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Unreal

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Unreal
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Developers
Epic Games
Digital Extremes
Publishers
GT Interactive
Engines
Unreal Engine 1
Release dates
Windows May 22, 1998
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Unreal on Wikipedia
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Warnings

The Mac OS X version of this game does not work on Mac OS X Lion (version 10.7) or later due to the removal of support for PowerPC apps.
GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).
Unreal
Unreal 1998
Unreal Tournament 1999
Unreal Tournament 2003 2002
Unreal II: The Awakening 2003
Unreal Tournament 2004 2004
Unreal Tournament 3 2007
Unreal Tournament 4 Cancelled

General information

Official game site (Archived)
OldUnreal.com - A site for all classic Unreal games
Liandri Archives - A dedicated Unreal wiki site that collects information about all the games in the series.
Unreal Wiki - A wiki on how to use Unreal Editor, UnrealScript and other technical aspects of Unreal Engine.
Unreal Admin Wiki - A wiki on how to manage Unreal multiplayer servers.
Steam Community Discussions
Steam Users' Forums for game series
GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page

Availability

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Unreal Gold includes the Return to Na Pali expansion.

Essential improvements

In-game general settings.
In-game HUD settings.

Patches

Official

A list of all official patches can be found here.

Unofficial

OldUnreal 227 Patch

A huge patch, it adds support for modern Windows, extra renders, multiple bug fixes, and many other additions. It also includes a patch to allow Unreal to run natively on Linux.

It can be found here.

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.

Game data

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Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game video settings.

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Input settings

In-game key map settings.
In-game general control settings.

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Audio settings

In-game audio settings.

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System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95 98, ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 100 MB 630 MB
Video card (GPU) 1 MB of VRAM
DirectX 7 compatible 		12 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9 compatible