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If you have Unreal Tournament 2004 or the Special Edition you should install the UT2004 Mega Pack. This second bonus pack will add new maps, add the first ECE Bonus Pack content, and update the game to the latest version; 3369.

If you have Unreal Anthology your game is already at the latest version; 3369, and includes most official content. The only thing that wasn't added for some reason are the XP Levels (ONS-Aridoom and ONS-Ascendancy). For some more info read this BeyondUnreal review.

You can find the mentioned downloads as well as a number of other non-official bonus packs at: Links → Bonus packs

Weapons

Statistics

S: Weapon slot, I: Initial ammo, M: Maximum ammo, P: ammo/Pack, D: Damage
The amount of ammo in weapons from Weapon Lockers differs, and is set by the mapper.

Weapon statistics
Weapons		Ammo
Name	S	I	P	M
Translocator	0	5		5
Shield Gun	1	100		100
Assault Rifle	2	150	50	350
AR Grenade	2	4	4	8
Bio-Rifle	3	20	20	50
Mine Layer	3	4	8	25
Shock Rifle	4	20	10	50
Instagib Rifle	4	∞		∞
Link Gun	5	40	30	120
Minigun	6	150	50	350
Flak Cannon	7	15	10	50
Grenade Launcher	7	10	5	50
Rocket Launcher	8	12	9	30
AVRiL	8	5	5	25
Lightning Gun	9	15	10	40
Sniper Rifle	9	15	10	35
Ion Painter (Cannon)	0	1		1
Redeemer	0	1		1
Ball Launcher		1		1

Extra facts

All radius damage weapons do most damage when they hit the center (inside) of the player.
Technically speaking, the Instagib Rifle has 1 ammo, but never uses it.
The TL fully recharges in 15 s.
The SG's plasma shield fully (re-)charges in 18 s.
The SG's plasma wave fully charges in 3.5 s.
The AR and MG share their ammo.
A gren explodes right after it stops moving, or when it hits an enemy.
The BR alt fire only does full damage when fully loaded (10 ammo).
The Shock Combo deals 200 damage, and costs 3 ammo, added to both the shots fired.
The amounts for the L are when unlinked.
The L alt fire does mentioned points of damage every s.
The FC fires 9 shards, whose damage decreases over time.
The FC alt fire explosion releases 6 shards.
The LG has a head shot bonus, which doubles the damage.
The LG only does 100 damage to vehicles.
An IP needs 2 s to lock on.
Grabbing another IP or RD is possible, but it doesn't increase your ammo.

Usage

Physics

Moving in a direction and firing a projectile doesn't make it have a faster starting speed for some weapons. This means for instance firing rockets when jumping off a ledge might make your rockets crash into you. A more positive result is that while falling down and launching your TL disc straight up will make it gain just as much height as if it would've been shot while standing still.

While falling hit a decently sloped surface and you should skid of the surface, but not hurt yourself at all. Landing in deep enough water also reduces all falling damage. It's also possible to Wall Dodge of a nearby wall to take away quite a bit of your vertical speed.

Shield Gun Drop

Besides using your plasma shield to block incoming fire, you can use it while pointing it down when hitting the ground, to greatly reduce or even nullify falling damage. (This will drain its energy faster, just as blocking incoming fire would.) Squeeze the trigger right after you change to your SG, before you have it fully equipped, so the shield is created as soon as possible.
Bonus tip: Look through your shield to make everything turn a little brighter, which is useful for making out details in dark places.

Shield Gun Jump

Charge your SG, and while pointing it down, jump, and quickly afterwards release the plasma wave (regular fire) to propel yourself upwards. (This counts as a Jump, and can be followed by a Double Jump.) Charging longer also takes more of your health, up to 37 points, whereas a quick tap which will sometime suffice, only costs 10.

Shield Gun Dodge

Charge your SG, and while pointing it about 45° down, looking away from where you want to go, dodge backwards, and quickly afterwards use the plasma wave (regular fire) to propel yourself backwards. (The dodge can be followed by a Jump as normal.)

Shield Gun Pop

Similar to repeatedly doing a SG Jump with only a quick tap, used to keep you airborne longer. Useful in combination with a SG Dodge right next to a nearby wall you can use to pop. Once the SG Dodge sends you off flying, face the wall, look down at around 45°, and as often as possible release plasma waves (regular fire). Hitting the wall will hurt you, and Keg O' Healths and Shields definately help, but it will also reduce falling speed for every time you fire.

Rocket Jump

Though an SG Jump is usually prefered because this takes a lot of health, to gain height you can also use the RL to perform a RJ by firing a rocket at the ground below you right after jumping You can use other explosive discharges like those from grenades, Shock Rifle plasma charges, or Bio-Rifle puddles (use your SG) if you time things right. In these cases, or when using other people's explosions you might have the time to equip and use your SG's shield to block some of the damage.

Shock Combo

For a big shock wave, detonate plasma charges (alternate fire) by firing a photon beam (regular fire) through them. The beam will cost 4 ammo instead of 1 when performing a SC. This works with enemy plasma charges as well.

Link Gun

Firing the Link Gun's normally green plasma beam (alternate fire) at a team mate can improve the firepower of his/her Link Gun. The beam will automatically turn into a harmless, blue carrier beam that doesn't cost any ammo, when the person you fire at also has a Link Gun equipped. If it stays green, (s)he is currently using a different weapon, or isn't a team mate.
Once (s)he starts firing his/her plasma, either through bursts or as a beam, it will be coloured yellow, and boosted by your feed. Your Link Gun is now transfering its energy and using up ammo.
If a third person fires a carrier beam at you in turn, all 3 Link Guns will use up ammo, but the final red coloured beam will do even more damage. A Link Gun can be boosted by a maximum of 2 carrier streams, but only in sequence.

Vehicles

The following are the default vehicle values.
In AS-Junkyard the HellBender has 2000 health. In AS-RobotFactory the Goliaths have 1600 health.

Vehicle statistics
Name	Seats	Health
Land
Manta	1	200
Scorpion	1	300
HellBender	3	600
Goliath	2	800
Paladin	1	800
Ion Tank	2	1500
Self Propelled Mobile Artillery	1	600
Leviathan	5	5000
Air / space
Raptor	1	300
Cicada	2	500
Phoenix	0	150
Human Space Fighter	1	100
Skaarj Space Fighter	1	100

Turrets

Turret statistics
Name	Health
Energy Turret	450
Minigun Turret	1500
Link Turret	(400) 750
Ion Cannon	3000
Energy (Mothership) Turret	650

Other

Related statistics
Name	Health
Power Core	100
Power Node	?
Sentinel	(?) ∞
Autoturret	∞

Awards

Make a new frag within 3 seconds after your previous one and get a Multi Kill.
Every 5 frags you make without dying earns you a higher Spree level.
Make 15 frags with certain weapons in 1 match to be considered whoring, and earn a name.

Multi Kills

Multi Kill information
F	Multi Kill
2	Double Kill!
3	Multi Kill!
4	Mega Kill!!
5	ULTRA KILL!!
6	M O N S T E R K I L L!!!
7	L U D I C R O U S!!!
≥8	H O L Y S H I T!

Killing Sprees

Killing Spree information
F	Spree
1^st	First Blood
5	Killing Spree!
10	Rampage!
15	Dominating!
20	Unstoppable!
25	GODLIKE!
30	WICKED SICK!

Fragging

Fragging information
Type	#	Name earned
Shock Rifle combos	15	Combo Whore
Flak Cannon frags	15	Flak Monkey
Lightning Gun headshot	1	Headshot
Lightning Gun headshots	15	Headhunter

Other

Other awards
Event	Announcement
3 subsequent CTF or BR scores	Hat Trick

Unsorted others

Unsorted other awards
Event	Announcement
Steal enemy vehicle	Carjacked!
Run someone over	Roadkill!
Run someone over with fast vehicle, without stopping	Hit and Run!
Run people over (?)	Road Rage!
15 frags with vehicle	Road Rampage!
Run multiple people over (?)	Vehicular Manslaughter!
Crash into other car with Scorpion or HellBender	Fender Bender!
Stunt jump with Scorpion or HellBender	Dare Devil!
Land on top of someone with vehicle	Pancake!
Shoot Raptor out of sky with Goliath	Eagle Eye!
Win Raptor dogfight	Top Gun!
Make Telefrag	Telefrag! (?)

Adrenaline

A useful substance, also known as epinephrine, or C₉H₁₃NO₃, can be acquired in different amounts through different means, and used to trigger 6 kinds of rushes by using your basic movement keys. ("Pint-sized!" & "Camouflaged!" are mutator-activated, and require the appropriate Bonus Pack.)

First Blood, Sprees, ending Sprees, Multi Kills, and fragging carriers adds the mentioned amount to that earned with the frags.

Gaining

Gaining Adrenaline amounts
Means	#
Acquire pill	3
Frag in DM/TDM	5
Frag in CTF/BR/DOM	2
First blood	10
Spree	10
Ending Spree	10
Multi Kill	10
Death	0
Suicide	-2
Frag carrier	10
Return Flag/Bomb	5
Capture	25

Moves

Adrenaline moves
Combo	Rush	t(s)	Info
`↑`, `↑`, `↑`, `↑`	Speed	18	Move faster, jump higher, drawing yellow tracks with your feet
`↓`, `↓`, `↓`, `↓`	Booster	27	(Re)generate health up to 199%, then shield up to 150%, emitting green pluses
`→`, `→`, `←`, `←`	Invisibility	27	Turn invisible, minus shimmering effect
`↑`, `↑`, `↓`, `↓`	Berserk	27	Shoot faster while 3 orange lines revolve around you
`←`, `←`, `←`, `←`	Pint-sized!	27	Become half as big; no more crouching
`→`, `→`, `→`, `→`	Camouflaged!	40.5	Hide in a holographic object.

Moving

Introduction

For some reason most people explain the following incorrectly, so here I'll try and do it right.
Your running speed and jumping height gets greatly improved while on a Speed rush, and most of these moves benefit from that.
Also see the Weapons section for moves that require the use of certain weapons.

There are 2 main rules to keep in mind:
¹ After a Jump you have to land to be able to jump again.
² After a Dodge, you have to land to be able to dodge again.

Double Jump

At the apex of a Jump, another one, henceforth called a Double Jump, will make you gain more height.
Rule 1 applies.

Dodge

A slower Dodge is accomplished by standing still and pressing 1 of the 4 directional keys twice in rapid succession. This dodge is useful for dodging up slopes like for instance DM-Antalus' steep hills, and the piece of board at the base of the tower in BR-Skyline. The slope will turn the high horizontal speed into a high vertical speed, which means going where even Double Jump won't let you go.

The faster, diagonal Dodge is faster and will get you farther, is a bit harder. It usually doesn't work well when you want to mount slopes, but it's preferable in most other cases. The following is one example.
Move forward to gain momentum, and have your target landing zone slightly on your right. Then, while still heading for an area left of your LZ, dodge to the right. Forward and right combined should make you fly in the right direction. Instead of running forward and dodging right, you can use other combinations, like strafing left into a dodge backwards.
Rule 2 applies.

Dodge Jump

Do a Jump at the highest point of a Dodge like above. This will make you get higher and therefore further. The Dodge will take up 1 Jump option, so you can only Jump, not Double Jump after it. (With the Quad Jump mutator you can only jump 3 times after a Dodge, not 4.) Since you can view this move as a combination of a Dodge and a Double Jump, both rule 1 and 2 apply.
This move is extremely useful to cover ground very quickly, especially moving downhill.

Wall Dodge

(Often erroneously called a "Wall Jump" even though it's not even a jump!)
When in the air and near a wall, no matter how you got there, you can dodge away from the wall. The place on the wall where you push away should be a flat surface, which means you can't do this move on every wall. It really doesn't matter which way you're facing, as long as you move away from the wall. The direction you're going to push off in however, should be perpendicular to the wall surface, but can be off by 45° to either side. Rule 2 applies, so dodging into the wall disallows you to wall dodge from there. Moving towards and along a wall, like a normal, diagonal Dodge mentioned above, makes you have an initial speed, which makes you go further.
This move can be used to quickly move away from fire, and a few places can only be reached by this move.

Wall Dodge Jump

Simply jump after a Wall Dodge. If you're on the ground, dodging of a wall after a Double Jump (normal Wall Dodge) will obviously start your Wall Dodge from a higher point, and will get you higher. This alternative; jumping into a wall, dodging away from it, and quickly dodge jumping will get you extra horizonal distance instead.
Both rule 1 and 2 apply.

Augmented jumps

You can use the Shield Gun plasma wave (regular fire) aiming down right after a jump to get higher. Jumping on all kinds of explosions, including fired Bio Rifle ammo will do the same, though here using your SG's shield can protect you a bit from the blast. You can also use lifts when they are on their way up, but if you jump too soon or too late, you won't jump the maximum amount of height, so practice. Combine Lift Jumps with SG Jumps for even more height.

Landing

First of all, remember to whip out an SG in time when you're about to drop, or are already dropping a long way. (See SG Drop in the Weapons section.)
Another way, which actually removes all falling damage from even the highest jumps, is to jump on either a sloped surface or a kicker. Good examples are dodge jumping from the tower on top of the side of the left bridge in CTF-Citadel, and landing on the kicker after jumping out of the tower in CTF-Face3.
Landing on top of someone will cost them some HP, platform game style. Landing on someone from right above them only substracts 1 HP, but dropping on them from a higher place will cost them more HP. You still receive falling damage, and it tends to be a lot more than what they lose, so usually it's not worth it. (I still need to determine if doing a SG Drop on top of them still hurts them.)

Crouch & walk

Nothing spectacular, but a useful feature nonetheless. Walking or crouching makes it impossible to fall off ledges. This comes in handy when you're on a narrow ledge, and not falling off is more important than moving quickly. Sometimes a tiny ridge will make you unable to move forward when crouching, so just get up again when that happens.

Timing

Timing is of the essence, and arriving right when the better powerups respawn is an important aspect of map control. Note the factor 27.

It seems after programming the timing Epic decided to make the game run at 110% of its original speed, meaning you need to divide every value by 1.1 to get the actual time in seconds.

PU & weapon respawns

Powerup & weapon respawn times
Powerup	t(s)
Weapons & ammo	27
Ion Painter	109
Redeemer	109
Adrenaline	27
Health Vial +5	27
Health Pack +25	27
Big Keg O' Health +100	54
Shield Pack +50	27
Super Shield Pack +100	54
DOUBLE DAMAGE!	82

Notes & more values

Normal PUs respawn every 27 or 54 (27×2) s.
Good PUs respawn every 82 (27×3+1) or 109 (27×4+1) s.
DOUBLE DAMAGE! amplification lasts 27 s.
10 s after a BR goal the players reset.
Dropped flags and balls reset after 23 s.
In DDOM both scoring and waiting for the points to reset takes 10 s.

Invasion

Invasion in non-DM maps

To play Invasion in non-DM maps, open SkaarjPack.int in the System subfolder, look for [Public], and change the following line:

Object=(Class=Class,MetaClass=Engine.GameInfo,Name=SkaarjPack.Invasion, Description="DM|Invasion|SkaarjPack.Tab_IAInvasion|SkaarjPack.MapListSkaarjInvasion|false")

into:

Object=(Class=Class,MetaClass=Engine.GameInfo,Name=SkaarjPack.Invasion, Description="|Invasion|SkaarjPack.Tab_IAInvasion|SkaarjPack.MapListSkaarjInvasion|false")

Invasion enemies

Invasion enemies statistics
Enemy	Health	Attack	Pts	Adren
Razor Fly	35	Melee	1	1
Pupae	60	Melee	1	1
Manta	(?) 115	Melee	2	2
Krall	100	Concussion bolt	2	2
Elite Krall	100	Concussion bolt	3	3
Gasbag	150	Fireball	4	4
Brute	220	Rocket	5	5
Behemoth	260	Rocket	6	6
Skaarj	150	Energy bolt (green)	6	6
Ice Skaarj	150	Energy bolt (blue)	6	6
Fire Skaarj	150	Energy bolt (red)	7	7
Warlord	500	Rocket	10	10

Admin commands

If you have administrator privileges, here are some basic console commands. Commands are not case sensitive, but administrator names and passwords are.
To unban a player, you need to use the server's Web Admin, or edit the server.ini by hand.

AdminLogin [name] [password]
- Log in as an administrator
AdminLogout
- Log out as an administrator
AdminMenu
- Opens the Admin In-Game Menu (Player Mgt.)
Admin Kick [Player]
- Kick the player from the server
Admin KickBan [Player]
- Kick and ban the player from the server (by IP)
Admin RestartMap
- Restart the current map
Admin Map [Map]
- Opens the specified map map
Admin Switch [map?game=gametype?mutator=mutator]
- Switch to the specified map, gametype, and mutator

Example: Admin Switch DM-Antalus?Game=XGame.xDeathmatch?Mutator=XGame.MutInstaGib

For more commands and info, go here.

Ego

The name I go by, is Retodon8 or [COW]Retodon8.
I play using the Damarus character.
My UT2003 UserID is 9002.
My UT2004 UserID is 50155.

See my COW → UT2004 section for info on the clan I play in.
See my Ego section for more general info.

Mouse

I use a Logitech MX1000 Laser Cordless Mouse.
(No, I haven't updated the image yet.)

See my Hardware section for more info on my system.

Mouse button binds
Button	Description	Binding
`LeftMouse` `LM`	Regular fire	Fire
`RightMouse` `RM`	Alternate fire	AltFire
`MiddleMouse` `MM`	Enter/exit vehicle	Use
`Mouse5` `M4`	Equip last weapon	SwitchToLastWeapon
`Mouse4` `M5`	Equip best weapon	SwitchToBestWeapon
`MouseWheelUp` `WU`	Previous weapon	PrevWeapon
`MouseWheelDown` `WD`	Next weapon	NextWeapon

Keyboard

I use a Logitech Internet Navigator Keyboard Special Edition.
(No, I haven't updated the image yet.)

See my Hardware section for more info on my system.

Keyboard key binds
Key	Description	Binding
`E`	Forward	MoveForward
`S`	Strafe Left	StrafeLeft
`D`	Backward	MoveBackward
`F`	Strafe Right	StrafeRight
`⇧Shift`	Walk	Walking
`Space`	Jump/Up	Jump
`Alt`	Crouch/Down	Duck

`Z`	Honk horn / Point	Taunt Gesture_Point
`UnknownE2` `\`	Honk other horn / Pelvic Thrust	PlayVehicleHorn 1 \| Taunt PThrust
`W`	1^st/3^rd person view	ToggleBehindView

`T`	Equip TL	SwitchWeapon 10
`G`	Equip SG	SwitchWeapon 1
`R`	Throw away equipped weapon with mention to team	TeamSay Dropped %W at %L. \| OnRelease ThrowWeapon
`Q`	Drop the Flag/Ball with mention to team	TeamSay Dropped flag/ball at %L. \| OnRelease DropFlag
`Backspace` `←`	Commit suicide	Suicide
`X`	Throat cut & Red path	Taunt ThroatCut \| BasePath 0
`C`	Pelvic thrust & Blue path	Taunt PThrust \| BasePath 1
`V`	Ass smack & Blue path	Taunt AssSmack \| BasePath 0 \| BasePath 1

`Backslash` `\`	Tell team personal stats	TeamSay %L, %H, %S.
`A`	voice chat	External programme
`Minus` `-`	Talk to everyone	Talk
`Equals` `=`	Talk to team	TeamTalk
`LeftBracket` `[`	Show Voice Menu	SpeechMenuToggle
`RightBracket` `]`	In Game Chat	InGameChat
`Tilde` `	Console Key	ConsoleToggle
`Tab↹`	Quick Console Key	Game console

Motivation

Mouse

Normal and alternate fire modes are underneath the LM and RM for easy use. A click on M4 selects your current best weapon. A click on M5 selects your last (previously used) weapon. WU and WD equip weaker and stronger weapons respectively.

Keyboard

The movement keys E, S, D, F are surrounded by a number of keys, including some of the weapon keys. On most keyboards you can find them again blindly by feeling for the little bump on the F. Space and Alt are reached with the thumb, so it's possible to run, jump, and strafe in the air at the same time easily. Ducking and walking, Alt and ⇧Shift, are useful when you don't want to drop of ledges.

Both SG and TL can be life savers if equipped instantly, which is why they are bound to the nearby G and T respectively. The keys to throw weapons and the flag/ball, R and Q, are close as well, and alert team mates of the dropped item's location.

The taunt moves, Z, X, C, and V keys, of which some also show the paths to the Red and/or Blue base are near the movement keys for easy access.

Talk, -, TeamTalk, =, the Voice Menu, [, and the chat window, ], are far away from the part of the keyboard where all the action happens, and therefore can't be pressed by accident. Voice chat, A, which doesn't require any typing, is easily reachable by pink while still moving.

General

Autoswitch weapons should be turned off, because running over and switching to weapons unwillingly can cost you your life. Autotaunt should of course be turned off, since hearing taunts everytime someone gets a lucky shot, or even a just a regular one, gets annoying.