Unreal Tournament is the Future, Discuss...

[old.[EoD]Riz]

What can I say I love this game, played it all weekend with some mates on an LAN and online. It's just sooo good, weaps are ace it has radio comms for CTF (at last) and the bots are amazing. It gives better bot games of CTF than most public servers (which I know isn't too hard).

We had 3 people going through a 64K ISDN (BT 0800) connection, via Win98SE connection sharing, and it was very playable! So the network code has been well sorted!

But above all it has that feel good factor when you first play it that Q3A hasn't - I mean we'd like to like Q3A but it just doesn't feel right does it? Whereas UT had me hooked within seconds...

So is it just me that feels this way, or should ID be putting in night shifts to get Q3A back on track? I know what I'll be playing based on the test releases!

Riz.

ps. c'mon Bazzers get some UT CTF servers up, you can take those w*nk Q3A servers off if you need to!

 

[TedTheDog]

UTDemo is great fun and I agree it has far more to offer than the rather dull Q3 offering as it stands.
I dont agree about the network code, I still found it a little shaky. Playing instagib on a server with a 40ms ping was a nightmare, just too laggy to be able to use the gun as it was intended.

We'll do UT servers when we have the hardware, and that means not now sadly (if we're gonna do it we're gonna do it right, not half heartedly)
Yes, working on getting hardware.

 

[old.[EoD]Riz]

Were you using the TNT2 Creative wrapper?

I've noticed that it 'lags' in single player CTF bot match mode when shots start flying, even tho the reported fps are about 40 on avg. (I'm using Creative TNT2 Ultra, 450 Celery and 128MB RAM)

My mate's Voodoo2s didn't suffer from this problem (roll on the GL release of UT). I found if you set detail to low and run at 640x480 this helps a lot in reducing the jerkiness.

Good luck on getting the servers

/me crosses fingers

 

[DApea!]

Running on a 100mb LAN, 4 ppl.

Me, V2, Celeron 300@450, 96mb RAM. (800x600) full detail (no real time shadows

I got a 0 ping (server) no jerkyness at all.

My other PC, v1, 64mb RAM, Celeron 300.(full detail)
4 ping, No jerkyness at 640x480.

Mate, CL Banshee, P200mmx, 128mb RAM.(full detail)
1024x768, jerky as feck0r. 13 ping.

Other mate, with same but p266. (same as above)


Good fun tho.

I have got a Gigabyte BXE mobo in my machine, and a Asus P42b (onbourd SCSI 2+3 U2Wide) in my second machine.

mine ran like stink, but my mates prolly dont know how to set up a PC properly.

Love all the options, they make the game seem more friendly and cusomisable.
LOVE the skins, perhaps put my face on one some day

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gg

 

[old.ACOr.Alex]

Q3Test

1.05 rough edges but fun,
1.06 had too many exploits,
1.07 cured em,
1.08 was smoother still.
All the weapons have a use.

UT:-

Intense gameplay, few bugs, great weps, but final version willl probably add little.

Downers:-

Autoaiming allowed,
Some weapon imbalance (ASMD),
Cheesy Speech.

Personally I love the feel of Q3 Test, perhaps I am one of the few. Until Q3 is out though I'll definitely concentrate on UT.

 

[mookie]

i was amazed at quake3 when the test came out. it had lovely visuals and ace multiplayer mode.. but UT is waaaay better IMO.... it just 'feels' nicer.. and the bot AI is amazing too.. damn those sneaky CTF fuckers! ..anyway..when it comes to choosing..q3a is fun, but UT is better for me...

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[old.[EoD]Riz]

Mookie! I blame you for the bags under my eyes that are the size of saddlebags and my inability to stay awake!

Counter Strike is all I have to say, never before have I had so much tense, heart thumping fun! You were right this is the best mod ever made!

With UT and this about I may never play Quake again... (only joking!) ;p

[This message has been edited by [EoD]Riz (edited 21 September 1999).]

 

[mookie]

yeah, its a crackin mod aint it riz.. played it at the last lanparty i went to for like 6 hours straight...

eyes hurted lots..

pity we dont have a *cough* server to play on...

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