UT2004 Bonus Maps [Apr 02, 2004, 2:37 pm ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
XP Extras on GameSpot DLX (registration required) now
offers downloads of the promised UT2004 bonus Onslaught mode maps, which seem to
require Windows XP. Here's the deal: "Take the UT2004's massive Onslaught
battles to new planets with these two additional maps designed by Epic Games.
ONS-Ascendancy and ONS-Aridoom transport you to Tarydium crystal mines and
age-old mesas littered with tank shells in this bonus pack exclusively for
Windows XP." The 12 MB download is mirrored on
3D Gamers,
Adrenaline Vault,
and
Gamer's Hell, while the mirror on
Worthplaying is
recompiled for use on all versions of Windows.
"After unzipping, the maps are 20MB and 17MB, which makes them the two largest ONS maps (if anyone really cares).
Edit: And by largest I mean in terms of MB, just to clarify."
Although the maps are larger than the small ONS maps that shipped with UT2k4 such as Primeval and Frostbite, a portion of the filesize of these maps is due to content such as textures being included in the .unr (map) file itself. The Unreal engine supports storing data such as static meshes and textures within the level itself, thus helping to reduce the number of dependent files that need to be installed (and thus possibly over-written with earlier/later/incorrect versions or just straight-out lost).
- Alan
This comment was edited on Apr 3, 05:04.
Edit: And by largest I mean in terms of MB, just to clarify."
Although the maps are larger than the small ONS maps that shipped with UT2k4 such as Primeval and Frostbite, a portion of the filesize of these maps is due to content such as textures being included in the .unr (map) file itself. The Unreal engine supports storing data such as static meshes and textures within the level itself, thus helping to reduce the number of dependent files that need to be installed (and thus possibly over-written with earlier/later/incorrect versions or just straight-out lost).
- Alan
This comment was edited on Apr 3, 05:04.
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