Epic 正在将 Fortnite 带到 Linux
Epic is bringing Fortnite to Linux
Epic 计划重建 EAC 将 Fortnite 引入 Linux，新 Epic Games Launcher 今日发布 Linux 预览。此前因反作弊顾虑 Fortnite 未支持 Linux，Epic 将推 EAC Linux v2 试点，暂无时间表且 Steam Deck 当前不支持该方案。
Epic 重建 Linux 反作弊意在让 Fortnite 登陆新平台，相关改进后续开放，其他开发者也能借此支持 Linux 玩家游戏。
Jay Peters
is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme.
Epic is working on bringing Fortnite to Linux through its Epic Games Launcher. The new launcher is releasing in preview today, and for the first time on Linux, and while Fortnite isn’t available there just yet, Epic wants to make that a reality.
So far, part of the reason Fortnite hasn’t been available on Linux is concerns about cheating. While Epic’s Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC) service does support Linux, Fortnite itself does not, and in February 2022, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney said that for Fortnite, “We don’t have confidence that we’d be able to combat cheating at scale under a wide array of kernel configurations.” But now, Epic says it’s planning to rebuild EAC for Linux, which it is calling EAC Linux v2.
“To bring Fortnite to Linux, we are rebuilding Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC) and working with distro maintainers on security requirements,” Epic says in a blog post. “Once it’s working with a critical mass of distro maintainers, we’ll bring Fortnite to Linux via the Epic Games Launcher. We’ll also make these improvements available to other developers so they can bring their games to Linux players.”
Epic plans to pilot EAC Linux v2 in Fortnite first, Epic says in a separate post focused on the anti-cheat update. The company doesn’t have a timeline for when the Fortnite Linux version might be available, Epic engineering director Rick Deist tells The Verge in a briefing.
Epic is also “investigating” making the game compatible with Valve’s Linux-based SteamOS, Deist says, though the company does not plan to bring Fortnite to Valve’s Steam store, according to Epic Games Store VP and GM Martin Keely. The company also says that the Steam Deck “does not support the required features for our EAC v2 solution, but we are actively talking with Valve and hope to support it in the future.”
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来源：The Verge · theverge.com