UnWheel

UnrealScript

Driving total conversion for Unreal Tournament 2004

Forward, 15 April 2013: I have reproduced the original “About” page in its entirety here, as well as the old screenshots from the website for future reference and archiving purposes. The original UnWheel website may continue to exist for an unknown length of time, and is no longer maintained by myself.

A lot more information, screenshots and discussion can be found on the UnWheel ModDB page.

Finally, a round-up of the various awards and accolades accumulated by UnWheel can be found on this post.

About UnWheel

UnWheel is a driving modification for Unreal Tournament 2004 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.

A wide range of gametypes:

Race: Classic lap-based racing
Rally: A long race over a single stretch of road
Capture the Flag: Players compete to return the flag to a central location on the map
Roamer: ‘Open-ended’ freestyle driving where players try to score by driving over random scoring points
K-Ball: Get the giant beach-ball into the goal to score
Rabbit: Players compete for possession of the flag in order to score
King of the Hill: Dominate an area of the map for as long as possible to gain points
Wrecker: Smash other vehicles to cause damage and eventually wreck them
Team variants: Capture the Flag and K-Ball are available in team variants, with their own set of team-specific maps

Multitude of vehicles:

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

General features:

Freedom to choose any vehicle: At the start of each map, you are given the option to choose any of the vehicles without restriction
Control options: You can play with your regular Onslaught controls, use mouse steering, or set up a gamepad or even steering wheel
Multiple skins per vehicle: 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.
New HUD: The HUD has been replaced with something a little more relavent, and shows gametype-specific information.
L33t effects: All kinds of effects, including headlight volumes, real-time reflective vehicle bodies, surface-specific effects for grass, mud, sand, ice, water, etc.
Customisable: UnWheel is completely customisable and flexible, meaning it’s easy to create your own gametypes, cars, etc.