Installing mods?

[Dewit]

so, just go around to playing this game again and I need a little help installing the mods. everything i have tried hasn't worked, so i'm pretty clueless as to how to install mods now lol

[RegZ]

If you are trying to install mod files ending with .umod chances are you're having a bad time. There are .umod installers you can use, but I prefer doing it manually. Some mods come in both .umod form or in a zip containing all of the files. And most come with a ReadMe (read them!!!) telling you how to install.

Get the manual zip version of the mod if possible. Open the zip, and put the files in the correct folders in your Unreal Tournament directory:

.int, .u, .ini ---> /System
.uax ---> /Sounds
.umx ---> /Music
.unr ---> /Maps
.utx ---> /Textures

Hope that helps.

[Dewit]

Originally posted by RegZeta:

If you are trying to install mod files ending with .umod chances are you're having a bad time. There are .umod installers you can use, but I prefer doing it manually. Some mods come in both .umod form or in a zip containing all of the files. And most come with a ReadMe (read them!!!) telling you how to install.

Get the manual zip version of the mod if possible. Open the zip, and put the files in the correct folders in your Unreal Tournament directory:

.int, .u, .ini ---> /System
.uax ---> /Sounds
.umx ---> /Music
.unr ---> /Maps
.utx ---> /Textures

Hope that helps.

it does help! thank you very much

[Dewit]

just a quick question though, say some weapon mods, like the bunny, are only a .u file. How will i know if they have been added in properly?

[RegZ]

If the mod shows up in your mutator list in-game, then it has been added properly. Add the mod while setting up a practice match and if you see the changes during the match then you're good.

If it still doesn't show up, then the problem may be on the mod's end. Mods usually have a .int so that bunny mod may not work correctly, or even show up in your mutator list.

[Dr.Flay™]

The reason UMODs don't install id because steam does not link the setup.exe for UT to UMOD in the registry.
You can fix this by either using a tool that adds the missing registry entries, or by running the final UTv436 patch and pointing it at the UT folder.
There are also tools like UMOD Browser which open the package files for many U-games and allow you to install or extract.

UMODs have the advantage of using the manifest file and will add them self in a way you can uninstall them from a list.
If you manually install game files you must put them in the proper folders.
For a U file to mount in the game it must have an int and or ini file with the info that will be shown in game.
Game modes may list as a new game type, but some are added to existing modes with a mutator. Some offer both options eg. Chaos

[hiki]

Originally posted by RegZeta:

If you are trying to install mod files ending with .umod chances are you're having a bad time. There are .umod installers you can use, but I prefer doing it manually. Some mods come in both .umod form or in a zip containing all of the files. And most come with a ReadMe (read them!!!) telling you how to install.

Get the manual zip version of the mod if possible. Open the zip, and put the files in the correct folders in your Unreal Tournament directory:

.int, .u, .ini ---> /System
.uax ---> /Sounds
.umx ---> /Music
.unr ---> /Maps
.utx ---> /Textures

Hope that helps.

Nice, finally found this post through Google. Still helping a fellow UT fan years later bro, ty

[vee-kay]

Bro, you should compile such tips as a Game Guide (or as a latest comment if guide on same topic already exists), as such a posted thread will get buried under newer posts in this forum. Google can find the info whether it be a post or a guide, but newbies tend not to search in the forum, but they ought to start with the guides (we can remind them when they query in a post, with a link to the relevant guide).

[vee-kay]

For installing UMOD for UT99..

Just get the UMOD plugin for 7zip, and extract the UMOD contents so you can install manually:
https://ut99.org/viewtopic.php?t=15014

See these guides to installing UMOD's:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=272924930

https://www.gog.com/forum/unreal_series/how_to_install_umods_unreal_tournament_99_mods_ex_chaosut

For me, the below little program worked well to get the "double click on UMOD to install it" functionality working (I can even double-click on an UMOD from inside a zip or rar file, to install it):
https://www.pseudorandom.co.uk/2001/paradox/ut/ParadoxProductions-UTRegFixer-1_1.exe

https://www.pseudorandom.co.uk/2001/paradox/utmodsfaq/#install-umod

[vee-kay]

Originally posted by RegZeta:

If you are trying to install mod files ending with .umod chances are you're having a bad time. There are .umod installers you can use, but I prefer doing it manually. Some mods come in both .umod form or in a zip containing all of the files. And most come with a ReadMe (read them!!!) telling you how to install.

Get the manual zip version of the mod if possible. Open the zip, and put the files in the correct folders in your Unreal Tournament directory:

.int, .u, .ini ---> /System
.uax ---> /Sounds
.umx ---> /Music
.unr ---> /Maps
.utx ---> /Textures

Hope that helps.

To add an important point here..

If we want to install Player skins or Voice packs, we must do an additional step after copying over the .int, .u, .ini files to /System subfolder. We must edit and add the relevant ServerPackages line(s) into the "UnrealTournament.ini" file too.

How to Install a UT Skin Pack or Voice Pack! (non-.umod or non-.exe files)

1 - Download the ZIP file.
2 - Extract the Files from the Zip file as follows:

Extract or Copy .utx files in your C:\UnrealTournament\textures directory.
Extract or Copy .uax files in your C:\UnrealTournament\sounds directory.
Extract or Copy .int and .u files to you C:\UnrealTournament\system directory.
(directory means the same as folder)

Write down the Name of the .int file on a piece of paper exactly as it is.

Open your "UnrealTournament.ini" file located in yourUnrealTournament system folder.
Find the section called [Engine.GameEngine]
There will be several lines that look something like the following:
ServerPackages=SoldierSkins
ServerPackages=CommandoSkins
Etc.
Add the line: ServerPackages=ininame -
where ininame is the name of the .int file you wrote down (without the file type extension".int")

For Eaxample: if the .int file is called MyNewSkin.int you must add the line like this:
ServerPackages=MyNewSkin

Close the unrealtournament.ini file clicking yes to Save the unrealtournament.ini file!
That is it! - Enjoy your new Skins & Voices!
They should be available for you to pick in the UT interface under Player Setup and Bot Configuration.

Info source: https://www.frontiernet.net/~hook8/UT_HelpPage.html

[ProudTiger]

The textures dx 11 guide on here is broken.
Breaks the game.

[hiki]

Originally posted by vee-kay:

For installing UMOD for UT99..

Just get the UMOD plugin for 7zip, and extract the UMOD contents so you can install manually:
https://ut99.org/viewtopic.php?t=15014

See these guides to installing UMOD's:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=272924930

https://www.gog.com/forum/unreal_series/how_to_install_umods_unreal_tournament_99_mods_ex_chaosut

For me, the below little program worked well to get the "double click on UMOD to install it" functionality working (I can even double-click on an UMOD from inside a zip or rar file, to install it):
https://www.pseudorandom.co.uk/2001/paradox/ut/ParadoxProductions-UTRegFixer-1_1.exe

https://www.pseudorandom.co.uk/2001/paradox/utmodsfaq/#install-umod

Thanks a lot for all the help

[vee-kay]

Originally posted by ProudTiger:

The textures dx 11 guide on here is broken.
Breaks the game.

Make sure to install the latest community patch 469d for UT99, as it allows the game to work better on modern hardware and modern renderers.
https://github.com/OldUnreal/UnrealTournamentPatches/releases

Don't use DirectX11 if it gives you problems, instead use the Enhanced OpenGL Renderer. It worked better and more smoothly for me than DX11 (though DX11 did work, albeit a bit slower). HD textures work with it too, although textures and renderers ought not to create a conflict anyway.

https://www.moddb.com/games/unreal-tournament/addons/enhanced-opengl-drivers-r37
https://www.cwdohnal.com/utglr/