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Index

The Unreal universe

Introduction UMODs Acronyms Encyclopedia Unlocking Trivia

Unreal Tournament 2004

Introduction Weapons Vehicles Awards Adrenaline Moving Timing Invasion Admin commands Ego Mouse Keyboard Motivation

Unreal Tournament III

Introduction News Vehicles

Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict

Introduction Coup de Grace Cheats

eXpanded MultiPlayer

Introduction Classes Weapons Manned Turrets Vehicles

Links

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Introduction

Good morning!
It is 2008-11-21, 00:57:12 (@039), Friday, week 47.

This section of the site is about the Unreal games, although I cover UT2004 the most extensively. For information on the original UT I recommend visiting the UT Bible, which though no longer updated, features information relevant to the newer games as well.

UMODs

UMODs are files that can be installed by an Unreal games' setup.exe in the System subfolder of Windows systems. UMODs are for Unreal and UT, U2MODs for U2, UT2MODs for UT2003 (version 2166 and higher), and UT4MODs are for UT2004. Double clicking the UMOD file should automatically start the installer. If that doesn't work, something went wrong with Windows' file associations. Follow these instructions to work around, or fix the problem.

Here I assume UT4MODs aren't working, you have UT2004 installed in D:\Games\UT2004\, and want to install a File.ut4mod from D:\Files\.
To work around the problem, run the following command:
D:\Games\UT2004\System\Setup.exe install D:\Files\File.ut4mod
Simply substitute the first parts of the 2 paths for where your copies are.

To fix the problem (assuming the same path to the game) you need to get into Windows' file associations menu, and add the UMOD extension back:
The extensions should be UT4MOD, which is a UT2004 Module, and it should open the files with application D:\Games\UT2004\System\Setup.exe install "%1". Leave the rest as default.

Acronyms

Games

RtNP - Unreal: Return to Na Pali
U2 - Unreal II: The Awakening
XMP - Unreal II: eXpanded MultiPlayer
UT - Unreal Tournament
UT2003 - Unreal Tournament 2003
UT2004 - Unreal Tournament 2004
UT3 - Unreal Tournament III
UC - Unreal Championship
UC2 - Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict

Creators

3DB - 3D Buzz
A - Atari (Infogrames, GT Interactive)
DE - Digital Extremes
EG - Epic Games (Epic MegaGames)
LE - Legend Entertainment Company (closed by Atari on 2004-01-16)
PS - Psyonix Studios
RAD - RAD Game Tools
RC - Radioactive Clown
SS - Scion Studios

Game modes

DM - Death Match
TDM - Team Death Match
CTF - Capture the Flag
ICTF - Instagib Capture the Flag
(D)DOM - (Double) Domination
BR - Bombing Run (UT2003, UT2004)
LMS - Last Man Standing (UT2004)
INV - Invasion (UT2003, UT2004)
AS - Assault
ONS - Onslaught

XMP

AN - Artifact Node
DP - Deployment Point
Gen - Generator
SS - Supply Station:
H, P, S - Health, Power, Supplies
Tur - Turret
V - Vehicle
D - Door
Tel - Teleporter

Statistics

K - Kill
S - Suicide
D - Death
F - Frag
E - Event
TK - Team Kill
TD - Team Death
FPH - Frags Per Hour

Organisation & strategy

GL - Good Luck
HF - Have Fun
GG - Good Game
CL - Clan Leader
WA - War Arranger
FF - Friendly Fire
HS - Headshot
BT - Backtrack
FC - Flag Carrier
BC - Ball Carrier
FR - Flag Room
Cap - Flag / Ball capture
CP - Control Point
Off - Offense
Def - Defence

Weapons

TL - Translocator (also Xloc)
SG - Shield Gun
AR - Assault Rifle
gren - Grenade (also Nade)
BR - Bio-Rifle
SR - Shock Rifle
L - Link (Gun)
MG - Minigun
RL - Rocket Launcher
FC - Flak Cannon
RL - Rocket Launcher (also Rox)
LG - Lightning Gun
IP - Ion Painter
IC - Ion Cannon
RD - Redeemer (also Deemer)
IG - Instagib Rifle
BL - Ball Launcher

Gameplay

CDG - Coup de Grace
RJ - Rocket Jump
SC - Shock Combo
HP - Hitpoint

Powerups

PU - Powerup
Adren - Adrenaline
HV - Health Vial +5
HP - Health Pack +25
KOH - Big Keg O' Health +100
SP - Shield Pack +50
SSP - Super Shield Pack +100
DD - DOUBLE DAMAGE!

Encyclopedia

Also see the Timeline on the official UT site.
There is more info on the different teams in the rosters for UT, UT2003, and UT2004.

The games

This is the chronological order in which the game storylines take place, which doesn't always coincide with the order in which the games were released.

Unreal games chronological order

Game	Release	Events
Unreal II: The Awakening	2003-04	4 artifacts that unleash a devestating power are destroyed
Unreal II: eXpanded MultiPlayer	2003-04	Alternate timelines featuring the 4 artifacts
Unreal	1998-05-22	The Skaarj Queen is killed on Na Pali by "Prisoner 849", a human that crashed on the planet at the end of the war
Unreal: Return to Na Pali	1999	Prisoner 849 returns to Na Pali from the military starship UMS Bodega Bay in order to find the crashed Prometheus and salvage its weaponry research logs in exchange for a full pardon
Unreal Tournament	1999	Current champion Xan is defeated by Malcolm in the Grand Liandri Tournament
Unreal Tournament 2003	2002-10-04	Current champion Malcolm is defeated by Gorge in the Grand Liandri Tournament
Unreal Championship	2004-11-15	Alternate timeline about the UT2003 time period
Unreal Tournament 2004	2004-03-13	Current champion Gorge is defeated by Jacob in the Grand Liandri Tournament
Unreal Tournament III	2006	War
Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict	2004	Anubis wins the Ascension Rites, a Grand Liandri Tournament qualifying tournament, and becomes the new Nakhti emperor

Celestial bodies

• Alleria (UT2003, UT2004, UC)
  • Ice planet, home of the Juggernauts
• Anubis (UT2003, UT2004, UC)
  • Desert planet, home of the Anubans
• Arborea (UT2003, UT2004, UC)
  • Forest planet, home of the Gen Mo'Kai
• Acheron (U2)
  • Planet mostly covered by a single organism, Izanagi terraforming base
• Earth (*)
  • The planet humans originated from
• Elysium (U2)
  • Home to an Axon research station
• Hell (U2)
  • Eizo VI C, one of the gas giant Gaigan's moons
• Janus (U2)
  • A planet of cold steppes
• Na Koja Abad (U2)
  • (Arabic for "Land of Nowhere")
• Na Pali (U, RtNP, UT2004)
  • Also known as Gryphon #4-A, home world of the Nali, the 4^th planet of the twin-star Gryphon system, rich with Tarydium
• Odyssey IV (U2)
  • Home to TCA HQ
• Premaka (UT2003, UT2004, UC)
  • Space station, home of the Automatons
• Purgatory / Abaddon (UT2003, UT2004, UC)
  • Lava planet, home of the Nightmare race
• Sanctuary (UT2003, UT2004, UC)
  • Rock planet, home of the Mercenaries
• Sanctuary (U2)
  • Elara V, an uninhabited Earth-like jungle world, home to a Liandri mining facility
• Sulferon (U2)
  • A desert world

Factions & companies

• Axon (U2, UT2004)
  • Researches weapon technology for the TCA
• Desert Legion (UC2)
  • Army of Nakhti soldiers, including Anubis until he won the Nakhti Ascension Rites
• Inuit Corporation (U)
  • The company that sent the ISV-Kran research vessel
• Izanagi Corporation (U2)
  • ...
• LMC (*)
  • Liandri Mining Corporation, a conglomerate founded by Jerl Liandri, known for its mining activities and Tournament sponsorship
• NEG (UT)
  • New Earth Government, formed by Earth and the UAW during the Human-Skaarj war
• Phayder Corporation (UT, UT2004, UC2)
  • Creators of the Necris assassins
• TCA (U2)
  • Terran Colonial Authority
• UAW (UT)
  • United Aligned Worlds

Tournament teams

• Aphex (UT)
  • A group of only female contestants
• Automatons (UT2003, UT2004, UC)
  • Artificial Lifeforms from the space station Premaka
• Blood Reavers (UT)
  • A collection of mercenaries and ex military specialists
• Dark Phalanx (UT)
  • A group of military specialists
• Gen Mo'kai (UT2003, UT2004, UC)
  • Alien race from the planet Arborea
• Hellions (UT2004)
  • A group of mercenaries regarded as pirates and renegades throughout human spac
• Iron Guard (UT, UT2004)
  • Ex-bodyguards formed the Iron Guard. The most famous members Brock and Lauren became Necris when they died
• Juggernauts (UT2003, UT2004, UC)
  • Geneboosted Homo Sapiens from the planet Alleria
• Xan Kriegor (UT, UT2004)
  • 1 man in an enhanced cybernetic shell, leader of the Blood Fist team
• Mercenaries (UT2003, UT2004, UC)
  • Human BlackOps from the 7th Battle Fleet of the planet Sanctuary
• Metal Guard (UT, UT2004)
  • Human team
• Nakhti (Anubans before UC2) (UT2003, UT2004, UC2)
  • Egyptian humans from the planet Anubis
• Nali (UT)
  • A Nali faction consisting of Ouboudah and Priests that rebelled against the Skaarj, proving their combat skills in the Tournament
• Nali WarCow (UT)
  • The Nali used Pavlovian techniques and heavy cerebral modification to train WarCows and AtomicCows to fight.
• Necris (UT, UT2004, UC2)
  • Undead race, created through a Phayder Corporation technology, of which Brock, Lauren, and Selket became members after their deaths
• Nightmare (UT2003, UT2004, UC)
  • Liandri's failed attempt at creating assassins similar to the Necris, consisting of Cybernetic Humans, Homo Sapien Taratis, and Homo Sapiens Medusae
• Skaarj (UT2004)
  • The aggressive alien race that enslaved the Nali
• Skaarj Hybrid (UT)
  • The result of the NEG's secret, military, genetic research using Human and Skaarj DNA; Arena Warriors, Cyborg Troopers, and Pit Fighters, will become a leading force in ground based ops, if proven in the Tournament
• Thunder Crash (UT, UT2004, UC)
  • A big city favourite (Malcolm)
• Venom (UT)
  • Elite faction of only female warriors and athletes
• WarBoss (UT)
  • Robot built by Liandri researchers using Skaarj technology

Species

Intelligent species

• Angels (U2)
  • Liandri's genetically engineered female warrior army
• Brutes (Lesser Brutes, Behemoths) (U, UT2003)
  • A huge, but slow moving race genetically engineered by the Skaarj, equipped with 2 missile launchers
• Hex-Core (U2)
  • Parasitic race, living inside slugs, supported in mechanical suits
• Humans (*)
  • Homo Sapiens; inhabitants of Earth and other planets
• Izarians (U2)
  • Skaarj slaves
• Kai (U2)
  • Nomadic aliens
• Krall (Krall Elite) (U, RtNP, UT2003, UT2004)
  • Once Skaarj slaves, later willing Skaarj guards armed with concussion staffs
• Marines (RtNP)
  • Human marines
• Mercenaries (Elite Mercenaries) (U, RtNP, UT2003, UT2004)
  • Humanoid mercenary race, equipped with an invulnrable shield
• Nakhti (Anubans before UC2) (UT2003, UT2004, UC2)
  • Egyptian humans from the planet Anubis
• Nali (Nali Priests) (U, RtNP, UT, UC2)
  • Timid and peaceful inhabitants of Na Pali
• Nali gods (U)
  • The Nali gods include: Vandora, goddess of Lightning and Chizra, God of Water
• Skaarj (Ice Skaarj) (*)
  • Athletic, warfaring, reptilian race with a hierarchic nature
• Skaarj Pupae (U, RtNP, UT2003, UT2004)
  • Skaarj in their larval form that leap at their enemies to bite and claw them to death
• Skaarj Queen (U, RtNP)
  • Huge, female Skaarj leader and mother, armed with scythes, with the abilities to use a shield, teleport, and fire energy bolts
• Skaarj Warlord (U, RtNP, UT2003, UT2004)
  • Big, winged, male Skaarj equipped with rocket launchers
• Sliths (Fire Sliths, Nitrogen Sliths) (U, RtNP)
  • Amphibian aliens related to Skaarj that can spit acidic saliva to attack
• Titans (Stone Titans) (U, RtNP)
  • Humongous, bipedal aliens that throw boulders and stomp to shake the ground as means of attack
• Tosc (U2)
  • Evil aliens once banished from known space

Animals

• Amoebae (U, RtNP)
  • Acidic amoebae, indiginous to space, near Na Pali
• Biterfish (U, RtNP)
  • Small, carnivorous Piranha-like fish indiginous to Na Pali
• Devilfish (U, RtNP)
  • Carnivorous fish indiginous to Na Pali
• Flies (U, RtNP, UT2003, UT2004)
  • Big, stinging, flying insects native to Na Pali
• Gasbag (Giant Gasbag) (U, RtNP, UT2003, UT2004)
  • Floating creatures that belch exploding plasma balls to attack, or once fully grown, new Gasbags
• Mantas (Cave Mantas, Giant Mantas) (U, RtNP, UT2003, UT2004)
  • Stinging, flying reptiles native to Na Pali
• Nali Cows (Nali Calves) (U, RtNP)
  • Friendly, bipedal, cow-like creatures indiginous to Na Pali
• Nali Rabbits (U, RtNP)
  • Friendly, bipedal, rabbit-like creatures indiginous to Na Pali
• Pack Hunters (RtNP)
  • Small, very fast, carnivorous creatures, indiginous to Na Pali, that hunt in packs
• Allerian Ice Sharks (UT2003, UT2004, UC)
  • Alien sharks found in the Thracian Sea.
• Spinners (RtNP)
  • Large, acid spitting spiders, indiginous to Na Pali
• Tentacles (U, RtNP)
  • Immobile animals that fire thorns

Unlocking

Unreal Tournament

To unlock the boss, Xan Kriegor, finish the single player game.
Alternatively, open user.ini in the System subfolder, and add the following lines at the end of the file:

[Botpack.Ladder]
HasBeatenGame=True

Unreal Tournament 2003

To unlock Brock, Malcolm, and Lauren, finish the single player game.
Alternatively, open UT2003.ini in the System subfolder, and add the following lines at the end of the file:

[XInterface.Tab_PlayerSettings]
bUnlocked=True

Unreal Tournament 2004

To unlock Malcolm, ClanLord, and finally Xan, finish the single player game thrice on three different difficulty settings.
Alternatively, open user.ini in the System subfolder, and add the following lines at the end of the file:

[GUI2K4.UT2k4MainPage]
TotalUnlockedCharacters=Malcolm;ClanLord;Xan

Unreal Championship 2

I will add this information later.

Trivia

This section features trivia, Easter eggs, and cameo appearances in the Unreal games.

Weapons

• GES Bio-Rifle - "GES" refers to the weapon's ammo (Tarydium waste) and means "Green Exploding Shit"
• ASMD Shock Rifle - "ASMD" means "And Suck My Dick"
• ASMD Shock Rifle - The combo was inspired by a scene from Hard Target (?)
• Stinger - Converted Tarydium mining tool
• AVRiL - Likely named after singer Avril Lavigne
• RazorJack - Skaarj weapon which was inspiration for the Ripper used in the Tournaments
• Flak Cannon - The alternate fire's shells have a smiley face painted on it
• Redeemer - The missile has "Swallow this" written on the sides

Unreal

• Prison Vessel 254 Vortex Rikers's designation is "NC114-85EKLS", showing the level builder's name: Juan Pancho Eekels
• The Vortex Rikers prison ship may have been named after Rikers Island , New York City's largest jail facility
• DM-Elsinore was named after Helsingør , or rather Kronborg Castle often called Elsinore, an important setting in Hamlet .

more secrets

Unreal II: The Awakening

• When you board the Atlantis the first time, before letting Aida tell you your mission objective, go up the ladder, turn left, and open the hatch. In there will be Seagoat, which you need to talk to. Say "Spam!" 3 times, and say "Spam", after which the Seagoat will reply: "Abe Lincoln will be pleased!". Now if you hear the mission objective, you will see Abe Lincoln sending the distress call.
• On the planet (...) shoot Abe Lincoln's head hidden in the blue light on the antenna on the right of the building, and it will grow, and laugh.

Unreal Tournament 2003/2004/Unreal Championship

More Easter eggs, more secrets

First of all, to see the names of the locations, you need to be in a team game. After that, a TeamSay will show your location, between brackets, after your name. You can also TeamSay %L to give a little bit more information on your current location.

General

• The monitors in DOM, CTF have numbers on them that are car models, such as "4AGZE". (Check if this is true.)
• Gears of War cogs can be found in several levels because the titles were developed around the same time.
• Enigma (team "The Corrupt") was inspired by Maria from Metropolis and the Statue of Liberty.
• Cyclops (team "The Corrupt") was inspired by the look of steam trains

Maps

• Asbestos (DM-Asbestos) - Up the FlakLift, near the LightningGun, go up a ramp on either site, and shoot the ceiling in either alcove a few times. Quickly go down the ramp, and proceed through the hallway, and you should see CliffyB's face exposed from the pipes for a short while. You might need to shoot the ceiling a few times, and I think it only works once.
• Compressed - Lift jump, secret room
• Citadel (CTF-Citadel) - Fire a Redeemer missile at the blue light in the sky above you. Now the spiked balls around you should have changed textures. Everytime you do this they will cycle through: chrome, mechanical, the original metal.
• Skyline - Ion Painter
• Goatse.cx and Tubgirl references
• Junkyard (DOM-Junkyard.ut2) - Enter the Blue spawn area, Lost in the Junk, go right and find the A-sign. Look up, and you'll find a dubious "Melted pipe".
• Convoy - Nexus missiles feature CliffyB's name
• RobotFactory - The Nexus missiles carry CliffyB's name
• Desolation - art by level author
• Serpentine - Quake map
• Deck17, Curse, Face (Classic)- Appear in more Unreal games
• Icetomb - Inspired by Graves's Ice Palace from the James Bond film "Die Another Day"
• Bridge Of Fate (BR) - Inspired by LotR film
• Grassyknoll - Named after the "grassy knoll" of Dealey Plaza whence John F. Kennedy was shot.
• Junkyard - Inspired by Scraphead Challenge
• Tokara Forest - Named to sound like "toke" due to its theme
• Rankin - Name from image found online for inspiration
• FallenCity (other city map?) - Road signs with names

Unreal Tournament III

Since the game isn't out yet, things are still changing, and the following things may not be in the final game.

Check thread for more

• The Link Gun has "great green" written on it in Aurebesh.
• The Necris Darkwalker looks similar to the Tripod's in Steven Spielberg's "War of the Worlds" film.
• Some signs in a city map show Mortal Kombat's Scorpion's fatality.

Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict

• One of the combatants is Mortal Kombat's Raiden. Raiden also mentions Johnny Cage in one of his taunts.
• The "Coup de Grace" is inspired by Mortal Kombat's "Fatality".
• Raiden's Coup de Grace combo is the same as his Fatality combo in Mortal Kombat. (???)
• Instead of the usual announcer, it's possible to select Mortal Kombat's announcer; Shao Kahn.