Patching from scratch

[TonyM]

Sorry if this is covered elsewhere (I've searched for ages), but a couple of questions on patching.

I'm switching computers which will involve changing from a Voodoo to a TNT2 Ultra. Can I finish the game? (I'm in Sunspire at the moment). What patches do I need? Is there a specific order I have to install them in or can I go from scratch right up to the latest version?

Am I right in thinking that I only have to back up unreal.ini to move my save games to my new computer?

Sorry if these have been asked a 1000 times before, but I'm switching in th enxt couple of days. Time's running out

 

[Hellscrag]

I can tell you this much:

- Saved games from older versions are not compatible with newer versions. They crash Unreal.

- If you are patching and planning to play single player, make sure you get 224v not 225f because 225f breaks single player all over the place.

- Rendering with non-3dFX cards will be improved by upgrading to 224, but if the new PC is fast enough this may not be such a problem and you might want to stick with the retail version until you have completed single player.

- Upgrading I'm afraid breaks sound echo/reverb, which is all part of the single player experience, although it is by no means crucial.

- I use 224 and get good performance in single player and multiplayer (I play sp a lot).

- Upgrading to 224 will give you much better performance on the net for multiplayer.

Your decision /~unreal/ubb/html/smile.gif

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[Hellscrag]

By the way... in order to port saved games from one PC to another, you will have to first save a game in the slot you plan to use on the saved game list. Then, replace the created saved game with your old one and load the slot you initially saved to.

It's the only way to get Unreal to recognise a new file /~unreal/ubb/html/frown.gif

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[Hellscrag]

One more thing /~unreal/ubb/html/smile.gif

Savedgames are not in Unreal.ini, they are separate files in the unreal\save\ folder

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[TonyM]

Cheers mate. I'll let you know how I get on.

 

[TonyM]

Right. I've got the new system (PIII 500 with Ultra TNT2) and I've installed Unreal. It looks ****e. How can I get benefit from the new video card. It looked better on the old PII 233 with Voodoo. Does patching resolve this problem? If I can't use my old save games, can I 'warp' directly to the level I was on previously and then 'give' all the weapons (I already had them all).

Any more help would be greatly appreciated. I'd love to finish the game but not if it looks like it does at the moment

 

[Hellscrag]

NO NO NO

You can't play single player with 225f! I've said this may a time before... half the switches don't work!!!

Use 224v, it's the best you can do.

 

[Hellscrag]

Btw there are dispersion pistol powerups, things that make it bigger.

 

[Hellscrag]

I'm afraid I'm not too hot on the issues of the TNT2 but I think patching does help resolve it... though Unreal always does look best on a 3dfx.

Ummmm you can warp and then summon the weapons and ammo but the command to summon Dispersion Pistol Powerups doesn't work.

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[BillyBadAss]

Since you are using the TNT2, you need to install 225F patch. It is the only way to improve performance. You also need to make sure you are using Direct 3D. You can change that in the advanced options under drivers. As for single player being broken, I am not sure of how broken it is. I am a voodoo user so I have no idea how bad the single player game will be. I do know that the 225F patch will improve your cards performace with the game by a lot. It is to bad that epic has not released a final patch that takes care of all the issues. /~unreal/ubb/html/frown.gif As for getting back to where you were in the game, you can find the map in the maps directory and click on it and it will start you there. You will need to summon all the items and weapons you had to get you back where you were.

[This message has been edited by BillyBadAss (edited 12-04-1999).]

 

[dinwitty]

ok, I will solidify everything...
you need
225f patch on the tech page http://epic.unreal.com/
at least DirectX 6.1 (v7 may work)
while yer at it grab the latest detonator drivers, the tech page again will lead you there (you can try the cards own latest, not sure if their current for the latest NVidia)
hopefully the latest detonators fix some RAM use problems.

There are no dispersion pistol powerups, it self-recharges

unfortunately saved games from earlier (pre224) wont work. Cheat back to the level.
command is
open mapname (in the console)

to get weapons + ammo

summon weaponname (ammoname works..even monstername works, try summon squid heh)

allammo gives you full ammo for aquired weapons

check the misc sites on the main PU page for map names and order
ingame names wont match to their filenames,
but may sound similar.

hope this gets ya back

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[Hellscrag]

Sorry 4 getting flammable.

Well, after I heard some stuff, I tested 225 and it works fine for me... it seems that the switch problem is 224 AND 225, but only on some machines?!?

Anyway, get 225. /~unreal/ubb/html/smile.gif

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[TonyM]

Thanks a lot fellas

Everything is running fine now. I'm using 224 and running in D3D. It's not as good looking as in Glide but I didn't buy the card to play Unreal I just wanted to finish the game

BTW are all the patching problems resolved in the Mission Pack? Can I play it staright out of the box?

 

[Hellscrag]

Mission pack uses Unreal v224 by default. There may be a 226 patch for Na Pali when (if) the 226/227 comes out for the original game.

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