PSA: Some new options have been added to Fortnite that may be impacting your performance!

In a recent game update it appears Epic has added a new feature that makes skins for character models/other game models livestream to your PC vs being stored locally. This means that if you have weaker internet you may see significantly higher ping and general game lag than you used to.

There is also a feature for those who are on performance mode that caches DX12 Shaders that also may impact your normal game FPS significantly.

To turn these features off:

1. Open the Epic Games Launcher
2. Find Fortnite in your Games Library
3. Click on the "..." to pull up the additional options on the game
4. Select "Options" from the menu
5. Check the "Disable Cosmetic Streaming" option
6. Remove the check from "DirectX 12 Shaders" option
7. Apply
8. Verify Game Files
9. Restart Fortnite
10. Enjoy lower ping and much better input delay/FPS