Unused announces?

[GreatEmerald]

Anyone noticed that there are quite a lot of interesting unused announces in UT2004? Maybe there's a way to use them again? Here's what is unused in the AnnouncerFemale2K4 pack:

Ball out of play.
Your base is under attack.
Blue PowerChain severed.
Blue team controls all PowerNodes.
Burn out!
Camper!
Confusion!
End of round.
Holograph!
Instagib!
Invulnerable!
You are the Last Man Standing.
Loaded!
Lock and load!
Lock on!
Low grav!
Pile up!
PowerNode is under attack!
Rage!
Red PowerChain severed.
Red team controls all PoverNodes.
Retribution!
Road Warrior!
Silencer!
Spin out!
Sudden death!
Totalled!
Whirlwind!

Same goes for AnnouncerMale2K4, just that there are no team descriptions (are they used?) Now the AnnouncerEvil pack:

Invasion begun!
The invasion has begun!
Next invasion in:
Players left...
Wave survived!

AnnouncerAssault:

Equipment dropped!
All the explosives have been placed!
Explosives set!
Time...
Time is up!

From the Announcer2K4 pack I'd say that they planned to include an adrenaline system similar to the one of UC2...

 

[GreatEmerald]

Actually, noticed that half of the sounds in ONSVehicleSounds-S are unused, including the full Dixie and La Cucaracha horns! Some sounds are extremely great and unused there, like MASFailDeploy01 (should be instead of the generic beep), CoreMedDmg01 and CoreHvyDmg01 - would be possible to head how much health a core has, half of PowerNode sounds (a lot more info could be given), PRVFire02, SpiderMineDETH, all VehicleImpacts, all BodyImpacts etc. Why weren't they used?

 

[Ben1220]

how do you hear them?

 

[UBerserker]

how do you hear them?

Through the editor.

 

[Dark Pulse]

Actually, noticed that half of the sounds in ONSVehicleSounds-S are unused, including the full Dixie and La Cucaracha horns! Some sounds are extremely great and unused there, like MASFailDeploy01 (should be instead of the generic beep), CoreMedDmg01 and CoreHvyDmg01 - would be possible to head how much health a core has, half of PowerNode sounds (a lot more info could be given), PRVFire02, SpiderMineDETH, all VehicleImpacts, all BodyImpacts etc. Why weren't they used?

Because they're not. In games you'll often find lots of content that was once used but later removed, but perhaps not entirely.

 

[GreatEmerald]

I know that Dark Pulse I mean, why didn't they complete what they did and why no one created a mod for that? Really, when a core is lightly damaged the mesh should change, the sound too etc. Same goes to 50% and Critical. And from the unused beeps a keybind playvehiclehorn 2 could be made.

 

[Dark Pulse]

I mean, why didn't they complete what they did and why no one created a mod for that?

Because they decided to stop working on stuff like that, and because nobody did.

Getting the picture?

 

[Sijik]

Time, usually. They have all sorts of stuff planned, and then stuff goes on the chopping block because there's not enough time to polish it enough or fix bugs with it.

What's nice is that they usually leave it in for intrepid modders.

 

[GreatEmerald]

Found more unused announces in AnnouncerMain package:

Ball returned!
Berserk! (the used one is Berzerk!)
Berserker! (multiple Berserk uses?)
Blue pass completed!
Blue team interception!
Blue team is destroying the opposition!
Blue team is falling behind!
Blue team is on a roll!
Blue team is outmatched!
Blue team wins the round!
Crushing defeat!
Flag returned!
Goal! (Bombing run?)
Interception!
Ion Cannon activated!
Ion Cannon firing in 3, 2, 1!
Your team mates are linking up!
Last Second Reset!
MMMMMMMMMMMMMONSTER KILL KILL KILL KILL!
M-M-M-M-MONSTER MONSTER KILL KILL!
Player was out of bounds!
Red pass completed!
Red team interception!
Red team is destroying the opposition!
Red team is falling behind!
Red team is on a roll!
Red team is outmatched!
Red team wins the round!
Reset!
Score!
Spawn Killer!
Squeeze Play!
Super Jump! (Jump boots/combo?)
Tag em and bag em! (Jugg taunt )
Team Kill!
Team Killer!
That was a close match!
That was one brutal match!
Triple Kill!
Unreal!

Also, was AnnouncerLong used anyway?

In AnnouncerNames I haven't seen these:
Alyah!
Booster! (Why is this here?)
Ginsu!
Paladin!

In Announcer (yep, just Announcer):
Assist!
Capture!
You have failed to proceed!
Last place!
Nice catch!
Prepare for battle!
You may proceed!
Triple Kill!

The whole AlienMaleTaunts wasn't used, seems to be a strange mix of Night, Juggernaut, Merc, Boss from the original UT and some unique taunts.

In IntroSounds:

Announcer03 - It's a deadly tournament, in which only the bravest souls shall enter.
Announcer04 - Bravest? More like dumbest! You couldn't pay me to get into that arena!
Announcer05 - Well Jim, that's why we're up here, and they're down there.
Announcer06 - You can say that again!
Announcer12 - That Brock! He's about to be breaking bones inside the ring, but he can't help and stop to break a few ladies' hearts of the way.
Announcer15 - Give me a break! She's hot!
Announcer25 - Yea, I bet Gorge doesn't like it too much!
Announcer26 - I don't think Gorge like anything too much!
Announcer28 - Let the Tournament begin!

 

[Dark Pulse]

Super Jump was an Adrenaline combo in the UT2003 betas.

The Announcer package is all from UT, and those soundbytes are in UT as well. Several mods use those soundbytes in UT.

IntroSounds did use those somewhat randomly in 2k3, if memory serves me correctly.

 

[GreatEmerald]

Dark, you knew that and didn't write it to LA
Oh, right, that's where I know "Prepare for battle!" from, it's from Rocket Arena.

 

[Dark Pulse]

I extracted all these just the other day. Some of them just sound stupid, and they were right to leave them out - announcements like 'TripleKill'. There was an unused 'TripleKill' in the original Unreal Tournament, which makes me wonder why they re-recorded it only to exclude it a second time...

It's the same package. If you do a side-by-side comparison, you'll notice the sounds are identical - they're not re-recorded at all.

 

[GreatEmerald]

Dark, I think he's talking about the announce being spread through AnnouncerClassic and AnnouncerMain? TripleKill wasn't rerecorded later, but was for UT2003. Odd.

 

[GreatEmerald]

Yes, that's what I mean, AnnouncerClassic and AnnouncerMain.