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[Corrupt]

Hi, I have been a unreal and a ut follower for the last 10yrs and well with the release of ut3 I have some questions. I know there are threads about the questions I'm about to ask but if any of you can send a link to them I'll be more than happy.

1. Is there a way to spectate a bot match like in the previews ut? without the need to use the record the match?
2. Bot AI for some reason when I command a bot to hold a position after it gets kill it goes into "cover me". They get stock in some maps particuarl in the onix map.
3. I think the link gun is way overpowerd or not maybe the vehicles shield are weak it might be both.
4. Hmmm I guess discussion of the game overall, I keep thinking ut3 was rushed, in a way it reminds me of ut99 for the ps2 lack of content in massive proportions.

Thanks.

[Gameslaya]

Hi!

You should look into UTCOMP mod, HOLP/COMP map packs, Community Bonus Packs, and the Mapmixer Mod. They are essential! There is also the Blossom/Color Control mod to make the game look prettier. I'm also fond of the Fast Weapon Switch mod.

Bots are finicky on orders. Link gun seems overpowered because bots aimhack with the shaft. To discourage bots from using it, don't use Link Gun against them. Bots are more likely to use a weapon that you are using.

[Corrupt]

Regardless of which weapon I use they seem to favor a lot the link gun. No way to customize the bots what were they thinking? I'm pretty sure they set most bots to favorite the link gun.
Another thing that bugs me is when I'm in the tank or other vehicle they destroy it way to fast, but when I try to destroy them it takes longer. I really try to like this game but they seem to have way to many bugs if you want to call them that. I go back and foward playing ut04 and ut3, its true in ut3 the movement feels heavy not necessary fast. I hope they can release one last patch to address this issues.

Yes its true this is a console game not a pc one. Epic you got lazy and greedy.

[i_am_binky]

No way to customize the bots...

you can define the preferred weapon of each bot and some other things... it's not documented but its there.

either edit their qualities in the UTCustomChar.ini file or download a mutator called Map Mixer (d/d @ http://www.moddb.com/mods/mapmixer/d...s/mapmixer-301) which gives a nice interface to work with while tweaking bot behaviour (here's a review of it http://forums.epicgames.com/threads/...-01-FINAL-Pics)

the things you can adjust are: Accuracy, Aggressiveness, CombatStyle, Jumpiness, ReactionTime, StrafingAbility, Tactics, FavoriteWeapon

sounds good but as i said there is NO documentation, so no-one is sure what "tactics" or "combat style" really means... but being able to set FaveWeapon can reduce the amount of link-gun usage... there's a nerf linkgun mutator out there but i had a hard time getting it to work with the other mutators on my server.

the number values i ended up using were sourced from looking at Map Mixer values.
the link below gives a good starting point for each...
http://forums.beyondunreal.com/showthread.php?t=195757

[oldkawman1]

Regardless of which weapon I use they seem to favor a lot the link gun. No way to customize the bots what were they thinking? I'm pretty sure they set most bots to favorite the link gun.
Another thing that bugs me is when I'm in the tank or other vehicle they destroy it way to fast, but when I try to destroy them it takes longer. I really try to like this game but they seem to have way to many bugs if you want to call them that. I go back and foward playing ut04 and ut3, its true in ut3 the movement feels heavy not necessary fast. I hope they can release one last patch to address this issues.

Yes its true this is a console game not a pc one. Epic you got lazy and greedy.

How the game "feels" depends on your hardware and settings. To find out just how fast the game really plays, go online and spectate some matches. To me, the speed is the same as ut2004. Your dodge and jump is less floaty. It does take a bit to get accustomed to it. All in all, I prefer UT3 movement and weapons. You really need a good mouse and keyboard for UT3. If your computer is slow, you will also be slow. I only play online, so I never see really the menus.

Check out this DM tutorial, it will show the speed and give you a quick start. http://forums.epicgames.com/showthread.php?t=760071

Welcome to UT3. l hope to see you online.

[Corrupt]

I just build a new pc, so the game runs pretty well at the native resolution of my monitor 1440x900. When I play online it does feel kind of laggy(not sure if its laggy I move ok but it happens when I shoot there is like a second of delay) still playable, I try to pick a server with the lowest ping which is around 60(cant find lower, I like servers with no mods). So this seems to happen only with ut3, cus I play Cod2 and BO and it plays fine there is lag but it comes from time to time.

MSI A75A-G55
AMD A8 3.0Ghz
8(1600Mhz)gigs of ram
160G hdd
Wins7 64bit

Thanks, I'm [Wu]athlonx4
I'm trying to see if more members of our clan would like to open a ut3 server so far there are only 3 of us playing ut3 but we don't play very often ut3, we are most of cod2 and Bo(not much of BO go figure lol).

[Corrupt]

I will try to look it up, I don't really like to mess with the .ini files.

Thanks.

[oldkawman1]

I just build a new pc, so the game runs pretty well at the native resolution of my monitor 1440x900. When I play online it does feel kind of laggy(not sure if its laggy I move ok but it happens when I shoot there is like a second of delay) still playable, I try to pick a server with the lowest ping which is around 60(cant find lower, I like servers with no mods). So this seems to happen only with ut3, cus I play Cod2 and BO and it plays fine there is lag but it comes from time to time.

MSI A75A-G55
AMD A8 3.0Ghz
8(1600Mhz)gigs of ram
160G hdd
Wins7 64bit

Thanks, I'm [Wu]athlonx4
I'm trying to see if more members of our clan would like to open a ut3 server so far there are only 3 of us playing ut3 but we don't play very often ut3, we are most of cod2 and Bo(not much of BO go figure lol).

Your new AMD A8 rig is using on chip cpu graphics, so your lucky it runs UT3 at all. Adding a real video card would significantly help your performance. Have you checked your FPS?

[Corrupt]

It runs pretty well. I'm not hardcore gamer if anything casual so I know what I was doing when I build the new pc in mind. The A8 cpu/gpu work well enough for my needs, I get around 60-70fps high settings, depending on the map with 12-16 bots it lowers to around 45-55fps. Online it plays around the same.

[M^vL]

That's actually quite good performance for on-the-mobo graphics. What resolution are you running at?

[Corrupt]

1440x900, I was really surpirsed with the APU. The build in GPU is a 6550 512MB I can increase the memory sizes but I see no benefit. The only benefit comes from faster ram.
Overall it runs ut3 exceptional well.

[Gameslaya]

Off-topic, but I think it would be grand if the UT series took a leaf out of Warsow's book for the movement system. It's a mixture of UT dodging and Quake's inertia.

[Corrupt]

Sounds intresting, I did like q3 speed tho I never played in pc i had it for ps2 and dreamcast
I forgot to mention is there a way to star the match or any match for that matter in the blue team? Like in ut04 where you had the choice.

[wikkid]

Sounds intresting, I did like q3 speed tho I never played in pc i had it for ps2 and dreamcast
I forgot to mention is there a way to star the match or any match for that matter in the blue team? Like in ut04 where you had the choice.

You need to edit your UTGame.ini settings, under
[DefaultPlayer]
team=255

team=0 is red
team=1 is blue
Leave it as 255 to be bounced around like a pinata

Epic should add a GUI Option for this in future games.

[Corrupt]

I cant seem to find it, i have team=255 class= but I cant see where is the (team= ) in order to change it. Thanks anyway.
This is ridiculous having to thinker with the ini. files for such a simple option they remove from the previous games. I hope they release one last patch to at least fix some options.