Ask Epic Anything: Creator Portal and IARC | October 11, 2023 at 11:00 AM ET

[eclarkson (horsegirl)]

@krisp

• projects page could use more filters (ie. only show listed/unlisted projects)
• analytics and monetization pages redirect to a different website

Yes! We have plans to add more project page filters and search to make it easier to find and organize projects. As part of Creator Portal 2.0, we have plans to bring analytics and monetization pages more holistically inside Creator Portal in the near future.

[twitchmonpollo (Tichu)]

How is it possible that my map was approved and a few minutes later when trying to publish a new version changing the thumbnail, it is rejected? The thumbnail is the same as before, the only thing that changes is the dimensions.

[krisp]

I believe ASCH’s question was not about private versions. They were asking about the possibility of having multiple active island versions under one code.

ie.
Selecting Battle Royale lets you choose between Battle Royale - Solos/Duos/Squads

As of right now, if we want to split our experiences into Solo/Duo/Squad (or no-build/build) versions we ought to create new island codes, and updating each island’s content to match the other can take a while.

(two versions under same mnemonic mockup)

[eclarkson (horsegirl)]

@Poke681

Within the Creator Portal, are there plans for a feature to straight up DELETE an island? Both from Golden Rift/UEFN and/or the Publicly Released code? I have some really old islands that still have a public code that hasn’t been played on in months, so would be handy to be able just to wipe them clear. This would also act as a workaround for the “Island not appearing in golden rift” glitch for those who want to delete those islands.

It is on our roadmap to allow deleting projects in the future. We are also working on ways to allow creators more control over public island code visibility.

[Flak]

@twitchmonpollo

How is it possible that my map was approved and a few minutes later when trying to publish a new version changing the thumbnail, it is rejected? The thumbnail is the same as before, the only thing that changes is the dimensions.

Hi there! Please jump over to Epic Games Technical Support & Customer Service | Epic Games and contact Player Support for assistance. You’ll find a “Contact Us” button there at the bottom of the page.

[K.warn (Kyle Warneck)]

@krisp

• portal is overall very sluggish even on a good internet connection

We’re always looking for ways to optimize performance and this is something we track pretty carefully. The challenge that we face is that we show a lot of data on some pages. Depending on what’s going on in your account, we could be fetching data around a lot of islands or a lot of releases. We want to show all this data in a single view, but it comes with a cost.

One strategy I’ve seen folks use to improve their experience is to be pretty aggressive about tidying up. Archive projects you’re not using. Create a team and use it as a way to group related islands, even if you’re the only person on the team. When looking at analytics pages, select fewer islands or smaller date ranges.

[Yamabuki_Iro]

I would like to ask about the game system in concrete. Will the games like Gun Game and Red VS Blue in which players shoot each other with guns be judged as containing the violence factors? Also, do the same applies to the game in which players fight against each other with weapons other than guns or creative devices?

[eclarkson (horsegirl)]

@krisp

I believe ASCH’s question was not about private versions. They were asking about the possibility of having multiple active island versions under one code.

Thank you for the clarity! We don’t have any current plans to support multiple active island versions using the same island code.

[gwynnie.wienecke]

@chrisp_games

• Will there be manual checks in place to ensure an experience is age-rated correctly or will it only be based on the form that has to be filled?

Yes. Epic reviews all submissions to ensure that they follow the creator rules, and will reject your island if we find that you incorrectly answered questions on the IARC questionnaire. Additionally, participating IARC rating authorities periodically check island content to ensure that the correct rating was applied, and override with corrections if necessary.

[gwynnie.wienecke]

@latunda

Are there different questions for different countries?

The questionnaire is the same for all countries, and different questions hold different weight for different rating authorities.

[gwynnie.wienecke]

@krisp

• Most IARC questionnaire questions end with “Please note that this question does not refer to user-generated content.” - does that apply for creative islands? After all, they are UGC.

Fortnite Creative Islands and Fortnite UEFN Islands are not considered user generated content for the purposes of this questionnaire. Any questions referring to the “Game” or “App” are referring to your island. You can learn more about this in the IARC Overview and FAQs Documentation.

[Flak]

Thank you so much everyone for participating! We still have more to answer, but we’re going to close the thread to more questions.

[K.warn (Kyle Warneck)]

@PixelandPoly

• Can we have an option to not show ‘Private Islands’?
• Can we get an option to save presets for specific islands we want to show on a regular basis?

These are great suggestions. Thanks for the feedback. I’ll capture it and get into our backlog for future consideration.

[gwynnie.wienecke]

@LetKyle

1} If we are now being rated on a range of things from drugs, sexual content and things like blood and gore, does this mean in the future we will see more mature themes enter the creative space? Specifically in terms of Horror blood and gore etc? or that all games, creations and projects will have to keep at a standard of staying aligned with the same game ratings as Fortnite itself.

Right now we are focused on this ratings rollout and content cannot exceed Fortnite’s Teen rating.

[gwynnie.wienecke]

@LetKyle

1} Under the new section “What Has Changed from the Previous Release?” does this mean literally anything? Gameplay, the name, the thumbnail/art etc.? OR does it only pertain to things that would specifically change the rating?

(I realize this is probably in place for when a change must be made if it is determined by the reviewers to have the wrong rating and it needs changed, fixed or adjusted.)

For instance, if I have a map that is rated E, let’s say it’s a Hang out social type map, but I change it to a FFA with weapons, id assume it then becomes rated T. But if I have the name as (example) “Only Ups” and change it to “Ups Only” do I report that change? OR if something small like that doesn’t pertain to the ruling and won’t be affected by the rating system?

This pertains to user-facing changes in your game or promotional materials for your game. If no user-facing changes were made, you can make a note that nothing changed. Some rating authorities use this information to understand what updates to the game and user-facing game page were made. In your example, I would note that the title has changed in the “What’s Changed” section.

[eclarkson (horsegirl)]

@MSPE8ball600

is there option to not like get paid cuz i want that i just want to make maps without getting paid (i know it kinda sounds stupid but yeah)

We are exploring options for creators who want to publish islands without receiving engagement payouts. Stay tuned!

[Flak]

@Jackie_officieel

Perhaps in the future it will be possible that people who do not have a SAC can still publish their directories without making money with them, i.e. without a SAC ?

Hi Jackie, this answer is the same as above.

We are exploring options for creators who want to publish islands without receiving engagement payouts. Stay tuned!

[Flak]

Hey everyone, @gwynnie.wienecke will be answering some more questions about IARC, so keep watching throughout the day.

Thank you!

[gwynnie.wienecke]

@LetKyle

2} Continued from the question above. If nothing at all has changed, and we are just trying to publish it, for instance because we have to before November 14th to still have them in discovery and try to earn players, would we then simply type “Nothing” and move on to the ratings questionnaire.

If nothing changed in our island with the update, you can note that there are no user-facing changes in the ‘What has changed’ field.