Difference between revisions of "Unreal II: The Awakening"

Revision as of 02:45, 22 July 2014

Unreal
Unreal	1998
Unreal Tournament	1999
Unreal Tournament 2003	2002
Unreal II: The Awakening	2003
Unreal Tournament 2004	2004
Unreal Tournament 3	2007
Unreal Tournament 4	Cancelled

Key points

Comes bundled with modding tools

Small community

General information

Liandri Archives - A dedicated Unreal wiki site that collects information about all the games in the series

Unreal Wiki - A wiki on how to use Unreal Editor, UnrealScript and other technical aspects of Unreal Engine

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Steam Users' Forums for game series

Availability

Template:Availability Table

Demos

Essential improvements

In-game HUD settings.

Patches

The latest version available is v1403

Expanded Multiplayer (XMP)

The expansion cannot be installed with the Steam version

Included with Unreal II: The Awakening Special Edition, it is an official expansion to the game adding multiplayer functionality (with 8 maps). The expansion is available for free for regular copies of the game. Note that the PLAY disk for Unreal II: The Awakening is required to install the expansion.

Bonus Content

Solaris Base Bonus Map is an additional map created by Matthias Worch.

Unreal Editor

Unreal Editor is the official modding program for the Unreal 2 engine. It is used to create professional levels and full scale conversions for the game.

Version 3 of the editor comes bundled with all versions of Unreal 2.

It can be found in the Systems folder in the game's installation folder.

Game data

In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/13200/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/13200/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game graphics settings.

In-game shadows settings.

Template:Video settings

Field of view (FOV)

Instructions

Input settings

In-game key map settings.

In-game input settings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

In-game audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Network

Requires the eXpanded MultiPlayer (XMP) expansion (included with Unreal II: The Awakening Special Edition and available as a free upgrade)

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		32
Online play		32

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated		A guide can be found here
Self-hosting
Direct IP		Open the console (`~`) and enter `open` followed by the IP and port.

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
UDP	7777, 7778, 27900, 28900

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues fixed

Steam Screenshot Fix

Instructions

Long Load Screens on Windows 8.1

Instructions

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium III 1.0 GHz AMD Athlon 1.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2.2 GB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 9.0b compatible

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/13200/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (13200) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

[Proton_path_note-1] 1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/13200/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (13200) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[Note 1]

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 # Find the line <code>F12=BumpContrast</code>
 # Remove <code>BumpContrast</code> to take screenshots correctly.
+}}
+===Long Load Screens on Windows 8.1===
+{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox/fix|Disable Vsync}}
+{{ii}} Load Screens are tied to framerate on some newer machines
+{{ii}} Nvidia users can force adaptive vsync to prevent tearing
 }}

Developers
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	Legend Entertainment
Publishers
	Atari
Engines
	Unreal Engine 2
Release dates
Windows	February 3, 2003