OldUnreal team publishes installers for downloading Unreal Gold and Unreal Tournament from archive.org, with Epic Games's approval!
from LupertEverett@lemmy.world to games@lemmy.world on 13 Nov 18:13
https://lemmy.world/post/21988816

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/21988112

So, great news!

Not too long ago, the folks at OldUnreal announced in their Discord server that they got permission from Epic Games to distribute two particular links from archive.org to download Unreal Gold and Unreal Tournament.

Now they’ve published installers for automating the installation process, as well as installing their patches on top of Unreal/UT.

The installers are available to download on the links down below:

Unreal Gold Installer: www.oldunreal.com/…/full-game-installers/

Unreal Tournament Installer: www.oldunreal.com/…/full-game-installers/

These are Windows only, but Linux and macOS installers are also gonna be released sometime soon, it seems!

Enjoy!

#games

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bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de on 13 Nov 18:20 next collapse

Holy shit, that’s awesome! Finally Epic is doing some good. Let’s hope Sweeney doesn’t swoop in to stop it.

LupertEverett@lemmy.world on 13 Nov 18:22 collapse

Considering the OldUnreal team still has access to the source code for these two games, and develop patches for them to this day, I find it, thankfully, extremely unlikely!

simple@lemm.ee on 13 Nov 18:25 next collapse

Hell yeah, that’s awfully nice of them. I have fond memories of playing Unreal Tournament '99

drspod@lemmy.ml on 13 Nov 18:51 next collapse

This is so much better than a remake or remaster.

id Software led the way, decades ago, making Doom and then Quake engines open source. I wish more studios would donate their old software to the public domain.

Fingers crossed one day we will get Unreal source code. I wonder if it even still exists.

LupertEverett@lemmy.world on 13 Nov 19:05 next collapse

IIRC it has been 10 years since Tim Sweeney talked about open sourcing UE1. I don’t think it is gonna happen anytime soon, sadly.

At least we still have Surreal Engine.

Duamerthrax@lemmy.world on 13 Nov 22:03 collapse

Old Bungie also opened up the Marathon engine and released the assets before the Microsoft takeover. You can play that game on any modern platform while Oni is lingering in abandonedware land, unplayable and unprofitable.

JoMiran@lemmy.ml on 13 Nov 19:07 next collapse

For anyone that hasn’t played UT99, try it. There are still plenty of servers with active lobbies. I have played this game on and off since release.

DScratch@sh.itjust.works on 13 Nov 19:30 next collapse

I can only imagine the level of sealclubbing that’s about to begin.

Thassodar@lemm.ee on 13 Nov 21:56 collapse

I just want to pilot a Redeemer one. Last. Time.

(because I killed myself with it too)

SplashJackson@lemmy.ca on 14 Nov 00:17 collapse

Facing Worlds iconic baby

mjhelto@lemm.ee on 13 Nov 19:26 next collapse

UNSTOPPABLE!!

dan1101@lemm.ee on 13 Nov 20:14 next collapse

Don’t let Sweeney hear about this.

nobleshift@lemmy.world on 13 Nov 20:23 next collapse

I still play 1999 GOTY Edition UT.

Raglesnarf@lemmy.world on 13 Nov 20:37 next collapse

I better make sure I have my Unreal games installed because there’s about to be a small influx of old and new players for about a month

The2b@lemmy.vg on 13 Nov 20:38 next collapse

I’m surprised Digital Extremes isn’t mentioned. Did they sell off their stake at some point?

JustZ@lemmy.world on 13 Nov 20:46 next collapse

I really like the idea of this. I’m going to book mark the link and never click it.

peopleproblems@lemmy.world on 13 Nov 22:43 next collapse

GODLIKE!!!

Albbi@lemmy.ca on 14 Nov 00:14 collapse

M-M-M MONSTER KILL!!!

glitchdx@lemmy.world on 13 Nov 23:49 next collapse

fuck yeah. does chaos mod still work? I miss a good grappling hook.

LupertEverett@lemmy.world on 14 Nov 05:31 collapse

I haven’t tested it but it should work. OldUnreal’s patches are backwards compatible.

SplashJackson@lemmy.ca on 14 Nov 00:15 collapse

Sounds like it might be time to Return to Nali Pali!!