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UT2003 Demo being released now!

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Originally posted by: KKiller
first impressions anyone?
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Graphics look like crap to me(q3 / ut1 looks better!), but if they packaged the demo with junk textures because of the size then i understand
 
Wow, I've got an entire 100MB demo from nVidia site in about 5 mins. Pretty impressive when all other sites are so busy 🙂
 
I'm dissapointed. The graphics seem washed out and bland to me. I don't know quite how to describe it. I know its cliche, but the game really does feel like quake. I played UT for a solid 2 years after release, and I was hoping I'd want to do this same with 2k3. Maybe I'll get into it, but it feels so much different...

Edit: I'm still going to give it a chance. I really want to like it.
 
Originally posted by: andrey
Wow, I've got an entire 100MB demo from nVidia site in about 5 mins. Pretty impressive when all other sites are so busy 🙂
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but does it work? I've downloaded from nVidia twice, and so did one of my friends, and it was corrupt every time
 
interesting. the game play seems odd to me. i play ut pretty religiously, and this is like a whole, new expierence to me. online play should be interesting to say the least. theres good things and things i dont like with this demo. im leaving work, so ill elaborate tomorrow. hmmmm. kinda at a lost of words, confused. i do enjoy the concept of bombing run, the whole idea of jumping through a portal of the enemy base carrying the 'ball' is like a neat spin off on ctf. the first map i played, it was dm, i forget what the name was, but i kept on saying to myself, turok, turok... any1 else get that feeling? other than that, iunno, like i said, still sorting out the good and bad. worth the hype? hmm, i dont quite think so. but then again, this is a demo, the final could be something else. i mean, with limited options, i guess i cant REALLY complain. the teleporter is gunna take some getting used to i tell you that much... other than that, im impressed with the maps, and the detail that went into the game. like i said, ill elaborate more tomorrow. enjoy your game guys and gals. =)
 
Not true. I just played it and it looks GORGEOUS.
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What the heck. I'm starting to think something is messed up with mine. Maybe my expectations were just too high, but other games (NOLF 2 teaser for example) look much better to me.
 
Originally posted by: Yomicron
Originally posted by: andrey
Wow, I've got an entire 100MB demo from nVidia site in about 5 mins. Pretty impressive when all other sites are so busy 🙂
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but does it work? I've downloaded from nVidia twice, and so did one of my friends, and it was corrupt every time
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My nVidia download worked fine.
 
Originally posted by: CubicZirconia
do and I will continue to play UT
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Have fun with that....

So anyone know the latest news? I just got home from work so I don't know whats going except whats in this post.
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Originally posted by: CubicZirconia
I'm dissapointed. The graphics seem washed out and bland to me. I don't know quite how to describe it. I know its cliche, but the game really does feel like quake. I played UT for a solid 2 years after release, and I was hoping I'd want to do this same with 2k3. Maybe I'll get into it, but it feels so much different...

Edit: I'm still going to give it a chance. I really want to like it.
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Like I was saying... 😉
 
love those mathengine physics. i got fragged from the top of a peak in antalus and watched my body crumble and contort all the wav down the side complete with bone breaking sounds.
 
Not as nice as I expected.

Ran the benchmark, only got 25fps, in 640x480 on my old radeon
Noticed A LOT of artifacts, anyone else notice these? Mostly having to do with shawdows.
 
Originally posted by: littleprince
Not as nice as I expected.

Ran the benchmark, only got 25fps, in 640x480 on my old radeon
Noticed A LOT of artifacts, anyone else notice these? Mostly having to do with shawdows.
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Relics of previous builds...I've seen problems like that before.
 
Originally posted by: ThisIsMatt
Originally posted by: CubicZirconia
do and I will continue to play UT
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Have fun with that....

So anyone know the latest news? I just got home from work so I don't know whats going except whats in this post.
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Originally posted by: CubicZirconia
I'm dissapointed. The graphics seem washed out and bland to me. I don't know quite how to describe it. I know its cliche, but the game really does feel like quake. I played UT for a solid 2 years after release, and I was hoping I'd want to do this same with 2k3. Maybe I'll get into it, but it feels so much different...

Edit: I'm still going to give it a chance. I really want to like it.
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Like I was saying... 😉
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Still doesn't make it fair to judge a game based on a leaked alpha/beta...
 
Originally posted by: Yomicron
Originally posted by: andrey
Wow, I've got an entire 100MB demo from nVidia site in about 5 mins. Pretty impressive when all other sites are so busy 🙂
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but does it work? I've downloaded from nVidia twice, and so did one of my friends, and it was corrupt every time
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as long as you use WINZIP the file is ok.
 
Hella fun game, graphics are ass. Where's the bumpmapping they were bragging about?
 
3.6 NVIDIA 40.41 drivers
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The NVIDIA 40.41 drivers are known to have visual flaws and performance
problems (hitching) with the Unreal Tournament 2003 Demo which are not
present in the 30.82 drivers. The issue has been addressed by NVIDIA
and future drivers released by NVIDIA will contain the appropriate fixes.

If you are currently running the 40.41 drivers please either downgrade
to 30.82 or install newer drivers when available.

for those that may be having artifacts with an nvidia card
 
Great game, just got out of a few online DMs. Noticed the colors do seem a bit washed in some areas out but the graphical detail is amazing. Action's really good and has kickass sounds and music - with exception of the voices, which are cheesy and repetetive. Weapons mostly correspond to UT's, though I didn't see any equivalent to the razorjack (?). No superweapons in this one (ion cannon or redeemer). The included maps are awesome, and much less flat than UTs, it's almost like a whole dimension was added to them that wasn't in UT. UT purists may not like it because its feel is a bit more quake-ish but overall most people seem to really like it, myself included. Can't wait till this hits shelves.
 
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