about the key for ut 3, sometimes its easy to mistake l's for ones and zeros for o's and in some fonts nines even look like g's so try different letters. Might be obvious but sometimes you just miss it. hope it helps
I've tried upper and lower case, also tried changing things that could possibly be mistaken for something else. From the way the font is written and the letters/numbers contained in the key, there wasn't anything that I was even unsure about, as they were all clear, but tried anyway.
Lupus, I asked around, someone mentioned something about deleting the registry file and reinstalling, and maybe trying to manually input the key in there. may want to try asking on official forums as well, i know its watched daily.
Installed it last night and had a good bash for a few hours before bed playing through single player co-op with my housemate. A bit slow to kick off, but the art is amazing! The menu system is much to be desired as most people have said the lack of video settings options seemed... Wrong? I moved my slider to max... Okay, now what?
Besides that, it plays great. No frame drops, no crashes (playing all video settings set to their maximum level, 1600x1050 in windowed mode, with a dual monitor setup on a 7900GTX 512Mb card). I have a whole lot more of UT planned for over the weekend and potentially making a start on my character.
just got my collectors edition today. Installed and started playing the campaign, but as the movie began it crashed and the sound started looping and then it came out of the crash and played a bit and then crashed again , I just hit "esc" madly and it eventually came up with the screen asking if I wanted to start playing so I said yes and the game ran fine. Its just those stupid movies. So Im downloading the latest nvidia drivers and the latest video codecs and trying again.
Downloading the standalone player/encoder might help somehow, www.radgametools.com
The only other thing that I can think it might be is some odd crash when scaling the video on certain hardware.
The videos themselves only contain an ambient soundtrack. The dialogue (and subtitles if you have them on) are run by the engine. I realize thats not a lot of help, but perhaps it sheds some light in a helpful direction.
Ok Ive got new nvidia drivers, new kl codec , new audio drivers just in case and still it crashes. I looked at some other forums and theres alot of people with all sorts of problems trying to get this to run. What is epic doing releasing it like this? I hope they act fast and get a patch out soon cause Ive done everything I can.
Ged are you trying to run this on a 6800? You had issues with crysis as well. The only thing I can suggest is that you replace the videos. Bink tools are free, record a blank 2 second black video and rename it. You can also comment out the cut scenes in an ini file.
KL kodec is also pretty iffy. Try xpcodecpack.com. You may have multiple codecs installed fighting over video, I had an issue with bioshock that was similar. Uninstall klite first before installing xpcodexpack.
And dude, stop bashing game companies, thats all you ever do. You have trouble running new games, so it's Epics fault for releasign it? The people having trouble represent a very small percentage of total users. They are just more visible because of all the ridiculous complaining.
I must also have some issues since caseyjones can run it at such an insane res on a 7900, and i hover around 55-60fps on an 8800gts at 1280x1024.
Mots actually it runs fine on my 6800GT(1024x768 on medium quality at about 24fps) its just the movies which are causing problems. I found a workaround
type -nomovies after the ut3.exe shortcut. It seems to remove all movies from the game. So Im playing like that for now.
I will criticise game companies if I feel it is justified. Ive only ever made my views known twice, not all the time. What am I supposed to do? tell everyone on polycount how much I love the game when its crashing on me? Lets not get into this nonsense. Well Ive finally played UT3 for a few hours now and I can honestly say that, aside for my video hitches I had, I love the game and the game art is simply astounding .
thanks for the tip about xpcodecpack Im gonna give that a try.
oh and something a little odd hehe. It looks like theres a hole in the mesh on jesters bum? hehee. just a few polys missing or something? has anyone else seen it?
well, this is the gears editor, but thought id ask here....
on a model that displys little to no seam in 3ds max [dx shaders].. i get a huge ugly seam down the middle [axis of symmetry] in the UEd.... its got mirrored UVs, and is 100% symm down the centre.... but they seem to have assets which are similar... i wanna know if u guys could help me?
Could be a few things.
Best guess is that the uv positions of the seam are on a UV border, ie close to 0 or 1 in uv space, and are being translated as over the border on import to the editor and so you are getting a few texels wrapping from the other side of the texture.
thanks, both of u for the suggestions.
i knew right away that it wasnt the UV space thats a problem, cuz no seams were near the edge... turns out that tinman got it right... now i gotta go back and re-import all my normal maps lol!!
Ive just been playing the campaign. The bots really frustrate me! GRRRR! is there any way to cheat and up their intelligence or something? There are some maps with 2 tiers of objectives so I can only do one side at once and the bots have to do the other...but they do nothing useful. After a few munutes all I hear is "your core is under attack" and then we lose. This is not fun at all!
Ged, what I'm noticing is that with warfare maps you have to be proactive and immediately try to grab your ball. If your teammates grab it they'll fuck around and waste time. Grab it an immediately go on the offensive to the first prime nodes available, capture as fast as you can and then jump to the next asap. if you do it right you can generally grab two nodes at the start of the game that way, which almost always puts you within striking range of the enemy core. Then you need up up the pressure and make sure you keep the enemy bots on the defensive. Good example is Torlan, where you need to capture one of the side nodes, then rush the enemy prime with the manta, stomping all the bots you can along the way, destroying the turret, and destroying the node. Your team will get there eventually to help you out, but by putting the pressure on the enemy fast you've taken away their ability to attack your base, and you also force them to respawn back at their base, far from your node.
Only exception would be the Leviathan map in the beginning. You need to grab the mine node there first, or else that thing can become a serious nuisance. Also consider ordering one bot to support you at all times.
I picked up the game and love all the art in it, but I'm amazed at how few people are playing online. Not only that it just isn't as fun compared to TF2. I can play for 10-14 minutes admire all the detail and then It's back to doing something else.
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Ged, what I'm noticing is that with warfare maps you have to be proactive and immediately try to grab your ball. If your teammates grab it they'll fuck around and waste time. Grab it an immediately go on the offensive to the first prime nodes available
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Sounds like a solid theory, I have been trying to do something similar, I will give it a try again. I really dont like these balls we have to use in warfare, I think they just make it less fun and more frustrating. I dont want to have to think about flags or shiny balls... Im fighting a war here, soldiers, tanks, aircraft, explosions, thats what its about!
Balls are great, otherwise you sometimes have no chance of busting an enemy node while your bot friends pick their noses.
Also, when the enemy ball carrier get to your node, kill him and press e while looking at the ball. You suicide and destroy the ball, sending it back. Useful sometimes ot prevent swarming bots from picking it up and using it after they kill you.
The patch really made the game stutter at more inappropriate parts. Now instead of the menu voice over stuttering completely, it only stutters occasionally. But now ingame, it stutters for about 30-45 seconds after entering the map, where before it did not at all. I take it because the level is no longer loading behind the briefing screen as noted. Also when someone gibs now it pauses briefly, where it did not before.
I noticed the lack of players as well, it's fun but it's not 2K4 fun. Never had trouble with warfare, and the AI never seemed to struggle to do anything. I'm assuming your team AI matches the enemy, so crank up the difficulty and your team mates will compensate.
Upgrading to 2 gigs of ram tonight, though I doubt that will help the stuttering.
Sent mine back last week, got an email saying my order has been posted, so hopefully the one they send back will have working cd key <crosses fingers>.
So when is polycount gonna do a competition for UT3 then? Or start on a character pack or something.
Got my new one today, installed it and I get an invalid cd key error again. This is even after uninstalling the previous install following instructions by midway.
Two boxes, two invalid cd keys. Someone else on the forums has apparently had 4.
Not sure what to do. I'd download a crack for it but I actually want to play it online.
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Got my new one today, installed it and I get an invalid cd key error again. This is even after uninstalling the previous install following instructions by midway.
Two boxes, two invalid cd keys. Someone else on the forums has apparently had 4.
Not sure what to do. I'd download a crack for it but I actually want to play it online.
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You don't need a crack it's not protected for single player or lan, as far as I can tell. Online, I have no idea. Considering there is probably a keygen floating around taking valid keys, I would call midway/whomever and get a legit key without the need for a new box etc.
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yeah Motz. The lack of players is disappointing. I am really enjoying this game but it's hard to find a good match with a decent ping too often.
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I'm finding this problem also theres not enough players out there. I read that they only sold 39,000 units which seems awfully low for a UT game. If you check out the NPD for this month, http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?story=50384 its completely dominated by console games. I think when Epic release the ps3 mod tools for the PC it may pickup more momentum for people purchasing the game.
We had this discussion yesterday, if a user creats maps & mods that will be ported to the ps3, will they be screened for quality and what will there be the criteria that modders will have to follow to get their mods published.
I'm not playing 'cause this game, which I should love more than an entire blenderful of puppies, runs like utter ass on my not-complete-ass system. It falls just below the recommended specs video card-wise by only 200 points of Nvidia, leaving it mostly-playable only on the Ugly setting. I wonder if I'm only one of many that are no longer willing to run the systems specs arms race.
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Installed it at work and it accepted the key, so it seems the problem is with the hardware or software on my computer at home.
No idea how to find out what though
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This might be a long shot but I'm an engineer. Check your keyboard, or your keyboard language settings. Try entering the code from the virtual keyboard in windows. It's quite possible that the number/letters you are entering may not be the ascii English equivalents, that the game/installer understands.
Other wise I can't see a reason why one system would accept the key and another would not. If the key registers online, check your router for blocked sites/ip ranges etc. Check firewall for the same. They key shouldn't have anything to do with hardware other than input configuration, and even that is less than likely. Check for a key logger, or malware as well.
Also, if I go online and face controller using ps3 gamers, it's going to be an extremely easy boring experience, or a complete cheat if they have some form of auto aim.
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I buy UT3 CE, install, type in the cd key from the manual (carefully and checking multiple times), it says the code is invalid. Thus no playing.
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Are you putting the key in with CAPS? I did that a few times, till I tried it in lower case and then it worked.
Nay luck.
Cant wait for that patch though.
Does anyone know how to disable the detailmaps in the game?,
or scale them down in size?
Besides that, it plays great. No frame drops, no crashes (playing all video settings set to their maximum level, 1600x1050 in windowed mode, with a dual monitor setup on a 7900GTX 512Mb card). I have a whole lot more of UT planned for over the weekend and potentially making a start on my character.
-caseyjones
Just tried; uninstalled, deleted all UT stuff from the registry and reinstalled. Same problem
Also posted on the official forums last night, got a reply from a member there suggesting using the "contact us" bit, which I've done.
Hoping to get this and gears sorted soon, been wanting to play them for awhile.
Downloading the standalone player/encoder might help somehow, www.radgametools.com
The only other thing that I can think it might be is some odd crash when scaling the video on certain hardware.
The videos themselves only contain an ambient soundtrack. The dialogue (and subtitles if you have them on) are run by the engine. I realize thats not a lot of help, but perhaps it sheds some light in a helpful direction.
Oh I googled it, and there is a patch, its in beta but downloadable it seems http://www.gamershell.com/download_22133.shtml
KL kodec is also pretty iffy. Try xpcodecpack.com. You may have multiple codecs installed fighting over video, I had an issue with bioshock that was similar. Uninstall klite first before installing xpcodexpack.
And dude, stop bashing game companies, thats all you ever do. You have trouble running new games, so it's Epics fault for releasign it? The people having trouble represent a very small percentage of total users. They are just more visible because of all the ridiculous complaining.
I must also have some issues since caseyjones can run it at such an insane res on a 7900, and i hover around 55-60fps on an 8800gts at 1280x1024.
type -nomovies after the ut3.exe shortcut. It seems to remove all movies from the game. So Im playing like that for now.
I will criticise game companies if I feel it is justified. Ive only ever made my views known twice, not all the time. What am I supposed to do? tell everyone on polycount how much I love the game when its crashing on me? Lets not get into this nonsense. Well Ive finally played UT3 for a few hours now and I can honestly say that, aside for my video hitches I had, I love the game and the game art is simply astounding
thanks for the tip about xpcodecpack Im gonna give that a try.
oh and something a little odd hehe. It looks like theres a hole in the mesh on jesters bum? hehee. just a few polys missing or something? has anyone else seen it?
on a model that displys little to no seam in 3ds max [dx shaders].. i get a huge ugly seam down the middle [axis of symmetry] in the UEd.... its got mirrored UVs, and is 100% symm down the centre.... but they seem to have assets which are similar... i wanna know if u guys could help me?
thanks!
Best guess is that the uv positions of the seam are on a UV border, ie close to 0 or 1 in uv space, and are being translated as over the border on import to the editor and so you are getting a few texels wrapping from the other side of the texture.
i knew right away that it wasnt the UV space thats a problem, cuz no seams were near the edge... turns out that tinman got it right... now i gotta go back and re-import all my normal maps lol!!
thanks for the help man!
Only exception would be the Leviathan map in the beginning. You need to grab the mine node there first, or else that thing can become a serious nuisance. Also consider ordering one bot to support you at all times.
http://features.cgsociety.org/story_custom.php?story_id=4346
I picked up the game and love all the art in it, but I'm amazed at how few people are playing online. Not only that it just isn't as fun compared to TF2. I can play for 10-14 minutes admire all the detail and then It's back to doing something else.
Ged, what I'm noticing is that with warfare maps you have to be proactive and immediately try to grab your ball. If your teammates grab it they'll fuck around and waste time. Grab it an immediately go on the offensive to the first prime nodes available
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Sounds like a solid theory, I have been trying to do something similar, I will give it a try again. I really dont like these balls we have to use in warfare, I think they just make it less fun and more frustrating. I dont want to have to think about flags or shiny balls... Im fighting a war here, soldiers, tanks, aircraft, explosions, thats what its about!
Also, when the enemy ball carrier get to your node, kill him and press e while looking at the ball. You suicide and destroy the ball, sending it back. Useful sometimes ot prevent swarming bots from picking it up and using it after they kill you.
I noticed the lack of players as well, it's fun but it's not 2K4 fun. Never had trouble with warfare, and the AI never seemed to struggle to do anything. I'm assuming your team AI matches the enemy, so crank up the difficulty and your team mates will compensate.
Upgrading to 2 gigs of ram tonight, though I doubt that will help the stuttering.
So when is polycount gonna do a competition for UT3 then? Or start on a character pack or something.
Two boxes, two invalid cd keys. Someone else on the forums has apparently had 4.
Not sure what to do. I'd download a crack for it but I actually want to play it online.
Got my new one today, installed it and I get an invalid cd key error again. This is even after uninstalling the previous install following instructions by midway.
Two boxes, two invalid cd keys. Someone else on the forums has apparently had 4.
Not sure what to do. I'd download a crack for it but I actually want to play it online.
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You don't need a crack it's not protected for single player or lan, as far as I can tell. Online, I have no idea. Considering there is probably a keygen floating around taking valid keys, I would call midway/whomever and get a legit key without the need for a new box etc.
No idea how to find out what though
yeah Motz. The lack of players is disappointing. I am really enjoying this game but it's hard to find a good match with a decent ping too often.
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I'm finding this problem also theres not enough players out there. I read that they only sold 39,000 units which seems awfully low for a UT game. If you check out the NPD for this month, http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?story=50384 its completely dominated by console games. I think when Epic release the ps3 mod tools for the PC it may pickup more momentum for people purchasing the game.
We had this discussion yesterday, if a user creats maps & mods that will be ported to the ps3, will they be screened for quality and what will there be the criteria that modders will have to follow to get their mods published.
Installed it at work and it accepted the key, so it seems the problem is with the hardware or software on my computer at home.
No idea how to find out what though
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This might be a long shot but I'm an engineer. Check your keyboard, or your keyboard language settings. Try entering the code from the virtual keyboard in windows. It's quite possible that the number/letters you are entering may not be the ascii English equivalents, that the game/installer understands.
Other wise I can't see a reason why one system would accept the key and another would not. If the key registers online, check your router for blocked sites/ip ranges etc. Check firewall for the same. They key shouldn't have anything to do with hardware other than input configuration, and even that is less than likely. Check for a key logger, or malware as well.
Also, if I go online and face controller using ps3 gamers, it's going to be an extremely easy boring experience, or a complete cheat if they have some form of auto aim.