Archive for June, 2010

Moving to UDK

The Unreal Development Kit is a vastly updated version of the UT3 Editor.  Initially I had concerns that it didn’t come with enough stock content to lend itself to modding or ambitious single map releases.  But it does, and this is a beautiful suite of tools.  And yes, this is old news for those who have been keeping up with Unreal for years.

There is a great assortment of Video Tutorials by 3D Buzz here.  This is where I am starting at least, and I’m already starting to visualize my first UDK map.  :)

Unreal Developers Kit

First UT3 room!

It’s a very small step, but its progress. Mapping in Unreal is dramatically different than mapping with the source or id tech engines. I have a long road ahead of me. :)

First UT3 map!

RTCW Custom Maps Server

As eluded to in previous posts, I have setup a Gaming server for Return to Castle Wolfenstein!  The server is currently featuring over 30 custom maps created by numerous wolf mappers, including yours truly.  Rather than requiring 30+ individual map downloads, just to play on it, I have condensed everything in to one map pack (236mb).  In other words, you MUST INSTALL THE MAPPACK to play on this server.

Also, to ensure these maps are played as they were intended to be played, this custom maps server is setup to only run the maps on High Quality user graphics settings.  This is achieved through following the lead of many clan/league models:  via punkbuster, force users to set an array of commands (cvars) to prevent common map exploitations, and/or ensure that the map is at least displayed as it was intended.  To simplify this, a configuration file has also been included in this mappack.  Simply execute the file upon connecting to this server.  And voilà, you’re good to go.

Haus of Mapping Custom Maps RTCW Server

  1. Download the Mappack here.
  2. Extract the .zip file into your RTCW\Main directory.
  3. Download the Shrubmod Soundpack Here, and extract into your RTCW\Main directory.
  4. Launch Return to Castle Wolfenstein
  5. Bring down console (“~” key), and type “/exec hom.cfg“
  6. After your game screen restarts, type “/connect 208.43.15.207“
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