4 Free, New Maps added for PS3 UT3!

Downloadable now, 4 new maps available for download now, free of charge.

"Here is how to install UT3 mods on your PlayStation 3.

1. Unzip the file to the root directory of any memory card that is readable by your PlayStation 3. It is already in the proper directory structure but, just in case, the path and filename need to be: ps3\savedata\blus30086-modimport\userdata.jam

2. Boot up Unreal Tournament 3 on your PS3

3. Go to the "Community" menu

4. Choose "My Content"

5. Press the [SQUARE] button to "Import Mod"

6. Follow the directions on the screen to import it from your memory device."

[crazy25000]

they have pictures of them and look sooo badass

yall should try these out

[Winter47th]

Couldn't agree more, and this's just a taste of all the great things to come.

What's it been, two weeks ? and we've got 4 new maps for free !

Kudos to Epic and for the good people behind those maps.

[DARKKNIGHT]

dammmmmmmmmn this is awesome, they should add more weapons though

[aceman7]

New weapons take weeks to make.

[Winter47th]

Plus that would totally screw up the already perfect balancing in the game IMO.

[DarkSniper]

PLAYSTATION 3® is the exclusive open sourced platform that supports those who wish to make modifications for Unreal Tournament III. Expect an official announcement from Epic games for the XBOX 360 version to be cancelled.

Dark Sniper believes that a cancellation of the 360 version is ineviatble. The reason being is because Epic does not want to adhere to Microsoft's terms of slavery and punishing those who purchase UTIII and an XBOX 360 by paying for user created content.

Epic has taken a drastic step in the right direction by unifying the console community and the PC community. XBOX is not included in this step foward to a better gaming realm for all.

$niper

[ravinash]

But be careful you don't end up sounding like our old friend Zhuk.
And why do you keep referring to your self in the 3rd person?

[jiggyjay]

You know your comment became irrelevant when your fellow Sony Fanboys stated complaining about the $8 they had to pay for 1 Warhawk Map!

[Polluted]

Ravinash is right. Talking up the PS3 is great, but we don't need to slam the 360 at the same time. Guys like Zhuk and The Mart do that. I suppose I'm guilty of it too, but only when certain xbots are really getting on my nerves. K...off to try the new maps. See y'all online.

PSN: zollner13.

[LinuxGuru]

Although his statement is rather Zhuk-ish...

Microsoft loves their licensed product, and I wouldn't doubt it for a second that Epic would cancel the 360 version for those reasons.

I already see European potential buyers frothing at the mouth because of all the user-created content that will already be available the day they buy it.

I just can't see Microsoft bending over backwards for Epic, and if they choose to not do so....

bye bye 360 version!

Also, the "one warhawk map" is not just that. It's an expansion to the game, adding new strategy to the gameplay.

- It adds FIVE new map layouts to the game.

- It adds a new 7-man dropship

- all maps have been modified to allow the usage of the dropship

This being unlike Unreal Tournament, where it's just new maps and mods....not completely new content that's built from scratch and put into the game.

I'm glad to pay 8 bucks for the Warhawk expansion.

Considering you just received a crapload more replay value AND a completely new approach to strategy within the game itself....it's worth it.

[pwnsause]

Talking in 3rd Person is Epic, just like The Rock

[shrimpboat]

Polluted is right. I think I will stop slamming the 360, but i will still talk $hit on zhuk and the Mart. They are the worst thing on this site.

[DethWish]

@CoeusTitan

Mods can actually change all what you said there using the Kismet scripting.

[IRISHCALIBER]

and they all sucked! Gears of War was Fun for a minute and looked great but i have no interest in an Unreal Tourney shooter, Run N' gun!!All of your skill is in your jump, Gay!! So, please keep this game off of the 360 as we only care for the visceral shooters. But at least you PS3 guys got a game to your liking, congrats!!

[mavent]

I'm not sure you know what "visceral" means

[dantesparda]

That's exactly what UT3 is! It's to fast paced to think and reason a plan, you just gotta act from the gut from what your instincts are telling you to do right there and then. You dont even know what "visceral" means

visceral

1. instinctual: proceeding from instinct rather than from reasoned thinking

[aaquib5]

4 maps in under 2 weeks of release?! Great job Epic, and mod makers! These maps aren't your average maps, either. They are better than a lot of the maps included on the disc. High quality, really large, great visually.

$8 for 1 Warhawk Map? 800 MS points($10) for 3 Halo 3 maps?

How about $0 for 4 UT3 maps?!

[Kleptic]

dude...this is why a lot of us have been so excited about this type of UGC coming to a console...there is nothing close to it...

most console users only related add-on content with payments required by XBL (and more recently paying on PSN for additional maps)...but PC gamers were used to maps every few weeks...and always for free...

within the next few months there will most likely be well over 200 hundred maps available...probably at least 20 full featured modifications/mutators...and 3 or 4 completely different games altogether...

not every map will be great...you are guaranteed quantity with UGC like this...but not so much on quality...check the Epic website often, most of the really impressive stuff always gets official plugs from Epic...and the forums are great for sifting through whats worth downloading...but 4 maps in a week?...that is nothing...there will be hundreds once that mod tool is patched...

[Tranz]

these maps are not created by EPIC, they are user created... so why would EPIC charge for them? Maybe if they made the map... I played them all... they are nice... not bad for user stuff... but when you play an official map the quality difference is HUGE...

THIS IS A MOD...thats why its free... so don't get too excited

[Kleptic]

Epic already has official maps in the pipes for the PC and I would assume will cook them for the PS3 also...of which Rein confirmed they will not charge for...

One of the biggest factors in this Epic vs. MS mess with UGC was MS requiring the charge for the Gears map packs...Rein was openly criticising that decision, and apparently wanted to let it known that Epic was not collecting any of that charge...

in either case...Epic didn't make these maps...they only cooked them for the PS3...I have played all of these on the PC already...and I wouldn't say the quality difference as "huge"...but there are some texture coats in areas that clash with each other and the lighting...as always though its the weapon spawns that usually fail the most...user maps end up that way often, its difficult to balance weapon spawns with vantage points and character spawns I guess...

[Marceles]

Very nice, now UT3 replayability has just risen alot for me

[DethWish]

That's the thing about UT... The hundreds of mods and thousands of maps that will be released for it will increase it's lifespan for years.

[Blackmoses]

I knew I shoould have picked this game up while I was finishing up my christmas shopping today. Looked right at it....did nothing!

[aiphanes]

I was looking for something to buy myself this christmas...

[mighty_douche]

You know M$ would of asked a fee for these!

[Bnet343]

they never really let anything be free. But that's how MS became one of the biggest corporations in the world.

[HarryEtTubMan]

LOL So is Sony...the are the biggest and best though because of the best Quality products...everyone knows it... not by monopolizing PC's.

[wangdiddy82]

I wish the download was free on warhawk but it was worth it..

Alot of games should be more like UT3.. Think if you could do this with COD4 and warhawk...

[Ju]

What I have seen of UT3 so far is pretty amazing and has exceeded my expectations. Actually a UE3 game that really works! (compare that to the just released BS51 demo! - also UE3) I have just snooped in yet, and did expect, a noob that I am, to die right away. But I could stay alive for quiet some time. The user maps are great, IMO.

But I agree, that Warhawk is worth the money, too. They could probably also add user created content, which would be free (but Epic's big bonus is their public available editor). I am curious, if all the additional content, that Epic wants to provide, will be free. I guess not forever - as soon as you have to pay some salaries. WH1.3 is supposed to be free as well, and should include new content, AFAIK.

[name]

Damn, free maps. Isn't it great when we get..FREE maps. Ya hear that insomniac >:0 They didn't get 2 million + sales out of ut3 maps and we get FREE maps. I love resistance to death, but these FREE( that's right, free) maps make me smile. 8 dollars isnt much for some maps, but still. Can't beat free.

[Marceles]

lol, well you can't really blame Insomniac for charging for maps, it's just the same as Epic charging for official new maps for GOW. But we can definitely thank Epic for bring UGC and mods to the PS3 for us to use on the console version.

[lodossrage]

Microsoft are the ones that forced epic to charge for those maps on GOW.

Epic wanted to make the maps free

[Chubear]

These are MODed maps not brand new from scratch. Yes and great MOD could feel like a new map but it's still using stuff from the base of an already existing module.

Epic will, and do, charge for brand new content made from scratch so don't go crazy thinking developers need to work for free. It's just that it's great Epic has lead the way to making availible a great feature for it's gaming community which other developers hopfully follow.

LBP is doing the same type of thing only their's in unique in the sense that they allow gamers to bring forth new content from scratch. Anyone in doubt about how incredible gaming is on the PS3 really needs a reality check.

[SSCOOLCHEA]

GRRRH ALWAYS GET A HEADACHE

[ALItheWISE]

Man my bro has the same problem he used to love FPS's and now he cant even look at them... Try playing on a smaller tv and far from the tv, works for him sometimes

[krik]

I have this problem with 30 FPS shooters too. The only ones I can play long periods of time without an headache are CoD4 and Warhawk. They both run at 60 FPS and for me that makes a big difference.

Do you guys also get the headache with CoD4 and Warhawk?

[ravinash]

Oh please...please come out here soon!

[mighty_douche]

If you include "unofficial" (MODS) then LOTS!

[eagle21]

Wow, this is something very new for me. New Unreal Engine Free Maps? Carazy (carazy..lol). Watch user games like littlebigplanet and Echochrome. Even HOME. People's talents (even lack of talent..lol) and personalities will keep these games and applications fresh.

[DJ]

create maps for this game?

[Polluted]

Well when I tried to graduate from the old "Build" engine to the original Unreal engine my head pretty much exploded. I guess what I'm saying is it was goddamn hard. Now that was a long time ago and apparently things have gotten much easier with each iteration of the Unreal engine. So...lol...I don't really know.

[wangdiddy82]

Now make xbox live free.. Geez just think about how much money MS makes off charging people xbox live memberships..

[mighty_douche]

"think about how much money MS makes off charging people"

^^exactly why it'll never stop.

[EDIT] @ Below... stop whining

[WilliamRLBaker]

wahhhh it costs money! i cant afford any thing that costs money.

FACT: these maps are created by long time forum members and beta testers, they aren't created by some guy they just picked up off the street, so the quality is obviously gonna be good (if not created by epic empolyee's and they are lieing to make out that user content will be good and possible sometime soon)

[LinuxGuru]

And we ALLLLLL KNOOOWWWWWWW that:

Long-Time Forum member = super MOD maker

&

Beta Tester = Super-dee-duper MOD maker

Shut up William....always spinnin' the negative web, aren't ya' ?

[romemac7]

so williamRLbaker, here we are again!!! you seem to love the ps3 news comment side more then your 360 side mmmm. also williambot just by saying fact at the begging of you comment doesn't make it a fact dumba$$. IT just make it a OPINION and a dumb one at that.

grow up bit@h and stop being so damm immature!!!

[Diabloz]

Yeahh!! go epic

[zonetrooper5]

If I get UT3 for Christmas then I'll be downloading these. ;)

[Diabloz]

Tell everyone to go buy this game! we need more players

[akaFullMetal]

thats awesome, cant wait to play them, see you guys online
psn: akafullmetal

[crazy25000]

see you n UT3

[J@D]

Let's try the new mods ^_^

[malingenie]

Cant wait till this title goes global, we need more users.

[J@D]

Like used to said: The more the merrier lol.

[Edge1105]

the only thing i gotta say about ut3, resistance, and warhawk maps is that there is a diffrence. ut3 maps are not made by the developer. epic only made the original maps. everything is user created. now if warhawk and resistance had those features, we'd get maps for free too. insom and incog made those maps themselves. same with bungie and halo. maybe thats what we should be asking for in our games. more freedom to create our own maps.

[ThaGeNeCySt]

To be honest, this makes me a tad jealous of how easy it is to have user created mods on your system...

=[

[LinuxGuru]

The PS3 crowd welcomes you with open arms, my brother...

There's no shame....join us...

join us.....

join us.....

........ =)

[eagle21]

Don't pull teeth..lol...Anyone can have one you know. There is no secret pass. lol

[LinuxGuru]

We shall welcome the outsiders with much glee!

Pass around the Christmas ham and PS3 controllers!

IT'S TIME TO PLAY B3YOND, BABY!!!!!

*one requirement*

Please leave your Xbox 360 at the front door.

Thank you.

[Sevir04]

i'll do it next year or something, if it came out in Novemeber for Ps3 i probably would have gotten it but i cant right now, got a morgage payments due this month and the Car as well. ^^ internet and phone all really high right now, plus School tuition ^^ it'll have to wait i prolly wont but anything till Haze, burnout, Dark Sector and DMC4 hit next year... and then i'm done till MGS4 and the rest of the heavy hitters hit.

[Barreldragon00]

All the more reason to get the game.
And all this only 10 days after the game is out this is a very good sign for the future.
Christmas cant come soon enough.

[Bnet343]

but I currently do not own a PS3 and don't intend on buying one until a non-gimped price drop so I just got the PC version. PS3 owners are lucky to have something like this. Microsoft would probably charge for these maps.

[INehalemEXI]

Sweet , Im gona get UT3 after christmas for sure.

[Stealth]

i know this is a dumb question but how exactly do you put the maps onto the the memory stick from your computer? Any help is much appreciated, thanks.

[Darkiewonder]

Download the zip

extract the zip. and it should be in the correct folder

first folder should be [PS3]
Send/Drag the whole folder to the memory stick.

[Jamegohanssj5]

Why is it that this site never loads for me?

[Spartan 117]

what did u guys use to move them to your PS3? Would a jump drive work?

[J@D]

It work with a Jump Drive remember create the path correctly into the Jump Drive.

[J@D]

Already install them. All of them are sweeettttttttt.

Hey guys add me 2 ur PSN and let's have fun on UT3 ^__^

PSN: jadjohnny

[Jamegohanssj5]

I used a USB flash drive.

[fopums]

Im trying to import some maps on my flash drive, I have the path set up, but it tells me theres no data, I used the path ps3\savedata\blus30086-modimpo rt\userdata.jam
(in all caps, read that on the forum) and placed the files in a folder named userdata.jam is that where I messed up? any help would be appreciated :D

[Ju]

Make sure, "PS3" is right under your root (e.g. E:\ps3\), and is that a typo or do you have a space in your "impo rt" ? Upper/Lower case should not matter, AFAIK.

[jorellpogi]

Thank you for sharing this nice article. I will download the maps and put them in my PS3. I'm getting my UT3 today and check the maps. :)

[cmrbe]

Do you use them for multiplayer?. What are they exactly?. Is this an extension of UT3?.

[J@D]

Content create by users as U and I. Yeah, we can use it for multiplayer purpose if all the users got the same map. This like a infinity expansion that's all.

Find them here pal:
http://gearsforums.epicgame...

[cmrbe]

Thanks man. I am not really up to the level most of you guys are at. I am more or less an old fashion SP kind of guy. Never really got into MP which is why i didn't get what you guys were talking about. Perhaps i should get into it now as PSN is free.

[J@D]

No problemo pal. Add me to ur PSN if u want: jadjohnny and let's have fun with UT3 lol ^_^

[Figboy]

some people are hopping down Insomniacs and Incog's necks for not releasing their maps and expansions for free, but this is completely different.

the new maps and mutator released yesterday and today were created by *USERS. that is to say, people like us. not the employees at Epic games.

Epic saw these maps, and the mutator, and decided, "well, while the PC users are waiting for us to get certification for the PS3 Editor Tools to come through, we'll give the PS3 users a surprise and cook these four maps and the mutator *FOR THEM, and distribute it."

this isn't an Epic certified map. it's the equivalent of, say, me making a mod, sending it to Epic, and they cook it for me, and release it.

i sure as hell couldn't charge for the map, as i don't own the Unreal Engine and Unreal Tournament 3, and Epic couldn't charge for it, as they didn't actually make the map, and to charge would be a knock against me, because i did the actual work on the project, and should be compensated in some way.

Epic is just the messenger in this instance, whereas Insomniac and Incog actually *PAID their employees to make the new content, and have to make that money back.

Epic didn't pay these modders to make this content, so they can't charge for it.

also, it's simply not how they've done things in the past. they aren't treating the console as a different entity than the PC. it's kind of nice, really, and far cry from the constant PC vs Consoles rivalry that's been raging for decades.

i also think some of you guys don't understand how big this really is.

it's not just about new maps and mutators. in the coming months, we'll be treated to *BRAND NEW GAMES, not just slight adjustments to Unreal Tournament 3.

there are people working on a 3rd person Survival Horror title in the vein of Silent Hill, a 3rd person Stealth/Action game ala Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory, a futuristic Wild West themed game, and so much more.

these games aren't using the assets provided by Epic, but assets *CREATED BY modders.

it's much bigger and grander than simple maps and mutators (not that maps and mutators are bad, and this wasn't meant as a slight against the hard work those guys put in; i downloaded the new content, and it's *GREAT!). us PS3 owners, and console gamers in general, are in for a real treat in the next few months/years.

and to think, all this content will be *FREE!!

as if i didn't love my PS3 enough already...

*EDIT - here's a few links to the projects i was talking about that some people are cooking up:

Warm Gun:
http://forums.epicgames.com...

Project Stealth:
http://forums.epicgames.com...

and Decay:
http://www.moddb.com/mods/8...

impressive stuff. these guys don't play around.

and once again, it'll all be *FREE!!!

all you'll need is a copy of Unreal Tournament 3, and a Playstation 3 (and maybe a 360, if it supports user-created content like Epic wants).

these projects aren't going to be available anytime soon, but just the fact that these guys have the dedication to undertake such a thing is impressive as hell.

[TheHater]

We got four free maps in less than two weeks of the game release date on the ps3. We can't ask for anything else. I can't wait for the other free maps, and other mods we will be getting soon. :)

[23478ueyur_938223]

Of the 4 maps I'd have to say DM-Krodan is my favourite. Excellent design!

[Mercutio]

anyone add me, see you online!

p.s I really wish this game was 3rd person that would really make it EPIC for me get it?... EPIC,... lol sometimes i even crack myself up

[bigshynepo]

Man oh man, 4 free maps and a mod, this is what user created content is all about!!!

KUDOS TO EPIC AND THE UNREAL TEAM!

How much did all the Halo 3 players just pay for how much content??? :) I love my PS3.

[Mercutio]

It should be arriving in no time
check it out!
http://forums.epicgames.com...

[jorellpogi]

I second that. Kudos also to those mods creators.

[Bolts]

This PC to PS3 stuff is annoying. There need to be an easier method of mod distribution than the flash drive. Perhaps if someone in the community can run the dedicated servers with these maps so when you join they'll be auto downloaded to your system. Thats how it works for the PC and thats how it should work for the PS3.

Another thing about the maps, yeah they're awesome at first because the concept of free quality content is completely alien to the console world. You can thank Xbox Live for that. But soon the saturation point will be reached and there's only so many maps you're willing to play and learn.

What would be cool right now is for the PC users to import some of the models that's missing from the PS3 version. That would be great, and while we're on the topic I'm looking forward to playing UT3 as Master Chief and the nude Lara Croft.

[shysun]

it's easy bro, don't complain.

[shrimpboat]

It is very easy to install these mods. Not sure what problems you are having but it must be a user error. Unzip to a usb drive.

1. Unzip the file

2. Boot up Unreal Tournament 3 on your PS3

3. Go to the "Community" menu

4. Choose "My Content"

5. Press the [SQUARE] button to "Import Mod"

Done" now play the game. The maps will be listed for whatever the game type is for instant DMShrine is for Death Match games.

VCTF-Slax is for Vehicle Capture The Flag games.

[jorellpogi]

1 - DM-Elevation by warby
Forum Post http://forums.epicgames.com...
FileFront http://files.filefront.com/...

2 - VCTF-Slax by Kantham
Forum Post http://forums.epicgames.com...
FileFront http://files.filefront.com/...

3 - DM-Krodan by Hourences
Forum Post http://forums.epicgames.com...
FileFront http://files.filefront.com/...

4 - Mutator: VASUT3AutoShields by KalCorp
Forum Post http://forums.epicgames.com...
FileFront http://files.filefront.com/...

Additional mirrors:
gamershell http://www.gamershell.com/n...
beyondunreal http://www.beyondunreal.com...

[TheXgamerLive]

Be careful DL these untested mods. Atleast MS will be testing them before they become DLC where as your going to be your own test dummys here and it's your systems that are going to crash.

[shysun]

They're from Epic. ;)

[Darkiewonder]

That's why the Gametype didn't make the cut like they wanted. because they had issues with the ps3. But they said they are working to fix the problems with it.

[shrimpboat]

DM shrine is working fine. I am going to try the mutator next. it is a rechargeable shield like the one Master chief in Halo has. Try one at a time and you shouldn't have any issues.