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Feek
13-09-2006, 11:30
My boy saw me playing UT2004 a couple of nights ago and wants it on his PC, but he's got an old box and won't run the latest version.

Is there an older version of it that I can get which will run on what I think is a PIII-700 (or maybe an 800) with half a gig of RAM and integrated graphics?
Daz
13-09-2006, 11:34
What graphics chipset is it?
Feek
13-09-2006, 11:35
I have absolutely no idea.
Haly
13-09-2006, 11:39
Unreal Tournament will work on that I think, might be able to sort you out a copy too :) Same basic game, just less different modes of play.
Daz
13-09-2006, 11:40
The original Unreal (so Unreal Tournament) engine would be fine on the CPU and with that memory, but the type of onboard graphics is the key. If it's a cheap chipset, you can kiss and 3d stuff goodbye. Worse, it might not even support DX9 :/

Does he game on it currently?
Haly
13-09-2006, 11:41
UT doesn't need DX9 iirc. I don't think it even existed back then :p
Feek
13-09-2006, 11:43
He plays some games but nothing that is 3d stuff. I figured that an older version wouldn't be anywhere near as graphically intense.

If you could Jen, that'd r0x0r his b0x0rs ;)
Pickers
13-09-2006, 11:44
ur right Haly.. I got UT sat in a box right beside me (in a pile of games I should really flog / scrap)
That system would run it fine
Haly
13-09-2006, 11:45
Just dug out the box (yes I have the box :eek:) for it:
System requirements:
200mhz cpu
32mb ram (64mb recommended)
400mb hd space
dx7 compatible sound card
pci local bus video card (8mb 3d accelerator recommended)

PM me your address Feek and I'll get a copy sorted :)
Pickers
13-09-2006, 11:47
My box just says Windows 9X compatible sound card
and 120min 605rec HDD
Haly
13-09-2006, 11:49
Might be different versions. Mine is the Game of The Year version so it'll be covering requirements for the extras disc.
Admiral Huddy
13-09-2006, 11:49
UT doesn't need DX9 iirc. I don't think it even existed back then :p


Yeah i'm sure it's a DX8 game but as Daz said, it might not even support that.. You could always wack in a cheap AGP card like a an older Radeon 8500 or better an 9800 pro.
Feek
13-09-2006, 11:50
No I couldn't. It's a Compaq box with no expandibility that I blagged from work.

PM being sent, ta ;)
Haly
13-09-2006, 11:51
I don't see why it won't work anyway, it may not look excessively pretty but UT won't look very pretty anyhow. A 9800pro would be real overkill imo.
Daz
13-09-2006, 12:02
I don't see why it won't work anyway

Old onboard graphics. It's essentially software rendering, and even though it's old, it's still a 3D engine. All depends on the chipset really.
Haly
13-09-2006, 12:07
Old onboard graphics. It's essentially software rendering, and even though it's old, it's still a 3D engine. All depends on the chipset really.

I used to play loads of games on a cyrix 333 with software rendering and a k6-2 450 with software rendering till I got a Geforce256. Doesn't look great but it works. And they were extremely crap onboard chipsets, must have been to go with a cyrix.
Stan_Lite
13-09-2006, 16:37
I've been playing this recently - it's lots of fun - as much fun as UT2004 (my 2 favourites atm).

Thanks Jen :x

Stan :)
Haly
13-09-2006, 16:47
Hehe np :D
I love playing it too, have to reinstall it now I've dug up my discs :)
Dymetrie
13-09-2006, 17:15
This will be getting given to Feek, for young Master Feek, at som point during the debauchery at the end of this week :p

http://www.stormhawks.co.uk/pariahs/images/unreal.jpg
killerkebab
13-09-2006, 19:07
I used to run UT well enough on a 800Duron with onboard graphics. However framerates dropped a chunk when I changed from WinME to WinXP...
PeterNem
13-09-2006, 23:13
The original UT rocks.... so much better than the newer versions! Feek junior is in for a treat!
Haly
13-09-2006, 23:54
The original UT rocks.... so much better than the newer versions! Feek junior is in for a treat!

You have good taste :cool:
Garp
14-09-2006, 09:02
If Jen hasn't sent it to you yet feek, I could chuck a copy at you tomorrow?
Stan_Lite
14-09-2006, 10:19
The original UT rocks.... so much better than the newer versions! Feek junior is in for a treat!

Up to now, I prefer UT2004. Maybe it's because I started playing that first. I'm not saying I don't like the original, it does indeed rock - I just think UT2004 rocks harder ;)

Stan :)
Haly
14-09-2006, 10:19
If Jen hasn't sent it to you yet feek, I could chuck a copy at you tomorrow?

I'm posting it to him in about 20mins :)