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Find out how Steamroller Animation achieved a 2D, 80s-cartoon aesthetic in Unreal Engine for animated show ‘Spice Frontier’—and expanded the universe of the story with a Fortnite island made in UEFN.

Spice Frontier is an eight-minute animation that won 35 awards on the short film circuit in 2019. With the film’s success, Steamroller has produced a MegaGrant-supported full-length pilot episode for a show based on the original idea, slated for release on YouTube.

To promote the IP, they’re launching a UEFN-built Fortnite island the same day Episode 1 releases, which you can play on Fortnite right now! Island Code - Spice Frontier: Cosmic Rush: 5992-1806-0944
Check out this video and explore how Steamroller managed to create the 80s-cartoon-inspired 2D aesthetic of Spice Frontier in Unreal Engine—and how taking the leap into real-time technology saw Spice Frontier voyage into the metaverse.

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