Regarding Fortnite, the colorful and fun survival co-op shooter from Epic Games, there was recently an “Ask-me-Anything” session on Reddit. During this, the developers talked about their future plans: more events, heroes, buildings, and game modes.
Fortnite has only recently been available as an early access title and it is already a lot of fun. However, there is still much to improve and expand. Therefore, the developers recently held a Q&A session on Reddit, where players could voice their opinions.
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During the AMA session, numerous questions were asked. For example, about upcoming content, the backstory of the zombies, or about comfort features like inventory access via the main menu. You can find the collected answers here:
- There will be new events, outposts, mission types, heroes, and building plans – The possibilities are currently only limited by the team size.
- A “Endless Horde Mode” is currently in planning and should come this year.
- The collectible book will also continue beyond 100.
- There will be a colorful mix of new content, as well as more events like at launch. Events are important to the developers!
- The biggest challenge in development was integrating the building system into a shooter. Therefore, you cannot crouch!
- Players want a kind of “Placeholder Mode”, where they can indicate where a structure should be but is not yet built. For example, to convey a building plan nonverbally to the team. Or even to predefine and save specific structures, such as a watchtower or a simple wall ring. The developers think this idea is good and will keep it in mind.
- The system of how individual achievements in a mission affect the loot level is not final yet, hence the somewhat strange fluctuating reward levels.
- It is intended that with simple survivors, who are just picked up somewhere, only the finder receives a reward. In challenge missions, where a survivor is overrun by zombie hordes, all players receive a reward.
- Possibly an open-world mode will come in the further future.
- There will be no skill reset, there will be enough skill points to unlock everything over time.
- There will be no larger stacks than 99 in the inventory.
- Customization options like hats or backpacks for heroes are planned.
- Heroes will be continuously balanced, including the explorer, which some currently find not very useful.
- There will be new heroes from the four classes in Fortnite.
- Shared coop bases for clans are a good idea, and the devs will plan it for later.
- A feature is planned to quickly dismantle building parts outside of battles.
- Eventually, you will be able to move structures and change the material afterwards.
- Defender squads and raid bosses would be a cool idea…
- The developers think the idea of a “Home Base” that you can decorate is cool.
- Backpack access in the main menu is planned.
- Crafting from the main menu is planned.
- Harder group challenges are planned.
- The background of the zombies and why they wear their skin as a “shell” will be explained later.
- A bug preventing Xbox players from joining their friends is currently being worked on.
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