My PC doesn't have the ballz for this game so i'm unable to play it. If you would like, could some of you rip a few tracks of the music? I'd really like to hear Brandon's music and see if he still has the force :)

My PC will run this on minimum settings (yes, planning to upgrade this baby later on) so I'll try my best to rip the music.

Downloading at the moment.

It's a bit unfortunate, but not surprising that the game does not have the righer graphics settings, not surprising considering the size. Oh well, have to settle for a mere gameplay demo ^^

Something's better then nothing.

UPDATE:
Played 4 matches in the demo.

I'm running ALL details at MAX
Resolution at 1440x900
V-sync ON
Hardware Physics ON (yes, I have a PhysX card)

And I have to say. This is one of the best running games on my PC todate. LOL.... but seriously, it's true.
It runs at about 70FPS, except when like 8 people are all firing at once with the debris flying everywhere, then it's more like 28FPS. STill though... WoW.
Also the load time is about 10-15 seconds for 8bot games. I just can't believe it's running this good. This is some of the best coding of a PC game in YEARS. And it's only a BETA demo. AMAZING!

How did you like the feel of the game? Was it similar to UT99 like they intended it to be? Also, noticed any difference by turning Hardware Physics on and off?

I didn't play around with the settings much so I can't tell you in pratice what happened. In theory all that would happen though is that you'd get some lame explosion effects, and other things similar to games that use Havok and other propriatary software. Where PhysX has total realtime imulations, so that the effects not only animate differently every time in realtime. But fully interact with the enviroment, reducing clipping and CPU usage for this feature by drastic amounts.

As for the gameplay. It plays great. The movement is UT99. And any weapons like the BioRifle and what not that didn't feel right in 2K3/2K4 have been set back to UT99 performance. Other things like the minigun are mostly the same to UT99. Great mix of countless features. Too much to explain. But I have no real complaints to speak of at this time.

*This post has not been spell checked*

UPDATE
Just briefly going over core files of the demo and finding some neat little things. Nothing earth shaking however.

First; I have found an ogg.dll file in the binaries folder, meaning that the game WILL be using ogg format for it's music as usual.

The Engine support for Unreal ED and Unreal Script seem to be intact, though not included though. (possible user maps for the demo?)

The UE3 seems to throw out your standard texture+lighting method of graphics for a much larger shader focus for the majority of the textures are stored as such. (explains why the textures in Gears and UT3 appear to "pop" in instantly approximately one second after the level has been loaded)

Finally there seems to be a relatively abundant file called "stats" which appear to be just that. Stats of your computer's performance while running the game. So if this is the info sent to Epic, and whether the transfer takes place whether you're online or off I'm not sure. But I am positive that you have to be logged in before anything is transfered to their servers.

Finally; there does not appear to be any music within the demo... period. Or at least I don't remember hearing it while playing it, and there are definately not ogg files or anything of the like in the install directory. If I find anything more out I'll be sure to post.

Yeah, it plays a LOT like UT99. I can't believe how optimized it is. They must be using low-res textures because the graphics look... well, not very good. ;)

I don't know man. The graphics look pretty damn good on my system. However I noticed when running the game in my non-native resolution it looked really fuzzy (1280x768) but when I put it in 1440x900 (native) it looked a TON more clearer. I know that higher res = crisper picture. But it should NOT have made as large of a difference as it did. Also the game only goes up to "High" World and Character textures. No "Very High" or "Ultra High" in the demo. And this is because it is a Beta and not a consumer Demo. Don't be confused, it's not the same thing.

P.S.
I payed attention this time and there IS music in the Beta. Thing is it changes tracks depending on what's going on. Exploring or Combat. So as to where the hell these files are right now I have no bloody clue.

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z...darkwalker.jpg
Having some fun with my new darkwalker XD

I'm pleased so far with what I've seen. Not to say things are perfect, and not to say I'm getting the game (because, as I mentioned, my computer can't take it at full-spec), but the gameplay feels a lot more like UT99 than the last two iterations did.

(A hoverboard in Vehicle CTF. Are you shitting me. Where's Marty McFly when you need him.)

It plays like '99 but with some good and tasty additions.

Fuck, even the minigun fails in comparison with the new stinger minigun. The primary fire is rapid-fire but the second one is shot in chunks. AWESOME. Darkwalker is a blast to ride in and have fun too.

The look of the weapons are just cool. Enjoying the new stinger minigun's look as well as the Redeemer's look (I mean, a control station and a missile attached. Totally took me by surprise too).

The comments after you (or someone) gets killed aren't one-liners (or extremely short liners) now. Also players in the capture the flag now describe where the enemy steals the flag and where the fighting is.

Fuck, want to upgrade this PC badly to enjoy this game to its fullest. Damn.

Also can't find the music ANYWHERE. What's going on.

lol the Stinger is awesome and im starting to liek it a lot... I killed someone earlier and then nailed his corpse onto the wall :D

Yeah, I ended up finding more video options and now the game looks pretty sweet (and STILL runs smoothily at 1280. Compare this to the same-engine Bioshock, which I can barely run at 1024). Still can't get the game to work online but I've always enjoyed singer-player more. ;)

@Terminus
Me neither man. Guess Epic got tired of people screwing around with the tracks. Either that, or the more likely explination is that everything is simply locked for the Beta, but the OGGs will be in a file as usual in the final build.

@jb1234
If you wanna play a bot match with me just let me know and I'll set one up. I'll also need your account name for invite or so that you can find or, however the hell it works.

I'm; ChaosLegionaire

That invite is out to everyone really. Just PM me or post here... whatever.

UPDATE
Just felt like posting this for some reason. Just a screen of what the game looks like on my computer. Note that image has been distorted by MS Paint and compression. But still looks 65% as good as the game.

http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/5108/ut3lp9.jpg

Downloading now.

::Transformers score: Autobots theme::

PS- That screenshot looks like absolute ass. Is that the Nintendo DS version.

Additional Spam:
Just finished playing. Game is smooth as silk and beautiful.

The super weapons are insane, especially the War of the Worlds rip-off.

Yeah the screenshots arent doing it justice and people keep criticizing the graphics even though there are players out there that dont meet the recommended specs lol

Is this song included in the soundtrack?
YouTube - Unreal Tournament 3 Footage

I dont think so.. because there's only 3 maps for the demo.

If you mean the pre-release OST, it's not in that either. Sorry man.

I downloaded the demo and installed the game. When I tried to start it, I got an error message saying that modified EXE is not allowed?

What is this all about? I didn't do anything but installing the demo :I

Figure I'll give out my name as well so if you guys wanna play: tmwb|duo.

gaming - modified EXE is not allowed? Where did you download it from?

I used one of the links mentioned in this thread.
Unreal Tournament 3 Beta Demo - FileFront.com

Anyone else having trouble with the game saving your settings (save password, resolution, etc)?

@gaming: Planet Unreal - News, Screenshots, Previews, Reviews, Guides

Save password? Not sure about that..

Guys if there's issues, check the main forums. Im sure a lot of other people have issues too. Some common issues were the incompatibility with Win XP64 bit and Win 2003 server. Epic released a fix for that though.

Well I'm not entirely impressed. As others have said, it's basically UT04 with a new paint job. UT04 was an amazing game, so suffice it to say that this is also great. I'm just disappointed that they didn't take the time to add something else to the game. Destructible environments please? The weapons are cool, but I'm not sure I'd be willing to fork out $60 for a pretty UT04.

I feel much the same way. I've played UT2K4 to death and it feels like they barely did anything to improve the game itself. It's still good, but I've already seen this show.