Subj : Retro shooters
To   : Nightfox
From : Al
Date : Thu Mar 03 2022 19:21:10

> I enjoyed the original UT when it first came out and played it for a while.

I installed UT again recently from a PKGBUILD I found on the Archlinux AUR. It includes a number of updates. I was surprised it was still being maintained.

The maps from the game and bonus packs are well done, a lot of fun to play. I haven't checked out any online servers but will do that when time permits.

> I was playing Unreal Tournament 3 for quite a while, but after a while I
> logged in one day and most of the multiplayer servers I had been playing on
> were gone. I think they still appear occasionally though, but it seems online
> activity fo UT3 has dropped quite a bit.

I bought UT3 right after it was released. It was said/thought at the time there would be linux binaries for UT3 but it never happened for some kind of legal reasons. They were not included on the DVD.

I can play UT3 on steam but I never enjoyed it as much as the other UT offerings. I still play UT2003/2004 at times, also great fun.

I see a PKGBUILD also for the new UT4 engine but I am not sure how to get any game data for it or what games it supports. I'll have to look into that more.

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