UT 2003 Brightskins Mod (Windows 7)

[stahlhart]

Anyone know how to get this working? I get the "not compatible with your version of Windows" error no matter how I try.

The game itself and all of the other patches/addons installed fine.

 

[n7]

Anyone know how to get this working? I get the "not compatible with your version of Windows" error no matter how I try.

The game itself and all of the other patches/addons installed fine.

Not very familiar with UT2003 (my main game is 2k4), but it sounds like you are installing from an .exe?

For pretty much anything in 2k4 you could install it simply by copying the files to the appropriate folders, etc.

I assume if you extract the contents of the .exe you could copy the files, no?

 

[shortylickens]

If you are installing by .exe and it doesnt work, trying finding the same mod in ZIP or UMOD format if possible.

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FAACK!
OK, there is no UMOD or Zip version of this.
I tried running it on my XP system, but it refuses to decompress simply because I dont have UT2003. Was hoping it would unzip anyway just because I asked nicely.

Sorry pal, cant help you.
Recommend you pickup UT2004 dirt cheap someplace. Its superior in every way. Everything in 2003 plus more, and most of the community stuff available is only for 2004 anyway.

 

[Barfo]

If you are installing by .exe and it doesnt work, trying finding the same mod in ZIP or UMOD format if possible.

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FAACK!
OK, there is no UMOD or Zip version of this.
I tried running it on my XP system, but it refuses to decompress simply because I dont have UT2003. Was hoping it would unzip anyway just because I asked nicely.

Sorry pal, cant help you.
Recommend you pickup UT2004 dirt cheap someplace. Its superior in every way. Everything in 2003 plus more, and most of the community stuff available is only for 2004 anyway.

Can't you decompress it with a program like winrar?

 

[n7]

Can you post the link for the one you are having trouble with?

I just downloaded this: http://www.fileplanet.com/122669/120000/fileinfo/UT2003-Bright-Skins-Mod

It worked fine for me on Win7 & i don't have UT2003.
Or as myself & Barfo mentioned, you can extract the contents of the .exe using WinRAR, etc.

 

[stahlhart]

Can you post the link for the one you are having trouble with?

I just downloaded this: http://www.fileplanet.com/122669/120000/fileinfo/UT2003-Bright-Skins-Mod

It worked fine for me on Win7 & i don't have UT2003.
Or as myself & Barfo mentioned, you can extract the contents of the .exe using WinRAR, etc.

N7: this one worked -- thank you for the link!

Barfo: I'll still try WinRAR on the .exe, for the fun of it -- I completely forgot about that. Only tried WinZip this morning, which wouldn't open the .exe.

Shorty: I dug deeper into my old archives of patches today, and at one time there was a Zip of this -- it was the beta version. I probably got it back when the game first came out. It unzips into content for three of the game's folders. The executable I couldn't get working last night was off of Gamespot (I was taking a shortcut and trying to completely patch the game online). I have UT 2004, by the way.

Thanks again, everyone, for the help...

It's been interesting/frustrating thus far dealing with the compatibility issues of Win 7 with some older games. The old Sierra Half-Life series installed and ran painlessly (just couldn't install them in the x86 folder)... the first three Splinter Cell games all had to be installed and run as Administrator; Pandora Tomorrow was the worst of the three... and this was strange, because they all look like Unreal engine games, yet all of the older UTs set up fine (not counting the brightskins problem above)... the first IL-2 Sturmovik just gives back a blank stare when you launch setup; I'm going to try the 1946 version instead. Most of them overall are installing and running okay, though.