Unreal Tournament news on the horizon!

PinkFloyd · 6 Feb 2017 at 08:21

Tried out Flag Run against some bots yesterday, seemed pretty neat in terms of the mechanics. Imagine it would be good fun in multiplayer!

Daytrader · 6 Feb 2017 at 12:27

Its like the awesome Capturestrike that was in quake 3 mod Threewave, best mod ever, still play it now and again.

AshenEdge · 6 Feb 2017 at 17:07

Daytrader said:
Don't worry, if you play this your a big boy regardless

phew!!!

puts away tape measure...

sas.wlv said:
Pretty sure I've run into you on FFA servers

Hi!!!

has flash back....

when you say 'run' I'm thinking more like 'steamrolled'

no_1_dave · 7 Feb 2017 at 01:45

Downloaded this today!!!
Seems better than the last couple

AshenEdge · 23 Feb 2017 at 20:20

FEB2017 UPDATE:

Can be sniped whilst sliding again

that's saved me more than once

Daytrader · 28 Feb 2017 at 16:08

Cant wait until this is properly released to the public, i mean out of alpha.

AshenEdge · 28 Feb 2017 at 20:16

Daytrader said:
Cant wait until this is properly released to the public, i mean out of alpha.

I think it will be a while Day, remember it's a community driven endeavour

I agree it would be great to see UT regain it's rightful crown and become known to a new generation... if warfare returns I'll be a happy chap... possibly flattening orb runners in a pimped up manta

only accidentally of course

Daytrader · 28 Feb 2017 at 20:24

I am hoping for a Fortress/WFA and Assault mod for it, i know there is a group already testing Assault

Columbo · 1 Mar 2017 at 08:43

Got to a decently high standard in UT99 particularly in iCTF, won a couple of clanbase cups and the league once.
However I get totally raped in this for some reason and my K/D ratio is 1/2 despite me playing quite often. Age may have mulled my twitch gaming ability or years of dumbed down perks, levelling up and x-ray vision has affected me more than I thought!

See quite a few of the old crew playing though and none of them seem to have lost their edge any! Is it just me that sucks now or are any of you old schoolers struggling as well?

AshenEdge · 1 Mar 2017 at 12:47

Columbo said:
Got to a decently high standard in UT99 particularly in iCTF, won a couple of clanbase cups and the league once.
However I get totally raped in this for some reason and my K/D ratio is 1/2 despite me playing quite often. Age may have mulled my twitch gaming ability or years of dumbed down perks, levelling up and x-ray vision has affected me more than I thought!

See quite a few of the old crew playing though and none of them seem to have lost their edge any! Is it just me that sucks now or are any of you old schoolers struggling as well?

I find it depends a lot on the server (I know I'm stating the obvious) as much as our advancing years Columbo

Try starting a game as a host and see if it makes much difference, it can be the difference between getting a head shot or not being able to hit a barn door with a Flak Shell!!!

Daytrader said:
I am hoping for a Fortress/WFA and Assault mod for it, i know there is a group already testing Assault

That sounds good Day!

Daytrader · 1 Mar 2017 at 12:47

Im struggling but i have a excuse, 53 years young

i play more for fun these days, not as competitive as i was like 10 years ago, remember, its the taking part that matters

AshenEdge · 1 Mar 2017 at 12:54

Daytrader said:
Im struggling but i have a excuse, 53 years young i play more for fun these days, not as competitive as i was like 10 years ago, remember, its the taking part that matters

Very true Day

the last patch which allowed protection from head shots when sliding really helped me out... it's now been repatched

... quick...to the Redeemer!!!!

Daytrader · 1 Mar 2017 at 13:03

Haha, i always tried to get the Redeemer on Facing Worlds map, loved that map.

AshenEdge · 1 Mar 2017 at 13:08

Daytrader said:
Haha, i always tried to get the Redeemer on Facing Worlds map, loved that map.

Did you play the Halloween edition with the Witch on her Boomstick?

great fun!!

I usually head to the redeemer and then... wait a minute I'm not going to give away my secrets

... you'll have to see if you can track me if we hopefully bump into each other in game :cool:

Steampunk · 1 Mar 2017 at 13:12

I used to specialise in shooting down redeemers as it was often easier than dodging them. All that effort and danger to get a nuke, and then I'd mini-gun them down in mid-air. I imagined it was far more frustrating for my opponent that way.

AshenEdge · 1 Mar 2017 at 13:15

Steampunk said:
I used to specialise in shooting down redeemers as it was often easier than dodging them. All that effort and danger to get a nuke, and then I'd mini-gun them down in mid-air. I imagined it was far more frustrating for my opponent that way.

Have you played recently Steam, as now the deemer acts differently when shot down... basically make sure you're not in the blast zone.. hiding behind walls doesn't always help either

Daytrader · 1 Mar 2017 at 13:22

AshenEdge said:
Did you play the Halloween edition with the Witch on her Boomstick? great fun!!

I usually head to the redeemer and then... wait a minute I'm not going to give away my secrets... you'll have to see if you can track me if we hopefully bump into each other in game

No sounded fun thou, yeh i will have to give it another go soon, but i do like the game.

Steampunk · 1 Mar 2017 at 13:24

AshenEdge said:
Have you played recently Steam, as now the deemer acts differently when shot down... basically make sure you're not in the blast zone.. hiding behind walls doesn't always help either

Nope, not played the new version. I'm waiting for it to be finished. I don't want to spoil the experience by playing it in it's unfinished state. I have lots of other games I need to catch up on, so I am resisting the temptation but keeping an eye on progress.

Smokey Deza · 12 Mar 2017 at 18:18

Columbo said:
See quite a few of the old crew playing though and none of them seem to have lost their edge any! Is it just me that sucks now or are any of you old schoolers struggling as well?

Sorry, not at all.

I'm 33 and my K/D is 2.21.

I tire of this game though. I'm fed up with the constant rank whoring (oh no I won't team balance because if I join the losing team we will lose and go down a rank), and 1 server with about 50 spectators waiting to join.

They also need to do loads more for newcomers. Forcing some tutorial on game load won't help. Create some bronze only servers or something. Quick matching noobs with 10 year veterans is ludicrous and the player base will remain stagnant until this stops.

sas.wlv · 13 Mar 2017 at 08:04

Smokey Deza said:
Sorry, not at all.

I'm 33 and my K/D is 2.21.

I tire of this game though. I'm fed up with the constant rank whoring (oh no I won't team balance because if I join the losing team we will lose and go down a rank), and 1 server with about 50 spectators waiting to join.

They also need to do loads more for newcomers. Forcing some tutorial on game load won't help. Create some bronze only servers or something. Quick matching noobs with 10 year veterans is ludicrous and the player base will remain stagnant until this stops.

Can't say I've noticed anyone specifically interested in rank whoring.

Also, it's a pity that some of the functionality of the hubs has been removed from the last couple of builds (hopefully only temporarily), as it definitely was possible to rank lock a server to keep players out. I'd imagine it's because of the low player count as there were a lot of players complaining that they couldn't get in any games during certain periods due to rank.