Unreal Tournament
Template:Infobox Unreal Tournament is a first-person shooter (FPS) video game co-developed by Epic Games and Digital Extremes. It was published in 1999 by GT Interactive. Retrospectively, the game has also been referred to as UT99 or UT Classic to differentiate it from its numbered sequels. The game is based on the same technology that powered Unreal, but the design of UT shifted the series' focus to competitive multiplayer action, a trend at the time: id Software's Quake III Arena was released only ten days later.
Patches
Official
- Offical UT Patch version 436
Unofficial
- UTPG Patches needed for connecting to many servers.
Bonus Content
- UT Bonus Pack 1 - Three new models, a package containing six related mutators, and 11 maps. Included in the GOTY edition.
- UT Bonus Pack 2 - Three new mutators and two maps. Included in the GOTY edition.
- UT Bonus Pack 3 - Two texture packs and six maps. Included in the GOTY edition.
- UT Bonus Pack 4 - Two new models, two texture packs and twelve new maps.
Graphical Tweaks
The vast majority of graphical tweaks are accomplished by editing the games .ini configuration files with a word editing program such as notepad.
D3D10/High Res/Widescreen Fix
Installing the Direct3D 10 renderer allows you to play the game in high-resolution, widescreen, and Direct3D 10. There's also a Direct3D 11 renderer, but currently no significant changes from D3D10 renderer. Be warned that when playing online you may be kicked from servers using anti-cheat plugins.
High Resolution Textures
Replace the original textures with S3TC Textures and get amazing detail. Do not use these server-side.
Mods
Various modifications, custom content such as characters, maps, mutators, and total-conversion mods can be downloaded and installed for Unreal Tournament.
- A nice collection of mods at Mod DB
Maps
Maps are custom levels that are created using mod tools or editors.
- You can find over 400 unreal tournament maps at Map Factory
Useful Links
- Steam only has a forum for the entire Unreal series rather than Unreal Tournament itself. Contains useful information and tutorials for installing mods and custom maps for all Unreal games.
- Wikipedia's article about Unreal Tournament which is more about basic information about the game, it's development, story and plot.
- Widescreen Gaming Forum's wiki article about widescreen and multimonitor support.