GET UNREAL ENGINE 3 NOW!

[Laughing_Bun]

OK there is a game that realeased called ROBOBLITZ and it uses a modified version of Ue3 and comes with an editor. Its a great way to get your mod on before  2k7 comes out. I for one have been working on alot of normal mapped characters and have yet to see them in action. im really looking forward to importing backed up assets. Im Downloading it now ill tell you how it is.
http://www.roboblitz.com/HTML_SITE/game/game.shtml

[deadsanchez]

Awesome dude! I'll certainly be checking this out. I'm also interested in seeing some of your work? Are you using Z-brush like most people are? This needs an entire section for discussion.

[deadsanchez]

the import process has to be much easier then hl2. its' retarded. i'll fake radiosity in ue3 instead of dealing with that.

 By the way, it is unreal editor 3? not 4? I think it'd be stupid for it to be unreal editor 4 for unreal engine 3.

[Ronin]

Is the editor that portable?  I thought I read somewhere that Unreal engine maps can't really be read by anything but an Unreal editor because it put class dependent information into the map files.  Wouldn't that make it so that you can't open a map from the editor in one game by the editor used in another game because the classes used might be different because of editor customization by the game team?  Or does that just apply to saved games?  These things rattle around in my head after I read them and sometimes I think they get mashed up together.

Is the Unreal Engine 3 runtime available from the Unreal Technology site?  I wonder if they post the editors, there, too.  Or are the Unreal Editors only available on the game CDs/DVD of shipping games?  Seems like I remember they only place you could get the original Unreal Editor was on the Unreal game CD. I suppose that makes sense given that the Editor needs resources (textures, models, etc.) to function.

Now I'm wondering what's _in_ the Unreal Engine 3 runtime (or any of their runtimes).

[deadsanchez]

you could possibly make entire maps yourself. (yikes), but yes you could. and import textures... but seeing the changes is the most interesting thing to me.

[deadsanchez]

shiiii, have it installed. pretty cool looking. nostalgia. this could be a good testing ground for my new map i was building in hammer. we shall see....

[Laughing_Bun]

turns out my gfx card wasnt good enough to play that game.....i need a new computer before 2k7 thats all i have to say.

[Ronin]

turns out my gfx card wasnt good enough to play that game.....i need a new computer before 2k7 thats all i have to say.

Do you need a whole new PC or just a new video card?

[Laughing_Bun]

prolly just a new card, but my pc is getting old and i have been wanting a new pc for a while. I want to be able to play future games smoothly, i have been playing with slowdown for along time

[Ronin]

What are your machine specs right now?  I might be able to recommend a "cheap" solution to help speed it up without a big cash layout.

[Lazerblade]

Is the editor that portable?  I thought I read somewhere that Unreal engine maps can't really be read by anything but an Unreal editor because it put class dependent information into the map files.  Wouldn't that make it so that you can't open a map from the editor in one game by the editor used in another game because the classes used might be different because of editor customization by the game team?  Or does that just apply to saved games?  These things rattle around in my head after I read them and sometimes I think they get mashed up together.

Is the Unreal Engine 3 runtime available from the Unreal Technology site?  I wonder if they post the editors, there, too.  Or are the Unreal Editors only available on the game CDs/DVD of shipping games?  Seems like I remember they only place you could get the original Unreal Editor was on the Unreal game CD. I suppose that makes sense given that the Editor needs resources (textures, models, etc.) to function.

Now I'm wondering what's _in_ the Unreal Engine 3 runtime (or any of their runtimes).

Ronin, the Unreal Engine Runtime comes with a single demo map that shows all of the features, supposedly. I had UER 2.5 for a while, still installed I think. It's basically just the engine and editor, with a small amount of things like classes, textures, objects, etc... You can essentially create anything in the Runtime if you know how to place it. I made a map using the Runtime but never finished it. Same basic layout as the RVS UE editor, with some minor visual differences and class differences.

If the UER 3 is out, I'm definitely gonna snag that. I could use the boost in visuals for an upcoming project.

[Laughing_Bun]

here is my specs. I plan on just building one from the ground up though

amd athlon xp 2800 2.1 ghz
1024 mb memory
128 radeon 9600

[Ronin]

here is my specs. I plan on just building one from the ground up though

amd athlon xp 2800 2.1 ghz
1024 mb memory
128 radeon 9600

That's actually not a bad rig.  Your biggest problem appears to be the video card.  I bought a GeForce 6600 earlier this year and it works pretty well at most games.  It chugs pretty hard on GRAW, though.  I recently bought a GeForce 7600 GS that seems to handle GRAW just fine so it should be able to handle other games pretty well, too.

But I see you're probably an ATI guy.  Nothing wrong with that but people seem to be more comfortable with one brand or the other and not really switching between the two.  I stopped buying ATI video cards because of the driver of the week thing and switched exclusively to nVidia cards.  That's just my personal preference, though.  I can't make any recommendation on ATI cards because I just don't know their product line that well.

I understand the desire to build/buy a new machine.

When I build a new machine I usually try to just buy a new core (cpu/mobo/memory) and reuse most things like my case/power supply, hard drive, floppy, optical drives and even my video card.  The last machine I built a couple of weeks ago I couldn't do really do that.

I waited so long to upgrade the technology that all I could really use from my old machine was the case, floppy and optical drives.  The new motherboard required a new processor, new memory, new video card, new power supply and a new SATA hard drive because the mobo didn't have enough PATA ports for my old IDE hard drives.  It does have 4 SATA ports, though.

At least now I have a machine that I can upgrade again.  The CPU needs to be upgraded (it's only a P4 541 3.2Ghz) and the video card isn't the fastest thing out there (another GeForce 7600GS).  It has the right CPU socket (LGA 775) and video card slot (PCI-Express).  Most of my other machines are Socket 478 and AGP (except for a PII box and a PIII box for playing _old_ games).  I wasn't happy about having to spend over $900 to get that and don't have a machine that's even close to cutting edge.

Let us know what you build/buy so we can share in the cool factor!

[deadsanchez]

i have my old pc sitting in a closet somewhere. I plan on ebaying it. 3.0 ghz 800fsb, asus p4c 800, 2gb ddr 500 ram, nvidia quadro 3000, soundblaster audigy. and a 500(or 550) watt power supply (antec)

[Dr.Jeckyl]

how much to buy it right now?

[deadsanchez]

dunno, make me an offer. PM me. i dont want to go through the hassle of ebaying it

[deadsanchez]

btw, i sold it for beans on ebay. oh well.

is Roboblitz the only UE3 available to us commoners?