen67]

Agreed.

[@TRG_R17]

Starting to?! It already passed ready player one! Fortnite's ready player ten!

[@ej4458]

I'm starting to believe that you're cheating on me with alyssa.

[@_BlackenedSun]

Can’t wait for games to look even more generic

[@steriz5780]

This is such a smart move from Epic, they are turning Fortnite into a metaverse

[@nikidrawsstuffs]

a metaverse that's actually fun and worth investing money into too

[@reborngreatnesss5712]

@@nikidrawsstuffsdepends which kind of metaverse companies buy epic metaverse projects indeed to invest

[@LG1ikLx]

Its cool because people will start out with Fortnite, Learn creative, learn UEFN and then learn Unreal Engine. So it's a great way to keep people invested in your company from child to adult.

[@user-yj5jw7gv5y]

@@LG1ikLxyup

[@krisithepog]

Because fortnite already has a HUGE audience and playerbase. So they already have "customers" unlike "metaverse games" that start from scratch. It's also free and is ALMOST on every platform

[@sayamanusia6712]

THE REAL TIME CLOTH PHYSICS ARE INCREDIBLE

[@jacobjpanicker1340]

Oh, how the game turned from "let's see who can build faster" to an actual tech demo playground lol!

[@yehoshuaosei3133]

This showcase literally shat all over the “Everywhere” game that’s still in development, insanity

[@CHIM3RA.]

yeo lol actually felt bad for the devs. Honestly though nobody saw all this coming from FORTNITE aha.

[@Miyagi-Do-BANZAI]

If they’re adding physics, then I’m gonna start wearing Chun Li more often…

[@The_InsideJoke]

😟

[@Its__Dark__]

Thanks for the laugh. Your comment really caught me off guard lol.

[@anarky5682]

Caught me in the first half… then kept me in the second.

[@-1nterruption-960]

Is that for educational purposes

[@dillonbanks609]

Need… you need find a girlfriend

[@John315]

The only thing left for maximum realism, is to make the characters' eyes focus on things. Now they look like they stare to infinity. Like looking through you, not at you.

[@waltuhputurdaway]

Depth of field...

[@samiyanes1598]

Those people buying skins indirectly pushing graphics into the next lvl. thx guys! xD

[@taggartfly2198]

my Nintendo switch is ready

[@Nocturne61]

ready to explode

[@HojlundUnited]

💀💀💀💀@@Nocturne61

[@RhonteaBennett-fp2vx]

@@Nocturne61😂

[@Karlach_]

Make sure to put on your fire resistant gloves before playing.

[@adarrlnathantv9444]

No it's not

[@qenser5970]

they straight up built starfield on fortnite theres gonna be clones of every game on this

[@waltuhputurdaway]

That's not exactly how it works...RDR2 on fortnite? Currently impossible, STARFIELD? maybe, most games will not be able to be cloned to fortnite, especially 3d ones

[@CrimsonFKR]

@@waltuhputurdaway people probably though the same before roblox came out with the cod style game that looked totally impossible to make compared to the games it was producing... you never know mate!

[@HapPawhere]

@@waltuhputurdaway DUDE, Roblox Modders lietraly are making every games adaptation into roblox

[@waltuhputurdaway]

@@HapPawhere in obviously more primitive ways not true to the game, yes they are.

[@SonnyD444]

He kept pausing waiting for clapping but no one clapped ha

[@slavsit7600]

timestamp?

[@nikidrawsstuffs]

They always do presentations like that. It allows time to process the information before moving on to the next thing.

[@gonefishing476]

This is great but if you could drop these demos for us to play that would be greaaattt

[@ariq5258]

mmmmkay

[@Realkeonr]

​@@raffaelc2bro...

[@hidz4393]

They already dropped some cool demo’s months ago with a dragon and a spaceship. They look amazing

[@homeblue7667]

they dropped the forest demo which was playable. I'm guessing they will do the same for this one too? who knows

[@ProSkateNate90]

This brings game development to so many people

[@DerionSan]

Just marvelous, very impressive

[@Fred-zi6xp]

Nice, but we still don't have a single decent map in the discovery tab why don't you fix that first

[@ivo7597]

This combined with a classic point and click adventure

[@missepicmandy]

Someone make half life 3 on unreal engine 5.. I doubt that anything will come along to match half life in the foreseeable future 😮

[@-1nterruption-960]

No, Valve will have a new version of their source engine for that. Might be even better than UE5

[@homeblue7667]

@@-1nterruption-960 "might be even better than UE5" the rockstar fans said the same thing about the RAGE 9 engine lol

[@-1nterruption-960]

@@homeblue7667 we're not talking about rockstar we're talking about Valve. They make great engines

[@iAmTonySaint]

So if this the ultimate game within a game, where does that leave the new game by the ex-Rockstar devs, “Everywhere”? It’s literally the exact same concept

[@MyNibbaJibba]

Everyone that's crying "Why is this wasted on Fortnite?!" doesn't see the bigger picture, they're gearing up for something bigger, something grand, something...universal. Imagine when the Fortnite Metaverse implements VR, that's where this is headed! A real life Oasis.

[@winnie4730]

🤓

[@highoffbluntz1131]

@@winnie4730😂

[@rewpertcone8243]

the metaverse is one of the worst ideas in history, imaging living in a world fully owned by a single cooperation, going to end, horribly

[@MyNibbaJibba]

@@rewpertcone8243 If it ain't for you, don't partake. Simple as that.

[@zaroso766_official]

Bro this is straight up beyond expectation. They just keep on going and going.

[@jasonhernandez730]

With this even Forge is dead in Halo now it’s completely killed.

[@MisterPlague]

for real, they took the metaverse the most seriously

[@bnbnism]

Forge never was on this level hell Garry's mod was better than forge nearly 20 years ago

[@BCG1015AP]

The Free Fortnite shirt is sick haha

[@Guester912]

Trimix made it into the presentation

[@freetory]

Littlebigplanet dont even come back anymore these guys are lapping you x8

[@tyler-ip2qz]

yeah if lbp comes back they’re gonna need a lot more change and improvement, 4 player lobbies aren’t gonna cut it anymore

[@AyieJosh]

200mb on such high details environment is crazy! we would see a significant reduction in game files that utilize UEFN. smaller size means faster read on storage. this will also benefits mobile games industry.

[@Bem-0]

This looks dope!

[@KillerTacos54]

Quite incredible

[@nawlfr]

Lol crazy how that ship is what Starfield should have looked like

[@TAVIAN-gp9cf]

sounds like they are preparing it for vr

[@Toner_Pirate]

I’m starting to worry that we might actually be living in a simulation

[@aaron-lb3ku]

??

[@quiethate]

All because of a game based off a multiverse? Lol

[@CodenamePrince]

Need melee combat

[@themightyflog]

Can we adjust the metahuman body types?

[@WrinkG]

Plz build more servers so we can all be zero ping

[@SpookyFairy]

Fortnite is the Metaverse

[@Macho_Fantastico]

Say what you will about Fortnite, but the stuff they are doing with Unreal is so impressive. The Metahuman stuff in particular.

[@cranberrysprite3704]

Cool stuff and looking forward to it. BUT how hard would it be to get someone who presents for a living or something to speak. Bro is tweakin up there

[@nicho9761]

Today is the first day I’m gonna try Fortnite 🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️ wish me luck

[@ZenBerryz]

GL hope you enjoy it !

[@user-lm3nr1yc2t]

It's fun but the try hards that play are a turn off

[@Joshda039]

just play zero build

[@wasteland6961]

Just try and creat chaos and have fun, if you actually try to win you won't.

[@TotallyAverageCommenter]

​@@Joshda039it's my clone

[@emykus7717]

Looks like Fortnite might be the real world version of Ready Player One in a few years.

[@Nyto242]

who tf brought his baby to this conference

[@natela6787]

It was me

[@slavsit7600]

@@natela6787 no it was me

[@natela6787]

@@slavsit7600 nuh uh!

[@zoun2338]

"Tf does that even mean nuh UH ?!?!" ​@@natela6787

[@natela6787]

@@zoun2338 I’ll tell you when you’re older.

[@kingshadow8782]

Howdy!

[@KAOSSOCIETY]

Im so confused is this tencent mod in starfield?

[@justinmartinez528]

How’s mobility gonna work tho cause the game is fast pace meaning u can easily get tunnel vision in first person 😭😭

[@AnasHart]

Incredible.

[@themightyflog]

Talk about control and feeedom. Why do we still have no body morph options like we do for mesh to metahuman?

[@Realkeonr]

They're not here yet, eventually though

[@ArtificialImaginationStu-xz8jm]

@@Realkeonrthat is the worst. All that power but unusable without being some tech guru.

[@Realkeonr]

@@ArtificialImaginationStu-xz8jm Yeah, hopefully they provide easier methods in the future

[@MLTAKOS]

currently every game whithin fortnite i've play has been really bad and rushed only to exploit creative 2.0 economy...

[@AntonQvarfordt]

0:35 Hey - a bunch of really high numbers, you guys! What they actually tell you about anything? Don't worry about it.

[@The_InsideJoke]

It tells you that they are a platform. Doesn't mean they're successful, just that they are a platform like roblox.

[@locustgroveshawtty]

Fort is about to change forever

[@inkblot314]

Love what they’re doing with Fortnite 🔥🔥🔥

[@PhotoJoeClownsCopperCab]

This is awesome. They should bring this to vr

[@TheThirdProject]

That's mind blowing

[@KPid10t]

Epic really said, hold up guys... let us show you how to change an industry. Wow...

[@DarkionAvey]

so fortnite now is just a template of unreal engine 5

[@sxreamer2794]

UEFN is the only thing right now that could rival Roblox in terms of development, vice versa

[@erraddict]

How does one get into learning how to do all this? And, would it lead to a possible career? I'm looking for a career change...

[@MisterPlague]

You just need basic 3D videogame design and coding knowledge, Epic already make it more simple but you still need knowledge to get the best results.

[@bnbnism]

You can learn through the hundreds of tutorials on the UE5 applications and websites, and there's thousands of videos on KZbin showing how to get started go create something fun and interesting 😁

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

Customizable Character in a cutscene energy

[@DontLoveNone]

is there a map code for the spaceship map

[@dread1262]

Didn't ubisoft achieve this with assassins Creed Unity 10 years ago with the moving cloth

[@6ixSinister]

In a single player story game with co op this is different

[@pierrelefebvre5194]

Starfield démo….. but better

[@die4shen]

man this is amazing!

[@marydennis9174]

That is crazy ❤❤❤❤

[@Denji3D]

Fortnite will probably be something else, can't wait for someone to make fortnite metAVERSE

[@The_Javanese_Reds]

If there is the sims based this technology

[@UnLeAsHeDchannels]

Bro we got fortnite 2 before gta VI

[@1337intenz]

Still fps drop like crazy

[@Duane.T]

I’m mad he didn’t say hi to his baby

[@moyassermohammed7516]

Weither you like Fortnite or not, you can't deny that the tech they're using on it is the most impressive tech in games yet.

[@K09819]

wasted potential

[@krisithepog]

​@@K09819its still not done yet so you cant really judge, but so far the stats are amazing, ive seen games reach over 100k players at once

[@luisseto1]

con 100,000 de capacidad de almacenamiento me alcanzara para hacer un mapa asi?

[@aviexperiment8912]

There’s no reason why a 4090 struggles to get 80 fps maxes out on fortnite

[@chs_ambs8356]

They said elsewhere in State of Unreal that performance optimizations are incoming.

[@The_InsideJoke]

Did you update your drivers? There's updates like every 2 weeks!

[@The_InsideJoke]

Also do you have dlss 3 on your game?

[@0xcpp912]

Yes there is. What CPU are you pairing that with?

[@xaby996]

​@@The_InsideJokedlss is garbage

[@moonfalls11]

starfield what we expect: vs what we got

[@_Ecchi-Koopa]

My left hand will exploloda🤯

[@InternetPinapple]

Make it vr next

[@micha3lall3n10]

Look up “Fortnite uevr” you can already do it

[@InternetPinapple]

but its dosent really work@@micha3lall3n10

[@generalv.1891]

6:14 When the name Michael Bay is taken

[@AgentBurgers]

Kinda makes me wish Star Citizen was would use UE5 or 4 lol

[@sommer8265]

The game is already the most laggy experience out there, and adding more layers will make it even worse.

[@RX-rd4sc]

Call of duty should upgrade their engine hugely Ue5 is insane

[@fxgamer4870]

My Intel hd 3000 is ready!!!

[@lunariomarco937]

6:51 Had me thinking Democracy made it to Fortnite

[@AnthonyAdrianAcker]

It's coming full circle back to Unreal Tournament. FPS mode and all these amazing modding abilities...

[@tobishinobi5402]

Fortnite will never die its like top 5 games and it never lowers

[@0xcpp912]

It’s the biggest game in history. Top 1

[@mauricejohnson2351]

@@0xcpp912it could surpass minecraft one day

[@0xcpp912]

lol are you joking? Fortnite is bigger than Minecraft. whens the last time minecraft had 45 million ccu?@@mauricejohnson2351

[@bappo3622]

@@mauricejohnson2351and then gta 6 comes out…

[@mauricejohnson2351]

@@bappo3622 true true😭

[@gloriempaka9474]

That's how rise of the ronin should look..

[@eradicatedpulse6896]

Rise of Ronin doesn't run on Unreal and not everyone cares about graphics gameplay is always the priority IMO

[@gloriempaka9474]

@@eradicatedpulse6896 obviously not 😂 that game looks outdated its 2024 graphics matter too!

[@boomboominroom]

@@gloriempaka9474How does it look outdated? Judging by a few compressed videos you’ve seen?

[@gloriempaka9474]

@boomboominroom yes and people who actually played it said the same thing

[@GoronMerchant]

@@eradicatedpulse6896when games cost $90 but still look like $50 games….thats not opinion based. That’s you getting ripped off.

[@billhighwind]

This is why there are so many layoffs. These tool sets and ai.

[@donniecrossley4934]

If it leads to better games, I’m fine with it since I’m a consumer. Devs can find jobs elsewhere

[@JustFeral]

Lol no that's corporate greed. Game engines have always existed lol

[@its_Vlad]

This is impressive progression in technology, layoffs are just greed

[@The_InsideJoke]

​@@its_Vladsnd because epic lost too apple...twice.

[@fetus1686]

WAAAAAAAAH!!! WAAAAH!!!

[@samsbookbook3425]

Fortnite (Epic Games) is like the Tesla of the Games.

[@NeroTAMTESL]

Where is Devil May Cry?

[@Wade978]

I'm confused...is there a difference between UE5 and UEFN?

[@ThatDumbYoutubeUser]

UE5 is for actual games, UEFN is for fortnite

[@Wade978]

@@ThatDumbKZbinUser Oh....like they previously with Unreal Tournament 4. Real sad that they just tossed that away, not even archiving it.

[@christrotter4261]

Leslie Benzies is having trouble keeping up

[@lucasthegamemasterporterfi84]

What about features available for PlayStation 5?

[@mayen67]

You can play these creations on PS5 but you cant create them. You need a PC to create.

[@omiewearnkhakis9780]

You think they will single out a console in this 🤦🏿‍♂️ we gotta use common sense

[@-1nterruption-960]

Will look even better on Series X

[@BlazegtiEditz]

@@-1nterruption-960the graphics and performance are exactly the same on current gen consoles with ps5s loading slightly faster and that’s about it.

[@dread1262]

​@@BlazegtiEditz Wrong the graphics will be better on series x. The difference in teraflops will be seen soon

[@NativeWarrior081]

So very uncanny, real humans don't blink that much. 9:23

[@chaslous]

we need chucky in fortnite now

[@morgantippetts7681]

bro even has the fortnite accent

[@georgedelcid5611]

So no og fortnite?

[@kylespevak6781]

So basically they open sourcing all their tech upgrades? Sick

[@2bless93]

Didn’t get ONE PIECE of information 😂

[@jsangarita]

so they expect ppl just make their job, no one is gonna take so much time to do something like what they show us

[@aaron-lb3ku]

are you dumb or something ? LOL

[@arielamaya6158]

EXCUSE ME ?!

[@Joshmeighan]

They really think we care about anything more than the BR

[@krazium1776]

Thats Sarah from Starfield lol

[@A5TRO_SP4Z]

1:04 can’t believe that was even put in there 😮