The Refinery

Level Designer

Fortnite 1v1 level - December 2023

Take on your friends in this 1v1 circular arena. Engage both close, mid and long range fight.

This project was made on the Unreal Engine for Fortnite. This technology combines all the items and features from the game with the power of the Unreal Engine.

Island code: 6609-1552-8391

Try it in Fortnite!

Gameplay video

My Process Document

Main Tasks:

Analyzing real life and Fortnite factory
Making a layout then drawing a plan of the level
Building the levels as greyblock to easily iterate
Dressing the level with Fortnite props
Publishing the level on Fortnite islands discorvering place

Used Tools:

Unreal Engine 5 for Fortnite
Fortnite assets
Photoshop
Google Docs

Highlights of my process

If you want a more detailled explanation about my process, feel free to check My Process Document

Finding references

I gathered reference to define what type of industrial zone I would make.
Analyzing these zones inspires me level design ideas.
Looking how Fortnite do these zones allows me to understand how to use their assets

Iteration on the layout

I started by drawing the overall shape of the level.
Since the first was not convincing me at all, I did a second iteration.
Once done, I did a located moodboard to express a clear idea of the level
Finally, I drew the plan of the level.

Phases of Blockout

Greyblock pass

Fortnite 2024-01-02 11-14-41.mp4

This is the early state of the blockout. I quickly iterate on the size of each part.

The tough part was to share the claustrophobic feeling. It requires me to beak the basic metrics of Fortnite. The minimum metrics was to high to allows this feeling.

Final pass

Fortnite 2024-01-06 15-14-46.mp4

This is the final state of the blockout.

The addition of pipe height and roof to the bridge allow more diverse mouvement options such as walking on beams or pipes. I assume these options as they appear along the dressing of the level.

Publishing the map

I used Photoshop to make all marketing assets for the island (miniature, background).
I needed to complete the International Age Rating Coalition IARC survey to get a classification for this map. It requires to be prudent because a bad answer could deny the publishing of the map.
Finally, I wrote description teasing the map and some tips for the loading screen.

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