PERSON  Not worth it over 6 years old and full of hacks, with hacks like Helios and Zillion not any fun at all. Don't waist your time.   
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GAMEGOLDIES  Unreal Tournament 2004 will remind you how satisfying explosive, extremely fast action gaming can be. The smooth engine and core gameplay inherited from Unreal make a great foundation, and the onslaught and assault modes take the whole package up another notch. And, to help you come to grips with a multiplayer world increasingly focused on teamplay, the voice chat features can make any team game better by facilitating real tactical coordination. Then, just when (or if) you start to tire of all the official maps (and combinations of maps with the library of preset mutators), there are community tools to make creating and installing custom content as straightforward as possible. No other multiplayer-focused action game has this much to offer.  
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KINGMOZO  I installled UT2004 and updated it, but i open the app and it gets to the splash screen and then it quits...please i really need help...i love UT but i wanna play!  
(Version 3369-2)

BLUEICETHEPURE  so i installed ut 2004 and opened it...but the application quits on me! what should i do?  
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LECTRICK  I upgraded to the latest version and now I can't access any servers or, for that matter, game types... which has basically incapacitated the game. wonderful, time to kill time troubleshooting...  
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MACGUYSOFTWARE  The demo doesn't seem to be universal binary. shouldn't there be one?  
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DOMBI  Well, it is March 3rd and I just downloaded this puppy in less then 5 minutes. When everyone is trying to download the same thing at the same time, rates drop... "perfectly normal, perfectly healty". :-)  
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MAC5  Talk about a slow download.. In a word - pathetic.

I'm using a fast ADSL line, and I'm informed that its going to take 13 hours to complete this download..

Something seriously screwed with their server. I don't see any alternative site to use, and no mirror sites either. Kind of dumb I would say, considering there must be a huge volume of download in progress   
(Version 3369-2)

ROBERT HOOD  Is this for real, or just a slap in the face of us Mac users. According to the download time, it's going to take 13 days to download. I have a 6.5Mbit link (download) bandwidth to the net. Aparently they have only one server running it out to the thousands of people trying to get it...  
(Version 3369-2)

MACD  Launched it on Intel Mac 20" 2GHz (2Gb RAM and 256Mb Video RAM) - the game works absolutely great at highest resolution possible with highest settings everything! Fantastic..  
(Version 3369-1)

CR  A great patch that adds 3 really fun vehicles, perhaps my favotrites!  
(Version 3355)

STEVY  my game kepts frezzing but l have more then the system requirements and it'z not any of my hardware plz tell me if it is a ut2004 software prob and how l can fix it  
(Version 3355)

DMATERIALIZED  Those of you who are seeing UT04 quit after entering a CDKey need to get the updated Installer, available through the developer's site. It's a Tiger-specific issue that your CD version of the installer can't fix, so a separate installer app was made that functions properly. Hope this helps.  
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FANATICO  This game is absolutely fabulous and addictive. It's a real world you go into... and few return the same!  
(Version 3355)

LOOTJE  Quits on 10.4 "Tiger" after entering an original cd-key.  
(Version 3355)

ANONYMOUS  when i put in my cd key into UT04, it immediately quits. Help would be appreciated.  
(Version 3355)

ANONYMOUS  I can't get the latest Unreal 2004 demo to run on my Mac mini 1.2 GHz. I updated the ATI 9200 Drivers but it still doesn't work properly. The screen images are all skewed and distorted.

Any ideas?

The old UT2004 Demo version runs just fime.  
(Version 3355)

VAMPWOOD  I cant seem it install UT 2004 when I put in my cd key and hit enter it quits..  
(Version 3355)

L66  Runs great on my 1.25 GHz G4 @ 1280x1024 (ATI Radeon 9000). I can't set all settings to high though. Both your card and your computer are much faster as mine, so...  
(Version 3355)

ANONYMOUS  Need a tip - can you play it on the big iMac G5 with a decent framerate?  
(Version 3355)

ANONYMOUS  after the update only the user that did it can run UT... all other users on my Mac cant launch UT anymore, the app just quits. anyone knows a solution?  
(Version 3355)

ANONYMOUS  For those who know torrents:

http://sporknet.game-server.cc/~web/ut2004-macpatch3355.dmg.bz2.torrent

:)  
(Version 3355)

ANONYMOUS  for people having problem download from icculus.org, www.3dgamers.com has got it available on all it's mirrors now  
(Version 3355)

FRAGGER  Thank GOD no more stupid DVD-in-drive requirement! About time!  
(Version 3355)

AARON  There may be something wrong with my mac or your site, but I could not download the above program, and many others.

They all appeared with an error sign.

Would appreciate any advice.

Thanks  
(Version 3339)

GIGANTOR  I've been playing the demo version of UT2004 for about 2 weeks and have found it to be very entertaining. I had no problem downloading it, nor any trouble with launching the file after unstuffing. I'm running a new eMac, G4, 768M Ram, and other than that no real upgrades to the system. Demo ran great right after dl.

Only problem I've had is when I try to use the mic. Any time I try this it shuts down the game and returns me to the desktop. Other than that, the graphics run smoothly, there's no lag (well, a little on some internet games but this is server based), and the learning curve is not too hard. Overall a great game which I look forward to picking up soon.

Only other problem is that I can currently not connect to any internet servers through the demo as of 09/24/04.  
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INFINITECAT  I'm having the same problem. You can't play in server's that haven't been upgraded. This REALLY limits your choices.   
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ANONYMOUS  Great "fix". Now there are plenty of servers I can't get into anymore.:/  
(Version 3323)

HEAVYBOOTS  Actually, contrary to what Ravi is saying, I would contend that Unreal Tournament 2004 is much more reminiscent of UT99 and enjoys an improved sense of "fun" for both beginners and experts alike. If you were an extreme fan of the Lightening Gun/Shock Rifle spam combo of UT2003, you may be disappointed with UT2004 however. But if you enjoyed UT99 but *not* UT2003, you should really like UT2004! Definitely my favorite game of the year.  
(Version 3323)

RAVI KUMAR  Beginners, this game is for you with extra vehicles

if you are unreal fan Switch back to Unreal 2003, itz simply the great, just forget about the vehicles, you 'll enjoy much playin U2k3 than U2k4,

Cuz in U2k4 characters move like dancers & itz not much enjoyable, thatz the disadvantage in U2k4   
(Version 3236)

UMAROMC  This is an awesome game, definitely... but Call of Duty has all my attention at the moment and has me running late for work in the morning! lol

It'd be nice if UT2k3 & UT2k4 had a much better single-player experience... but that's where Unreal 2 came in, I suppose- not that that game that never made it to the Mac makes a difference, then!

Heck, I'm still waiting for my $10 rebate! >:(  
(Version 3236)

THUGZLIVIN  I have the res and everything on As high as it can go and it rus smoothly super smoothly except a few bugs hope this patch will fix !!!  
(Version 3229)

RAVI KUMAR  Unreal Tournament 2004 is just a Highres cool looking Game, without great Gameplay & Still using Unreal Tournament Soundtrack with Extra Addon Music for Menu...! Waiting For Quake 4 & Doom 3 to Release  
(Version 3229)

ANONYMOUS  for more fps, try editing the UT2004.ini file and increasing your CacheSizeMegs to 128mb or higher. Also drop the no. of sound channels and turn off the music! Unless you've got a gfx card with 128mb+ VRAM then drop the main Texture Quality settings to Normal (or even low). 64mb vram may sound a lot, but it's nothing for todays games :-/

I have the main texture at low and the others at normal. I get excellent framerates and the eye candy isn't much different... HTH someone....  
(Version 3229)

ANONYMOUS  Here is something that can help you get a few more Frames Per Second on dual processor machines (a tip from macosxhints):

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Most Mac gamers know that many games don't support symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) properly. The most notable exception is probably Quake 3, which properly displays the tremendous performance advantage of multiple processors once you edit the .ini file to turn SMP on in the game. Most games, however, experience little or no performance advantage on dual processors due to the way they are programmed (the excuse I've read is "because these games aren't programmed for multiple processors on the PC").

I was disappointed in my performance in Unreal Tournament 2004, despite my system upgrades (Dual 1.3 G4s, Radeon 9800), and was wondering if there was any way to more fully utilize my dual processors. Then I noticed that when flying around a map before starting a match, my frame-rate was perfectly acceptable. As soon as I started the match, however, my frame-rate would plummet. So, I decided that something other than the graphics engine was causing the poor performance. I duplicated the Unreal Tournament 2004 game to a second drive and renamed the copy "Unreal Tournament 2004 Server." Then I started that copy and configured my options as desired and ran it as a Dedicated Server. I then ran my "client" copy and joined my own server under the LAN tab.

Amazingly, my frame rates were better. Not a LOT better, but enough better to make a difference. For example, my frame-rates would often plummet into the 12-16 range when playing the first part of the AS-Convoy map running in "instant action" mode. When running as a client to my server, these jump to 15-20 (I'm using the console command "stat fps" to monitor this). This same is true on every map I've tried, and is especially noticeable in those areas where frame rate is lowest.

I've been testing this off an on now for several days, thinking that it might just be a placebo effect or something else unreproducible, but it is consistent, and the difference is enough to make the game much more enjoyable. Maps which were effectively unplayable before are now playable, and maps which played poorly now play quite well.

The only disadvantage is that you have to administer the server via the web-interface (easy to do, but change the default "web admin" port to something other than the default of 80 or it doesn't work). Also, it increases memory usage and drive access, causing a momentary "hiccup" about two seconds long each time a new map starts. Of course, you could always run the server on a second computer, but often that isn't an ideal situation.

------------------------------

Here is a link to the original article:

http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20040411122149403&query=unreal  
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TURK  I have the demo and love it! I was wondering though, can I use the updater on the demo? Is there a way to download an updated demo? I want to try the latest and most improved demo before I buy the retail. Your comments are appreciated. Thanks!  
(Version 3229)

PEEVED  Ignore the line about CD/DVD no longer required to play. You STILL need it. And as a matter of fact, Mac users appear to be the proud recipients of even MORE limitations by not allowing you to eject the DVD after the game has started. Looks like they'd rather annoy legitimate paying customers to prevent all those rogue LAN parties from physically moving a disc around between machines to launch games. Come on guys, give me a break. You have far more paying customers annoyed by this stupid DVD-insert deal than you do kids at mountain dew LAN parties on Macs.  
(Version 3204)

ANONYMOUS  One wrong in the list of fixed things - it still requires me to have the DVD inserted :(  
(Version 3204)

ANONYMOUS  I don't get it. I download the demo and the patch for the demo. I go online, and there are no games to connect to. WTF? Has the demo in essence expired, because of the upgrades to the full versions and non-upgrades to demos? I think they are shooting themselves in the foot here - if I can't play the demo, I don't want to buy the game.  
(Version 3186.1)

MARK E.  Time to clear the air re: update 3186.1

This is an intermediate update, to quickly clear up some more drastic flaws that came to light after it went gold, expect another eventually.

This does fix the mp5/player skins and server issues...Yeah!!!

This does speed things up, at least for me...

For all the moaning about performance, I have a dual 800 (the dual doesn't really make much difference when it applies to this game... It does have a Nvidia GF4Ti, but is otherwise fairly stock w/ 1 GB RAM. On MOST network games w/ patch was seeing frame rates between 30 - 80... WOW.

NOte: most of the eye candy is turned down or off. Further note, ynot all options have the same speed penalty...drawing more/new objects is different than asking the machine to draw the objects "nicer" (more detail), so leave weather effects off, world detail low, fog as shallow as can be, etc...

some tough to draw maps, rustatorium, and the like, especially w/ heavy # players, dropped into teens... And, on the other side, on easier maps, even when packed was seeing rates go as high as 100. This may be typical for folks with the new hardware, but was a real treat for me...

Suggestions: DEFRAG YOUR DRIVE. The "optimizations" that are done when Apple software updates are done are NOT defraging your drive...they may optimize system parts, but there is a drastic difference.

and, since people are being subjective here too, I feel that balance of the weapons/play is excellent. The maps have updated classics and great new ones, and the team competitions/goal games are excellent...This is super. If you're looking for an FPS this is IT!!!  
(Version 3186.1)

NICK  I have a dual 1.25ghz G4 and this game runs pretty smooth in single player. I notice some lag in the larger maps (like the Onslaught and Assault), but for the most part it is great. However the multiplayer is laggy as hell. I'm on a T1 connection and it shouldn't be this slow. It's practically impossible to use the lightning gun or sniper rifle because you can't really get an accurate shot. Oh well, still the vehicles are pretty b.a. Oh yeah and it crash on me once.   
(Version 3186.1)

UMAROMC  Anyone still getting MD5 errors/kicks with this update? Just wondering- I'm at work and haven't updated yet.  
(Version 3186.1)

ANONYMOUS  Patch says I don't have the product installed. I have the CD in the drive, and no problem playing the unpatched version.

Message reads:

Mojo Patch

Couldn't find product. Perhaps is isn't installed?

Do I have to run the installer from the CD again to give it a clean start? I don't hack and have made no modifications to the file.. What gives? Is it looking for a certain pref?  
(Version 3186.1)

ANONYMOUS  The F11 music player still doesn't work.  
(Version 3186.1)

JAN / GERMANY  I own a Powerbook with 1 GHz! And this game runs slow as hell. I used the lowest settings and it still doesnt work!

I´m really disappointed!

At least it didnt crash. I´m using 10.3.3  
(Version 3120.1)

ANONYMOUS  I had no prob wit ut 2004 but my freinds cant dl it and when they do it doesnt start. Anybody know y?  
(Version 3120.1)

ILGAZ ÖCAL  Anyone knows if this game will run 64 bit if g5 present? I hear it will ship on amd 64 platform yet no clue about PPC G5...

I want to buy the game but if they don't pay enough respect to my mac hardware, I won't.  
(Version 3120.1)

RAVI KUMAR  thank you guyz making a Super update,

now i can play this game at hi-res color (1024*768*32) with Surround sound

& you guyz corrected the background music (my problem)

Thanks a Lott  
(Version 3120.1)

TOM WYRICK  I'm going to try this with audio set to my Delta 66 PCI card, to see if it works this time.

The last UT2004 demo exited out right after the splash screen until I changed my default input and output audio devices to internal sound, instead of my Delta 66 board!  
(Version 3120.1)

IAN LUECK  After the massive demo size, I tried it out. I was surprised that it ran fairly well on my G4 800 Mhz machine. Some maps took a hit (the Assault map being the worst) but some ran really well (the deathmatch map). I just decreased my video settings and it was certainly playable. I especially appreciate that the 2K4 demo had more maps to play than the 2K3 demo (which only had two).  
(Version 3120.1)

PORTHOS  Mmmm, interesting, indeed the wheels locking up on the vehicles have been fixed...but thats all I have noticed...two things still not fixed......one being the fact you still cant add a favorite IP address because you need a right click mouse and second being your name does not appear on the numberplate of the hellbender like it does in the PC version. Ok so thats not a major problem but come on....I want the people I run over to know who is their daddy, lol.

Still, this patch works fine for me. No problems at all, they even give you a help file with an email address where you can report bugs...better get my ass over there then.

I actually installed the PC version on the computers where I work with a couple of mates and over a network and it is sooo funny, just hope the Boss doesent find out!, lol.

Hiding in the leaves on the onslaught level while a mate tries to find you with raptor fire is very cool.....untill I missiled his ass. lol  
(Version 3120.1)

SONYC3D  after Updating this , i can see only startup screen & after while it quitz  
(Version 3120.1)

ANONYMOUS  Not bad... It's really a big step up from the original UT. Play control, however, is a bit shaky. I think this is mostly because players walk at about 60 mph... Maybe I'm a bit used to Halo. I don't really have any other complaints.  
(Version 3120.1)

MACHIPPY  quake 3 still out ranks UT. This game is going down hill not up.  
(Version 3120.1)

ANONYMOUS  a little laggy online but fun...

the goliath kicks ass  
(Version 3120.1)

ANONYMOUS  Is anyone else ticked off that they're releasing a new version of UT without even having released a proper fully functional copy of UT2003? They released a "fix" which pretty much crippled the game--made it totally unplayable--on servers using custom maps, which was most servers. I wrote the developers and was promised a new fix soon. That was a few months back. I recently wrote another e-mail....and got no response. I guess they figure they already have my money and don't need to respond.

Pretty short sighted considering the fact that they don't yet have my money for UT2k4.  
(Version 3120.1)

PORTHOS  Yeah thats a point regarding the mouse compatibility optons.......you cant right click to add an Ip address to your favorites like you can on the pc...I had to borrow my sisters optical usb PC mouse to just add my mates Ip so I could connect to his game.....I hope they sort that out. No way am I buying a new mouse just so I can add an IP. Please sort this out you lovely Unreal People ;)  
(Version 3120)

`MEX  The demo was generally stable, some compatability issues with mice are being raised by many of my friends, but in general its fine.

Ive been looking forward to playing a new, inspired game with great graphics, weapon balance, great movement and solid maps. I thaught 2k4 was going to be this game, unfortunatly it wasnt.

It is basically the same as 2k3 which in turn was a cheap imitation of UT99.

UT99 had the right weapons balance, good fast and fluid movement and excellent maps. Although i like some of the maps within the 2k4 demo they really dont compare to the gameplay genius of UT99 maps like deck16, codex, turbine and the new ones like nitro and voac etc etc.

It has the same main flaws that caused the vast majority of the ut2k3 community to die out so i guess this will die pretty quickly also.

If you play fps games just for a laugh and a quick frag then this game is pretty good.

If you play fps games just for a laugh and a quick frag X10 the fun then UT99 is probably your best bet.

If your new to fps i really recommend play UT99 as its probably down to a fiver in price and still one of the main fpsers going strong after 5 years of enthusiastic support.:)  
(Version 3120)

DANNY  anybody else running on panther notice that the colors are off? a lot of pink and cyan where yellow and red should be...im running ut 2004 on a powerbook G4 867 MHz. other than the off-colors, this game looks great.  
(Version 3120)

JAKE  The game is awesome! I love the vehicles they make it great.

But it lags when i try to snip. Its not a big problem it might just be my computer.

I'm using a new emac and it runs great.  
(Version 3120)

PORTHOS  Unreal 2004 should just be a Bonus Pack rather than an actual game release.....after all it looks EXACTLY the same as 2003. The main differences are the weapons......not only are there more but some look different, I personally prefer the look of the weapons in its predecessor. Add to this the addition of some new modes and Vehicle chaos thrown in. Which is FANTASTIC in the Onslaught mode

Regarding Performance, it still looks solid, until you put the multibuffers up in your Unreal ini file, then I noticed there are some moments when the screen goes blank during the Assault Level. I'm sure they will fix this for the proper game.

I am currently running a Dual 1.25 Ghz Powermac G4 with 2 gig ram and a Geforce 4 TI 4600.  
(Version 3120)

ANONYMOUS  RE: Quiting after load screen...

My logitech usb mic was causing the demo to quit after startup. After disabling it, everything is smooth.

Another poster mentioned problems loading with iSight active.  
(Version 3120)

ANONYMOUS  The game runs pretty damn well on my MDD , 768 MB Ram, dual Ghz, Radeon 9k...

However, I notice lots of graphic glitches.. in particular, nothing shows up in the 'info' windows in on mouse-over the options..

also, in the deathmatch level, a million red-lights shine through walls and stuff.. clearly theres some sorta clipping problem there..   
(Version 3120)

RAVI KUMAR  this games worx well with my iMac G4 800 Mhz 256Mb ram 32Mb Geforce 2 mx @ 800x600 32 bit (Highres)

Problem is: i can't hear Background music :(

i think..! this game need surround speakers with woofer :)  
(Version 3120)

BLUEHEN  If you're having trouble with the UT2004 demo quitting at the splash screen try disabling your web cams (isight, etc.). This worked for me, but your mileage may vary.  
(Version 3120)

BOB  Had no trouble installing the bz file on my 1 GHz mirror drive PowerMac.

Runs nice and fast at 1024x768 with high detail settings. (nVidia GeForece 4 MX)

Gameplay and look are like a hybrid of the original UT and the 2003 version... which is nice!!

Haven't put a lot of time into it yet though, so I may encounter trouble, we'll see...  
(Version 3120)

ANONYMOUS  stat fps is the command for frame rate.  
(Version 3120)

ANONYMOUS  wtf is going on with this demo?

So I hear UT2004 needs a powerful machine... fine. But mine won't do... 2gHz G5s/ ATI9800PRO/ 768MB/ 10.3.2... this really blows. Get a clue... maybe I'll buy UT2004 at a yard sale in ten years to entertain my two-year-old.

(translation: your demo won't run after the splash screen...what's the problem?)

wake up and smell the power.

PS: thanks for the making a great game--I'm sure it's swell, I'm just pissed 'cause I can't play it this very second. And I'm still on pre-order ;)  
(Version 3120)

ANONYMOUS  Has anyone else had trouble decompressing the .bz2 file? I've tried both StuffIt Expander and the bunzip2 commandline tool without success. Running bunzip2 -tvv gives me the following error message:

[414: huff+mtf file ends unexpectedly  
(Version 3120)

ANONYMOUS  i have a Dual G5 with a radeon 9600, i work with panther 10.3.2 and the game runs just fine. i can play in 1280*1024 with everything maxed out. some settings you can only put to normal so it's not really "maxed" out :)  
(Version 3120)

ANONYMOUS  same problem here. i try to run it on a g5 dual and in no case the game will start. i tried disconnecting all non-apple-hardware (keyboard, mouse etc) and switched to a new, clean user-account. no way the game will even start.  
(Version 3120)

ANONYMOUS  awesome game but what is the fps command? i cant get it to show frames per second  
(Version 3120)

ANONYMOUS  WOOOOO! UT 2004 simply rocks. I tested it on three different Macs, and yes, you really do need some decent hardware to adequately handle this (despite what the sys req say). It's unplayable on my new 12" PowerBook...pretty decent on a dual 1Ghz...and (of course) gorgeous on a dual 2Ghz G5.

Vehicle control takes a little time to get used to, especially if you're used to playing Halo, but the split keyboard / mouse control is necessary in order to control both the vehicle, the camera, AND your gun. Once you get the hang of it, you're there.

I can't wait for the full deal. This rocks.  
(Version 3120)

ANONYMOUS  I can't get past the load screen eitehr (1.8 G5, 512MB, OS 10.3.2) ...

I wonder if anyone has actually played the game with Panther or a G5...  
(Version 3120)

ANONYMOUS  The game color is totally screwed up. It's not my monitor, it's the game. I'm running a Dual 1.25 G4 with 512RAM and a 64MB ATI 9000 card. I suspect that this color thing is a problem with either ATI drivers or Panther itself.  
(Version 3120)

ANONYMOUS  I can't even get it to get past the load screen. Double click the icon, get load screen and nothing happens, just goes back to desktop. Would really like to try it too. Anyone have any ideas?

I have a G5 2Ghz, 2 Gig RAM, 9800 Pro OEM, with system OS 10.3.2  
(Version 3120)

OVERDOZE  Crashes approx. every 40 seconds. PB 1,25 / 1 GB / OS X 10.3.3 7B24

Did anybody of you have the same problems with this built of Mac OS X?

Performance and gameplay is OK, though I like Halo more. I still wonder why they announced UT2K4 to be more optimized for G4, more stable and faster...  
(Version 3120)

ANONYMOUS  There doesn't appear to be a way to adjust the game speed. Like the UT predecessors, this one has character movement which is unbearably slow unless you crank up the game speed (Turbo Mode in the original UT, Game Speed slider in UT2003 if I remember correctly). The graphics seem great and the speed appears to be better than UT2003 so far (Dual 1.3, Radeon 8500, most quality settings set as high as they will go). Without a way to adjust Game Speed though, they won't sell a copy to me. No way I'll play a game that makes you feel like you are lazily walking around while in the middle of combat...  
(Version 3120)

RADD  Absolutely unplayable on dual 450 G4 w/ Radeon 9500 at ALL lowest settings & ALL graphic options turned off at 640x480.

Unless you've got a G5, don't bother.  
(Version 3120)

ANONYMOUS  Yep, crashes after showing the splash screen for me aswell. Downloaded it twice from two different locations.

Console output:

ERROR: Could not open SkaarjPack.u for reading!

ERROR: Could not open SkaarjPack_rc.u for reading!

ERROR: Could not open BonusPack.u for reading!

ERROR: Could not open SampleSkin.u for reading!

WARNING: ALC_EXT_capture specification is subject to change!

alBuffer.c:1101: failed assertion `0'

ERROR: Could not open SkaarjPack.u for reading!

ERROR: Could not open SkaarjPack_rc.u for reading!

ERROR: Could not open BonusPack.u for reading!

ERROR: Could not open SampleSkin.u for reading!

WARNING: ALC_EXT_capture specification is subject to change!

alBuffer.c:1101: failed assertion `0'

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(Version 3120)

ANONYMOUS  UT2004 torrent

http://www.filerush.com/torrents/ut2004-mac-demo-3120.dmg.bz2.torrent

If you already have the file, please join the swarm anyway, the more seeders we have, the better this will work. To join as a seed, just download the .torrent file and open it in your client of choice as normal, but point the location to save the demo, to the location of your already downloaded demo.

Will people please leave their torrent windows open once they've downloaded the demo.

Suggested clients:

http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/bittorrent/BitTorrent_OSX_3.3a.dmg?download

http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/azureus/Azureus_2.0.7.0_OSX.zip?download  
(Version 3120)

ANONYMOUS  So I started the 200MB download and came back after dinner to see download of a 81.5 ut2004-mac-demo-3120.dmg.bz2 was complete. Unstuff/ zipped and opened image to see a no frills icon that won't launch. The zip wasn't corrupted but maybe the dl didn't complete. Guess the dl didn't actually complete but can someone who has launched the demo tell me the filesize? Thanks.  
(Version 3120)

ANONYMOUS  There is already a torrent file for the mac Demo seeded. You can d/l the torrent at mac dot torrentskickass dot com. Downloading it now at around 300KiB/s.  
(Version 3120)

BEZIERBOY  Would someone with BitTorrent who has this already please set up a torrent of this? Even if you just leave your machine on for a few hours, others will pick up the link and propagate it. There are already Windows and Linux torrents linked to at suprnova.org.

Info on BitTorrent at macupdate.com/info.php/id/11869

I'd do it myself but I don't have the whole thing yet. Yes, this IS legal, the file's being freely given away and I'm sure the publisher would approve of widening its distribution.  
(Version 3120)

JC  When I launch it closes after the splash screen. Anyone else have this issue???? Help.  
(Version 3120)

ANONYMOUS  Maybe MacSoft can set up some more mirrors! The fastermac.net is dead, the one in Italy is slow, the in austrailia is also dead, and macgamefiles is also pathetically slow. The PC Demo has about 50 mirror sites... going to take two days with my 2mb cable modem to download this sucker.   
(Version 3120)

ANONYMOUS  UT2k4 Demo Review

First, a bunch of people confirm the UT2k3 color bug on certain hardware (including mine, X 10.3.2, Radeon 9000). Also there is a problem with the sound system and channel separation.

The game itself is quite a bit more demanding than 2k3, especially on the onslaught map with vehicles. The variety of weapons is great, including the spider launcher and AVRil rockets. However, vehicles are a mixed bag. The raptor fighter is awesome, with its homing missiles, and the energy turrets are cool. Problem is handling is inconsistent... the jeep turns with the keyboard (horrible) but the raptor turn with the mouse halo-style. Speaking of halo, the vehicles definitely lack the 'weight' and physics of halo vehicles, for example you must apply thrust to keep up the banshee or it tends to drop by gravity, but the raptor hovers perfectly still.

Not bad, but could be much better.  
(Version 3120)

ANONYMOUS  i think so far UT 1 is the best out of all unreal games. in UT2K3 the sniper weapon was lost, why!?!?!? it took forever to port also. we'll have to see how ut2k4 stacks up. tho i see a complete copy of halo, which is the best mac game on the platform so far  
(Version 2004)

JOEL MUELLER  I have a Pismo PowerBook with a 900MHz G3 upgraded processor and a 7200 RPM hard drive and this game is completely unplayable. So if you don't have a G5 desktop unit or dual G4, I probably wouldn't recommend downloading and playing this.  
(Version 2004)

ANONYMOUS  I loved the original Unreal Tournament and was quite dissapointed in UT 2k3. I felt it had a more boring gameplay. After what I had heard UT 2k4 should bring back some of the old gameplay and feeling.

Now that I have played this demo for a while I have found out that it has better gameplay than I would have hoped for. The new vehicle system looks and works great, and the long lost assoult is back.

However I have one really bad thing to say about this game. It is really bad optimised. The so called system requirements is a laughable joke. I have a new G4 12" PB running on one GHz, and I would not say I would think this game would rock on that computer, but I would at least believe that with all the graphics turned all down and 640x480 resolution it would be more or less playable. It is in reality not. It is almost a nightmare... The game is so slow, and my framerate is never above 8 even when nothing is happening.

So MacSoft, I think you should sit down and work very hard to optimize this code so your system requirements should actually sound true in some way.

But by all means if you have a dual 2GHz G5 with Radeon 9800pro this is a really great game.  
(Version 2004)

ANONYMOUS  Still a very artificial feel to the game. Doesn't have the gameplay of the original, even if it's better than 2003. If you didn't like 2003, don't buy it. It's not that big of an improvement.  
(Version 2004)

WHOMPOPOTAMUS  You die to easily!

Roger that!

Defend the base!

I've got the flag!

I'm hit I'm hit!

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BRING ON THE MONSTER KILL!  
(Version 2004)