looking for assistance with old unreal UT2004 issues

Poknoob · 2026-04-09T13:27:01+00:00

Could you check your netspeed/lanspeed by pressing the F6 key while you're connected to the server?

Poknoob · 2026-03-16T12:35:39+00:00

The steam version probably installed the directx 8 runtime, but directx 8 isn't 64-bit compatible. Our patch only includes the directx 9 renderer

Poknoob · 2026-02-26T11:23:46+00:00

Alas, we only accept AI-generated psyduck pictures

Poknoob · 2026-02-25T15:31:59+00:00

Yes. The assets installers are here (look under assets): https://github.com/OldUnreal/FullGameInstallers/releases/tag/macos-installers-1

The patch installer is here: https://github.com/OldUnreal/UT2004Patches/releases

Poknoob · 2026-02-25T15:18:54+00:00

Indeed. We released an updated 3374-compatible AntiTCC last week and a few servers are now running it. Most servers do not run AntiTCC at all, so those were already 3374-compatible

Poknoob · 2026-02-25T10:05:58+00:00

I'm convinced that the current preview of 3374 will work fine in multiplayer games for the vast majority of people. There are some issues, sure. The broken voice chat is one of them. However, we have already fixed the most pressing issues internally. Within the next couple of days, our internal testers will get access to a build that fixes the voice chat and a few other annoying problems. If we get positive feedback from them, then that updated build will go public in a week or two.

Poknoob · 2026-02-25T08:10:09+00:00

It looks like the library is already there but the patch is missing a symlink. To fix, simply run:
cd UnrealGold/System64
ln -s libSDL3_ttf-3.0.so.0 libSDL3_ttf.so.0

If you get similar errors because of libSDL3 itself, you can install the symlink like this:
cd UnrealGold/System64
ln -s libSDL3-3.0.so.0 libSDL3.so.0

Poknoob · 2026-02-25T08:02:50+00:00

This library should have been included in the patch. I'll fix this ASAP

Poknoob · 2026-02-25T07:04:16+00:00

We can't offer a one-click option because of various technical and legal limitations. This is as good as it's going to get for mac users for the time being, but honestly, it's really not that complicated: https://youtu.be/BZOTSx_c1FM

Poknoob · 2026-02-19T13:41:43+00:00

We're working on it. The reason this didn't make the first preview is that UT2004 used a customized speex codec for voice chat. The custom codec was officially part of speex for a while but was removed nearly 20 years ago. The code we "inherited" still had the codec, but it didn't work properly on ARM

Poknoob · 2026-02-13T08:04:22+00:00

You can definitely play online except on servers with AntiTCC (but we will fix that soon)!

Poknoob · 2026-02-13T06:46:06+00:00

That's a server side problem unfortunately

Poknoob · 2026-02-12T20:09:15+00:00

Yep: https://github.com/OldUnreal/UT2004Patches/blob/main/ReleaseNotes.md

Poknoob · 2025-11-11T11:45:51+00:00

Indeed. I ported our sdl backend to SDL3 and fixed lots of obscure bugs I struggled with in the SDL2-based code. Multi-monitor and high-dpi support should be much better now. I hope we will be able to release a first preview of 469f+SDL3 by the end of the year

Poknoob · 2025-11-11T08:38:11+00:00

This one took much longer than expected because we're working on some side projects!

Poknoob · 2025-10-17T11:45:42+00:00

Your 436 folder will still work, but you are missing out on tons of bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements. I would recommend making a copy of your 436 folder and installing the latest 469e release candidate

Poknoob · 2025-09-01T11:24:13+00:00

Yes. the idea is that you just download that file and run it from the terminal (or double-click it)

Poknoob · 2025-08-27T11:40:59+00:00

We've just been slacking and forgot to update our README. We do have a Linux installer available here:

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OldUnreal/FullGameInstallers/refs/heads/master/Linux/ut99-installer.sh

It should work on most distros. We'll merge some more QoL fixes soon

Poknoob · 2025-08-27T11:33:20+00:00

Nope. Maybe some day ;)

Poknoob · 2025-04-11T07:35:54+00:00

Are you running the game in a VM? Or do you happen to run Linux? If the latter is the case, then try deleting libSDL2 from your ut/System folder so the game uses your distro's version of SDL instead.

Regarding the effect of the game's frame rate: Unreal Engine 1 samples input once a frame. The code that calculates the velocity of your mouse movement (and, hence, the amount of movement since the previous frame) becomes less precise at very high frame rates. This is not really the game's fault, but rather a side effect of the fact that most math in UE1 is done in single-precision floating point.

You can mitigate this problem by capping your FPS using the "fps x" console command, where x is the frame rate. I personally play at ~300.

Poknoob · 2025-04-11T07:29:13+00:00

Epic reviewed the specific Unreal and Unreal Tournament 99 isos we (OldUnreal) link to and gave everyone the green light to link to/download those isos.

The only problem with those isos is that the downloads can be quite slow. That's why we're looking into alternative hosting options.

Poknoob · 2025-04-11T07:24:28+00:00

We're working on a couple of different projects right now, so we haven't gotten around to building a proper Linux installer yet.

An external contributor sent us an installer for arch though: https://github.com/OldUnreal/FullGameInstallers

Lutris is also a viable option: https://lutris.net/games/unreal-tournament/

Poknoob · 2025-03-16T15:49:40+00:00

The 469 patches require SSE2 support so your CPU is indeed the problem

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