Unreal Tournament 2004

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

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

GameSpy online services have been shut down (see Network for solutions).

Unreal Tournament 2004 is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person action, FPS and shooter game in the Unreal series.

General information

Official Epic Games Forum

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.

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		6 to 7 CDs or 1 DVD. SecuROM 5 DRM. Disc check removed in latest patches.
GOG.com (unavailable)		Editor's Choice Edition. Serial keys for multiplayer available by request to GOG support team.^[1] Delisted on December 23, 2022.^[2]
GamersGate (unavailable)		Part of the Unreal Deal Pack only.
GamersGate (unavailable)		Editor's Choice Edition.
Steam (unavailable)		Editor's Choice Edition.

Not available for sale on GOG and Steam in Germany.

Free demo versions are available for Windows, OS X and Linux.

This game is no longer available digitally.

Version differences

The Editor's Choice Edition includes the official 3369 patch and the Mega Pack content.

Essential improvements

Patches

For Windows, the latest version is v3369

For OS X and Linux, the latest version is v3369.2

For dedicated servers, the latest version is v3369.3. A never-officially-released version 3373 exists somewhere out there as well, but is unavailable publicly.^{[citation needed]}

Install the patch specific to your platform before installing the 64-bit Windows binaries or the Editor's Choice Edition (ECE) Bonus Pack

Bonus content

Epic Games has released additional game content for free.

Bonus packs

The Mega Pack is included in the latest OS X patch

UT2004 Mega Pack (Windows) - Contains latest official patch (3369), all of the Editor's Choice Pack's bonus content, as well as 9 new maps (included in Community Bonus Pack 2).
UT2004 Mega Pack (Linux) - Same as the Windows version, but for Linux (32 and 64-bit versions).
UT2004 XP Levels - Two new official Onslaught maps, ONS-Ascendancy and ONS-Aridoom.

Bonus maps

Streamline Bonus Map: AS-Confexia - A vehicle-based Assault map from Streamline Studios.
Epic Bonus Map: DM-Forbidden
Epic Bonus Map: ONS-Icarus - A medium-sized Onslaught map
Digital Extremes Bonus Map: CTF-DE-LavaGiant2 - Originally from Unreal Tournament 2003, converted to have full support of Unreal Tournament 2004.

Performance improvements

D3D8 to D3D9 wrapper

The 64-bit build of the game comes with an experimental D3D9 renderer, which offers better performance with modern hardware, but has issues such as broken graphical effects. Therefore, it is recommended to use the following unofficial D3D8 to D3D9 wrapper with the 32-bit version of the game, which will display the whole graphical featureset of the game combined with better performance.

Download latest version of d3d8.dll from https://github.com/crosire/d3d8to9/releases
Extract to <path-to-game>\System directory.

Disable "Reduce mouse lag"^[3]

The game comes with an option to "reduce mouse lag" checked by default, however this option actually functions like a waitstate for the GPU and was put in place to help with input lag in the sub-30 FPS range, which was not uncommon for systems of the time of the game's release. On modern systems this option often cuts FPS in half without any benefits, so it is recommended to disable it. This may also solve some reported Windows 10-specific issues.

Open <path-to-game>\System\ut2004.ini
Find ReduceMouseLag and change each occurrence to ReduceMouseLag=False.
Save and close the file.

SDL Compatibility Layer (Linux)

libsdl2-dev package is required for Ubuntu/Debian based distro (For other distros you need sdl2 package itself) for compiling. Be sure that the main library is also installed.

As the Linux version of the game uses SDL 1.2, you can use SDLCL to let the game use features present in SDL2.

Compile and install SDLCL
Clone or download the ZIP file of the master branch and unpack it In the unpacked directory open up the terminal using the file manager's "Open In Terminal" option and type in `make` Once the compiling has been finished move or replace (be sure to make a backup) the existing `libSDL-1.2.so.0` file inside `System` folder.

Game data

In-game general settings.

In-game player settings.

In-game HUD settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\System\*.ini^{[Note 1]}
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/Unreal Tournament 2004/System/*.ini
Linux	$HOME/.ut2004/*.ini
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/13230/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

UT2004.ini contains general settings.

ut2004-win64.ini contains general settings for the 64-bit executable on Windows.

User.ini contains FOV and other settings.

It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Saves^{[Note 1]}
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/Unreal Tournament 2004/Saves
Linux
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/13230/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game video settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		See Widescreen resolution. For stretched HUD and improper FOV use foxWSFix.
Multi-monitor		For stretched HUD and improper FOV use foxWSFix.
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)	See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed	Toggle in settings; see Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See Windowed, then set borderless with Borderless Windowed or similar.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	See Anisotropic filtering (AF).
Anti-aliasing (AA)	No in-game setting, AA can be forced by driver.
Vertical sync (Vsync)	See Vertical sync (Vsync).
60 FPS and 120+ FPS	In online play, the game by default is capped at 90 FPS or so, resulting in severe choppiness. Use "netspeed 100000" (no quotation marks) in the console to fix this.
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Widescreen resolution

Widescreen resolutions such as 1920x1080 are natively supported by the game but must be set manually.

Edit configuration file^{[citation needed]}
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Edit `UT2004.ini`. Go to the client section (`[WinDrv.WindowsClient]` for Windows, `[SDLDrv.SDLClient]` for Mac/Linux). Change `FullscreenViewportX=` and `FullscreenViewportY=YYY` to the desired resolution.

Console^{[citation needed]}

Start the game and once on the main menu open the console by pressing ~.
Type setres widthXheight (e.g. setres 1920x1080).
Press ↵ Enter.

Notes

This only has to be done once.

Field of view (FOV)

In-game FOV setting maxes out at 100°. Use the

fov xxx

command in console to set higher FOV values, which are saved permanently, unlike UT2003. Alternatively, this can also be set in the .ini:

Set FOV higher than 100°^{[citation needed]}
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `User.ini`. Change `DesiredFOV=`, `DefaultFOV=` and `FOVAngle=` to the desired FOV.

In addition, widescreen FOV and HUD fixes are available here: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=661109411

Windowed

Windowed mode can be toggled in-game; do the following to set the default starting mode.

Edit configuration file^{[citation needed]}
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Edit `UT2004.ini`. Go to the client section (`[WinDrv.WindowsClient]` for Windows, `[SDLDrv.SDLClient]` for Mac/Linux). Change `StartupFullscreen=` to the desired setting. Change `WindowedViewportX=` and `WindowedViewportY=` to the desired windowed resolution.

Anisotropic filtering (AF)

Edit configuration file^{[citation needed]}
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Edit `UT2004.ini`. Go to the renderer you are using (`[D3DDrv.D3DRenderDevice]` for Direct3D, `[OpenGLDrv.OpenGLRenderDevice]` for OpenGL). Change `LevelOfAnisotropy=` to the value you want (2, 4, or 8), or set to 1 to disable.

Vertical sync (Vsync)

Edit configuration file^{[citation needed]}

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Edit UT2004.ini.
Go to the renderer you are using ([D3DDrv.D3DRenderDevice] for Direct3D, [OpenGLDrv.OpenGLRenderDevice] for OpenGL).
Change UseVSync= to the desired setting.

The OpenGL renderer has the property listed twice. Make sure to change both.

Input

In-game control settings.

In-game key map settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		Can be both disabled and adjusted in Settings → Input.
Mouse sensitivity		Mouse sensitivity is affected by the field of view. Therefore it is recommended to use mouse-sensitivity.com to calculate the sensitivity based on the desired field of view.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion		Settings → Input → Invert Mouse
Controller
Controller support		Settings → Input → Use Joystick. May require axis mapping via `User.ini`.
Full controller support		Support only DirectInput. Use XInput Plus for Xbox 360 controllers. Menu navigation is only mouse driven.
Controller remapping		Needs to be mapped via `User.ini`.
Controller sensitivity		Needs to be set via `User.ini`.
Controller Y-axis inversion		Needs to be set via `User.ini`.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

DualShock 4 controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Generic/other controllers
Button prompts

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

In-game audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound		Up to 7.0 output with DirectSound3D restoration software or OpenAL.^[4]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support		EAX 3.0 included;^[5] EAX 5.0 with 3rd party X-Fi patch from Creative.^[6] (through OpenAL)^[7] This patch changes the game's audio significantly by adding dynamic music and other features, which can supposedly be toggled off.^[8] OpenAL Soft can be used in place without requiring the sound card, see Use OpenAL Soft
Royalty free audio

DefOpenAL32.dll works as DirectSound3D driver which can be used with DSOAL to restore EAX. Set boost=-12 in alsoft.ini to match hardware reverb levels.

Use OpenAL Soft

Be sure to have sound quality at 44100 Hz or 48000 Hz for 3D sound to be enabled.

Optional: The file alsoftrc.sample in the source code contains all the options that can be configured. Copy the entire content and paste it into alsoftrc.ini (or .alsoftrc for Linux) and configure it as desired; be sure to remove the comment (# symbol).

Sound card is not required if using this guide.

Windows^[9]

Download both Windows binary and the source code from the main page.
Extract the source code archive and move the hrtf folder into %APPDATA%\openal directory (create it manually if not found)
Extract the 32-bit binary from the bin folder into the System subfolder of the game, and rename to OpenAL32.dll
Create a text file in %APPDATA% directory named alsoftrc.ini and then add:

[general]
hrtf = true

5. In game be sure to uncheck the option System Driver (which, albeit it's name, doesn't use the windows system driver^[10]) and then have Audio Mode set to H/W 3D Sound + EAX

Linux^[9]

Download the OpenAL Soft Linux Pack and extract it
Move the hrtf folder from main source code folder into .local/share/openal/ located in the Home directory (most file managers use Ctrl+H combination to show hidden files/directories)
Depending on the system, move libopenal.so into the System folder as openal.so
Use the OpenAL Soft Configurator and set HRTF to Force On or create a text file in the Home folder, name it .alsoftrc and then add:

[general]
hrtf = true

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German				The German version is censored, but selecting English as language and installing the latest patch restores the gore.
Italian
Japanese				Partial translation. The first screen of the main menu and many descriptions are not translated. Download it here: https://unreal-info.net/ut2004/localization.html
Korean
Spanish				Retail and Steam only.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		32
Online play		32	While the GameSpy service has been shut down in 2014, the master servers for this game were hosted by Epic Games without the need for manual configuration in any release until January 24, 2023.^[11] Use community master server.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP		Open the console (`~`) and enter `open` followed by the IP and port.

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	7777-7788, 27900, 42292
UDP	7777-7788, 27900, 42292

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
vorpX		G3D User created game profile, (openGL and D3D using DGVoodoo2 v.2.6) see vorpx forum profile introduction.

Issues fixed

TweakGuides has created a comprehensive guide for fixing issues in this game.

Windows

Low sound volume

Disable communications activity sound reduction^{[citation needed]}
Open the Start screen/Start menu, type `mmsys.cpl` and press `↵ Enter`. Go to the Communications tab. Choose Do nothing. Click OK to save the changes.

No EAX audio on Vista and higher

This fix only works for users with a Creative SoundBlaster Audigy card or better.

Disable "System Driver" in Audio settings^[12]
From the main menu, go to Settings > Audio. Ensure `Audio Mode` is set to `H/W 3D + EAX`. Uncheck `System Driver`. Apply the changes.

Troublesome firewall authorization in Windows XP SP2 and later

Edit the <path-to-game>\System\UT2004.ini file (or <path-to-game>\System\ut2004-win64.ini if using x64 binaries) and add the following lines at the end of the file:

[FireWall]
IgnoreSP2=1

D3DERR_DEVICELOST error under Windows 10

The 32-bit version's default renderer can fail to start due to 'losing' the graphics card.

Install the 64-bit version of the game^[13]
Patch the game to the latest version. Download and install the 64-bit version of the game. Run `<path-to-game>\System\ut2004-win64.exe`

Use a different renderer^[13]
See Enable the OpenGL renderer for instructions.

Windowed Mode^[13]
See Windowed for further instructions.

MSI Afterburner OSD does not show

MSI Afterburner OSD does not show^{[citation needed]}
Open RivaTuner (the tool that comes together with MSI Afterburner), add the game file UT2004.exe, and activate or deactivate Custom Direct3D support depending on the global setting.

Linux

Segmentation Fault On Startup (after game was working previously)

This happens due to the corruption of the .ut2004 folder. Remove it and run the game.

Issues unresolved

x64 .exe deficiencies

On the 64-bit build of this game, hardware audio support appears to have been stripped out entirely, namely the "H/W 3D Audio" and "H/W 3D Audio + EAX" options. Forcing them via .ini ("Use3DSound=True", "UseEAX=True") has no effect either, leaving the 64-bit version with far inferior sound quality and 3D positioning.

Moreover, the 64-bit version defaults to a D3D9 renderer, which is exclusive to this version, but has been left in an experimental state by Epic and is functionally incomplete. Graphical issues include the Double Damage pickup shader, missing shadow volumes (e.g. DM-Morpheus3, DM-Gael), missing water puddles and possibly more. However, the D3D9 renderer does appear to perform faster on modern hardware compared to D3D8.
As a D3D8 to D3D9 wrapper is available now, it is recommended to use this in place of the stock D3D9 renderer.

EAX issues

On Audigy hardware, several maps have broken sound with the "H/W 3D Audio + EAX" option under 32-bit; for instance, on DM-Goliath near sounds appear far away and vice-versa.

Link Gun crash

Killing another player with the Link Gun alternate fire can hardfreeze the game in rare instances.

Intermittent system freeze when starting the game on Windows 7

Though the cause of the system freeze has not been strictly identified, following methods have been reported to stop them:

Make the game always start windowed, then switch to fullscreen with Alt+↵ Enter after reaching main menu.
Run UT2004 in Compatibility Mode (Windows XP Service Pack 3).

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	8.1, 9.0b	Experimental Direct3D 9 support was added via Patch v3204. It was later removed in subsequent patches. Direct3D 8 was replaced by Direct3D 9 in x86-64 version.
OpenGL	1	Cannot be selected via in-game options on Windows x86 version. See Enable the OpenGL renderer. x86-64 Windows version provides native support via in-game options. Default API on OS X and Linux.
Software renderer		Software rasterizer was removed in x86-64 version.
Shader Model support	1.1, 2

Executable	PPC	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows				The 64-bit version must be downloaded separately. See Patches.
macOS (OS X)				Support for Intel processors was added in v3369.2.
Linux				Both versions are included on the retail versions of the game.

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Karma
Audio	Miles Sound System, ISACT	^[14]Linux version might need OSS wrapper for audio to work (Alsa OSS [aoss], Pulse Audio OSS wrapper [padsp] or osspd OSS daemon)
Multiplayer	GameSpy	Master servers moved in 2014.

Enable the OpenGL renderer

Modify the UT2004.ini file^[15]
Go to `<path-to-game>\System` Open `UT2004.ini`. Add `;` to the beginning of `RenderDevice=D3DDrv.D3DRenderDevice` (For software mode, modify `RenderDevice=PixoDrv.PixoRenderDevice` instead). Remove `;` at the beginning of `RenderDevice=OpenGLDrv.OpenGLRenderDevice` Save the file and launch the game.

Install native Linux version

Libstdc++5 must be installed is required

The latest Linux patch for the game contains the main files of the game to make it work properly, however it lacks some of the libraries and you may need to add a serial key.

Serial key location

Steam

Enable Steam Play to view the serial key.

Steam > Settings > Steam Play
Steam Play Settings: Enable Steam Play for supported titles
Advanced: Enable Steam Play for all titles > OK
Switch "Detail View" mode in Steam library.
Click "CD Key" to view license code of the game.

GOG / Retail

The serial keys are located in Windows registry and since Wine can simulate it, you can run with the command wine regedit or just simply regedit for the default Wineprefix.

Depending on the prefix, the location of it may be different:

On 32-bit prefix: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Unreal Technology\Installed Apps\UT2004
On 64-bit prefix: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW64\Unreal Technology\Installed Apps\UT2004

If these keys do not exist, you will have to request a CD Key from GOG.com's Support Team, per the support page.

Installation

Steam

In your Steam library make sure that you can view all the games you own regardless of the system and install Unreal Tournament 2004, once finished just run it.
Go to the Steamapps directory and copy all the files into your desired directory.
In the System folder create an empty file called cdkey, open it in a text editor and paste in the cd key you've found.
Apply the Linux patch

GOG

Download the installer. unpack it using innoextract and then run it.
Copy all the content from the apps folder into your desired location.
In the System folder create an empty file called cdkey, open it in a text editor and paste in the cd key you've found.
Apply the Linux patch

Alternatively you can go for an easy route and use this script to install the native version of the game. Be sure to run it through terminal. It automatically prepares necessary stuff, getting the cd key automatically and include SDLCL for fixing most of the issues that were present in original SDL 1.2.

Required Libraries

After applying the patch, all you need are 2 things to add:

SDL 1 - For the interface
OpenAL - For audio

The former can be easily added by creating a symlink inside the System directory with this command:

ln -s /usr/lib/libSDL-1.2.so <main game path>/System/libSDL-1.2.so

Make sure that you have sdl package installed. In case of OpenAL though, you have 3 options to choose from:

a) Precompiled OpenAL from your system

b) Use the latest precompiled version from the PCGamingWiki database

c) Compiling OpenAL Soft library.

Option A may be more simple to do as it's aleady installed, but if you are on a Fixed release Linux distro it may be behind the features.

Option A

If you've installed OpenAL from your repository all you need to do is just make a symlink of libopenal.so file from /usr/lib into your System folder as openal.so

ln -s /usr/lib/libopenal.so <main-game-directory>/System/openal.so

Option B

Unpack the archive and depending on the system, move or copy the libopenal.so file from libraries folder into the System folder as openal.so.

Option C

CMake is required

Go to the main page and download the source code, either the archive or through Git.
Open the downloaded folder (extract it 1st if you've downloaded the Tar-Bz archive).
Create a directory called release and open it from Terminal (Any file manager has an option to open the current directory in Terminal)
In terminal type in cmake .. and once everything is done without any errors, type in make. Be sure to use -j# argument to speed the compiling process up (Replace # with number of cores your CPU has)
If everything is done, rename the created libopenal.so, as openal.so and then move it to the System folder.

(Optional) You can enable the 3D audio afterwards. See Use OpenAL Soft

After that, you can now play the game by running one of the following binary files:

ut2004-bin - If you're on 32 bit system
ut2004-bin-linux-amd64 - If you're on 64 bit system.

There is no Linux version of the Unreal Editor. However, there is a native version of the UCC. To run that, run ucc-bin (or ucc-bin-linux-amd64 for 64-bit) in the System folder.

Community bonus packs

Community Bonus Pack 1 - UT2004 Re-Release - UT2004 version of developer-certified fan maps for UT2003.
Community Bonus Pack 2: Volume 1 - Developer-approved fan-made maps. Contains 21 new maps, 4 characters, and a mutator.
Community Bonus Pack 2: Volume 2 - Second half of the new map pack. Contains 20 new maps, 4 skins and 2 mutators to play with.

Ultimate Community map packs

The Ultimate Ultimate Community Map Pack - All the map packs in the series (Volume 1–4). 44 maps in total.
Ultimate Community Map Pack Volume 1 - Contains 14 new maps and a new weapon.
Ultimate Community Map Pack Volume 2 - Contains 18 new maps (with one Assault map having 3 weapons and a vehicle exclusive to it).
Ultimate Community Map Pack Volume 3 - Contains 6 new maps (most of them are medium-sized).
Ultimate Community Map Pack Volume 4 - Contains 6 new maps (most of them are medium/large).

Models and mutators

Alternate HUDs - A mutator, that allows to play Unreal Tournament 2004 with 2003's HUD.
UT2003 Style Mutator Pack - A mutator pack and a few extras that bring back some of the largely missed aspects of Unreal Tournament 2003 to Unreal Tournament 2004, such as item and player respawn effect, weapon sounds, weapon feel, bot animated taunts, additional announcements, correct Shock Core dimensions, the SuperJump adrenaline combo, UT2003 loading screens and additional bot names.
Unreal Tournament: 2341 - A mod for that recreates UT99's arsenal and gameplay while bringing enhancements such as updated particles and models.
UT3 Character Models for UT2004 - These models are direct ports from Unreal Tournament 3 to Unreal Tournament 2004.
Unreal Championship 2 Model Pack - This model pack includes 37 characters from Unreal Championship 2 The Liandri Conflict Xbox Game plus 13 voicepacks and the UC2 Announcer.
UT3 Weapons,Pickups+Vehicles Mutators for UT2004 - Ports Weapons and Vehicles from Unreal Tournament 3 to Unreal Tournament 2004 (including hoverboard).

Mods

Singleplayer

Multiplayer

ChaosUT2: Evolution
Killing Floor This mod became a stand-alone game
Red Orchestra This mod became a stand-alone game.
AirBuccaneers
Ballistic Weapons
UnWheel
Gunreal

Both

UT2k4 Map Specific Loading Screens 16:9 - Changes the default loading screens to high resolution loading screens, specific to the chosen map.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98SE	ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	AMD Athlon 1.0 GHz Pentium III 1.0 GHz	Intel Pentium or AMD 1.2 GHz or greater
System memory (RAM)	128 MB	256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	4 GB	8 GB
Video card (GPU)	32 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0b compatible	Hardware T&L compatible 64 MB of VRAM

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.5.2	10.6.4
Processor (CPU)	Dual Core 2.0 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5400+	Quad core Intel or AMD Phenom 9850 Quad-Core
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	8 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8600 GTS 512 MB of VRAM	Nvidia GeForce GTX 285

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/13230/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (13230) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Unreal Tournament 2004 Editor's Choice Edition - Your CD key appears to be invalid - last accessed on 2021-06-13
↑ Delisting: Unreal games - Unreal Tournament 2004, UT GOTY, Unreal 2: The Awakening Special Edition, Unreal Gold, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on 2022-12-20
↑ Steam Community - last accessed on May 2023
↑ PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Unreal Tournament 2004 Tweak Guide - TweakGuides.com - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Unreal Tournament 2004 - SoundBlaster.com (retrieved) - last accessed on May 2023
↑ EAX Featured Game: Unreal Tournament 2004 - EAX.CREATIVE.COM (retrieved) - last accessed on May 2023
↑ xfi.blogspot.com - last accessed on May 2023
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 January 2018
↑ tweakguides.pcgamingwiki.com - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Epic is turning off online services and servers for some older games - Epic Games - last accessed on 2022-12-14
↑ List of games compatible with ALchemy - last accessed on May 2023
↑ ^13.0 ^13.1 ^13.2 Tested by Expack3
↑ Creative X-Fi: Interview with Darragh O'Toole - iXBT Labs - last accessed on May 2023
↑ tweakguides.pcgamingwiki.com - last accessed on May 2023

[gamedir-4] 1.0 ^1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[Proton_path_note-5] 2.0 ^2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/13230/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (13230) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[1] Unreal Tournament 2004 Editor's Choice Edition - Your CD key appears to be invalid - last accessed on 2021-06-13

[2] Delisting: Unreal games - Unreal Tournament 2004, UT GOTY, Unreal 2: The Awakening Special Edition, Unreal Gold, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on 2022-12-20

[3] Steam Community - last accessed on May 2023

[6] PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up - last accessed on May 2023

[7] Unreal Tournament 2004 Tweak Guide - TweakGuides.com - last accessed on May 2023

[8] Unreal Tournament 2004 - SoundBlaster.com (retrieved) - last accessed on May 2023

[9] EAX Featured Game: Unreal Tournament 2004 - EAX.CREATIVE.COM (retrieved) - last accessed on May 2023

[10] xfi.blogspot.com - last accessed on May 2023

[January_2018-11] 9.0 ^9.1 January 2018

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[EpicShutdowns2022-13] Epic is turning off online services and servers for some older games - Epic Games - last accessed on 2022-12-14

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Developers

	Epic Games
	Digital Extremes
	Psyonix
macOS (OS X)	Ryan C. Gordon
Linux	Ryan C. Gordon
Windows 64-bit	Ryan C. Gordon
Publishers
Retail	Atari
Unreal Anthology	Midway Games
Retail re-release	Sold Out Software
Digital	Epic Games
Engines
	Unreal Engine 2.5
Release dates
Windows	March 16, 2004
macOS (OS X)	March 16, 2004
Linux	March 16, 2004
Reception
Metacritic	93
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, FPS, Shooter
Vehicles	Hovercraft, Off-roading
Themes	Sci-fi, Space
Series	Unreal