Ultron's UT3 Tweaks

[AL|EN]

Or you could try the Mirror's Edge forums located here: http://on-mirrors-edge.com/forums/

Lol ofc not Those people don't have any clue about somthing more that "Options" menu. I want to someone take look at ME cfg files and look for something interesting etc.

Does UT III Tweaks will work in ME ?

[Backfire]

Tweaks don't work worth a ****. Game still wont ****ing run after 2.0 patch, neither does the editor. Thanks for nothing. Yes, you bet I'm pissed and feel like speaking my mind. Ban me if you want but you guys have completely dropped the ball. After a whole month you still have not address the issues people are having except to say. Delete your ini file here, here and here.

It don't work. OK. Your Jury rigged fix it with duct tape ideas are just as much crap as the patch.

[UTPlayer529th]

Tweaks don't work worth a ****. Game still wont ****ing run after 2.0 patch, neither does the editor. Thanks for nothing. Yes, you bet I'm pissed and feel like speaking my mind. Ban me if you want but you guys have completely dropped the ball. After a whole month you still have not address the issues people are having except to say. Delete your ini file here, here and here.

It don't work. OK. Your Jury rigged fix it with duct tape ideas are just as much crap as the patch.

Can I try and help?

[AL|EN]

Can someone help me first ? Who have good klowenge about UT III Engine tweaks

[ZeroG_0]

To remove deathsounds - the level-dependant noise that sounds off in the background when you kill someone:

Open \My Documents\My Games\Unreal Tournament 3\UTGame\Config\UTGame.ini, find the section labeled [UTGame.UTMusicManager] and set StingerVolumeMultiplier to 0.

Dude, you saved the game for me. I've been trying to figure that out all afternoon. That obnoxious noise was ruining the game - thanks!!!

Also, the UT3 Tweaker link on the first page is broken now - you might want to just link to the thread on it: http://forums.epicgames.com/showthread.php?t=594723.

[SwiftyOne]

Sorry if this has already been answered, can't find any thing though the search

I have the STEAM install of UT3, and would like to turn off the start-up intro screens (Yes, I know you can click through them, just wonna turn them off completely)

I have done the script out in the UTEngine.ini file,

[FullScreenMovie]
;+StartupMovies=Copyright_PC
;+StartupMovies=EpicLogo
;+StartupMovies=MidwayLogo
;+StartupMovies=UE3_logo
;+StartupMovies=Nvidia_PC
;+StartupMovies=Intel_Duo_Logo
;+StartupMovies=UT_loadmovie1

The path for STEAM is:
C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\unreal tournament 3\UTGame\Config. UTEngine.ini
But they STILL appear Can they be turned off in STEAM? Which file do I need to find to do this?

Many thanks
Swifty

[SwiftyOne]

BUMP!!!.....Does ANYBODY know????
Thanks

Swifty

[Star Weaver]

Ummm, if your INI lines have +'s in front of them you're looking at one of the default/include inis from the game dir.
Have you tried
My Documents/My Games/Unreal Tournament 3/UTGame/Config/UTEngine.ini ?

[SwiftyOne]

Ummm, if your INI lines have +'s in front of them you're looking at one of the default/include inis from the game dir.
Have you tried
My Documents/My Games/Unreal Tournament 3/UTGame/Config/UTEngine.ini ?

Thanks Star Weaver, should have checked that myself.. Got it to work now,

Cheers m8 for your help....owe you a pint

Swifty

[Vertigo101]

I am having lots of issues with my UT3 on Vista 64bit with stutters near portals and bad fps in most maps with out bots.

my fps on dm deck for example is 60 in most parts until I get to the redeemer portal then it stutters and drops to 20 and if I am in the room where the bio gun is looking out towards the redemeer window my fps drops to 40 and stutters but if there is any bots shooting at me it drops as low as 18.

I currently use the following in my computer

Main board: MSI P6n SLI Platinum
Processor: 2.4Ghz Quad
GPU: Nvidia XFX Geforce-285
Sound: Sound blaster X-fi fatal1ty pro gamer edition
Ram:OCZ Platinum ddr2 1066
HD. 7200RPM 500gb western digital
DVD drive: DVD Multi recorder rw dvd-r-dl

any clues to what may cause this rediculeous slow down?

I have tried a 8800gtx and sli 8800gtx as well but I think the fault of my slow fps even on minor detail is the motherboard. p6n sli is a piece of junk

[SwiftyOne]

Sorry....Run Winxp Pro....But if your only Comparing DM DECK, I think it's a problem we all have with this map, I know I do, and in exactly the same places, but system's not as good as yours Does this happen with other maps, either with stock or add-on maps?....DM Deck, I know to be quite bad in some places with FPS slow downs

Swifty

[Vertigo101]

hey Swiftyone, DM deck does have its poor fps spots like the bio gun room omg I get like 12 fps there for no reson at all.

Heres a list of maps I try to avoid playing due to poor fps drops for no reson at all.

Dm-Sanctuary
DM-Turbine
DM-Diesel
DM-Arsenal
DM-Defiance
DM-Koos Barge
DM-Deimos
DM-Eden INC

Thats most of the dm maps and all but 1 CTF map works flawlessly with my rig.
morbias lol only ctf map that works great the rest have fps drops of 30-18 and lower and I get screen freeze like jitters or something its a little odd.

I do think its my mobo or maybe its cause I run vista 64bit ultimate.
I have read that vista 64bit has lots of issues in terms of stability.

is there a way to get a boost of performance by shutting windows vista features off?

[SwiftyOne]

Sorry, as much as I'd like to help I don't know about Vista, running XP ..Maybe a techy person can help....Could also be wise to open a new thread too...As not many peeps would notice your problems in the "Ultron's UT3 Tweak"....people who "Could" help, may miss......Best of luck, hope you find an answer

Swifty

[FioPro]

I'd like to share something that's usual in competitive gaming, and that's bringing your textures to minimum...

In UTEngine.ini, [SystemSettings] you have some TextureGroups. You can change texture LOD for every texture group. Note that the game will crash on many settings, test it out a bit. Use "round" numbers (that's 1,2,4,8,16,... 2^n)

These are settings if you push texture slider to 5 ingame, which is max UT3 has:

TEXTUREGROUP_World=(MinLODSize=256,MaxLODSize=1024,LODBias=0)
TEXTUREGROUP_WorldNormalMap=(MinLODSize=512,MaxLODSize=1024,LODBias=1)
TEXTUREGROUP_WorldSpecular=(MinLODSize=256,MaxLODSize=1024,LODBias=1)
TEXTUREGROUP_Character=(MinLODSize=512,MaxLODSize=1024,LODBias=0)
TEXTUREGROUP_CharacterNormalMap=(MinLODSize=512,MaxLODSize=1024,LODBias=0)
TEXTUREGROUP_CharacterSpecular=(MinLODSize=512,MaxLODSize=1024,LODBias=0)
TEXTUREGROUP_Weapon=(MinLODSize=512,MaxLODSize=1024,LODBias=0)
TEXTUREGROUP_WeaponNormalMap=(MinLODSize=1024,MaxLODSize=1024,LODBias=0)
TEXTUREGROUP_WeaponSpecular=(MinLODSize=512,MaxLODSize=1024,LODBias=0)
TEXTUREGROUP_Vehicle=(MinLODSize=1024,MaxLODSize=2048,LODBias=0)
TEXTUREGROUP_VehicleNormalMap=(MinLODSize=1024,MaxLODSize=2048,LODBias=1)
TEXTUREGROUP_VehicleSpecular=(MinLODSize=1024,MaxLODSize=2048,LODBias=1)
TEXTUREGROUP_Effects=(MinLODSize=256,MaxLODSize=1024,LODBias=0)
TEXTUREGROUP_Skybox=(MinLODSize=512,MaxLODSize=2048,LODBias=0)
TEXTUREGROUP_UI=(MinLODSize=1024,MaxLODSize=4096,LODBias=0)
TEXTUREGROUP_LightAndShadowMap=(MinLODSize=512,MaxLODSize=4096,LODBias=0)
TEXTUREGROUP_RenderTarget=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=4096,LODBias=0)

I like to minimize World textures, which increases visibility and everything looks much clearer. I leave other textures on maximum, as I like the characters/weaponw/vehicles/etc show in high resolution.

So, you simply have to change MinLODSize and MaxLODSize for Texturegroup World to 1.

TEXTUREGROUP_World=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=1,LODBias=0)
TEXTUREGROUP_WorldNormalMap=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=1,LODBias=1)
TEXTUREGROUP_WorldSpecular=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=1,LODBias=1)
TEXTUREGROUP_Character=(MinLODSize=512,MaxLODSize=1024,LODBias=0)
TEXTUREGROUP_CharacterNormalMap=(MinLODSize=512,MaxLODSize=1024,LODBias=0)
TEXTUREGROUP_CharacterSpecular=(MinLODSize=512,MaxLODSize=1024,LODBias=0)
TEXTUREGROUP_Weapon=(MinLODSize=512,MaxLODSize=1024,LODBias=0)
TEXTUREGROUP_WeaponNormalMap=(MinLODSize=1024,MaxLODSize=1024,LODBias=0)
TEXTUREGROUP_WeaponSpecular=(MinLODSize=512,MaxLODSize=1024,LODBias=0)
TEXTUREGROUP_Vehicle=(MinLODSize=1024,MaxLODSize=2048,LODBias=0)
TEXTUREGROUP_VehicleNormalMap=(MinLODSize=1024,MaxLODSize=2048,LODBias=1)
TEXTUREGROUP_VehicleSpecular=(MinLODSize=1024,MaxLODSize=2048,LODBias=1)
TEXTUREGROUP_Effects=(MinLODSize=256,MaxLODSize=1024,LODBias=0)
TEXTUREGROUP_Skybox=(MinLODSize=512,MaxLODSize=2048,LODBias=0)
TEXTUREGROUP_UI=(MinLODSize=1024,MaxLODSize=4096,LODBias=0)
TEXTUREGROUP_LightAndShadowMap=(MinLODSize=512,MaxLODSize=4096,LODBias=0)
TEXTUREGROUP_RenderTarget=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=4096,LODBias=0)

I'm not all that sure how LODBias affects image quality. I haven't noticed any difference with it set to 1/0.

Remember, it's not a good idea to set everything to 1. It can get strange and confusing.

The result is something like this:

[{DvT}JonahHex]

This may be usual in competitive gaming, but I didn't spend $1300 on video cards to have Deck look like that.

[FioPro]

I don't play because of graphics (I have UDK for that )

[FunkyPajamas]

I am on WinXP.
I was experiencing constant hitching, I tried all the ini tweaks and everything but to no avail.

THEN I tried changing the compatibility to run UT3 in. Running in compatibility for win98 caused a crash but running it in compatibility mode for win2k completely fixed it!

I think this fix has not been posted before so I just made an account to post it incase it helps someone else

[Tm'BronsoN]

This is from the UT3 guide on http://www.tweakguides.com/UT3_7.html under [Engine.GameEngine]:

"Note: When playing online, the engine is capped at 90FPS regardless of these settings, and can't be uncapped."

Hope that helps. =)

wrong



to uncap fps

set your utengine.ini like this

[Engine.GameEngine]
bSmoothFrameRate=TRUE
MinSmoothedFrameRate=0.000000
MaxSmoothedFrameRate=0.000000

[leox001]

Nice, much appreciated

[flash video player]

Thank you for the sharing of your information........

[UT3Solved]

If Anyone have problem with Connection Failed on UT3 Server then go to this thread
http://forums.epicgames.com/showthread.php?t=753433 Thanks

[polfa]

can someone please advice on pipex, cant get it to work at all i have added it at the top right below bEnableMouseSmoothing=true

Bindings=(Name="PipeX",Command="switchweapon 8 | setbind MScrolldown PipeY")
Bindings=(Name="PipeY",Command="switchweapon 7 | setbind MScrolldown PipeX")
Bindings=(Name="MScrolldown",Command="PipeX")
Bindings=(Name="PipeA",Command="switchweapon 6 | setbind Mscrollup PipeB")
Bindings=(Name="PipeB",Command="switchweapon 5 | setbind Mscrollup PipeA")
Bindings=(Name="Mscrollup",Command="PipeA")
Bindings=(Name="PipeC",Command="switchweapon 4 | setbind Mouse3 PipeD")
Bindings=(Name="PipeD",Command="switchweapon 9 | setbind Mouse3 PipeC")
Bindings=(Name="Mouse3",Command="PipeD")

[Cr4zy]

can someone please advice on pipex, cant get it to work at all i have added it at the top right below bEnableMouseSmoothing=true

This thread might be of use to you
http://utforums.epicgames.com/showthread.php?t=594419

[VibBeemiJerma]

ive got to hand it to the developers, i played in the preview and was blown away at the progress. they are further along than wolfpack was when they launched. that being said, id hate to add work to their plate but if they plan on making any tweaks to the game id do these:

1 make 1 bank vault per account accessible by all of its characters

2 make temporary weapon enchantments into a personal buff

3 allow players to look straight up

4 when available, automatically grant a GM group buff when you GM the same single target buff

5 allow all group members to be able to see stealthed group members

6 add a small hp increase to spirit, maybe 5 hp per point of spirit

[alvadar]

I have a copy of the black edition from steam. The problem im having is that i cant click on anything on the menus, despite being able to see the roll over animation on the buttons when i hover over them with my mouse and i can still use my keyboard to press enter but that's it. My mouse does work fine, for example i can click to skip the opening sponsor cinematic's and can see it moving on the screen and it works out of the game. I have tried different mice and different USB ports on my PC but to no avail, i have also tried un-installing and re-installing the game but with the same problem. Please can someone give me a solution. or could someone give me a phone number i can ring to beable to contact teir tech support or something, as i couldn't find one. ( preferably in simple easy to understand and follow terms, but of a noob when it comes to this stuff)

Thanks

[Kaal979]

Do you know a solution for blueish lightmaps?