Unreal File Converters (10:27) Updated by [ Wolf ]  Unreal Realm of Concepts has posted some file converters for converting Unreal objects to popular 3D formats including 3dmf, Alias/Wavefront 'OBJ', and VRML2. Go check them out and tell Dave I said "hi."

Is This For Real? (16:14) Updated by [ Wolf ]  http://www.landoverbaptist.org/news0103/ut2k3mod.html

E-mail Woes (16:20) Updated by [ Wolf ]  Well, anyone trying to e-mail me through my wolf@gamedesign.net e-mail address is either getting the e-mail returned as non-deliverable or just enver hearing anything back. At any rate I am NOT getting mail from that address so until further notice please use TheWolf@kc.rr.com to get in touch with me. Sorry for any inconvience. And PS: if ANYONE from the Rust or Telefragged Staff is reading this by chance please get in touch with me now! TheWolf@kc.rr.com

Maya PLE Plug-in Update (21:16) Updated by [ Wolf ]  If you are a Maya PLE user and you patched UT2003 to 2136 (and you should have) then you will need this updated version of the plug-in to export your meshes to UnrealEd. Download and unzip to your PLE's bin\plug-ins folder and overwrite the original unEditor.mll.

Terrain Tutorial (1:04) Updated by [ Wolf ]  My bud Muad'Dib of MMM has posted a very well done tutorial on terrains for UT2003. If you are having trouble in that area go check it out, it's good stuff.

UnrealED Win98 Fix (23:16) Updated by [ Wolf ]  If you are running (or trying to run) UnrealED 3.0 under Windows 98 then go here and get the fix from the Unreal Technology Page. Just unzip the two files into your \UT2003\system folder. Remember kids: This is for Unreal Tournament 2003 and no other games.

UT2003 Editor Patch (22:13) Updated by [ Wolf ]  There is a patch already out for UnrealEd 3.0 that ships with UT2003. Here is the skinny from the Epic Unreal. Tech Page: If you are using the Unreal Editor, unzip this file into your UT2003\system directory, to fix a crash when rebuilding AI paths: Editor Update (1.26 MB) There is also a problem running the editor on Windows 98. We should have a fix for this problem posted shortly. We are also going to be making the Unreal Development Environment, a powerful script programming IDE, available very soon. As a side note, this is the first patch I have ever downloaded before I even had the game! :)

Unreal Tournament 2003 Gold! (8:46) Updated by [ Wolf ]  Yeah, you read it right. UT2003 went gold this morning. Here is the Announcement by Mark Rein on the Infogrames Forums. The game ships with some really cool editing tools: 1. Maya Personal Learning Edition from Alias|Wavefront - a special version of the professional-strength 3D content creation tool used by top game designers and major Hollywood studios along with a special plug-in created by our friends Secret Level Inc. that provides seamless integration between the game's engine and Maya. 2. The Karma Authoring Tool (KAT) that allows you to set up character joint constraints for use with MathEngine's Karma real-time physics system which is incorporated into UT2003. 3. UPaint - a 3D painting application that lets you paint directly on the games' characters in 3D and also provides face projection which allows you to paste your face over the game's characters. 4. The Unreal Editor 3.0 - the latest version of the main tool we used to build all of the UT2003 levels. 5. The UnrealScript Real Time Debugger lets mod authors trace through their code like never before. This is the kind of tool that professional developers rely on to ship the best possible code. 6. A fully working Karma-enhanced vehicle and a test level to drive it around it. This will give mod maker a head start on how to do cool vehicle-based mods with our technology. I know you are drooling on your keyboard, but it will only be a matter of a few days till the 3 CD game is in your grubby little hands :) Congradulations to Digital Extremes and Epic!

Mod Summit Info (23:18) Updated by [ Wolf ]  The folks at Night's Edge (that really neat mod) have posted a very complete write up of Epic's "Mod Summit." The summit was an attempt to familiarize "modders" with the new tech in UT2K3. Here is the link http://www.rps.net/NE/. Thanks Quintin!

UT2K3 Mod Making Info (17:10) Updated by [ Wolf ]  Some good info on mod making (including maps) has been posted by Polycount. A must read for anyone looking forward to UT2K3 editing.

UnrealEd Movie (12:15) Updated by [ Wolf ]  The French site www.UnreaLPI.com has an exclusive video of the Unreal Editor in action in a UT2003 preview. The site is in French but the link to the video is in English, and you should be able to understand the images well enough :)

Status Report (2:41) Updated by [ Wolf ]  Wow...someone *IS* Reading this! :) Right now I am mentally preparing to overhaul this site when UT2003 ships. Not sure exactly what I am going to do with it yet, as all the GOOD info on editing for the Unreal engine will be somewhere else, which I will link to when the time comes, but I can "fill in the gaps" with some info here that is more game specific. Also, as you may or may not know, a TON of games will be hitting the shelves this year and early next year using the Unreal Engine. If I cover any editing aspects of those games it will be based on what kind of requests I get. If I don't get any requests for (insert future game name here) then I won't post anything on it, except maybe a link. So if you are foaming at the mouth to learn more about editing (insert future game name here) drop me a line. The squeakiest wheels will get greased first :)

Status (15:21) Updated by [ Wolf ]  I know, I haven't updated (or even finished the last update!) in a while. I'm not really a lazy SOB, I've just been really busy with other things that unfortunately take priority over this site. As time permits I will finish up unfinished things and then move on to new content. This site isn't dead it's just...sleepy :)

Happy Holidays (10:45) Updated by [ Wolf ]  Happy Holidays to all.

ASE to T3D Converter (11:09) Updated by [ Wolf ]  If you use 3DSMAX and always wanted to export a mesh to import as geopemtry in UnrealED and keep the texture coordiants in tact, then this is what you want. This converter will take an ASE you export from MAX and turn it into a .T3D (retianing texture info, etc..) ready for import to your level. Sweet huh? Thanks to my pal Spooger. You can only get the converter at this site: http://www.planetunreal.com/Spooger/

Rune maps in UnrealEd 2.0 (0:46) Updated by [ Wolf ]  Ed.Runegame.com has a new tutorial to help Rune mappers. The tutorial explains how to import/export levels created in UnrealEd v2 for Rune. RuneEd is based on UnrealEd 1. Go straight to the tute here: http://ed.runegame.com/tutorials Thanks to "Kazi Wren" for the info.

Future of Site Part 2 (17:25) Updated by [ Wolf ]  It appears that Rust has been in contact with someone at Telefragged and, for now anyway, this site is safe....

The Future (10:43) Updated by [ Wolf ]  Well, well....it seems that Telefragged might be going to shut down Rust (GameDesign.net) and so it's hosted sites, mine included. This sucks since I have spent years telling people about Unreal.GameDesign.Net and getting everyone to use my wolf@gamedesign.net e-mail address. Jherax is trying to get the domain name and find a host server, and if he does Rust will at least live on...but the future of hosted sites is in question. Just goes to show you that nothing is permanent. Anyway, for those who need to contact me if and when this sight goes down, you can use my thewolf@kc.rr.com e-mail. I will keep people posted somehow about where I end up.

Update (17:16) Updated by [ Wolf ]  Hmm....I should probably update soon :)

My Sentiments (10:07) Updated by [ Wolf ]

RunEd Modeling Tutorial (2:19) Updated by [ Wolf ]  RunEd has just posted the first of a three-part series on 3D modeling in 3D Studio Max. This tutorial was originally written by Allen McKay and was revised and modified with permission by Kenneth "Maxcraxx" Rodda. It's very thorough and has screenshots and easy to follow instructions. It covers the basic of model construction and the next two parts will cover UVW maps for skinning the model and then weighing and importing your model into Rune. Here's the direct link to the tutorial.

New Unreal 2 Media (11:53) Updated by [ Wolf ]  GameSpot UK has posted half a dozen new screenshots of Unreal 2 and udated their preview of the game.

New RunEd Tutorial (21:49) Updated by [ Wolf ]  There is a new tutorial at RuneEd written by Nurail, covering mod menu creation for Rune. Check it out here. Thanks to Kazi Wren for the heads up on that. Here is the direct link to the tutorial: http://ed.runegame.com/tutorials

Correction! (12:44) Updated by [ Wolf ]  Here is the REAL link to the Unreal Developer's Network site. Sorry!

Unreal Engine Technology (9:24) Updated by [ Wolf ]  Unreal Engine News has some tasty info and screenshots up about the 739 build of the Unreal Engine. There is some sweet eye candy there as well as come info on some new tools, such as the improved Terrain Tools, and Matinee, a cinematic creation tool. Both of which sound very powerful. There is also some news on Unreal Championship . ...And Last, but not least, they announce the Unreal Developer Network site is live.

UED 2.0 Tutorials? (23:04) Updated by [ Wolf ]  Well sort of. I have posted a "work in progress" version on my UnrealEd 2.0 Beginners' Guide. You veteran mappers won't get much out of if but anyone just starting out or switching to 2.0 should check it out and let me know if you like it. I will finish it one day....no, really,....I will .... http://unreal.gamedesign.net/tutorials/UED2/Basic/UED2Beginner.html

Linkages (9:43) Updated by [ Wolf ]  Speaking of links.....if I had told you recently that I would put a link to your site and have not, I am sorry. Please send the link info again and I will get it up on the redesign of the links page. I just moved last weekend and I lost (or misplaced) my list of links for the update. Thanks again.

Fixed Links (7:53) Updated by [ Wolf ]  I fixerd all my tutorial links this mornining and I am fixing the rest of the links on the site today. Sorry it took so long, but I will try yo stay on top of things better. If you find any broken, outdated or missing links let me know.

Umm...what do you think? (2:06) Updated by [ Wolf ]  Hey, I know ...I haven't updated in forever, I haven't published any new tutorials like I said I would...etc...ther, I jumped my own shit so you don't have to :) But seriously, that old RealLife bug has bitten me hard and I haven't had time for anything lately. But, I have played a few recent games using the Unreal Engine and I liked them. I was thinking, when I finally get around to updating this site again (yes, new content including tutorials-links-and other goodies [maybe even a map or two!]) that I might include sections specific to editing other Unreal Engine games...I thought I would let you all decide. If I get enough response for any Unreal Engine game I will post something for that game. I was going to do a poll on this, but I am too lazy (or maybe it's another time thing) :) Anyway, let me know what you think about content specific to other Unreal Engine games. PS: sorry I haven't been to the forum lately...see above ...I will get back there soon and annoy everyone I am sure :) Later, Wolf