RELEASED: SNOWREAL [1.5] - the snowboarding mod

[Squizmek1]

(updated on 25th April 2009)

1. Name: Snowreal
2. Version: 1.5
3. Compatibility: PC, PS3
4. Description:
Snowreal is a 3rd person Snowboarding Mod for Unreal Tournament 3. Race down one of 4 massive-scale maps or show your spectacular skills in a trick competition. Switch from vast snow landscapes to a tension-packed ride over dangerous lava streams down a volcano, back to an tricky alpine slalom course.

With version 1.5, Snowreal now features a whole new racing gametype with only one rule: Whoever reaches the finish line first, wins. To help you with this task, you are equipped with the brand new snow cannon to knock your opponents off their boards. Beware, as there are various obstacles on the course that could block your way anytime. And that's not all. There are many more features, such as: enhanced visuals, optimized splitscreen experience, and grinding! You are able to grind on anything you come across - metal, stone, wood etc.
For fans of the good old time trial mode and trick competition, there still is the "Snowreal Time Trial" gametype.

Have fun boarding, and may your enemy eat snow ;-)

Watch new Snowreal "Balls of Snow" Trailer

6. Screenshot:
7. Credits: Squizmek
Maps: Squizmek, Max_Damage
8. Homepage: snowreal.blogspot.com
9. Download:

Download Snowreal 1.5 for PC

Download Snowreal 1.5 for PS3


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Changelog v1.5
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- New SnowrealRace Gametype
- Snow Cannon
- 3D Arrow pointing to the next checkpoint
- Improved environment graphics
- Improved Snowboard Shaders
- Grinding
- Added rails to SR-Whiteslope
- Added physics objects to SR-WhiteSlope
- Splitscreen Support. Improved cameras. Reduced HUD
- Snow Camera Effect when falling
- Showing current position on HUD
- Locking players while start countdown is active
- Respawn at last checkpoint after dying/missing
- Mobile Teleporter using teleporting player to last checkpoint
- Increased physical impact of the impact hammer. Enables you to do sky-high jumps
- Tweaked checkpoint meshes. Enabled passing through
- Random selection of Snowboard Skins on each map
- Remote Cam now accessible by clicking RMB twice
- Fixed Bug: Player not being able to exit snowboard
- Numerous bugfixes
- Using new mod dir structure
- Splash Screen
- Tricks are shown on HUD

Still uncertain?
Read what others had to say about the mod:

xmbmod.com - "If you thought modding couldn’t get better. Think again."
BananaXtreme - "My mate almost got a heart attack bcuz of the fun he had !"
Viper7 - "you basicly made the first snowboarding game for ps3, gratz for that"
techadoo.com - "Now for something definitely cooler. Like a couple degrees Fahrenheit cooler. [...] some of the fans’ creativity let loose with wild abandon."

Join the Official Snowreal Server now!
Multiplay.co.uk :: Snowreal Server
IP: 85.236.109.19:7977
(you can select this server in your serverbrowser, or you can join by console: from the menu, press F10 and type 'open 85.236.109.19:7977' without quotation marks, then press enter and then F10 to close console)

Readme:

==========================   S n o w r e a l   =================================
Version: v1.5
Date: 	 April 24th, 2009
Author:  Michael Buettner aka Squizmek aka Squirt(squizmek@gmail.com)
Maps:	 Squizmek, Max_Damage
URL:	 snowreal.blogspot.com



Install:
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On PC: Unpack the .rar into C:\Documents and Settings\username\My Documents\My Games\Unreal Tournament 3\
       If you have a previous version of Snowreal installed, you might have to delete the old Snowreal Packages and Maps
       because of the new folder structure.
On PS3: Copy the USERDATA.JAM on a USB stick. (directly on the drive, no folder structure needed) 
	Put it into your PS3, start UT3 and import the mod.


Play:
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You can start Snowreal with the included shortcut (OPTIONAL). Just make sure the shortcut points to your UT3.exe

Start UT3 and select 'Snowreal Race' or 'Snowreal Time Trial' as gametype.
Select one of the Snowreal maps and you're ready to go!

PC Graphics Performance Notes:
* Don't set your Post Processing to Intense, as the snow will be blinding you way too much.
* Please set the World Detail to something higher than 1 as this might also render the snowreal maps super-bright.

Controls:
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===== PS3 ===== 
Right Stick/Motion Sensor: Use left/right to steer.
Left Stick:		Push the left stick forward to get intitial speed.
	    		Hold it backwards to reduce speed.
	    		Use left/right to slalom without changing the view direction.
X Button:		Jump
O Button: 		Warm up a trick jump. Hold it shortly and release for jump.
Rectangle Button: 	Enter/Exit Snowboard.
R1/L1 In Mid-Air:	Trick buttons - See below for trick explanation.
R1 On Ground:		Change Camera Mode - Cycles between Standard, Fixed, and Free Camera.
L1 On Ground:		Switch to remote camera. Only available after you placed a remote camera.

===== PC =====
Mouse:					Steering - look in the direction you want to go.
WASD Keys: 				Push forward to get intitial speed.
	   				Hold backwards to reduce speed.
	   				Use left/right to slalom without changing the view direction.
Space (Default Jump Key): 		Jump
C (Default Crouch Key):   		Warm up a trick jump. Hold it shortly and release for jump.
Q: 			  		Enter/Exit Snowboard.
Left/Right Mousebutton In Mid-Air: 	Trick buttons - See below for trick explanation.
Left Mousebutton On Ground: 		Change Camera Mode - Cycles between Standard, Fixed, and Free Camera.
Right Mousebutton On Ground:		Switch to remote camera. Only available after you placed a remote camera.
E:			   		Change Camera Mode - Cycles between Standard, Fixed, and Free Camera.


Rules:
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RACE:
Select 'Snowreal Race' as gametype.
Whoever finishes the race first, wins. One race consists two laps, meaning you will respawn at the
top of the mountain after your first lap. You get points depending on how you place.
After two rounds, the player with the most points wins.

For admins: you can change the number of rounds with the NumRounds parameter. eg. "?Numrounds=3"

TIME TRIAL MODE: 
Select 'Snowreal Time Trial' as gametype.
Set the SCORELIMIT TO 0.
Once the Timelimit is reached, the one with the best time for the parcours wins.

TRICK COMPETITION:
Select 'Snowreal Time Trial' as gametype. don't let the name confuse you ;)
Set the Scorelimit to something higher than 0. The game is over as soon as a player reaches
the Scorelimit or the Timelimit is reached. You should set the Scorelimit to something high like 1000!



Tricks:
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Hold your 'Duck' key and release it to start a trick jump. While in the air, hold a direction
and press a mousebutton/shoot key(L1,R1). You can also combine this with spins. To do so, 
hold 'Left' or 'Right' down while you start the trick jump.
-You can combine grabs with spins.
-You can combine forward and backward flip with a spin. Just start the flip right after takeoff!
-Press a mousebutton/shoot key without holding any direction for additional tricks.
-Do not skip a flip, or you will fall! Hold your firebutton pressed until the flip is done, then release!

Here's a list of the tricks:

Action				Trick Name		Points
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Left				Front Spin		20
Right				Back Spin		20

Alternate Fire + ...
Front				Front Flip 		75
Front + Backside Spin		McTwist			*
Front + Frontside Spin		Misty Flip		*
Back				Backflip Grab 		90
Back + Backside Spin		Backside Rodeo		*
Back + Frontside Spin		Frontside Rodeo		*
Left				FrontRoll 		70
Right				BackRoll 		100
Neutral				DoubleGrab 		20

Primary Fire + ...		these are all combinable with a spin
Front				Rocket 			20
Back				TailGrab 		20
Left				Mute 			25
Right				Method 			30 
Neutral 			FrontGrab 		15

These points will be modified by the amount of spins you did and the duration of your Grabs.
To do the combined tricks like the McTwist, you have to do a spin-jump and start the flip EXACTLY at takeoff!


###########################
Changelog v1.5
###########################
- New SnowrealRace Gametype
- Snow Cannon
- 3D Arrow pointing to the next checkpoint
- Improved environment graphics
- Improved Snowboard Shaders
- Grinding
- Added rails to SR-Whiteslope
- Added physics objects to SR-WhiteSlope
- Splitscreen Support. Improved cameras. Reduced HUD
- Snow Camera Effect when falling
- Showing current position on HUD
- Locking players while start countdown is active
- Respawn at last checkpoint after dying/missing
- Mobile Teleporter using teleporting player to last checkpoint
- Increased physical impact of the impact hammer. Enables you to do sky-high jumps
- Tweaked checkpoint meshes. Enabled passing through 
- Random selection of Snowboard Skins on each map
- Remote Cam now accessible by clicking RMB twice
- Fixed Bug: Player not being able to exit snowboard
- Numerous bugfixes
- Using new mod dir structure
- Splash Screen
- Tricks are shown on HUD

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Changelog v1.2
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- AutoCam - You don't have to worry about your camera anymore! Just tilt your Sixaxis Controller left and right and enjoy the ride.
  You can still get your Free Camera by pressing 'Fire' two times.
- Cruise Control for the Snowboard. You don't have to hold down 'forward' all the time. Just go faster than walking
  speed and it will go full throttle by itself. Hold 'back' to reduce your speed now.
- Bug fixed: Trick animations not showing right on client.
- Bug fixed: Removed camera lagging when being teleported.
- More minor bugfixes

###########################
Changelog v1.1.5
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- New Map: SR-EasyRide. Feel free to use this map as a base for your own.
- Bug fixed: Snowreal servers not showing up in the server browser.

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Changelog v1.1:
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New Features:
- Remote camera - You can drop it at your feet or shoot it somewhere, then look through it by pressing right mousebutton.
	Once you have it deployed, you can also use it from your snowboard and scorpion with your right mousebutton.
- Mini-Map - shows you other players and checkpoints. It also points you to the next checkpoint in racing mode.
- Bot Support - Bots will roam around randomly on the snowboard. Don't expect them to race. =)
- Onscreen Nametags - show you who you're racing against.


Minor Adjustments:
- Trick system has been polished so you don't fall off your board if you release your mousebutton at last 20% of a flip.
- When you fall off your board your character won't slide down so far anymore.
- Changed chat color to red.
- Disabled damage when using Towcable
- Your camera mode won't toggle back and forth while boarding.
- Increased the walkable slope for players.
- Hillclimber Scorpion is much more fun to drive now. It's faster and more dangerous.


Bugfixes:
- SR-WhiteSlope now works for PC in multiplayer.
- Snowboard pitch going below -90 degrees when falling along vertical slope. This would freeze the PS3.
- Players floating in air while the board would slide away. This would freeze the PS3.
- Fixed trick competition scoreboard on client.


Credits:
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Coding, Game Design, Idea, 
Design, Modeling, Animation etc.: Squizmek

Maps:
SR-WhiteSlope - by Squizmek
SR-SnowballRun - by Max_Damage
SR-EasyRide - by Squizmek
SR-Eruption - by Squizmek

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Special Thanx To:
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Epicgames!
The Betatesters: Fribble, sekoku, Nammo, BananaXtreme, Tomae, Cr4zy (also a big thanks to all the betatesters I forgot to mention)
The Mappers:  Max_Damage, Marilol
RennyC (for getting me to mod again), theperfecttrip, leileilol, scar3crow, 
m0ssberg (gechich), Shins, Shazi, Dr_Shadowborg, LordHavoc, KrimZon, Error, 
Asaki, neill0r, c0burn, Mom and Dad

Thank you for supporting me and your inspiration. Without some of you 
this project wouldn't have been possible.
You guys rock =]



Copyright 2008 Michael Buettner

[BuffyTheSlayer]

finally out !

yay download !!!
thank you

[Squizmek1]

yep, finally!

[DscytheX]

amazing mod! Thanks for the release Hurray!

[Hitomics]

Awesome, gonna try it right away! ^^

[Mclogenog]

hmm, mine errored

Yeah, no success at making it work whatsoever

[kimchana]

mine didnt work

[Squizmek1]

mine didnt work

your download?
there will be a mirror on http://www.moddb.com/mods/10811/snowreal soon.

[kimchana]

no. i get error mesages every time i try to play

[Mclogenog]

yeah, it isn't the download, it is when I try to start the game/load the map

[LtClifff]

This looks swwet! i hope you fix it. oh hey mclogenog!

[Dunk_13]

ok, so how do i do tricks on the ps3?

[Dunk_13]

found out. could you please swap R3 to X to do tricks, just so much easier

[Garnaal]

yeah! I was that friend from Banana squizmek1.
i'm gonna have an heart attack again! x')

[Dunk_13]

changed the controller settings for that.

now im anoyed with the view. it changes all the time, is it possible to have it fixed on the standard one?