tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9611352.post114199830005509479..comments2024-02-19T19:53:01.688-08:00Comments on Cathode Tan: Last Excessive UT ServerJoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04260309971152360156noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9611352.post-1142002758508010892006-03-10T06:59:00.000-08:002006-03-10T06:59:00.000-08:00I wrote a column for ModSquad when UT2k3 was due o...I wrote a column for ModSquad when UT2k3 was due out, saying that UT should be freed up as well ... didn't get much response from Epic on that one :)<BR/><BR/>The only technical reason I can think of as to why Epic would not do such a thing is that unlike id, they don't rewrite their engine every two years. There might still be relevant portions of UT working in UT2007, so I'm not sure what's involved in licensing new tech based on old tech, etc.<BR/><BR/>Still, seems like it should be possible. And when UT2007 hits, UT2004 would be an indie developer's dream. Still plenty pretty enough for a lot of games.<BR/><BR/>Maybe if they couldn't free it, they'd consider releasing it at a much reduced cost.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04260309971152360156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9611352.post-1142001924017587252006-03-10T06:45:00.000-08:002006-03-10T06:45:00.000-08:00"... mods would be routinely showcased ..."Yeah, E..."... mods would be routinely showcased ..."<BR/><BR/>Yeah, Epic really never pushed the community the way they apparently thought they would. After the contest ended, it's like the gold ran dry.<BR/><BR/>"I wish Epic would follow Id's path of releasing older versions of the engine into the public domain."<BR/><BR/>Hear, hear! It *absolutely* would not hurt future sales, and would only keep players loyal (that is, players would remember them more). I speak, at least, from MY point of view: I think it's great that DN3D is available for users to tool around with, and I've managed to get it running on new machines, but it will DEFINITELY not stop me from buying DNF (whenever that comes out ;)Winkyboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03366129149670066064noreply@blogger.com