UT 2003 flop?

[couch potato]

i think a lot of people are having mixed feelings about UT 2003. some say its ok, and others just hate. i find it OK, but they concentrated on graphics too much, and not gameply. maybe it will be better in the final version, but for now, its not very fun. especially the CTF level:(

[NDD]

Mixed feeling here as well :r

[AceAirman]

I really like this game a lot!;)

[Tanelusa]

Well I started to play @1024 32bit HIGH detail and my fps is 45-65:)
In the BETA UT2003 my resu was 80x600 16bit MEDIUM and fps was like 10-25:p

So this demo is DEFFENEATLY FINAL!!

I love it,cuz I always get 2 or 3rd place :D :r :D :r

[NDD]

Sorry to bring the bad news, Tanelusa :(

From ReadMe-Demo.int.txt in UT2003Demo\Help directory :

* Textures in the full game are, on average, 2X higher resolution
than in the demo. The textures in the demo were reduced because
of download size limitations.

[RamonGTP]

I think that Tanelusa *MAY* have been refferring to the fine tuning of the game engine being final... What ND said is true however, its got it right there in the readme file... If you notice, in the demo, a lot of the options only go as high as "medium" no doubt that in the final version there will be a "high" or possibly even "highest" setting and if you use those, expect your FPS to drop some. However if you're content with the way the DEMO looks, there is no reason that you shouldn't be able to use the same settings in the final version and maintain your current performance.

-Ramon

Oh, and I'm personally enjoying this game. It is ture a lot of people are concentrating on graphics, but what do you expect when people pay nearly $400 for their video card?

[BionicSniper]

Well i havent been able to play it yet because of my graphics card!
I have the voodoo3 and it doesn't have hardware T&L so I can't play that or army opps or anything!! rgggg :(

[AllGamer]

CTF levels are the best
and the Bombing mode
:D

[gibsinep]

I am enjoying it but I don't know how much I will be able to play it before it gets old like every other FPS without a interesting storyline.

[NJEnviroguy]

I just keep on playing with the philosophy that its only a Demo. Like all the tweaks that are out for it already, I don't understand everyone going "overboard" with it and being so critical. I'm coming from days when demos were non-playable beefed up graphic videos. Atleast this you can rock and roll with for a couple hours a day.

Yeah, I defineatly love the CTF. Before I realized to take off Instagib, that was the only way I was playing, with AI level set to one of the highest. Crazy.

[Cpl_Squirrel]

I'm completely addicted to bombing run. It's all I bother playing...it's especially spiffy in instagib mode. Cmon, it's got a ball! :x

[Monster1]

Man O' Man, after playing the oridg I am at a lost for words..

I hope the final will be more fluid than the demo, to me it feels like a Quake engine..

[couch potato]

that is weird. its JUST like the quake 3 engine, only a bit faster. everything is gyper. try playing it a gamespeed=200%:eek: its freaky!

[Bigjakkstaffa]

Its good... but its no quake 3 :r

It'll serve me a worthwile stopgap in the wait for Doom 3... only thing im concerned about is if this is only 1/2 textures..and the outdoor levels run badly for me at 1024x768x 32 NOW, whats it gonna be like with all of em :eek:

...i just cant bring myself to drop to 800x600...it looks so....chunky :x

...hopefully they can get soem more engine optimisation in there before final release...althugh rumors are its all been done and dusted for some time...

--Jakk:t

[AllGamer]

that's what i like it runs just sooooooo fast :D:x

[Bigjakkstaffa]

The geforce 4 optimised 40.xx's should helpout a lil bit,... when nvidia get theit thumbs out and release em officially that is :rolleyes:

--Jakk:t

[Logan[TeamX]]

I don't mind it... averaging out about 50-55 FPS with my GeForce 2 Ti 64MB card... it's slick, runs well, but I can't shake the feeling that it's... "hindered" somehow. I can just feel it. I can move, frag, jump, blast, you name it. It doesn't show on the screen, it just feels that way when I play.

Can't explain it, perhaps I need more sleep than I know I've been getting lately.

I've been running at 1024x768, 16-bit textures, highest settings for detail I can get (yeah, I know you can only crank the demo so far), and it doesn't chop, even with a whack of bots.

I checked some posts on their message boards, and I don't get the odd paging that they say I might be susceptible to. Which makes me happy. Very happy.

I'll play it at any LAN I happen to hit that has it, but it's not enough to derail me from the original for now. I'll stick to CS, orig UT, MOHAA, Spiderman the Movie, and Tony Hawk 3.

When the retail hits in my area, I'll give it another look.

Oh, and before I forget... Palladium will be the death of all computer-versed home users. I'm not fear-mongering, just making a prediction based on the technology I've read up on so far.

Mark my words... *strolls off to get a Mountain Dew before lunch is over*

[Bigjakkstaffa]

What paging is this then??

Perhaps im suffering from it...

--Jakk:t

[AllGamer]

are you guys talking about the pagefile?

[NDD]

BionicSniper : you should try the latest patch for the Demo, it should fix some problems with the Voodoo3 (or any other videocard without hardware T&L as well).
From here (http://www.unrealtournament2003.com/?downloads).

[TaXi]

my only real complaint is that since I am a beginner, I can't play without dieing. Those servers should have anti-camp rules. Anyone know how annoying it is to be killed as soon as you respawn?

TaXi:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :t :t

[Monster1]

Same here, I just said the heck with it and play instant action

[NDD]

Anyone know how annoying it is to be killed as soon as you respawn?
No. Is it really ? :p :D

[Slipknot]

I think the game is living up to it's lofty expectations. A buy for me when it comes out. I also just upgraded my video card from a ATI Radeon 32MB SDR card to a 8500LE OCed to (290/290). Runs very smooth at 1024x768

[hoodedrat]

i love this game, i think its great and i hated UT so much, but this game is awesome. Bombing run is so much fun, it was kinda funny because i tried out for this clan and the leader was a UT veteran and i beat him 20-2 and he instantly accused me of cheating it was so funny cuz if there is anyone out there who is totally against cheating its me

[AllGamer]

Originally posted by Slipknot
I think the game is living up to it's lofty expectations. A buy for me when it comes out. I also just upgraded my video card from a ATI Radeon 32MB SDR card to a 8500LE OCed to (290/290). Runs very smooth at 1024x768

at 1280x1024x32 bit + all the eye candies (AA, TrueForm, smooth, etc) to the maximum i still get average of 45+ FPS in multiplayer, it ranges from 35+ to 70+

on standalone, it goes even higher :t
ATI AIW 8500dv

[germanjulian]

dam i run at 1024 and 2 times AA and as high as the demo graphics go and i get 50FPS! runs super fast and i am normally under the top 4 players! ;) instant gip is the best me go(0)d at that!
and even in normal texture details the graphics look awesome! i mean comon no other game looks so sweet and runs so fast!

[Bigjakkstaffa]

LoL - all the servers ive played on with you jules ive ended up top :x, which is very unusual considerign i never even played teh original UT online and my FPS in this one are sucky sucky sucky :(

--Jakk:t

[gibsinep]

lol Jack I think German may be a little off with his thoughs of being god at the game. ;)

[Giblet Plus!]

Originally posted by gibsinep
I am enjoying it but I don't know how much I will be able to play it before it gets old like every other FPS without a interesting storyline.

Thats what mods are for. There were hundreds for UT, they'll be even more for UT2003 because it's easier to mod. :)

[gibsinep]

True Giblet that hadn't crossed my mind.