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Jarret W. Buse
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Urban Terror
There are many different types of games, but the most popular seems to be the First Person Shooter games. For Linux systems, a good First Person Shooter game is “Urban Terror”. Urban Terror is a free game which makes it even better.
Urban Terror is a multiplayer game which runs on a Quake III Arena compatible engine. The system requirements are:
To get Urban Terror, go to the site http://www.urbanterror.info/downloads/ to download it. Here, you can download either the Installer or the Complete Full Version. The Installer is small and allows you to start the Installer which downloads the the current complete version. When you get the installer, the file is compressed and can be opened with an archiver program. Once opened, there should be a choice of two installers. One is the 32-bit version and the other is a 64-bit version. Run the proper one for you system.
Once started, you should see a screen similar to Figure 1. Figure 1 shows the license agreement and you must select “Accept” to continue.
FIGURE 1
After you accept the License Agreement, you should then see a window similar to Figure 2. The screen lets you click the “Download” button to start downloading the full version.
FIGURE 2
The download should appear something like Figure 3.
FIGURE 3
NOTE: If you download the whole package, you can extract it where you need it. Once extracted, run the file “UrTUpdater” with the extension appropriate to you architecture. The program will check for updates and then allow you to play as shown in Figure 4.
FIGURE 4
The basic controls are set up in five sections. The sections are:
The controls to look are:
The controls for movement are:
The controls to shoot are:
The miscellaneous controls are as follows:
The Chat controls are:
Figure 5 shows a main screen. Here, there are a few options:
FIGURE 5
While playing, there are nine menu items to give you control of the game. The menus are:
So, after pressing “Play”, you should see a screen similar to Figure 6.
FIGURE 6
Select a server to connect and play. The servers with the lowest “ping” response time are those closest to you. The lower response time will provide faster game play. When connecting to a server you may be asked to download the game map. The map is the information for the area in which the players are playing. You need to download the map to play on the server. Every server may have different maps and they can change daily on some servers (or even faster).
Go ahead, download Urban Terror and give it a try!
There are many different types of games, but the most popular seems to be the First Person Shooter games. For Linux systems, a good First Person Shooter game is “Urban Terror”. Urban Terror is a free game which makes it even better.
Urban Terror is a multiplayer game which runs on a Quake III Arena compatible engine. The system requirements are:
- CPU: Pentium 4 1.2GHz or higher.
- RAM: 256MBs (512MBs highly recommended).
- VIDEO: NVidia or ATI card with 128MB RAM (256MB or more highly recommended).
- HDD: 50GB, but the more the better for additional levels.
To get Urban Terror, go to the site http://www.urbanterror.info/downloads/ to download it. Here, you can download either the Installer or the Complete Full Version. The Installer is small and allows you to start the Installer which downloads the the current complete version. When you get the installer, the file is compressed and can be opened with an archiver program. Once opened, there should be a choice of two installers. One is the 32-bit version and the other is a 64-bit version. Run the proper one for you system.
Once started, you should see a screen similar to Figure 1. Figure 1 shows the license agreement and you must select “Accept” to continue.
FIGURE 1
After you accept the License Agreement, you should then see a window similar to Figure 2. The screen lets you click the “Download” button to start downloading the full version.
FIGURE 2
The download should appear something like Figure 3.
FIGURE 3
NOTE: If you download the whole package, you can extract it where you need it. Once extracted, run the file “UrTUpdater” with the extension appropriate to you architecture. The program will check for updates and then allow you to play as shown in Figure 4.
FIGURE 4
The basic controls are set up in five sections. The sections are:
- Look
- Move
- Shoot
- Misc.
- Chat
The controls to look are:
- Look Up – PGDN
- Look Down – DEL
- Mouse Look – \
- Center View – END
- Zoom Weapon In – MOUSE2
- Zoom Weapon Out – -
- Zoom Reset – X
The controls for movement are:
- Run/Walk – SHIFT
- Walk Forward – W
- Backpedal – S
- Strafe Left – A
- Strafe Right – D
- Up/Jump – SPACE
- Down/Crouch – SHIFT
- Turn Left (optional) – LEFTARROW
- Turn Right (optional) – RIGHTARROW
- Sidestep/Turn – -
- Sprint – M
- Sprint (alternate) – -
The controls to shoot are:
- Attack – -
- Reload – -
- Weapon Mode – -
- Previous Weapon – MWHEELDOWN
- Next Weapon – MWHEELUP
- Drop Weapon – -
The miscellaneous controls are as follows:
- Show Scores – TAB
- Bandage – Q
- (def)use / Open Door – CTRL
- Team Select Menu – -
- Gear Select Menu – -
- Next Item – ]
- Previous Item –
- Drop Item – =
- Use Item – P
- Sensitivity – N/A
- Invert Mouse Y Axis – Off by default
- Smooth Mouse – Off by default
The Chat controls are:
- Chat – T
- Team Chat – Y
- Target Chat – -
- Radio Menu – U
Figure 5 shows a main screen. Here, there are a few options:
- Play Online – connects to an online game for multiplayer action
- Setup – lets you change the player, input controls as well as audio and video settings
- Start Server – allows others to connect to your system as a host
- Demos – views previously saved demos
- Quit – exits the game
FIGURE 5
While playing, there are nine menu items to give you control of the game. The menus are:
- About – gives information about currently connected server
- Player – join a team, set player appearance and select preferred weapons
- Stats – shows detailed tactics
- Controls – sets controls
- Options – choose and set options
- System – change settings for audio, video and network configuration
- Vote – calls a vote, make changes to map, game type or server settings
- Rcon – allows those with administrative passwords to take control of a server
- Exit – quits mod
So, after pressing “Play”, you should see a screen similar to Figure 6.
FIGURE 6
Select a server to connect and play. The servers with the lowest “ping” response time are those closest to you. The lower response time will provide faster game play. When connecting to a server you may be asked to download the game map. The map is the information for the area in which the players are playing. You need to download the map to play on the server. Every server may have different maps and they can change daily on some servers (or even faster).
Go ahead, download Urban Terror and give it a try!