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UnWheel

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The subject of this article appeared in Unreal Tournament 2004.

UnWheel 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.

Overview[]

Taken from the mod's Readme file, UnWheel is a driving modification with a focus on fun driving. Rather than just racing, many different vehicle-based gametypes are on offer, giving the player an assortment of different styles of play and environments in which to drive. Along with this wide range of modes of play, UnWheel features every type of four-wheeled vehicle you could think of, from sports and rally cars, to monster trucks, quad-bikes and massive mining trucks.

Development history[]

Release dates[]

Game content[]

Gamemodes[]

UnWheel has many gamemodes.[2]

  • UnWheel Big Air: Try to earn the most stunt points in the shortest amount of time.
    • Maps: UWBA-JumpCity
  • UnWheel Capture the Flag: Players compete to return the flag to a central location on the map.
    • UnWheel Rabbit: Players compete for possession of the flag in order to score.
    • Maps: UWCTF-Aquanum • UWCTF-GarageKing • UWCTF-PavilionTrack • UWCTF-ScorchedEarth
  • UnWheel K-Ball: Get the giant beach-ball into the goal to score.
    • Maps: UWKB-Billiards • UWKB-KBallHotel • UWKB-Mesa
  • UnWheel King of the Hill: Dominate an area of the map for as long as possible to gain points.
    • Maps: UWKOTH-DesertShine • UWKOTH-GarageKing • UWKOTH-IceRing • UWKOTH-Suspension
  • UnWheel Race: Classic lap-based racing.
    • Maps: UWRC-AF-Germany • UWRC-AF-Germany-Reverse • UWRC-Alpine • UWRC-Aube • UWRC-Caribbean • UWRC-CityTrack • UWRC-Colorado • UWRC-Face • UWRC-Faerie • UWRC-FlyAway • UWRC-Frons][ • UWRC-Gadael • UWRC-HighwayFromHell2 • UWRC-Hilltop • UWRC-Igneous • UWRC-Industry][ • UWRC-KnockOutArena • UWRC-LostGods • UWRC-Metropolis • UWRC-MidnightAir • UWRC-MonsterChallenge • UWRC-MotoX • UWRC-OceanRun2 • UWRC-PavilionTrack • UWRC-RedPlanet • UWRC-Samurai • UWRC-Silverrock2 • UWRC-SuperCross • UWRC-TableTop • UWRC-UrbanCircuit • UWRC-UrbanCircuitNight • UWRC-VegasEight
  • UnWheel Rally: A long race over a single stretch of road.
    • Maps: UWRL-LostGods • UWRL-MountainTown • UWRL-Suicide • UWRL-TempleRun • UWRL-Templus • UWRL-TrainRace
  • UnWheel Roamer: 'Open-ended' freestyle driving where players try to score by driving over random scoreing points.
    • UnWheel Wrecker: Demolition-style smashing other players to cause them damage while trying to avoid other players.
    • Maps: UWRM-Bracknell • UWRM-Caverns • UWRM-Clearing • UWRM-DesertShine • UWRM-FurrowDash • UWRM-LavaStar • UWRM-Oasis • UWRM-PavilionTrack • UWRM-Sulphur • UWRM-UnWheelHotel • UWRM-Volcano
  • UnWheel Team Capture the Flag: CTF with teams!
    • Maps: UWTCTF-Atlan • UWTCTF-DungeonHall • UWTCTF-Horus • UWTCTF-Indus • UWTCTF-KnockOutArena • UWTCTF-PavilionWars • UWTCTF-TableTop • UWTCTF-UnderGround
  • UnWheel Team KBall: KBall with teams!
    • Maps: UWTKB-Atlan • UWTKB-Billiards • UWTKB-CanyonBall • UWTKB-DungeonHall • UWTKB-KBallHotel • UWTKB-KBallStadium • UWTKB-UnderGround

Vehicles[]

Most vehicles have at least three or four skin variations available, so even when many people choose the same vehicle, you can still look unique.

  • Sports/Racing cars: Sleek and fast, well suited to road driving.
  • Monster Trucks: Giant trucks with giant wheels for giant off-road action.
  • Rally cars: The ideal mix of speed and great on- and off-road handling.
  • Weird and wonderful: A few little (and some rather large) extras to add spice to any round.

Soundtrack[]

Reception[]

Awards and accolades[]

  • The mod earned quite a lot of accolades during the 2003/2004 edition of the Make Something Unreal Contest:[1]
    • Phase 2: Best Non-FPS Mod, Best Vehicle, Best Use of Karma Physics (all of them 1st. place).[1]
    • Phase 3: Best Non-FPS Mod (3rd. place), Best Vehicle (2nd. place), Best Use of Karma Physics (1st. place).[1]
    • Phase 4: Best Non-FPS Mod (7th. place).[1]
    • Grand Finals: Honorary mention.[1]
  • ModDB named the mod the best driving mod of 2004 and 2005.[1]
"Unwheel.... unreal! When it comes to car games I couldn't care less about realism, I just want fast paced crashes and the ability to pull of some serious airtime in an absurd assortment of automobiles. This is exactly what Unwheel delivers. The idea behind UnWheel is not to create the ultimate racing game, or the 4x4 simulation with the best physics, or to specialize in any one area as other modifications and games do, but to simply create an assortment of gametypes and vehicles with the focus on fun driving, whether it be racing, rallying, or simply freestyle driving around."
– ModDB[3]
  • Other awards of the mod include PC Zone UK's "Essential Choice" (September/October 2004), Featured Mod on FilePlanet's homepage (EC/MSU Phase 4 version), and featured on UK PC Gamer (Dec 2004).[1]

Essential Files[]

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

Credits[]

Credits of UnWheel
Main credits
Code, design, team lead Kenneth 'Shrimp' Watson
Maps Steven Horton
Nicholas 'ProjectX' Udell
Adam 'Diego1203' Hetrick
Jonathan 'Jerdaygo' Huibregtse
Models/skins The Devil's Avarcardo
Jonathan Smårs
Steven Horton
SupermotoXL
Vehicle Conversion and Enhancements Dave 'UltraNew-B' Mitchell
Music Josh 'Strangelet' Grafton (White Noise Entertainment)
Honorary mentions
Additional Music Andrew 'Rebel' Clarke
Vehicle skin touch-ups Jonathan Curiel
Map work and suggestions Twofer
Vehicle model touch-ups FuSiON
Rowing boat mesh (seen in UWRC-LostGods) Graf1k

Trivia[]

Gallery[]

External links and references[]

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 Watson, Kenneth (Jan 17, 2005). "UnWheel - modDB’s 1 Driving mod - 2004". ShrimpWorks. Retrieved Nov 13, 2024.
  2. ↑ "UnWheel". Unreal Archive. Retrieved Nov 13, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Mods of 2005". ModDB (Jan 21, 2006). Retrieved Aug 20, 2024.

See also[]

Third-party mods
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
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