How to Build a "Find My Island" Signpost

Do you want players to find your other cool islands? Do you want them to know who made this one? You can add a special sign to your island. This sign shows a QR code. Players can scan it with their phones. It takes them to your Creator Portal. This is like a digital business card for your island. Let's make one!

What You'll Learn

• What a Creator Profile Link device is.
• How to place it in your island.
• How to make it look good for players.
• Why this helps other players find you.

How It Works

Imagine you are at a big fair. You have a booth. You want people to know who you are. You put up a sign. The sign has your name. It has a picture of your work. It has a link to your website.

In Fortnite Creative, we have a special device for this. It is called the Creator Profile Link device. It works like a magic mirror. When a player looks at it, they see a QR code. A QR code is a square barcode. Phones can read it. When they scan it, it opens your profile page.

Your profile page is your home base. It shows all your islands. It shows your social media links. It tells players about you. This device helps build your fan club!

You can change how the device looks. You can make it face the player. You can make it show on both sides. You can decide when it works. You can make it work all the time. Or only before the game starts.

Let's Build It

We will build a welcome sign. It will stand in the spawn area. It will greet players. It will show them your profile.

First, open your island in UEFN. Go to the Devices tab. Look for the Creator Profile Link device. It is in the "Info" category. Drag it into your island. Place it on a wall or a stand. Make sure it is easy to see.

Now, let's configure it. Click on the device. Look at the Details panel. Here are the options you can change.

Enabled During Phase This decides when the sign works.

• Always: It works all the time.
• Pre-Game Only: It works before the match starts.
• Gameplay Only: It works during the match.
• Create Only: It only works while you are building. For a welcome sign, Always is best. Players can look at it anytime.

Face Camera This makes the sign smart.

• On: The QR code turns to face the player.
• Off: The QR code stays still. If you want players to easily scan it, turn this On. It is like a friendly dog that looks at you.

Two-Sided This shows the code twice.

• On: The code is on front and back.
• Off: The code is only on the front. If you put the sign in the middle of a room, turn this On. Players can walk around it. They can scan it from any side.

Here is a simple Verse script to make the device appear only when the game starts. This keeps it hidden while you build.

using { /Fortnite.com/Devices }
using { /Verse.org/Simulation }

# This is our welcome sign device
# note: wire this property to your Creator Profile Link device in the UEFN Details panel
WelcomeSign : creator_profile_link_device = creator_profile_link_device{}

# This class holds our island logic
my_island_device := class(creative_device):

    # This runs when the island begins
    OnBegin<override>()<suspends> : void =
        # We wait for the game to start
        Sleep(0.0)

        # Now we turn the sign on so players can see it
        WelcomeSign.Enable()

Let's look at what this code does. First, we name our device WelcomeSign. This is like giving it a nickname. Next, we use OnBegin. This is a special function. It runs when the island begins. We use Sleep(0.0). This means "wait one tick before continuing." The island has time to finish loading. Then, we use Enable(). This turns the sign on so players can interact with it.

Now, test your island. Play the game. Walk up to the sign. Look at the screen. Do you see the QR code? Scan it with your phone. Does it go to your profile? If yes, you did it!

Try It Yourself

You have built a basic sign. Now, let's make it cooler.

Challenge: Add a second Creator Profile Link device. Place it on the opposite side of the room. Make it face the other way. Now, players can scan it from two different spots.

Hint: You can duplicate the device. Right-click it and select "Duplicate." Then, move the copy. Change its settings in the Details panel. Try setting one to "Pre-Game Only" and the other to "Gameplay Only." See what happens!

Recap

You learned how to use the Creator Profile Link device. It shows a QR code to your profile. You can make it face players. You can make it two-sided. You can control when it works. This helps players find your other islands. It helps you grow your community. Keep building and sharing!

References

• https://dev.epicgames.com/documentation/en-us/uefn/30-30-release-notes-in-unreal-editor-for-fortnite
• https://dev.epicgames.com/documentation/en-us/fortnite/using-creator-profile-link-devices-in-fortnite-creative
• https://dev.epicgames.com/documentation/en-us/fortnite-creative/using-creator-profile-link-devices-in-fortnite-creative
• https://dev.epicgames.com/documentation/en-us/fortnite/30-30-fortnite-ecosystem-updates-and-release-notes-in-creative-and-unreal-editor-for-fortnite
• https://dev.epicgames.com/documentation/en-us/fortnite-creative/using-devices-in-fortnite-creative