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Lotus's Tips For Improving in UT2K4. Link in the first post  and the tips also in the thread farther down. Some are good. Some are PC specific.

No it isn't. BTW I have and do play with force models. I just don't use Gorge, Xan all the way baby! Turning off footsteps is nice too. Here's what ya need.

user.ini
[XGame.xPawn]
PlacedCharacterName=Gorge
PlacedFemaleCharacterName=Rylisa
bPlayOwnFootsteps=False
bUnlit=True

ut2004.ini
[UnrealGame.DeathMatch]
bColoredDMSkins=True
bForceDefaultCharacter=True

Wow, that Lotus tips thing is amazing. Lots of good info.

Just a couple more default model notes. When you're setting up default models, remember that:
[1] You can only choose from certain "default" players.
[2] You have to play as either the male or female chosen for it to work.

Some more:

Remove the intro and go right to the main screen:

UT2004.ini wrote:

Protocol=ut2004
ProtocolDescription=Unreal Protocol
Name=Player
Map=Index.ut2
LocalMap=NvidiaLogo.ut2 --->NoIntro.ut2
NetBrowseMap=Entry.ut2
Host=
Portal=
MapExt=ut2
EXEName=UT2004.exe
SaveExt=usa
Port=7777
Class=Engine.Pawn
Character=Gorge

Change the "LocalMap=NvidiaLogo.ut2" to "LocalMap=NoIntro.ut2"

Unlock hidden loading screen/add custom loading screens

user.ini wrote:

[GUI2K4.UT2K4ServerLoading]
Backgrounds=2k4Menus.Loading.loadingscreen1
Backgrounds=2k4Menus.Loading.loadingscreen2
Backgrounds=2k4Menus.Loading.loadingscreen2 ---> Change 2 to 3
Backgrounds=2k4Menus.Loading.loadingscreen4

MacCentric Loadscreens Read the readme for installation.

Unlock Malcom, Xan, Clan Lord add this to the user.ini:

[GUI2K4.UT2k4MainPage]
TotalUnlockedCharacters=CLANLORD;MALCOLM;XAN

Adrenaline Combos
When your adrenaline reaches 100, you can put in these codes to gain temporary bonuses:

Code Result
Up, Up, Up, Up: Speed (Faster movement-noted by the yellow streak on model's feet)
Down, Down, Down, Down: Booster (Adds health/armor-noted by the lil Plus/Crosses around model)
Right, Right, Left, Left: Invisibility (Well explains it's self)
Up, Up, Down, Down: Beserk (Faster rate of fire-noted by the red rings around model)
Left, Left, Left, Left: Pint Sized (Character model shrinks-was added in a bonus pack in 2K3-now a mod in 2K4 and must be on to use)
Right, Right, Right, Right: Camouflage (Chages player model to a statc mesh-neat idea that doesn't work well-same as Pint size, it's a mod that must be on to use)

[MA]3 has the Pint Size and Camo mods on if you wanna see them.

Record a demo of your game
Open up the console during gameplay, and enter the following code to record a demo of what you are playing. Enter the code following that to stop recording the demo. (The demo will also stop if the current game ends, or you quit playing the game) You can play this demo by clicking on the Community on the main menu, and going to the Demos tab. From there you can create an AVI of the demo, or watch it within the game.

Code Result
Demorec (name) Records a demo of your current game, the (name) is the name the demo will be saved under in the UT2004/Demos folder
StopDemo Stops recording the demo



Summon Fighters
Start up an instant action game. Try to do it in a very open map, such as OS-Dria or OS-Dawn. Open the console (~) and type Playersonly and hit enter. This freezes everyone in the game but you. This is necessary because the fighters will fly forward even when you aren't in them. Once you enter the codes below, get in (the vehicle will start moving, so be ready) and type Playersonly again to unfreeze everyone.

Code Result
summon ut2k4assaultfull.asvehicle_spacefighter_skaarj Summons a Skarrj space fighter in front of you
summon ut2k4assaultfull.asvehicle_spacefighter_human Summons a Human space fighter in front of you



Various Console Commands
When playing press ~ and enter the following:

Code Result
god: Infinite Health
loaded: All weapons
allammo: 999 Ammo For Every Weapon
summon xweapons.supershockriflepickup: summon a instagib shock rifle
fly: You character can fly through the air as though you are in "flyby" mode.
walk: tunrs fly off; you will fall from the sky.
summon Onslaught.ONSAttackCraft: Summon a Raptor
summon Onslaught.ONSHoverBike: Summon a Manta
summon Onslaught.ONSHoverTank: Summon a Goliath
summon Onslaught.ONSPRV: Summon a Hellbender
summon Onslaught.ONSRV: Summon a Scorpion
ghost: Turns off clipping and gravity for the player
playersonly: freeze time (type again to unfreeze)
slowmo #: slow motion
allweapons: all weapons(not full ammunition)
setspeed #: set speed of gameplay
setgravity #: set amount of gravity
setjumpz #: set height of jumps
teleport: You will be teleported to the location on your crosshairs.
suicide: commits suicide
addbots #: add the numbers of bots specified
behindview 1: 3rd person view
behindview 0: 1st person view
setname (name): changes player name
killbots: kills all bots
exit: Exits the game entirely
stat all: displays all stats
stat audio: audio stats
stat fps: shows "Frames per Second"
stat game: game statistics
stat net: network play statistics
stat none: turn off stats
setres WxHxD: (example - 800x600x32) Changes resolution to the specified values
open (mapname): opens specified map
quit: exits game entirely
switchteam: changes team
summon xweapons.redeemerpickup: spawns a redeemer
summon xweapons.painterpickup: spawns ion painter
summon xweapons.sniperriflepickup: spawns lightning gun
summon xweapons.rocketlauncherpickup: spawns rocket launcher
summon xweapons.flakcannonpickup: spawns flak cannon
summon xweapons.minigunpickup: spawns minigun
summon xweapons.linkgunpickup: spawns link gun
summon xweapons.shockriflepickup: spawns shock rifle
summon xweapons.bioriflepickup: spawns bio rifle
summon xweapons.assaultriflepickup: spawns assault rifle
summon xweapons.shieldgunpickup: spawns Shield Gun
summon utclassic.classicsniperriflepickup: spawns Sniper Rifle
summon onslaught.onsgrenadepickup: spawns Grenade Launcher
summon onslaught.onsavrilpickup: spawns AVRiL
summon onslaught.onsminelayerpickup: spawns Mine Layer
togglefullscreen: switchs between fullscreen and windowed mode
FOV #: changes "Field of View" to specified number (in degrees)
summon OnslaughtFull.ONSGenericSD: Summons the toilet car
summon OnslaughtFull.ONSMobileAssaultStation: Summon a Leviathan Tank
summon OnslaughtFull.ONSHoverTank_IonPlasma: Summon an Ion Plasma Tank
playvehiclehorn 1: Plays a funny horn sound, different for each vehicle. Note: You must be in the vehicle when entering this command.
changesize #: Makes your character bigger or smaller, if in a vehicle, it makes the vehicle bigger or smaller.
summon SkaarjPack.skaarj: summons a skaarj
summon SkaarjPack.iceskaarj: summons an ice skaarj
enablecheats: Enables you to use cheats
winmatch: wins the match your currently playing
skipmatch: loses match and loses credits you have
summon skaarjpack.fireskaarj: Summons a Fire Skaarj
Ampibious: Underwater Breathing
summon xweapons.shockprojectile: summons a shock ball
summon onslaughtfull.onsbomber: summons a dragonfly bomber
summon xeffects.tankvictim: summons a mangled body
summon onslaughtfull.onsautobomberbomb: summons one of the bombs dropped by the pheonix bomber when you use the target painter
summon xeffects.redeemerexplosion: creates a harmless redeemer explosion
summon onslaughtfull.onsbomber: summon the bomber from the target painter
summon onslaughtBP.ONSArtillery: summon the SPMA
summon onslaughtBP.ONSShockTank: summon the paladin
summon onslaughtBP.ONSDualAttackCraft: summon the cicada
summon ut2k4assaultfull.asturret_ioncannon: summon the ion plasma cannon

Hidden Voice Commands
Speak the following using a mic to make the named bot perform the associated action:

Code Result
<Bot name> Dance: Named bot will dance (Can say "Everyone Dance" all bots will dance)
<Bot name> Suicide: Named bot will commit suicide
<Bot name> Jump: Named bot will jump up and down
<Bot name> Taunt: Named bot will taunt opponents
<Bot name> Get out: Named bot will leave the vehicle they are in
<bot name> gimme: Specified bot will drop his weapon for you to collect.



Easter Eggs

Bonus info on Epic
While playing through the Single Player mode of the game, click on the Details (at the bottom). Now, at the top of the screen, there is a bar with three tabs on it. If you go to the Other Tournament Matches tab, one of the matches will be Epic Games Inc. vs. ____ (ie, Epic vs. The Corrupt). If you right click on Epic Games Inc., a sub menu will pop up with Team details. If you click on that, a small window will pop up with some information on the history of Epic.


Enough for now...

Launching mods for UT2K4

All of this is gleaned from posts on Macologist and personal experimentation.

In the Widows version of UT2K4 mods can be launched from the Community>User Mods menu. Unfortunately this function does not work in the Mac version as yet. But never fear there are ways.

In Windows mods can also be launched from the command line and the same pretty much applies to OSX. The best way to do this is with an AppleScript application. I'll give you an example to illustrate but I will not spend much more time on this as there are much simpler ways.

This is the script that launches my Chaos UT installation:

do shell script "/Applications/Games/UT2K4/'Unreal Tournament 2004.app'/Contents/MacOS/'Unreal Tournament 2004' -userlogo=../ChaosUT2/Help/ChaosUT2Logo.bmp -mod=ChaosUT2 -MainMenuClass=ChaosGames.ChaosGUI_MainMenu"

The first thing to note is that you are actually invoking a unix shell and running a script