Fortnite Creative 2.0 added UEFN, or Unreal Editor for Fortnite, of which a public beta is now available that allows players to make further changes to the Fortnite Creative mode by editing with a new version of the Unreal Engine toolkit, as part of The Fortnite’s transition to Unreal Engine 5. We’ll walk you through how to access it and how to play Fortnite Creative 2.0 alone, if “playing” really is the word we’re looking for here.
How to play Fortnite Creative 2.0 and UEFN
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Fortnite Creative 2.0 and Unreal Editor for Fortnite Open Beta (UEFN) are live and part of Fortnite nowas part of the weekly game update.
However, it is currently only for PC players. Players on any console can play creations made in Fortnite Creative 2.0 by going to the Discover tab and searching for them with Fortnite Creative codes as usual, but only PC players can use these new tools. If you’re a PC gamer, here’s how to make it work:
1. Open the Epic Games Launcher app.
2. Select “Library” from the sidebar menu.
3. Select “Unreal Editor for Fortnite”
4. Click start.
5. Once the UEFN has loaded, close the news window that… uh, pops up.
6. Select a project in the project browser or “Create a new project” to start editing.
What is Fortnite Creative 2.0?
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Fortnite Creative 2.0 is an improved version of the island and level editor that was already part of the game, this time incorporating more advanced tools for level creation as part of the Unreal 5 engine that Fortnite recently transitioned to in Fortnite. Chapter 4.
Currently everything is still in development, accessible only in public beta, with more items planned to be added in the future before the final release. However, it can still be used for now, and Epic Games has already posted a few sample experiments on Discover to show what’s possible, along with plenty of information on the technical side of using it.
Is Fortnite Creative 2.0 on PS4, PS5, Xbox and Switch consoles?
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No, Fortnite Creative 2.0 and UEFN are not currently available on Xbox, PS5, PS4, Nintendo Switch or any other platform or console other than PC and Epic Games Launcher.
Verse scripts are edited using the UEFN editor on PC, and the scripts you create work in Fortnite on all platforms users play on. We’ll bring creative mode scripting to all platforms later (plug in a keyboard to type), but it won’t be for the first 6 months of release.January 25, 2023
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However, although there was no official announces when or if Creative 2.0 will be added to consoles, this Tweet from Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney said it would be a minimum of six months until these scripting tools are migrated to other platforms. However, as mentioned, this does not prevent console players from playing islands and levels created in version 2.0, by simply creating their own.
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