Players: 2 – 4
Version: 1.0
Released: 10-02-2023
Download: UTCC
Readme: Google Drive
Checksum: 6145401c74c0ab3a557565eaa7dcb6a4

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.