The developers of Fortnite, Epic Games, have announced that with update 11.50 they will be replacing the physics system of the Unreal Engine. This has generated a lot of excitement. The streamer Tyler “Ninja” Blevins has high expectations for the new “Chaos” system of Unreal Engine 4. He believes it could even reset Fortnite.
This is the announcement: On January 24, Epic announced that at the beginning of February with update 11.50, they will switch Fortnite to the “Chaos” physics system of the Unreal Engine. The announcement coincided with another delay of Season 2.
It is said that the new technology has a lot of potential, but first they want to ensure that Fortnite continues to play like Fortnite.
What kind of technology is this? What the “Chaos” physics system can do was seen in a demo from the developer conference GDC in March 2019. The demo takes place in the world of Robo Recall and shows how Epic claims users can “create scenes at cinematic quality with destruction on a massive scale.” The system gives artists control like never before.
In the trailer, you can see buildings spectacularly breaking apart and the debris realistically breaking away.
“Holy shit, this is going to be huge”
This is how Ninja reacts to the news: The Mixer streamer Tyler “Ninja” Blevins, the man with his own skin in Fortnite, has huge hopes for this technology. He says this could change everything.
He speculates that Epic wants to “reset” Fortnite. Fortnite should feel like it used to, back when no one knew what was going on. In 2017, nobody knew what Fortnite was, how it would develop, and how much could be achieved with it.
Today, people would exploit the building system to create creative constructions.
Ninja says he has no insider information; he is just speculating.
Ninja seems to be excited about the announcement. After it has been significantly quieter around Fortnite in recent months, Ninja seems to expect a lot from the update. Especially since the new Fortnite Season 2 is supposed to start afterwards.
Players are asking: What about the performance?
What can we expect? Currently, the mood in the Fortnite community is split. It is assumed that the new “Chaos” physics system of the engine could do quite a bit during events or when building and destructing. However, there is speculation whether Epic actually wants to exploit this right now.
A PlayStation player says: Fortnite is already pushing his PS4 to the limit, so he can hardly imagine that much more graphics are possible. After all, Fortnite is supposed to run on a variety of devices, including smartphones.
In any case, it is an interesting development; we will probably find out next week how exactly the new “Chaos” physics system will affect Fortnite.
Epic is planning gradual improvements
What’s behind it: Fortnite is not only an incredibly successful game for Epic, but also serves as a showcase and testing ground for the “Unreal Engine.” In the past, live events have been used to show developers what is possible with the engine in real-time.
Epic has done little in Fortnite for months that has been really “special” or “experimental,” except maybe the Star Wars event. It could be that something big is brewing here, or that the studio has taken a longer break after 2 years of constant stress.
According to Epic’s announcement, players should not expect any major changes with the launch of patch 11.50 – those will come gradually.
