Talisman MetaHuman Template In UEFN

The Talisman: MetaHuman template showcases Unreal Editor for Fortnite's (UEFN) out-of-this-world technology, where developers can import and use MetaHumans, our high-fidelity digital humans.

You can find the Talisman: MetaHuman template in the Feature Examples section of the Project Browser.

You can play the Talisman experience shown during the 2024 Game Developers Conference by opening Fortnite and entering island code 7100-3544-3074.

To create your own MetaHumans, open the MetaHuman Creator, and then import them into your project.

Project Challenges

Bringing MetaHumans from Unreal Engine to UEFN presented the following challenges:

• Memory limits: UEFN has a maximum limit of 2 GB of disk space for the project upload size, and a 400 MB limit for the download size. This was a challenge as the average MetaHuman in Unreal Engine required 800 MB of disk space.
• Performance: UEFN needs to run at different FPS settings depending on the target platform. This presents a challenge when importing several MetaHumans into a project, as the MetaHumans were heavy on performance.
• Quality on all target platforms: The team needed to ensure that MetaHumans kept a high-fidelity, consistent appearance on all target platforms. In addition, the team needed to maintain compatibility with existing Unreal Engine MetaHuman meshes and rigs.