Unreal 3 Coop

[legacy-Homicidal]

the original unreal had a brilliant coop mode, playin the story with freinds was a huge amount of fun, but i was very dissapointed when unreal 2 didnt have a coop mode, im guessing that unreal 3 isnt planned for a coop mode (as less and less games are coop freindly)
so heres my idea, a petition for a coop mode in u3, if the idea is implemented early enough then it will be far easyer do

if u want a coop in u3 cum post here

[legacy-Rlyeh Ftaghn]

i do want it...

[legacy-Varsity]

Anything could happen un U3 and, more to the point, UE3.

[legacy-Mr Evil]

Lack of co-op in U2 really annoyed me. We need more co-op games!

[legacy-EX1LE]

I think co-op would be a good idea also.

[legacy-MG-Ganwick]

Yeah, co-op rules, you could improve many a game by including co-op in it.

[Shambler]

Yeah a petition aint a bad idea :)
Where did you hear of Unreal3 btw? :p (hope it ain't just wishfull thinking cause I really wanna see this happen)

[legacy-Homicidal]

unreal 3? its been on the forums before, cnt memba exact details but i saw some :eek: resolution pics, its definatly happening!

edit- over 200 views an only a few posts? do ppl not want coop?:confused:

[legacy-Eeep]

no there has never been anything about Unreal 3.

Just pics from the new UnrealEngine thats under developement.

[legacy-Homicidal]

new unreal engine, if they are making a new engine surely there wlll b a new game, and im pretty certain that with pics like that it wont b multiplayer based, imagine 12+ ppl on screen with that quality, i know grapics will have come along a fair bit, but with outher factor such as terrain added im sure they couldnt cope with that, assuming that is correct (most likely not:P) there will be a SP, and with an SP there is possibility of coop

[legacy-DragonSlayer]

I think coop is a great idea there are just not enought games that have it.

[legacy-Homicidal]

definatly 2 few, i can only count a handfull, baldurs gate series, quake 2, unreal original (where it was a big hit) halo, diablo, dungeon seige, cnt fink of ne more, if there are more, there aint many, i have a permanent 4 person lan in my house, and my family loves 2 play coop (as i own them so hard competative there is no fun for me or them)

[legacy-Noz]

We from the 'Legend of Vandora' are working on a coop mod for ut2k4. The storyline will take place after rtnp and it has quite alot of depth because quite some time went into it. Players will have to choice to engulf themselves in the story or just shoot the baddies.

We're still very early in development but we're motivated for sure :).

[legacy-Ulisse]

Originally posted by X202X
I think coop is a great idea there are just not enought games that have it.

[legacy-Sailor_Saturn]

i'd like to see co-op in the next unreal SP game, that was so fun in u1

[legacy-BMSMCMAM]

new unreal engine, if they are making a new engine surely there wlll b a new game, and im pretty certain that with pics like that it wont b multiplayer based, imagine 12+ ppl on screen with that quality, i know grapics will have come along a fair bit, but with outher factor such as terrain added im sure they couldnt cope with that, assuming that is correct (most likely not:P) there will be a SP, and with an SP there is possibility of coop

Do a google search for "normal mapping", and you will see why it is very possible for a game using the Unreal 3.0 Engine to be a multiplayer-based one. Games like Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay and Doom 3 have used normal mapping to quite an amazing effect, and the latter has full multiplayer support (and the game's not even finished yet).

[legacy-disturbedc0w]

Coop is awesome

Proof: Alien Swarm

[legacy-Mr. Roboto]

I love the idea of co-op as it means that you and a friend can form a complimentary fireteam against the deadly perils of single-player.

In "Halo" during the "archive" area with all of the Flood, my friend and I use differing weapons: He'll use Sniper Rifle and Pistol or Sniper Rifle and Rocket Launcher while I'll be using Shotgun and Assault Rifle or Shotgun and Needle Gun—he does the ranged fighting and I watch his back while he's zoomed.

In CS and BF1942 we'd do this as well.

[legacy-Fuzzlebunny]

I vastly prefer a campaign coop mode over deathmatch. The only reason I don't play it is because.. there are no games with it. Alien Swarm was a blast, but that campaign came and went and now I need more!
I was planning on buying halo for pc because of coop, and cant believe they ditched it. I have an xbox but split screen are teh suck.

I hope future games will have coop and also have it properly implemented, as if the game was meant to be played with 2 or more.
In the previous coop games I played it kinda lost that story feel to it, and felt more like a series of random missions you did with a sidekick.

[legacy-Loggy]

UT2k4 is kinda co-op with ONS and assault and the new trial - race type assault maps , but i did love co-operating with buddies in the depths of the original Unreal . Sometimes it took hours to get through , would spend the whole day playing . Bring it back :)

[legacy-psychopath666]

I want coop!

AS I understand, most games these days lack coop becuase of the event based gameplay that restrics acfcess to previous areas...making coop difficult at best, but I think this fall under the category of balancing graphics, story and gameplay and interactivity.

TBH: The only games I'v played any single player coop on are doom, heretic, hexen, and duke...

[legacy-thep0pe]

I'd prefer coop to scripted sequences any day. Coop can be fun loads of times, but scripted sequences got old a few years ago.

[legacy-psychopath666]

Agreed! DooM is still fun to play coop, but newer games that only have scripted sequenses ger old...nothing new each time ya play 'em...and ya cant play 'em with a friend!

unreal II is a great game, dont get me wrong, but without that coop...yeah...

[legacy-Brandonv]

I hope it has coop also! I really enjoyed playing Unreal 1 Coop.

[legacy-senshu]

Co-op would be great.

[legacy-/\psalus]

Wait. Unreal 1 for PC had a co-op SP mode? Did I miss something?

[legacy-psychopath666]

yeah..I dont remember...oh wait..I never looked...I played online once tho...:bulb: Then there was those botmatches back when I only had a 56k nad crap for a comp!

[legacy-MechaFubs]

There is no U3 any pictures that have been posted are UnrealEngine3, most likely those pictures were of test models/areas that will never make it into any game.

Co-op is very cool, you dont get any *****ing, whinging, n00b bashing, or complaints that "weapon X is more powerful than weapon Y plz fix epic". Alien Swarm is absolutely fantastic, and (fraghouse) Invasion can also be classed as co-op, had some good games of them over LAN with no-one whinging that their always last.

[legacy-ErecT]

Co-op would have made me buy the game.
Now I waited and got it for free from a friend.

[The_Deacon]

Co-op single player is a major plus point in my eyes. I went through a phase of playing the Sven co-op mod for Half-Life across my network with my brother. That was good stuff.

[legacy-thep0pe]

I bought Serious Sam purely because it had coop and I wanted to play coop with my brother. Quake 2 and Unreal 1 had got old quite a while ago at the time. I would buy just about anything with coop now, simply because there is nothing else with coop. There is a significant market that can be monopolized with 1 game - what are developers waiting for?

[legacy-EZ-TARGET]

I agree bring back co-op for Unreal.
I love co-op games almsot as much as FPS.

[legacy-Homicidal]

in reply to /\psalus
yes original unreal did have coop, it was included in one of the patches, google it and install the patch and voila! coop mode :D

[legacy-CH405]

TBH coop is old and outdated.

Sure it was fun back in the day. But to be honest, if you were to Coop online it can be fun or it can be very dull. It depends a lot on who your playing with.

e.g. 1:
You and your 1337 both have played the SP modes liek 100 times. Now sure you still love it, but lets say newbiah X joins in. So you and your 1337 buddy zoom through the map destroying all enemies with ease and newbiah X is still exploring the spawn area.

That is a possibility.

What a lot of devs don't realise when they include Coop is that it has to have its own specific rules. e.g. you can't just make a couple of players go through the sp mode, but just online.
The game has to be made more unique for Coop.

So for example there could be rules like:
1.) your whole team has to make it out alive.
2.) you have to be within a certain vicinity of your team mates.
3.) each teammate is a specialist (introduction of classes)

(Alien Swarm accomplishes the 3rd one)

Basically, if Epic intend to make a Coop for the next Unreal game they have to ensure that it isn't just an online version of the SP mode. It needs to have replayability, interactivity and since the engine will be really powerful, why not throw in some extra longevity ;). I recall when playing U1 Coop, I used to rip through the SP mode when playing Coop since it was damn easy.

If U3 is going to be a SP experience then I think a lot of time should be spent on making the story as long as possible. Especially if they intend to include Coop aswell.

[legacy-thekaLi]

Originally posted by Homicidal
definatly 2 few, i can only count a handfull, baldurs gate series, quake 2, unreal original (where it was a big hit) halo, diablo, dungeon seige, cnt fink of ne more, if there are more, there aint many, i have a permanent 4 person lan in my house, and my family loves 2 play coop (as i own them so hard competative there is no fun for me or them)
+ doom n quake >.<
\o/

[Shambler]

Lots of people still play Unreal1 co-op now and there are a $hitload of crazy mods to make things more interesting/difficult..

There is one mod I think called AKCoop which has a huge load of randomly spawned and really powerfull monsters put into the map (with weapons to suit) that are seriously hard to kill..good fun :)

Other mods just give you more weapons to mess with and stuff, it's pretty crazy really :p

[legacy-Captain_anarchy]

yeah Unreal1 co-op ruled... fighting titans with 4 players was fun :)

[legacy-psychopath666]

Originally posted by MechaFubs
There is no U3 any pictures that have been posted are UnrealEngine3, most likely those pictures were of test models/areas that will never make it into any game.

It always irritaite me that people called it "unreal 3" but not anymore...even tho it was "unreal engine 3" most people still just call it unreal 3, i.e. the next sp game in the series that uses that engine...we are hoping would have the feature of coop!

[legacy-Varsity]

You might as well call it that. If U3 doesn't come out of UE3 I'll eat my hat. No, my entire wardrobe.

[KriLL3.8™]

Originally posted by EZ-TARGET
I love co-op games almsot as much as FPS.

Both can be combined dude.. A FPS can be Co-op but all Co-op games aint FPS.. :confused:

[legacy-psychopath666]

Originally posted by Varsity
You might as well call it that. If U3 doesn't come out of UE3 I'll eat my hat. No, my entire wardrobe.

Yeah...I think that would be the general feeling...

[legacy-Mustela]

Coop is the win I tell you! would be great if it was implented into Uneral 3 :D

[legacy-Homicidal]

if unreal 3 doesnt have coop, i'll eat my wardrobe, and my family and freinds

[Hyper]

Unreal III should have coop indeed.

Until then I'll stay with Unreal 1 coop.

[Jake-SF]

Unreal III should have coop indeed.

Until then I'll stay with Unreal 1 coop.
Hey, you've got the same avatar than me :(

Time to change... hate this forum when it comes to avatar.

BTW the topic is old, you could create a new one instead.

[Hyper]

I usually use my external avatar:
http://www.xs4all.nl/~duivenv/gfx/kralgard.gif

But this board does not allow me to use it. Sry.

[doogle]

My friend and myself have been getting our Pcs together lately for some co-op gaming sessions and there is a vast shortage of games that support the mode.
Thankfully we have Unreal 1, Quake 2, Serious Sam (just bought, not played yet) Doom 3 (using a mod)

If/when they do Unreal 3, I hope they do implement a co-op mode to play through the whole game, likewise with Halo2 when that gets released for PC.

I mean, if back room modders can get co-op working in Doom3 and even get multiplayer modes in totally single player games like GTA:VC and GTA:SA then why can't the game developers get it working from the beginning?

[StalwartUK]

Shame that this place doesn't allow external avatars, then I would use my usual avatar.

I just hope that if an Unreal 3 does come out I hope that it has more to do with the original Unreal than "The Awakening".

Anyway hi for those that recognize me.

[Hyper]

I guess I recognize you yes. :p

[da ghost]

Unreal 2 for xbox had coop