No GOLD Demo for UT3?

[elrasho]

Will there be a proper demo for UT3, not a BETA Demo so I know how the Retail version will run on my machine

 

[Lucid]

They're probably working on a major overhaul of the entire game atm.
Scrapping the shit gamespy server browser, de-consolifying the menu system, adding a 90 degree FOV, etc.

 

[Kyorisu]

Scrapping the shit gamespy server browser, de-consolifying the menu system, adding a 90 degree FOV, etc.

They damn well better be or I won't be buying it.

 

[BabyHeadCrab]

They're probably working on a major overhaul of the entire game atm.
Scrapping the shit gamespy server browser, de-consolifying the menu system, adding a 90 degree FOV, etc.

I've seen the post saying they're changing quite a bit, but not these specifics. You got a source for it? I'd be overjoyed if they really fix all those issues. The server browser is hardly functional =/ and the menus are absolutely abysmal for a PC game. I signed several of the "bring back ut99's interface" posts.

 

[Hellrider]

Only problems for me are the menu and the server browser..

 

[BabyHeadCrab]

And the incredibly overactive bloom + automatic mouse smoothing that you can only disable via tweaking the .ini files.

This is all stuff that needs to be fixed asap if they want to continue to be taken seriously by the competitive games circuit as they have been in the past.

 

[Hellrider]

Oh yeah something was really wrong with the mouse I could barely aim with the MG on flying mantas..

 

[DEATHMASTER]

Rein was quoted saying that it was 'low priority' for a new demo. That the actual game is now the big focus. I'm guessing that implies a new demo some time later. Anyways there will be plenty of reviews and benchs from the full game for people to make their decisions.

 

[Tyguy]

How does the Beta run for you rash?

 

[Lucid]

Rein was quoted saying that it was 'low priority' for a new demo. That the actual game is now the big focus. I'm guessing that implies a new demo some time later. Anyways there will be plenty of reviews and benchs from the full game for people to make their decisions.

Oh sweet, just leave us with a terrible 'beta' of a demo.

:| Sigh.

 

[Tyguy]

the demo is alot of fun imo. The vehicles map is a ball online.

 

[Lucid]

the demo is alot of fun imo. The vehicles map is a ball online.

It's fun when you can actually join a server that isn't laggy.

 

[golden_fang]

Oh sweet, just leave us with a terrible 'beta' of a demo.

:| Sigh.

you obviously have no idea what the BETA demo was intended for.

 

[Lucid]

you obviously have no idea what the BETA demo was intended for.

Obviously not.

Do enlighten me.

 

[Iced_Eagle]

The beta demo was for them to put the game into the publics hands so they can see how everything handles with thousands of people playing it. It allows them to get first and foremost, information about how the netcode is working and how it needs to be tweaked. It also allows them to make gameplay tweaks based on whats going on in the real world. It also allows the level designers to make tweaks if there are exploits or if its found to be way too hard for one side or the other. It also allows them to see if people are getting weird graphical errors, or how they should work on performance and how its performing on real-world machines and if there are any compatibility issues.

It's not a normal demo. It's just a beta that they use to know what they should fix before release.

Maybe after the game is gold they will make a "proper" demo based on the gold code.

 

[Lucid]

The beta demo was for them to put the game into the publics hands so they can see how everything handles with thousands of people playing it. It allows them to get first and foremost, information about how the netcode is working and how it needs to be tweaked. It also allows them to make gameplay tweaks based on whats going on in the real world. It also allows the level designers to make tweaks if there are exploits or if its found to be way too hard for one side or the other. It also allows them to see if people are getting weird graphical errors, or how they should work on performance and how its performing on real-world machines and if there are any compatibility issues.

It's not a normal demo. It's just a beta that they use to know what they should fix before release.

Maybe after the game is gold they will make a "proper" demo based on the gold code.

Ah, yeah. I knew that was the general gist of what it was for and all but I didn't realize how shit they made it.
It's like they just took what they were working on for the consoles and packaged up a taste and put it online.

 

[Iced_Eagle]

Yea, well I'm not a fan of the latest UT3 either, so I concur that it's shit

 

[DEATHMASTER]

They really shouldn't've included the word demo in the title.

 

[L3adCannon]

The demo is fun as **** although I hate what they have done to the UI (way too f*cking consoley. You can`t change shit practically and some of the warning messages are so annoying.). On the forums Rein said that it`s being looked into so it will prolly be fixed.
I am worried though that they won`t fix the ridiculous problems with the eyeheight, hitboxes and models` size which were in 2k3 and 2k4 although the community went nuts about em. UT99 had it perfect

I`m def gonna get the full game. Feels a lot like the classical UT gameplay wize, which I like, and the soundtrack rocks.