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WildmouseX · Oct 12, 2007, 05:40 PM // 17:40

fileplanet has it first, other mirrors will pop up through out the day - currently they have a 40 min wait in the que for free users. with 432 users (i'm #355 yay)

the demo comes with 3 maps - 2 death match, and one vehicle capture the flag.

http://www.fileplanet.com/

here be a trailer for anyone who hasn't seen it yet, and needs to before downloading the demo..
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/21492.html

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Midway and Epic Games announce that the beta demo for Unreal Tournament 3, the highly anticipated first-person-shooter, will be available for download today via http://www.fileplanet.com at 3 PM ET. The beta demo consists of three different action-packed Deathmatch and Vehicle Capture the Flag maps: HeatRay, ShangriLa and Suspense. All maps in the demo can be played locally against bots, or online against human opponents. Unreal Tournament 3 is currently slated to ship in November for PC. Get ready to get your frag on!

HeatRay (Deathmatch):
This battle takes place in a night-time urban setting. Players battle over who gets to use a Dark Walker super weapon after it is spawned by a passing drop-ship. If you manage to get it, be sure to rack up the kills quickly since everyone will be gunning for you. The Dark Walker is like a giant piñata -- when it dies it drops a U-Damage and a Berzerk power-up. If you want to stay hidden from the Dark Walker keep an eye out for the Invisibility power-up.

ShangriLa (Deathmatch):
A stark contrast to HeatRay's moody setting, ShangriLa is a sunny, tranquil map set high in the Izanagi Mountains. This map is designed in the traditional style of big Team Deathmatch maps, so it should please the most hardcore UT Deathmatch players. Fight over the U-damage in the central courtyard, or try to control the Shield-belt alley. You can find jumpboots in a vulnerable spot at the end of a dock, but the risk is worth the reward as they will go a long way toward helping you control the map.

Suspense (Vehicle Capture the Flag):
Set on a massive suspension bridge deep in Axon territory, this map is a playground of gameplay possibilities. It's a favorite in Epic office playtests because you can find almost all the Axon vehicles, as well as the Redeemer super-weapon. Whether you are sniping from the bridge towers, camping with the tank, towing hover-boarding flag-runners from your Raptor, controlling the redeemer from underneath the bridge, bombarding from afar with Hellfire SPMA artillery, or doing fast attacks with Manta's and Scorpions, everyone will find something they love doing in Suspense.

Noah Frostmane · Oct 12, 2007, 09:53 PM // 21:53

Well, nice

Queenie · Oct 13, 2007, 02:23 AM // 02:23

Played the demo this morning, practically slaughtered my computer. XD
The graphics are amazing though! =] hope GW2 has somethings like this :3
Looking forward to UT3's release...really hoping they bring all the characters back from UT2004.

Lord Sojar · Oct 13, 2007, 10:29 AM // 10:29

I thought this was really going to stress my PC, but I was getting 140+ FPS. The engine is well designed. GG Epic.

Lord Oranos · Oct 14, 2007, 04:21 PM // 16:21

I heard the graphics were kinda sucky(note that I heard this from /v/ so I'm sure they are full of shit).

coil · Oct 14, 2007, 05:22 PM // 17:22

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Originally Posted by Lord Oranos

I heard the graphics were kinda sucky(note that I heard this from /v/ so I'm sure they are full of shit).

graphics were horrible for me. i thought i adjusted them but i guess i didn't. anyways, not my type of gameplay. i guess it's fun if you like quake-ish style dm's.

i'll stick to FEAR and et:quake wars

Queenie · Oct 15, 2007, 05:02 AM // 05:02

The games pretty buggy, can't play it. T-T
Keeps crashing/freezing! D:<

WildmouseX · Oct 18, 2007, 06:45 AM // 06:45

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Originally Posted by Lord Oranos

I heard the graphics were kinda sucky(note that I heard this from /v/ so I'm sure they are full of shit).

they designed the graphics to be scalible so it can be run on older systems - some people are runing it on 4 and even 5 year old systms... the lowest setting arn't too impresive, mine runs around mid range and it's still the best looking game on my system. if someone's complaining about graphics, i'd put money on their system be at min requirements.

gamespot did comparison photos of all of the graphics settings.... just hover the cursor over each level under the pics for a second to see the detail in the pic change. - looking at the combined world detail/textures pic differences will be the most representive of what it will look like on your system.

http://www.gamespot.com/features/6180936/index.html

the games system req's are here

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Originally Posted by BeyondUnreal.com

It's official via a press release. Minimum System Requirements

Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista
2.0+ GHZ Single Core Processor
512 Mbytes of System RAM
NVIDIA 6200+ or ATI Radeon 9600+ Video Card
8 GB of Free Hard Drive Space

Recommended System Requirements

2.4+ GHZ Dual Core Processor
1 GBytes of System RAM
NVIDIA 7800GTX+ or ATI x1300+ Video Card
8 GB of Free Hard Drive Space

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Originally Posted by Queen Christie

The games pretty buggy, can't play it. T-T
Keeps crashing/freezing! D:<

keep in mind it is a beta, they can't test it on every posible hardware combination until they run a beta... make sure you have your drivers updated, and if you have a nividia 6800 or 7800 there's a setting you need to change in the ini if you're geting weird colors on the screen ( which i was till i used the fix) - there is also a problem with windows vista that hasn't been solved as of yet... they are maintaining a FAQ of problems and their solutions on their offical forums here.....

http://utforums.epicgames.com/showthread.php?t=578532