28 May 2007
By: Alexandru Stanescu, Editor, Gaming Reviews (Consoles)
Unreal Tournament 2004 Passwords, Secrets and Easter Eggs (PC)
Time for some major "pwnage" in the best shooter ever
Unreal Tournament 2004, also known as UT2004 or UT2K4, is a futuristic first-person shooter computer game designed primarily for online multiplayer gaming. The game also includes a single player mode that mimics multiplayer gaming through the use of computer-controlled, artificially "intelligent" players called "bots". Unreal Tournament 2004 is part of the Unreal series of games and is the sequel to 2002's Unreal Tournament 2003 and a successor to the original smash hit game Unreal Tournament, which many devotees regard as being superior to UT2003 and UT2004. Unreal Tournament 2004 was co-developed by Epic Games and Digital Extremes and published by Atari. The major addition to Unreal Tournament 2004 is the introduction of vehicles to the classic first-person shooter formula following in the footsteps of Tribes 2, Halo: Combat Evolved, and Battlefield 1942. The game also features an improved user interface.Passwords Hidden Voice CommandsSpeak the following using a mic to make the named bot perform the associated action: Suicide - Named bot will commit suicide Dance - Named bot will dance Jump - Named bot will jump up and down Get out - Named bot will leave the vehicle they are in Taunt - Named bot will taunt opponents gimme - Specified bot will drop his weapon for you to collect. Easter EggsBonus info on EpicWhile playing through the Single Player mode of the game, click on the Details (at the bottom). Now, at the top of the screen, there is a bar with three tabs on it. If you go to the Other Tournament Matches tab, one of the matches will be Epic Games Inc. vs. ____ (ie, Epic vs. The Corrupt). If you right click on Epic Games Inc., a sub menu will pop up with Team details. If you click on that, a small window will pop up with some information on the history of Epic.Gorgeous Gorge FanFor Level Developers:In Unreal Editor, open up the static mesh package "cf_DE".Look for "cf_EasterEgg"Click it, and you will see a guy in spandex wearing a t-shirt bearing a picture of Gorge and the words "GORGEOUS GORGE"SecretsEuropean Console KeyFor people with the European version of UT2004, push the TAB key to open up the console when playing. The codes are the same as for the American version.Unlocking Secret Xan Loading ScreenTo unlock the secret Xan loading screen, go into you User.ini file in your System folder. Then do a Ctrl+F search to find backgrounds. You should see four lines with the same words except that two lines have the same number, 2. Change the lower one so it reads 1, 2, 3, 4, and not 1, 2, 2, 4.Unlocking the secret characters without playing the tournament.In your system folder is the user.ini file. Just open it with Notepad or something similar. You'll notice that most of commands are set out like this.[Factor]Text and Variables of that factorThere is always a gap between the commands. Make a new gap in the command lines and paste this in there.[GUI2K4.UT2k4MainPage] TotalUnlockedCharacters=Malcolm;ClanLord;XanThen you'll have all the secret characters to pick on the character select screen. This is good to use if you accidentally ruin your user.ini file and it gets reset.Here's what hardcore gamers call "pwnage", "ownage" or getting beaten over and over again while playing UT2004:
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Unreal Tournament 2004

PC Games Developer: Digital Extremes Publisher: Atari Rated: "M" for Mature
Strategy Guide written by JPaterson

INTRODUCTION

The ultimate sport of kill-or-be-killed is now an explosive new experience, with mind-blowing new ways to move like lightning and annihilate enemies. Welcome, one and all, to my Unreal Tournament 2004 guide for PC. Contained in this guide is everything you need to become a master player. Youll have weapon strategies, vehicle strategies, strategies for all ten game modes, as well as details on the various mutators available, and much, much more. Unreal Tournament 2004 has one of the most user friendly server browsers available. From just one screen, you can join any type of game, chat in IRC servers, and read up on the latest news about the game, including patch releases, competitions and contests. Note that this guide covers only officially released mutators and maps. Any maps made by people outside of Epic Games will not be detailed. The only time these will be detailed is if those maps are used by Epic Games in a future download. In order to install and play Unreal Tournament 2004, you will need the following system requirements (these are the minimum required): Operating System Processor Memory Hard Disk Space CD-ROM Drive Speed Video Sounds DirectX Modem Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/Linux Pentium III 1.0GHz or AMD Athlon 1.0GHz or faster 128MB RAM 5.5GB (5,500MB) 8X (DVD-ROM required for DVD version of game) 32MB Windows 98/Me/2000/XP-compatible video card Windows 98/Me/2000/XP-compatible sound card Version 9.0b (included) 33.6 Kbps modem for LAN/Internet play
If you would like more information about Unreal Tournament 2004, be sure to check out the official website at http://www.unrealtournament.com/.

PLAYER CONTROLS

These are the default controls for the game. You can change them to whatever you wish through the Game Options screen, available from the Settings link on the main menu.
Movement Controls Control Left Mouse Button Right Mouse Button Up Arrow/W Down Arrow/S Left Arrow/A Right Arrow/D Spacebar Shift Delete Page Down End What it does Fire Weapon Alternate Fire Move Forward Move Backward Strafe Left Strafe Right Jump Crouch/Down Look Up Look Down Center View

Miscellaneous Controls

Control M N + E Pause F9 Escape F1 F2 F3 F11 F12 What it does Show Path to Red Base Show Path to Blue Base Decrease HUD Size Increase HUD Size Use/Action/Activate/Get In Vehicle Pause Game (single player only) Take Screenshot in.BMP format Open Game Menu/Map Open Scoreboard Open In-Game Voice Chat Show Personal Stats Show Music Playlist Toggle Radar Map On/Off
Communication/Taunt Controls
Control T R V F ; J K L What it does Say (to everyone) Team Say (teammates only) Show Speech Menu Activate Microphone Point (animation) Pelvic Thrust (animation) Ass Smack (animation) Throat Cut (animation) Screenshots are saved to the /ScreenShots directory of wherever you installed the game.

Weapon Controls

Control Mousewheel Down/Numpad + Mousewheel Up/Numpad B G What it does Next Weapon Previous Weapon Switch to Last Weapon Switch to Best Weapon

WEAPONS - LIGHTNING GUN

The Lightning Gun is a high-power energy rifle capable of ablating even the heaviest carapace armor. Acquisition of a target at long range requires a steady hand, but the anti-jitter effect of the optical system reduces the weapon's learning curve significantly. Once the target has been acquired, the operator depresses the trigger, painting a proton 'patch' on the target. Milliseconds later the rifle emits a high voltage arc of electricity, which seeks out the charge differential and annihilates the target. -- Official description
The Lightning Gun made its debut in Unreal Tournament 2003, replacing the Sniper Rifle, and for good reason; it can only be used as a long-range weapon. The weapon is useless in close quarters fighting, as the recharge rate is very slow, and most enemies wont stand around for you to get a clean shot. The primary firing mode is an arc of electricity that shoots straight out. If aiming at the body, it will take two shots to kill an unarmored foe, three or four to kill one with armor (depending on how high the players armor is). However, since its a long-distance weapon, you should go for head shots, by aiming directly at the players cranium. A head shot will result in an instant death, regardless of the players health or armor. You also get a cool Head shot! from the announcer. The alternate firing mode brings up the Lightning Guns scope. You can zoom in a great distance to get a clear shot. Unless you have superhuman eyesight, the scope is essential for getting head shots. Keep in mind, however, that when you are zoomed in, you cannot see immediately around you, so an enemy could be doing a little dance behind you before finally deciding to kill you and youd have no idea. Besides the slow recharge rate, your view when looking through the scope is partially obstructed due to the snow you get, which looks similar to a bad connection on your television or computer monitor. It doesnt hinder your view as much as the smoke from the Sniper Rifle, but its enough to make you pay attention. One good strategy, which I used to do all the time in Starsiege: Tribes, is to get the Lightning Gun, find a good area to snipe from, and grab a vehicle, preferably a Raptor, although a Manta may also work. You use the Raptor to fly to the destination, then park it while youre sniping at your enemies. When you are spotted (or if, depending on good you are), you can jump back into the Raptor, and retreat to safety, or to another sniping location. This tactic worked wonders in Tribes, as I would use the Scout flyer to get around, then use it to run away. I call this a hit & run. Whatever you do, please dont camp near a respawn point and kill people after they spawn from a death. This is not only a cheap way to get kills, but it ruins the game for everybody. How do you improve your skill if you kill people before they have a chance to do anything? If you are, unfortunately, on the receiving end of a spawn camper, you can hold down your move forward button (default Up Arrow/W), and hold it down as you spawn. This gives you a chance to run as soon as you appear, possibly avoiding the sniper.

VEHICLES - LEVIATHAN

Originally designed for urban pacification, the Leviathan found its greatest deployment near the end of the Human/Skaarj wars. The Leviathan represents the ultimate in mobile military force projection, able to carry one driver and four passengers. Each passenger mans an anti-vehicular turret at the corners. The pilot can target enemies with the rear-mounted rocket pack while driving, firing a continuous swarm of projectiles. When the pilot needs to hold a position, the main weapon can be deployed. This will immobilize the Leviathan for stabilization. Powered by two quantum-fusion impulse reactors, the main gun projectile creates a negative singularity at the point of impact, drawing all energy and matter out of the immediate area. Exploding outward with devastating force, the shockwave can annihilate everything within its radius. There are documented cases of Leviathans single-handedly leveling entire cities and lone attacks against a fully manned Leviathan are suicide. -- Official description

Driver Controls

Control Mouse Up Arrow/W Down Arrow/S Left Arrow/A Right Arrow/D Left Mouse Button Right Mouse Button
What it does Aim Turret/Ion Accelerate Brake/Reverse Turn Left Turn Right Fire Rockets/Fire Ion Deploy/Pack Up Vehicle What it does Aim Turrets Fire Turret Zoom In/Out

Gunner Controls

Control Mouse Left Mouse Button Right Mouse Button
The Leviathan is the most powerful and most armored vehicle in the game, but all this comes at the cost of speed. An enemy runs faster than the Leviathan drives at top speed. In addition to the driver, the Leviathan can transport four players, all of whom control side turrets. While driving, the Leviathan driver has access to the rear rocket turret, which can fire a continuous stream of rockets. They home in on targets, but they arent too accurate. Each additional player has access to a side turret which fires plasma bolts. A fully armed Leviathan can be devastating, and with 6000 points of armor, it takes a lot to bring it down. The Leviathan can be deployed into an immobile mode. In this mode, the Leviathan cannot move and is more vulnerable to damage, but the driver has access to an extremely powerful ion weapon, similar to the Ion Cannon. Firing this weapon at a target creates an ion beam, and seconds later, a huge ball of ion at the target erupts in a devastating explosion, killing everyone, regardless of health or armor, and causing severe damage to any vehicles or power nodes/power core. Because it is stationary in this mode, the driver should make sure there is at least one or two players outside, ready to heal the vehicle with the Link Gun whenever it gets damaged.

CREDITS

Strategy Guide written by JPaterson. Layout and Design by Peter Ekstrom and Chris O'Rorke, Cheat Happens. Adobe version adapted by Peter Ekstrom. Screenshots captured and provided by JPaterson. Some graphics and wallpapers provided by GameWallpapers.com. Some material used for researching and writing this guide were obtained from the Epic Games website for Unreal Tournament 2004. Cheat Happens, it's owners or JPaterson are in no way affiliated with Epic Games or any of it's subsidiaries. This guide is not official or licensed in any way. This guide is Cheat Happens and may not be reprinted or reproduced, in part or in whole, in any form, including, but not limited to, electronic transmission and magazine publication, unless prior consent is given by the publisher. Unreal Tournament 2004 interactive copyright 2004 Epic Games.