Tank| Talks
UT2K3
I don't have a lot of information on UT2K3 because
other people are following it and I haven't had time to do it myself, but the
following information is from a LOG that was sent to me today. I thought
some of you would be interested in it. It is a variety of Q and A with Mark Rein
from Epic it is dated July 30th.
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<MarkRein[Epic]> Hi guys
<MarkRein[Epic]> Got a few minutes, thought I'd stop by
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<|Warden|> Mark, who's idea was it to do Bombing run? playing that will be umm stressful! :D
<MarkRein[Epic]> Warden--> DE came up with that game mode and it's awesome!
<MarkRein[Epic]> Warden--> There are so many cool strategies you can play in BR
<MarkRein[Epic]> Warden--> You'll also be able to get bots to pass you the ball and pass the ball to bots as well.
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<MarkRein[Epic]> Anyone have any questions about the game?
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<Munkey> See, I want to intercept a 30 yard pass, thats what I dream about at night.
<MarkRein[Epic]> Munkey--> Intercepting passes would be pretty tough (because the levels are so large) but possible.
<MarkRein[Epic]> Munkey--> i was hoping we could some small arenas that really feel like a hockey rink or a football field. I suspect we'll see those emerge once the games ships. There are some clans in Europe who wanted to do team uniforms and real "fields" which would be awesome!
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<Munkey> Yeah Mark, Can we do long passes in Bombing Run......?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Munkey--> you can pass as far as you can translocate. Plus you can just toss the ball to the ground or bounce it off terrain/structures and then someone can come along and pick it up by running over it. If the ball is idle for too long then it goes back to the starting point by itself
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<Hustler> no but i have a suggestion, you should use the old shock rifle model for instagib!
<MarkRein[Epic]> hustler--> I saw that and I agree. I liked the old version much better than the new version but the team consensus seems to go the other way.
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<bmank> Mark - what taunts (like wave and hump) will be in the new game?
<MarkRein[Epic]> bmank--> Yes there are some new taunts in the game, including thinks like hand gestures you can use with your team mates to show them where to go
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<|Warden|> you meantion passing the ball, you can so to speak "drop it"
<MarkRein[Epic]> Warden--> Yes, you can drop the ball.
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<{ReDeYe}> Did you get the idea for Bombing run from the chap who did Fragball mod?
<{ReDeYe}> cos we still play that on our server a lot :)
<MarkRein[Epic]> RedEye--> I'm not sure where the idea came from
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<cryton> Mark --> I heard rumours of a UT2003 christmas release and U2 being pushed back into 2003? can you comment on this?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Cryton--> Rubbish
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<cryton> Mark --> I also heard that there may not be a demo? again, can you comment?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Cryton--> More rubbish
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<Amajiro> will "high" "low" "left" "right" etc be voice binds?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Amajiro--> No I don't think so
<MarkRein[Epic]> Amajiro--> But a good idea.
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<Hustler> oh ya mark one question, what is the status on the announcer, many people have complained about the announcer in the recent cpl videos
<MarkRein[Epic]> hustler--> Announcer is being redone but I'm not sure if the CPL was the new announcer or old. There are a lot of little niggly bugs with the announcer right now where he says two things on top of each other or too close together - these are the kind of things we're still fixing
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<cryton> Mark-->how are the maps progressing. Are you finding there are lots of subtle changes that are having
to be made because of the testers, or did your mappers get it mostly right first time round?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Cryton--> there are tons of small changes being made to the maps but that's normal when you
get this far along. Some maps are being outright overhauled but just handful.
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<A][sylum|Away> Mark: Did you watch with amusement the foolish postings on the ina forums this afternoon. It
was like someone took a pin and popped the stupidity balloon.
<MarkRein[Epic]> Asylum--> It's pretty crazy over there. I dread reading the forum these days. :(
<A][sylum> Give me mod I'll fix 'em
<MarkRein[Epic]> Asylum--> It seems you're either an "ass licker" or a "noob". I just don't get why people
feel the need to bitch each other out for no reason.
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<[420]EVH> Mark --> I'm curious..what kind hours are you guys putting in over there??
<MarkRein[Epic]> EVH--> Crazy hours.
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<cryton> Mark--> what's the latest thing in ut2003 that made you smile when you saw it ?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Cryton--> Actually right now a lot of things are making SCREAM, not smile. Stupid little
niggly shit that should be working but isn't!
<MarkRein[Epic]> Cryton--> BOT AI however makes me smile.
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<{ReDeYe}> Mark, How is the Protection stuff going ?, froma Jolt Head Admins point of view, im particularly
anxious about the admin console and hack protection
<MarkRein[Epic]> Redeye--> new admin console ROCKS! The protection stuff is transparent to me so I can't
really say how it's going.
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<Munkey> niggly shit, is that a racist word?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Munkey--> niggly --> annoying small stuff that seems like it should be easy to fix
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<{ReDeYe}> Mark -> without putting you completely on the spot, is the DEMO less than or more than 2 weeks away?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Red--> yes the demo is more or less than 2 weeks away :)
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* MarkRein[Epic] ---> Can everyone stop posting for a few seconds so I can give some examples of what's broken in today's build?
* MarkRein[Epic] --> I'll let you know when I'm done....
* MarkRein[Epic] 's list of broken stuff.
<MarkRein[Epic]> The whole underlying code for the menu system is being redone...
<MarkRein[Epic]> which means that weapon priority is broken so you run by sniper rifle and even though
<MarkRein[Epic]> you've set it to a low priority it gets picked up and you switch to it -- ANNOYING!
<MarkRein[Epic]> There seem to be a lot of little burbs and pauses when new things appear on the screen
<MarkRein[Epic]> The minigun alt-fire is still useless and needs to be made stronger
<MarkRein[Epic]> You still don't get enough ammo for the default weapon
<MarkRein[Epic]> None of the detail settings work (menu related) right now
<MarkRein[Epic]> so you turn player shadows off and they're still on (argh!)
<MarkRein[Epic]> The alt-fire on the link gun is laggy in low-gravity levels
<MarkRein[Epic]> We NEED hud-damage indicators, I still can't tell where I'm getting hit from
<MarkRein[Epic]> In one of the BR maps both goals appear to be red when one should be blue and one should be red (they still work but colors are messed up)
* MarkRein[Epic] Ok, that's my list.
<MarkRein[Epic]> That's just a small list of little things that need to be fixed still
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<monkeybone> mark-> one of the things great and unique about ut was its menu system. It also had a lot of flexibility. Will the new menu system(which resembles the meny system of most games) be as flexible and powerful as the old one? Can we have an option of an old UT style menu? Also another unrelated question is will the shock rifle have the push from the primary fire?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Monkeybone--> There are two menu components: 1. the game menu, 2. Uwindows - Uwindows won't ship with the game but will ship afterward. We're working hard to make both Mod-friendly
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<RnR\\SubWarrior> some new demoplay/rec features? rewind, fast forward, pause?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Subwarrior--> I have no idea what the status is on demo recording. It's not a high priority for launch.
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<jot> (blackmane): Is ut2003 gonna come out for macintosh at least some point in the future?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Blackname--> No plans for Mac yet
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<jot> (^Lags`Retired): so has the release date been postpone?
<MarkRein[Epic]> lags--> There is no release date so there's nothing to postpone.
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<jot> ({ReDeYe}): Mark -> without putting you completely on the spot, is the DEMO less than or more than 2 weeks away?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Red--> Yes the demo is less than or more than 2 weeks away.
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<coop> jot.. ask him about a linux version ;)
<MarkRein[Epic]> Coop--> linux version of the server code works fine, no client.
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<jot> (`wicked-tek`): Mark> Is UT2 TDM more focused on smaller maps? meaning smaller games? i hear alot of maps are built more for 3v3
<MarkRein[Epic]> Wicked--> Not sure. We have lots of big maps however.
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<jot> (monkeybone): Does the shock rifle primary have the push feature?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Monkey--> Push feature? If you mean do you get pushed back but the shock rifle primary fire the answer is yes.
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<NYGrrrl> are voice packs implemented the same as in UT, are there voices for each race and did they really play like girls? :)
<MarkRein[Epic]> Nygrrl--> Not sure and yes they did play like girls :)
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<[DUK]eXoR> Will the bots in UT2k3 be thought how to translocate around the map in CTF games like expert players do ?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Exor--> Yes the bots use the TL much better now!
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<cryton> about team-combos.. does pulling a combo off from a teammates plasma ball give you a more powerful shot
<MarkRein[Epic]> Cryton--> I don't think so (team combos)
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<|UP|Soldano> do you realize that as time goes by, people give less and less a shit about ut2k3.
<MarkRein[Epic]> Soldano--> Really? They give a lot less of a shit if we released an unfinished product
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<`endo`> <`endo`> What about the way the pickups are done, they look a lot like Q3A's pickups, if it is actually like that in the final release, will there be an option to change it back to UT's way?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Endo--> Mod makers can change these things (pickups)
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<[HA]StormGod> get the redemeber back!!!!!
<MarkRein[Epic]> Stormgod--> I believe we're working on that (Redeemer)
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<Aftersh0ck> Mark, how about the team colors, will there be icons above their head to make it more clear?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Aftershock--> We have implemented both but the demo feedback will decide whether one (or both) stay
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<Snipe1guy> hey Mark, can you use the blubber technology to make a solid wall? (not one you pass right though, just one u hit and bounce back?)
<MarkRein[Epic]> Snipe--> Sure, that wouldn't be hard at all, just put a collision plane inside the wall.
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<Rhakka|uu> surprise visit mark?
<BMavv`> he was on last night
<MarkRein[Epic]> yes I was on twice yesterday. I think this is a more direct way to communicate with people than the forums which have turned into a lot of name-calling
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<{ReDeYe}> You kind of answered my question but didnt :), is the demo further than 2 weeks away?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Redeye--> Yes, I didn't answer your question.
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<|MF|DrEmineM> mark, wats UT2k3's system requirements so far?
<MarkRein[Epic]> DrEminem--> Not sure
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<[DUK]eXoR> What changes have been made to the mutator system ? When creating mutators for UT I often found that there were very much thing I couldn't do because it would be break compatibility with other mutators (like having your own pawn classes, for example). Has this been changed ?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Exor--> i don't know the answer to that but I'll look into it.
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<jot> (VaxoP): Mark, will intagib use zero ping like shooting?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Vaxop--> No idea
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<Rhakka|uu> I hvae one for you mark: I don't know if you are aware, but there is a controversy as some clans use outside means of timing powerups in matches, which is legal, but under fire. Will 2003 either have a good on the HUD timer, or perhaps could it announce 10 seconds prior to respawn that a Powerup or Megaweapon is about to spawn so all players are on a level playing field, and this issue can die?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Rhakka--> good question for Dr Sin
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<RnR\\SubWarrior> MarkRein[Epic]: Will we ever see an official version of Deck16]I[ ?!?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Subwarrior--> We have no plans, that I'm aware of, to redo Deck16 again
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<|[C]|Unrealsword> Mark do you know the new leek of UT2003 is out including the new maps like CTF-Face nbd others
<MarkRein[Epic]> Intel does not believe there was a leak they assured us it was secure.
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<|wm|facts> Will the demo include all the maps from this present day unreal? Such as deck, curse, tempest, etc?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Facts--> Demo is 4/5 maps only
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<[XenoClan]GiMiX> Mark do u like lesbians?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Gimix--> yes I like lesbians
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<][-Prod1gy> Any remote timeframe to expect a demo?!
<MarkRein[Epic]> Prodigy--> I sure hope the demo will be out within a month!
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<`wicked-tek`> Mark-You said there are alot of bigger maps, are those maps DM? and will my gf2 be able to still play them?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Wicked--> You should have no problem
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<[Z]xkashx-mirc> mark can u make shock combo at a shorter distance and the rifle shoot faster and not take so long loading..theres like a 3-4 second break between every shot can u make it shoot like the old rifle in ut
<MarkRein[Epic]> Xkashx--> That is the kind of feedback we'll be looking for after the demo release
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<FireWater> Will any of people involived with Ut2k3 have an offical league/ladder setup for clans etc... ?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Firewater--> World Cyber Games, CPL, VGA and other will probably have those things
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<Aftersh0ck> Mark, any chance they can upload a or even some pictures of the crew so we can waste some time creating those forum pictures again? ;)
<MarkRein[Epic]> Aftershock--> I was so wanting to upload pictures of James Schmalz (owner of DE, awesome jack-of-all-trades talent) and Pancho Eekels (main designer for the game) but I resisted. Cliff and I can take the brunt while those guys do the hard behind-the-scenes work
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<cryton> Mark--> will all the gametypes be represented in the demo, including Survivor?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Cryton--> I posted about that a while back. I think DM, BR, and CTF
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<SmileY> Mark, will the older shock rifle model we saw in the early vids be used as the Instagib rifle? (please!)
<MarkRein[Epic]> Smiley--> Not my decision
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<^reckoner> Mark, how hard does UT2k3 push the Radeon 9700 ?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Reckoner--> See Anadtech for that
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<Snipe1guy> hey Mark, how much damage reduction do you get by using the shield gun to lighten a fall? ex. pointing down with shield gun on while falling? and will bombing run be in the demo? Thanks!
<MarkRein[Epic]> Snipe--> Yes I think BR is in the demo, not sure about the exact % saved on damage with the shield. I've never actually tried it myself.
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<exzol> Mr.Rein ---> Are they're going to be any new mutator's such as like fatboy or pulse arena?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Extol--> There are some new mutators yes
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<phenom> Mark whats the time spam between the demo coming out and the final game shipping at best estimate?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Phenom--> No idea, depends on the feedback we get.
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<|MF|DrEmineM> would ATI RAGE PRO be able to run ut2k3?
<MarkRein[Epic]> DrEm--> No Rage Pro will not run the game. TNT2/Voodoo3 are minimums
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<cryton> Mark--> how many headshots can 1 lightning gun get?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Cryton--> it is possible to get a dual headshot
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<[Z]xBONNIEx|Cooking> Mark - what did u mean when u said "You play like a girl" when u were showing UT2 in that video ? What were u implying ? ;)
<MarkRein[Epic]> Cooking--> I was just joking with them. No harm was meant and I'm sorry I said it.
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<pickles``quack> MarkRein[Epic] -> Survivor mode... is it completely ultra super confirmed as an updated Last Man Standing-like gameplay mode? (I've yet to see/hear anything about it in any of the movies/interviews I've read/seen)
<MarkRein[Epic]> Quack--> I'm not impressed with Survivor mode myself.
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<RenegadeSmash> Mark - is the female going to be in charge of announcing flag captures, flag drops, etc and the Male Announcer announce the Killing sprees, time left, etc????
<MarkRein[Epic]> Renegade--> Good question, I'm pretty sure that's how it works.
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<skarphedin> Mark --> after the beta is released, will there be a similar long wait between beta and final release date, or is the time frame already set?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Skarph--> Don't know
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<mud`work> MARK<---- WHAT ARE YOUR FEELINGS ABOUT THE USE OF EXTERNAL TIMERS, AND IS THERE GOING TO BE ANY FORM OF TIMING BUILT IN ASIDE FROM AN F1 CLOCK?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Mudwork--> Good question for Dr. Sin
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<Lawliss[NUT]> Mark can you release publicly the Editor, so we can start making maps?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Lawliss--> Won't help until the game comes out, wouldn't be compatible.
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<[DUK]eXoR> Is it possible for mods without using native code to attach decals to animating meshes ?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Exor--> you can enable per-poly collision detection on static meshes or use a simpler collision mesh.
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<nails\food> mark: why did u guys bring the game build down to the cpl in texas and not to the ultraunreal lan in ohio which had 200 of UT's most hardcore gamers there???
<MarkRein[Epic]> Food--> Intel asked very nicely.
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<Creep> MARK WHEN YOU GONNA RUN FOR PRES?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Creep--> Can't run for President, I'm Canadian.
*** Creep was kicked by coop (enough)
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<NYGrrrl> hope mark gets a long vacation after this project
<MarkRein[Epic]> Nygrrl--> I hope so.
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<Shackman> Mark --> how are mod's going to be implimented, with a DLL like half life or more like the old Unreal or something else?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Shack--> more like old Unreal but we have some really awesome tools like a Uscript debugger and Uscript IDE now.
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<[MC]Fred> When will you do something about the www.unrealtournament2003.com page, its very basic atm.
<MarkRein[Epic]> Fred--> Infogrames takes care of that web site. It will improve soon.
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<SmileY> Mark, can you give static meshes Karma physics?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Smiley--> Yes you can (give non-actor meshes Karma)
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<[TOR]WIZARD2K> Mark Rein will there be custom team logos or woz that idea scrapped?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Wizard--> Not sure if team logos are in or not. If not in now then I'm pretty sure they will be in the future.
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<{NBK}Duke> Mark ---> I live like 10 minutes from Epic's place, you going to have a LAN thing like you did for UT at that triangle gaming zone place? Do you know if that place is still open?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Duke--> Sorry but we don't allow visitors. I don't know if that place is still open or not.
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<Mozzer> Mr REIN- how long after the demo is released do you expect the final version to be on the shelves???
<MarkRein[Epic]> Mozzer--> No idea, depends on feedback from the demo.
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<eviljelly> Mark Rein > Did you or the Epic crew ever expect such and overwhelming an emotional reaction to ut2k3 and how has it affected everybody working on it?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Eviljelly--> I am constantly amazed at the reaction this game is getting
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<[F]Nome> I am running a Pent 3 1 gig with a GF4 ti4440. Will it run well or is the game now focused more toward the CPU like other games noramlly are. Also will the Instagib firing speed be the same. Also Well intergrated voice comm. be inclued. FIannly When can we see an intro movie? will it be in demo
<MarkRein[Epic]> Nome--> Your system will rock for UT2003.
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<[Z]xkashx-mirc> MARK--->wuts the requirments to run ut2k3?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Xkash--> I'd say a PIII 500 or better with a GeForce-class graphcis card would be OK.
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<exzol> Mr.Rein ---> You said before there will be new mutators but could you give us some examples of them?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Exzol--> Not sure exactly what mutators are in right now
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<][-Prod1gy> MarkRein hiring any new developers?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Prodigy--> No
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<SACRIFICE[15of4]> MARK --> IS THE UT2K3 CODE GOING TO BE THE SAME AS FAR AS ADMIN'ING FROM THE INTERNET?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Sacrifice--> The new WebAdmin stuff is even better that the original's!
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<{NBK}mJfatz> MARK ---------> will the RAW METAL SKIN and XAN skin be in UTK3?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Mjfatz--> no Xan, sorry
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<[51]OgK> Mark are you guys trying to take over the game market by making the game more quakish to take all there players scince all of us ut die hards will buy the new game no matter how it plays granted the ss i have seen look like the best game ever but how it plays is how long it will last ...???
<MarkRein[Epic]> Ogk--> More quakish? No, not at all.
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<Ductonius> MarkRein[epic] Are you a mouse, is UT2k3 your plan to try to take over the world? But more seriously, are you going to include a prog to make static meshes?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Ductonius--> Dr Sin is working on that --- top secret :)
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<phenom> MarkRein[Epic]: Do you know if UT2 will ship in the big box or the new little ones :P
<MarkRein[Epic]> Phenom--> Both big and little boxes. Some retailers apparently still want the large boxes.
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<[DUK]eXoR> Is the Uscript IDE a boasted version of DrSin's VUC++ or a completely new tool ?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Exor--> upgraded version yes.
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<MSI-Mutatis_Mutandis> MARK REIN -> Are you going to tone down the double jump? Right now it's going to make for silly gameplay.
<MarkRein[Epic]> Mutatis--> Double jump is awesome just the way it is. But we'll listen to gamer feedback after the demo is out.
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<Rhakka|uu> MARK will the t/l be disabled in bombing run given the potential to avoid actually running/jumping the ball entirely by tossing and t/ling to the ball repeatedly?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Rhakka--> TL will not be disabled in bombing run.
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<RaptoR``> Mark , I take it UT2003 is going to feature some sort of IRC client... how has it been improved from what we saw in UT? Will it have the ability to join multiple servers, etc.?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Raptor--> yes UT2003 will have an IRC client
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<wI-InfiniteVertigo> Mark, will you be able to directly connect to a server using the server's IP address??????....like in UT???
<MarkRein[Epic]> Infinite--> Yes you'll be able to connect directly to a server by IP address
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<cryton> Mark--> How's the book coming for the editing suite? What kind of pricing can we expect, or does it come in the box?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Cryton--> Book is coming laong. No idea what the price will be. Book form, not box but with a CD.
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<z0ltan`irc> mark i have a p3 800 mhz will my comp run it good
<MarkRein[Epic]> Zoltan--> I play on a P3 800 at home (with a GeForce2 GTS) and the game rocks on it.
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<[x]Pixie^> MarkRein[Epic] Is it any special opimization for Radeon 9700 ?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Pixie--> no special optimization needed for Radeon 9700!
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<[Z]xkashx-mirc> MARK----> DO DIFFERENT CHARACTERS MOVE AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND USE WEAPOND DIFFERENTLY?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Xkash--> yes but only in single player but it is an option you can set.
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<SACRIFICE[15of4]> MARK --> Will You Ever Make the Strafing Bindable, or the special Trick in ut2k3 Bindable to Keys?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Sacrifice--> No idea if straffing is bindable or not
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<phenom> MarkRein[Epic]: Can you tell us yet what kind of stats logging ut2 will have?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Phenom--> It will be cooler stat logging than UT had but that's all I can say right now.
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<RaptoR``> Mark, I take it UT2003 is going to feature some sort of IRC client... how has it been improved from what we saw in UT? Will it have the ability to join multiple servers, etc.?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Raptor--> it's a barebones IRC client like UT had
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<fazz> Mr.Rein - i dont know if u are going to anwser here.. but ill try.. im a "pro-gamer" in quake3 in europe.. and i tried the game in paris @ lan-arena7.. and many quakers are thinking of going over to ut2k3.. but one thing that is bugging me and many others.. is that its very hard to see the skins on far distance.. in q3 there are "pm skins" almost like fullbrights.. i wonder if there are going to be such things for ut2k3 aswell -
<MarkRein[Epic]> Fazz--> yeah I definitely think the characters come out a little dark right now. I think it is something that will be addressed or perhaps there will be an option for the shoulder lights.
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<Thermo|showering> MARK: Voice comm in the game?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Thermo--> Voice comm isn't planned but is something we'd like to have in the future.
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<Ganon> Mark, will there be a problem running UT2003 on a Pentium4 1.3 GHz?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Ganon--> P4 1.3 Ghz with a good graphics card would rock
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<CAL|Joe> Mr. Rein one thing im worried about is the chatting in the game. Unlike CS it is very hard to meet people in servers and talk in UT..... are you guys making it easier to chat in UT2003?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Joe--> no plans to make it easier to chat, sorry
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<^reckoner> Mark: What about vehicles, can we expect them to be implented this year or in 2003 after UC has been released?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Reckoner--> We plan to ship with a vehicle in the game but not as part of the actual gameplay, more for mod-makers and future use.
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<Tapey> MARK I'M PREGNANT!!!!!11
<MarkRein[Epic]> Tapey--> Congrats!
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<Ductonius> <MarkRein[Epic] Are you going to include a prog to make static meshes? Will there be a deal available for UT2k3 owners to get one inexpensivly?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Ductonius--> That would be cool.
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<[Ci]Loibisch|mIRC> Mark: one question about a possible localized release: will you release the "orginal" (english) version worldwide or will there be localizations...keep in mind that a lot of people don't WANT localized versions...
<MarkRein[Epic]> Loibisch--> Users will be able to choose their language of choice.
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<monkeybone> MarkRein -> How will the update mechanism work? Will updates be checked and applied each time we connect to the net or will it be manual like UT?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Monkey--> don't know (update mechanism)
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<kazae> Mark --> Has there been any thought about ways to ease in new online players to UT2K3? Ideally, there would be some kind of handicapping system on servers so that new players don't get discouraged by the guys who've been playing UT for years.
<MarkRein[Epic]> kazae--> I would have like to have a handicapping system but it's not an important enough feature to do this time around
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<|-DeathFromAbove-|> Hey Mark,i currently have a TNT2,i have a high-end system,but i was told i can't run UT2 with a TNT2 card. Is it possible to get good performance with a TNT2? Thanks.
<MarkRein[Epic]> Death--> You should be able to play the game with a TNT2 if the rest of your system is OK.
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<SimonG-UK> Mark, will the negotiations you're holding with nVidia & Ati holdup the release of the game in any way ?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Simon--> We're not doing any negotiations with Nvidia or ATI right now
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<utbuilder> mark - do you think ut2003 will be as succesful as unreal2 is going to be, as i belive we will be moving more into the singleplayer interactive story adventure on and offline. i think unreal 2 will be far more succesful as a seller than 2003.
<MarkRein[Epic]> utbuilder--> hard to guess relative success of UT2 vs. U2. Single player games tend to sell better but UT2003 is pretty awesome and UT sold extremely well.
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<|DFA|Cuzn-afk> Mark, why was the rifle changed to shoot like the rail gun from q3?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Cuzn--> I guess the folks at DE thought the new shock rifle (more railgun style) was better than the old. I do like it better myself.
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<[DUK]eXoR> With the GODY edition of UT, several user mods were bundled with the official game. Any chance this might happen again with UT2k3 ?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Exor--> Yes, if UT wins some game of the year awards there's a good chance a GOTY version will emerge.
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<III-Vortex> MarkRein[Epic]: u can seriously run it on that? i have an thlon 750 and gf2 32 mx and its choppy as hell
<MarkRein[Epic]> Votex--> Geforce 2 GTS is a LOT more poweful than GeForce 2 MX. A GTS can make up for everything else being slower, an MX can't.
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<Drunk|TB2K> Mark - Is there anyway of letting the server ops decide how many points you get for killing fc's, capping, etc? I think it would be most helpful
<MarkRein[Epic]> Drunk--> I'm not aware there's any way server ops could change thinks like score for captures but mod makers could.
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<{LoD}JohnnysBa[db]-IRC> Mark- Two questions. 1) Is the ball in bombing run affected by karma (like if I shoot it with a rocket will it move?) and 2) You gonna give the bombing run idea credit to the guys who made the boomball mod?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Johnny--> I believe the bombing run ball, when not in the ball carrier, can be moved by shooting at it (i.e. Karma). I don't know the answer to your second question.
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<^reckoner> Mark: What about vehicles, can we expect them to be implented this year or in 2003 after UC has been released?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Reckoner--> I expect there will be a vehicle in Ut2003 but not as part of central gameplay, more as a model for mod-makers and future use.
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<Kirin> MarkRein[Epic] --> Will it be easier to use customs skins, models, and voicepacks on servers? In UT1, the server admin had to have your stuff in order for you to use it. I hope it's not like that in UT2003.
<MarkRein[Epic]> Kirin--> I don't know if it will be easier to use those things on server or not. Good Q for Dr. Sin or Jack Porter.
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<P][s7`18`woot> ::MARK:: ---> is there some kind of ingame admining system like the current webadmin????
<MarkRein[Epic]> Woot--> Yes there is a webadmin, it's even better than UT's.
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<unSane> MARK: any way of finding buddies online from within UT2K3??
<MarkRein[Epic]> Unsane--> I think we're wokring on a buddy system but I don't know if it will make it into the release or not.
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<DAGTA> Mark, will there be more mature taunts than there was in UT? I loved those.
<MarkRein[Epic]> Dagta--> I don't know about mature taunts
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<BrD-Hezzie> MarkRein: is Lowgravity going to bee an part of UT2003 like Morpheus ?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Hezzie--> yes there are some low-grav levels
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<Rhakka|uu> mark cliffy mentioned a problem syncing objects affected by karma on different clients in game because of lag or some such problem.. is this going to be fixed for the final release? if not, are karmic objects going to be eliminated or at least used extremely sparingly?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Rhakka--> Yes, should be fixed.
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<[BU]RaptoR> Mark: Will UT2003 have some ship with some sort of player search facility (ala GameSpy)?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Raptor--> Yes we should have a buddy search system in UT2003
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<wesdog> 7:00ºpm <[cWs]-Hammer-> will my computer hold UT2003? 750MHZ, 384ram , Geforce 2mx graphics card, 50 gig hard drive
<MarkRein[Epic]> Hammer---> don't know, play the demo and find out for yourself
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<coop> [ mem ] Mark: Will there be an option for a frame cap?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Mem--> yes (option for frame cap)
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<Nechronix> Mark --->> Have you guys made any advancements in the system for viewing demos? Maybe for instance, Pause, fastforward, rewind, slowmo, or anything of that nature?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Nechronix--> I have not seen any demorec stuff at all yet
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<NightFaLL> MarkRein[Epic]: Which style of play (Bombing Run, TDM, DM, CTF, etc.) do you think people will play the most when ut2k3 goes full version?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Nightfall--> I think BR, CTF and DD (double dom) will be popular
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<Rhakka|uu> mark: is there definitely going to be a "competition mode"?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Rhakka--> Eventually yes (competition mode)
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<coop> [ [MC]Fred ] what difference is there between UT netcode and UT2k3 netcode, if any?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Fred--> UT2003 netcode uses less bandwidth than UT did.
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<Mitz> from Silencer: i want to know if it is possibly to dynamically load static meshes during gameplay through uscript and position them where you want
<MarkRein[Epic]> Mitz--> yes it is possible to dynamically load static meshes but I'm not sure it is advisable (loading might slow done the client)
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<phenom> MarkRein[Epic]: unfortunately there has been leaks of UT2K spreading out there. Will DE/Epic make those maps incompatible with the final version of UT2 so that the people who got their hands on the Unreal Editor can't make a million remakes of the same maps?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Phenom--> I'm not going to answer questions about leaks
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<NightFaLL> MarkRein[Epic], what personally, do you think will set UT2K3 apart from other FPS games?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Nightfall--> UT2003 = frantic pace, awesome locations, cool weapons, NOT realiant on realism :)
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<coop> [ phil ] will the anti-cheat system be changed regularly? being as it takes llamas all of 3 hours to break them on popular games?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Phil--> Yes, anti-cheat will get constant attention as needed
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<coop> [ Solar ] MarkRein[Epic] How hard will it be to convert UT maps to UT2003 maps, for a total map n00b?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Solar--> You're better to start a new map from scratch than try to convert a UT map in my opinion
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<coop> [ Snipe1guy ] coop could you ask Mark this for me? Mark, would it be possible to make a teleportation wall with the blubber technology? Im thinking about making a mod based on the TV show and movie Stargate (dont know if uve seen it or not) and the blubber tech. would rock for the Stargate's wormhole. and have the jump boots been cut out of UT2k3?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Snipe--> yes you could make a teleportation wall with blubber. And yes we know the blubber effect is perfect for doing something like a Stargate. Great movie btw.
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<Rhakka|uu> *[Levi^215] hi, i'm a UK ctf player playing at nations level and wondered will you be able to change the tick-rates of ut2 ?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Levi--> No idea about tick rates
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<P][s7`18`woot> Mark:-------> will there be as much freedom through your User and UT.ini in UT2k3?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Wooot--> Yes, INI files have tons of options in them
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<coop> [ Pun|Mad ] Without giving too much away, how effective do you think the new anti-aimbot programming will be in UT2k3 and do you think there will still be a need for the CSHP/PURE team to continue their work or will UT2k3/EPIC be self-sufficient at stopping cheaters?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Pun--> I'm not going to comment on the anti-cheat stuff. Let's just say it will be good and we'll keep working at it to make it better.
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<coop> [ [DUK]eXoR ] Has the package conforming been changed ? I'm sure that Dr Sin will find a cure to this for the out of the box packages but if it's still the same then this could pose a threat to mods.
<MarkRein[Epic]> Duk--> Beyond my skill set (package conforming)
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<[BU]RaptoR> Mark, are there any other unannounced conversions of old UT maps planned?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Raptor--> Maybe :)
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<Rhakka|uu> getting carpal tunnel yet mark?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Rhakka--> not yet, keep em coming
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<Nechronix> Will any skins from the original UT be making a come back to UT2k3 in enhanced and better looking form?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Nechoronix--> No, I don't think any UT skins are making a comeback except for maybe Malcolm.
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<coop> [ TRaNCE-BoD][eZ ] i have integrated AMD sound, some games i play require a real sound card, else a lockup on boot. Will UT2003 have any requirements regarding this?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Trance--> We should be fine on your system
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<P][s7`18`woot> Mark: in the demo/final release will the Translocator still have a throw limit of 5? If so has it been tweaked to recharge faster than we have seen in the current release videos?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Woot--> Don't know but that's the kind of thing we'll be looking for feedback on from the demo
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<eVOLVE> Mark, any plans to show up on servers when the game's released? :D
<MarkRein[Epic]> Evolve--> Yes, absolutely!
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<P][s7`18`woot> mark: ARE THERE STILL POWERUPS?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Woot--> No but Adrenaline replaces powerups just nicely
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<eVOLVE> >:) I hope you've improved since the last time we met.
<MarkRein[Epic]> Evolve--> I will wipe the floor with you!! Muhaha!! (as if!)
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<coop> [ eviljelly ] Mark Rein: will you or some of the Epic team be doing the 'talk show' rounds once the game has been released? which talk show would you be most keen to do?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Eviljelly---> Yes, Tim Sweeney is confirmed for the Tonight Show
<MarkRein[Epic]> Eviljelly--> and James Schmalz will be on Letterman
<MarkRein[Epic]> (kidding about the talk shows of course)
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<coop> [ [DUK]eXoR ] Could you please ask another question: Is the UMOD system still used for mod packaging and if so, what changes have been made to the system ?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Duk--> Yes, I believe UMOD makes a return. Not sure what changes if any.
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<P][s7`18`woot> Mark: Jumpboots?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Woot--> None yet but they've been talking about a special Adrenaline move to do the equivalent.
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<coop> [ John_carmack ] [01:27] <John_carmack> Is the shockball really that much slower compared to the speed of it in UT, and will this make it easier to do moving combos?
<MarkRein[Epic]> John--> I think it's a little slower but I'm not sure that makes combos easier. Combos are pretty tough to do in the heat of battle.
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<eVOLVE> <unSane> Any chance of a challenger-queing system for 1v1 duels?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Unsane--> nothing planned in that area (challenger queing)
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<P][s7`18`woot> Mark: [16:20] < Tomahertz > does the announcer only say "* KIll" or does he make comments about the game?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Tomahertz--> The announcer also announces other things.
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<Rhakka|uu> *Digi_* has the "behind the firewall" web admin problem been fixed in this version?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Rhakka--> Don't know, I would assume so.
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<Mittenz> from [Ci]Webslinger|Mirc: will version mismatches redownload to client instead of UT's disconnect? (remember the trouble with DE Version mismatch)
<MarkRein[Epic]> Webslinger--> Don't know.
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<Rhakka|uu> *eclipse-us is there going to be a darkmatch gametype or mod?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Eclipse--> No darkmatch planned for this version
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<Nechronix> I'm not sure if you answered this yet but are you guys keeping the customizable clan logos and stuff like that
<MarkRein[Epic]> Nech--> I think so but I'm not sure
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<coop> [ eviljelly ] Mark: WIll the ragdoll physics on a death model and on lights etc look exactly the same on each persons computer or does it calculate it client side?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Evil--> I believe death ragdolls are done client-side
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<Rhakka|uu> <cobey|mirc> question: is weapon balance going to be the same on lan? ex. pulse gun is pretty overpowered on lan due to tickrate....
<MarkRein[Epic]> Cobey--> Don't know
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<Rhakka|uu> i'd really like to know that too, whether or not lan gaming and online will finally have the same weapon balance
<MarkRein[Epic]> Rhakka--> I'm not the person to ask about that. Steve Polge would be.
<MarkRein[Epic]> Rhakka--> But I'll look into it for the next time :)
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<eVOLVE> Karma is supposedly all client side to reduce network strain
<MarkRein[Epic]> Evolve--> Correct. Not all Karma is done client side. Some Karma objects (like the ball) need to be replicated.
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<Rhakka|uu> *`eosophobi Is the lightning gun set in stone for UT2k3? I've heard there is a sniper rifle much like the one in UT
<MarkRein[Epic]> Eosophobi--> Lightning gun is set in stone (and rocks!)
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<P][s7`18`woot> < Tom-PCGC > Does the announcer do "on-the-fly" announcements (in madden series) or he announces only when scripted to (after a kill, cap, etc)
<MarkRein[Epic]> Tom--> Announcers are event driven like when a Domination base changes hands or a Domination score is averted.
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<Mittenz> from Fireslash: Will Vertex animation still be supported in the engine? How will UT models (obviously not the original ones, but ones custom build for the engine before skeletal animation was introduced) import into the new engine?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Fireslash--> Not sure but I think vertex animation is still in there.
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<Rhakka|uu> I have one about DOM.. are you guys gonna get rid of the reset period and allow longer dominations for more points? plz plz plz!?!?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Rhakka--> I don't understand that question
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<eVOLVE> <UsAaR33> Will UT2003 have UWindows support?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Usa--> probably not in the box but hopefully soon after release (Uwindows)
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<P][s7`18`woot> [16:29] < puffin > Q > when using the Link gun previous releases have stated you had to 'stand still' is this true or can the 2/3 linked players move and use their skill to keep a lock on each other?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Puffin--> I got to linked to today while I was running and firing.
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<Rhakka|uu> *Psyon* Could u please ask Mark if there will be a cut/censored version of the game for Germany or if they will release the "normal" version in Germany too?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Psyon--> Yes there will be a low-gore version for Germany. Don't know about the "normal" version.
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<Mittenz> from Siddis: will mod developers be able to use realtime lighting instead of 'baking' lightmaps?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Siddis--> They always could but it can be easily abused.
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<eVOLVE> <DRT-Xander> what about the silencer that they had in Unreal1, will it be in Ut2k3?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Xander--> not that I'm aware of (Silencer)
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<Nechronix> cobey wants to know....will the ability to pause be in and will it actually work right this time around?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Cobey--> Not sure what you mean by that
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<P][s7`18`woot> [16:32] < cryton > Mark, will the UT2003 demo have all the weapons in, or only a handful like the UT demo
<MarkRein[Epic]> Cryton--> I believe all the weapons except the super weapons.
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<Rhakka|uu> *`eosophobi How customizeable is the HUD in UT2k3? my own addition; can you filter the text messages to remove death msgs and leave only teamsays for example?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Eosophobi--> I don't know if you'll be able to filter hud messages or not.
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<phenom> MarkRein[Epic]: How many cd's will UT2003 be? And will there be a dvd edition?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Phenom--> 2 CDs, maybe 3. No plans for DVD edition. Doesn't make sense to make a DVD version.
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<Mittenz> from CAL|Joe:"I would like to ask if there is going to be a better way to chat in game, in UT it was extremely hard to chat and meet people, I think that is a big part of what draws a new crowd into a game is too be able to meet people from computer to computer
<MarkRein[Epic]> Cal|Joe--> No plans to make chatting any better, sorry. Would be an OK mod though.
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<P][s7`18`woot> < DELTRON > <Silencer> does karma physics support online dynamic center of gravity and moment of inertia calculations for groups of objects, or would you need to calculate these things as well as kinetic energy, inertia, torque, and rotational aceleration manually. assuming manually, does ut2 support a rotational system that avoids gimbal lock or would we have to do the quaternions manually?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Silencer--> huh? Sorry but that's beyond my skill set. I'm sure there's a white paper on the Mathengine web site about the features of Karma
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<TNSe> MarkRein[Epic]: Is the similarity some weapons in UT2k3 have to Quake3 weapons done on purpose?
<MarkRein[Epic]> TNSe--> Perhaps the folks at DE also like playing Quake3? I think they weapons are pretty awesome right now. I think they're the right evolution of the UT weapon set. I don't see where they're copies of other people's weapons just our own weapons honed further. There is still room for some tweaks (which we're doing) and minor improvements but overall I think we have a pretty good set.
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<UsAaR33> So then what are the menus using?
<MarkRein[Epic]> USA--> There's a new internal system for doing menus. I don't really know how to describe it. We're making changes to its underpinnings to make it easier for mod makers to use it.
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<Mittenz> from [MC]Fred: ask him if he thinks its a bad idea that sites like Anandtech uses UT2003 flybys for benchmarking cards, when the frames people will get in-game will be much lower. Do you fear that peoples expectations for smooth gameplay will be too high?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Fred--> When the demo comes out people will be able to do their own performance testing.
<MarkRein[Epic]> Fred--> the point of Anandtech and other doing benchmarks is to compare RELATIVE (not absolute) performance and I think they make that pretty clear.
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<UsAaR33> Mark: Will models/skins/voicepakcs be client-controlled (like Valhalla Avatar (my mod), or even Quake), rather than requiring them to be in the serverpackages to be used on a server
<MarkRein[Epic]> usa--> I don't know the answer to that (Valhalla mod stuff)
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<[BU]RaptoR> From Rand0m --> Can you ask mark rein if they are yoing to make a console in the game, so its easier to go back and read the text, because without that, its impossible to see like typings.
<MarkRein[Epic]> Random--> yes there is a console in the game already
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<eVOLVE> <ERASER> will lip sync will be in? for example, when you taunt, your carachter moves its lips acording to what he said, that would be an awsome feature, along with karma
<MarkRein[Epic]> Eraser--> No Lipsinc is not used in UT2003.
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<P][s7`18`woot> [16:39] < Araknofobia > question for Mr. Rein: Are you capable of having more users than one so you don't need to change you ng-stats password all the time when you change nick etc?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Woot---> uncertain at this point (multiple names per CD key)
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<eVOLVE> <Tom-PCGC> has the game reached a feature lock? or are you still adding new features on a day to day basis
<MarkRein[Epic]> Tom--> Minor features are still being implemented but that happens in a game like this right up to ship
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<[BU]RaptoR> From Puffin --> can you ask if it's possible to set up single player ladder cooperation tournament server type servers as that kind of issue was brought up in previous press releases, though with much clarity ?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Puffin--> I'm not sure about that.
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<Mittenz> from MonkeyBone: How will the update mechanism work? Will updates be checked and applied each time we connect to the net or will it be manual like UT?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Monkey--> Not sure.
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<Ahriman> mark- about netcode: has the netcode been altered at all? Are players with low ping still going to have the same enormous hitscan advantage as in UT?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Ahriman--> Netcode has been improved (bandwidth optimized) but I don't know what effect that will have on low vs. high ping play.
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<P][s7`18`woot> [16:43] < puffin > Hey, can you ask him if there's going to be any summonable type monsters like UT had left over from unreal? :D
<MarkRein[Epic]> Puffin--> no summonable monsters
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<MarkRein[Epic]> There is no "leftover" content from previous games, this game is new from the ground up.
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<eVOLVE> <EFA11> What safety measures will be taken to ensure legit CD-Key owners do not lose out to key generators? If that cannot be ensured, will there be a system setup for users to get a new key within a reasonable amount of time..
<MarkRein[Epic]> Efa11--> It would be very hard to generate keys for this game
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<P][s7`18`woot> <Jeff`> Will we be seeing the maps shown in the unreal engine technology demo movie shown some time ago?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Jeff--> No those were not game maps
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<Ahriman> <{FeM}Honey> Mark Rein:If the server admin is going to be as sweet as it is in UT...but hopefully more involved server though, with more control on settings and Anti-cheat and remote mod installing
<MarkRein[Epic]> Honey--> I'm not aware of remote mod installing. I suggest that's a job for PCAnywhere or GotoMyPC.com
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<P][s7`18`woot> mark: ----> will the hit ratio for male\female skins be the same?, If you crouch can you avoid a headshot? Will the headshot be easier or harder to achieve in UT2k3?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Woot--> Good question but I don't know the answer (crouching)
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<[BU]RaptoR> Mark, other than the flak combo and shock combo, are there any other weapon combos in UT2003? :)
<MarkRein[Epic]> Raptor--> Not that I'm aware of.
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<Mittenz> from Hellfire: Has the engine been licensed for games other than FPS games?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Hellfire--> yes the engine has been licensed for games other than FPS games.
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<Mittenz> from cobey|mirc: is the pause feature going to work this time around w/o it having as much problems as it did in ut?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Cobey--> I have no idea, as I said previously, whether pausing works better in UT2003 or not. Sorry :(
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<Mittenz> from theDeacon: Are the adrenaline moves going to be in instagib? (Mostly concerned about invisibility)
<MarkRein[Epic]> Deacon--> I believe there is a mutator to turn off Adrenaline so if you're setting Instagib you could certainly set it at the same time.
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<eVOLVE> <DRT-Xander> About server control and preventing certain people to come into the server, UT and U1 seem to lack that, will we be allowed to ban by IP addresses, nicks, and ngstats Usernames?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Xander--> UT2003 has pretty good banning capabilities.
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<TNSe> MarkRein[Epic]: How do you expect people to play the CTF Game now with Adrenaline. The most obvious method to play it, would be to camp (stay around) in your base, until everyone has Max Adrenaline, then attack, causing the game to be VERY boring in long periods of time, then hectic for about 1 minute.
<MarkRein[Epic]> TNSe--> That doesn't sound like a very useful strategy - Adrenaline doesn't last that long and it takes a while to build it back up. For those who played builds at press events you should know Adrenaline collection has been scaled back considerably. It takes longer to get it now.
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<UsAaR33> <eVOLVE> I was wondering if there will be any textures containing nudity, as there were in unreal and unreal tournament
<MarkRein[Epic]> Evolve--> No nudity this time around that I can tell;.
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<P][s7`18`woot> [16:49] < Unreal > MarkRein: does Ut2003 support any kinds of bumpmappging << ask this for me
<MarkRein[Epic]> Woot--> No bumpmapping in UT2003.
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<P][s7`18`woot> [16:50] < MoKeH > could you ask him if the game engine supports flatuence yet then, and if its anti aliased aswell as surround sound or merely cube mapped?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Mokeh---> No flatulence.
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<eVOLVE> <RedBeard|bleh> what about model taunts, any news on that? must have that pelvic thrust :)
<MarkRein[Epic]> Red--> yes to taunts
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<Mitz> from Schlafmeutze: will the server downloads still be saved in the cached folder, or will they be saved in the "Normal" folders..like "Maps" and "System" ?:)
<MarkRein[Epic]> Schlaf--> No idea.
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<eVOLVE> <EFA11> Will UT and UT2003 be able to co-exist on the same computer without problems? URL linking for example. unreal://IP#:port. Will the games know what one should run?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Efa11--> Of course they will be able to coexist on the same computer.
<MarkRein[Epic]> Efa11--> Not sure about the same server but can't see any reason why they wouldn't (would need to be set to two different ports of course)
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<Rhakka|uu> mark are there any plans to build up a LAN like iD has done with quakecon? like say, a current UT focused LAN that already has a lot of visibility? *cough cough*
<MarkRein[Epic]> Rhakka--> Perhaps. Infogrames has been talking about that.
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<TNSe> MarkRein[Epic]: will the respawnsystem still be a zone/killerpos/lastrespawn/random deal like in UT or has it been reworked?
<MarkRein[Epic]> TNSe--> NO idea if/how respawn works differently from UT
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<P][s7`18`woot> MA[16:57] < vijar > Hi m8 could you ask Mark if any of the old taunts will be back in UT2K3 + if there will be like a taunt modifier
<MarkRein[Epic]> Vijar--> No taunt modifier that I'm aware of.
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<phenom> [19:57] <Cache> Hey can you ask mark reign about demo recording\Is there fast foward now and does it still get all jacked up
<MarkRein[Epic]> Cache--> I have no idea about demo recording
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<eVOLVE> <Tom-PCGC> Did the adrenaline system stem from the relic system.
<MarkRein[Epic]> Tom--> DE designed the Adrenaline system. I guess it was an evolution of relics but I'm not sure. Either way, it rocks!
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<Rhakka|uu> Mark: any new developements to increase ease of spectation of matches and broadcasts?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Rhakka--> Not yet but that is something we will be addressing in the future
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<Rhakka|uu> *eclipse-us mark: is there any way for the ion to be fired inside? i read in an interveiw a while ago they might try it
<MarkRein[Epic]> Eclipse---> It can only be fired when there's a clear line of sight to the satellite.
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<Rhakka|uu> anz asks, "Will there be voice-menu similar to UT's?"
<MarkRein[Epic]> Anz--> yes the voice menu is similar to UT's - there is also now a voting menu.
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<Mitz> <BobThePumpkin> Are the test maps like the Matinee/flubber demo, the ragdoll "slolam" (mentioned on the workshop vid) and the ragdoll bowling going to be included in the game?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Bob--> I don't think they'll come with the game but Alan will probably release them as examples for mod-makers.
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<phenom> MarkRein[Epic]: from Cache: Anyone ask if Epic plans to do a "UT Con" or anything like that? not sure when I came in the channel
<MarkRein[Epic]> Cache--> Infogrames is talking about that but there are no specific plans yet.
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<Mitz> from Morba: Weapon Showing - Any chance of being able to config weapon hand / show for diff weapons. Or will it be a generic left / right / centre / hidden?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Morba--> I've seen a menu choice for that but I have no idea if it works or not :) I know hidden definitely works.
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<TNSe> MarkRein[Epic]: why keep the ability to load rockets (3 instead of 6) when you said you wanted to reduce spam? why not just skip loading? (And why is spammode on left button by default?)
<MarkRein[Epic]> TNSe--> I think the goal was to reduce spam but not castrate the game. Loading rockets is fun but not without peril. How many of us have died while loading up rockets? I know it happens to me all the time and it's part of the game.
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<Cache-afk> In q3 players really dumb down the graphics to get the most FPS. How much tweaking of configs is allowed in UT2003 compared to q3.
<MarkRein[Epic]> Cache--> You can't dumb down our graphics very much. You can do things like turn town texture detail or turn off player shadows but that's about it. Render modes can't be modified for net play.
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<Mitz> <[MC]Fred> will there be an option to turn on/off things like belt, amp, vials, adrenaline etc out of the box, so competitions can tailor their matches without having to use external mutators?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Fred--> Most of those things can be set with mutators that come with the game.
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<TNSe> <Shank> Senior Mark Rein:with the new Ued to be shipped with the game, will we be able to manipulate brushes/textures right in the 3dview of the editor?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Shank--> Yes
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<Mitz> From Novah: how will the merchandise for UT2003 be, i saw someone walking with a UT2003 T-Shirt on the cliffycam, woult it be possible to order one of those?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Novah--> Those were custom made by Nvidia for E3. However I think Infogrames is working on some good stuff. The collectable figures are going to be AMAZING!! I just got some photos of them (raw, unpainted) the other day and they completely ROCK!
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<eVOLVE> <vijar> Mark why the change of menu styles between UT and UT2k3?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Vijar--> Trying to make it more 'game'-like
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<Rhakka|uu> *{NBK}Switc Will there be a Collector's Edition package for UT2003?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Switc---> Nothing planned in that area (collector's edition)
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<Mitz> From Morba_the_newb: Epic are pushin the Sports theme for UT2k3, will epic make a standard set of Game rules or will these be made by each indivisual community. (US and EU rules are different)
<MarkRein[Epic]> Morba--> We hope to establish some sort of standards in that area yes.
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<phenom> [20:08] <Bean> can we skin geometry (static meshes specifically) , in-editor? - could you field that to mr rein? thanks!
<MarkRein[Epic]> Bean---> There will be a special tool for painting skins.
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<Mitz> Sorcerer: Will it be possible to set custom announcer voices? Because I liked the lady voice more than the new male voice which was in the Intel demo.
<MarkRein[Epic]> Sorcerer---> I don't know (custom announcer voices) but I don't see why not.
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<eVOLVE> <LiONz> will there be a mod menu style thing?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Lionz--> Yes I suppose.
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<phenom> [20:11] <Bean> another editor question: karma physics -> how customizable is it for objects? (a few keys, a large menu?)
<MarkRein[Epic]> Bean--> Karma is more programming than editing
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<eVOLVE> <vijar> What kind of language would we need to know to understand Karma/modify it?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Vijar--> UnrealScript.
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<Mitz> [02:13] <phil> how about ingame footage to movie. like in q3 where you could make .avi s. There are alot of really really kick ass vids moving around the net because you dont need a external utility.
<MarkRein[Epic]> Phil--> We don't have that but we have a great tool for customizing in-game cinematics.
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<phenom> [20:13] <Bean> hehe, yet another: can we set wind up in a level? so, if we want fog to move or smoke to wave in the wind?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Bean--> I suppose it would be possible
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<Mitz> <d3> MarkRein: Its prolly been asked... but will 2k3 have some sort of music player (mp3 wav etc) rather then certain map embedded music?
<MarkRein[Epic]> D3--> Ogg Vorbis player included
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<UsAaR33> Mark: will there be a demo browser with playback control? (pausing, speed control, even frame jumping)
<MarkRein[Epic]> Usa--> I have no idea what we're doing for demo playback/recording
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<UsAaR33> MarkRein: is module support completely stripped out?
<UsAaR33> (i.e. .xm, .mod, .s3m, .it, etc.)
<MarkRein[Epic]> Usa--> yes, sound system is completely revamped.
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ADDENDUM BY MARK REIN:
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Originally found here:
http://www.ina-community.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=191025
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Wow, good work on the transcript! That must have taken a LOT of patience. I'm sure everyone here thanks you for your
efforts! Ok, there are a couple of errors. The following answers do not line up properly with the questions or need clarification:
<NYGrrrl> are voice packs implemented the same as in UT, are there voices for each race and did they really play like girls?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Nygrrl--> Not sure and yes they did play like girls-- Yes there are different voices for each race.
<NYGrrrl> hope mark gets a long vacation after this project
<MarkRein[Epic]> Nygrrl--> I hope so.
- I don't recall the exact question but that answer definitely wasn't for that question. I don't really enjoy long vacations.
<Ductonius> MarkRein[epic] Are you a mouse, is UT2k3 your plan to try to take over the world? But more seriously, are you going to include a prog to make static meshes?
<MarkRein[Epic]> Ductonius--> Dr Sin is working on that --- top secret
-- I believe that answer was for something to do with anti-cheat stuff that Dr. Sin is working on. I probably ignored that actual question because it started with "are you a mouse" and questions were flying by fast and furiously so if they started with something silly I probably didn't read the rest.
<phenom> MarkRein[Epic]: from Cache: Anyone ask if Epic plans to do a "UT Con" or anything like that? not sure when I came in the channel
<MarkRein[Epic]> Cache--> Infogrames is talking about that but there are no specific plans yet.
-- I forgot to add that Shane Caudle and I will be going to QuakeCon this year. The Machinima Film Festival, which runs concurrent to QuakeCon and is organized by John Carmack's wife Anna Kang, has invited us to come and demo Matinee (or in-game cinematic tool that's perfect for Machinima) and show and example or two of our work in that area. We're also going to provide some prizes for the festival. While we're there we plan to stop by QuakeCon to say "hi" and see how the pros do it. I have a lot of respect for QuakeCon. We've done yearly (and sometime bi-yearly) licensee user group meetings and a very small mod-maker event. We've thought about doing something for end-users and mod-makers on a bigger scale than those and our publisher (Infogrames) has expressed interest in it so I'm looking forward to checking out Quakecon to see how the pros do it.
<phenom> [20:08] <Bean> can we skin geometry (static meshes specifically) , in-editor? - could you field that to mr rein? thanks!
<MarkRein[Epic]> Bean---> There will be a special tool for painting skins.
-- You missed the one where I mentioned that Right Hemisphere is creating an awesome custom skin painting program for us to include with UT2003 that lets you paint right on the models in 3D!
I'm printing out a copy of the log and I'm going to research all the questions I couldn't answer over the next few days.
It was a lot of fun. Thanks everyone for coming. I plan to drop by IRC every now and then. I did that a lot before UT and Unreal shipped. I enjoy it.
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