<s>
Fortnite	B-Application
:	I-Application
Save	I-Application
the	I-Application
World	I-Application
is	O
a	O
cooperative	O
hybrid-third-person	O
looter	O
shooter	O
tower	B-Application
defense	I-Application
sandbox	O
survival	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Epic	O
Games	O
,	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
Fortnite	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
paid-for	O
early	O
access	O
title	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
July	O
25	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
with	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
full	O
free-to-play	O
release	O
announced	O
in	O
late	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fortnite	B-Application
is	O
set	O
on	O
contemporary	O
Earth	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
sudden	O
appearance	O
of	O
a	O
worldwide	O
storm	O
causes	O
98%	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
population	O
to	O
disappear	O
,	O
and	O
zombie-like	O
creatures	O
rise	O
to	O
attack	O
the	O
remainder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Considered	O
by	O
Epic	O
as	O
a	O
cross	O
between	O
Minecraft	B-Application
and	O
Left	B-Application
4	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
,	O
Fortnite	B-Application
has	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
cooperating	O
on	O
various	O
missions	O
on	O
different	O
maps	O
to	O
collect	O
resources	O
,	O
build	O
fortifications	O
around	O
defensive	O
objectives	O
that	O
are	O
meant	O
to	O
help	O
fight	O
the	O
storm	O
and	O
protect	O
survivors	O
,	O
and	O
construct	O
weapons	O
and	O
traps	O
to	O
engage	O
in	O
combat	O
with	O
waves	O
of	O
these	O
creatures	O
that	O
attempt	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
objectives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
standalone	O
battle	O
royale	O
game	O
version	O
,	O
Fortnite	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
Royale	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
same	O
platforms	O
in	O
September	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
day	O
,	O
98%	O
of	O
Earth	O
's	O
human	O
population	O
suddenly	O
disappeared	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
remaining	O
humans	O
found	O
the	O
skies	O
covered	O
in	O
dense	O
clouds	O
,	O
creating	O
chaotic	O
storms	O
that	O
dropped	O
husks	O
:	O
humanoid	O
zombie-like	O
creatures	O
that	O
attacked	O
the	O
living	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fortnite	B-Application
provides	O
three	O
distinct	O
product	O
gameplay	O
modes	O
:	O
access	O
to	O
Fortnite	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
Royale	I-Application
and	O
Fortnite	B-Application
Creative	I-Application
(	O
which	O
are	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
separate	O
free-to-play	O
titles	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
paid-for	O
cooperative	O
player-versus-environment	O
"	O
Save	O
the	O
World	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
unique	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
Fortnite	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fortnite	B-Application
:	I-Application
Save	I-Application
the	I-Application
World	I-Application
is	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
unique	O
blend	O
of	O
sandbox	O
survival	B-Application
co-op	O
lite	O
RPG	O
tower	B-Application
defense	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
an	O
amalgamation	O
of	O
player	O
progression	O
,	O
exploration	O
,	O
scavenging	O
items	O
,	O
sharing	O
scarce	O
resources	O
,	O
crafting	O
weapons	O
,	O
building	O
fortified	O
structures	O
,	O
and	O
fighting	O
waves	O
of	O
encroaching	O
monsters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tim	O
Sweeney	O
,	O
Epic	O
's	O
founder	O
,	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
Minecraft	B-Application
meets	O
Left	B-Application
4	I-Application
Dead	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fortnite	B-Application
:	I-Application
Save	I-Application
the	I-Application
World	I-Application
offers	O
themed-events	O
with	O
a	O
unique	O
progression	O
line	O
,	O
new	O
locations	O
,	O
and	O
rewards	O
based	O
on	O
those	O
themes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
such	O
event	O
was	O
its	O
Halloween	B-Application
event	O
,	O
"	O
Fortnitemares	O
"	O
,	O
that	O
offered	O
Halloween-themed	O
heroes	O
,	O
characters	O
,	O
weapons	O
,	O
and	O
traps	O
(	O
usable	O
outside	O
of	O
the	O
event	O
)	O
by	O
completing	O
numerous	O
objectives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
has	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
complete	O
gallery	O
of	O
all	O
Fortnite	B-Application
cosmetic	O
items	O
across	O
all	O
gameplay	O
modes	O
,	O
featuring	O
outfits	O
,	O
back	O
bling	O
,	O
and	O
harvesting	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
most	O
cosmetics	O
earned	O
in	O
Fortnite	B-Application
:	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
Royale	I-Application
can	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
Fortnite	B-Application
:	I-Application
Save	I-Application
The	I-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
there	O
are	O
some	O
that	O
cannot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Epic	O
Games	O
has	O
sparked	O
some	O
controversy	O
among	O
players	O
when	O
a	O
Save	O
The	O
World	O
exclusive	O
hero	O
(	O
Metal	O
Team	O
Leader	O
)	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
Fortnite	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
Royale	I-Application
item	O
shop	O
as	O
a	O
skin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fortnite	B-Application
was	O
revealed	O
at	O
the	O
2011	O
Spike	O
Video	O
Game	O
Awards	O
(	O
VGA	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
Epic	O
's	O
former	O
design	O
director	O
Cliff	O
Bleszinski	O
introducing	O
a	O
trailer	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
,	O
which	O
started	O
out	O
as	O
an	O
internal	O
game	O
jam	O
project	O
following	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
represents	O
a	O
departure	O
from	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
previous	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Bleszinski	O
explained	O
during	O
the	O
Spike	O
event	O
,	O
Epic	O
wanted	O
to	O
"	O
switch	O
things	O
up	O
a	O
little	O
bit	O
and	O
do	O
something	O
different	O
and	O
fun	O
"	O
with	O
Fortnite	B-Application
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
world	O
where	O
you	O
explore	O
,	O
you	O
scavenge	O
,	O
you	O
build	O
and	O
ultimately	O
you	O
survive.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Engadget	B-Application
,	O
he	O
also	O
echoed	O
these	O
statements	O
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
series	O
:	O
"	O
There	O
's	O
no	O
dudebros	O
in	O
it	O
...	O
Not	O
that	O
there	O
's	O
anything	O
wrong	O
with	O
that	O
,	O
right	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
creation	O
,	O
producer	O
Roger	O
Collum	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
grew	O
out	O
of	O
taking	O
two	O
popular	O
genres	O
:	O
building	O
games	O
like	O
Minecraft	B-Application
and	O
Terraria	B-Application
,	O
and	O
shooting	O
games	O
like	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
to	O
make	O
something	O
novel	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
making	O
peanut	O
butter	O
cups	O
out	O
of	O
peanut	O
butter	O
and	O
chocolate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
July	O
2012	O
San	O
Diego	O
Comic	O
Con	O
,	O
Epic	O
announced	O
that	O
Fortnite	B-Application
would	O
be	O
an	O
exclusive	O
personal	O
computer	O
title	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
one	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
by	O
Epic	O
using	O
their	O
new	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
game	O
engine	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
planned	O
release	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
was	O
originally	O
started	O
in	O
the	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
engine	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
as	O
they	O
progressed	O
,	O
they	O
had	O
seen	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
work	O
in	O
several	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
feature	O
sets	O
and	O
scripting	O
language	O
offered	O
by	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
for	O
Fortnite	B-Application
,	O
while	O
still	O
running	O
on	O
most	O
personal	O
computers	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
further	O
opted	O
for	O
personal	O
computer	O
exclusivity	O
to	O
avoid	O
the	O
difficulty	O
of	O
having	O
to	O
go	O
through	O
console	O
certification	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
they	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
constantly	O
monitoring	O
and	O
tweaking	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
acting	O
as	O
a	O
dungeon	B-Device
master	I-Device
,	O
the	O
personal	O
computer	O
approach	O
would	O
allow	O
them	O
to	O
do	O
this	O
without	O
restrictions	O
normally	O
set	O
by	O
console	O
manufacturers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fortnites	B-Application
development	O
was	O
spread	O
among	O
several	O
of	O
Epic	O
's	O
satellite	O
studios	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
also	O
co-developed	O
by	O
the	O
Polish	O
studio	O
People	O
Can	O
Fly	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
worked	O
with	O
Epic	O
previously	O
on	O
earlier	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
been	O
fully	O
acquired	O
by	O
Epic	O
sometime	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
People	O
Can	O
Fly	O
later	O
returned	O
to	O
being	O
an	O
independent	O
studio	O
and	O
their	O
own	O
name	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
but	O
continued	O
to	O
help	O
Epic	O
with	O
Fortnites	B-Application
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fortnites	B-Application
early	O
development	O
hit	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
roadblocks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
,	O
Epic	O
began	O
using	O
Fortnite	B-Application
as	O
the	O
testing	O
ground	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
4	O
,	O
which	O
slowed	O
some	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
reached	O
out	O
and	O
brought	O
in	O
system	O
designers	O
from	O
popular	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
including	O
Darren	O
Sugg	O
,	O
to	O
gain	O
input	O
on	O
how	O
to	O
create	O
these	O
types	O
of	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Epic	O
had	O
recognized	O
they	O
needed	O
to	O
prepare	O
for	O
offering	O
games	O
that	O
followed	O
the	O
games	B-Architecture
as	I-Architecture
a	I-Architecture
service	I-Architecture
model	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Epic	O
chose	O
to	O
use	O
Fortnite	B-Application
as	O
the	O
spearhead	O
for	O
Epic	O
's	O
games-as-a-service	O
model	O
which	O
created	O
additional	O
road	O
bumps	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Mustard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
transition	O
of	O
executives	O
,	O
new	O
leadership	O
was	O
needed	O
to	O
take	O
over	O
for	O
Fortnites	B-Application
development	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rod	O
Fergusson	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
left	O
Epic	O
after	O
Tencent	O
's	O
investment	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
stated	O
that	O
if	O
he	O
had	O
stayed	O
on	O
with	O
Epic	O
,	O
he	O
would	O
likely	O
have	O
cancelled	O
Fortnite	B-Application
by	O
this	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
Epic	O
made	O
several	O
decisions	O
on	O
gameplay	O
that	O
felt	O
established	O
the	O
basis	O
of	O
Fortnite	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
also	O
able	O
to	O
bring	O
in	O
various	O
game	O
modes	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
envisioned	O
in	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
but	O
which	O
then	O
were	O
limited	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dynamic	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
due	O
to	O
players	O
 '	O
fortifications	O
and	O
de-construction	O
required	O
them	O
to	O
come	O
up	O
with	O
an	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
pathfinding	B-Algorithm
solution	O
for	O
the	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
November	O
2013	O
,	O
Epic	O
confirmed	O
that	O
Fortnite	B-Application
would	O
not	O
release	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
nor	O
offered	O
a	O
target	O
released	O
date	O
,	O
though	O
affirmed	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
still	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
several	O
of	O
its	O
studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fortnite	B-Application
was	O
a	O
feature	O
in	O
the	O
May	O
2014	O
issue	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
,	O
revealing	O
that	O
the	O
title	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2014	O
,	O
Fortnite	B-Application
was	O
at	O
a	O
"	O
pretty	O
functional	O
prototype	O
"	O
with	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
engine	O
elements	O
smoothed	O
out	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Mustard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Epic	O
said	O
the	O
first	O
alpha	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
help	O
it	O
"	O
make	O
sure	O
all	O
of	O
our	O
basic	O
systems	O
are	O
working	O
"	O
and	O
establish	O
"	O
a	O
baseline	O
for	O
how	O
people	O
play	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
make	O
Fortnite	B-Application
better.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
being	O
demoed	O
at	O
WWDC	O
2015	O
on	O
Mac	O
,	O
Fortnite	B-Application
entered	O
closed	O
beta	O
testing	O
in	O
the	O
fall	O
of	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fortnite	B-Application
was	O
being	O
developed	O
alongside	O
Paragon	B-Application
,	O
which	O
Epic	O
announced	O
in	O
November	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Paragon	B-Application
seemed	O
to	O
take	O
Epic	O
's	O
focus	O
,	O
leaving	O
little	O
news	O
about	O
Fortnite	B-Application
,	O
CEO	O
Tim	O
Sweeney	O
said	O
in	O
March	O
2016	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
still	O
committed	O
to	O
Fortnite	B-Application
once	O
Paragon	B-Application
was	O
launched	O
and	O
established	O
,	O
given	O
that	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
work	O
on	O
Fortnite	B-Application
would	O
take	O
time	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
right	O
balance	O
for	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fortnite	B-Application
will	O
be	O
next.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
June	O
2017	O
,	O
Epic	O
Games	O
announced	O
that	O
Fortnite	B-Application
was	O
now	O
set	O
for	O
a	O
2018	O
release	O
across	O
Windows	O
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lengthy	O
period	O
since	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
alpha	O
phases	O
was	O
ascribed	O
to	O
developing	O
Fortnite	B-Application
as	O
a	O
games-as-a-service	O
model	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
creative	O
lead	O
Donald	O
Mustard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
been	O
in	O
a	O
playable	O
state	O
for	O
the	O
two	O
years	O
before	O
this	O
,	O
Epic	O
wanted	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
develop	O
ongoing	O
content	O
to	O
players	O
to	O
keep	O
them	O
interested	O
in	O
the	O
title	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
planning	O
timed	O
events	O
with	O
unique	O
rewards	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
approach	O
used	O
by	O
games	O
like	O
League	B-Application
of	I-Application
Legends	I-Application
and	O
Warframe	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
the	O
Epic	O
marketing	O
team	O
worked	O
with	O
Twitch	B-Application
and	O
other	O
game	O
streamers	O
to	O
provide	O
them	O
early	O
copies	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
play	O
and	O
promote	O
on	O
their	O
channels	O
in	O
the	O
weeks	O
leading	O
up	O
to	O
their	O
target	O
release	O
date	O
of	O
July	O
25	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
Fortnite	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
Royale	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
early	O
access	O
around	O
September	O
2017	O
and	O
gained	O
considerable	O
attention	O
by	O
early	O
2018	O
,	O
Epic	O
split	O
off	O
a	O
separate	O
development	O
team	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
improvements	O
for	O
this	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Epic	O
said	O
that	O
their	O
attention	O
to	O
Fortnite	B-Application
was	O
causing	O
some	O
of	O
their	O
other	O
games	O
to	O
see	O
lower	O
player	O
populations	O
,	O
leading	O
them	O
to	O
reduce	O
development	O
efforts	O
on	O
these	O
games	O
,	O
particularly	O
Paragon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
January	O
2018	O
,	O
Epic	O
announced	O
it	O
was	O
shutting	O
down	O
Paragon	B-Application
by	O
April	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
providing	O
refunds	O
to	O
all	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
on	O
a	O
Fortnite-dedicated	O
Reddit	B-Application
forum	O
had	O
expressed	O
concerns	O
that	O
a	O
similar	O
fate	O
could	O
befall	O
the	O
Save	O
the	O
World	O
mode	O
of	O
Fortnite	B-Application
,	O
as	O
externally	O
,	O
the	O
Save	O
the	O
World	O
mode	O
has	O
not	O
received	O
the	O
same	O
attention	O
in	O
providing	O
updates	O
and	O
improvements	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
Battle	O
Royale	O
mode	O
since	O
that	O
mode	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Epic	O
's	O
Ed	O
Zobrist	O
said	O
that	O
as	O
of	O
March	O
2018	O
that	O
the	O
retention	O
rates	O
for	O
"	O
Save	O
the	O
World	O
"	O
have	O
been	O
high	O
,	O
and	O
have	O
grown	O
since	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Fortnite	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
Royale	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
company	O
has	O
since	O
improved	O
communications	O
with	O
the	O
player	O
base	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
providing	O
development	O
road	O
maps	O
and	O
known	O
bug	O
lists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
change	O
in	O
its	O
loot	O
box	O
system	O
was	O
made	O
in	O
January	O
2019	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
know	O
what	O
items	O
they	O
would	O
get	O
from	O
the	O
"	O
loot	O
llamas	O
"	O
purchased	O
via	O
the	O
in-game	O
store	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
an	O
x-ray	B-Library
;	O
contents	O
of	O
such	O
loot	O
llamas	O
will	O
be	O
randomized	O
on	O
a	O
daily	O
basis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
this	O
change	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
no	O
longer	O
able	O
to	O
continue	O
to	O
support	O
common	O
shared	O
items	O
between	O
the	O
Save	O
the	O
World	O
and	O
Battle	O
Royale	O
modes	O
of	O
Fortnite	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Long-term	O
players	O
of	O
the	O
Save	O
the	O
World	O
mode	O
criticized	O
Epic	O
for	O
this	O
change	O
;	O
they	O
had	O
long	O
seen	O
the	O
mode	O
receive	O
less	O
care	O
than	O
Fortnite	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
Royale	I-Application
with	O
many	O
features	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
planned	O
now	O
dropped	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
campaign	O
that	O
was	O
to	O
have	O
had	O
taken	O
place	O
over	O
four	O
major	O
acts	O
was	O
effectively	O
only	O
75%	O
complete	O
and	O
appeared	O
to	O
be	O
no	O
longer	O
a	O
priority	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
campaign	O
hashtag	O
"	O
#SaveSaveTheWorld	O
"	O
grew	O
among	O
both	O
these	O
players	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
sympathetic	O
Fortnite	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
Royale	I-Application
players	O
to	O
try	O
to	O
convince	O
Epic	O
to	O
put	O
more	O
development	O
resources	O
into	O
this	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
their	O
initial	O
prototypes	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Epic	O
had	O
used	O
creepier	O
and	O
darker	O
designs	O
for	O
the	O
husks	O
and	O
other	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
settings	O
were	O
assets	O
pulled	O
from	O
both	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
and	O
Unreal	O
series	O
,	O
which	O
further	O
created	O
a	O
dark	O
,	O
depressing	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bleszinski	O
said	O
that	O
they	O
found	O
this	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
"	O
exhaustive	O
environment	O
"	O
that	O
was	O
too	O
grim	O
,	O
and	O
designed	O
to	O
take	O
the	O
design	O
in	O
a	O
more	O
cartoonish	O
approach	O
,	O
while	O
still	O
remaining	O
creepy	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
players	O
would	O
enjoy	O
spending	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
world	O
,	O
without	O
competing	O
with	O
games	O
like	O
DayZ	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
used	O
works	O
from	O
Pixar	O
,	O
Tim	O
Burton	O
,	O
and	O
Looney	B-Application
Tunes	I-Application
as	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
designs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fortnite	B-Application
uses	O
procedural	O
generation	O
to	O
build	O
out	O
the	O
maps	O
for	O
each	O
mission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
includes	O
an	O
"	O
AI	B-Application
director	O
"	O
that	O
monitors	O
how	O
players	O
are	O
progressing	O
,	O
and	O
alters	O
the	O
challenges	O
of	O
the	O
monsters	O
it	O
sends	O
out	O
to	O
the	O
players	O
based	O
on	O
that	O
progression	O
,	O
easing	O
off	O
if	O
players	O
are	O
having	O
greater	O
difficulty	O
in	O
surviving	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Epic	O
has	O
cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
between	O
PC	O
and	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
and	O
has	O
stated	O
plans	O
to	O
allow	O
separate	O
Fortnite	B-Application
cross-platform	O
support	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
personal	O
computer	O
users	O
,	O
but	O
cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
between	O
all	O
three	O
platforms	O
has	O
not	O
been	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
26	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Fortnite	B-Application
had	O
sold	O
over	O
500,000	O
digital	O
pre-order	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
18	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Epic	O
confirmed	O
that	O
Fortnite	B-Application
had	O
surpassed	O
over	O
a	O
million	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
x-ray	B-Library
loot	O
boxes	O
in	O
February	O
2019	O
,	O
Epic	O
Games	O
was	O
the	O
subject	O
of	O
a	O
class-action	O
lawsuit	O
claiming	O
that	O
its	O
former	O
model	O
for	O
loot	O
boxes	O
was	O
predatory	O
because	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
report	O
the	O
odds	O
which	O
rare	O
items	O
would	O
appear	O
in	O
these	O
boxes	O
.	O
</s>
