Fortnite has gone from strength to strength in the past year and has become one of, if not the most popular shooters available. Whether you’re on or even iOS/, there’s a version of Fortnite ready to download and play with your friends. Here, we talk you through the steps of installing Fortnite on your Mac, as well as providing a few handy tips and tricks to get the best possible performance when gaming on a macOS system.

How to install Fortnite on your Mac Thankfully, as Epic Games’ Fortnite (both Save the World and Battle Royale) are officially supported on Mac, it’s fairly easy to install Fortnite on your Mac. Unlike on iOS, it’s not available on Apple’s App Store, making the process slightly more complex but far from difficult.

Before we explain how to install Fortnite on your Mac, we’d recommend checking the minimum requirements for Mac gamers. If your Mac has the minimum specs or better, you should get decent performance from Fortnite on your Mac. If it’s not up to scratch, we’d suggest – iOS users have been having a lot of fun with Fortnite since it was released earlier this year. Minimum specs • macOS Sierra • Intel Core i3 2.4GHz • 4GB RAM • Intel HD 4000 GPU To install Fornite on your Mac, simply follow these instructions: • Open your browser and head to the. The download should begin immediately, but if not, select the Mac icon to manually initiate the download. • Run the Epic Games Launcher installer, and follow the on-screen instructions.

• Sign in or create a new Epic Games account. The account will be the same as that used on PS4, Xbox One, PC, iOS or Android (if you’ve already played on another platform). • The Epic Games Launcher should open on the Fortnite page by default, but if not, click Fortnite on the top bar and click Install to install the game.

Windows 7/8/10 64-bit + Mac OSX Sierra Best Settings for Fortnite – Graphics Options Take the time to check and adjust easy item in this list and see if you experience an increase in smoothness and stability. Apple provides a program called Boot Camp that let you install Microsoft Windows on your Mac. Install Fortnite on your Windows partition, you change whether.

Once the game has been installed, you’re free to hit Play and jump into a game of Fortnite with your buddies! How to improve Fortnite Mac performance and framerate Admittedly, Fortnite on Mac isn’t as great as it is on Windows, consoles or even mobile, mainly due to the fact that Macs feature integrated graphics. Only high-end or, and it’s only those few models that’ll be able to provide the full Fortnite experience. It also has to be noted that Epic Games doesn’t focus much attention on the Mac variant, and as such, there are a few long-time bugs that are yet to be squashed by Epic. Namely, some Mac gamers have experienced texturing issues, bad frame rates and being stuck in the loading screen.

If you run into any of these issues, try uninstalling and reinstalling Fortnite on your Mac. For general Fortnite performance improvements, there are a few tips to try. Change graphics settings While the default for Fortnite’s graphical settings is Medium, we’d recommend setting all settings to Low. This can be done via the Settings menu, accessible by clicking the hamburger icon (three lines) and selecting Settings at any time in the Fortnite pre-game lobby menu.

This should give you an instant frame rate boost while not sacrificing too much in the way of visual quality – Fortnite is one of the few games that looks fairly decent when running low-quality graphics. Adobe air for mac os x. Stop other programs from running This one is a bit of a no-brainer for Mac users, as it’ll generally speed most processes, whether it’s gaming or rendering a video in iMovie.