Epic Games has revealed that Fortnite PC is getting a visual upgrade with Chapter 2 Season 7 (version 17.00). More specifically, players using the Epic and High settings preset will notice the following improvements:

　　Improved Storm and cloud effects

　　Enhanced simulations for smoke and liquid (cooler-looking explosions, fire, and Slurp effects)

　　Improved post processing features for bloom and lens flares

　　Improved shadow quality

　　Due to these changes, the Epic preset will also require higher recommended specifications, while the High preset will become the equivalent of the old Epic preset.

　　Epic Quality Presets specifications

　　Nvidia GTX 1080, AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT, or equivalent GPU4 GB VRAM or higherIntel Core i7-8700, AMD Ryzen 7 3700x, or equivalent16 GB RAM or higherNVMe Solid State DriveWindows 10 64-bitThe recommended specifications of Fortnite PC changed a bit, too, with regards to the GPU and OS.

　　Unrelated to the new visual changes, the Recommended GPU will become Nvidia GTX 960, AMD R9 280, or equivalent DX11 GPU when v17.00 releases. Also, we’re changing the official Recommended OS to Windows 10 64-bit, but please note that players on Windows 7 64-bit and Windows 8 64-bit can still run Fortnite at optimal performance.

　　Recommended specifications

　　Nvidia GTX 960, AMD R9 280, or equivalent DX11 GPU2 GB VRAMCore i5-7300U 3.5 GHz8 GB RAMWindows 10 64-bitThe minimum specifications, on the other hand, aren't going to change and will remain the following:

　　Minimum specifications

　　Intel HD 4000 on PC; Intel Iris Pro 5200Core i3-3225 3.3 GHz4 GB RAMWindows 7/8/10 64-bitChapter 2 Season 7, or version 17.00, launches next week.