Unreal 2 XMP Released

Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2003 8:52 pm

That's right, just seconds ago the most anticipated addon of this year was finally released! Unreal 2 XMP has finally been released to the public in it's full glory version! The download weighs in at about 280MB (and is about 550megs installed), so for those of you who are stuck on dialup, I might suggest burning a copy off of a friend with a faster connection.

Also, some details I've gleened from the IRC Channel:

8 Maps Included - Garden, Rampant, Lowlands, Freefall, Alcazar, NaKoja, Sirocco, Sunset Beach
3 Vehicles Included
3 Classes Included (same as demo)
A Community Map Pack is in progress, with atleast an additional 4 maps
From everything I've understood, you do NOT need Unreal 2 Installed, however, you will need the Unreal 2 Play CD to install XMP.
There is an editor included
Linux Support is a Maybe right now, with no guarentees
It will work with all of the localized versions of Unreal 2
There is NO Bot support, though it is evidently being worked on by a community project
There are no mutators included in the download

To quote about the bots:
LE_Scott: No, there is no bot support. We weren't allowed enough in our budget for this project to get our AI programmer working full time on bots. It would have been a major undertaking with all of the new things in XMP, and given the resources we had to choose between dedicating our resources to making a cool new type of game, or making a game that's been done 1000 times before but which has bots...
So, without further adue, the download locations (Mirrors will be added as they are made available):

COMING SOON - BeyondUnreal
Fileplanet
COMING SOON - UnrealOps Mirror

Have at, and please do enjoy!

If you're still reading this, I did manage to get in a couple questions with the beta testers in the IRC Channel while I was waiting, here's the nitty gritty:
[UO]Peoii: If you had to say, what would be your favorite feature of XMP that makes it stand out over other games of this type?

[BETA]MachDelta: Teh emphasis on teamwork Very Happy

[UO]Peoii: While beta testing this, how responsive was Legend to your comments and suggestions as to how the game would end up?

[BETA]MachDelta: Very responsive. Best. Beta. EVER.
[BETA]|RIB|Reeps: Yes Id have to agree with machdelta
[BETA][STARS]TyranT: Legend were FANTASTIC, honestly - you couldn't ask for a more helpful design team, they were friendly and great to just chat with
[BETA]MachDelta: Of course, they didn't responde to absolutely everything, but they read everything we said and told us important things we needed to know Very Happy

[UO]Peoii: If you had to list a single flaw in XMP, what would it be?

[BETA][STARS]TyranT: Lack of Skaarj players
[BETA]MachDelta: Lack of Linux server, shortage of maps
[BETA]Black_Mage: driving in the water
[BETA]MachDelta: Ok so thats two, but whatever Razz

[BETA][STARS]TyranT: I wanted it to be Blue Team - TERRAN TROOPS = Red Team - Skaarj
[Beta]air: flaw in XMP getting rid of my g nade laucher exploit which allowed to me to fire the g ande laucher like a mechine gun
[BETA]MachDelta: No flying unless you're a gunner on Freefall Very Happy

[UO]Peoii: In your opinion, which map that is released with XMP will be the one that will tell people "This IS the game to play"?

[BETA]MachDelta: god thats a tough question
[BETA]|RIB|Reeps: I personally like all of the maps Very Happy

[BETA]MachDelta: Personally my favorite map is Lowlands, but I think people will like Sirocco, Rampant, Alcazar, and Sunset too
[Beta]air: Sirocc or Nakoja = win
[BETA]Black_Mage: i agree with mach Lowland rocks
[BETA][STARS]TyranT: Oh yeah
[BU]RaptoR: Lowlands looks dull but plays really well
[BETA]MachDelta: I love Lowlands Very Happy

[BETA]|RIB|Reeps: yes, Sunset is great imo too
[BETA]MachDelta: My favorite map
[BETA]MachDelta: Especialy the angle jumps
[BETA][STARS]TyranT: -------------> GARDEN
[BETA][STARS]TyranT: Followed by Rampant and then Lowlands
[BETA]MachDelta: Alcazar is the biggest map

I'd like to thank the Beta Testers who were a part of this.