Massive patch for UT3

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I am not a fan, but I thought it was worth posting for those who own the game. I grabbed this info from BeyondUnreal. Will this patch fix the game? This is probably the biggest and most significant I've ever seen. The wording is so extensive I couldn't fit into this thread completely. Please go here for all details: http://www.beyondunreal.com/view_story.php?id=12466

Here's some of the details

* SUMMARY OF MAJOR FEATURES:
* Major enhancements to Server Browser
* Visual and menu flow overhaul for improved useability of user interface.
* Significant AI improvements, especially in vehicle gametypes.
* Client-side demo recording support
* Improved networking performance.
* Midgame map, game type, and mutator voting support
* Award system using Steam Achievements
* Improved mod support

* Improved Steam integration
* Steam Achievement support for Steam installations of UT3.
* Integrated Steam Authentication support.
* 57 achievements mark your progress and mastery of UT.
* Progress screen shows which awards you have earned, and completion progress on all awards.

* Server Browser:
* Server Browser updates, expanded query filtering, clientside filters and a new UI option list.
* Added mutator filtering to the server browser (filter by installed mutators, mutator classes and mutator names)
* Now displays each servers IP in the server details box
* Added 'Join IP' and 'Spectate IP' buttons to the join game menu
* Added an 'Add IP' button to the favourites menu
* Modified the main menu to return to the server browser after disconnecting
* Added a new button to the midgame menu 'Add Favorite', and a new console command: AddServerToFavorites
* Updated server browser code, so that custom gametypes are properly filtered.
* Added a 'List All Game Modes' selection to the server filter menu.
* Added more information to the server browser player list.
* Fixed servers not being added to history, when following a friend to a server
* You can now attempt to directly connect to offline servers in History and Favorites (even during master server downtimes).
* Show "+" for player counts that are populated by bots.

* UI:
* Major visual and menu flow overhaul for improved useability.
* Made the instant-action and host-game menus keep their settings.
* Scoreboard double click functionality for kicking, messages to specific players.
* Enabled gamepad stick sensitivity setting in UI.
* Improved gamepad support on PC.
* Added support for a whole mess of options on Advanced video settings page.
* Easier to click buttons by fixing cases where mouse went just past them.
* Max player counts always fit on all scoreboards.
* Modifier cards should take display priority in toasts over character unlocks.
* Improved voice command menu positioning and offsets.
* Fixed showing as teleport destinations on map nodes which could not be teleported to.
* Added tooltip while deployed in stealth vehicles to show drop deployable button.
* Bot count UI changed from "Number of opponents" to "Number of combatants" to be less confusing.
* Added support for showing top weapon user in end of match scoreboard. This shows which player got the most kills with a particular weapon. If a player was the leader with more than one weapon, it picks the weapon he or she got the most kills with.
* Show beacon with name of enemies in DM if they are close enough.
* Fixed ammo number on HUD pulsing on armor pick up instead of ammo pick up.
* Third position for powernode beacon, when just looking at base.
* Added speaking icon to player beacons.
* Portraits shown for player speaking with VOIP.
* Fixed onslaught teleporter tooltip not always displayed correctly.
* fixed toasts that don't shut down properly popping up later unexpectedly
* More delay before going back to ambient music from action.
* Fixed text being obscured after removing a friend from the friends list

* Fixed showing proper weapon icon on weapon bar for selected weapon when two weapons are in same slot.
* Fixed issue where playercard and friend message screens were disappearing.
* Reduced chat log spam.
* Fixed rules for showing "change team" button.

* Vehicles:
* Increased radius/volume of Manta, Raptor, and Viper engines.
* Fixed scavenger legs disappearing in kill volumes.
* Force occupied manta to rise if underwater.
* Added sound effect and recharge bar to SPMA to indicate when the weapon is ready to fire
* Increased water damage taken by vehicles.
* Increased Goliath health.
* Fixed nightshade beam weapon accuracy.
* Fixed spidermines confused about nightshade that switches teams.
* Tank shell is always relevant, so you'll see it if it kills you from a hidden tank.
* Leviathan shield doesn't stay around after death.
* Fixed leviathan passenger beacon positioning.
* Fixed hoverboard rooster tail positioning when traveling over shallow water.
* Fixed flag positioning on tracked turrets.
* Fixed flying Manta exploit.
* Fixed boost exploit with Fury vehicle

* Weapons:
* Added burn trail for link gun beam.
* Weapon pickups now disappear for the player who picked it up, until it can be picked up again (now works like weapon lockers).
* Weapon throwing always enabled.
* Improved force feedback for various weapon and pickup actions.
* Simpler crosshair for instagib rifle.
* Third person translocate sound.
* Stinger now higher priority than flak cannon by default.
* Back splatter decals for hits with sniper rifle, stinger, and enforcer.
* Improved spidermine aiming help on console with hitscan weapons (enforcer, stinger, sniper).
* Fixed enforcer anim problems when become dual during initial loading.
* No ammo display for instagib rifle.
* Improved spidermine herding with Avrils.
* Improved redeemer blast screen shake.
* Spidermines work properly in deathmatch.
* Fixed translocator discs being able to get embedded in geometry with zero extent collision on but box collision off.
* Fixed deployable exploit (run over deployable while firing weapon, get in vehicle while still firing, and never switch to deployable).
* Fixed trans discs getting stuck on instigator's head.

* AI:
* Added Drop Flag/Orb command (accessible through voice menu) to get bot teammates to drop the flag they are carrying.
* Improved bot handling of navigation failures, don't stay stuck.
* Bots understand ducking under obstacles with the Darkwalker.
* Bots understand getting off hoverboard to use a lift.
* Adjusted bot new enemy acquistion speed.
* Low skill bots don't slow down if carrying flag.
* Bots understand how to effectively use Orbs in Warfare much better.
* Bots use the hoverboard more effectively.
* Improved bot AI for using Translocator.
* Improved AI for picking best weapon to use.
* Improved AI for Leviathan, including aiming with the leviathan, and navigating the Leviathan.
* Improved AI for using the Hellfire SPMA.
* Improved Scorpion AI for trying to run over enemy foot soldiers and self destruct into big vehicles. TTP #103637.
* Improved Manta/Viper AI for trying to run over enemy foot soldiers.
* Improved stealth vehicle deployment AI.
* Improved bots yelling "same team" when player is actually trying to hit nearby enemy.
* Fixed bots not able to get in Darkwalker secondary turret in some cases.
* Fixed bot AI issues in secondary turrets.
* Bots go after countdown nodes if core can't be attacked.
* Fixed bots grabbing orb without getting all the way to orb spawner.
* Improved AI for bots deciding whether to get out of vehicles and continue on foot.
* Automatic fix for not letting bots in vehicles try to go into areas that are blocked for vehicles by turnaroundvolumes.
* Bots are move aggressive about driving vehicles without slowing down too much for slight turns.
* Bots fully understand kismet disabled nodes.
* Improved bot AI for fighting enemies in Slow Fields.
* Improved bot understanding of targeting occluded powernodes.

* Demo Recording:
* Added support for clientside demo recording.
* Demo playback is now delayed until precaching completes.

* Networking:
* Fixed localization of certain networking messages received from different language server.
* Improved dynamic netspeed system based on player counts.
* Improved hoverboard smoothness in net games.
* Friend following now attempts to place friends on the same team.
* Added team balancing between matches.
* Fixed reachspecs occasionally keeping level references across seamless travel, causing levels not to be properly unloaded.
* Increased net priority of movers with viewer based on them. Reduces mover popping in large playercount games.
* Networking bandwidth use optimizations.
* Improved prioritization of actor replication.
* Improved network pawn position update smoothing using mesh translation.
* Tweaked finding floors for simulated falling pawns.
* Yaw and pitch change smoothing for other players on clients.
* Fixed character mesh not getting onto hoverboard right away in high player count games.
* Improved turret replication in high player count games.
* Fixed remaining cases where team color skins weren't being properly set.
* Fixed clients auto-switching to better weapon when they stop firing.
* Don't dynamically adjust listen server client netspeed above max client has requested (for modem clients).
* Make sure all audio components get cleaned up on seamless travel.
* Fixed various exploits.

* Server Administration:
* Removed download speed limitations, when hosting LAN servers.
* Implemented auto-reconnect code for Gamespy uplink and advertising. Servers now continuously try to advertise to the master server upon failure.
* Fixed buggy URL parsing function, which was breaking mutator advertising
* Added code to recreate serveractors after seamless travel
* Fixed case insensitivity issue with admin and game passwords
* Added session banning, with the command: AdminSessionBan
* Security fixes.
* Added config variable 'SpawnProtectionTime' to UTGame.ini.
* Optimized stats sending bandwidth.
* Support `n as \n in MOTD.

* Engine:
* Collision Octree optimizations
* Particle system optimizations
* Safe handling of inversing nil matrices. Addresses rare ragdoll physics crashes.
* Removed unnecessary profile saves, improved saving progress when player expects it.
* Improved Garbage collection performance.
* Optimized decals.
* Teleporter portal rendering updates are now disabled by default, even for high end systems (for performance reasons).
To enable, add the following to your UTGame.ini file
[UTOnslaughtNodeTeleporter]
bRealtimeCapture=true

* Game:
* Option to allow for custom characters to load at all times (no default characters, but may get hitches when new players join).
* CTF flag is hidden for player carrying it.
* Can no longer teleport to node that is under attack.
* Improved victim death messages (precise cause of death).
* In game types using weaponlockers, players spawn with weapons from nearest weapon locker.
* Fixed scoreboard issues during seamless travel.
* Fixed lifts returning if you jump or get shot while on them.
* Play taunts on upper body only for moving players.
* Fixed black boxes on Leviathan shock balls.
* Fixed lighting on first person spidermine death effect
* Improved code for leaning players which are going around turns.
* Reduced foot jittering on stairs.
* No team change penalty for automatic swaps.
* Improved lighting for characters.
* Reduced mesh offsetting on slopes, removing exploit allowing players to hide.
* Fixed winner pawn rotating after round ends.
* Fixed sender not hearing autotaunts.
* Fixed krall missing footstep sound notifies.
* Fixed bots leaving game affecting TDM team score.
* Fixed bad low LOD meshes (spiky when feigning or dead).

* Mod support:
* UTHUD now responsible for drawing player and vehicle beacons, making it easier to support custom beacons for custom game types.
* Added support for stretching IK limbs (see SkelControlLimb.uc).
* Merged PC version script functionality to PS3 to improve mod compatibility for mods on PS3.
* Added spectator notification hooks to Mutator.uc:
- AllowBecomeActivePlayer: Allows mutators to prevent spectators from joining the game
- AllowBecomeSpectator: Allows mutators to block players from spectating (not fully implemented).
- NotifyBecomeActivePlayer: Notifies mutators when a spectator successfully becomes an active player
- NotifyBecomeSpectator: Notifies mutators when a player becomes a spectator (not fully implemented)
* Added two new functions to Object.uc, 'IsNetScript' which returns true if the current code was remotely executed, and 'GetNetFuncName' which returns the name of the replicated function where script execution began
* Added a new function flag, 'DemoRecording', which replicates the function into the demo file when recording demos NOTE: Implicitly flags the function as simulated
* Added the ability for mods to specify custom settings scenes, through new values in UTUIDataProvider_GameModeInfo.uc:
- 'ModGameSettingsScene', allows mods to specify a custom settings scene which is accessible through a 'Mod Settings' button in the Instant Action and Host Game menus
- 'ModClientSettingsScene', allows mods to specify a custom settings scene which is accessible through the main menu settings
page, and the mid game menu settings - Added ClearConfig and StaticClearConfig functions to Object.uc
- Added team change notification hooks to Mutator.uc
- AllowChangeTeam: Allows mutators to prevent players from changing team
- NotifySetTeam: Notifies mutators when a player successfully changes team
* Added bCanRagdoll flag to UTPawn for mod authors.
* Added slight player glow support for darkmatch (maps with DARKMATCH at start of worldinfo name
* Made UIObject 'ResolveStyles' function accessible to script.
* Added support for loading a Splash.bmp in a mod directory.
* Fixed server browser not being able to filter custom gametypes; in the gametype data provider, set 'GameSearchClass' to: UTGameSearchCustom
* Added code to reinitialize ServerActors after seamless travel
* Added editable 'MouseBounds' property to UIScene, which allows you to configure mouse boundaries for the current scene
- 'MouseBounds.BoundaryObject' is set through the 'Set Mouse Boundary' submenu in the UIEditor context menu
- Also added a selection to the UIEditor View menu, 'Mouse Boundaries Outline', for viewing the current mouse boundaries
- Mouse boundaries can be changed during runtime using 'UIScene::SetMouseBounds' and 'UIScene::ResetMouseBounds'

* Level specific:
* Fixed redeemers nopt able to damage power cores in Islander.
* Don't allow disabling of fog volumes. Fixes VCTF-Sandstorm exploit.
* Fixed collision issues in VCTF-Suspense and Suspense_Necris.
* Fixed real-time teleporter portal updates in WAR-Avalanche.

* Maplists
* The old maplist system has been replaced with an entirely new one, which is configured through UTMapLists.ini, this allows mods using custom .ini files to have map cycles setup from the ingame menus
- To recover the old server maplist settings, you need to open UTGame.ini and go to the [UTGame.UTGame] section, then for each 'GameSpecificMapCycles' entry you need to find (or create) an entry in 'GameProfiles' under [UTGame.UTMapListManager] in UTMapLists.ini, which has a 'GameClass' value that matches the 'GameClassName' value in 'GameSpecificMapCycles'.
Then you need to find the maplist in UTMapLists.ini which is specified by 'MapListName' value in the 'GameProfiles' entry, (e.g: [DMMapList UTMapList]), and then you must manually transfer each map name in 'GameSpecificMapCycles' to the maplist in UTMapLists.ini.
For example, Maps=("DM-Arsenal","DM-Biohazard") in 'GameSpecificMapCycles' would become: [DMMapList UTMapList] Maps=(Map="DM-Arsenal") Maps=(Map="DM-Biohazard")
* Configuration options for [UTGame.UTMapListManager]:
- GameProfiles: This is a list which is used to define custom game type settings (mainly for game voting), options include:
o GameClass: The FULL class name of the gametype, including package name as well as class name (e.g. "UTGame.UTDeathMatch")
o GameName: The name that is displayed on the vote menu when selecting a gametype (e.g. "Deathmatch", "Warfare - No Orbs")
o MapListName: The name of the maplist that this game profile will use (e.g. "WARMapList")
o Options: Additional URL options which are used when switching to this gametype (e.g. "?WarmupTime=60")
o Mutators: Mutators to be loaded for this gametype (e.g. "UTGame.UTMutator_LowGrav,UTGame.UTMutator_Instagib")
o ExcludedMuts: Mutators which are disallowed for this gametype (e.g. "UTMutator_Instagib,UTMutator_Slomo")
o bIsTeamGame: Specifies whether or not the current gametype is a team game (used internally for game voting)
o MapReplayLimit: The number of matches which must pass before any one map can be played again
o ActiveGameProfileName: The 'GameProfiles' entry which is currently active; mainly used by the game during runtime
o PlayIndex: A value used for keeping track of when maps were last played, represents the total number of games played
o AutoStripOptions: A list of URL options which are automatically removed upon map change (e.g. "LinkSetup")
o AutoEmptyOptions: The same as 'AutoStripOptions', except these options are given an empty value on the URL (e.g. "GoalScore,TimeLimit")
* Configuration options for [UTGame.UTMapList]:
- Maps: The list of maps used by the maplist, options:
o Map: The filename of the map (minus the file extension)
o ExtraData: An array of arbitrary data which can be associated with each maplist entry; mainly used by the game at runtime
o AutoLoadPrefixes: Maps with the prefixes defined here will be automatically added to the maplist (e.g. AutoLoadPrefixes=CTF,VCTF)
o LastActiveMapIndex: The index into the 'Maps' list which was last active; mainly used by the game during runtime

Please refer to link for the rest....Believe me there is still more...LOL
 
Interesting. But will the game actually be good now? I have doubts.
 
I bought this a long time ago, the scene was pretty dead then, thought I liked the game.

Maybe a little too late on the patch?
 
They just should have done a good job with the game from the start.
 
I kind of liked UT3. Have been looking forward to this patch for about a week. :p
 
I like it too and never had any problem with it. Play mostly, well, totally offline though against the bots. It's what I do while I wait for the next game to come out.

I'm looking forward to this patch.
 
I bought UT3 on Direct2drive, but its pretty cool that Epic and Steam worked it out where i can add my game to steam for this update and now redownload it through steam if necessary.
 
4saken said:
I bought UT3 on Direct2drive, but its pretty cool that Epic and Steam worked it out where i can add my game to steam for this update and now redownload it through steam if necessary.
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Are you serious? Does that work with the retail DVD version as well?
 
How about some more maps? Aside from the UI issue, the main problem I had with the game was the fact that it came with a tiny number of official maps, and none of them were all that great.
 
I picked UT3 up for $10 a month or so ago. I was a bit surprised to find the community is much smaller than what I was expecting. Perhaps it has something to do with system reqs, but I imagine it's more the fact that UT2K4 is so jam packed full of content. Epic kind of shot themselves in the foot by releasing this when their biggest competitor was the game they released 4 years prior.

If this patch revitalizes the community I'd be pleasantly surprised. Unfortunately I think it might be too little too late.
 
This game wasn't bad. It was my first UT game, and I liked it. Never saw why people dis on it so much. Still, it's sad that there are not too many people playing anymore. Hopefully this patch and give a little boost to the community
 
UT3 is actually a really good game with really terrible stock maps. The stock capture the flag maps are just not good. But I've played some UT3 renditions of older capture the flag maps and the game plays and looks great. Of course, nobody plays it. Nobody ever did. 2004 killed off capture the flag pretty much.
 
htphm42 said:
This game wasn't bad. It was my first UT game, and I liked it. Never saw why people dis on it so much. Still, it's sad that there are not too many people playing anymore. Hopefully this patch and give a little boost to the community
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Trust me this is the worst installment of the series. I doubt anything will save this one.
 
F.E.A.R. said:
I am not a fan, but I thought it was worth posting for those who own the game. I grabbed this info from BeyondUnreal. Will this patch fix the game? This is probably the biggest and most significant I've ever seen. The wording is so extensive I couldn't fit into this thread completely. Please go here for all details: http://www.beyondunreal.com/view_story.php?id=12466
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like they say, USE THE SEARCH BUTTON!!! this has been discussed a few days ago mate http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1388691
 
In a way, its good to see them still working on the game.

I still wished they would release another map pack too, the game is seriously lacking in maps

Bringing back some old gameplay would be great too, I've always loved the invasion and bombing run
 
jonneymendoza said:
cant the mod community make maps? i thought ut3 was very mod friendly?
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Why mod a game that no one plays? Probably the single biggest factor which turned people off the game was Epic's arrogant response to the tidal wave of complaints that followed the release of the beta, all of which were never addressed until now. That, and possibly one of the shittiest UI's and server browsers ever conceived by a developer. It still blows my mind away that what they put out came from the same people who designed the UI and server browser in UT99 and UT2K4.
 
This update reminds me of the big Quake 4 updates that came wayyyyy after everybody stopped caring about the game.
 
defiant007 said:
Why mod a game that no one plays? Probably the single biggest factor which turned people off the game was Epic's arrogant response to the tidal wave of complaints that followed the release of the beta, all of which were never addressed until now. That, and possibly one of the shittiest UI's and server browsers ever conceived by a developer. It still blows my mind away that what they put out came from the same people who designed the UI and server browser in UT99 and UT2K4.
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The user interface was one of many gripes. It's obvious they were attempting to make the entire game friendlier for the console user; totally ignoring the PC users, but can you seriously blame them?
 
Quikstrumental said:
The user interface was one of many gripes. It's obvious they were attempting to make the entire game friendlier for the console user; totally ignoring the PC users, but can you seriously blame them?
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Given that the game is effectively dead on all three platforms, I think it is safe to say that ignoring their core fan base and doing a rushed job on all versions probably wasn't the best idea. And they cannot even use the excuse "games sell better on consoles", because it made shitty sales even on PS3 and xbox360.

So yes, I have no problem blaming them for the pile of turd they put out.
 
Hmm still no Invasion. I hope this will spawn some spirit of community from which will spawn a decent Invasion mod, cause that would likely become my new obsession. It's about time they did something to UT3 though not agreeing that it's too late.
 
Looks like they've used the mountains of Gears of War cash to make the game they should have made in the first place.
 
Me and my brother really had a lot of fun with the older UT games, so of course we picked up UT3. We don't know what the problem is, but it just didn't have that fun factor. It felt like the maps were too busy or something, not sure. Will have to try it out again with the latest patch.
 
defiant007 said:
Why mod a game that no one plays? Probably the single biggest factor which turned people off the game was Epic's arrogant response to the tidal wave of complaints that followed the release of the beta, all of which were never addressed until now. That, and possibly one of the shittiest UI's and server browsers ever conceived by a developer. It still blows my mind away that what they put out came from the same people who designed the UI and server browser in UT99 and UT2K4.
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Yep, the literally through the console menu into the PC version.

Even though I applaud the efforts of this patch, its a year to late to do any thing about the state of the game. They cant bring it back from the dead.
 
F.E.A.R. said:
* Major enhancements to Server Browser
* Visual and menu flow overhaul for improved useability of user interface.
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Took them over a year to fix this shit ? The interface and menu instantly turned me from the demo.

Why are they even bothering at this point ? How many people play the game on a daily basis ? A few hundred ? Stick to cranking out gears, nobody wants UT anymore Epic, you killed it.
 
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