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.
Yay, same dumb idea they tried with Tron!
Exclusivity = bullshit.
in this bonus pack exclusively for Windows XP."
New Map! ONS-BULLSHIT!
(And yes, I'm running XP...it's still bullshit.)
http://www.petshopboys.co.uk
Their stupid little DLX Secure Downloader is not working for me (using XP Pro and IE 6). It downloaded and installed the little plug-in, pops up a window, and then nothing.
Note to MS: making bonus packs inaccessible behind broken OS-specific downloading schemes is a lousy advertisement X|.
I hope someone can mirror this somewhere, unless the map licenses prohibit it...
-- Phil
Note to MS: making bonus packs inaccessible behind broken OS-specific downloading schemes is a lousy advertisement X|.
I hope someone can mirror this somewhere, unless the map licenses prohibit it...
-- Phil
People don't have Windows XP on modern computers?
Hahahahaha! Talk about a desperate attempt by the evil empire!
Is this the best they can do to try to shovel that crap operating system down our throats?
Clearly nobody needs windows XP. Now game companies are having their arms twisted to do the Dark one's bidding? WTF!?!
I'll just wait an hour or two until someone makes the workaround distribution for it.
Is this the best they can do to try to shovel that crap operating system down our throats?
Clearly nobody needs windows XP. Now game companies are having their arms twisted to do the Dark one's bidding? WTF!?!
I'll just wait an hour or two until someone makes the workaround distribution for it.
If you don't have the map, and you play on a server that switches to it, do you get booted, or do you download the map like in the UT days?
Worthplaying mirrored the file without the XP only crap:
http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=17066
http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=17066
I'll just wait an hour or two until someone makes the workaround distribution for it.
[SC]TherMight
Hey, looks like you overestimated the time by several hours!
the workaround came out 7 minutes after you posted that.
This comment was edited on Apr 2, 14:38.
[SC]TherMight
Hey, looks like you overestimated the time by several hours!
the workaround came out 7 minutes after you posted that.
This comment was edited on Apr 2, 14:38.
Worthplaying mirrored the file without the XP only crap:
http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=17066
Cheers, M'dears!
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If you can keep your head when all about you have lost theirs, it is possible you haven't grasped the gravity of the situation.
Jean Kerr
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http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=17066
Cheers, M'dears!
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If you can keep your head when all about you have lost theirs, it is possible you haven't grasped the gravity of the situation.
Jean Kerr
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Meh, I don't see what everyone's getting in a huff about. If you can get the files post-download and run them in something other than XP, great. If you can't, is it really that big a deal? Just seems overly dramatic to get your panties in a twist because of some little "exclusivity" thing.
m19
This comment was edited on Apr 2, 15:15.
m19
This comment was edited on Apr 2, 15:15.
People don't have Windows XP on modern computers?
No - most savvy gamers prefer not to install a bloated piece of turd on their computers. I am sticking with Win2K - at least I don't have to deal with product activation or the endless adds to sign on to Passport and Hotmail every time I turn on my computer.
You cannot make anything fool-proof. The fools are too inventive
You cannot make anything fool-proof. The fools are too inventive
GW: Tr Gandhi (Ra), Shiva Sung (Mo), Mangal Pandey (Ne), Rana Pratap Singh (Wa), Boddhi Satwa (Ri), Bhagat Singh (De), Bahadur Shastri (Pa)
GW: Tr Gandhi (Ra), Shiva Sung (Mo), Mangal Pandey (Ne), Rana Pratap Singh (Wa), Boddhi Satwa (Ri), Bhagat Singh (De), Bahadur Shastri (Pa)
If you don't have the map, and you play on a server that switches to it, do you get booted, or do you download the map like in the UT days?
Yes you download it, it will just take a while, depending on your connection.
You cannot make anything fool-proof. The fools are too inventive
You cannot make anything fool-proof. The fools are too inventive
GW: Tr Gandhi (Ra), Shiva Sung (Mo), Mangal Pandey (Ne), Rana Pratap Singh (Wa), Boddhi Satwa (Ri), Bhagat Singh (De), Bahadur Shastri (Pa)
GW: Tr Gandhi (Ra), Shiva Sung (Mo), Mangal Pandey (Ne), Rana Pratap Singh (Wa), Boddhi Satwa (Ri), Bhagat Singh (De), Bahadur Shastri (Pa)
that a company with the current respect of the community such as Epic has to do this kind of fucking crap. I mean, monolith, meh, but Epic?
Anyways, it's great to see the Community once again giving a big hearty fuck you to Microsoft, and removing this shit a full eleven minutes after it was released.
Maybe SOMEDAY, at SOME point in time, publisher will realise that this kind of bullshit just doesn't wash, and they'll stop their "exclusive for Windows xxxx only!!", and even stop their useless copy protection schemes (that prevent legitimate customers from playing their game.), and will embrace the idea of a NO CD .exe
We can only hope?
Creston
Anyways, it's great to see the Community once again giving a big hearty fuck you to Microsoft, and removing this shit a full eleven minutes after it was released.
Maybe SOMEDAY, at SOME point in time, publisher will realise that this kind of bullshit just doesn't wash, and they'll stop their "exclusive for Windows xxxx only!!", and even stop their useless copy protection schemes (that prevent legitimate customers from playing their game.), and will embrace the idea of a NO CD .exe
We can only hope?
Creston
a company with the current respect of the community such as Epic has to do this kind of fucking crap.
In fairness to Epic, these maps were not released by them. The maps are fan-created, although neither Gamespot nor Microshaft mention it anywhere. Maps are supposedly high quality though - as the creators also made some maps that shipped on the retail CD/DVD
You cannot make anything fool-proof. The fools are too inventive
You cannot make anything fool-proof. The fools are too inventive
GW: Tr Gandhi (Ra), Shiva Sung (Mo), Mangal Pandey (Ne), Rana Pratap Singh (Wa), Boddhi Satwa (Ri), Bhagat Singh (De), Bahadur Shastri (Pa)
GW: Tr Gandhi (Ra), Shiva Sung (Mo), Mangal Pandey (Ne), Rana Pratap Singh (Wa), Boddhi Satwa (Ri), Bhagat Singh (De), Bahadur Shastri (Pa)
Anyone got a non-registration mirror?
And what's with Windows XP REQUIRED? Not that I don't have windoze XP, but I would think it should say "Retail version of Unreal Tournament 2004 required"? Why is it OS-dependant?
And what's with Windows XP REQUIRED? Not that I don't have windoze XP, but I would think it should say "Retail version of Unreal Tournament 2004 required"? Why is it OS-dependant?
Jim
he endless adds to sign on to Passport and Hotmail every time I turn on my computer.
Oh please.
I installed XP Pro on my PC and XP Home on my wife's. Maybe there was some request to have something to do with Passport during install, but that was it (and I don't even recall that). No "endless" adds [sic].
Nor is it any more bloated than Win2k (which isn't exactly the paragon of efficient computing either), and it's considerably more stable than 98SE (and I say this as someone who had few problems with that).
Yes, the product activation annoys the crap out of me, but that's an issue with the company. And, yes, I think MS is the evil empire incorporated, but if you're going to sling insults, at least be sure they're truthful.
Worthplaying mirrored the file without the XP only crap:
http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=17066
Excellent. Thanks for the link. Looks like the site is taking a good beating at the moment too.
Jim
I would think it should say "Retail version of Unreal Tournament 2004 required"? Why is it OS-dependant?
Because Gamespot is in bed with Microsoft. Nothing more, nothing less. And the only bit that's OS dependant is the crappy ass installer.
Anyone running UT2k4 on non-XP Windows, or Linux, or OS X can download from worthplaying and unzip it to get the exact same content (the WP file appears to be a zip, not an exe, so even though they say "all Windows" it's really "all platforms").
The point, however, remains -- it is a slimy thing to do, and there's going to be some people who will think they can't get it at all because they don't run XP.
he endless adds to sign on to Passport and Hotmail every time I turn on my computer
hmm, I run XP pro, never had a hotmail "add", never had a passport "add" nor ad, and never had any product activation, unless you are refering to cd-keys for individual products. If you are using Win2k as a gaming platform, you've got your own issues.
This comment was edited on Apr 2, 15:45.
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