Unreal Tournament 3 Tweaker Version 5.0 **5th place in MSUC**

[Brad.G]

Name:Unreal Tournament 3 Tweaker ( UT3T )
Version: 5.0
Compatibility: UT3 with Patch 2.0
Website http://www.brad-g.com
Credits: Brad G

Download: http://files.filefront.com/UT3+Tweaker+Version+50/;9675524;/fileinfo.html




VERSION 5.0 RELEASED

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NOTE: With regards to technical support.
Technical Support will NOT be given on ANY forum, other than my forum located at http://rebelliousproductions.freeforums.org
This is because if you have encountered a problem, there is a strong probability someone else will do too in the future. my time is limited as i am the only person involved in this project, so by you posting the questions in one place in seperate threads on my forums other members can read the solutions there without having to ask the question over and over again, also giving them the ability to use the search function on my forums.
With this in mind please do not post technical support questions here. They will not be answered.


XBOX Controller Support!: as of V5.0
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Now you will be able to configure your xbox controller to use on your pc, with unreal tournament 3.


Profile Management: as of V5.0 ON HOLD
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This grants you the ability to create multiple sets of your ini files and group them with a profile name. This way you can tweak the settings really high and call the profile "for testing my mods" and another profile with not so high settings so you can play the game more smoothly, which you could called "My Gaming profile" for example. now you can simply select which profile to use, and click activate, allowing you to switch to and from profiles on the fly.

Cache convertor: as of V5.0
http://aycu19.webshots.com/image/46138/2001777334957436241_rs.jpg

Yes its been long awaited, and long over due. the ability to convert those maps you have downloaded from servers upon joining in to playable maps you can host and enjoy. Im not entirely confident with the stability of the mutator cache converting so that feature is disabled for the time being. never the less you can convert any maps.

Dedicated server configuration: as of V5.0 ON HOLD
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if you run a dedicated server, you will now the burdensome task of preparing the long command lines to add to the games extension. Using the interface for dedicated server management, you can configure the majority of the settings stored in the ini files, eliminating the need for those lengthly commands. upon clicking generate, the short command left over which contains information such as the admin username and password is displayed to you ready to be used with the games .exe

Manual installation of maps and mutators INSTALL FROM ZIP FILES!!!: as of V5.0
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This has been drastically revised. why? well its looked terrible for a start all crammed together. now the dump folder contains two folders. one called maps, and one called mutators. before you had to unzip the files in to the dump folder making sure you do not put any folders inside there. Well good news! UT3T now knows what a zip file is! you can simply download your maps and mutators as zip files in to the corresponding dump folder and click install. Thats it! no more do you have to extract the zip files. the tweaker does it for you, and naturally then installs them for you.

Custom Cross hairs!: as of V5.0
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now you have the option to change the crosshairs for each of the weapons independantly, and the colour globally

Auto Update: as of V5.0
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When a new update is available. this green button will appear on the tweaker. By clicking you will be connected to my server and it will update the UT3 Tweaker to the latest version


Help archives: as of V5.0
With Ultrons consent, i have added Ultrons Tweak Guide to the Tweaker

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Bugs squashed

Screenshot Manager: as of V5.0
The bug where some people could not see their screenshots in the screenshot manager has now been resolved

stuck in a loop: as of V5.0
some people were getting stuck in a loop when trying to alter the gore level, or changing the port number server setting. This has been resolved

could not load directory mutator/news: as of V5.0
you may have noticed that if you were to click on a news article while browsing mutators you would receive an error. this has been resolved

manual installed maps not adding to uninstall list: as of V5.0
fixed


4.0->4.1
issues fixed and download updated for:
not being able to display screenshots
ut3config.txt error message
unlock all chars not unlocking.

News bulletins: as of V4.0
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This is what you are reading. When you either click the news button, or when you browse for mutators & maps, the news bulletin will update from my server displaying any relevant information to you. Such as bugs discovered, workarounds, and information on new releases being designed and released.

Screenshot Manager as of V4.0
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Now you have even more flexibility using this application. I am steering away of making this application solely for tweaking, and will be encapsulating a wider scope of features so it appeals to all. With the screenshot manager you can easily browse through all of the screenshots you have taken ingame, and you are given the option to upload them to a file server so you can display them on forums and websites. You have the option to delete the ones what your not so keen on, and of course the option to save them to JPEG, oppose to the default BMP which the game takes.

M&M Maps and Mutators Installer as of V4.0
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Some of you may have used the M&M which i released not so long ago. This was a field test to see how the system operates in the real world. and to see just how popular it would be. Im pleased to say its popular, with other 500 connections per day, and no doubt will continue to grow with the release of this version.

M&M Grants you the ability to connect to my server and browse for maps and mutators. by clicking on a Map or mutator in the list, the readme file for the map will load, along with a screenshot. Screenshots to slow down the loadtime by a second or so, so i have given you the option to turn off the screenshots for faster viewing, if you know what your looking for.


Glossary Button as of V4.0
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Has now become the help button. By Clicking this you will not only see the definition of the tweaks, you will also see the instructions for the application.


CrossHair control. as of V4.0
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I know many of you have been waiting for custom crosshairs, however im not happy to give you this feature yet. it feels buggy, and unreliable. im not in the habit of giving out things i dont trust, the last thing i want to do is make a mess of your ini files. for now i have disabled the custom crosshair controls, but you may still use the page to change the colour of your crosshairs.

Exit,Save , Save and exit: as of V4.0
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Some users have requested greater control on saving and exiting, so i have added two new buttons so you can save periodically.

Unlock Body parts: as of V4.0
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This unlocks a few factions from the game and grants you the ability to mix and match their body parts while designing your character. please note you are advised not to mix body parts from the robots with humans, or Krall with the humans as they use a different animation skeleton and they might look a little bit funny ingame. incase your wondering, yes they do showup online and others will be able to see them.
in future releases you will be given even more body parts to play around with.

Various bug fixes with regards to M&M

Enhanced Graphics controls
Greater Control over the graphics tweaks has been added, allowing you to tick to enable or disable individual settings which are relevant to the Graphics.

Glossary
Whats the point of trying to tweak if you do not understand what the values mean? we at Biopaparat appreciate it can be a little daunting at first, which is why we have included a Glossary to explain what the graphics tweaks do.

World Detail slider bar decreasing no more!
We found the bug which was causing the world detail bar to decrease in game. this has now been ammended so please feel free to apply "Max Graphics settings" without effecting the World Detail.

The Application also detects your current settings.
somthing of which was causing confusion in version 3.0. before you would make changes, save them and close the program, and when you relaunched the application, they would no loinger be ticked, even though the changes were still applied. With the release of Version 3.5 it will detect all of your settings, including the colour of your crosshairs for example, and adjust the GUI of the application accordingly

B3.Bobbing disable/enable
Stop your weapon bouncing around

3.0 - Center your aim
be default the aim is slightly off to the right or left depending on if your right or left handed. now you will hit bang in the middle

3.0 - Control blood level and gore
increase or decrease the amount of blood and gore in game

3.0 - replace videos
for whatever reason.. yu can now restore the videos

3.0 - Comprehensive backup system
Backs up all of the ini files one by one or all at the same time. same applies to restoring them

3.0 - Strong Language control
Disable Profanity

3.0 - FSAA
FSAA is available for users who have vista, and an nvidea card with compatible drivers

3.0 - Max Graphics settings completely reworked
many new graphics tweaks added to this version of UT3 Tweaker

3.0 - Best performance settings
Ideal if you have an older system. this turns down the eye candy so your system doesnt come to a grinding halt


2.1 - 5 new crosshair colours added
- with a picture preview


2.1 - The ability to reset the resource directory

install or uninstall
The application has been built into an installer. you can choose if you would like an icon placed on your desktop, and it can be uninstalled from either your programs menu from start, or from add and remove programs from control panel.

no longer do you have to select the ini files.
the application will detect your directory and ask you to confirm that it is right, and store it. that way if you use the program in the future, you wont have to do it again.

Better backup/restore
with this application advancing on to other ini files, you can now select which files to backup, and which ones to restore independantly. the backup wizard will run on its first use, and you can run it at anytime from the menu.

Crosshairs Tweaked
The ability to change your crosshair between the default white and green. more colours will be added to future releases

Change the language of the game
now you can change the language of the game to either
English
French
Italian
German
Spanish
Russian

The forever lasting movies
At a click of a button you can remove the videos which play at the start of the game

Graphics Tweaker
Get the eye candy your after. providing you have a tidy graphics card, it'l give you the textures youve been waiting for

[Cleary]

Good JAWB!

[ur-name-here]

Why dont u try the befor and after picture of the same thing? Might be able to tell a better view of difference.

[M^vL]

Thx for tackling this. Epic should be paying you and all of the other folks that are doing the stuff they should have done...:mad:

[AnubanUT2]

Cool ... you opened up a mod thread afterall. This will help you out more I think and reach a greater number of people. Glad to see you made it over to this side. :)

[Brad.G]

Cool ... you opened up a mod thread afterall. This will help you out more I think and reach a greater number of people. Glad to see you made it over to this side. :)

lol sorry i didnt even see your post on the other thread until today. completely overlooked it

[AnubanUT2]

Something very interesting happens that you should note and take into consideration. On Vista systems the AllowD3D10 flag is set to "True" ... and when mine was set to true it was also when I had world detail at the max setting of 5. These two are tied together on Vista ... if you set the value for AllowD3D10 to False the world detail is set all the way down to one. Just that one setting and nothing else ... strange huh ... I wouldn't think it would have such an impact and the tweak guide didn't mention it. I guess this is the way you end up getting extra frames in a dx10 environment by emulating dx9 and turning all the advanced stuff off. Again this only effects Vista Users. XP users should have this already set to False by default as there is no DX10 rendering for them to be concerned with.

As I find out other stuff I think you may not be aware of I will let you know. :) Oh yeah something wierd happened with my multisample value ... it somehow changed to 4 instead of 1 or 2. I don't know how that happened but it is something else to keep in mind.

[CVROY]

awesome job!

[brianford]

This is great!!!. Just what we needed. Thanks.

[se1z]

cannot open file C:\Documents and Settings\Pan\My Documents\My Games\Unreal Tournament 3\UTGame\Config\UTEngine.ini

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no idea how to solve that, help please !

[se1z]

k got it :)

[Emmet Otter]

cannot open file C:\Documents and Settings\Pan\My Documents\My Games\Unreal Tournament 3\UTGame\Config\UTEngine.ini

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no idea how to solve that, help please !The reason to this message I believe is cause people do the -nohomedir trick. I did this and have deleted those files from my documents. Now I get this message. I'm sure many others have did this as well. I wish you can just direct this tweaker to the config folder of your liking. Not the default 'my documents' :(

[Brad.G]

The reason to this message I believe is cause people do the -nohomedir trick. I did this and have deleted those files from my documents. Now I get this message. I'm sure many others have did this as well. I wish you can just direct this tweaker to the config folder of your liking. Not the default 'my documents' :(

Emmet i appreciate your thoughts, thie will be sorted out in the next edition. but i cant see why you just dont enter in the file path to where ever you have the ini files. its not like you have to do it again once youve done it.

[Emmet Otter]

I believe the reason to the dir change was to avoid filling your c: drive with custom maps and to maintain it in your UT3 folder thats been installed elsewhere.

I at times do fresh installs of winxp from time to time and is a pain in the butt to keep juggling files. Thats just me.

Glad to read that you will consider another version with this feature. It does look like a superb tool.

[Brad.G]

emmet when you start the tweaker and you see the box with the wrong filepath in it? delete the path there and put in your path to the folder what contains your ini files. click set and youl be fine. you can put any path you like there :)

[Emmet Otter]

Thanks! it worked:)

[AnubanUT2]

Today we get back to some testing ... or tonight ... whatever but this tool is so great and people don't even know how much better it is going to become. :D

[Brad.G]

Version 3.5 is nearing completion. information regarding the changes made can be read here

http://www.g-technology.co.uk

[MrCobra]

I at times do fresh installs of winxp from time to time and is a pain in the butt to keep juggling files. Thats just me.
Nope. Not just you. I hate having stuff cluttering up places it should never be.

[AnubanUT2]

Brad read my post in the beta section of your forums and then you can decide what you want to do. Great tool btw ... I really like it ... it is getting better all the time. I know people will be impressed with this upcoming version, if they aren't they are zombies. :D

[brianford]

Look forward to the next release.

[TYF00N]

whens the next release?

[Brad.G]

Brad read my post in the beta section of your forums and then you can decide what you want to do. Great tool btw ... I really like it ... it is getting better all the time. I know people will be impressed with this upcoming version, if they aren't they are zombies. :D

Thanks for that detailed response in the betas lounge. it was very helpful. i think im going to ackle the framerate tweak in to that version, also the select location o the ini's if i can. alot of people are still having a problem trying to set the resource directory. I've replied in more detail on the forums.

[Brad.G]

whens the next release?

should be within 24 hours

[Brad.G]

Version 3.5 released!

download can be found here

http://www.g-technology.co.uk

[shletten]

Impressive utility, I like it a lot. It's intuitive, the interface is great and it allows you to do much more things than I thought.

[Corey]

I used some other guy's tweaker a week back, and it did not seem to work.

Yours has much more in it, but I can not seem to find the file to download.
I went to the URL, and clicked the other URL, do you have to join the site in order to get the file?

[Brad.G]

I used some other guy's tweaker a week back, and it did not seem to work.

Yours has much more in it, but I can not seem to find the file to download.
I went to the URL, and clicked the other URL, do you have to join the site in order to get the file?


no, no registration is required. :)

try this
http://g-technology.co.uk/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=getit&lid=2

[Brad.G]

heres a screenshot :)

http://www.g-technology.co.uk/threepointfive.jpg

[AnubanUT2]

It should be noted though that currently and until Epic gets the DX10 patch to people with Vista that the application's FSAA button does not impact anything and it won't ever work in XP because this will be tied to using the application setting and in Epic games the FSAA can only be used in Vista (see Gears PC). If you read the glossary under MaxMultisamples it explains this.

Also atm Vista users should not alter the setting for AllowD3D10 (this setting does not affect XP users since XP is DX9) ... if you change this from True to False UT3 will turn your slider for World Detail all the way down to 1 for some strange reason we haven't figured out yet. It is strange because there is presently no DX10 code in UT3 (hence no application controlled AA) but this shows that there are definitely plans to add it in.

[†TYRANICK†™]

This looks great! But yeah can you please do a befor after of same pictures please, as i cant see any difference apart from what looks like slightly less aliasing.

So i take it as you said this fixes the WD bug with turning off DOF? Thats been the one thing that has pissed me off so much that turning DOF off forces low WD 1 setting.

And it support -nohomedir now i assume?

Also what about the uncapping FPS option, is this in the tweaker to?

[darkyautja]

This tool is just the best , it getting better release after release !! thx a lot brad !;)

[Brad.G]

This looks great! But yeah can you please do a befor after of same pictures please, as i cant see any difference apart from what looks like slightly less aliasing.

So i take it as you said this fixes the WD bug with turning off DOF? Thats been the one thing that has pissed me off so much that turning DOF off forces low WD 1 setting.

And it support -nohomedir now i assume?

Also what about the uncapping FPS option, is this in the tweaker to?

uncapping no. that will be in the next release. on this i just concentrated on the graphics. (its a big project, im the only coder :) )

with regards to the dir im yet to find a way to allow you to just simply pick the folder... tried lots of ways and its buggy as hell. just copy and paste the file path to your config folder in to the field. if you done it for the old version you wont have to do it again ( it doesnt overwrite the tweakers config file)

yes you can turn off DOF without decreasing the world detail

the bar will still go down, but thats because the UT3 graphics control doesnt understand turning off one setting. it detects that not all the settings are switched on so shows you a lower bar. many people will agree that the graphics are still cranked up, even if this bar shows it has decreased, and this you can see when you open up the tweaker and see everything is still applied apart from the DOF.

with regards to the before and after pics. no. thats up to the community to take pictuires :) im doing enough work coding this, and i dont want to do even more work promoting it.


new preview of version in development
http://www.g-technology.co.uk/mutators.jpg

[AnubanUT2]

I see you got my pack's mutators integrated very well in this latest version. Looking forward to beta testing this. Very nice work indeed. Now will this make the mutator active without you having to add it to the mutator list in game or what? How exactly will this work?

Edit: What happened to the max button and the turtle button?

[Brad.G]

I see you got my pack's mutators integrated very well in this latest version. Looking forward to beta testing this. Very nice work indeed. Now will this make the mutator active without you having to add it to the mutator list in game or what? How exactly will this work?

Edit: What happened to the max button and the turtle button?

lol did that confuse you?

by clicking the mutator button a panel covers all of those tickboxes on the right and the buttons underneith. when you click the mutator button again, it hides it, once again showing the buttons and tick boxes.

using this design im unlimited as to how many ffeatures i can get in to the app.

this will just copy all of the files in to the right places. you would then have to activate them ingame. unless theres an ini entry what activates them? for now it'l copy the files to the right places..... il earn about activating them in due course

[AnubanUT2]

lol did that confuse you?

by clicking the mutator button a panel covers all of those tickboxes on the right and the buttons underneith. when you click the mutator button again, it hides it, once again showing the buttons and tick boxes.

using this design im unlimited as to how many ffeatures i can get in to the app.

this will just copy all of the files in to the right places. you would then have to activate them ingame. unless theres an ini entry what activates them? for now it'l copy the files to the right places..... il earn about activating them in due course

LOL ... I didn't even think about that ... very logical design on your part. About the mutators I just was unclear what you meant when you said install them ... if you meant actually install it or make it active from your app before you even go into the game (I don't even see how this would work but I had to ask because knowing you if there is a way you will find it and make it work), so thanks for the clarification.

[lutjekabal]

Hi, nice tool, I liked the more gore part :D . Is it possible for me to turn off brightskins for team games (for both vehicles and characters)?

And what about this in blue:

"MaxMultisamples=1
This setting appears to control the use of Multisampling, which is a common form of Anti-Aliasing
<http://www.tweakguides.com/Graphics_11.html>, used to reduce jaggedness. However at the moment
altering this setting has no impact (either in DX9 or DX10 mode) since UT3 does not properly support AA -
see Anti-Aliasing under the In-Game Settings section for more details of how you can force AA in UT3. In the
future, Epic has stated that an AA option is possible for DX10 mode in Vista."

Where am I supposed to look? ;)

[AnubanUT2]

Hi, nice tool, I liked the more gore part :D . Is it possible for me to turn off brightskins for team games (for both vehicles and characters)?

And what about this in blue:

"MaxMultisamples=1
This setting appears to control the use of Multisampling, which is a common form of Anti-Aliasing
<http://www.tweakguides.com/Graphics_11.html>, used to reduce jaggedness. However at the moment
altering this setting has no impact (either in DX9 or DX10 mode) since UT3 does not properly support AA -
see Anti-Aliasing under the In-Game Settings section for more details of how you can force AA in UT3. In the
future, Epic has stated that an AA option is possible for DX10 mode in Vista."

Where am I supposed to look? ;)

None of the settings in the game force AA ... to TRY and force AA in UT3 you have to use the control panel or nHancer ... it still doesn't work though people will swear to you it does. I think I explained this somewhere else in this thread. If you have an ATI card there is nothing you can even try. This is what that guide that was referring to but AA is completely broken in the latest drivers:

"AllowD3D10=True

This setting appears to allow DirectX10 mode when running in Windows Vista; it has no impact in XP since XP cannot run DX10. When enabled in Vista it seems to reduce performance, possibly in return for better image quality. At the moment it is difficult to see any improvements in image quality with this option enabled, so it is recommended that Vista users set this option to False to gain a noticeable improvement in FPS."

However the guide is unaware that there is a glitch in UT3 so that if you do set this to False you end up turning off a bunch of settings and the slider will be set at 1 for Texture detail so if you have Vista leave this setting Enabled ... it does not impact performance since there is no DX10 code in UT3 atm which in effect means that it is not doing anything at this time. Also be aware that once Epic patches UT3 with DX10 code Vista users then be able to do 4xFSAA and the difference will be clearly noticeable. For XP users they are stuck without true/fully working FSAA. Also from the tweak Guide and this refers to what you highlighted in blue:

"Antialiasing Support: UT3 uses a technique called Deferred Lighting, which doesn't allow for the use of normal Anti-Aliasing, at least in DX9 mode. Epic has stated that when running in DX10 mode in Vista, the game will allow the use of AA in the future. For the moment there are two ways to force Anti-Aliasing in the game:

- If you run a GeForce 8 series card you can force AA through the Nvidia Forceware Control Panel using the UT3 game profile in the latest Forceware, or rename the UT3.exe file found under the \Program Files\Unreal Tournament 3\Binaries\ directory to BioShock.exe, and use the BioShock profile.
# You can apply a brute force method called Supersampling - which works on pretty much any game - using a utility such as nHancer to set 'AA Compatibility mode 45' for the game profile. This is not recommended, as it has a major performance impact and can also cause visual glitches.

A better alternative to either of the above is simply to adjust your Post Processing setting to something like Vivid, which helps cover up aliasing extremely well at a minimal cost in performance."

[†TYRANICK†™]

uncapping no. that will be in the next release. on this i just concentrated on the graphics. (its a big project, im the only coder :) )

with regards to the dir im yet to find a way to allow you to just simply pick the folder... tried lots of ways and its buggy as hell. just copy and paste the file path to your config folder in to the field. if you done it for the old version you wont have to do it again ( it doesnt overwrite the tweakers config file)

yes you can turn off DOF without decreasing the world detail

the bar will still go down, but thats because the UT3 graphics control doesnt understand turning off one setting. it detects that not all the settings are switched on so shows you a lower bar. many people will agree that the graphics are still cranked up, even if this bar shows it has decreased, and this you can see when you open up the tweaker and see everything is still applied apart from the DOF.

with regards to the before and after pics. no. thats up to the community to take pictuires :) im doing enough work coding this, and i dont want to do even more work promoting it.


new preview of version in development
http://www.g-technology.co.uk/mutators.jpg

Wow that new version looks different...what happened to the nice interface with all the on off options and that nice helpfull thingy on the left which explained what they all are? Or is that still in and your just showing a different screen?

[D-Hunter]

Nice, but isn't the LOD setting backwards? Or is high a negative value an low a positive value?

[AnubanUT2]

Wow that new version looks different...what happened to the nice interface with all the on off options and that nice helpfull thingy on the left which explained what they all are? Or is that still in and your just showing a different screen?

When you click on the "Mutators" button it is hidden while you configure which of the mutators from my favorites pack you want to install. Then once you are finished and save the other screen is back front and center. :)

[Brad.G]

Nice, but isn't the LOD setting backwards? Or is high a negative value an low a positive value?


well spotted but yes, its backwards ( doesnt make alot of sense does it considering the other settings. but its explained in the Glossary


Lol Cheers Anuban ;)

[lutjekabal]

ok, thanks for clearing that up for me AnubanUT2 :). But is it possible to turn off character & vehicle brightskins in this tool somehow?that would be so awesome :D.

[AnubanUT2]

ok, thanks for clearing that up for me AnubanUT2 :). But is it possible to turn off character & vehicle brightskins in this tool somehow?that would be so awesome :D.

No problem at all. I love that stuff ... I read everything I can on the topic. Regarding the brightskins I'll let Brad answer that question. :)

[Brad.G]

thats an easy one to answer... havent a clue :D

[Brad.G]

I had to move the download to here

http://files.filefront.com/UT3Tweaker35zip/;9350980;/fileinfo.html

you took all my bandwidth lol. the site may go down as a result/// but it will reset on the first of the month. i knew this would be a handy utility but i didnt expect 2000 downloads every 48 hours :)

[k!ckZz]

Well done brad!

Do you need some1 for translation (french or german) ?

Havent checked if these languages were in it already.

[Brad.G]

no its ok :) too much would need changing to change the languages of the controls on the application. let alone the reference files. readme files what comes with the mutators... etc etc

[lexnn]

Little bug on Vista. I tried to use this but it looks for my UTEngine.ini file in the "users" directory on the C: drive. I've moved mine to another volume, so they get backed up. Should ask windows where the directory is, or let me tell you somehow.

-thanks

[Brad.G]

Little bug on Vista. I tried to use this but it looks for my UTEngine.ini file in the "users" directory on the C: drive. I've moved mine to another volume, so they get backed up. Should ask windows where the directory is, or let me tell you somehow.

-thanks

thanks for your post. yep im well aware that the try and guess your file path is terrible. it gets it wrong 90% of the time.

the good news is ive finished coding a folder browser which will be in the next version. simply navigate to the folder, select it and click ok. Theres actually two of them now. one to select your config folder, and one to select where you installed the game.
its been tricky trying to get a Directory List to work how it was ment to.

EDIT: by the way you know the field what shows you the wrong filepath? copy and paste the correct filepath in to that box and click set and it will work fine :)

[†TYRANICK†™]

Heh, i cant wait to use this.

But my computer is currently away getting heavily beefed up, and shall return a monster with nightmarish power to split apart the fabrics of even the most tyranical and taxing parts within UT3.

Anywho back on topic...is the game default to be optimised for multiple processors? As i was wondering if this is an auto ini feature depending if it detects it or not...as that should be an option in your tool (unless UT3 recognises is you have multiple processors by default)

[Brad.G]

its not an ini tweak :)

[Brad.G]

this might help.....

http://www.newcreationrecords.co.uk/chars.jpg

The button a the bottom unlocks all characters and allows you to mix and match the parts from different factions :)

please note this is not included in the current release. this is in version 4.0 - its release date has not yet been announced.

[AnubanUT2]

this might help.....

allows you to mix and match the parts from different factions :)



Ooooohhh Man a lot of people are dying for this ... great job ... that should be fun to test. :)

[Brad.G]

heres a screenshot of my character after unlocking all parts using this utility

http://www.newcreationrecords.co.uk/character.jpg

[AnubanUT2]

We do not deserve such awesomeness kind sir ... on second thought .. hell yeah we do! :D

[†TYRANICK†™]

its not an ini tweak :)

So its automatic? sweet!

Like the idea of mixing and matching parts from all factions...dont like idea of unlocking them all at once though, i like to work for my rewards =]

[Czarchord]

First off>>>> This is So Cool.<<<< Love it.
Thank you for your time and energy you've put in to this!
This is a total "must have" for UT3

Suggestions for the prog?
1.could you make the main window(s) in it resizable?
2.on the FPS cap are you going to make that (a) slider? ( :> ) or (b)just a check box(:<)?
3.is it to early to beg for v4? :O

[BlueTrin]

Oh wow !!! Very nice Brad : )

Epic go hire this guy for the UI ! : )

[Brad.G]

Czarchord .. ok il be nice.. il give you a slider for the FPS

no sorry, you cant have resizable windows... too many frames in this to make it work in that manner smoothly

and no its not too early to beg for V4 :) ........................................... your not getting it until its finished lol


lol BlueTrin, thanks for the thumbs up :)

[diwako]

Did you already test the Custumcharacter stuff ingame?
There is a little bug when you have necirs arms on males. the fingers become 2 meters long.
I already tested that with a tweaked customcharacter.ini

Also, be carefull something will get mixed up with the color. Maybe the alpha channels,i dunno. It looks fine in the prewview, but sucks ingame.

http://www.filecram.com/files/325here.JPG

by the way, this is my custom character.
http://www.filecram.com/files/here1.JPG

[Brad.G]

Diwako that looks good, wd :)

yes im aware of the issue of using different faction parts with human parts. its not just necris either... robots and i think krall as well will cause complications when mixed with human pieces. this will be well documented in the tool, however naturally it will be up to the plyer to experiment to find what works out ok.

[diwako]

Also,I got an idea with the custom characters.
Is there a way to create one outside the game, in the tweaker?
If yes, I could help you, by taking pictures of the custom body parts, cutting them out in photoshop and save as any file you want.

[PeterS_01]

FSAA is force AA right?

Does this work with XP? I have it enabled running XP and nvidea videocard
awsome mod btw :D

[diwako]

FSAA is force AA right?

Does this work with XP? I have it enabled running XP and nvidea videocard
awsome mod btw :D

It only works in vista.

For me it doesn't work in xp

[Brad.G]

PeterS01 have a look at this post by Anuban :)



None of the settings in the game force AA ... to TRY and force AA in UT3 you have to use the control panel or nHancer ... it still doesn't work though people will swear to you it does. I think I explained this somewhere else in this thread. If you have an ATI card there is nothing you can even try. This is what that guide that was referring to but AA is completely broken in the latest drivers:

"AllowD3D10=True

This setting appears to allow DirectX10 mode when running in Windows Vista; it has no impact in XP since XP cannot run DX10. When enabled in Vista it seems to reduce performance, possibly in return for better image quality. At the moment it is difficult to see any improvements in image quality with this option enabled, so it is recommended that Vista users set this option to False to gain a noticeable improvement in FPS."

However the guide is unaware that there is a glitch in UT3 so that if you do set this to False you end up turning off a bunch of settings and the slider will be set at 1 for Texture detail so if you have Vista leave this setting Enabled ... it does not impact performance since there is no DX10 code in UT3 atm which in effect means that it is not doing anything at this time. Also be aware that once Epic patches UT3 with DX10 code Vista users then be able to do 4xFSAA and the difference will be clearly noticeable. For XP users they are stuck without true/fully working FSAA. Also from the tweak Guide and this refers to what you highlighted in blue:

"Antialiasing Support: UT3 uses a technique called Deferred Lighting, which doesn't allow for the use of normal Anti-Aliasing, at least in DX9 mode. Epic has stated that when running in DX10 mode in Vista, the game will allow the use of AA in the future. For the moment there are two ways to force Anti-Aliasing in the game:

- If you run a GeForce 8 series card you can force AA through the Nvidia Forceware Control Panel using the UT3 game profile in the latest Forceware, or rename the UT3.exe file found under the \Program Files\Unreal Tournament 3\Binaries\ directory to BioShock.exe, and use the BioShock profile.
# You can apply a brute force method called Supersampling - which works on pretty much any game - using a utility such as nHancer to set 'AA Compatibility mode 45' for the game profile. This is not recommended, as it has a major performance impact and can also cause visual glitches.

A better alternative to either of the above is simply to adjust your Post Processing setting to something like Vivid, which helps cover up aliasing extremely well at a minimal cost in performance."

[Brad.G]

here is new feature to be expected in the next version.

you will be able to pick custom shaped crosshairs, as well as their colour globally, or for each weapon

http://www.newcreationrecords.co.uk/xhaircontrol.jpg

please note this is not even a Beta preview... i know the Crosshair shape buttons look terrible lol. they will be reworked, and no doubt the layout is subject to change.

[PeterS_01]

U mean we get it like ut2k4? Is this real or am I dreaming? :O

[Brad.G]

wouldnt know.. never played ut2k4 lol.

[brianford]

This just gets better and better. Keep up the good work.

[Brad.G]

not a problem. off to watch a film with the other half, and off to see the vicar in the morning to go over wedding details ( oh the fun.....)

when i get back il whip up a beta version so you can try out the:

mutators,
new directory selectors..
FPS Control

you wont be able to try the crosshairs out.

[JollyRulez]

good job :)

[Brad.G]

a new feature for the next version

Screenshot Viewer.
http://www.newcreationrecords.co.uk/ssviewer.jpg

grants you easy access to browse through your screenshots, delete them and other options yet to be announced.

[Brad.G]

been spending a bit of time doing up the User interface.

a little more pretty than the previous versions, ignoring the mutator and gore control button.. il finish those two off tomorrow

http://www.newcreationrecords.co.uk/buttonpreview.jpg

[Raze.at]

Hey Brad, could you include an option to your tweaker wich lets you choose the format of the screenshots?

Just a simple one like: Save screenshots in [ ]*.bmp / [X] *.jpeg

[Brad.G]

Hey Brad, could you include an option to your tweaker wich lets you choose the format of the screenshots?

Just a simple one like: Save screenshots in [ ]*.bmp / [X] *.jpeg

no the filetype is coded in to the game, i can give the option to then resave your screenshots as .jpg for instance... but initially the game would have taken them as bmp

[Brad.G]

Theres a few options ive added to the screenshot manager

choose and delete screenshots

Upload to a free webserver which then gives you the html, bb code etc so you can post them on websites. the files are converted in to jpg on upload

Save them as jpg to a location you specify

[lutjekabal]

Could you, if you find out it is possible, make it so that you can turn vehicle and character brightskins off in this tool? :D

[Brad.G]

Could you, if you find out it is possible, make it so that you can turn vehicle and character brightskins off in this tool? :D

think this has already been answered by someone else. its not possible through the config files

[andydepr]

TY! For this Tool

[BoomSlang]

I love this tweaker - keep it up! I'll always keep using this thing. It has brought FSAA into my UT3 life- which is great. BTW, does turning up the settings on the tweaker to max actually make anything higher than just going into the game and doing it yourself? And also, does your tweaker turn down the post processing at all? It's just a minor thing I thought I had noticed.

[Brad.G]

Boomslang yes it does increase the graphics more than what is capable through the games GUI alone

no it does not handle post processing as yet. Anuban has addressed this with me and it will be dealt with in the future

[ElDiablo2k3]

Hi Brad, just downloaded your utility but haven't tried it yet.

Are you saying if I'm already playing the game maxed out with the in-game setting I can improve the image quality even more using your tweaker?

[Brad.G]

you may see a difference you may not :) the results do vary for different users, and it will be good to hear yours after you have applied it.

the tweaker does use values that the game does not, such as framerate adjustments etc.


you may want to apply max graphics details, but turn off fog, which in effect will give you a crisper looking game. note that if you check the game sliders after doing this you will see they have decreased.. this is only because the game doesnt understand that if one thing is unticked then it cant be max settings. everything else is still maxed out.

read the glossary and learn about the tick boxes. everything being ticked may be the max graphics settings.. but that doesnt mean its max, in terms of how good it looks

[Brad.G]

Ok... many posts have been scattered throughout this thread with features you can expect to see in version 4.0

This post is to summarize the application

here is a picture of the main form
http://www.newcreationrecords.co.uk/ut3t4.jpg

As you can see a new look has been given to the utility, with more slick graphics for the buttons.
you will also notice on the right hand side greater control over FPS have been granted.
in summary, this is what the tools on the toolbar at the bottom do.

Top Row -Left to right

Crosshair control
opens a seperate window which grants you the ability to choose one of a variety of crosshairs, and colours, which can be applied to all, or individual weapons, like you could in UT4
http://www.newcreationrecords.co.uk/xhaircontrol.jpg

Movie Control
This controls the startup movies which are displayed when you start the game. there are several, and by using this tool you can remove, and restore them.

Games Language
This allows you to specify what language the game should be displayed in. after changing this to french for instance, all menus within the game will be in french.

server control
This will allow you to change the port, enable or disable downloads from the server, and there are some other features which are currently being developed, but i am uncertain if these will be included in the next release. it depends how much demand there is.
The item being designed for this button will allow you to create map cycles, but will allow you to mix game types. so instead of just hosting CTF, TDM or warfare, you can host a variety of game types in the same list.

How rude..
Controls Profanity in the game. changes words to F you, for example.

Screenshot manager
Allows you to browse through your screenshots, and grants the ability to:
Delete the ones you dont want,
save them to another location as a different file format such as JPG
upload to a web server which will then give you the BB code, html, etc so you can post them on the forums
http://www.newcreationrecords.co.uk/ssmanager.jpg

Reload
This reloads the ini files in to the application discarding any changes you have made.

Unlock Body Parts
This allows you to use body parts from different factions to create truely unique characters.
http://www.newcreationrecords.co.uk/character.jpg

bottom row - from left to right

Gore
This tool controls how much blood and gore is present in the game

Mutators
This tool will display you with a list of great mutators, with a detailed explanation of what they do, with a screenshot of them in action where available. by ticking the ones you like, and clicking install, you can just start a game and start hosting using these without the hassle of having to copy files to places.
http://www.newcreationrecords.co.uk/rip.jpg

Exit
Exits the utility without saving

Save
Saves your changes without exiting

Save and exit
do i really need to type a description for this one?

Glossary
With explanations of what all of the tweaks do, with tips and tricks for troubleshooting.

[Brad.G]

a new tool ive just started working on

http://www.newcreationrecords.co.uk/pipeswitching.jpg


Allows you to bind two weapons to the same key.

[andydepr]

Save and exit
do i really need to type a description for this one?

^I needed that option^, ...so u are still working on that new version?
I really dont needed this tool... I was doing it all manually wich worked fine for me ,I just wanted to check your tool out... is like "Set your ut3 options for Dummys". Now version(4?) is going to be more robust I see with a few added Features/options like the ability to use all types of parts for custom char... But then again,Im already able to do that(but limited to a few factions)with a mod I downloaded from here.

[Brad.G]

"Set your ut3 options for Dummys".

lol thats a bit harsh. i can do all the tweaks manually, however id rather use a utility as its easier browsing, and less inclined to make a subtle mistake. i dont mind sifting through ini files to design applications, but i dont like doing it over and over to find a command to make a tweak.

[ElDiablo2k3]

"Set your ut3 options for Dummys". Now version(4?) is going to be more robust I see with a few added Features/options like the ability to use all types of parts for custom char... But then again,Im already able to do that(but limited to a few factions)with a mod I downloaded from here.

Erm... 99% of the people out there won't have the time, resources or knowledge to be able to 'tweak' the game to the level you boast about... :rolleyes:

[andydepr]

"Set your ut3 options for Dummys".

lol thats a bit harsh. i can do all the tweaks manually, however id rather use a utility as its easier browsing, and less inclined to make a subtle mistake. i dont mind sifting through ini files to design applications, but i dont like doing it over and over to find a command to make a tweak.

No man we are cool... I did not mean to dis u or your work.

" i can do all the tweaks manually, however id rather use a utility as its easier browsing, and less inclined to make a subtle mistake. i dont mind sifting through ini files to design applications, but i dont like doing it over and over to find a command to make a tweak."
-same here,Thats the only reason for me to use your tool,hey if is esier,it works for me. Im gonna start to use it now instead of doing it manually.

My last post was me just saying,thinking out loud...

[andydepr]

Erm... 99% of the people out there won't have the time, resources or knowledge to be able to 'tweak' the game to the level you boast about... :rolleyes:

tweakguides.com/ut3 -That gives you(in general) The knowledge and resources and I know you can find the time if i did too(I really dont have time,u can ask my wife...)

But I know u r going to use the Tool posted on this thread
Whatever u wanna do is up to you...

[ElDiablo2k3]

Brad, I've just tried the utility. Great stuff man! Well done, can't wait to see the next version too.

About the Maximum graphic setting... I did seem to notice a difference, mainly in the texture detail and overall clarity.

Keep up the good work! :)

[Harmatia]

Eh, do the unlocked body parts show up online?

I know you can do it any way, but now anyone who can download your tool will be able to. Could get annoying =/

[Brad.G]

Eh, do the unlocked body parts show up online?

I know you can do it any way, but now anyone who can download your tool will be able to. Could get annoying =/

yes they show up online.

annoying as you may feel it could be, that doesnt give us the right to stop people doing it :) they paid for the game, and are just as entitled to configure it in any way they choose. i know where your coming from, but i wouldnt worry about a little thing. its a game :)

[the_original_se]

is there anyway possible to make and cook something like the Unlock Body Parts for the PS3?

[Brad.G]

is there anyway possible to make and cook something like the Unlock Body Parts for the PS3?

no sorry, i wont support the PS3.

[†TYRANICK†™]

Wow v4 looks awesome! Cant wait.

Question:

The mutator feature on V4 looks cool, but how will it be seperate from the M&M tool?

I will ask other question in other thread :)

[Brad.G]

Wow v4 looks awesome! Cant wait.

Question:

The mutator feature on V4 looks cool, but how will it be seperate from the M&M tool?

I will ask other question in other thread :)

chances are the above example of the mutator installer will be removed and updated with this version as its more advanced. it also reduce the size of the Tweaker as it wont need to store the mutators

[†TYRANICK†™]

Lol sorry im having a blonde moment today.

You mean...you'll remove the feature from M&M as this UT3 tweaker v4 mutator mod is more advanced?

Because I really like the look of "sample viewing" the mutators with screenies and then downloading and installing them to try out then if you dont like getting rid of them in v4 of this mod, looks sweet.

Which has made me wonder...would this mean mutators would be usable in story mode?

[Brad.G]

the mutator handler built in to the tweaker at the moment does not connect and download. it only has 10 mutators built in to the program to install. This will be deleted, and M&M will be built in to the program and take its place. M&M will also be updated to give you previews by screenies too :) just this way i can add maps and mutators on a daily basis, without having to release another version of the tweaker.

[†TYRANICK†™]

Cool you got your own server to download from? Thats sweet, will mean less time hunting forums more time downloading (not that i dont love the forums hehe)

Screenies of maps too btw :P

If you wanted, you could throw in some kind of 30 sec vid clip, but i guess that would be hard work and pics always = clicks anyway :D

Again I ask, mutators in story?

[Brad.G]

Cool you got your own server to download from? Thats sweet, will mean less time hunting forums more time downloading (not that i dont love the forums hehe)

Screenies of maps too btw :P

If you wanted, you could throw in some kind of 30 sec vid clip, but i guess that would be hard work and pics always = clicks anyway :D

Again I ask, mutators in story?

no i dont think mutators will work in campaign.

yes i have a dedicated server which M&M connects to

[Brad.G]

Heres a preview of V4 which will be released very soon

http://aycu18.webshots.com/image/38497/2000777436773724596_rs.jpg

as you can see M&M has now been integrated, with better functionality and error handling.

Many new features have been added, which i will document at release time.

[Brad.G]

VERSION 4.0 RELEASED

http://aycu18.webshots.com/image/38497/2000777436773724596_rs.jpg

Please see first post :)

[Raze.at]

Good work. Keeps getting better and better.

Am i supposed to drag and drop my screenshot files in the screenshot window of your tweaker or should it load everything by itself? Because it loads nothing.

[Brad.G]

Good work. Keeps getting better and better.

Am i supposed to drag and drop my screenshot files in the screenshot window of your tweaker or should it load everything by itself? Because it loads nothing.

just says image coming soon?

i havent added the images to the server as yet, there is an image if you click on the jet pack, or on the ripper. the others i need to add. just taking a breather after finishing that code.

[Brad.G]

oh hang on are you on about the screenshot manager?

it will list the screenshots you have taken ingame what are stored in the games screenshot folder.

[Raze.at]

oh hang on are you on about the screenshot manager?

it will list the screenshots you have taken ingame what are stored in the games screenshot folder.

it doesn't atm. I only see a pic of a minigun.

[Brad.G]

it doesn't atm. I only see a pic of a minigun.

wheres your screenshot folder?

should be

UTGame\screenshots\ in my documents/my games or where ever you set it to

[Brad.G]

right. here are some problems what have been pointed out and fixed.

the screenshot manager was not displaying the images

in some places the error message ut3config.txt error message was displaying

both of these have now been fixed and the download updated

http://hosted.filefront.com/BradGUT3/

[Raze.at]

right. here are some problems what have been pointed out and fixed.

the screenshot manager was not displaying the images

in some places the error message ut3config.txt error message was displaying

both of these have now been fixed and the download updated

http://hosted.filefront.com/BradGUT3/

Thanks!

PS: Is that you on the startup screen? If so: Grats on coming back alive :D

[Brad.G]

lol yes thats me. wasnt too bad only really got mortors and scud missles coming in and you can hear them before they arrive .. so alot better than bullets

[Eraysor]

A truly awesome piece of software. Thanks a bunch!

[Raze.at]

It's still not working for me.

I think my path is ok, but here's a pic so you can check:
http://666kb.com/i/avakqr304m3bt3cm1.jpg

[Brad.G]

It's still not working for me.

I think my path is ok, but here's a pic so you can check:
http://666kb.com/i/avakqr304m3bt3cm1.jpg

the path looks ok.

uninstall the old version. for best results to go C:/program files and delete the folder "rebellious antics"

make sure you have downloaded the fixed version, and then reinstall it.

[andydepr]

(sound)ding! Does not open..
May be one of my already installed MUTATORS/MODS... Like the Custom Character...

This is the release I wanted,I waited for it but...

uh,uh No go for me...

[Brad.G]

uninstall the old version first....

go to c:/program files and delete the rebellious antics folder. then run the installer for this again

[andydepr]

uninstall the old version first....

go to c:/program files and delete the rebellious antics folder. then run the installer for this again

Hey Brad,I did that before installing from your sugestion/post Dated Today, 09:11 AM to Raze.at

So for now is a no go for me...

[BoomSlang]

Not entirely sure what I'm doing wrong, but when I fire it up it says that the ut3config4.txt (i think) won't open. I tried using a shortcut and it says it can't find C:\users\brad\documents\my games\unreal tournament 3\utgame\config\utengine.ini . Why is it pointing to your folders instead of mine?

EDIT: I tried changing the filepath to my Config dir but it still didn't work. WTF?

[BoomSlang]

Okay, I finally got it working. I had to locate your file "ut3config4.ini" and open it up. Although you say do not edit I did because it was pointing to your own folders, Brad, and my name is BoomSlang. I edited it and pointed it to my UTgame folder and it fires up now. When installing I tried to change it manually install in my own folders, which it did, but that file was still incorrect.

[Brad.G]

right. ive updated the download again.

i found a bug with regards to the program launching.... im hoping this has solved all those problems.

sorry guys

http://files.filefront.com/UT3TV4zip/;9447324;/fileinfo.html

[Brad.G]

well.... this is what went wrong.

when i made a minor fix, and recompiled the installer, i included the wrong .exe file... one from a backup so it was looking for ut3config.txt instead of the new one..

ive replaced it... put it in to a seperate folder with only the correct config file to test and its working. it had better work for you.

[harvest3r]

ok thanks... good work and a fast fix :D

[LUCIFER XD]

hi Im kinda new 2 this but, i downloaded the updated file and i still get the bug about not being able 2 find the UTengine.ini. and i get this as well "list index out of bounds (1)"
I tried everything moved 2 a different folder, create shortcut PLZ HELP ME PEOPLE HOW DO I FIX IT
(ps:bought game in russia will that matter?)

[Brad.G]

no that wont matter, but you could have set it up wrong :)

right click on the shortcut to the tweaker on your desktop and click properties.

now click find target. a folder will open and in this folder you will see a file called ut3config4.txt open it and paste its contents here

[LUCIFER XD]

what do u mean by "paste the contents here" paste what?? i know thats a noobie question

[Biznarie]

He means paste the text from that file here, open it with notepad.

[LUCIFER XD]

*ok, last question, (maybe, but plz help) i copy pasted it and deleted everything that was inside and now i got this "protocol=unreal" is not a valid integer value

[Brad.G]

what have you done?

i said copy the text from the ut3config4.txt file. .. that sounds like youve wiped an ini????

i said nothing about delete and especially nothing about the ini's

and by paste.. you have to copy the text to a post here so i can see it? but not of your ini file!

[LUCIFER XD]

lol
k i did it the other way, and now i have my pc all thinking lol k here is the text from the txt.
DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
0
C:\Documents and Settings\Nick Gorbunov\my documents\my games\unreal tournament 3\UTGame\
C:\Program Files\новыи диск\ unreal Tournament 3\

[Brad.G]

lol
k i did it the other way, and now i have my pc all thinking lol k here is the text from the txt.
DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
0
C:\Documents and Settings\Nick Gorbunov\my documents\my games\unreal tournament 3\UTGame\
C:\Program Files\новыи диск\ unreal Tournament 3\

you mentioned earlier you moved folders around etc.. thats never wise. could you explain to me in detail what youve done?

[LUCIFER XD]

ok what i have done os that i copied everything inside the utengine in 2 the ut3config4 thats all, i didn't touch any ut3 files only copy

[Brad.G]

go to

C:\Documents and Settings\Nick Gorbunov\my documents\my games\unreal tournament 3\UTGame\config\ and confirm that it is infact there.

if it is, go to C: program files, and delete the folder rebellious productions.. and then download the tweaker again, then reinstall the tweaker ( this way i know you have the latest version )

[LUCIFER XD]

ok i have the UTEngine.ini. file in that folder (man its good 2 have copies)
ok i have deleted the rebel... pro...
downloaded and installed the tweaker

[Brad.G]

ok i have the UTEngine.ini. file in that folder (man its good 2 have copies)
ok i have deleted the rebel... pro...
downloaded and installed the tweaker

ok launch the tweaker.. you should now see me holding an M16.

click the first button, and select your UTGame folder in my documents/my games/unreal tournament 3/UTGame


now click the second button, and select where you installed the game

C:/program files/unreal tournament 3

click confirm, and you should be ok

[LUCIFER XD]

I get this "list index out of bounds (1)"

[Brad.G]

I get this "list index out of bounds (1)"

sounds like it cant read the ut3config4.txt file which is very strange

[BoomSlang]

I don't understand why when I go to crosshairs the crosshair in the pic doesn't change at all. It just stays the same. The crosshair in the pic is also not one of the available buttons.

[LUCIFER XD]

so what should i do???

[Brad.G]

I don't understand why when I go to crosshairs the crosshair in the pic doesn't change at all. It just stays the same. The crosshair in the pic is also not one of the available buttons.

would you mind reading the manual? not in to typing it twice :) ... just click the help button.

[Brad.G]

so what should i do???

when do you get that error message as soon as you click the shortcut or when the program launches and shows the interface?

[LUCIFER XD]

not 2 be mean or agressive i just really want 2 know what the hell can i do from now on??

[LUCIFER XD]

it happens when i load the tweaker enter the details where the files are. Then i click conferm that both...., i get window saying that that u dont have 2 do that ever again and then i get that.

[brianford]

This just gets better and better. Thanks.

[LUCIFER XD]

sry for all the trouble (is it xp capable or not?)
So it happens when i ener the details and confirm
do u want 2 do it over msn maybe??

[Brad.G]

ok now we are getting somewhere it is reading the config file.. it is not reading your UTEngine file... i think.. that you have deleted the contants of your ini file... would you mind opening your UTEnine.ini file and looking to see if it has things in it

[†TYRANICK†™]

Holy crap!!! Awesome tool man! but i think im having some issues, so i'll lay them out clearly for you:

I have my game installed in:

D:\Unreal Tournament 3

Im also using the "-nohomedir" command to put all my INI files in main game folder.

So I assume they are here:

D:\Unreal Tournament 3\UTGame

But I was wondering should it be D:\Unreal Tournament 3\UTGame\Config because that is where the actual INI files are...or is UTGame good enough?

Also I cant seem to connect to your server or access your news, I get all sorts of 445 errors and that, turned off firewalls and such still no dice. Do i need to download MM as well or does this tool do it all?

Thanks in advance :D

EDIT:

1 more thing, does it matter than in the in game advanced settings, world detail and texture detail fall down to "1" when I use this mod? As It kinda worries me at times...

[Brad.G]

Holy crap!!! Awesome tool man! but i think im having some issues, so i'll lay them out clearly for you:

I have my game installed in:

D:\Unreal Tournament 3

Im also using the "-nohomedir" command to put all my INI files in main game folder.

So I assume they are here:

D:\Unreal Tournament 3\UTGame

But I was wondering should it be D:\Unreal Tournament 3\UTGame\Config because that is where the actual INI files are...or is UTGame good enough?

Also I cant seem to connect to your server or access your news, I get all sorts of 445 errors and that, turned off firewalls and such still no dice. Do i need to download MM as well or does this tool do it all?

Thanks in advance :D


no you dont select the config folder like you do in previous versions. you just select the UTGame folder. this is fine where ever it is.

with regards to your error, sounds like you have somthing blocking it :) im looking at the server remotely now and theres over 100 connections in the past half hour. you could always try rebooting your pc. if your still having problems pm me your ip address www.whatismyip.com and il check the server logs to see if i can see any attempts for you

1 more thing, does it matter than in the in game advanced settings, world detail and texture detail fall down to "1" when I use this mod? As It kinda worries me at times...

no it does not :) if you applied max setting these bars would be at full... if however you untick one box .. say depth of field to get rid of the blurry backgrounds, the game reads your ini files when you next launches it, compares your settings and based on that sadjusts your sliders.. as the game doesnt have a configuration for individual settings its gets confused and doesnt know where to put the slider. if they are ticked in the tweaker they are enabled.

[LUCIFER XD]

ok i have the file and it has stuff written in it, and its 49,6 kb(size on disc 52.0kb)

[†TYRANICK†™]

Really? Its just when i load up the config, i have the UTEngine tab full of data, but clicking the UTgame or other tabs are empty...I assume i have to load those files if i want to use them lol.

And about the world detail and textures falling to "1"?

Ahh Ok I will do that, thanks a lot :)

BTW the error is: "425 cant open data connection" then after that i cant exit the tool normally and have to end the task :(

[Brad.G]

add me to your msn rebellious_antics@msn.com

[Brad.G]

Really? Its just when i load up the config, i have the UTEngine tab full of data, but clicking the UTgame or other tabs are empty...I assume i have to load those files lol.

Ahh Ok I will do that, thanks :)

lol.... click on a different tab.... you see the button at the bottom of the page there called "load ini file"? ;) ..

you dont even need to do this.. if you make a tweak what needs to use one of the other files, the tweaker will load it automatically. i just gave the option for manual loading if you just wanted to look through them or make manual changes.

if i was to make the app load all of the ini files, it would have a long load time oppose to what it is now

[†TYRANICK†™]

lol.... click on a different tab.... you see the button at the bottom of the page there called "load ini file"? ;) ..

you dont even need to do this.. if you make a tweak what needs to use one of the other files, the tweaker will load it automatically. i just gave the option for manual loading if you just wanted to look through them or make manual changes.

if i was to make the app load all of the ini files, it would have a long load time oppose to what it is now

I edited my post, contains more info lol.

Ok restarted...still cant connect to your server or news + new error lol:

"550 CWD failed. "/news/news": directory not found."

[Brad.G]

Really? Its just when i load up the config, i have the UTEngine tab full of data, but clicking the UTgame or other tabs are empty...I assume i have to load those files if i want to use them lol.

And about the world detail and textures falling to "1"?

Ahh Ok I will do that, thanks a lot :)

BTW the error is: "425 cant open data connection" then after that i cant exit the tool normally and have to end the task :(

could be down to your ping etc.. there are very high levels of activity on the server at the moment. im still thinking you have somthing blocking it even if youve said youve disabled firewalls etc

[Brad.G]

"550 CWD failed. "/news/news": directory not found."

thats caused by clicking news before its finished loading the last time.. its not quite so foolproof as what the mutator browser is.. it can give errors when clicking from mutators to news if done too soon

[MasterB]

Brad,
OK, dumb question....
Where should I put my maps and mutators? I assume that you have 2 different directories now?
Do I have to put one at a time in the DUMP directory or do I place them in the corresponding directories in LIB directory???
:confused::confused::confused:

[Brad.G]

keep out of the LIB directory lol.... things will go wrong if people start playing in there.

no there is not seperate folders as yet MasterB .. ive abandoned that for the time being as im persuing selecting a zip file and just clicking install.

you dont have to put them one at a time. if youve got 10 maps, put them all in the dump folder.. same for mutators... just dont mix the two together :)

you can open the dump folder eith by the shortcut on the desktop, or by clicking the folder button on the maps and mutators manager page next to the view portal

[†TYRANICK†™]

Now i got the same 550 error except for maps and now mutators...ugh...

I'll pm ya my IP

Nope ive forceivly disabled anything that can interfear with connections...still nothing

[Brad.G]

Now i got the same 550 error except for maps and now mutators...ugh...

I'll pm ya my IP

Nope ive forceivly disabled anything that can interfear with connections...still nothing

try turning your router off and on again :)

[†TYRANICK†™]

Done that already lol.

How was my IP? Anything valid? im still getting dodgey KBPS but its around 60+ now, still crap.

The download and install mutators section is permenatly blank...no lists, no images, no news total nada :(

You sure i got this thing installed right? I think the "-nohomedir" may be an issue...

[andydepr]

Okay, I finally got it working. I had to locate your file "ut3config4.ini" and open it up. Although you say do not edit I did because it was pointing to your own folders, Brad, and my name is BoomSlang. I edited it and pointed it to my UTgame folder and it fires up now. When installing I tried to change it manually install in my own folders, which it did, but that file was still incorrect.


Yea,I figured that out and opened that "ut3config4.ini" didnt look at it closely... but now you confirmed it for me.

I just go ahead and DL the updated 4.1 file since I erased 4.0...

[DeadlyDevil]

NOOOCE. thanks ma for 4.1

[Brad.G]

Done that already lol.

How was my IP? Anything valid? im still getting dodgey KBPS but its around 60+ now, still crap.

The download and install mutators section is permenatly blank...no lists, no images, no news total nada :(

You sure i got this thing installed right? I think the "-nohomedir" may be an issue...

no you have it installed right.. youve already said you havea dodgy wireless connection, thats your problem. your trying to create a connection to an FTP server not a HTTP server so if your getting drops of packets you will get problems

[Brad.G]

Yea,I figured that out and opened that "ut3config4.ini" didnt look at it closely... but now you confirmed it for me.

I just go ahead and DL the updated 4.1 file since I erased 4.0...

4.0 was a bit of a flop to say the least :rolleyes:

[Brad.G]

by the way... if you have installed V4.1 and your still getting problems... right click on the shortcut on the desktop and click properties.

make sure it points to C:/program files/ rebellious productions

NOT

C:/program files/ rebellious antics

[†TYRANICK†™]

BTW dude the like still says "UT3TV4"

How are we supposed to know its 4.1? installing it says 4.0, and the menu of it says 4.0...uninstall also quotes the version as 4.0...

I dont get i think i have the wrong version...unless you didnt add the "0.1" on the end...:S

[Brad.G]

you know the download is 4.1 because i said its 4.1 there is not a download anywhere for 4.0 it was deleted. i was not messing around editing a version number with the problems it was having getting it stable

[†TYRANICK†™]

Well its still not working right, more problems:

Re-downloaded just incase:
Oh...ok then, its just it would help if the link said on FF 4.1 or on your site it said 4.1...

UTgame file is in D:\Unreal Tournament 3\UTGame installation is D:\Unreal Tournament 3

Loaded up config, went to click the gore button first...program locks up and freezes, ended task.

Went in again, tried news, still not working, click the little globe and cable button, now im getting this error:

"Please login with USER and PASS first" clicked ok then "range check error"

Lol this is bizzare...any ideas? BTW my wireless has returned to its normal speed again...im stumped

[Brad.G]

Well its still not working right, more problems:

Re-downloaded just incase:
Oh...ok then, its just it would help if the link said on FF 4.1 or on your site it said 4.1...

UTgame file is in D:\Unreal Tournament 3\UTGame installation is D:\Unreal Tournament 3

Loaded up config, went to click the gore button first...program locks up and freezes, ended task.

Went in again, tried news, still not working, click the little globe and cable button, now im getting this error:

"Please login with USER and PASS first" clicked ok then "range check error"

Lol this is bizzare...any ideas? BTW my wireless has returned to its normal speed again...im stumped


gore is an intermittant issue what effects many but not all. this was documented in the text.

il say it again , your problem is your wireless connection, im not supporting it. FTP servers are VERY picky in their connection.. if you get a slow phase, it will timeout on its task .. 376 people have logged in fine since 11 AM this morning. there is a bug with the news where it can try and get news\news as the diretory whch is caused by it trying to call the funcation again before its loaded the first time round. this is whats happening in your case because your connection is so slow. i can see you in the logs, its a terrible connection speed sending requests at around 5 KBPS

so.. if you cant do anything to make your internet connection stable, dont try and use the tweaker. your focusing on the tweaker to give you the fix, when the problem is with your network.
even if you got to connect ok, your downloads are highly likely to e incomplete anyway.

[†TYRANICK†™]

Oh btw i forgot to mention...i havent yet downloaded the 1.1 patch, could that be an issue?

[Brad.G]

....... its not going to help any matters

[†TYRANICK†™]

Hmmmm...

Does it give any more info than that? As i just did a speed test and im 436kbps download and 256kbps upload.

What about ports? Any in particular I should allow even if turning off AV etc doesnt work...or whcih port could i specify in the programs settings?

Maybe you could send me my part of the log...

Im going to try again and connect now

[Brad.G]

Hmmmm...

Does it give any more info than that? As i just did a speed test and im 436kbps download and 256kbps upload.

What about ports? Any in particular I should allow even if turning off AV etc doesnt work...

Maybe you could send me my part of the log...

Im going to try again and connect now

your getting hung at the same place every time.. il send you the log in pm.

when you send the command NLIST to the server it sends a reply back to you what lists everything... your not receiving this list. check out your firewalls etc etc... it uses port 21

[†TYRANICK†™]

Wait...thats not my IP...the one i send you starts with 192...

Dam your programs crashed again! I just tried to specifically set the port 21 in "hosting settings" and clicked allow downloads...and its freezes and locks up again!

Holy crap...it cant just be me thats having these problems...

[Brad.G]

your the only one ive seeen getting the connection error...

and that is your ip... 192.168 is an internal ip which is part of your network.. if you dont understand what your ip address is how your saying youve allowed the port via port forwarding is completely beyond me google the term
"425 Can't open data connection"

its a networking problem.... which means ITS A PROBLEM WITH YOUR SYSTEM :) is that sinking in yet? so saying it cant just be you .. well yes.. it can... unless someone else does not have their network setup correctly to

[†TYRANICK†™]

right...i think you could be right, of course its sinking in lol but im trying to extinguish all other issues:

Ok my last attempt was at 16:59pm.

oh and...everytime i click your "server and hosting settings" type in port 21, click the box, it locks up every time and freezes the whole program.

I hate to be such a pest and im sorry :). maybe you could fix that button?

I'll have another check my self...thankyou :)

last attempt was 17:05 (now lol)

[Brad.G]

thats got nothing to do with the online connection.. that controls the port you host your game on.....

go and google port forwarding.

[Brad.G]

right...i think you could be right,


i dont think i know :) i do this for a living!!!

im a C++ Programmer, qualified
Network Engineer, qualified
Systems Administrator, qualified

somthing on your system is not allowing the bounce back from the server...

it could be a firewall, it could be security settings on your router it could be many things.... if you know someone at home which knows about networks ask them to take a look for you

[stratus1]

Is there some other site where i can download it because i can't get connection with the site filefront to down it?

[Brad.G]

Is there some other site where i can download it because i can't get connection with the site filefront to down it?

sorry its the only mirror available.
http://files.filefront.com/UT3TV4zip/;9447324;/fileinfo.html

[†TYRANICK†™]

Ok lol.

Im setting up a static IP at the moment...already done this on my other 1 lol.

[†TYRANICK†™]

**** sake...it must be this dam device not transferring data properly...

You see i have a Realtek RTL8187 Wireless 802.11b/g 54Mbps USB 2.0 Network Adapter...but my router is a 802.11g...

I've heard that there can be some major issues with usings those types of adapters with 802.11g routers...and i think i just found my 1st major issue.

Anyway check again...time 17:48-17:49 ish...still nothing in the program =\

[Brad.G]

**** sake...it must be this dam device not transferring data properly...

You see i have a Realtek RTL8187 Wireless 802.11b/g 54Mbps USB 2.0 Network Adapter...but my router is a 802.11g...

I've heard that there can be some major issues with usings those types of adapters with 802.11g routers...and i think i just found my 1st major issue.

Anyway check again...time 17:48-17:49 ish...still nothing in the program =\

i watched you trying.. again.. just like every other time it hangs trying to send the info back to you :)

by all means feel free to try and sort your problem out and by al means try to reconnect to the server after you have tried fixing your computer... but dont post on this thread all the time about it, as every time yu do, i receive an email telling me theres a new post.

best of luck

[†TYRANICK†™]

18:17-18:20

Re-installed my old one...still nothing I assume.

God dam it i think i need to get tiscalli down here...or talk to my mate who made the comp...

I still don't understand why it wont connect...i don't have problems playing games online, downloading from servers, uploading to servers or anything like that...

The only time I've ever had a problem is of now...this is bizarre...

EDIT

Your right mate, there is something definitely f'ing up with my connection...again speeds plummet down and up and down and all over the f'in place ugh...WHY NOW?! new computer, which can annihilate any game i through at it...yet a f'ed up Internet. SOO not fair :(

[Brad.G]

in a nustshell.. wireless is ****e

[†TYRANICK†™]

:( although i disagree i also agree lol.

I've never had a problem with it until now as i say.

I will try downstairs on the wired ethernet and install UT3 on it (not that i can play it very well if at all on it lol but w/e) Just need to see if its:

Just my computer configuration
The wireless it self
Or tiscalli are just bollocksing around with there lines. lol

Thanks for bareing with me, for now I shall just enjoy the tweaker :D

[Brad.G]

so you didnt know that even if you have enabled WPA Encryption its easy to crack in less than 5 minutes. so if your in to giving away bandwidth to the rest of your street , then yes wireless is good :)

it is the most unsecure money spinning scam going with regards to networking. a quick and dirty easy way to stick networks in houses without running wires. its crap but it works half the time and you dont get ugly wires so it sells well. a good product for companies... a complete waste of space for the consumer.

[†TYRANICK†™]

lol?

My wireless doesnt stretch that far lol, its only "supposed" to be round my house. But I know what you mean.

Besides i get your point, i never wanted wireless, my mom just suddenly out of the blue went up and got it.

True...WPA is easy to crack, hell ive done it my self lol. But I know my street and there all dumb f'cks who wouldnt have a 1st clue what a f'in network was xD ...lol im confident im safe ;). I only live in a small area heh.

At 1st I thought it was my router firewall that was causing the problems, but i removed it completely and even went completely naked (security wise) and my speed is still crap...my connection is excellent! All the time but...yeah crap speeds.

We've decided to see if we can get it working again, complain to tiscalli 1st, then ask my mate if he reccomends anything, then we are gonna have a serious think upon what to do...maybe see if they can give us a cable version of the 8meg instead of bloody wireless.

[C4rn463]

any mirror? filefront = fail

[Brad.G]

updated the first page with a new mirror

[†TYRANICK†™]

ATTENTION ALL!!

I would just like to say that DO NOT be discouraged about using this tool. It seems that the computer I am on now has something restricting me from connecting...At this time I am unsure as of what it is because i have exhausted nearly all measures apart from critical ones lol. And hopefully me and brad can get it sorted.

It has worked on my old computer perfectly!! As i installed it and was downloading things normally and still is :D

So everyone...please ignore my whining lol and I apologise to you again Brad for being such a hassle on your thread, and hopefully you can sort my current computer out.

To re-inforce to all, this tool DOES work and is bloody awesome and I cant thank Brad enough for making it, I just hope I can fully enjoy it on my new computer ASAP. :D

[Brad.G]

Thanks for the post :) dont worry we will figure out what security setting is holding you back on your gaming rig.

[†TYRANICK†™]

Thanks man, waiting to hear what you got :)

[stratus1]

Thanks for the mirror , finally downing it now.
You're the best.

[Brad.G]

to give you an idea of whats in the post

XBOX Controller Support

http://aycu09.webshots.com/image/40568/2005466489903200896_rs.jpg

obviously i have the other buttons to add but you get the idea

[MasterB]

Brad,
This is becoming such a great program.
I would like to see the importing on maps/mutators simplified before you add new functions.
I think simplifying the importing of maps/mutators is a mainstay of UT3T.
To me, it's currently just about as difficult to unzip maps and mutators separately into the "Dump" directory as it is to unzip the files into their final destination.
I know you are working on extracting from Zip and RAR files. This would be ideal. Even a Dump/Mutator and Dump/Map directory would be a big improvement.
I hope this doesn't sound critical as that is not how it's meant.
I did a lot of beta testing on UT2004mi before it's final release. I sure would like your program to be that useful and relevant. It sure is larger is scope.

[Brad.G]

so you would be happy to know ive already coded it to allow you to just select the folder you unzip regardless to if it has folders inside then MasterB ? :)

you can either extract it to the dump folder, with sub directories which is ok

or you can click select folder, and it will scan through the directories within taking the files it needs.

Zip extraction is on the list... ive played with the code but thats new to me.. i do it for a bit until its annoyed me and then go do somthing else.. il crack the zip archives in the end

[Jimmypwns]

Does the all characters\all character parts work yet?

Thanks Brad great tweaker! :cool:

[MasterB]

so you would be happy to know ive already coded it to allow you to just select the folder you unzip regardless to if it has folders inside then MasterB ? :)

you can either extract it to the dump folder, with sub directories which is ok

or you can click select folder, and it will scan through the directories within taking the files it needs.

Zip extraction is on the list... ive played with the code but thats new to me.. i do it for a bit until its annoyed me and then go do somthing else.. il crack the zip archives in the end
That's what I wanted to hear.
I look forward to these changes.
I really appreciate all of your hard work!!

[Brad.G]

Does the all characters\all character parts work yet?

Thanks Brad great tweaker! :cool:

the button has been fixed and work in version 4.1 it does not unlock all factions, just a few for the time being. this will be updated in the fututre to give you more options

[3leggedFreak]

Suggestion on additional feature: Could the bot skill be tweaked like in this thread (http://gearsforums.epicgames.com/showthread.php?t=598969)?

[Brad.G]

Quite possibly yes.. it would have to be handled differently to the other tweaks. leave it with me and once ive got these other features out the way il take a look in to this too :)

[3leggedFreak]

Quite possibly yes.. it would have to be handled differently to the other tweaks. leave it with me and once ive got these other features out the way il take a look in to this too :)
Sweet, you're da man. ;)

[DR SE7EN]

when i go to blood & gore it freezes up running patch 1.1 final

[†TYRANICK†™]

Yeah that happens to me to sometimes.

Btw brad, left you a thread on your "support forum" section

[Brad.G]

Yeah that happens to me to sometimes.

Btw brad, left you a thread on your "support forum" section

thanks for the subtle hint ;) il answer your question there

[Isaac Conrad]

Is there a way to remove the pic of "Irak 2004" ? Is there something to be proud of ?

[Brad.G]

Is there a way to remove the pic of "Irak 2004" ? Is there something to be proud of ?

?????? go take a running jump. if it annoys you dont use the program. il do what i want with it

[ElDiablo2k3]

Is there a way to remove the pic of "Irak 2004" ? Is there something to be proud of ?

Perhaps if you were paying for the pleasure of using his fantastic utility you may have a say but having said that even then... :confused:

Just be grateful for what you got.

[†TYRANICK†™]

Is there a way to remove the pic of "Irak 2004" ? Is there something to be proud of ?

Yeah its called saving the world from bastard terrorists...

But lets not turn this into a rant about that.

A/W Brad hows progress going with next version?

[Brad.G]

Yeah its called saving the world from bastard terrorists...

But lets not turn this into a rant about that.

A/W Brad hows progress going with next version?

its going.... lol. while off as yet mate ;)

[JeauxBleaux]

Brad.G

Thanks for all the effort and work you have put into this. It makes people like me more tolerant of the shortcomings of Epic Games (when they could/should have added these abilities).

Keep up the good work Amigo!!

[4TX4]

Perhaps it's already have been mentioned somewhere in this thread, but would it be possible to add the following features to the Tweaker:

1) Variable teamdamage, like you had in UT2K4, instead of the fixed 50%.

2) White arrows on/off

3) Translocator on/off

4) Advanced bot skill settings, so you can for example have 'godlike' bots with just 'average' accuracy. And if cheats like 360 degree, see-through-walls vision can be fixed, even better. :)

[Isaac Conrad]

Sorry about my incredibly stupid post, I was in a very bad mood, and I shoudn't annoy you with such stupid post.

[Brad.G]

Perhaps it's already have been mentioned somewhere in this thread, but would it be possible to add the following features to the Tweaker:

1) Variable teamdamage, like you had in UT2K4, instead of the fixed 50%.

2) White arrows on/off

3) Translocator on/off

4) Advanced bot skill settings, so you can for example have 'godlike' bots with just 'average' accuracy. And if cheats like 360 degree, see-through-walls vision can be fixed, even better. :)

1) not sure

2) no. has to be done through mutators

3) no , as above.

4) bot settings are being developed, with regards to the 360, walls etc. no.. a cheat system would have to be implemented.. i did come up with a design and started discussing it here, but the thread was deleted as your not allowed to mention hacks, cheats etc on the forums which is fair enough

[4TX4]

1) not sure

2) no. has to be done through mutators

3) no , as above.


Ok, I'll make a separate request thread for these then.



4) bot settings are being developed,



Cool. :)



with regards to the 360, walls etc. no.. a cheat system would have to be implemented.. i did come up with a design and started discussing it here, but the thread was deleted as your not allowed to mention hacks, cheats etc on the forums which is fair enough

Well, modifying bot AI so that it behaves more realistically and doesn't have an unfair superhuman advantage can hardly be called 'hacking' or 'cheating', imo. It's just good honest modding. But maybe you're referring to something else? :confused:

[Brad.G]

Well, modifying bot AI so that it behaves more realistically and doesn't have an unfair superhuman advantage can hardly be called 'hacking' or 'cheating', imo. It's just good honest modding. But maybe you're referring to something else? :confused:


yes sorry i thought you were going on about players seeing through walls.... dont ask, i wont answer.. the thread will be deleted.

with regads to bots, as mentioned, greater control over their reaction times, aim, accuracy, speed agility etc are being developed which will allow you to specify the values using slide bars in the same manner as you set the FPS, LODBias using the utility

[MasterB]

I can't get connected to your server to install mutators.
Are you up??

[FragTastic]

ashamedly version 4.1 is the third version I have downloaded, and the first I have installed. More fool I, this utility is great and I should have done so long ago, thank you brad

[Brad.G]

I can't get connected to your server to install mutators.
Are you up??

I took the server down for the night. just so you know i cant download anything while the server is up :) just to give you an idea what i sacrifice to give this service to you lol.. so periodically il take the server down so i can download certain things

[Brad.G]

ashamedly version 4.1 is the third version I have downloaded, and the first I have installed. More fool I, this utility is great and I should have done so long ago, thank you brad

well in your own time ;) glad its of use to you

[Brad.G]

http://aycu37.webshots.com/image/39276/2004202025881497256_rs.jpg

ive started development on the cache convertor.

by ticking the maps or mutators which reside in your cache, they will be converted in to useable maps and muts installed in to your directory.

you will notice a couple of other buttons there too, allowing you to configure an xbox controller for use with the game

http://aycu09.webshots.com/image/40568/2005466489903200896_rs.jpg

the other button allows you to create profile sets of your ini files.
by creating a new profile for your xbox controller, you can easily switch to the XBOX Profile when you wish to use your controller, thus changng the sensitivity of each of the weapons making it easier to control using the D Pads and sticks.
you may wish to create a profile which is high in eye candy if you want to test your mods, but would rather use a lower set of graphics when playing on busy servers to redcue lag for instace. using this tool you can manage multiple configurations at a click of a button.

http://aycu10.webshots.com/image/41489/2000206340122934310_rs.jpg

note: this version is not released as yet. this is a preview of features in the post

[AnubanUT2]

That looks extremely well thought out and very impressive ... keep it up man ... we really appreciate all this great work that you are doing for us. And I appreciate your pm ... I needed to read that and get a good chuckle. :)

[MasterB]

I just used your on-line option to install a few mutators. First time.
Now when I start UT3, I get several "Ambiguous Packages" error messages.
It seems to be telling that some .UPK and .U files are not found in their right directories.
All of them reference my C:/Unreal Tournament/.....directories, Not the Mydocuments/MyGames/.....folders/. (where I normally install to).
Is Unreal Tournamanet 3 Tweaker installing the mutators in their correct directories? Any other reports of this?

[Brad.G]

thats impossible to do through online downloads. to me that sounds more like you have manually installed maps or mutators to the wrong location, or you have used the utility to install maps or mutators manually and selected the wrong option on the radio group.

[Brad.G]

firthermore:
the Mydocuments/MyGames/.....folders/. (where I normally install to).


you dont install mutators in my documents. map files go there

[Brad.G]

start your game again and take note of the error message. is it a map name pointing to your game installation directory? if thats the case maps have gone to the wrong DIR

[MasterB]

thats impossible to do through online downloads. to me that sounds more like you have manually installed maps or mutators to the wrong location, or you have used the utility to install maps or mutators manually and selected the wrong option on the radio group.

Ok don't think I did that.
How could I install to the "wrong radio" group.
I selected "Mutators" to list your mutators on-line. I then downloaded them.
Maybe I selected the incorrect setup directories when I first setup Unreal Tournament 3 Tweaker?
Is this correct???

C:\Users\Myname\Documents\My Games\Unreal Tournament 3\UTGame
C:\Games\Unreal Tournament 3
:confused::confused::confused:

[Brad.G]

those paths are correct. without you telling me the error message word for word i cant help you alot :) either take note of it or take a screenshot

[MasterB]

I havent uploaded screenshots before. Hope this works....

http://rapidshare.com/files/86766696/5.jpg

Rats.

OK, here is what it said (one of them).
Ambiguous Package name using: 'C:\Games\Unreal Tournament 3\CookedPC\Gabalicious\UI_scenes_Gabalicious.UPK'
not 'C:\Games\Unreal Tournament 3\UTGames\CookedPC\Gabalicious\UI_scenes_Gabalicio us.UPK'

[Brad.G]

right thats just answered everything :) this has not been done by you downloading mutators from the server. and i can prove that if your skeptical.

it is saying that the files have been placed in "CookedPC" folder, which is not possible through downloads of mutators as it does not use those file paths. the only way you can get to "cookedpc" is by either using the map downloads which is disabled.. or using the manual installation option by placing the mutator files in the dump folder, and accidentally selecting MAP on the radiogroup group and clicking install.

easy one to fix anyway.. just go to the place where the error file indicates and delete the files it mentions

[Brad.G]

and on a second look at your picture they have been puit in to a script folder.... the tweaker doesnt even use the script folder.. so its looking like you actually put those files there yourself, not through the tweaker

[Brad.G]

copied & pasted:


NOTE: With regards to technical support.
Technical Support will NOT be given on ANY forum, other than my forum located at http://www.g-technology.co.uk
This is because if you have encountered a problem, there is a strong probability someone else will do too in the future. my time is limited as i am the only person involved in this project, so by you posting the questions in one place in seperate threads on my forums other members can read the solutions there without having to ask the question over and over again, also giving them the ability to use the search function on my forums.
With this in mind please do not post technical support questions here. They will not be answered.

[MasterB]

I registered on your site hours ago but have not yet received my confirmed email. When it comes, I will post there.

[brianford]

How's it going Brad. Not seen anything for a while.

[warby]

i have a question for the author of the tweaker or really this is a question for the people who wrote the engine:

i am making a 100% custom content map right now and i noticed ingame that all my textures are not being displayed at the full texture resolution i tried to stick closely to epics texture resolutions so i made em all 2048 2048 but they are only being displayed as 1024 textures in unrealed and ingame.

i noticed in the tweaker that one of the default ini values is:

TEXTUREGROUP_World = (MinLODSize=256,MaxLODSize=1024,LODBias=0)

if i manually up this MaxLodSize value to 2048 ut3.exe crashes on load up

so whats the deal here ?

1) does epic just WASTE 3 quarters of their memory on disk ? for absolutely no reason ?
2) is this a bug in the engine ( maybe came with the patch ) ?
3) is my graphics card / machine busted ? i can see 2048 textures in maya !
4) ... your guess is as good as mine ?!


i should maybe make a separate thread for this

[Brad.G]

i have a question for the author of the tweaker or really this is a question for the people who wrote the engine:

i am making a 100% custom content map right now and i noticed ingame that all my textures are not being displayed at the full texture resolution i tried to stick closely to epics texture resolutions so i made em all 2048 2048 but they are only being displayed as 1024 textures in unrealed and ingame.

i noticed in the tweaker that one of the default ini values is:

TEXTUREGROUP_World = (MinLODSize=256,MaxLODSize=1024,LODBias=0)

if i manually up this MaxLodSize value to 2048 ut3.exe crashes on load up

so whats the deal here ?

1) does epic just WASTE 3 quarters of their memory on disk ? for absolutely no reason ?
2) is this a bug in the engine ( maybe came with the patch ) ?
3) is my graphics card / machine busted ? i can see 2048 textures in maya !
4) ... your guess is as good as mine ?!


i should maybe make a separate thread for this

yep sorry this doesnt have anything to do with me. post it in the map makers forums

[Brad.G]

How's it going Brad. Not seen anything for a while.

its coming along ;) trying out a few new ideas.. im not going to say what they are just incase they dont work, but never the less its coming along.

The cache convertor is half finished, profiles & XBOX controller configuration is finished also

[Brad.G]

updated preview:

http://aycu24.webshots.com/image/41783/2004023858335680956_rs.jpg
Indepth configuration and support for USB wired or wireless XBOX Controllers. weapon sensitivity will be an included option to make the game easier to play with a controller


I Have reworked the Manual install of maps and mutators as it was too messy on the eyes. I have gone for a more simpler look.

http://aycu33.webshots.com/image/44192/2006046477604323047_rs.jpg

you may notice that its a zip file waiting to be installed. no more will you have to place the loose files in the dump directory. there are now two folders. one for maps, and one for mutators. download your maps and mutators in to these folders and just click install without having to unzip them

The third screenshot shows the Cache Convertor
http://aycu29.webshots.com/image/41468/2006090736920498423_rs.jpg

Very simple to use. Maps in your cache are displayed on the left hand side, and mutators are displayed on the right.

Simply tick the ones you want, and click convert. they will be restored to their original file types and automatically installed in to your games directories so you can host them in your own games.
I will also add a cleaner button, which removes the ones you dont want.

For anyone who does not know what a cache convertor does:
When you connect to a server sometimes you have to wait for the download of a custom map, or a mutator for example. these files which are downloaded are stored in a cache folder. by using this tool you can convert them so you can host them on your own games for instance.



A new feature is currently under development for the UT3 Tweaker which can be used to configure dedicated servers

http://aycu10.webshots.com/image/43889/2005196629392962092_rs.jpg

By selecting the game type you wish to host, you will be displayed all stock, and custom maps for that game type so you can easily create map rotations. Please note that this edits the game.ini file for you so you dont have to go around copying and pasting information.


After reading Dubious's post located here
http://forums.epicgames.com/showthread.php?t=591920

i learned that the majority of the settings can be done through the ini files dispite them being scattered around.

By using the slide bars you can see in the picture, you can change these settings on the fly.

Once you click apply, the ini files will be changed, and a popup window will show displaying the remainder of the commandline which you will need to add to the games shortcut as you would normally

[harvest3r]

looks good... keep up the good work

[AnubanUT2]

updated preview:

http://aycu24.webshots.com/image/41783/2004023858335680956_rs.jpg
Indepth configuration and support for USB wired or wireless XBOX Controllers. weapon sensitivity will be an included option to make the game easier to play with a controller


I Have reworked the Manual install of maps and mutators as it was too messy on the eyes. I have gone for a more simpler look.

http://aycu33.webshots.com/image/44192/2006046477604323047_rs.jpg

you may notice that its a zip file waiting to be installed. no more will you have to place the loose files in the dump directory. there are now two folders. one for maps, and one for mutators. download your maps and mutators in to these folders and just click install without having to unzip them

The third screenshot shows the Cache Convertor
http://aycu29.webshots.com/image/41468/2006090736920498423_rs.jpg

Very simple to use. Maps in your cache are displayed on the left hand side, and mutators are displayed on the right.

Simply tick the ones you want, and click convert. they will be restored to their original file types and automatically installed in to your games directories so you can host them in your own games.
I will also add a cleaner button, which removes the ones you dont want.

For anyone who does not know what a cache convertor does:
When you connect to a server sometimes you have to wait for the download of a custom map, or a mutator for example. these files which are downloaded are stored in a cache folder. by using this tool you can convert them so you can host them on your own games for instance.



A new feature is currently under development for the UT3 Tweaker which can be used to configure dedicated servers

http://aycu10.webshots.com/image/43889/2005196629392962092_rs.jpg

By selecting the game type you wish to host, you will be displayed all stock, and custom maps for that game type so you can easily create map rotations. Please note that this edits the game.ini file for you so you dont have to go around copying and pasting information.


After reading Dubious's post located here
http://forums.epicgames.com/showthread.php?t=591920

i learned that the majority of the settings can be done through the ini files dispite them being scattered around.

By using the slide bars you can see in the picture, you can change these settings on the fly.

Once you click apply, the ini files will be changed, and a popup window will show displaying the remainder of the commandline which you will need to add to the games shortcut as you would normally

Excellent work as usual ... I will definitely have time to really test the next version ... things have calmed down a bit and before I move on to DMC4 for the next couple of weeks I would love to help you out with this version. :)

[Raze.at]

Looking forward to your next release. Especially the cache converter looks promising.

[Brad.G]

righty... been a long day but needed to catch up a tad with this upgrade.

so after today:

I have finished coding the XBOX controller. ive tested it to see if it adds the codes to the UTInput correctly and it does. my main perogative was to make sure it did not overwrite any custom keybinds in there. so im stamping this tool as ready for beta release.

Map Cache convertor:
Finished, tested and working. I have made some plans for the mutator convertor, but am yet to try these plans out. im sure people wont mind waiting a version for mutator cache converting

Multiple Profiles:
finished coding the creation of new profile sets. just need to code it so you can select which profile to use ( less than half hours work)

Server Configuration:
Half done, and not a large task to complete anyway.


so in summary:
I Expect a beta version will be released over the next couple of days, and with a projected release date of 23/02/08

[AnubanUT2]

^^ Sounds good man ... I'll make sure I don't hold up the release date with my testing of the Xbox controller portion (plus there are some other things I want to check which are secondary to the Controller portion since this is the part you yourself cannot really effectively test). :)

[Brad.G]

ok. another feature just finished, tested and working :)

http://aycu38.webshots.com/image/42037/2000163436967343614_rs.jpg

now you can simply download ZIP files for maps or mutators in to the dump directory of the tweaker, and just click install. no longer will you need to extract zip files

Ive also fixed the bug where manual installs was not adding themselves to the uninstall list

[AnubanUT2]

This is such a great tool ... I really hope someone at Epic has noticed all your work ... they really should offer you contract work and let you redesign the UI with input from the Community. Seriously. :D

[Devious_DJ]

Excellent work as usual ... I will definitely have time to really test the next version ... things have calmed down a bit and before I move on to DMC4 for the next couple of weeks I would love to help you out with this version. :)

u got devil may cry huh? so is it as good as they say i was gonna get it the other day but u have to pre reserve to get it at gamestop, i need a good opinion b4 i go ahead n buy it i loved 3

[Brad.G]

VERSION 5.0 RELEASED!

please refer to
http://utforums.epicgames.com/showpost.php?p=25192837&postcount=1

for details.

profile management and server config i have disabled as ive spotted a couple of issues with them. however the good news is, with the auto update feature implemented, as soon as i have those two tools ready to go ( around a few days ) the Tweaker will tell you that an update is available, and update itself.

[haooken]

Not seeing the file in the download link. Just fyi.

[Brad.G]

Not seeing the file in the download link. Just fyi.

yes its just finished uploading on to filefront :) thanks for pointing it out though