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Unreal Tournament 2004 Tweak Guide



The original Unreal Tournament, released in 1999 is one of my all-time favorite games. I remember many, many hours of finger-stiffening, carpal tunnel-developing online deathmatches. At that time I truly thought it was the pinnacle of gaming heaven. Amazing graphics, great sound and almost perfectly balanced gameplay, not to mention real human opponents to provide a genuine challenge.


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When Unreal Tournament 2003 was released I was anticipating even more online fun and mayhem. Sadly, UT2003 never enjoyed the same level of popularity as the original UT. Some credit the many "Quake-like" changes the game underwent, others couldn't quite put their finger on it. Either way, it just wasn't UT. Fortunately the Unreal Engine which powers the game has been used to great effect in other popular games like Raven Shield and America's Army.


Now Epic Games, Digital Extremes and Atari have worked long and hard to introduce Unreal Tournament 2004. More than just an incremental upgrade from UT2003, it returns Unreal Tournament to its roots. The character models, guns, music and maps all look and play like UT. Bigger, better and with a great new gameplay mode called Onslaught, UT2004 is the real thing.


Following up on my UT2003 Tweak Guide, I've written this guide to provide you with everything you need to know to improve your UT2004 experience. As a compilation of detailed setting descriptions, recommendations, tweaks and links to important resources it guarantees something for every fan of this great game.



Note: This guide refers to the latest version of UT2004 Version 3369 and the 64-Bit Version. Make sure to check back regularly for updates.








UT2004 Tweak Guide

[Page 2] Essential Optimization



Before getting into any game-specific settings and tweaks, this section covers the obligatory system optimization information I include in all my guides. If you've followed this advice recently, you can skip this section.


Many people report problems with this game and in almost all cases these are due to general system issues and not the game itself. With that in mind I strongly urge you to take some time and follow the advice below if you truly want this game, and indeed every other game you own, to run at its fastest and most trouble-free.



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The place to start is my free TweakGuides Tweaking Companion. It is the complete system optimization guide for Windows users. Designed for novice and advanced users alike, it is written in plain English to help you genuinely understand all aspects of Windows and your PC. The guide covers every major topic, from the correct installation of Windows and critical drivers and software, through to recommendations for every significant setting and feature, all the major performance and convenience tweaks and customizations, as well as detailed troubleshooting advice. There are also links to a range of reliable free applications for optimizing and maintaining your system, as well as to important resources for finding out even more about Windows and your PC. There are two separate versions: one for Vista and one for XP.


If you've ever wondered what common graphics and display settings like FPS, VSync, Refresh Rate, Antialiasing and Anisotropic Filtering are, and how they really work, then check out my Gamer's Graphics & Display Settings Guide for all the details in an easy to understand format. The guide also gives you a rundown on exactly how a game goes from a being a set of files on your hard drive to a 3D image on your screen, including relevant performance tips.


Finally, if you run an ATI or Nvidia graphics card, I have written two comprehensive guides which you should check out: the ATI Catalyst Tweak Guide and the Nvidia Forceware Tweak Guide. These guides cover absolutely everything about the latest graphics drivers, how to set them up correctly, as well as advanced tweaking, overclocking and benchmarking tips. They're a must-read for configuring your graphics card correctly.



The above information really will serve you well in the long run, not just in this game. If you don't optimize your system and keep everything updated and maintained correctly you will keep running into "mysterious" problems time and time again. Do yourself a favor and when you get a chance spend an afternoon or two optimizing your machine the right way with the guides above.


The next section goes into more detail about specific troubleshooting tips which address common performance issues with the game.





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UT2004 Tweak Guide

[Page 8] In-Game Settings (Pt. 4)



Aside from Reduce Mouse Lag, none of the settings below have any impact on performance and are all purely based on personal preference. Hence no performance impact commentary is noted against them.


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Configure Controls: This section is fairly self-explanatory. Click on the key assignments you want to change in the Key1 column and type in the new key you wish to use. The default control settings are actually very good, so not much should need to be changed.


Speech Binder: This section allows you to assign taunts to specific keys, so you won't have to press several keys to access individual taunts. This can also be done through the User.ini file (See Advanced Tweaking section), but doing it here is much more convenient and is recommended.


Auto Slope: Ticking this option means that whenever your character runs up (or down) a sloped surface, the view will automatically tilt to be level with the surface.


Invert Mouse: Ticking this setting will mean that pushing your mouse forward will make you look down, and pulling your mouse backward will make your character's view tilt upward.


Mouse Smoothing: As the name implies, ticking this setting will mean your mouse movements will result in smoother movement on screen. Ticking this option will not affect your framerate (whereas Reduce Mouse Lag will), so tick it unless it gives you problems.


Reduce Mouse Lag: If you have issues with your mouse "lagging" on screen, then ticking this option will help resolve them. Unfortunately it will also reduce your performance to a fair extent, so if you have no mouse lag problems leave it unticked for an increase in FPS. Most of the time "mouse lag" problems are actually caused by low FPS (and/or extremely high ping) in any case, so look to lowering some of your other settings first and see if that improves your mouse lag. If nothing else works you may have to enable this setting.


Enable Joystick: Fairly obviously, if you have a joystick connected and wish to use it with UT2004, you'll need to tick this option, otherwise leave it unticked.


Mouse Sensitivity (Game): The higher the number, the more sensitive your character's movements will be to mouse movements. This setting only applies to the actual game movements and not moving the mouse around the user interface. There is no "correct" setting - it all depends on your mouse, the surface it's on, your general Windows mouse speed and your personal preference.


Mouse Sensitivity (Menus): Just like the above option, the higher the number, the more quickly your cursor will move in response to a mouse movement in the user interface (menus, settings screens, etc.).


Mouse Smoothing Strength: This setting lets you change the extent to which mouse smoothing occurs on your movements (If Mouse Smoothing is ticked). I experimented with various values but didn't notice any real difference on my optical mouse. If you are experiencing problems with your mouse smoothness, try varying values.


Mouse Accel. Threshold: This value affects the acceleration of your mouse and can increase or decrease mouse precision. The higher the setting, the more movement of the mouse is needed before mouse acceleration kicks in. That means the higher the value, the more accuracy you'll have with the crosshairs, but your mouse will feel slightly slower for smaller movements.


Dodge Double-Click Time: With Dodging enabled (See the Game section above) this setting controls the length of time in seconds during which a double-click of a keyboard movement key is registered as a dodge. That is, with dodging enabled, and at the default setting, if you press A (default move left key) twice within 0.25 seconds then it will register a dodge to the left. Higher values mean more time during which two presses of a key will register as a dodge. I personally recommend a setting of 0.40.


TouchSense Force Feedback: If your mouse supports Force Feedback then you can tick any or all of the four feedback areas to give you more of a "connected feel" to your environment. Using this option shouldn't affect framerate noticeably, and of course if your hardware doesn't support this feature, untick these options.



Weapons


Weapon Priorities: Lists the available weapons in UT2004 in order of priority, from highest through to lowest. The priority list only has an effect on gameplay if you have Switch On Pickup ticked (See above). You can change the weapon priority order by clicking on a weapon name, then selecting either the up arrow to the right of this panel (Raise Priority) or the down arrow (Lower Priority). Rearrange the list until you have your favorite weapons near the top and the weaker/less preferred weapons at the bottom. If you want to set the priority list back to the default priorities when you first ran the game, click the Defaults button on the bottom right of the screen. When you click on each weapon you also get the same weapon description as is in the manual displayed in the box beneath the weapon's picture.


Swap Fire Mode: Highlighting a weapon in the Weapon Priorities list and ticking this option will swap that weapon's Primary and Secondary firing modes. For example, if you highlight the Shock Rifle and tick this option, left-clicking your mouse will now shoot an energy ball, and right-clicking it will shoot the beam (the opposite of the Shock's default).


Classic Model: When highlighting certain weapons in the Weapon Priorities list, you will see the Classic Model option become available on the right of the screen. If selected, you will see a change in the 3D weapon picture to reflect the fact that you will now see these weapons as the "classic" UT2003-style model. This has no impact on the weapon's abilities, only the model which portrays it.


Custom Weapon Crosshair: If selected, this option will allow the use of a separate crosshair style for each different weapon. You can then highlight each weapon and use the settings below to adjust the style, color, opacity (transparentness) and scale (size) of each the crosshair. If this option is unselected, a single crosshair, as specified by these settings, will be used for all weapons your character wields.



HUD


The HUD is the Heads Up Display, the display around the edges of your screen which show your health, ammunition etc.


Hide HUD: Ticking this option completely removes the HUD. The information displayed on the HUD is very important and at least some of it is best left showing. Use the options below to select which parts you wish to show.


Show Enemy Names: This option is ticked by default, so that putting your crosshair on an enemy will show their name beneath the crosshair.


Weapon Bar: Ticking this will show the weapon bar at the bottom of the screen.


Show Weapon Info: Ticking this will show the current weapon you've equipped and how much ammo it has.


Show Personal Info: Ticking this will show your current health and armor.


Show Score: Ticking this will show your ranking or team's score in the current game.


Show Portraits: Ticking this will allow a briefly displayed small portrait of any character who says something important (like an order) during the game in the mid-left of the screen.


Show VoIP Portraits: Same as Show Portraits above, except is triggered by Voice Chat.


No Console Death Messages: As the name implies, turns off the reporting of characters' deaths in the console area.


Max Chat Count: The number you enter in this box determines how many in-game chat messages will be displayed at one time on the screen (maximum 8).


Chat Font Size: The number in this box will determine the size of the font (how big the text will be) for in-game chat messages (maximum 8).


Message Font Size: Similar to Chat Font Size, this number will determine how big the in-game messages (other than chat) will be (maximum 4).


HUD Scaling: Determines how big the HUD items are on the screen, starting at 100% (default size) to a minimum of 50% of default size.


HUD Opacity: Determines how transparent the HUD items are, down to 50% transparent.


Custom HUD Color: If you tick this option, you can choose a unique HUD color.


Configure: The configure button at the bottom left allows you to configure the HUD items specific to the Onslaught and Assault gameplay modes. Click on configure to adjust the various HUD settings for these game modes, such as the size, transparency and viewable items.



Phew! That brings us to the end of all the options available for configuration in the in-game settings. Once you get these adjusted to suit your personal taste and performance vs image quality preferences, go to the next section for some Advanced Tweaking.






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UT2004 Tweak Guide

[Page 10] Advanced Tweaking (Pt. 2)



UT2004.ini


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LocalMap=NvidiaLogo.ut2


If you don't like the Nvidia Logo showing up as you load UT2004, and you want to skip the intro screen altogether then replace the NvidiaLogo.ut2 entry with NoIntro.ut2. This will speed up your loading time. One thing to note is that if you make this change to skip the entry logo your UT2004 menu music (which is similar to the original UT99 music) changes to the UT2003 menu music.


If you own an ATI Graphics card, you can replace the Nvidia startup logo with this one. Just download the file, and extract the ATILogo.ut2 file to your \UT2004\Maps directory. Then change the LocalMap=Nvidialogo.ut2 entry to LocalMap=ATILogo.ut2 and you will now see an ATI Radeon logo greeting you everytime you load up UT2004.



[Engine.Engine]


RenderDevice=D3DDrv.D3DRenderDevice


By default, UT2004 will run using the Direct3D API. This is the best option for most people, however, you may be able to resolve some problems on particular hardware/software combinations - and maybe get more FPS - by running UT2004 in one of the other available modes: OpenGL, D3D9 (D3D DirectX9), or Pixomatic (Software) mode.


To run in another mode, first place a ';' in front of the first line in this section of the .ini file. That means it should look like this:


;RenderDevice=D3DDrv.D3DRenderDevice


Next, go to the relevant line below it, and remove the ';'. For example, if you want to run in OpenGL mode, remove the ';' in front of the OpenGL line so it looks like this:


RenderDevice=OpenGLDrv.OpenGLRenderDevice


Next time you start UT2004, even though it may not look different, it will be running in this new mode.


Generally speaking, Nvidia cards perform better in OpenGL than in Direct3D, and ATI cards vice versa. On a Radeon 9800 Pro I personally found OpenGL far slower than Direct3D with no visual improvements. In Pixomatic (software) mode, UT2004 looked terrible and ran incredibly slowly. This mode would only be suitable for those with high-end CPUs but low-end graphics cards.


The D3D9 (Direct3D DirectX9) mode was included in the 3204 UT2004 patch, so you can use this mode by using the appropriate line in the section above if you have installed the 3204 patch on your system at some point. However if you've only installed the latest patch, you may not have the D3D9 renderer and hence can't use this mode. Using the D3D9 renderer may result in the occasional tiny glitches (it is an experimental renderer after all), but in my testing I found the performance and image quality on my Radeon 9800 Pro to be similar to that under the default Direct3D mode. If you have a card which is not built around the latest DirectX9 features (i.e. older Radeons, and GeForce4 and below) then you may see a drop in performance and/or problems using the D3D9 mode. Experiment for yourself. Note that I've been informed the D3D9 mode may not work properly with the 3323 patch installed, so be aware of this if you notice animation problems and missing effects.



[Engine.GameEngine]


CacheSizeMegs=32


This value represents the amount of System RAM set aside for caching game information. I recommend a Cache size of 64 for most systems with 512MB of RAM or more. Given UT2004's need for RAM, I don't suggest increasing this value higher than 64. This tweak will not impact on FPS as such, it is designed to reduce loading pauses in-game, and should be used in conjunction with the other tips to do so throughout this guide.


UseSound=True


If you're desperate to improve your framerate, and you don't mind going without any sound whatsoever, change this setting to False and it might help your struggling system improve. Of course it's not recommended at all, but the option is here if you want it.



[WinDrv.WindowsClient]


Brightness=0.700000

Contrast=0.700000

Gamma=0.870000


Although they can (and should) all be adjusted in-game, you can fine tune these setting here.


MinDesiredFrameRate=35.000000


UT2004 will attempt to maintain a framerate approximately equalling this number as a minimum. That is, if your system starts to drop its FPS below this number, perhaps due to the level of detail on the screen or complexity of textures, UT2004 will do what it can to reduce the less noticeable eye-candy to improve FPS again. The higher this number, the more UT2004 will dynamically adjust details and complexity to maintain at least the framerate you indicate in this setting. If you don't want the game to do that (perhaps you have a fast machine), and want the eye-candy to stay at its absolute best, lower this number.


MouseYMultiplier=1.000000

MouseXMultiplier=1.000000


These settings control how "magnified" your mouse movements are. The MouseYMultiplier setting controls your mouse's up and down movements, the MouseXMultiplier setting controls the left and right ones. The larger the number you enter for these, the more exaggerated will be the translation of your physical mouse movements into in-game and in-menu movements on screen. Only change these settings if you cannot improve your mouse responsiveness with the in-game mouse settings.



[ALAudio.ALAudioSubsystem]


CompatibilityMode=False


This option may help people who are having sound problems. Set to True and see if it helps, otherwise leave at the default False for best audio quality.


UsePrecache=True


By default this is set to True, meaning UT2004 will attempt to load all necessary sounds into memory when loading up a map. However as discussed earlier in this guide, this can increase loading times and cause freezes and pauses for people with 512MB or less of RAM. Set this to False if that is the case, and sounds will be loaded "on the fly", perhaps resulting in more, smaller, loading pauses during gameplay.


Channels=32


You can set the number of audio channels used for sound/music in UT2004 manually by editing this number. 32 Channels provides excellent quality audio, however a lower number of channels (such as 16) will improve your overall performance at the cost of audio quality.


AmbientVolume=0.300000


While you can adjust the Effects and Music volumes in-game, and should do so there, this setting allows you to change the ambient sound level (background noises aside from music or character voices/taunts). Higher values for this setting will increase the level of the ambient sounds in the game.



[Engine.DemoRecDriver]


NetServerMaxTickRate=30

LanServerMaxTickRate=30


When using the Demorec command (See Console Commands section below), your demos are capped at 30 FPS. To increase the framerate at which they are recorded, change this setting to a higher value, e.g. 40 or 60. Note the LanServerMaxTickRate value applies only to demos recorded on LAN connections.


UT2004.ini Tweaks are continued on the next page






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UT2004 Tweak Guide

[Page 12] Console Commands & Special Moves



UT2004 Console Commands


To bring up the UT2004 console, press the ~ (tilde) key. To close the console press the ~ key again. You can type a range of commands in the console to perform tweaks, change settings or look at information. I have included a full list of console commands below, with a brief description of what each does. Note that many of these commands can be changed using the in-game settings screens and also in the .ini files.


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Player / Bot Commands


ADDBOTS [number] - Adds the specified number of bots

BEHINDVIEW 1 - Changes to third person view

BEHINDVIEW 0 - Changes to first person view

DISCONNECT - Disconnect from current server

EXIT - Quits the game

KILLBOTS - Gets rid of all bots

OPEN [IP address] - Connect to a specific server IP

OPEN [mapname] - Opens specified map

QUIT - Quits the game

RECONNECT - Reconnect to the current server

SWITCHLEVEL [mapname] - Switches to the specified level

SWITCHTEAM - Switch your player's team

SUICIDE - Kills yourself

TEAMSAY [text] - Displays your message in team chat

PLAYERSONLY - Freezes \ pauses the bots

SAY [text] - Displays your message in global chat

SETNAME [playername] - Changes your player name


Statistics


MEMSTAT - Displays Windows memory usage

STAT ALL - Shows all stats

STAT AUDIO - Shows audio stats

STAT FPS - Displays your frames per second

STAT GAME - Displays game stats

STAT HARDWARE - Shows hardware stats

STAT NET - Shows network game play stats

STAT NONE - Turns off all stats

STAT RENDER - Displays rendering statistics


Demo Commands


DEMOPLAY [demoname] - Plays the specified demo

DEMOREC [demoname] - Records a demo using the demoname you type

STOPDEMO - Stop recording a demo


Admin Commands


ADMIN SWITCHLEVEL [mapname?game=gametype?mutator=mutator] - Changes the current level to the specified level, game type and mutators

ADMIN [command] - Performs the specified command

ADMINLOGIN [password] - Logs the admininstrator onto the server using the specified password

ADMINLOGOUT - Logs the administrator off the server

ADMIN SET UWeb.Webserver bEnabled True - Enables the remote admin webserver (after level change)

ADMIN SET UWeb.Webserver bEnabled False - Disables the remote admin webserver (after level change)

KICK [playername] - Kicks the specified player from the server

KICKBAN [playername] - Kicks and bans the specified player from the server using their IP address. To unban the player, edit the server.ini or use the web admin interface


Other Commands


BRIGHTNESS [number] - Changes the brightness level to the specified number

CDTRACK [number] - Plays the specified CD track number

CONFIGHASH - Displays configuration info

CONTRAST [number] - Changes the contrast level to the specified number

DEBUG CRASH - Test crashes the game with an error

DEBUG EATMEM - Tests memory allocation until full

DEBUG GPF - Test crashes the game with a general protection fault error

DEBUG RECURSE - Test crashes the game by infinite recursion

DUMPCACHE - Displays the memory gcache contents

EXEC [filename] - Executes a file in the UT2004/system/ directory by default

FLUSH - Flushes all caches and relights

FOV [number] - Changes the field of view to the specified number

GAMMA [number] - Changes the gamma level to the specified number

GETCOLORDEPTHS - Displays the maximum color depth supported by your hardware

GETCURRENTCOLORDEPTHS - Displays your current color depth

GETCURRENTRES - Displays your current resolution

GETCURRENTTICKRATE - Displays your current tick rate

GETMAXTICKRATE - Displays the maximum allowed tick rate

MUSICORDER [number] - Change to a certain track in the song (0=ambient, 1=action, 2=suspense)

NETSPEED [number] - Sets the net speed, default is 10000

OBJ CLASSES - Displays a list of object classes

OBJ GARBAGE - Collects and purges objects no longer in use

OBJ HASH - Displays object hashing statistics

OBJ LINKERS - Displays a list of active linkers

PAUSESOUNDS - Pauses all sounds

PREFERENCES - Opens advanced settings

RELAUNCH - Relaunches the engine

REPORT - Copies a report of the current game to clipboard

SET [class variable value] - Sets a specified class and specified variable with the specified value

SETSENSITIVITY [number] - Sets the mouse sensitivity to the specified number

SETRES [WxHxD] - Sets your screen resolution to the specified width, height, and color depth

SLOMO 1 - Sets the speed of the game back to normal real time speed

SLOMO 2 - Sets speed to double. Increase number to go faster

SLOMO .5 - Sets speed to half. Decrease number to go slower

SOCKETS - Displays a list of sockets in use

TOGGLEFULLSCREEN - Toggles fullscreen mode

TYPE [text] - Displays the specified text on the console

UNPAUSESOUNDS - Un-pauses all sounds



Adrenalin Combos and Special Moves


There are a range of special moves which can be performed by your character under certain circumstances. Some require that you have 100 Adrenalin. Others, like the Dodging moves require that you have the Dodge setting ticked (See In-game Settings section). You can get Adrenalin points through various methods:


Picking up a red and white adrenalin pill: 3 points

A Kill: 2 points

Headshots: 5 points

The first kill during a round (First Blood): 12 points

Killing sprees: 12 points



Adrenalin Combos:


Once your Adrenalin reaches 100 points, you will be allowed to perform one of the following special moves, the effects of which will only last for a while. The following key combinations need to be pressed in rapid succession to activate the Adrenalin effect:


Speed: Forward, Forward, Forward, Forward

Regeneration: Back, Back, Back, Back

Invisibility: Right, Right, Left, Left

Berserk: Forward, Forward, Back, Back



Special Moves:


These can be performed at any time, but require a fair bit of practice and skill to master. Remember, you need to activate the Dodge setting to use the dodge moves.


Double Jump: Jump and then press jump again in the arc of the jump

Dodge: Tap Left, Right, Forward or Back twice quickly

Dodge Jump: Perform a Dodge, and jump just before you lose your air

Wall Dodge: Run alongside a wall, jump and quickly Dodge away from it

Goo Jump: Shoot some goo from the Biorifle, get a shield up using the Shield Gun, jump just when goo explodes (You can also use the shield gun to bounce energy weapons, break your fall and of course block normal weapons.)

Lift Jump: Jump while on a lift to get an extra boost

Death from Above: If you jump from a great height and land on someone you'll cause them damage.



We're fast approaching the conclusion to this guide. The next section covers a few more neat things about UT2004, and wraps the whole show up.







UT2004 Tweak Guide

[Page 13] Conclusion



Replacing the UT2004 Loadup Graphic


The UT2004 loadup graphic which starts the moment you run UT2004 is relatively ugly, but can be customized quickly and easily. Just go to your \UT2004\Help directory and make a backup copy of the UT2004Logo.bmp file. You can now replace this with any picture you like, give it the name UT2004Logo.bmp (make sure it's an 8-Bit Bitmap picture though), and it will load instead each time you run UT2004. If you're really lazy like me, you can copy the InstallerLogo.bmp file in the same directory and rename it to UT2004Logo.bmp, giving a smaller, cleaner looking startup logo, and saving 200KB of RAM at the same time!


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UT2004 Music


All of the UT2004 music is in Vorbis .Ogg format, and can be found under the \UT2004\Music directory. You can use a free music player like WinAmp to listen to these songs. For more details on how to extract and convert .Ogg files to other formats, see my Game Music Extraction Guide.



Benchmarking UT2004


As of the 3204 Patch, UT2004 has gained an official built-in benchmark (like the one UT2003 had). To use the benchmark, go to your \UT2004\System\ directory and run the Benchmark.exe file (double-click on it). You will be put through a series of four benchmarks, with results provided at the end of the run in a small dialog box. These results are also recorded in various sub-directories under your \UT2004\Benchmark\ directory.


Note that if you've only installed one of the more recent UT2004 patches, such as the very latest one, and haven't installed the previous patches (especially the 3204 patch) at some point then the Benchmark program may not be in your \UT2004\System\ directory. Usually, installing the latest patch applies all the changes and updates from all previous patches as well, but in this case Epic has removed the Benchmark file from the latest patches. As a solution you can either uninstall and reinstall UT2004, applying the 3204 patch first, then the latest patch. Alternatively, I recommend you use UMark to benchmark UT2004 as it is much better and doesn't require that you mess around with your existing install of UT2004.



Conclusion


Well after an exhausting 13 pages this guide comes to a close. I know some of you are wondering "Man, couldn't you have cut this thing down a bit?". Well, no, not really. I prefer to give as full a description as possible for each setting and tweak, giving the reader the information they need to make their own performance vs image quality choices. I definitely don't want to tell people to simply "turn this off" or "set that to False". I just don't write guides like that.


Anyway, I hope you found this guide useful. There will always be more tweaks and tips discovered, and more changes to UT2004 due to patches and bonus packs. So please keep coming back to TweakGuides.com for details on the impacts of these changes.


If you have any feedback on this guide please Email Me. Please remember though that I can't provide personal tech support or tweaking advice for time reasons.



Credits and Links


I've compiled this guide based on my knowledge of the Unreal Engine, which I've used in the past to write the original UT2003 Tweak Guide, and my America's Army Tweak Guide . Much of what you see here has been drawn from those earlier guides.


However in researching UT2004 I have learnt a great deal from various posts, articles and tidbits found on the following websites and forums. I urge you to check these sites out if you're a fan of UT2004:


Official UT2004 Website

Official UT2004 Forums

PlanetUnreal

BeyondUnreal

FilePlanet UT2004 Section

Basic UT2004 Tweak Guide

StratosGroup UT2004 Strategy Guide


Finally, I want to extend a big thanks to all the great guys and gals on the Overclockers Australia Forums who have supported my guides, and helped me in starting up my new site.


Until next time, take care!