VP of Design, Scopely. ex-Epic Games, ex-Fortnite
North Carolina, USA
Joined November 2017
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Eric Williamson retweeted
Yep. For decades, developers have used computer tools to make games for computers. And now that computer tools are finally getting really good, they want developers to forego the good new tools and stick with the old worse tools.
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Build worlds. Build bonds.
Fortnite Sidekicks are now available as scriptable NPCs in UEFN. Build creature battlers, cozy farming games, companion adventures, and more.
Learn more and start building today. Publishing opens on July 23: fn.gg/uefn-sidekicks
Eric Williamson retweeted
Fortnite is BACK on the App Store in the U.S. on iPhones and iPads... and on the Epic Games Store and AltStore in the E.U! It’ll show up in Search soon!
Get Fortnite on the App Store in the U.S. ➡️ fn.gg/US-AppStore
Eric Williamson retweeted
We will return Fortnite to the US iOS App Store next week.
Epic puts forth a peace proposal: If Apple extends the court's friction-free, Apple-tax-free framework worldwide, we'll return Fortnite to the App Store worldwide and drop current and future litigation on the topic.
Eric Williamson retweeted
We made some more tweaks to LEGO Fortnite :)
👹 Nerfed Brute's poison attack and Frost Scorpion's explosion.
🕷 Critters have less health, and Spiders under rocks are more rare.
🐑 Petting rams drops Heavy Wool.
🥏 Grapplers can be used 30 times!
⛏ More durability fixes!
Yesterday we let you know we buffed the max durability of all tools and weapons by +30%, but we found an issue.
Rare and Epic tools and weapons weren't buffed enough. We've fixed this and you will now see their durability increased by 60% over what it was previously 🙌
Eric Williamson retweeted
⛏ Builders - we've heard your feedback and have buffed the max durability of all tools and weapons by +30%!
Please note, items you've already crafted may appear more damaged, since we increased the max durability they have.
Newly crafted items will have the new, higher max!
Eric Williamson retweeted
Steerable airship in @LEGOFortnite #LEGOFortnite relatively cheap to build and probably the fastest and most flexible way to get around.
Eric Williamson retweeted
I MADE A FUNCTIONING RAIL SYSTEM IN LEGO FORTNITE
v1 is finished
Save time going far distances! #LEGOFortnite
Eric Williamson retweeted
I made the original FN:BR key art back in the day. I really love the homage the team did here with the new one. Hit me right in the feels! #FortniteOG
Eric Williamson retweeted
Hardware is a million times faster, and the game business is a hundred times bigger, but the fundamentals are the same as 1991: Success = good game + good marketing + good distribution + customer trust.
Back in early 1991 I gave Tim Sweeney some advice on succeeding as a game developer, and he printed that advice in his newsletters to his internal developers. All four "parts" to be successful still totally apply today.
#EpicFiles
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(fun lil' fact: it's actually all being done in real-time across every server - your donation shows up immediately in the total for everyone else!)
Eric Williamson retweeted
When designing the very first LTM ever it came down to either ‘Floor is Lava’ or ‘50v50’. We ultimately went with 50s (because making it would give us a great foundation for other stuff) but I am SO HAPPY we finally got this into the game! Hope you love it.
Fortnite’s new Floor is Lava is exactly the mode fans have been asking for polygon.com/fortnite/2019/3/…
Eric Williamson retweeted
Please follow the format below:
Have you encountered a bug/issue while playing @FortniteGame ?
Let me know so we can investigate it further and make sure we're aware of it
Format:
-Description of Issue
-Platform
-Frequency
-Any Additional Details
-Screenshot or Video Example
Eric Williamson retweeted
We announced it! 9.2 Million players participated in the Winter Royale qualifier over two days. Today, we're looking at the top 0.00001% in today's Winter Royale Final for EU!
Let that sink in! Can't wait until World Cup!
Eric Williamson retweeted
The Cube. It’s all been leading to this...
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Thank you all for your continued support of Fortnite! We love you, and are so grateful for everything you do.
We are very excited to announce our new Support-A-Creator Event!
✔️ Creators can apply between now and December 31st
✔️ Earn real-world money through fan support in-game
Find out more info in our blog: okt.to/NJBtvp
