UT3 beta demo is out now!

[BD2003]

Originally posted by: CP5670
Well, it's still pretty much mandatory if you really want to be competitive.

On a side note, you can try out the Avril and Redeemer in the demo by entering the usual allweapons command in the console. The sound effects for them don't seem to be in the demo, but they work fine otherwise.

? The deemer and the avril are fully functional in ctf.

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

Did anybody find they were falling over backwards at times? I've no idea why but it happened about 5 times in one round

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: MmmSkyscraper
Did anybody find they were falling over backwards at times? I've no idea why but it happened about 5 times in one round

were you on the hoverboard or on foot?
if you were on the hoverboard, when you get hit by a weapon, it knocks you onto the ground for a few seconds.

people are talking about feigning death also. i'm not sure how you do it though. I haven't noticed anyone use it. is it a certain key? if so, maybe you were bumping that key by accident?

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

Originally posted by: pontifex
were you on the hoverboard or on foot?
if you were on the hoverboard, when you get hit by a weapon, it knocks you onto the ground for a few seconds.

I forgot to say I was on foot.

people are talking about feigning death also. i'm not sure how you do it though. I haven't noticed anyone use it. is it a certain key? if so, maybe you were bumping that key by accident?

I think you press F for that which I found by accident, but I noticed you always go face down whereas I was going onto my back with the backwards thing.

 

[Randum]

I thought i had the latest driver as of when I was playing but mine is definitely crashing at about 10-15min of play, but runs very smooth considering i have an agp card x850xt and a p4 socket 478 CPU (3.4 EE).

Anyone pinpoint why it would be crashing other than the driver?

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

Originally posted by: Randum
Anyone pinpoint why it would be crashing other than the driver?

Could be:

1. Doesn't like your overclock (if not stock)
2. Running too hot
3. Sound driver rather than graphics driver?
4. It's a beta
5. DirectX version
6. Old graphics driver not cleaned away properly

 

[jonks]

Well it runs great, but is anyone disappointed with the gameplay? I mean it feels so familiar, and the weapons the same and all. I feel like it's UT04 with better graphics. Like the mod community created some awesome maps for UT04. From UT to UT04 I felt like there was a really big difference besides graphics. It felt different. I'm pretty much a DM kinda guy and I'll def be picking the game up, but I was hoping for...more.

 

[Beev]

Mine runs great, even maxed out at 1600x1200 on my year and a half old system. My biggest disappointment is the weird bug where you can't connect to any games. It seems to be person specific and if they have it, they can very, VERY rarely connect to any games. It sucks hardcore.

 

[KeithTalent]

Can anyone actually join multiplayer games? Every time I try to join a game it just times out and I end up just having to play with bots.

The game looks beautiful and runs very well. I have everything cranked as high as possible at 1920x1200 and it's very smooth.

The gameplay on the other hand leaves a little to be desired. I absolutely hate the vehicles and I actually do not even play any of the maps with vehicles on them now. They are too powerful and harder to control than in UT2K4 and it just ruins the game for me. Also, what the hell is up with that Strider thing on Heat Ray? Just a terrible idea and detracts from the fun of deathmatch. When someone gets in the Strider, the game just slows to a crawl and people are just running around trying to take that guy out, rather than fighting each other...it's stupid.

The server lookup UI is very clunky and the sort does not seem to work properly.

The voice-overs are terrible and extremely irritating.

I do enjoy playing the regular deathmatch (Shangri-La is great!) and the overall feel is almost identical to UT2K4, which is nice, but I'm not sure I will buy it when I really only enjoy about 2 of the maps and a good part of the game just irritates me.

KT

 

[BD2003]

Originally posted by: MmmSkyscraper

Originally posted by: pontifex
were you on the hoverboard or on foot?
if you were on the hoverboard, when you get hit by a weapon, it knocks you onto the ground for a few seconds.

I forgot to say I was on foot.

people are talking about feigning death also. i'm not sure how you do it though. I haven't noticed anyone use it. is it a certain key? if so, maybe you were bumping that key by accident?

I think you press F for that which I found by accident, but I noticed you always go face down whereas I was going onto my back with the backwards thing.

If you feign death in midair, especially on a hill, you can ragdoll your way to any dead position.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: KeithTalent
Can anyone actually join multiplayer games? Every time I try to join a game it just times out and I end up just having to play with bots.

The game looks beautiful and runs very well. I have everything cranked as high as possible at 1920x1200 and it's very smooth.

The gameplay on the other hand leaves a little to be desired. I absolutely hate the vehicles and I actually do not even play any of the maps with vehicles on them now. They are too powerful and harder to control than in UT2K4 and it just ruins the game for me. Also, what the hell is up with that Strider thing on Heat Ray? Just a terrible idea and detracts from the fun of deathmatch. When someone gets in the Strider, the game just slows to a crawl and people are just running around trying to take that guy out, rather than fighting each other...it's stupid.

The server lookup UI is very clunky and the sort does not seem to work properly.

The voice-overs are terrible and extremely irritating.

I do enjoy playing the regular deathmatch (Shangri-La is great!) and the overall feel is almost identical to UT2K4, which is nice, but I'm not sure I will buy it when I really only enjoy about 2 of the maps and a good part of the game just irritates me.

KT

i played online yesterday.

 

[KeithTalent]

Originally posted by: pontifex
i played online yesterday.

Hmm, I haven't tried since Saturday. I'll have to give it another shot tonight.

Cheers,
KT

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

Originally posted by: KeithTalent
Can anyone actually join multiplayer games? Every time I try to join a game it just times out and I end up just having to play with bots.

I can't even type '@' for the email address so I don't get to the servers bit I can type that character correctly in everything else including Quake Wars so WTF.

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

Originally posted by: KeithTalent
The voice-overs are terrible and extremely irritating.

BAD NEWS!



UT3 reminds me of why I never took to the original UT and ignored the series.

 

[KeithTalent]

Originally posted by: MmmSkyscraper

Originally posted by: KeithTalent
Can anyone actually join multiplayer games? Every time I try to join a game it just times out and I end up just having to play with bots.

I can't even type '@' for the email address so I don't get to the servers bit I can type that character correctly in everything else including Quake Wars so WTF.

Wow, that's messed up.

KT

 

[Woofmeister]

Anybody figure out a way to enable anti-aliasing in UT3?

Update Never mind, I answered my own question you can't.

Oh, and just like Bioshock, the widescreen FOV is FUBAR.

Let me be the first to congratulate Epic on their "next generation graphics.":thumbsdown:

 

[Stg-Flame]

Peronally, I love the graphics. The faced paced gameplay that is UT3 doesn't require the best graphics out there. It would only bog down the people that didn't spend 2-3 thousand dollars on their computer. I say, fantastic job Epic.

Other than that, the only beef I have with the game is that I cannot log-in. It rejects my account every time, even after I create a new one. Apparently this is a common problem but I have yet been able to figure out how to fix it. Any help on this front would be appreciated.

Oh, and I have a few screenshots on my PC at my house. I am currently on my laptop at college, so I will have to wait until I go home in order to post them... that is, if anyone cares to see them. Maxed settings at 1280X1024.

 

[w3stfa11]

Can someone help me figure out what settings I should use. What resolution, world detail, etc? Here are my specs:

2.6 ghz Pentium 4
1.25 GB of ram
Vista Business 32-bit
ATI 9800 Pro

edit: Nevermind, it's practically unplayable online with these specs under any settings. Oh well.

 

[Randum]

Originally posted by: MmmSkyscraper

Originally posted by: Randum
Anyone pinpoint why it would be crashing other than the driver?

Could be:

1. Doesn't like your overclock (if not stock)
2. Running too hot
3. Sound driver rather than graphics driver?
4. It's a beta
5. DirectX version
6. Old graphics driver not cleaned away properly

Thanks, actually funny you mention heat (im not OCed currently) my CPU is been WAYYY too hot lately, im going to re-apply thermal paste this evening, see what happens. I had it reset on me last week,but it thought it was because my room was too hot, I am begining to think its my CPU....

 

[Lamont Burns]

Originally posted by: sirjonk
Well it runs great, but is anyone disappointed with the gameplay? I mean it feels so familiar, and the weapons the same and all. I feel like it's UT04 with better graphics. Like the mod community created some awesome maps for UT04. From UT to UT04 I felt like there was a really big difference besides graphics. It felt different. I'm pretty much a DM kinda guy and I'll def be picking the game up, but I was hoping for...more.

Actually it's more like previous versions to 2K4 tbh. Removal of the dodge-jump for starters. Weapons were balanced quite a bit here now too. I was somewhat disappointed in how the weapons relate to vehicle damage, however. It's 7-8 shots with SR to down a manta. Was 5 or so in 2K4.

Past that, server browser is so fugly I can't describe, really hoping it's a placeholder or will be revised. I think the hoverboard is crap, much preferred riding on top of vehicles than waggling behind them with less control.

I am hoping that Warfare plays well. VCTF was boring in 2K4. Less intense than ONS, less intense than standard CTF. Bland gameplay imo.

For those of you looking for a good VCTF server that is somewhat reliable, try out either of Cains Lair's 2 34 man servers going on. Good guy, good people.

 

[Beev]

Originally posted by: MmmSkyscraper

Originally posted by: KeithTalent
Can anyone actually join multiplayer games? Every time I try to join a game it just times out and I end up just having to play with bots.

I can't even type '@' for the email address so I don't get to the servers bit I can type that character correctly in everything else including Quake Wars so WTF.

You can't type @ on a UK keyboard. You have to type it outside the game then paste it in.

 

[CP5670]

Originally posted by: BD2003

Originally posted by: CP5670
Well, it's still pretty much mandatory if you really want to be competitive.

On a side note, you can try out the Avril and Redeemer in the demo by entering the usual allweapons command in the console. The sound effects for them don't seem to be in the demo, but they work fine otherwise.

? The deemer and the avril are fully functional in ctf.

I never saw them in that map for some reason. I'll try it later. I still haven't actually played online, as there were hardly any decent servers the last time I tried it out.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: CP5670

Originally posted by: BD2003

Originally posted by: CP5670
Well, it's still pretty much mandatory if you really want to be competitive.

On a side note, you can try out the Avril and Redeemer in the demo by entering the usual allweapons command in the console. The sound effects for them don't seem to be in the demo, but they work fine otherwise.

? The deemer and the avril are fully functional in ctf.

I never saw them in that map for some reason. I'll try it later. I still haven't actually played online, as there were hardly any decent servers the last time I tried it out.

the redeemer is under the bridge in the suspension map

the avril is near the top

 

[jjones]

Originally posted by: MmmSkyscraper

Originally posted by: KeithTalent
Can anyone actually join multiplayer games? Every time I try to join a game it just times out and I end up just having to play with bots.

I can't even type '@' for the email address so I don't get to the servers bit I can type that character correctly in everything else including Quake Wars so WTF.

Just turn on numlock, hold the alt key and type 64 on the numpad.

 

[Canai]

Originally posted by: Randum

Originally posted by: MmmSkyscraper

Originally posted by: Randum
Anyone pinpoint why it would be crashing other than the driver?

Could be:

1. Doesn't like your overclock (if not stock)
2. Running too hot
3. Sound driver rather than graphics driver?
4. It's a beta
5. DirectX version
6. Old graphics driver not cleaned away properly

Thanks, actually funny you mention heat (im not OCed currently) my CPU is been WAYYY too hot lately, im going to re-apply thermal paste this evening, see what happens. I had it reset on me last week,but it thought it was because my room was too hot, I am begining to think its my CPU....

I'm having the same crash problem... it runs fine for a bit and then crash to desktop. I guess I'm just going to chalk it up to beta and wait for the 'real' demo before I can play it