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For anybody who wasn't previously aware a new UT was available (like me), this is what you have to do to play.
- Go here
- Across the top will be "Play UT" > "Play UT Now"
- Create an account
- Download their thick client (knockoff Steam)
- Within client > "Unreal Tournament" tab > install
Yes, it's still in pre-alpha, but there are quite a few playable maps already and I've had no difficulty finding people to play with in my area.
Go here, click on 'Get UT' in the top right and they'll ask you to register, after that you can download the client.
> So I think what we need is a talented developer to make a really good UT style game and keep at it
I think Epic Games making UT4 is about as 'talented developer making a good UT-style game" as it gets!
I'm a complete beginner but I have been playing this for the past month. There was a small competition last week that can give you a pretty good idea of the state of the game (VOD here, the final with dylan vs aco is insane).
Some minor things you should know or may find interesting:
It's a pre-alpha, and at the current rate the developers expect to reach alpha state in a month or two and beta by the end of the year.
Don't use the main menu quick game option, it will make you play with bots. Instead, use the "find a game" option, get on a populated "hub" and jump in a game from here.
There is a very good ingame tutorial to learn all the basics of movements and weapons. There are also great video tutorials made by /u/Zaccubus which, as a not very good FPS player, I found extremely helpful. You can find them on his youtube channel, and some other ones here.
The EU servers are populated every evening with about 100 players I'd say (I have no stats, just eyeballing from what I can see in the hubs). I don't know about US. I usually have no issue with finding a game, but I see the same players very often.
There are some extremely skilled players, but they usually stick to duels, CTF, and other competitive game modes. I'm a beginner and although I still get stomped from time to time, deathmatch and other casual game modes are fairly beginner friendly. Some games are lvl restricted for beginners.
Most maps are not textured yet, but the few that are are really gorgeous!
The performance on it is great. There really is no reason not to download it. Probably the most polished Alpha I ever played.
I am getting stable 144fps 1080p on an overclocked 2600k with an R9 390 on Outpost.
TL:DR
- Game free: https://www.unrealtournament.com/download?dismiss=https://www.unrealtournament.com/
- Player made content can be put on marketplace for a price or free
All Epic content free
Season unlock some cosmetics through leveling up
Other cosmetics unlock through doing offline challenges
Other cosmetic unlocks through doing tutorial
Hubs are like Dedicated servers but with a lobby similar to console games
Multiple game instances per hub can be created
I've written all this in multiple threads across Reddit people still keep asking, so I made a video turns out most people found it useful besides the occasion complaints. Videos are generally better of putting a point to many people.
Ark: Survival Evolved uses it. It is still in early access but amazing.
Unreal Tournament also uses UE4 but it is pre-alpha and doesn't have finished graphics or anything.
I think this game is still quite popular, so likely yes. They still have LAN tournaments for it as well.
As an alternative, if you haven't checked out the new UT, you've GOT to. It's so well made. And there's a Halloween event going on right now. Plus, the game is totally free in it's current state.
> Looks like a throwback to proper Arena style (UT, Quake/Doom) multiplayer.
I don't really see it. Movement looks really slow, every encounter is at short distances and the enemies are fairly big targets, which is basically the opposite of what the classic arena shooters are like. It almost looks like it was designed to make enemies really easy to hit, just so it can be played on consoles with a controller.
I don't know, maybe it's just those players that make it look bad, but I'm still not very optimistic for this game. The new Unreal Tournament already plays far better than what this video shows, so if you're on PC and want to get that arena shooter experience, you might as well go play UT. It's in pre-alpha stage right now, but it's completely free and developed in cooperation with the community: https://www.unrealtournament.com/
The new UT has a nice player base going so far. There usually is a decent number of matches going on the EU and NA servers/hubs. Its still pretty early alpha but its still pretty playable. Its Free so its worth a look. https://www.unrealtournament.com/
Choose one.
• Active
• Arena FPS
Jokes aside, your best bets would be the new Unreal Tournament (free by the way) or Quake Live (less free)
UT is gaining steam and comes out with a new build about every 2 weeks. More maps are being polished up and the player base is on the rise. If you're looking for a duel you can normally find one, or find someone willing to drop out of a game for a one.
QL is still as it was. You can more or less always find a game.
Modern arena shooter...
This game has loadouts and randomly located power up spawns. It's anything but a true arena shooter.
For anyone that's really on the lookout for a new arena shooter, check out the following:
https://www.unrealtournament.com/progression
ToDos:
- Play On Epic Games Hubs and level up
- Play through the training missions and collect all tokens.
- Play the challenges and earn the Challenge Stars.
Not true at all unless you are gaming on a PC out of the late 90's. Unreal Engine 4 is actually very well optimized. Try out the new Unreal Tournament and see for yourself. Or watch the various real time rendering examples on youtube. I have a fairly modest machine from 2011 that runs it at 60+ fps easily.
unreal tournament 4 https://www.unrealtournament.com/download?dismiss=https://www.unrealtournament.com/
also:
planetside 2
crysis 1,WH,2,3
Wolfenstein new order, old blood
cities skylines
diablo3
final fantasy 14 heavensward
starcraft 2
heroes of the storm
tombraider?
idk much, i dont do gfx whoring
i play only tf2 now and old or emu platformers
The new Unreal Tournament is in a free pre-alpha, and it's going to be free to play when it's released. It's pretty active, for now, and while the UI is kind of ugly and there are still some issues, the gameplay is still amazing. Link here.
And I suck at it. It's too fast for me, although it's fun to play.
This is my problem with recent games trying to "bring back arena FPSs". They all look like carbon copies of the originals. Maybe there's 5 values rebalanced that a hardcore veteran player would notice but otherwise? Reflex is Quake III. Toxikk is Unreal Tournament. Now Midair is Tribes 1. And for the new Unreal Tournament they didn't even bother to come up with a new title, it's UT99 with better graphics.
Those games were great fun when I played them in the late 90s. They still are, problem is just that nobody plays them anymore or rather, most people grew tired and moved on. How would you revive that scene by copying them 1:1?
Another way to look at it: If we want the "arena FPS" genre, Tribes, Quake and Unreal Tournament are entirely different flavors of basically the same base concept. Different sizes of maps, movement, game modes, gimmicks. If this genre was supposed to blow up, we'd need something new within that genre. Kinda what MOBAs did to RTS games. And we already have that. TF2, CoD, Battlefield... So, what's so special about these late 90s games except for being the first in the genre? What's the point in just recreating them in a modern engine? What we need is fresh gameplay.
Answered my own question... https://www.unrealtournament.com/download is the link to download the installer. I'm not entirely sure why, but when you search for info on installing, the download link is buried deep in the results whereas the URL in the OP is the first. Whateva. Time to install and go get ridiculously p0wnd
https://www.unrealtournament.com/progression
Here are the items you can still earn during Pre-Alpha season.
You earn progression unlocks at certain levels, and you level up by playing and earning XP. (You should play online, on populated servers to earn XP the fastest.) You can also earn challenge unlocks for getting certain numbers of stars in Offline Challenges. There's also a skin unlocked for completing training.
During the Halloween event there were other items you could unlock but those aren't attainable anymore.
While I can't give much help on this topic, I would like to point out that Unreal Tournament is currently getting a free to play sequel as of right now. It is still VERY early on in its development, but it might be worth a shot to try out and see how you like the basic combat. It might also be something you can wait around and keep track of as they continue to improve and add new things. Check it out here - https://www.unrealtournament.com/#lineup
Go download Unreal Tournament and see what settings are comfortable. SFV is running on the same engine. You might be able to run 720p pretty decently, depending on settings (no AA, low settings, etc.).
I read a post on this subreddit talking about playing the current alpha of Unreal Tournament 2015. It's said that may be the closest gameplay to Overwatch you can find nowadays. Of course, you may also want to play some TF2 as it is also close to OW.
You can find more info about Unreal Tournament 2015 here : https://www.unrealtournament.com
> new cosmetics are little effort on SOE's part as they havent made anything themselves for a long time
The new F2P UT game is based entirely on this concept
Unreal Tournament's next installment is available in pre-alpha, and free. https://www.unrealtournament.com
Also, there's Reflex, which takes a lot of Quake 3's movement and gameplay but on a newer game engine. It's still early on so it doesn't look as pretty though, but it's available on steam Early Access.
This game will be built around user created content. When they actually open the marketplace to players you can make a weapon, put it on the marketplace, and the weapon can be added to maps. https://www.unrealtournament.com/tutorials/custom-weapon
https://www.unrealtournament.com/
Here. It downloads the Epic Games launcher, which includes the options to download Unreal Engine and modding tools for some other games.
EDIT: Some of the maps are unfinished, texture and tesselation-wise, but they're still fun.
Come help with UT4 pre alpha, be a changing force, the game is a ton of fun and Epic are really listening to the community as a whole.
I know it is very different in many ways, but give it a shot, it is free and we just got a new build.
https://www.unrealtournament.com/
/r/unrealtournament
That's a great initiative!
If someone wants to learn a bit of UT4, PM me after visiting their website and I'll show you how not to fight like nali.
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I've played both games competitive some years ago and stopped in 2009, if you are interested in multiplayer in the slightest, you should not bother with UT3. It was pretty dead back then, i really doubt that changed since. And even for singleplayer i think UT2004 just has more content. Not even comparing the amount of mods, maps and whatnot.
It also for me has a cleaner and more pleasant art style, but that's personal opinion.
There's also the new Unreal Tournament, that's still in alpha but playable for free for everyone. Sure, the content can't compete with both games you've mentioned, but you can't beat the price of free.
If you really just want some mindless singleplayer or coop shooting, you should take a look at the Serious Sam series aswell.
tl;dr: Check out the new Unreal Tournament, and if you want to spend money, get UT2004 and Serious Sam 3 or one of the HD encounters.
For anyone that hasn't tried it yet, I'd highly recommend checking out the new unreal tournament: https://www.unrealtournament.com/
The fact that the source code is open is an enormous advantage. Imagine if we all had the source code to Counter Strike or LoL. No need to wait for Valve to give us a decent spectator mode for tournaments and no need to wait for modders to put in a feature that we all want to try out. With open code, Unreal Tournament has a chance to become an enormous force in esports.
This is exciting not just because Unreal has the potential to be the next huge esport, but it has the potential to completely change the industry. Having all major competitive games be open source would be an enormous step in the right direction, at least from an esports point of view.
Just imagine if ESL could develop their own branch of Unreal Tournament specifically designed so that the spectator aspects of the game work exactly how they want to for the stream. We could have UI hooks where whenever a player is killed, a custom graphic appears on screen. That's basically impossible in a closed source game, but an open source game allows any custom code to be run in-game to improve the spectator/streaming aspect of the game.
You might wanna look at the new Unreal Tournament that's currently in Alpha and being co-developed by the community. I have faith that it'll turn out well and then the player base should just keep on growing.
I would say go to the original Steam 4-player co-op FPS experience: Left 4 Dead. Preferably the second, as you have access to the first game's heists in there, but with the sequel's improvements. Its usually on sale thanks to being a Valve game.
If that is not your thing, you did mention Killing Floor, another fun co-op game. TF2's Mann vs. Machine mode is also fun, but you would need to grind for some good guns if you somehow have not ever played that before.
There is also always GMod's TTT, a fun whodunit style game. It takes a bit to grasp it, but once you get the hang of it, its fun and addictive.
As for non-steam, I have 2 recommendations. The first is Unreal Tournament 4. This is the next installment of one of my favourite run and gun deathmatches. It is in pre-alpha, but it is still very playable and very fun.
My second non-steam suggestion requires going back in time a bit to the days of DOOM, the grandfather of the FPS. Now come back to the present, and check out Zandronum, the sourceport that allows you to play the classic game that popularized the genre, but updated to have features like the ability to look up and down, play online globally, and jumping, as well as a slew of new gamemodes in addition to the classic deathmatch. Plus, it is easily moddable, so there are so many more modes available. If you want a list of some of my favourites gamemodes, both solo and multiplayer, I would be more than happy to provide.
The game will still be playable when the Season ends!
As far as I know when the season ends season-exclusive unlocks will no longer be un-lockable via progression and your stats and progression gained during the season will be 'locked'. When the next season starts there will be new unlocks and you start anew with regards to progression whilst keeping all your unlocks from the previous season.
I don't believe it's been confirmed if this is limited to XP progression or if it includes offline challenges too.
The unlocks in question and their unlock requirements can be found here: https://www.unrealtournament.com/progression
Here is a great list on the UT website with tutorial vids, mostly by /u/zaccubus: https://www.unrealtournament.com/blog/tutorials-how-to-play-ut Some tut vids though are only on UT's and Zaccubus' YT channel
Go here: https://www.unrealtournament.com/ Across the top will be "Play UT" > "Play UT Now" Create an account Download their thick client (knockoff Steam) Within client > "Unreal Tournament" tab > install
You don't need to download the engine, just Unreal Tournament. There's a giant tab that says "Unreal Tournament" on it. If you've not downloaded the launcher, go here https://www.unrealtournament.com/ and click "Download Now" in the upper right.
Awesome idea including the pics for your giveaway. For a factoid I'm going to stretch the term a bit and toss out a trailer not many have seen, Unreal Tournament is back! & the Pre-Alpha is free to download right now. I'd say it plays like a beta (pretty polished) not an alpha (usually rough), and feels very close to old school UT, so if you know what I'm talking about check it out. /End-Nostalgia-Shill
> Q: Can my computer run Unreal Tournament? > > A: Here are the recommended requirements to play Unreal Tournament: > > Windows 7 64-bit or Mac OS X 10.9.2 or later > Dual-core Intel or AMD processor, 2.5 GHz or faster > DirectX 11 compatible GPU > 4GB RAM
Source: https://www.unrealtournament.com/blog/ut-marketplace-faq
Right here, There is a free alpha for download, there's about 9 weapons implemented, loads of maps, though only about 3 are actually polished maps, the rest are just bad looking, but still playable. There are enough people to almost always be able to find a match. It's pretty good right now.
honestly if you really want to get good at PC fps, ignore people telling you to play CS, BF or COD.
Go download the new unreal tournament 4 open (alpha/beta), and start there. Once you are not dead last in kills anymore you're probably better at FPS then 50% of the PC gaming FPSers. Once you regularly get top three you're in the 5%
You can follow the official blog, watch the weekly update livestream on Twitch or see them on the YouTube channel, and of course there is /r/unrealtournament.
Just a heads up that you can play Unreal Tournament 4 now. It's going to be free and made in part with the community. It's actually super interesting to follow the development.
This thread seems to resolve around Unity. Not sure about Unity, but OP should check Unreal Tournament 4. https://www.unrealtournament.com/.
It's bein devoloped open source, and apparently anybody can contribute. At the very least, you can check out how its being made. https://wiki.unrealengine.com/Category:Unreal_Tournament
This is a repost as I try to make it aware every time I see unreal tournament mentioned as I feel it is incredibly valuable info for all former fans of the game:
For the dozens of us who may be unaware...
Part of the original team is currently making a new version of unreal tournament.... And it's magical.
They have full community support, and have even reached out to some of the original mod makers from UT99 GOTY edition to develop mods for the remade version.
the game is sitting in pre-alpha right now, I have been following/playing for the past 6 or so months and I have to say that even in the last 6 months the amount of nostalgia and fun I've had (with the loyal and growing community) is off the charts.
Link can be found here, remember to enjoy responsibly: https://www.unrealtournament.com/
Unreal Tournament is a thing... still pre-alpha but since it is completely free from start to finish might be worth a try.
Hey, those are the guys that make Unreal engine/Tournament.
Shit yeah I'm playing this!
For those that might be unaware, Unreal Tournament was released for FREE when they put out the new Unreal Engine (also for FREE*) Download it here. Its "pre-alpha" but if you miss the old days of Quake, Unreal, and Halo being the standards, its a hell of a lot of fun. Zero grind, powerup based arena shooting.
Unreal Tournament. It's well known, although not many people play it anymore. The newest one is free, and fucking amazing if you don't want to play onslaught, they'll add it but they haven't yet I think, although people still play UT2004 just to play onslaught.
Naturally. I doubt there'll ever be actual perfection. But when one thing is focussed on so hard, it comes ot a lot better than games that try to do multiple things well. You can see that in a lot of games. The thing about UT4 is that it hasn't come out yet. Nobody hears about it because it's still pre-alpha. TB said that because everyone can play it (over here if you're interested) he was fine with talking about it.
I'll confess I worded it poorly, but it's pretty much undeniable that CoD is a much easier to learn game than CS:GO or UT4. I'm also really surprised about your thoughts on CS. The mechanics are very difficult, but allow incredible control to those that master them. I really like that idea that the more you learn your weapon, the more effective it is. There's the obvious recoil patterns- predictable and counterable. And there's the idea that the more expensive the weapon, the more damage to the body it does. With pistols you have to get really tough headshots or you die. With the rifles you fire faster and for more damage, and can afford an easier kill.
I'm not saying BO3 is a bad game or anything. I don't even know why I'm comparing it to CS really cuz that game out 80 years ago, but I just don't see it touching the top levels. It's a really fun kinda casual game that you can jump into randomly. The way I see it there's two sides to the FPS genre- The 'tactical' side (CoD, Battlefield, CS:GO, etc) and the 'arena' side (Unreal, Quake, Reflex, etc). I'd say BO3 is the tactical version of TF2. Now I love TF2 to bits, really, I love it way too much and got to a crazy high level of play that most people don't consider exists (or don't consider legit lol) and it's totally possible to do that in a more casual, open game. There's a competitive scene in TF2. But I'd argue that Quake (which I dislike) is still a much better game mechanically than TF2.
Epic Games even gave out DLC for free back in the day, both for UT2k3 and ut2k4 - then again, they're releasing Unreal Tournament (new game, not ut99) for free as well, so they're just the nicest company out there atm.
https://www.unrealtournament.com/blog/ut-marketplace-faq
>Q: Can my computer run Unreal Tournament?
>A: Here are the recommended requirements to play Unreal Tournament:
> Windows 7 64-bit or Mac OS X 10.9.2 or later Dual-core Intel or AMD processor, 2.5 GHz or faster DirectX 11 compatible GPU 4GB RAM
I got it running on my A6-3400m laptop with 4 GB RAM at 30 FPS oat 1366x768 on all low with very bad rendering (like 30% or something).
On the other hand I get almost a constant 60 on max settings at 900p on the desktop in my flair.
Unreal Tournament is a comparable title, there's a new one being openly developed right now. Though I'm personally waiting for them to add vehicles and vehicle CTF into the game, regular CTF is already in the game and there are some good maps for it.
I might be wrong but as stated here they said it would be available until the conclusion of the pre-alpha season in late October. However the launcher states we are still in pre-alpha ( right? )
You talking about the new free one or a different one? I've been playing the free one even though it's in alpha/beta stage. It's actually quite good. Most of the levels aren't textured yet, but you can still play them. It's a throwback to the original and I'm looking forward to the completed product.
CS:GO - You'll get a great amount of hours out of it for only 14 bucks.
Two free games I can also recommend are Dota 2, and Unreal Tournament 4.
If you're into shooters, check out the new Unreal Tournament. At the moment still in pre-alpha, so not all maps are finished, but the ones that are are beautifull. The game is already very playable and the best thing, it's free! And it will stay free even when it's finished..
For anybody who wasn't previously aware a new UT was available (like me), this is what you have to do to play. Go here (https://www.unrealtournament.com/) Across the top will be "Play UT" > "Play UT Now" Create an account Download their thick client (knockoff Steam) Within client > "Unreal Tournament" tab > install
https://www.unrealtournament.com/blog/ut-marketplace-faq
Q: If I sell my mod/item on the Marketplace how much money will I make? A: We are starting with the model that Valve uses with CS:GO and DOTA 2. Creators of cosmetic items (such as hats) will receive 25% of the revenue generated from a sale. Revenue sharing for other types of content is to be determined, with higher revenue share for bigger mods.
You can download and play the new unreal tournament for free. You have to make an account, but easy peasy. Its glorious. GLORIOUS. you must play a round or two.
https://www.unrealtournament.com/
An offline game is fine if your just seeing the scenery. online, i can't guarantee you won't get rekt. lol
Accuse someone of destroying the community as you spit vitriol at him just for stating his opinion about all these "train for overwatch" threads. That sure makes sense
Also, if you're recommending UT3 because the weapons are similar, then you should be recommending Unreal Tournament instead. It's all the same weapons plus it's completely free. No point in telling people to spend money on something that they don't need to.
Unreal tournament 4 pre alpha. You can download it for free here.
Just keep in mind it's very much a pre alpha game so there's still a couple weapons that are placeholders and untextured maps but it's still a lot of fun to play.
Free forever, and not in the free to play way, but actually free. https://www.unrealtournament.com/ They'll be selling user created content in the future, but you can always just take the source code and make your own free UT if you get really angry about it.
> To his their own I guess.
it's to each their own, or his own. you shouldn't have to mangle idioms.
>I have not seen a comment like that yet.
because all you play seems to be call of duty, do yourself a favor and download Unreal Tournament, and give it a play.
https://www.unrealtournament.com/download?dismiss=https://www.unrealtournament.com/blog just to let you know in a hour or 2 there be update happening new build/patch . the laucher so you might have to update later tonight
It will be a while as Unreal Engine 4 just recently got experimental support in the preview version 4.9 of UE4. Other game engines are likely in the same state. AAA games may take even longer as incorporating it into a long development process after targeting DX11 could be difficult.
You may want to follow the progress of Unreal Tournament Pre-Alpha as it may be the first gaming experience with it. https://www.unrealtournament.com/blog/ I'm not sure if it currently has DX12 support, but I remember hearing it was tested in the past so it can't be far off. Just keep in mind it is a crowd-sourced beta but anyone can jump in and try it.
The last update changed the movement system. https://www.unrealtournament.com/blog/unreal-tournament-release-notes-6-26-15 >We’ve made some notable improvements to movement in this version, including improved overall responsiveness, and improved wall running and floor sliding. We also have new animations and effects that help the readability of other player’s movement.
Warframe is a free to play 3rd person co-op shooter that didn't cost $500 million to make like Destiny. Also unlike Destiny, new content is free. You can buy new weapons and warframes with real money, or grind for resources and blueprints to make them. There's also a Starfox mode where you fly around in space and blow things up.
Marvel Heroes 2015 is an isometric ARPG like Diablo. Each character class is a different Marvel character, and right now there are 48 playable characters. You can buy new characters with real money, or use an in-game currency called Eternity Splinters that have an average drop rate of one every 8 minutes. Don't confuse Marvel Heroes with the Hyperscan version that came out in 2006.
Unreal Tournament is currently in open Alpha and is completely free, not "Free To Play", for players and server owners. It's a first person arena shooter with very fast movement. It's being developed by Epic Games.
It is! Check it out when you can! It is open source and anyone can develop for it. /r/UT4 and Unreal Tournament So far I really like it. It takes me back to the days of UT99.