glassdragon

Didn't see a thread when i searched on this so here goes

http://www.atari-webcenter.com/frien...oad_page&id=20

that page has a massive link archive of where to d/l the demo
I'm getting 348 kb/sec now from the atari link so try that one. The demo is 209 megs

enjoy

Groucho

Can't wait to try it. I'm assuming the demo has vehicles, since that's a big part of the "draw" of the new version.

glassdragon

Yes it has 2 vehicles i believe


trying it now... if i'm not back in an hour then you know it's a good download

Derrich

Bittorrent links to the demo
http://torrents.gametab.com/bit/ut20...mo.exe.torrent
http://www.filerush.com/torrents/UT2...mo.exe.torrent

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flashburn

Pretty cool so far. There are ALOT of graphical issues with Direct3d and OpenGL modes with a Radeon 9600, hope they get worked out for the final release. It might also have something to do with my pre beta cat. drivers, though. I will try it out later on a R9700, hopefully it runs fine on it.

glassdragon

i'm using a radeon 8500 and had no problems... great game (at least the 2 modes i played) deathmatch and the one where you have to capture something and then defend something. Makes me think of counterstrike.. it is awesome though. Noone has yet to beat me yet any takers to try?

CreatureX

Hey glassdragon, how are the graphics and the new vehicles?

glassdragon

sorry the images are a bit big.... didn't know how to shrink them and preserve their quality







The beginning to Assault mode



Some gameplay from Assault mode



Just a little bragging rights (you know which one i am)



Nice message when you run over someone with a vehicle



1 more vehicle message when you run someone down like a dog

hope these help a bit creaturex

WepaMan

I believe you can use the "[screenshot][/screenshot]" tags. I could be wrong though.

glassdragon

nope didn't work thanks though wepaman

sfsdfd

From what I read from the /. crowd, it's basically Unreal Tournament 2004: Tribes2 Edition.

- David Stein

shizawn

Looks nice, but doesn't really appear to be that much different than UT2003.

The full game is huge though, something like 5GB of data.

glassdragon

full ones not out.. how do you know it's 5 gigs?

shizawn

A good friend of mine and one of the QA guys at Atari mentioned it to me when he was talking about it.

Plus, we get builds here at work.

glassdragon

ahhh ok i see i was about to get happy

Matthew Chmiel

Anyone where I can find a Mac demo of the game?

I've found four links for it, but one is slow and the other three are down.

edstein

Here is a list of the new features:

Voice-over IP support - command and coordinate. Give orders, rally your troops or talk smack with the enemy.

Voice recognition - give orders to bots; no more typing when you should be fighting!

Completely redesigned menus, including a new server browser with right-click menus and many brand-new configurable features.

Improved AI: vehicle control, advanced dodging and wall-dodging, improved aim, better team coordination.

Deeper single player mode with comprehensive team management options, challenge matches, multiple endings and more.

Integrated map vote and match set-up for Internet play.

UnrealTV - a proxy broadcast system allowing a huge number of spectators to watch a match live over the Internet.

Pixomatic software renderer allowing incredible performance with no 3D card required. Play UT2004 on your laptop!

A re-designed HUD, improved weapon effects (bullet decals, incredible explosions), improved first person weapon rendering and innumerable improvements for mod authors, new announcer voices, rendering optimizations.

95 maps of which 45 are new.

32 new characters

Groucho

I played this a little last night. Very cool from what I saw. The Assault map (Convoy) has been my favorite so far.

Jeraden

I gave it a shot yesterday. I've never played any Unreal game before so it was all new to me. I didn't like it. All graphics and little gameplay. Everyone moves so fast its hard to really target people accurately. So all anyone does is jump around like a crazy man since they know it increases the difficulty of hitting them. The result is that its exceedingly difficult to hit anyone from afar (plus on most weapons you can see them coming and you can move so fast that its easy to just get out of the way). So you end up with fairly close-quarters combat with people jumping around like mad.

I tried the Onslaught mode too but failed to really see what was exciting about it.

The whole game is just too chaotic for me and lacks any real skill or strategy. If they slowed player movement down significantly then it would be better. But then you have the problem of huge wide-open areas with nothing to hide behind. I guess I just prefer more tactical FPS games than hyperactive ones.

AGuyNamedMike

I am a UT addict from way back. UT 2k3 left me feeling blah, if I wanted to play Quake I'd just fire it up. DLing this now. Since I also play Tribes2, I may or may not like it. I'll let you know.

young

i was pretty good at UT. yeah, i didn't get too much into UT2k3 - some weapons were really weak, imo.

just tried it out and it looks like 2k3... i'll try it out some more.

AGuyNamedMike

Just played a bit. Looks just like UT2k3, but the actual gameplay seems a bit better. I dug the Assault game. Will continue to give this a look.

sfsdfd

That sums up my feelings, too.

The original Unreal was a good, classic multiplayer experience with some fresh eye candy. It was mainly geared toward twitch action: you get to the point where you can dodge a flak shell or a missile. The alt-fire weaponry was a great addition, the sniper rifle was a thing of beauty, and the levels were cleverly designed.

Unreal Tournament ratcheted up the graphics and added incredible teamplay support. Capture the Flag, team-bot commands, and the assault modes made this game an incredible experience. Not much new in the area of weaponry, but it didn't ened it.

Unreal Tournament 2003 was a huge step backward. The levels are unplayable, compared to the previous versions. They feel overdesigned, eye candy with no playable substance. And the beloved sniper rifle became a lightning gun? Add the increasingly cartoonish feel and the ridiculous power-up scheme, and you have a terrific disappointment.

I haven't tried Unreal Tournament 2004 yet, but it doesn't look inspiring. It looks like Tribes. Tribes and Tribes2 are awesome games with a very different visual style and feel - it's all maneuverability and team support; UT-style deathmatching is detrimental - so this is an odd move. If I want Tribes gameplay, I'll play Tribes.

- David Stein

Groucho

Only one game mode feels like Tribes (Onslaught).

And the lightning gun and sniper rifles are now two different weapons.

young

that's right... i loved the sniper rifle! couldn't believe they got rid of it.