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Unreal Tournament 3

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Compatability

Serial Key and Digital Rights Management (DRM)

The serial key is used either for installation or tied to an online account for use with online play. Can also be activated via Steam using a retail serial key.

Patches

Official

  • Official Patch - Version 5.
  • Titan Pack - Free DLC that adds a significant amount of fixes and content.
  • Steam installations of the game will automatically have the latest version of the game updated.

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. A comprehensive analysis of the majority of these tweaks and how to implement them can be found here: http://www.tweakguides.com/UT3_1.html

Increase Player-Model Resolution

Insert these lines in your UTCustomChar.ini file under [UTGame.UTCustomChar_Data]

BodyMaxTexSize[0]=2048

BodyMaxTexSize[1]=2048

BodyMaxTexSize[2]=256

BodyMaxTexSize[3]=256

BodyMaxTexSize[4]=512

HeadMaxTexSize[0]=2048

HeadMaxTexSize[1]=2048

HeadMaxTexSize[2]=512

HeadMaxTexSize[3]=256

HeadMaxTexSize[4]=256

SelfBodyMaxTexSize[0]=2048

SelfBodyMaxTexSize[1]=2048

SelfBodyMaxTexSize[2]=256

SelfBodyMaxTexSize[3]=256

SelfBodyMaxTexSize[4]=512

SelfHeadMaxTexSize[0]=2048

SelfHeadMaxTexSize[1]=2048

SelfHeadMaxTexSize[2]=512

SelfHeadMaxTexSize[3]=256

SelfHeadMaxTexSize[4]=256


Field of Vision Fix (FOV)

Unreal Tournament 3 supports an FOV view slider in the options menu, however the slider moves to a maximum of 100 which is roughly correct for 16:10 displays. As described in Widescreen Gaming Forum's article, a custom mutator, FreeFOV must be used to increase the FOV further for 16:9 displays.

Multimonitor Support

The game is compatible with AMD/ATI's Eyefinity solution and NVIDIA's Vision Surround solution although the HUD elements are enlarged and disproportional. Increasing the FOV can help with multimonitor displays but the weapon view models and HUD elements get in the way. Widescreen Gaming Forum's article also has an FOV fix for multimonitor displays as well as more information.

Anti-Aliasing

Unreal Tournament 3 does not natively support anti-aliasing and must be forced through AMD/ATI or NVIDIA driver settings.

Anisotropic Filtering

Unreal Tournament 3 does not have an anisotropic filtering option, it's changed through the "Texture Quality" option. Anisotropic filtering can be forced through AMD/ATI or NVIDIA driver settings.

Mods

Various modifications, custom content such as characters, maps, mutators, and total-conversion mods can be downloaded and installed for Unreal Tournament 3.

Where to Download

Mods can be easily found through quick Google searches; there are many fan sites dedicated to Unreal Tournament 3 modding with the most popular being Beyond Unreal or Epic Games Official Forums. Epic Games Official Forums have a forum category for custom maps and mods. An Epic Games Forum post has the winners of the "Make Something Unreal" contest which list many great mods for different categories.

Maps

Maps are custom levels that are created using mod tools or editors.

Characters and Skins

Characters are unique custom races that can be downloaded, skins are different color schemes or textures for current existing races.

Total Conversion

Total conversion mods use the game's engine, while letting you play a whole new game, for example The Ball mod which is a single player total conversion mod.

  • Total conversion mods can mostly be found in Mod DB's Unreal Tournament 3 page.
  • The Haunted is the winner of the "Make Something Unreal" contest and one of many entries of the contest that have gone commercial as a stand alone game.
  • Angels Fall First is a large scale sci-fi multiplayer mod that has now undergone UDK development.
  • Renegade-X is a multiplayer mod that is a remake of the Command & Conquer: Renegade game.

Useful Links

  • Steam only has a forum for the entire Unreal series rather than Unreal Tournament 3 itself. Contains useful information and a tutorial for installing mods and custom maps for all Unreal Tournament games.
  • Official website for Unreal Tournament 3.
  • Epic Games Official Forum for Unreal Tournament 3 containing custom content and lots of helpful tips and fixes.
  • Wikipedia's article about Unreal Tournament 3 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.
  • TweakGuides has an extensive section on tweaking various settings and options through .ini and other files.
  • Ultron has a forum post that has various fixes and tweaks for the game.

System Requirements

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See Also