Vox Clan Newsletter #3 – Fri 11th July 2003

 

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     The newsletter would be more elaborate but textboxes, wordart backgrounds and pictures fail miserably.

     I’ve got an idea about making them work, maybe in issue #4.

    

     Downloads Summary:

    

     3 New Maps

     2 New Models

     1 New Skin

     2 New Mutators

     18 New Tutorials

     1 New Matrix Revolutions Download

 

Headlines:

 

     New Site:

     Well I’ve found a way to build the new site and I can even do it offline J. The site (the current one)

     is now two thirds full, so a new site will be needed soon. The new site is definitely goin ahead.

     there will be shitloads more of Non-UT stuff (and UT stuff, of course) including Battle Realms

     Enter The Matrix and more. Also I am going to move portions of the site over to the new site one

     at a time. First to go should be Mods (coz it’s the smallest). You may bump into a page saying

     “Under Construction” otherwise you will be directed to the new site.

     I’ve just done a test on the new site and PICTURES CAN BE USED! What’s more all the codes still

     work! The Mods section will be on there shortly. DM-VoxFiringRange is the first download on the new site.

 

     voxclan.tk

     You can now visit the site by typing www.voxclan.tk into your internet browser. You will be redirected to the site.

     To find out how you can obtain your own .tk address for FREE visit www.tk (and that’s the full address)

 

     UT 2003:

     As you already know, this site is for UT, however, once the new site is up and running, I will also run a

     UT2003 site as well. UT will be the main focus though.

 

     The Matrix Page

     Visit The Matrix Page for downloads related to The Matrix, Reloaded, Revolutions, Enter The Matrix &

     The Animatrix. Download Wallpapers, Screensavers, Posters & Trailers. Find out the name of any song

     Featured in the any of the movies, trailers, the game and the Animatrix!

 

     Site Updates:

     There are now several more screenshots & sound samples online. If you come across a page where a

     Screenshot or sample is coming soon, please tell me so I can get one online quickly.

 

     Vox Clan Download System:

     There is now a download system at the new site. It is pretty basic at the moment but will be improved

     next week.

New Maps:

 

     Training Maps:

 

     Training Maps are for players to practice alone or with clan members or friends. They are not designed

     to support bots. They are not designed for proper Deathmatch play.

 

     DM-VoxFiringRange (Direct to Download System)

     This map was designed for single player or clan use for target practice. All weapons are available. Try

     shooting all the targets, including the moving one. Use decal stay on permanent to check your shots.

     you could even play bulldog (see map for rules). Expect a version 2 by September, featuring destroyable

     targets which respawn after awhile (in a separate room), a dedicated bulldog arena, and a duel arena.

     This will probably result in a renaming to DM-VoxTrainingFacility or similar.

 

    Assault Maps:

 

     AS-Bridge

     This is the 2nd best assault map ever, as most people agree. Your objective is to destroy a bridge. But it is

     not as easy as it seems…

 

     AS-SunSpire

     This is the SunSpire level from unreal Converted into UT Assault. Oh my God! It’s HUGE. It’s so big you have

     Half an hour to reach the top of the tower. This is easily the largest level ever.

 

     Deathmatch Maps:

 

     DM-VoxKillArena

     While technically not new my Deathmatch map has been improved a lot. I would be grateful if you all could

     playtest this map and provide some feedback on the level. Thanks ;)

Other New Downloads:

 

     Yoshi Model:

     Mario’s dinosaur sidekick makes his debut appearance in the tournament. You can choose almost any color

     for him. This model includes facial animations and is compatible with most expansions such as MatrixMoves B4

 

     Eight Legged Freaks Models:

     For those of you who haven’t seen the film of the same name (watch it - it’s funny!) this is a collection of 5 or so

     different spiders. I have to admit that it is a bit strange/scary/funny to be hunted down by a flak cannon wielding

     tarantula.

   

     Preyground Skin (For The Abbey Model)

     This model converts the amazing Abbey model into humanoid species with skins like leopards and zebras.

     This pack was expertly made. See the screenshot to see for yourself.

 

     Akimbo Mutators

     Both Akimbo Arena & Akimbo Instagib are online. Arena allows you to use double of every gun, while

     Instagib allows you to play Instagib with two advanced shock rifles.

 

     Tutorials

     I have added another 18 (!) mapping tutorials at last. There are now 25 in total. These include:

 

    

 

     Mapping:

     Coloured Lights

     Doors

     Exploding Glass

     Fog

     Importing Textures

     Iris Doors

     Linking Levels

     Making Brushes

     Mirrors & Reflections

     Mover Sounds

     Pathnodes

     Skyboxes – Beginner

     Skyboxes – Advanced

     Water – Beginner

     Water – Advanced

     Zones

     Publishing Maps

     Adding Pools

 

     These are in addition to the following:

    

     Mapping:

     Triggers – Beginner

     Triggers - Advanced

     Animated Map Preview    

    

     Unreal Script:

     Unreal Script Reference

    

     Mods & Mutators:

     Mod Development Guide

 

     And the Unreal Ed 2 & 3 Emergency Fixes.

 

Other New Content:

 

     Matrix Revolutions Teaser Poster

     This is the first Revolutions item to be released from the makers. Its not bad. Worth downloading

     especially if you are a fan of the matrix. Click the link to view it. To save it: right click it and select

     “save picture as”.

 

Reminders Of Old Files:

 

     Umod Fixing Tutorial

     Many of our downloads are in .Umod format. If Umods don’t work on your PC you can use this

     tutorial to re-associate .Umod files. For UT2003 users, this can also apply, you just replace .Umod

     with .ut2mod

 

     UT Cache Cleaner

     This will sort out all your Cache files. All you do is select which files to keep & click “Run”. All maps

     will be put in the maps folder, textures in the texture folder and so on. This makes life a lot easier.

 

     UT Skin Maker

     Making Skins has never been so easy. Download this easy program. No programming required.

     All you do is select which model to make a skin for and apply a picture (MUST be 24bit .BMP) for

     Each piece of the body. I recommend starting with the Male Soldier model, it’s the easiest. A 3D

     Preview is available as well as the ability to use a wire overlay on your 2D picture, so you can see

     Where everything is supposed to be.

 

Essential Files:

 

     Valhalla Avatar

     Use Any Skin, Model or Voicepack on a server running this! As far as I know it MUST be a dedicated server

     Try it out. The only server I know that runs this is Deathmatch in “The bat cave…”

 

     Eavy Server Browser

     This upgrade to UT decreases the server pinging times tenfold! AMAZING!

     Lists are only downloaded 1 gametype at a time. To ping a single gametype, you just click on it’s

     tab. Assault, Domination & Last Man Standing ping INSTANTLY, blink and you miss it! Deathmatch

     Capture The Flag & Team Deathmatch ping a hell of a lot times faster.

 

This Weeks Bonus Files:

 

     All Weapons

     Null Fall Damage

 

What Is To Come Next Week?

 

     Mutator – AgentX

     Map – CTF-Accelerator

     Map – DM-VoxDeathFan

     Model – ED209

     Non-UT – Matrix Revolutions Trailer!!! (.wma format. Requires Window Media Player.)

    

 

Vox Clan Newsletter #3: Fri 11th July 2003   © Dominic “Terminator” Khan

 

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