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Red Orchestra 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.
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- Make Something Unreal Contest: The mod earned the following awards:
- Phase 2 "Best FPS Mod" (1st. place)
- Phase 2 "Best Model" (Finalist)
- Phase 2 "Best Voice Pack or Audio Modification" (1st. place)
- Phase 3 "Best FPS Mod" (1st. place)
- Phase 3 "Best Voice Pack or Audio Modification" (2nd. place)
- Phase 4 "Best FPS Mod" (1st. place)
- Grand Finals "Best Mod" (1st. place)
- ModDB:
- The mod earned the "Best New Comer", "Mod You Should Never Leave Home Without" and "Best Mod Overall" awards in 2003.[1]
- The mod was voted "Best Mod" of 2004.
"After 8,000 voters and 1.5million profile visits its come down to this, Red Orchestra is the Mod of the Year for 2005. Throughout the competition I was worried that someone would find a way to spam the voting, and some obsecure mod with one weapon and a plain test map would come through with the win, but that wasn't the case!
The voting system held up, and as such, YOU the people out there have spoken and this is your favourite mod for 2004. I personally couldn't agree more with the outcome of this competition, and its certainly being a big and celebrated year for Red Orchestra.
They have won awards left right and center, including some stages of the $1 million dollar Make Something Unreal competition!
When I was thinking what to write about this mod to do it justice, I happened to stumble across a comment posted by a fan [CC]Nimrod which I believe sums up everyones impression of this mod pretty-damn-well!
"Red Orchestra really stands out from all of those other thirteen-in-a-dozen WWII games. It focusses a lot on realism and historically accuracy - one of the most important things for a WWII game, in my opinion. Teamwork on public servers is a lot higher than most games, which is great. From the graphics to the sound, to the damage system of the tanks (enemy shells can bounce off of your armor if you angle your tank the right way!), to the immersiveness... everything is pure quality. Big thumbs up to the devs.
To sum things up; if you're into realism, WWII games, intense infantry combat and tactical gameplay, Red Orchestra is the game for you. Download it today and you'll be instantly hooked.""
The voting system held up, and as such, YOU the people out there have spoken and this is your favourite mod for 2004. I personally couldn't agree more with the outcome of this competition, and its certainly being a big and celebrated year for Red Orchestra.
They have won awards left right and center, including some stages of the $1 million dollar Make Something Unreal competition!
When I was thinking what to write about this mod to do it justice, I happened to stumble across a comment posted by a fan [CC]Nimrod which I believe sums up everyones impression of this mod pretty-damn-well!
"Red Orchestra really stands out from all of those other thirteen-in-a-dozen WWII games. It focusses a lot on realism and historically accuracy - one of the most important things for a WWII game, in my opinion. Teamwork on public servers is a lot higher than most games, which is great. From the graphics to the sound, to the damage system of the tanks (enemy shells can bounce off of your armor if you angle your tank the right way!), to the immersiveness... everything is pure quality. Big thumbs up to the devs.
To sum things up; if you're into realism, WWII games, intense infantry combat and tactical gameplay, Red Orchestra is the game for you. Download it today and you'll be instantly hooked.""
– ModDB[2]
Essential Files[]
Here you can find a list of official and unofficial, yet essential, files for your game.
Trivia[]
- The mod achieved several accolades in the 2004 edition of the Make Something Unreal Contest. The most important of these, of course, is winning the Best Mod award in the Grand Finals, but also won the "Best FPS Mod" award in Phases II, III and IV, ranked second place in the "Best Voicepack or Audio Modification" in Phase III, and reached the finals in the Best Model category in Phase II. The map RO-Kaukasus also got an honorable mention in the "Best Level Using Original Content" category in Phase III.
- Steven Polge mentioned the mod as an example of the combination of polish, balance, and well thought out gameplay with very high quality art, sound, and production values. He also mentioned that it was easy to jump into, and fun as well as compelling to play.[3]
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External links and references[]
- ↑ BlueWolf72 (Dec 13, 2003). "Mods of 2003". ModDB. Retrieved Feb 10, 2026.
- ↑ INtense! (Jan 5, 2005). "Mods of 2004". ModDB. Retrieved Feb 10, 2026.
- ↑ Callaham, John (January 27, 2005). "Make Something Unreal Interview". HomeLAN Fed. Archived from the original on February 6, 2005. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
- Callaham, John (January 25, 2005). "HomeLAN Fed Exclusives - Red Orchestra Interview". HomeLAN Fed. Archived from the original on February 4, 2005. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
- Whitaker, Ron (January 25, 2005). "Red Orchestra Interview". Filefront. Archived from the original on February 11, 2005. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
See also[]
| Third-party mods |
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| Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition: Rocket Arena: UT • Chaos: UT |
| Unreal Tournament 2004: Editor's Choice Edition: Air Buccaneers • Alien Swarm • Chaos UT2 • Clone Bandits • Deathball • Domain 2049 • Frag.Ops • Jailbreak 2004 • Red Orchestra • Rocketeer • UnWheel |