Mistrealm

UT3 Mods

Getting Started

• Create a folder on your desktop, I called mine UTEditing.
  I find the UT3 paths long and tedious, so my plan is to have shortcuts for all of the working directories.
  
  
• Web Resources
• Add a short cut for UTForums User Maps and Mods
• Add a short cut for Coding - BeyondUnreal Forums
• Add a short cut for Unreal Tournament 3 Mod Community
  
  
• Add a short cut for Unreal Script Reference
  
  
• Local resources
• Add a short cut for My Documents\My Games\Unreal Tournament 3\UTGame\Config
• Add a short cut for My Documents\My Games\Unreal Tournament 3\UTGame\ExportedScript
• Add a short cut for My Documents\My Games\Unreal Tournament 3\UTGame\Src
• Add a short cut for My Documents\My Games\Unreal Tournament 3\UTGame\Unpublished\CookedPC\Script
  
  
• Go to your Src directory. Your package goes under this directory with your package name, (for example, MyCoolMutator) so create a directory with your package name. ( source )
• Go to your Src\MyCoolMutator directory, and create a directory called Classes. This is where your .uc will files go.
• Go to your Classes directory and create a text file called MyCoolMutator.uc:

  class MyCoolMutator extends UTMutator
  	config(Game);
  
  function PostBeginPlay()
  {
    Super.PostBeginPlay();
    LogInternal("Hello, World!");
  }
  
  defaultproperties
  {
    bExportMenuData=true
    GroupNames(0)="TEST"
  }
  

• Next, you need to tell the game that your package should be compiled. In UTEditor.ini (add a shortcut to this one as well) under the section [ModPackages], add a line for your mod:

  ModPackages=MyCoolMutator

• I created batch file called make.bat for compilation in my links directory.
  make.bat:
  

  @Echo Off
  Echo UTMake
  REM Your UT installation may be on a different drive
  D:
  REM Your UT installation may be in a different directory
  cd \UT3\Binaries
  ut3 make
  
  pause

  The output .u file goes into the script directory. Note the "unpublished". By default the game does not load unpublished files.
  
  
• Export your source scripts. In UED for UT3, goto the Actor Browser and do "File -> Export All Scripts" That will put all the source into your ExportedScript folder
• Create the following folders if they don't already exist:
  My Documents\My Games\Unreal Tournament 3\UTGame\Published
  My Documents\My Games\Unreal Tournament 3\UTGame\Src
  My Documents\My Games\Unreal Tournament 3\UTGame\UnPublished
  
• The Published directory is where you put final stuff to play normally. Whenever you download a mutator from the internet, you would put that U file here. The mutator will likely come with a UTMyMut.ini file. You would put that file here: C:\My Documents\My Games\Unreal Tournament 3\UTGame\Config\
• Join the mailing list for mod creators: UT3MODS@LIST.EPICGAMES.COM!
  

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• ut3mods-join@udn.epicgames.com
• Unreal Tournament 3 Game Unreal Learning #1: My First Unreal Tournament 3 Mutator tutorial - Mod DB
• More tutorials here (moddb.com)