Today is a big day. To celebrate Xmas, the anniversary of my site, and its move to BeyondUnreal. As you know, I shut down the site because of real life priorities, and it will stay down. But never fear, it will remain archived right here, thanks to QAPete who arranged the move. Since the old design was for a news site, I made a new design for the archive site, removing all external links which could become broken as well as adding an internal download center. This will greatly enhance accessibility and usability of the archived site. Last but far from least I'm going to release one final modification (actually a bunch of mods) as a Christmas package:

EavyDominationPlus: This game type is a mix of Domination with Capture the Flag. Instead of time based scoring, your team scores a capture by controlling all control points at the same time for ten seconds. The first team with three captures wins.

EavyHighlanderMod: This mutator turns players into immortal Highlanders who can only be killed by shots to the head.

EavyMonsterMadness: This mutator spawns Skaarj monsters in any map. Planned for release as a Thanksgiving gift last year, I didn't release it since I wanted to polish it some more by including customization features, but time constraints prevented it. Other than that it's probably the most complete of this bunch of mods and a lot of fun for even a lone player in an otherwise empty map.

EavyCheatMode: This mutator lets players use cheat console commands without logging in as an admin. Made for practice matches so admins don't have to tell other players the admin password. Useful for clan practice servers.

EavyTournamentMutator: This mutator protects against common exploits like spawn-killing, impact-jumping, impact-launching, rocket-launching, redeemer-launching, team-switching, flag-dropping, tele-fragging, team-killing, and translocator-tossing. Made for all game types. Never finished however.

There's no support at all, though, so please try figuring it out on your own. Most of the stuff should be quite straightforward. Put .int and .u files in your UT System directory and choose the game type or select the mutator. If something doesn't work for you, try something else, after all there's a bunch of mods in this package.

Merry Xmas,
-- Eavy

PS: I recommend playing an EavyDominationPlus game as a Highlander with Skaarj monsters! Or mix and match with other mods: How about playing Hunter (EavyHunterTournament) as a Highlander, with Skaarj monsters lurking in the darkness (EavyDarkmatchIII)?

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Eavy's UT Mods has moved to BeyondUnreal. Although the site isn't being updated at this time (and some of the old links may not function), I felt that the site and the latest downloads should be maintained for the UT Community. Thanks to the BU team for providing us the space and the bandwidth.

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Eavy's UT Mods has been shut down; all forums have been archived.

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Dedicated to Jennyfer!

Trying to introduce your valentine to Unreal Tournament? Playing network games together, against each other, although your skill level is higher than hers? How about balancing skill by voluntarily applying a handicap so she's got a chance while you've got an interesting challenge? Here's the solution: Eavy's Skill Adjust...

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Merry Xmas!! :-)

Today it's Christmas, that's a very special day, especially since it's also the first anniversary of this website. One year ago, I released my first mod for Unreal Tournament, and now I'm a contract programmer for Epic Games again. As a little gift for my loyal fans, I'm giving away a mini-mod, I made it for myself some time ago. It's a server browser enhancement, similar to the one used by the Assault Bonus Pack, but it works with all of the original UT modes. Although it's an unofficial add-on, a private project now available to the public, I'm sure it's very useful to all players who regularly use the built-in server browser. There's no support, it's simply "install and forget", you won't even know it's there except for the exceptional speed of the browser.

Enjoy yourselves and have fun... ;-)

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It's done, here it is, the Assault Bonuspack Update. The code has more than doubled since last version, and importance of features has grown exponentially, it's a must-have upgrade for Assault. With the update, I've managed to pull off the impossible, making client-side enhancements through a server-side-only mutator. The package also includes two more custom maps worthy of becoming standard levels. It's available both as a patch for users of the last release and a full download for newbies who don't have the Assault Bonus Pack yet.

By the way, the last version has been downloaded over 24,736 times from my site alone! The update is even more of an improvement because of its additional enhancements, server-side as well as client-side, so make sure to upgrade as soon as possible...

Please visit the Assault Bonuspack Site by clicking on More Info. Download Now also refers to the code-only package download.

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The Assault Bonus Pack is coming along great. I'm going to release an update at the end of the week. The patch will be a smaller file than the first release, of course, including one more map which was chosen by bonus pack players - it is being introduced today!

Assault itself also got an important overhaul, the code has doubled in size, there will be some substantial changes to improve gameplay even more. In fact, the list of enhancements is so big, I'll spend the whole week explaining the main features in detail. The site will be updated daily, describing how the new stuff works, and why it was made.

While the previous version fixed all of the critical bugs, Assault is still far from perfect, and I'm working very hard on changing it for the better. Keep visiting the site for more information and feel free to check out my forums to discuss the changes directly with me and others. The next version is shaping up to be a big thing, as important as the initial one, but you'll see it for yourself during the week.

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Happy Halloween! :)

Phew, it's done, finally done. After half a year of development, we proudly present the Assault Bonus Pack, the essential bonus pack for UT's Assault gametype. Unleashing the full potential of Assault. Go forth and assault the base. Now.

The Assault Bonus Pack has been ngWorldStats-approved so it's the only OFFICIAL ASSAULT UPGRADE! ;)

PS: EavySpawnProtect has been approved as well...

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The Assault Bonus Pack is finally ready for launch, after half a year of development, it will be released at the end of the month as a downloadable Unreal Tournament Bonuspack. Its website has been published today and will be updated daily until the bonuspack comes out. Today's site update gives an explanation of history and purpose of the free add-on as well as an outlook on things to come during the week. Instead of repeating everything posted there, I'll refer you to the site, please visit it to get more detailed information about the project.

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Hot on the heels of 415 comes 416, it's not a bugfix release, though. This version includes a lot of new stuff. Consider 415 a rock-solid release whereas this one comes with additional features that need testing. It's a very important release, please test it thoroughly, there are some major changes. My To-Do-List is almost finished now, most feature requests are done, this is the most powerful release yet.

1. Load/Reset/Save Maps Config.
2. Controls and Mutates changed to make their names and aliases more obvious, this will make it easier for future use, but you might have to update your config if you bound the special commands to a key.
3. EavyEasterEgg destroys cannons and can now be changed through the Mod config window.
4. Players can't pick up items before moving after respawning.
5. Even when spawn protection is off, players can't be knocked away from their spawnpoint, but they will take damage as usual.
6. Spawn protection timeout can once again be set higher than five seconds, and to disable all protection completely, set it to -1.
7. Mutator settings aren't saved automatically anymore, to save the current values, use one of the Style or Maps Mutate commands.

You're highly encouraged to experiment with the new features and stress-test them thoroughly!

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Most important changes:

1. ForceTeamBalance removed because it was useless.
2. DamageBalanceTeams added to scale player damage based on team size differences.
3. PlayerSuicideLimit tells the player how many suicides remain once there are less than five left.
4. AS-HiSpeed finally fixed, control cabin switch can't be blocked anymore, and won't crush players with MoverEncroachDamage.
5. Assorted internal optimizations, a few fixes, and cosmetic changes.

Although DamageBalanceTeams is disabled by default, I highly recommend enabling it, set it to 1 or 2 and balance will automatically be maintained by adjusting player damage depending on teams!

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I have been asked if I could provide some of the bonuspack features for other gametypes and now I finally got around to fulfil those requests. Since spawn protection is the most requested feature, in any gametype, I'm making it available as a stand-alone mutator. It's based on the one included with the Assault Bonus Pack, but without Assault-specific code, and thus applies to all the other gametypes. (Assault servers shouldn't use this mutator but upgrade to the Assault Bonus Pack as soon as it's available because the bonuspack protection differentiates between attackers and defenders and lets you configure protection times for each team independently!)

This mutator is server-side-only, won't auto-download to players, and should be ngWorldStats-compatible as soon as possible. It's small, fast, and efficient - while being customizable and powerful at the same time. Since it is derived from the bonuspack spawn protection, the code has been tested on private and public servers for several months now, and should be free of bugs.

Read More Info for a complete list of all features and some advanced configuration advice.

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Anticipating the upcoming official release of the Assault Bonus Pack, I've moved my UT Mods site to a new host, no other than PlanetUnreal. While finalizing the bonuspack, I'll release another mod for you all, so you can keep yourselves occupied until it's done. Actually this one was already completed over almost half a year ago, and planned for release on 29.04.00, but had been delayed until now. I'm proud to finally announce: DarkMatchIII! Better late than never - and now it's better than ever... :)

My DarkMatchPlus mod for UT was very popular among fans, and since the 413 patch broke it, I've been asked about an updated version all the time. Now I finally got around to it and it became a new full version, including several important changes and some helpful features. So after EavyDarkmatchI and EavyDarkmatchII, I proudly present EavyDarkmatchIII, the Epic-endorsed Darkmatch mod. Read the release notes to see what they said. Now stop wasting time and go get the mutator before the night falls. Oh, and don't forget your flashlight, you'll need it. ;)

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1. RealDamageMode & UnrealMomentumMode removed because they were useless!
2. AssaultStartMatch & AssaultEndGame now work properly in single player mode too!
3. Players don't get frags or deathmessages for killing monsters (only affects certain custom maps)!
4. PlayerSuicideLimit defines how many times a player can suicide!
5. ForceTeamBalance prevents players from respawning if teams are too unbalanced!

I need some feedback on how to properly force team balance if the option is turned on: More Info...

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I replaced the bonuspack test page with a preliminary overview of all styles / variables / commands included with the bonuspack mutator - check it out:

Eavy's Assault Bonuspack

Should be a useful resource for admins and players alike, and if you want to download the mod, click the link at the top!

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Shortly after releasing version 412 I'm already publishing 413 - this one will become the final release version after testing has been completed successfully!

Although I didn't fix any bugs (none are known), you should replace 412 with 413 as soon as possible, it includes several important optimizations among other internal changes and improvements...

Get it, try it, play it:

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Greetings! I'm back. Well, not really, I'll be gone again until later next week. But before leaving, I'd like to announce the latest Assault Plus Mutator, to let you all know that the Assault Bonus Pack development is proceeding slowly but surely. In fact, it's a prerelease version, the one that will become part of the bonuspack after testing has been completed. More info is available at:

Eavy's Assault Bonuspack

If you're running an Assault server, you should consider using the mutator to fix all Assault problems. If you've been using a previous test version, make sure to upgrade, the latest release includes a lot of improvements and enhancements. Players don't have to download the mod, it's server-side-only, but installing it on the client has additional benefits (easy key binding, single player capabilities, perfect for practice). And it's only a 16 KB ZIP file.

Have fun,
-- Eavy

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Phase # 1 of the Assault Bonuspack Test has just begun:

To get started, we need some dedicated server admins who will put the mutator on their public servers (it's server-side-only so by playing there, you can be a helpful betatester, too), or private servers (password-protected and running the bonuspack maps). If you're a server admin, please contact me as soon as possible so we can discuss the details, and don't be afraid of the "beta" tag (I could release right now if we weren't going to perfectionize it further since the stuff we have here is working great already). If you're not an admin but a player, fine, you can help as well by contacting your favorite server admins and asking them to participate. Although it might count the stats as Mod instead of Assault until ngWorldStats catches up, I'm sure the benefits outweigh that little issue by far, because it fixes the suicide-crash-bug as well as all blocking bugs and enhances gameplay a lot by providing four different and customizable gamestyles (and we all know that Assault stats are useless anyway until the system gets overhauled).

I'll keep you all updated about the project right here at Eavy's UT Mods as well as on the official Assault Bonuspack Forum; if you (or your admins) want to contact me, please mail to AssaultBonusPack@unreal.eavy.de.

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Assault Bonuspack Resumed!!

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Eavy, once highest ranking player on both weekly and quarterly UT Assault ngWorldStats, proudly presents EavyAssaultIII. This is an updated version of the EavyAssaultPlus mutator, fixing and improving it even more, a very helpful mod for all Assault servers. The mutator will address critical problems of the Assault gametype, since Epic won't make any gameplay improvements for UT anymore, I've fixed it on my own. It offers both spawn and block protection as well as a much-requested team switch hotkey. New in this third version are advanced admin capabilities which will be very useful for running tournament matches. Plus the obligatory internal changes and code cleanup to further enhance performance. Installation is easy, the mod comes in .umod and .zip formats, simply add the mutator and run an Assault game. Best of all, the mutator is server-side-only, no client downloads necessary. I originally created the mutator for the Assault Clan Leagues and the Assault World Cup so that their tournaments could be as fair and controlled as possible, but because of its utility and versatility it can and should be put on each and every Assault server, it's basically an essential patch for the game.

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I can't finish the Assault Bonus Pack, but I've decided to update the Assault Plus Mutator, at least. The original EavyAssaultPlus mutator had a couple of serious problems, both with Spawn and Block Protection, and all bugs have been fixed now. Please upgrade to the new version and stop using the old one. This version is the second one, EavyAssaultII, and includes some important enhancements internally. While all the settings are still hard-coded, default values should be optimized, and a possible third version will eventually add customization options. Keep in mind that although the features are still the same, the implementation has changed, this one will be much more efficient and useful.

N.B.: It's a server-side-only mutator so clients don't have to download it manually or automatically. The mutator only has to be run server-side. It won't try to auto-download to the client and players don't have to have it to connect to the server.

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Assault Bonuspack Cancelled!!

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I'm currently working on the Assault Bonus Pack for Unreal Tournament to provide some vital fixes and additional features to the Assault gametype. As it is, Assault is already one of the most interesting games once you get into it, but it's pretty tough for newbies so only hardcore players realize its full potential. My goal with the bonus pack is to make the game more appealing to newbies while making it even more enjoyable for veteran assaulters. Since the initial public release is still quite a while off, I'm releasing a simple Assault Plus Mutator now, basically an excerpt of things to come. It's most useful for all Assault servers and clients as it fixes the most serious problems and addresses the most argued issues.

Here's a quick overview of the main contents:

I created the mutator for the Assault leagues (http://www.nassault.8k.com/ & http://www.utassault.net/) since they need it to make sure that the league matches will be as fair and cheat-free as possible - but I imagine it will be very useful for others as well so I'm publishing it publicly...

-- Eavy

PS: This mutator adheres to the KISS principle (Keep It Simple, Stupid). Simply start an Assault game with the mutator, optionally bind a key at the console using the command "Set Input X Mutate EavyAssaultPlus", replacing X with the name of the key you would like to use. The Assault Bonus Pack itself will be fully customizable, of course, including an easy-to-use mod menu item.

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Unreal Valkyries [UV] The All-Female Clan

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Here it is: http://www.planetunreal.com/arena/

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-- Do you play Unreal Tournament???

-- Are you female???

-- Would you like to play with other girls???

Well, if you answered all three questions with yes, then you're invited to join an all-female UT clan!!

First and foremost, the most important thing is to have fun, so players of all skill levels are welcome. There will be interesting challenges for the better players, and the newbies can practice with the experts, to become better players themselves. Fun for all involved.

To get involved, contact me as soon as possible, I'll inform you about all the details. If you're already in another clan, that's also fine, several members are. If you have any questions or concerns, let me know, I'll try to explain how it's supposed to be.

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I'm the first person interviewed at The UT Factory, if you're interested, take a look:

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Brandon Reinhart writes "The contract is guaranteed dude... :)"

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There's basic Assault as you're used to from playing Single Player Practice matches against bots or versus newbies. But sooner or later you'll encounter advanced Assault players who belong to several classes. Although there are no specialized player classes you can select in the game, all players are equal in their attributes, you do decide what kind of role you play within your team. In both the attacking and defending teams, there are various possible roles, it's entirely up to you to determine which one to play. You can switch between roles at any time simply by changing your way of playing. Here's a list of my favorite roles. Feel free to innovate and come up with your own niches, play whatever you want, as long as it actually helps your team to win the game.

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How to improve your ranking as fast as possible:

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 * * *   ngWorldStats Assault Totals Highlights   * * *

   Weekly Rank 1 = Eavy ngUID:136,743 - Rating 1,069.070

Quarterly Rank 1 = Eavy ngUID:136,743 - Rating 1,143.333

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Happy Valentine's Day!

On this special day, I proudly present a special mod, that is dedicated to a very special friend. She regularly plays Assault with me, that's why I made the mod for us, so we can practice together. Since it might be useful for others as well, I'm publishing it now, have fun and enjoy yourselves.

Dedicated to Jenni...

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I originally created this TagYerIt variant as an additional gametype for Rocket Arena: UT but eventually took it out because it's quite a difference from the "Pure Deathmatch Experience" of Rocket Arena so now I'm releasing it stand-alone independently of RAUT. It was kind of inspired by Alien versus Predator's "Tag" gameplay yet there have been other similar mods like this before that game. This Unreal Tournament Mod is a server-side-only gametype so client downloads are not necessary. Configuration is integrated into the GUI Mod Menu.

The rules are simple: We have two teams, a lone hunter versus all the other players, and only the hunter (It) scores frags. To become It, you have to kill It. If It suicides, another It will be chosen automatically. It has some advanced technology to stand a chance against the opposition: Cloaking device, Damage amplifier, etc. Please note that this can be customized by the server admin to their liking... It's a very interesting style of playing since you'll constantly switch between teamplay and one-against-all as you kill and get killed - in the end, one doesn't even know for sure who the hunter is, and who is being hunted: Is It the hunter or the hunted? You'll have to experience it for yourself!

If you believe that this gametype should be put back into Rocket Arena: UT, we might reconsider, depending on popular demand - let me know your opinion about it...

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Some people believe that it's cheating and/or "no fun" to take Impact-Jump shortcuts (e.g. Mazon). The same applies to so-called "Spawn-Camping" which is considered "cheap" by those who cannot cope with it. This new problem is actually the same old argument about camping that every veteran player will have dealt with before. So let me tell you something about it:

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Brandon Reinhart writes "Stefan 'Eavy Schwarz, part time programmer and full time sex god is going to join the team as a programmer. He'll be assisting with gameplay elements and doing cool stuff to expand the game."

Brandon already introduced me as "part time programmer and full time sex god" (Sex god? How do you know?! You must have done a very thorough background check before you recruited me! ;) ). I'm only 21 but started programming over a decade ago with BASIC on a C64, learned Pascal at school, eventually taught myself C/C++, and the last years I mainly did some Java programming. Lately I worked as a system and network administrator for a local company and also did some contract programming. Actually I'd be working for Lufthansa.com right now if I had taken that offer, but I reconsidered, I'm kind of fed up with business freelancing. I did some Quake2 mod development and loved games and game design all my life so now I'm looking for a job in the computer gaming industry. Being involved with an effort like RA:UT definitely is a great opportunity and I'm glad I can contribute my code and ideas. Regarding mod development, I got started with Q2 (http://www.planetquake.com/ce/) and now I'm doing UT projects (Eavy's UT Mods). The former undertaking didn't last very long because of real-life interference but since I'm really serious about game development now this is going to be my main occupation. Anything else I should mention? My nickname is Eavy, pronounced like Stevie without "St", totally unrelated to Heavy, Eve, or Eva! Okay, now you know more about who you're dealing with, I suppose... :)

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What started as a simple Unreal Tournament mutator has turned into a full-blown mod. Despite some problems like broken networking support as well as incompatibility with some maps, the initial release of my modification was an amazing success, almost 10,000 downloads in the short period of time since it's public release. That's why I was hard at work to make this latest version a very polished and professional one. The old version was less than 60 lines of code, the new one is over 760 lines long, almost completely rewritten. To sum it up: If you liked the old one, you're going to love the new one. If you experienced a problem with the old one, it will work properly this time. And if you didn't try it before, go get it now, before it gets dark tonight.

Epic didn't bring Unreal DarkMatch to Unreal Tournament so I did it myself - and as one of my beta testers, CliffyB, said: "Hey, that mutator owns!" ;-)

Server administrators running the mod are encouraged to inform me about it so I can link to their server or site - and play on their servers myself!! :-)

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Merry Xmas!! :-)

Are you afraid of the dark? You will be after having played my DarkMatch mod!

Unreal offered a DarkMatch gametype, Unreal Tournament includes that gametype as well, but it's hidden by default. To activate it, one has to hack the .ini files, but even then it will only work with special DarkMatch levels. That is why I wrote a DarkMatch Mutator so you can play it with all levels, all game- types, even all the other mutators available for Unreal Tournament. My Unreal Module Setup will install the mod and patch your config file automatically at the same time. So go get it right now, spread the word, enjoy the darkness...

If you would like to make some dedicated DarkMatch maps, simply create your level as usual, but without any lighting. Prefix its filename with "DK" and select the "Tournament DarkMatch" gametype. Hopefully Epic will publish new DarkMatch levels as well, after all it's an official gametype, I guess just hidden because of time restraints. Never mind that, there are lots of other maps available already, and with this mutator you can play them all. One of my personal favorites is DarkMatch Assault - do try it and you'll know why!

PLAY DARKMATCH ON ANY LEVEL WITH ANY GAMETYPE AND THE OTHER MUTATORS!!!

Download the Unreal Module (self-installing through Unreal Tournament) from Eavy's UT Mods or various mirrors provided by the UT mod community and others (you're welcome to mirror the unmodified files)...
After downloading the 11 KB .umod (or alternatively downloading a 6 KB .zip and extracting it) simply double-click the file and Unreal Tournament's own installer will take you through all the setup steps (full version required)
Special thanks to the Unreal Tournament team (Epic Games, Digital Extremes, GT Interactive) for the Game of the Year and original DarkMatch gameplay...

"Goodnight"
-- Eavy ;-)

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