Unreal Tournament 4
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This product was abandoned during development. It is covered here for historical reference.[1]
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| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Epic Games | |
| Engines | |
| Unreal Engine 4 | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | Cancelled[1] |
| macOS (OS X) | Cancelled[1] |
| Linux | Cancelled[1] |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | Freeware |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | First-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Action, FPS, Shooter |
| Themes | Sci-fi, Space |
| Series | Unreal |
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| 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 |
Key points
- No longer in active development.[1]
- Officially titled Unreal Tournament.
- Shut down on January 24, 2023.[2]
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official website (unavailable) | |
Playable pre-alpha. The Epic Games Launcher (along with an account) is required to run the game. | |
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| Epic Games Store (unavailable) | |
Doesn't require launcher when launched from a custom shortcut which's target is set to : "<path-to-game>\UnrealTournament\Engine\Binaries\Win64\UE4-Win64-Shipping.exe" UnrealTournament |
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- The latest version of the Linux client can be downloaded from the release notes.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\UnrealTournament\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\ |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Linux | $HOME/Documents/UnrealTournament/Saved/Config/LinuxNoEditor/ |
- This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Linux |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Epic Games Launcher |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | 80-120° (horizontal). Weapon models scale with FOV. | ||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Always enabled at 16x.[citation needed] | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | FXAA and TAA. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives. | ||
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | Settings for both mouse acceleration and smoothing. | |
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | Analog sticks are treated like digital buttons (I.E. there is no speed adjustable movement or look speed). | |
| Full controller support | Only operable in-game. | |
| Controller remapping | You can change them in menu but doesn't change in game controls | |
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
In-game audio settings.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Master Sound, Menu and Intermission Music, In Game Music, Stinger, Effects, Announcer, Voice Chat Playback | |
| Surround sound | 5.1 | |
| Subtitles | No real dialog, though the training missions are voiced without subtitles | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAN play | Append ?bIsLanMatch=1 to the server startup command. |
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| Online play | Shut down on January 24, 2023[2]; use community master server. | ||
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP | Either choose Connect via IP from the Join a Hub page, or open the console (~) and enter open followed by the IP and port. |
Issues fixed
Linux version fails to launch on unsupported localizations
| Instructions[3][4] |
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Run the game with the following command: |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 11 |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Physics | PhysX |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 7 | |
| Processor (CPU) | 2.5 GHz Dual-core | |
| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
| Video card (GPU) | DirectX 11 compatible | |
| macOS (OS X) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 10.9.2 | |
| Processor (CPU) | 2.5 GHz Dual-core | |
| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
| Linux | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | ||
| Processor (CPU) | ||
| System memory (RAM) | ||
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Amid Fortnite's Success, New Unreal Tournament Stops Development At Epic Games - GameSpot - last accessed on 2019-12-15
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Epic is turning off online services and servers for some older games - Epic Games - last accessed on 2022-12-14
- ↑ Bug [Solved] Unreal Tournament (pre-alpha) Localization Problem on GNU/Linux
- ↑ Localization problems cause launch failures on many Linux games : linux_gaming