UT3 questions

[Zenoth]

Now that patch 1.2 is there, since yesterday, I've started playing UT3 "for real" this time (I.E more than 30 minutes without quiting and un-installing) because I actually like it now (thanks to the A.I changes). With that said, I'd like to know two things...

1) How do I force/select a "preferred" team color for team-based game play modes? For example, in UT2004, I was used to automatically, when possible, spawn in the Blue team. In UT3, from what I can see so far, it's always the Red team (at least off-line). So if I can change it, how do I do?

And...

2) In UT2004 again, under the speech bindings options, I could easily bind some keys to various taunts. In UT3, from what I've seen so far, the only way to taunt is to press the 'v' button and browse through a taunts selection menu during game play, which you guess it isn't particularly easy to do when your flag is being taken away and you have to help your team and can't spawn a magical sixth finger to taunt people because your microphone sucks. So, is there a way to just bind taunts to desired keys in UT3?

Thanks.

 

[WhipperSnapper]

Sadly, Epic chose not to put speech bindings in UT3, probably because it wouldn't work for consoles. It's just another boneheaded move on their part.

 

[Zenoth]

Originally posted by: WhipperSnapper
Sadly, Epic chose not to put speech bindings in UT3, probably because it wouldn't work for consoles. It's just another boneheaded move on their part.

I see...

Well, I'll do without it.

What about the team color preference then?

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

not sure, have you checked the Epic: http://utforums.epicgames.com/

 

[EvilComputer92]

Originally posted by: Zenoth

Originally posted by: WhipperSnapper
Sadly, Epic chose not to put speech bindings in UT3, probably because it wouldn't work for consoles. It's just another boneheaded move on their part.

I see...

Well, I'll do without it.

What about the team color preference then?

It's still possible to do speech bindings but you have to edit the .ini file directly.

 

[WhipperSnapper]

Really? I'd love to set that up. If you've done it, could you please post a sample binding and tell us which .ini file needs to me modified and where?

I like to have the following bound:

Defend the Base.
Attack the base
Cover Me
I've got your back
Somebody get our flag back.
I've got our flag.
On my way.

Then a couple taunts.

 

[Zenoth]

Ok, I've got my questions answered at the official Epic forums.

1) Changing the preferred team color is possible and I've done it, very simple. Just change the line in UTGame.ini where it says "team='x'" (without the quotes and without the actual 'x', it's just a variant), and change 'x' to 0 for Red or 1 for Blue, voila.

2) Adding bindings for taunts is apparently not possible so far.

 

[EvilComputer92]

Originally posted by: WhipperSnapper
Really? I'd love to set that up. If you've done it, could you please post a sample binding and tell us which .ini file needs to me modified and where?

I like to have the following bound:

Defend the Base.
Attack the base
Cover Me
I've got your back
Somebody get our flag back.
I've got our flag.
On my way.

Then a couple taunts.

Sorry, I retract that statement. After a closer look at the UTInput.ini file there doesn't seem to be a way to simply add in a key command, as bindings for orders simpily don't exist. Another thing regarding bots, can you still "talk" to them like you could in UT2004 using a microphone?