Unreal Tournament 3 Beta Demo Now Out

Eurogamer notes that the beta demo for Unreal Tournament 3 is now available over at Fileplanet. "Currently the open beta demo is only available to Windows users, and will give you all a chance to test out a couple of maps and then leave your feedback for Epic Games so it can make a more polished end product - like a shoe."

no links from me but

[karnal]

I know there is a Linux server that was released yesterday (friend of mine has one running...)

Semi-Old News, and 64bit Info

[uncledrax]

Yeap.. it's been out for several days now.. it's the hyper-paced action.. but it plays well on my lowly 6600GT..
If you run XP64 or Win2k3 64, there is a 64-bit patch you -might- need. You can find it on Epic's site at http://www.epicgames.com/download/UT3Demo-XP64-2K3.zip [epicgames.com]

That said..

Can I haz SDK now? kthx!

Download/Bugmenot

[duguk]

Download link [fileplanet.com] or this link. [fileplanet.com]

Login: [e-mail]
Passwd: donuts
Cheers bugmenot...

or screw waiting in a queue and Google Search for SetupUT3Demo.exe [google.com].
Looks like there's plenty of torrents.

Epic's tradition: Low system requirements

[prolene]

The minimum requirements of UT3 are already impressive, and its great.

Re:Behind quake?

[FlopEJoe]

CTF and Deathmatch is not getting boring for the majority

Completely agree! I wish the TF2 believed the same. I don't mind the control maps but they should have had more CTF in my opinion and more than just six maps total. Looks like the mappers are already on the ball so that should fill out the lack.

Re:Semi-Old News, and 64bit Info

[TheThiefMaster]

For Windows x64 you'll probably also need this workaround [epicgames.com] to even be able to install the game.

I did.

Not that you'd get that kind of support from other games companies. It's a beta demo, and they go out of their way to fix and work-around issues. It's beta, so you expect bugs. Just wow.

Re:Behind quake?

[KDR_11k]

I can already predict the next game the guys at Epic will make, it will be a Quake Wars:ET clone using there Unreal Tournament franchise..

Do you mean UT2004's Onslaught mode or Unreal 2 XMP?

Fast mirrors

[denominateur]

These guys have some pretty fast mirrors up for the UT3 demo:

http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/794/mirrors.php [techpowerup.com]

Re:the linux dedicated server

[l_bratch]

Linux dedicated server:

http://icculus.org/cgi-bin/ezmlm/ezmlm-cgi?64:mss:58:ebhpjkcopohfepbmnlkb [icculus.org]

Re:Semi-Old News, and 64bit Info

[Solder Fumes]

It's smooth as glass on my 8800. I didn't really like the feel of it at first, but it's a lot tighter if you turn off mouse smoothing. The graphics are busier and more dystopian than UT2004, so you'll sometimes need a sharp eye to pick out a target. Hoverboards are genius, as is being able to grapple a Manta and get a tow. Everyone's salivating over the descriptions of the Necris vehicles, and the Darkwalker in the Heatray DM map certainly delivers. It's a thing of fright and beauty to watch that tripod clumping through the buildings, occasionally slithering a leg up to grasp the side of a pillar or building for extra support.

Lots of things to fix...the server list is inexcusably broken, the Hellbender doesn't steer correctly, the auto trajectory on the flak cannon secondary was a bad idea and needs to go. Also you appear 2 feet taller than other players because the camera height is wrong. It's amazing they let such amateur mistakes get out into the public eye, while still investing so much time into the rest of the game.