Unreal
Template:Infobox Unreal is a first-person shooter video game developed by Epic MegaGames and Digital Extremes and published by GT Interactive (now owned by Atari) in May 1998. It was powered by an original gameplay and computer engine that now bears the game's name, one that had been in development for over three years in founder Tim Sweeney's garage before the game was released.
Patches
Official/Unofficial
Unreal has a lot of patches both official and unofficial, this is a great resource for picking the ones you need.
Bonus Content
Fusion Map Pack is a set of multiplayer maps and the only official bonus content for Unreal.
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.
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, plugins, and total-conversion mods can be downloaded and installed for Unreal. Like every game in the Unreal franchise, there's a ton of mods floating around the web on fansites like Oldunreal.
Maps
Maps are custom levels that are created using mod tools or editors.
- Unreal User Maps is a website hosted by Oldunreal. They host not only maps but the tools you'll need to make them.
Useful Links
- Steam only has a forum for the entire Unreal series rather than Unreal itself. Contains useful information and tutorials for installing mods and custom maps for all Unreal games.
- Wikipedia's article about Unreal 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.