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UT2004 for MacOS X patch 3369.2

The 3369.2 patch for Mac OS X is now available. There are some fixes, but the biggest changes are the presence of Universal Binaries and the inclusion of the Epic Mega Pack.

NOTABLE CHANGES OVER 3369 PATCH:

- UT2004 is now a "Universal" (PowerPC and Intel) binary.
- Closed a dedicated server exploit.
- Added UT2004 Mega Pack.
- Fixed UseStencil.


3369.1 is a "hotfix" patch to correct some issues in the 3369 patch.

Changes over stock 3369:

- Linux: Fixed large memory usage.
- x86 Linux: Reenabled Pixomatic renderer ("PixoDrv").
- Mac OS X: game will now run on Mac OS X 10.2.8 ("Jaguar") again.
- Mac OS X: 3D audio now correctly spatializes, other OpenAL fixes.

The Linux version can be applied as usual; it's the 3369 patch with updated binaries. The Mac version requires a 3369 install, so the whole ECE Bonus Pack doesn't need downloading again. There is no Win32 or Win64 3369.1, as these issues were specific to Linux/Mac.


UT2004 for MacOS X patch 3369

Patch 3369 contains several important fixes, but Mac users might be most excited about the availability of render-to-texture support (detailed shadows, motion blur, headlights, the DM-Morpheus scoreboard, etc). This requires Mac OS X 10.4.3 or later (but the game still runs on earlier releases as expected).

The package contains both the client and dedicated server. This will only patch the retail version (either the original UT2004 or the Editors' Choice Edition), and not the demo.

To install: Click a download link in Safari. It'll download and churn along for a while. Double-click the "UT2004 MacOS X 3369 patch" icon that'll eventually show up. If everything goes smoothly, it'll tell you that you're ready to play.

This one is big (90 megs instead of 15), because it installs the ECE Bonus Pack. It is safe to use this even if you previously installed the ECE-BP, but there are some 3369 things that need to override the scripts shipped with the bonus pack, so this was easier than trying get everyone to install everything in the right order.

--icculus.

Everything match up with what and how you've done things so far?

Cool. All that render-to-texture goodness is yours at last.

For what it's worth, I've noticed several graphical anomalies in Leopard on two different Macs.

On my G5 (Radeon X800 XT), certain things like full player shadows now glitch out the surface they are being rendered on. For like a single frame the whole floor might turn black or see-through.

On my MBP (Nvidia 8600gt), UseStencil doesn't work right at all, lots of graphical glitches all over the screen. Almost looks like it does when a video card overheats. As soon as I turn that option off, all is well.

So your problem could very well be Leopard's fault more than anything. Maybe 10.5.2 will bring some solutions.

Last edited by socamx (2008-02-11 11:21 am)

Yes there are a few edits you need to do to enable full shadows in both your UT2004.ini and User.ini.

There is a whole OpenGL section in the UT2004.ini with a bunch of options. Just make sure you save the defaults that work before tweaking anything.

Edit:

Here are the settings you need to do to turn on full shadows and render-to-texture. Hope I'm not forgetting anything. I believe there are notes in the html file that the patch installed inside the .app folder.

First, in your User.ini
bPlayerShadows=True
bBlobShadow=False
(both of these are under "UnrealGame.UnrealPawn")

Second, in your UT2004.ini
UseRenderTargets=True (Under "OpenGLDrv.OpenGLRenderDevice")

Last edited by socamx (2008-02-11 7:16 pm)