Air Buccaneers

Third-party mod
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Air Buccaneers is a custom game modification (mod) for Unreal Tournament 2004. It comes with the Editor's Choice Edition of the game, but it's also available as a free download.

Synopsis[]

Overview[]

AirBuccaneers (mod) is a teamplay-oriented air battle game with hot air balloons and mythological sceneries from the north.^[1]

Key features:

New multiplayer type containing intense and strategic hot air balloon fights
Heavy emphasis on teamplay and cooperation
New player models, weapons, graphics and sounds to complete the unique atmosphere
Different maps for diverse scenarios and objectives
Unique game concept and original content
Genre mix (airwar, tactical vehicle ops and "sea" battles)
Simple control interface (action button, jump, walk, strafe, turn, throw "weapon", F1 for stats)
Has BOTS

The game consists of highly original concept and content. The new type of multiplayer game involving intense and strategic hot air balloon fights is crafted by mixing the game genres of airwar and seat battles with FPS aspects.

AirBuccaneers offers simple enough control interface which enables low learning threshold. The players interact and experience their surroundings by using their player characters in the atmospherically engaging virtual world. Thematic player models, weapons, graphics and sounds complete the unique atmosphere.

The high concept of the game is the graceful control scheme of hot air balloons. Slow movement speeds and large-sized targets reduce the amount of hand-eye-coordination and leave more room for strategic and tactical thinking. The adrenalin rush provided by the intense smoke-filled battle of airborne hot air balloons is one of the most important gameplay aspects.^[2]

Development history[]

AirBuccaneers started as a mod for Unreal Tournament 2003 but, before its initial release, it was changed to work on top of Unreal Tournament 2004, as it was released during the development of the mod.^[1]

Release dates[]

Game content[]

Gamemodes[]

Domination[]

ABU-HarbourRain-DOM

Moving Domination[]

ABU-Loukenhota-MOVDOM

Team Deathmatch[]

ABU-CrowsNest-TDM
ABU-LakeInari_Duel-TDM
ABU-LakeInari-TDM
ABU-Loukenhota_DUEL-TDM
ABU-OldForest-TDM
ABU-Ruins-TDM

Treasure Hunt[]

ABU-Harbour-TH
ABU-Swamp-TH

Soundtrack[]

Title & Author(s)	Duration	Notes
"Menu Music" by Unknown artist (ABU-MenuMusic.ogg)	01:09
"Trophy Room" by Unknown artist (ABU-TrophyRoom.ogg)	01:45

Essential Files[]

Here you can find a list of official and unofficial, yet essential, files for your game.

Air Buccaneers v1.6

Credits[]

Credits of Air Buccaneers
LudoCraft Game Design and Research Team
Producer & Lead Designer	Tony Manninen
Lead Programmer & Developer	Tuomo Korva
Graphics & Level Design	Heikki Korva
3D Models & Animation	Tomi Kujanpää
Audio Design & Graphics & Text	Pekko Koskinen
Concept Art & Graphics	Jani Löthman
Server Admin & Graphics	Tomi Hurskainen
Animation & Graphics	Laura Vallius
Music	Eino Keskitalo, Anssi Laiho
Usability & Playtesting	Mikko Rajanen
Server Guru	Peter Antoniac
Voice Talent	Suvi Kaattari, Satu Kaattari-Manninen, Anssi Laiho, Pasi Pirttiaho

Trivia[]

The mod won 2nd place in Make Something Unreal Contest educational category and 3rd place in the overall finals in 2004.
In 2012 the mod was remade as a free, full-fledged PC multiplayer title released on Steam. As a standalone game, however, it runs under the Unity 4 Engine.^[3]

Gallery[]

AirBuccaneers (Original UT Mod, 2004)

External links and references[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "AirBuccaneers (mod)". Ludocraft Games. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
↑ "AirBuccaneers". ModDB. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
↑ "AirBuccaneers (2012)". Ludocraft Games. Retrieved April 26, 2019.

"Unreal Tournament 2004 Maps - AirBuccaneers". Mapraider. Retrieved April 26, 2019.