The Epic developers for Fortnite and the Battle Royale Modus talked today about the current state of development. It was about improved friendship functions, team kills, the new ranged combat model, the redesign of the inventory and other points.

Fortnite - The developer's plans

Playing with friends

The current friendship system is not ideal and needs improvement, because playing duos or team matches with friends is usually the most fun. This should make it easier to put players on the friends list after a match or even to import friends lists from other products and networks.

Teamkills

A problem that has so far been underestimated and that has not been countered with enough determination. Following the feedback from the community, this is now an important point for the developers. The aim is to improve the analysis systems so that culprits can be found and punished more quickly.

New ranged combat model

A model is being tested internally in which the random scatter is removed when aiming over the rear sight.

“We want to improve shooting, but it should still be useful to build cover when under fire. In addition, the fighting distances and the general flow of the game should be maintained. "

After the internal test, the new system will first be tried out by the players on a test server in December.

inventory

There should also be a comprehensive revision of the inventory. The goals are to make the surface clearer and the management of your items easier. You can simply pull items out of the main inventory to drop them, at the touch of a button you can even always pull half of the stack. This makes sharing with other players even easier.

Match statistics

Significantly more and more precise information should be available after a match. Once you have been eliminated in a match, the new screen gives you interesting and relevant information.

New locations for the map

To make the map fuller, new locations like cities are planned. There is also a revision of the mountain and swamp region in order to achieve more diversity in the environment such as plants etc.

There are also new cosmetic items, audio improvements, and much more. One detailed part of the blog also deals with details of server optimization.