DM-Alpu 2050

Players / 2 – 4
Released / 10-03-2024
Version / 1.2
Download / On demand only, read further below how to get the file
Checksum / dc848d3fd736898610f3e71e889463c1

Story / Histoire

Does DM-Alpu need an introduction? Surely not! My version, more futuristic, is a tribute to this classic.

DM-Alpu as t’il besoin de présentation? Sûrement pas! Ma version, plus futuriste, se veut un hommage à ce classique.

TDM gameplay

Installation

Put the files into

Local Drive:\Users\YourUsername\Documents\UnrealTournament\Saved\Paks\DownloadedPaks or
Local Drive:\UT4\UnrealTournament\UnrealTournament\Content\Paks

If this directory is not currently on your system, you can safely create it.

Details

Layout ; DM-Alpu-Tourney was a 1on1 custom level for UT99 made by Paul ‘Tonnberry’ Fahss. It as been remade by several level designers for UT2003, UT2004 and finally UT3. I choose to import the BSP from UT2004 because it is more spacious than the UT99 and UT2003 versions, less meshed than the UT3 version and start from there. DM-Alpu, over time, has proven to be one of the best possible layouts for duelists across all UTs, which says a lot about the quality of the layout in duel mode. The difference is rather at the geometric level because the meshes comes from the same sci-fi pack use in DM-Y z e n instead of using an industrial, grungy theme as is the case with all versions to date.

Gameplay ; On the playability side, several small changes have been made to the pickups to adapt the gameplay to the mechanics of UT4. Although this level focuses on duel matches, it can accommodate a few more players.

Visuals ; I went for a rather dirty and worn look, which shows some running history, especially more visible at the lowest floors. I had a lot of fun painting all around the level by adding cracked concrete, dirt, rust and finally used metal. It’s a first for me, that I manage to produce an industrial theme while using sci-fi type assets. I also opted for little piping because it would be easy to add more everywhere.

The level feature the excellent custom music track ‘Ironic’ by Fabian Joosten.

Note, for all my levels I use Temporal AA since it offers the best visuals.

How to get the file?

If you want to play this level, let me know by going to my About page, then you can email me. I will get back to you as soon as possible and provide you with a download link where all my levels and readme are. You can also go to my FB page and ask me privately 🙂

6 comments

  1. Played some last weekend with a friend. Played great as 2 players or with a couple of bots too. Nice textures fun and fast! One for the collection!

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  2. Nice map Steve!, as usual 🙂 I always like remakes of the classics. Although I never played this map before. So I can’t compare. The worn out surface turned out very nice. A bit of a dark quake like atmosphere.
    Not too spacious, but fun with 3-4 players too! Good vantage points where you can see most sites of the map.
    Thanks for this gem!

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  3. Great map! I like the worn textures of this level. I can’t remember I played the original, but on the other hand I might have….a long time ago.

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