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LAN Party Forums => General Discussion => Started by: Agent4054 on February 19, 2009, 05:05:04 PM
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Epic Games has released, for the PC, a patch to bring Unreal Tournament 3 up to version 2.0 alongside it's hotly anticipated Titan Pack. You'll want to apply the patch first and then the pack. Get those right here:
* UT3 Patch 2.0 (http://download.beyondunreal.com/fileworks.php/official/ut3/UT3Patch4.exe) (309 MB)
* UT3 Titan Pack (http://download.beyondunreal.com/fileworks.php/official/ut3/UT3TitanPack.exe) (916 MB)
For full details on what's in the pack, check out our Titan Pack Reveal. In a nutshell you get:
* 16 new maps + 3 bonus pack 1 maps
* Titan mutator
* Greed and Betrayal gametypes
* Stinger Turret, Eradicator Cannon Artillery and the Stealthbender vehicle
* X-Ray Field and Link Station Deployables
* Slow-Field power-up (pickup version of the deployable of the same name)
* Two new characters: Nova (Liandri) and Kana (Ronin)
* 57 Steam Achievements
* Major enhancements, incuding AI, network performance, menu and UI, better mod support
* Client-side demo recording, updated server browser, new maplist system, mid-game mutator and gametype voting functionality
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Outside reading about new maps and a few new mods, I haven't read about the uber patch yet. Before doing so, I wonder if its possible they can do for UT3 what UT2k4 did for UT2k3. In that instance, they kept all the same maps, but tweaked the interface, and tweaked the "feel" of the game to be closer to the original UT. Hard to describe how the "feel" was different between ut2k3 and ut2k4. That, and onslaught was simply an amazing mod and very much worth the cost to upgrade.
I'm looking forward to them possibly pulling another magic trick with this new patch + map pack.
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yea i read about a patch thats included with it that improves performance a bit.
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When Epic releases patchesl they release patches.
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Cypher, Yak, and I played the 2.0 beta patch at the lan, and it is MUCH better than it was at release. I can't exactly place what it is that changed, but the overall feel of the game is as enjoyable as UT2004 now. So hopefully with this new patch, our next UT tourney will feature UT3! I personally can't wait for that. So cross your fingers and hope UT3 2.0 takes off!
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bump. Read OP ^
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started download for both before i head off to work. I love filefront.... i'm pulling 1.1MB/s for *both* files at the same time.
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yes. Im dloading the titan pack now. lets give this pack a try on friday or saturday
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My question... The Patch... If you buy on steam will it auto get this?
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One of the updates includes 57 Steam achievements, so I'd certainly hope so.
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Just as a note... I played around with titan mode.. WICKED FUN. And the Greed gametype looks like it could be a fun replacement to CTF. Had a blast with it.
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Hmmm.....only $20 on Steam.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/13210/ (http://store.steampowered.com/app/13210/)
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yup. it's auto-updating through steam now
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Actually, $11.99 until 3/15....unless Unreal Black is something different.
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Actually, $11.99 until 3/15....unless Unreal Black is something different.
They must have just enabled that offer because when I looked at it after it was posted it was $19.99. Also you can play it for free this weekend.
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Wow... nice deal. I guess epic is really pushing for an incentive to get people to play. And with this patch, it might actually be worth it.
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Well, I will be buying it....can't beat that price.
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Did someone gift me this game? Apparently it says I already own it but it's not installed. It also is under 'gifts' as having 3 days remaining. I'm confused.
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They are trying to sell the Crap out of this game. Even EB Games (http://www.ebgames.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?product_id=42770) has it for $12.99. I will pick it up on steam though because $11.99 for a new release game is just insane.
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Oh I see... UT3 Black = UT3 + v2.0 patch + Titan Pack expansion
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Ok, I think Steam has this as 'Gifted' for the free promotion and then you can buy it after the free weekend. I can add it to my cart, but I only have the option to buy it as a gift since 'I already own it.'....weird.
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Yours will auto update the patch and the pack if you already have it on steam.
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That's the thing, I never had this on steam.
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Did you ever have a retail copy?
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FAIL!
(http://sullinet.homeserver.com/fites/steambusy.png)
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Hey sully Steam clogged your tubes again? I haven't even got the update yet. It says it is downloading but just sits there doing nothing. Must be handling a ton of requests.
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No Steam didn't clog my tubes, I clogged Steam's tubes (along with several thousand others, I'm sure).
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No Steam didn't clog my tubes, I clogged Steam's tubes (along with several thousand others, I'm sure).
Show off.
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It's the only thing I have to show off, so I'll take what I can get.
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Nevermind it finally finished updating. I was playing a bit of it already.
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I don't know what Comcast has been doing, but it's good:
This isn't docsis 3.0 either:
(http://www.speedtest.net/result/423892707.png) (http://www.speedtest.net)
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Better...
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*smack*
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I had mine running for 8 hours last night, only got 55% of the way through.
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I got it last night as well. I didn't check it this morning but I am hoping it will be done by the time I get home tonight. So I guess we are doing UT3 tonight then.
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Mine was stuck at 99% this morning and I can't get it to resume. The free weekend is going to be over before I ever get to download it!
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I wish they'd make it so those that purchased the game get dibs on downloading it first.
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Ya, I have been trying to download UT3 (which I purchased) since yesterday at like 2pm, and I still don't even have 1GB of the download finished, because Steam keeps taking a big steamer on me.
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Seems strange that there would be such a demand on their servers for UT3. I wouldn't have expected this much of a comeback of people for this game. Maybe I'm underestimating the draw. Or maybe they are just having bogus issues.
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I think the full download is 8+GB per download... so I can see how this could clog up some interweb tubes, but I would have thought they planned for stuff like this.
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Haha! Mine finished last night! I dunno what they changed, but it definitely plays like 2k4! I miss playing this game and now I have a legitament install!
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Well you figure the update is 1 Gb itself. So all the people who already had it are getting it. And then all the people who are getting it for the free weekend are getting it. Then all the people who bought it for $12 are getting it. That is a lot of people.
Haha! Mine finished last night! I dunno what they changed, but it definitely plays like 2k4! I miss playing this game and now I have a legitament install!
I gotta get a VPN connection to my system up and going so I can remote in from work.
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I don't think that Decepticon or I use VPNs to our house... we just RDP to our boxes.
Setting up a split tunnel VPN would be pimptastic though...
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RealVNC FTW! Free and easy to setup. Even has encryption built in - dunno how good but still. If you're a stickler on security, setup a VPN or use PUTTY.
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RealVNC FTW! Free and easy to setup. Even has encryption built in - dunno how good but still. If you're a stickler on security, setup a VPN or use PUTTY.
I want to see you using PUTTY (SSH) to check your current steam downloads...
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Well, using ssh to connect via VNC...not just to check steam DL's.
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I just have to get my server on a consistent power supply. The UPS I have it on currently keeps shutting off. Then I will put Hamachi on it and remote to my server using RealVNC then RDP or VNC into any other computer at my house.
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Haha! Mine finished last night! I dunno what they changed, but it definitely plays like 2k4! I miss playing this game and now I have a legitament install!
Yeah I'm still not sure EXACTLY how they changed the game to make it feel better. There are a few things that I did notice as being different. Run speed seems a bit faster, its not nearly as easy to kill yourself with the rocket launcher or flak cannon, easier to hit people with the shock, stinger has a tighter spread at longer ranges.. and various other minuscule changes that seems to have made a substantial difference overall.
Oh and lets not forget the slew of new graphical options to check on and off. I unchecked the bloom and depth of field option. It feels a whole lot brighter now and closer to 2k4. Plus the bloom was making my eyes bug out.
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Well, I've been checking the steam forums, and from the looks of it, UT3 isn't the only game having these issues. Just seems like the steam DL servers are getting a royal ass raping.
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Well, I've been checking the steam forums, and from the looks of it, UT3 isn't the only game having these issues. Just seems like the steam DL servers are getting a royal ass raping.
After switching my download region to Japan, I started getting consistent download speeds of 150-200KBps without getting dropped.
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Mine DL finished. I`ll be on tonight at 9pm foos.
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roger that.
We do have a FITES Dedicated server up and running, though it's a bit of a chore to connect into it. Still trying to figure out why it isn't advertising, even though it's set to advertise. The webadmin works fine though, hehe. Nstuff, cypher and I tested it out a bit last night. We had a couple major lag spikes on the server but nothing too frequent.
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uplink to false and PB disabled? I dont know about 3 but 2004 is douplink = false to have it not broadcast to online web. PB will obviously need to be disabled as well which I'm sure you already did
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UT3 doesn't use PB.
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Grr....Last night while playing on pub servers I got great pings and not lagging. Tonight, I get bad (100+) pings and tons of lagging to the point where I can't play. Nothing running in the background, all other machines on my network are off.....this blows.
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roger that.
We do have a FITES Dedicated server up and running, though it's a bit of a chore to connect into it. Still trying to figure out why it isn't advertising, even though it's set to advertise. The webadmin works fine though, hehe. Nstuff, cypher and I tested it out a bit last night. We had a couple major lag spikes on the server but nothing too frequent.
So how do we connect to it?
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UT3 doesn't use PB.
shows how much i know about the new UT. I never played it or even started the dedicated for 3 (though I downloaded it a while back). Sounds like they've made some def changes from 2k4
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Well, judging by the response we had in UT3 tonight, I'd say most of us feel it has gotten muuuuuch better. Looks like we'll be replacing UT2k4 as a tourney for our next event ;)
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As long as my lag issues don't continue. Even after fixing the AVG updating problem I did get some lag after a while. I think it was after there were 8 of us on the server. It's just weird: i wouldn't think a 70 - 100 ms ping would cause such a huge lag in the game.
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Are you sure Steam wasn't updating a game while you were playing? I know when I was playing it was updating my TF2.
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I'm hoping that when I finally get the game to advertise on the server browser list, that some of those issues will resolve.
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That would be nice, having to put the IP in kind of sucks.
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That would be nice, having to put the IP in kind of sucks.
You kinda suck... :'(
:hehemean: :hehemean:
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Ooo dang. Actually. I appreciate everyone's work on this server. We had a blast with it last night!
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Yup! I put on the UTComp mod on the server, as well as loading the 2 Community Bonus Packs ;) Moar maps!
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(http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/MOAR.jpg)
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Are you sure Steam wasn't updating a game while you were playing? I know when I was playing it was updating my TF2.
It didn't say it was updating anything.
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Well apparently, the server IS advertising... as at the time of this post, there are 4 completely random people in the server. Not to mention gametracker.com was able to find it in its scan (when it wasn't before). I just have no friggin idea why it isn't advertising for us.
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Did you check your TCP/IP settin's? Enable cookies? You want this dog? Bring me some soup! Chunky!
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the new pack is really good i enjoyed playing this weekend. I know you guys have been turning off some of the effects to make it look more like ut2004. I tried maxing all the effects in advanced and god damn this game is beautiful and runs smooth.
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$12 for UT3 on steam FTW! Steam taking it's sweet time to DL 8GB of UT3 goodness = teh fail.
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I know you guys have been turning off some of the effects to make it look more like ut2004.
I've been doing it for the sake of playable framerates.
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UT3 is going to be free again this weeken - Steam probably got some flak where no one could get it downloaded in time to actually use it.
From the steam 'Store' tab:
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Free Weekend Encore!Play the full game for free this weekend! Pre-load the game now and be ready to play the moment the free weekend starts, this Friday morning at 10am PST.
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Yep! You can pre-load the free weekend trial. So start those downloads now! The server is a big success.
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They also pushed the 40% off deal from March 15th, to the 22nd.
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*grumble* Yeah, make the deal 20 min after I pay $20... I hate you guys. (Steam)
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i'm still store after paying $50 for L4D and then they did the 50% off deal that one weekend.
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Exact same thing happened to me boss :(
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article/blog talking about the updated titan/patch + free weekends on Steam...
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/03/16/unreal-tournament-3-and-the-new-lazarus-effect/ (http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/03/16/unreal-tournament-3-and-the-new-lazarus-effect/)