Unreal Tournament
Version 436
October 31, 2000
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 System Requirements
2 Installation
3 Playing The Game
4 Linux specific Changelog
5 Known Issues
6 Troubleshooting
7 Contacting Loki Entertainment Software
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(1) SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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Linux kernel version 2.2.X
Pentium II with 3D accelerator card (see below)
64 MB RAM required (128 MB recommended)
Video card capable of 640x480 resolution
XFree86 3.3.5 or newer at 16bpp
OSS compatible sound card
Hard disk with at least 550 MB of space
This product is not intended for use with any version of the Windows
operating system.
This product supports 3D accelerators through OpenGL. Consult
http://lokigames.com/support/gldrivers for the latest news on drivers
and installation.
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(2) INSTALLATION
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Before starting the installation process with "sh ut-install-436.run"
you must have your Unreal Tournament CDROM in your CDROM drive and have
it mounted.
For example:
$mount /cdrom
$sh ut-install-436.run
If you want to install Unreal Tournament remotely you can use the
SETUP_CDROM environment variable to point to your CDROM drive.
For example:
$export SETUP_CDROM=/path/to/cdrom
$sh ut-install-436.run
To make use of the S3TC compression feature, install 436 and then
manually copy over the files from your Textures directory from your
2nd UT CD to the Textures directory in your INSTALL_DIR/Textures
directory overwriting existing files (except credits.utx).
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(3) PLAYING THE GAME
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Run 'ut' to start the game.
The first time you run Unreal Tournament it will create a ~/.loki/ut
directory. Preferences, etc., will be stored here.
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(4) LINUX SPECIFIC CHANGELOG
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THIS VERSION IS ONLY COMPATIBLE WITH VERSION 432+
OpenGL Renderer
- implemented detail textures
- additional implementation (using vertex arrays)
- fixed minor visual artifacts (in conjunction with fog)
Input
- fixed keyrepeat (this time for real ;))
Misc
- changed signal handlers
Networking
- solved ngWorldStats problems
- fixed http download redirection
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(5) KNOWN ISSUES
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OpenGL Renderer
- Z Buffer artifacts with 16 bit rendering
Software Renderer
- slow in 32bpp mode!!!
GUI
- some menu entries are nooped. They are not removed to ensure mod
compatibility.
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(6) TROUBLESHOOTING
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The following are some of the more common problems you might have, and
recommended solutions. For more details see the support section on
www.lokigames.com and visit our bug reporting system at
http://fenris.lokigames.com.
Q: The game segfaults when trying to use windowed mode with the Glide
renderer.
A: Glide doesn't support rendering in a window.
Q: Most of the time when I connect to a server on the internet it starts
downloading "multimesh".
A: It is strongly advised that you install the official Bonuspack available
at http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0-10044-108-58371.html?bt.dl-10008.EpicMegaGames.10044-108-58371
which includes the required files to play on most internet servers nowadays.
Q: I am rendering in windowed mode and the mouse is grabbed in the window.
A: You can press CTRL-G to change between grabbing or not. Alternatively
you can change the UnrealTournament.ini file
Q: The game crashes and I can't switch back to my normal resolution using
CTRL-ALT- +/-
A: After running "xvidtune -unlock" you can change resolutions normally.
Q: I installed the Glide[OpenGL] Renderer as default but now want to use
the OpenGL[Glide] renderer.
Q: I want to use the Software Renderer.
A: Edit the following lines in either
(INSTALL_PATH)/System/UnrealTournament.ini or
(HOME)/.loki/ut/System/UnrealTournament.ini
To use the OpenGL renderer:
[Engine.Engine]
GameRenderDevice=SDLGLDrv.SDLGLRenderDevice
WindowedRenderDevice=SDLGLDrv.SDLGLRenderDevice
RenderDevice=SDLGLDrv.SDLGLRenderDevice
To use the Glide renderer:
[Engine.Engine]
GameRenderDevice=GlideDrv.GlideRenderDevice
WindowedRenderDevice=GlideDrv.GlideRenderDevice
RenderDevice=GlideDrv.GlideRenderDevice
To use the Software renderer:
[Engine.Engine]
GameRenderDevice=SDLSoftDrv.SDLSoftwareRenderDevice
WindowedRenderDevice=SDLSoftDrv.SDLSoftwareRenderDevice
RenderDevice=SDLSoftDrv.SDLSoftwareRenderDevice
Global settings are made in (INSTALL_PATH)/... and local ones in your
home directory. When you first run Unreal Tournament it will copy the
version of UnrealTournament.ini from (INSTALL_PATH)/... to your home
directory and from there on only use the one in your home directory.
Q: How can I specify my OpenGL library?
A: You can choose the OpenGL library Unreal Tournament tries to use
by specifying the path to it in your UnrealTournament.ini
[SDLGLDrv.SDLGLRenderDevice]
OpenGLLibName=libGL.so.1
or
OpenGLLibName=/opengl/library/path/libMYGL.so
Q: I am using XF 4.0 with my 3dfx card and the textures look really
weird. When I exit the game I can see a "No space for texture"
error message.
A: This is a bug in DRI that got fixed recently (07/31/00). You have
to use the CVS version of DRI.
Q: The towers seem to flicker in CTF-FACE.
A: If you have a 3dfx card please choose the Glide renderer. Otherwise
try to use 32 bit renderering which should resolve the issues you
are seeing and also will enhance the display quality.
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(7) CONTACTING LOKI ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE
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Technical Support
Support for Unreal Tournament for Linux is available from
Loki Entertainment Software at:
Bug Tracking Database: http://fenris.lokigames.com
FAQ: http://faqs.lokigames.com
Email: support@lokigames.com
Phone: 714-508-2140. Telephone support is available
Monday through Friday, 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. Pacific
Standard Time.
General Discussion
You can also communicate with other Unreal Tournament players at:
Usenet: news://news.lokigames.com/loki.games.ut