From the creators of UAdminMod and ProZoomInstagib for UT2k3/4...
TVG Mutator Pack Vol. 1 for Unreal Tournament 3
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Installation
The easiest way to install the mutator and related files is to navigate to the following
folder:
[User]\My Documents\My Games\Unreal Tournament 3\UTGame\
From this location, open
TVGMutatorPackVol1_v11.zip
and drag the contents into the
\UTGame folder. None of your existing
files will be overwritten.
But for completeness' sake, here are the details:
|
File |
Place in folder |
TVGMutatorPackVol1_v11.u
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\My Games\Unreal Tournament 3\UTGame\Published\CookedPC\Script\
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TVGMutatorPackVol1_v11_UI.upk
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\My Games\Unreal Tournament 3\UTGame\Published\CookedPC\Packages\ |
UTVGMutatorPackVol1_v11.ini
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\My Games\Unreal Tournament 3\UTGame\Config\ |
Overview
The general idea behind this mutator pack was to create minor customizations that
would make the game more entertaining for myself (selfish, I know). This mutator
pack was started a few weeks ago and worked on as time allowed. During this time,
a QuadJump mutator was released to the community. It is not my intention to step
on anyone's toes; however, when I want my game to do something, I write the code
to make it work, and when I wanted QuadJump, none existed. I normally don't write
these to break any new ground (with the exception of UAdminMod and ProZoomInstagib
for UT2k3/UT2k4); I write them when I want the game to do something or when I need
something to amuse myself when the kids go to bed and the wife is reading (yes,
there will be a volume 2). Any similarities between my releases and any others are
purely coincidental and unintentional.
These mutators are all compatible online and with each other. I've not enforced
any usage restrictions (except for my Friendly Fire FR mutator, which cannot be
used with Epic's Friendly Fire mutator) in order to maintain the broadest compatibility
possible. For instance, the game will allow you select both the Unlimited Ammo mutator
along with Epic's Instagib mutator, even though the Instagib rifle has unlimited
ammunition. The reason I have not imposed any restrictions is because the game's
mechanism for ensuring "logical usage" is somewhat arbitrary and unreliable. In
order to prevent you, the player, from using Unlimited Ammo with Instagib, I would
also be preventing you from using Unlimited Ammo with the Dual Enforcers mutator
and the Fast Weapon Switch mutator. This is also why my Dual Enforcers mutator has
it's own Arena Mode option, as opposed to using the Dual Enforcers mutator with
the Epic-produced Arena mutator.
Configuration
It's no secret that UT3's menu system leaves much to be desired, given the many
complaints regarding the lack of configuration options and functionality. After
digging into the menu system myself, I now understand why. It's no surprise that
after the bare minimum was achieved, Epic focused on more pressing issues. I'm sure
it will be improved in the near future.
As such, this mutator pack does supply a configuration interface but it needs some
work to fix some scaling issues. I will be releasing an updated TVGMutatorPackVol1_UI.upk
once this is ironed out.
To keep things convenient, you can configure any mutator in the pack from the same
interface. This will save you from having to select each mutator individually to
access its options. UT2k4 handled this quite nicely by presenting the configuration
options for all enabled mutators simulatenously; I'm not sure why that approach
was desserted in favor of the new one.
Change Log
v.1.0
- Initial Release containing Fast Weapon Switch, Unlimited Ammo, Friendly Fire FR,
Infini-Jump, and Dual Enforcers ENHANCED
v.1.1
- Added Anti-Masochism mutator
- Fixed glitch in Friendly Fire FR that prevented self-damage when immunity from friendly
bots was enabled (this is actually how Anti-Masochism came to be)
Fast Weapon Switch
Fast Weapon Switch is exactly what it sounds like: it reduces the weapon switch
time of all weapons (including custom-added weapons.
Compatibility: Single Player, Multiplayer
Options: None
Unlimited Ammo
Again, it's pretty much what it sounds like. All weapons come with unlimited ammunition
and all ammo pick-ups are removed. Use in conjunction with Epic's Weapon Respawn
mutator to increase competition for weapon pick-ups!
Compatibility: Single Player, Multiplayer
Options: None
Friendly Fire FR
The box-stock Friendly Fire mutator only does 1/2 damage to your teammates. Look,
if I'm tossing rockets or flak shards at a friendly, it's because I want his stuff
or I want him out of my way YESTERDAY. Maybe he just looked at me funny, I don't
know. Anyway, I don't want to have to pump twice the lead into him just because
we're the same color. If you're like me, you need Friendly Fire FOR REAL, not the
watered down "ooh here's half damage my brethren" version you have now.
Compatibility: Single Player, Multiplayer
Options: Friendly fire scale (1.0 = normal damage done to teammates, 0.5 = Epic's
Friendly Fire mutator), Immunity for non-AI teammates (friendly bots can't damage
you when immunity is enabled)
Anti-Masochism (requested by AnubanUT2)
As the name implies, this mutator prevents you from doing damage to yourself with
your own weapons.
Compatibility: Single Player, Multiplayer
Options: None
Infini-Jump
Like Dual Enforcers ENHANCED, this was written because I like me my Quad Jump! It
was originally just a Quad Jump mutator, but when another Quad Jump was released,
I decided to differentiate mine a bit (as opposed to scrapping it) by allowing the
player to customize the number of multi-jumps. You can set up to 999 jumps if you
feel the need.
Compatibility: Single Player, Multiplayer
Options: Configure the number of multi-jumps a player can perform
Dual Enforcers ENHANCED
There is already a Dual Enforcers mutator out which works perfectly fine. The only
difference between that release and this one is that you can specify arena-play
(Enforcers ONLY).
Compatibility: Single Player, Multiplayer
Options: Arena play (Enforcers only) on/off