News just in - those who just downloaded UTComp 3 v3 beta1 are going to have to download beta 2 already!

UTComp3 v3 beta2

UTComp3 v3 beta2 has just been released by Faust.

It is hot on the heels of beta1 which not many people have downloaded. In fact some of the people frequenting the NozUT servers would have downloaded beta 1 just last night!

The highlights of v3 is... wait for it... Ping Compensation. Yep. And client-side demo recording. Which according to an old post by Wartourist from back in late 2007 that I happened to stumble upon was *never* meant to work.

Here it is: http://files.filefront.com/UTCompIIIv3+beta2rar/;11660991;/fileinfo.html

Major changes:

beta2:
added utcomp features in demorecords, except forcemodels. Should work brightskins, hitsounds,
custom crosshairs and weapons stats in clientside and server demos.
serverside demos forced to 1rd view and hide weapon.

beta1:
Added ping compensation functionality.
Added client side demorecording.
Added compatibility with linux beta patch3 bugs.

Known issues:
demo recording not completed, some hud info's and game effects missed.

sinx, the MapMixer surgeon, has done it again. In the face of adversity, sinx has been able to rise above all the odds and deliver us yet another version of the legendary award winning UT map mixing software. Dedicated to releasing nothing short of the best quality UT Tool possible, MapMixer for UT3 is a must have mutator that will not disappoint.

Get the Alpha version 3.00 (920k) of MapMixer for UT3 right here!

MapMixer 3 for UT3 is still in development, however Alpha Version 3 has now been made publicly available for download and evaluation.

Although there is currently no documentation, those familiar with MapMixer for UT2K3 and UT2K4 shouldn't have a problem, however there is some important information in the enclosed ReadMe file and everyone is *strongly* encouraged to read it!

UT3 has provided numerous serious challenges in the development of MapMixer 3 and thus has taken a little longer to get off the ground.  The whole mod has been completely re-written from scratch and almost every feature has been re-worked and expanded upon in some form, to make it even more flexible.  While the core concepts of MapMixer remain, it's not just a simple port of version 2 for UT2K4.

Everyone is encouraged to give the alpha version a go, as it appears quite stable considering it is a work in progress.  Feel free to leave feedback or suggestions at the MapMixer forum.

MapMixer website: http://mapmixer.oceaniaut.com

An Unreal Tournament 3 'Old School' Level Design Contest being sponsored by Epic Games has officially commenced and is offering some handy prizes.

To enter, contestants must submit a playable Deathmatch UT3 map using ONLY the assets included with UT3; They'll need to create a thread in the UT3 Old School Contest forum on 3D Buzz; And final entries must be submitted by 11:59:59 PM CST on June 30, 2008.

Judges will consider entries based on Artistic and Architectural Style; Originality; Flow and Gameplay; Performance; And the quality of Work In Progress Update Posts.....

The newly formed Association of Gaming Professionals (AGP) have recently announced their first tour, focusing specifically on First-Person-Shooter 1v1 games. Beginning in 2009, the AGP Tour™ will be hosting four international tournaments, called the AGP Majors. Held every three months, each Major will feature one FPS 1v1 game. Following each Major, a new game season will begin based on another 1v1 FPS title. The games chosen for the 2009 seasons are as follows (in no particular order):
Quake 4
Quake 3 or potentially Quake Live
Warsow
Unreal Tournament 3

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Faust has again released a new version of UTcomp fixing alot of bugs.

All information can be seen on the unreal north website:

http://www.unrealnorth.com/news.php?action=view&id=1640

Shout out to h00dz