It has been months since you last heard of ESL, but they are still around to propose you more attractive events on Urban Terror. After going through a complete redesign of their website, the league is now ready to invite you to the second edition of their 2on2 NightCups, the Christmas Cup special edition!
So what you're left to do is to ask a mate to signup with you, and enjoy playing on Saturday, Dec 20 - 20:00 CET. Please keep in mind that you have to checkin again 60 -20 minutes before the cup starts.
Read the news released on ESL for futher information and visit the cup page.
Urban Zone is proud to announce the start of the Urban Terror Master Series.
What is this tournament ?
This end of season competition is a final pitting the best teams from the Bomb, Capture The Flag and Team Survivor league in a playoff layout. Urban Zone is hosting an eight-cup in multiple game types, whose winner shall be crowned as the winner of this 2014 fall season, the Grand Master. The cup will be featuring a Best of 3 matches in a straight elimination format. Teams will be able to choose the best mode to show their A game while fighting their opponents.
Who is playing ?
The teams invited to this cup are b00bs, who finished first in both TS and BM without losing a single match in either of them; Ginger engineer, who finished first in CTF, undefeated as well. We then have freneticZ, z2x and Wave The Flag, the teams which took the second place in TS, BM and CTF respectively. Aera and Hash, are invited as well, taking the third place in TS and CTF. Completing the list is the team Gore, as winner of the second division of TS.
How can I follow the exciting games ?
At the best of their ability, the UZ Radio and UrT-TV cameramen and shoutcast team will cover the events. You will be able to watch the streams live directly on your favourite website tv.urbanterror.info or if prefered on the UZ twitch channel. Be aware of the streams and GTV's instantly via the warbot on #urbanterror IRC, or on #UrT-TV you will even have the possibility to see the upcoming events. If you're not familiar with IRC, you can simply follow the Twitch TV channel to get mailed whenever it will be live.
After the recent success of the improved Head-Up Display (HUD) we thought it would be a good time to update the User Interface menus as well.
Updating the menus is a huge project. We received a lot of great submissions from community members, and Frozen Sand artists want to focus their work on Urban Terror HD. Therefore we decided to make the menu files open-source so anyone can participate in updating them.
The menus files are stored on our public Github repository. You are free to fork the repository and send us pull requests so we can review your changes and approve them. When fully finished, the menus will be implemented into a new version of Urban Terror 4.
Please note that the menus style must respect the "Urban Terror theme", ie. dark theme, background grids... If you have any question please contact Barbatos for more information.
Warning: Be aware that the menu icons and images are included on the github repository but cannot be modified due to copyright issues. If you want to update them, you will need to create completely new ones.
And we are back folks! Firstly, let us apologize for the long downtime. It has been quite a mission to restore services. As we know, you all like a good nerdgasm story, so let's get right to it!
The Event
Sometime around Saturday night, while RaideR was "Busy" with .. well .. let's not go there. Our primary database server suffered a HD failure. This in itself would not be too bad, however, at the exact same time our CDN failed. For those who know, running mysql from a single disc, as well as everything else, basically killed the whole server.
The bring it on moment
Okay ... so when your man bits have basically been sliced off it's time to grow (or in our case upgrade) your set of balls. We are pleased to announce that we have invested in a new set of servers costing in the region of 2,000 Euros for a whole year to continue supporting our "Legacy" version 4.2. To put this into perspective we now use the following "Beasts" to run UrbanTerror.
As you can see, we have put provisions in place so that even with a disc failure our servers are MORE than capable of recovering without any down time.
The Migration
Evilelf worked hard to move our physical server to the new Virtual Environment, which took some serious Master Level Geakery. But after just a few days, we had our "Clone Server" in our VM environment. Please send all cookies to evilelf in the attached forum thread.
The Deployment
RaideR then took over the works to complete the alterations needed for the CMS to work in the new environment, after just a night, everything was recoded, reset and pushed live. Please feel free to give RaideR your kind beers in the attached forum thread.
The Continued Development...
FrozenSand are committed to Urban Terror and its community, we take its services and operations very seriously and you have our apologies that it took us this long to restore the game, so please take all your cookies and beers back, have them yourself for your patience and support.
We're excited to announce today the 4.2.021 release of Urban Terror! Among the many improvements and bug fixes, we decided to rework the Heads-up Display (HUD) to give it a more modern look. Do not hesitate to comment on this thread.
We also had a lot of requests and concept submissions for a rework of the User Interface (UI), therefore we decided to make the menu files open-source. We will do a blog post about it very soon.
Have fun!
Changelog
• Updated text with new font (Roboto) and drop shadow
• Decreased font sizes around the HUD
• Revamp of the mini scoreboard and team overlay
• Updated netgraph
• Updated the player health and damage area. There's now a health percentage indicator (toggleable with cg_drawhealth)
• Improvement of the item and weapon select boxes
• Enhancement of the "3, 2, 1, Go" beep on warmup countdown
• Added cvar: cg_countdownSound to disable the "3, 2, 1, Go" beeps
• Updated the timers - right aligned and new timer and hotpotato icons
• Highlighted map names in orange if they need to be downloaded (in the server browser menu)
• Added $hp chat var
• Updated chat variable substitution. Variable names that are not recognized by the server will not be consumed (you can now type $100)
• Updated the vote HUD element
• Used Team Survivor walls in Freeze Tag
• Added forcesub rcon command
• Added forcecaptain rcon command
• Combined red and blue wave timers if they're equal
• Added cg_showbullethits 3
• Added ability to use "all" with the forceteam command
• Added swap rcon command to swap two players
• Added cg_drawclock which replaces cl_drawclock (1 for a 24-hour clock, and 2 for a 12-hour clock)
FrozenSand is happy to announce the release of Urban Terror 4.2.020 today (September 30th). This release is mainly bug fixes and improvements to Freeze Tag.
This version comes with a new official game mode called Freeze Tag. It is quite popular in Quake-based games and we hope that you will like it as much as we do.
There are also two new maps, Prominence and Killroom, and as usual a lot of bug fixes.
Enjoy!
Changelog
• New gametype - Freeze Tag (#10) - new CVARs g_thawTime and g_meltdownTime - new log lines
• New map ut4_prominence
• New map ut4_killroom
• New g_stratTime CVAR - strategy time at round start in Team Survivor and BOMB modes
• Fixed hotpotato timer not stopping on timeout
• Fixed crash when using map and devmap server commands
• Fixed a "round end" message loop happening when only one player is connected in FFA gametype
• Fixed the flag capture time bug in jump mode
• Fixed a crash in the demos ui page
• Fixed a possible crash on map load on OSX
• Fixed a "signal 6" crash on OSX 10.9
• Fixed the copy/paste causing engine crash on Unix systems
• Fixed malformed reply to the /ignore command #10
• Fixed ut_weaptoggle grenade malfunction when having two types of grenades #4
• Added a flood protection on weapon mode change #32
• Fixed callvote kick bug where another player could be kicked
• Fixed client number for callvote server log messages
• Fixed callvote map unpredictability and server log messages
• Fixed some HUD elements being displayed while the client was paused #36
• Added a client info cvar named authl containing player's auth name when authenticated #35
There goes another summer, and with it, some classic UrbanTerror clan wars are consigned to memory. However, when one good thing comes to an end, another must replace it! And with that, the Urban-Zone crew are delighted to announce the new Urban-Zone League Season!
Season 22/15/7 promises to be another occasion that highlights the UrbanTerror competitive calendar! Signups are open now, and until 24/09/14 so make sure your team is enrolled and ready to play!
An added bonus for this season sees the inaugural event hosted on the new version of UrbanTerror 4.2.019! A feature included in this version of the game is the new Freeze Tag mode! So don't forget to test it out and get practising before its inclusion in future competitions!
As always the Urban-Zone League welcomes new and existing teams to join their diverse roster of competitors for the upcoming season. In the best of our capacities, we hope to provide live coverage of many key games as well as prompting debate over shock results and key games from the world of UrT!
Divisions will once again be supervised by experienced league Administrators and Referees who are always willing to lend a hand and answer any questions that you may have, they can be reached via the PM function on the site, or through the Quakenet IRC channel #Urban-Zone
Leagues and Division Supervisors will be revealed in due course!
Find more information regarding the comming season on www.urban-zone.org
After a successful testcup Urban Terror returns to ESL. The first regular event will be the Team Survivor Nightcup #1 which takes place March 1, 2014 - 20 CET.
This cup uses the ESL Check-In system. Teams have to confirm their signup 30 minutes before the cup starts or their spot will be given to spontaneous signups 10 minutes later. Please note that players banned by FrozenSand are not allowed to play.
Get ready! 4.2.018 has been released tonight Saturday January 25 at 22:00 CET. This release has the potential fix to the fps drops, so we have worked hard to get it out before the Nations Cup starts on Monday.
Changelog
• New g_gear restriction code. It now uses weapon/item letters so you can disable whatever weapon or item you want.
• Changed the medic badges back to the caduceus.
• Solved FPS drops introduced in 016/017 client.
• Fixed the issues with auth_owners.
• Fixed the "auth string output overrun" issue.
• Solved 'callvote map' problem where results can be unpredictable.
• Fixed client number in callvote server log entry.
FrozenSand has worked hard to fix the autobalance bug and is happy to release the fix in 4.2.017. Please note that dmaHD is turned on by default so if you prefer the older sound engine remember to turn it off from the sound menu.
CHANGELOG
• Fixed teambalancer-skin bug.
• Fixed chat overflow bug (was overflowing on the team overlay)
• Fixed the flag capture time.
• New cvar: cg_drawFlagCaptureTime (0: no time shown, 1: time in seconds, 2: time in seconds and milliseconds)
• All UrT executables are now compatible with older CPUs (no-SSE build no longer needed)
• Fixed mousewheel scrolling of console when raw-mouse was used.
• dmaHD: Sound system is on by default on the UrT executables.
• dmaHD: Fixed annoying clicks/echoes with some weapon sounds.
• dmaHD: Re-introduced all the old mixers (CVAR: dmaHD_mixer)
Ho Ho Ho! Santa's elves have been hard at work with FrozenSand to release an update to fix the autobalancer and a few other bugs this Sunday Dec 22nd at 22:00 CET. Check the changelog to see what else has been updated.
CHANGELOG
• Fixed teambalancer-skin bug.
• Fixed chat overflow bug (was overflowing on the team overlay)
• Fixed the flag capture time.
• New cvar: cg_drawFlagCaptureTime (0: no time shown, 1: time in seconds, 2: time in seconds and milliseconds)
• All UrT executables are now compatible with older CPUs (no-SSE build no longer needed)
• Fixed mousewheel scrolling of console when raw-mouse was used.
• dmaHD: Sound system is on by default on the UrT executables.
• dmaHD: Fixed annoying clicks/echoes with some weapon sounds.
• dmaHD: Re-introduced all the old mixers (CVAR: dmaHD_mixer)
KABOOM! - That is the sound our self destruct mechanism will make on the 1st of January 2014 at 00:00 CET. It has been activated for our 4.1 Master Servers and the count down has begun!
In just over two weeks time we will finally shut down the 4.1 master servers for good. So, if there are any server admins or players that have not yet upgraded to the latest Urban Terror 4.2 release, now is the opportunity to upgrade to version 4.2 and test the latest additions and changes!
FrozenSand is proud to announce the release of 4.2.016 Monday Dec 9th, 2013. This update brings you not one but two sets of new skins thanks to a request by Driller. Check the changelog for bug fixes and new features.
Changelog
• Fixed the bug in the Auth System that appeared in the release 4.2.015 where sometimes lag could lead to players using account names of other players
• Fixed the "badinfo" issue (many thanks to Jacepriester)
• Animation config updates
• New Dr. Pink and Dr. Blue player skins
• Correctly disable inactivity timer when g_inactivity is set to 0
• Ability to set skins per team using cg_skinfixed 0|1
• Increased minimum value of com_hunkmegs and made the error message Hunk_Alloc failed on... more understandable
• Updated Mac11 sounds
• Fix for specularity on SR8 (very noticeable on bolt cap)
• Fixed lagometer position on CTF when using Wave Respawns
• Enhanced cg_speedo CVAR: will display client speed using (1) UPS: Quake units per second, (2) KPH: Kilometers per hour, (3) MPH: Miles per hour
• Fixed killsound not being played upon HE Grenade kill and bleed out
• Fixed skeetshoot map reloaders: fix target_give not resetting state after execution
• New crosshair: cg_drawCrosshair 14 (simple cross Quake 3 style). Available in UI menu
• Fixed respawn timer being shown after map restart
• Added 0 padding in asset download time left and server list refresh time
• Added sound on weapon mode change
• Added accelerometer configurable with cg_accelero 0|1|2 and UI menu
• Added cg_accelSize CVAR to tune dedicated accelerometer size
• Fixed bots being kicked from the server for teamkilling
• Added TeamBalancer. Can be controller with g_autobalance CVAR (0 = disabled, 1 = balance every minute, 2 = every 2 minutes, etc). Works only when match mode is deactivated.
• Added g_noVest CVAR for Jump Mode: is set to 1 removes the Vest from all the players
• Added client respawn event to game log: ClientSpawn:
• Fixed impossibility to kick zombie clients off the server
• Fixed connection to full server resulting in Server is for low pings only
• dmaHD engine forced to 44Khz 16-bit stereo output
• Increased command buffer from 64KiB to 128KiB for players with large config files
• Added separate Windows executable for non-SSE2 processors
• Fixed substitute flag being resetted upon map change
• Correctly update client team overlay when /forcesub command is executed
• Added menu items in sound menu for configuring dmaHD
• Added more in-built r_mode graphics modes for wide screen monitors
• Added new wide resolutions in graphics menu
• Increased chat area width and message area width
• Hide timelimit from HUD if there are no valuable info to be displayed
• Fixed inactivity timer kicking local client thus causing all the players to be disconnected
• Added flag capture time. New log string: "FlagCaptureTime: :
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We're excited to announce today the 4.2.021 release of Urban Terror! Among the many improvements and bug fixes, we decided to rework the Heads-up Display (HUD) to give it a more modern look. Do not hesitate to comment on 
FrozenSand is happy to announce the release of Urban Terror 4.2.020 today (September 30th). This release is mainly bug fixes and improvements to Freeze Tag. 
Here we go!
After a successful testcup Urban Terror returns to ESL. The first regular event will be the Team Survivor Nightcup #1 which takes place March 1, 2014 - 20 CET.
FrozenSand has worked hard to fix the autobalance bug and is happy to release the fix in 4.2.017. Please note that dmaHD is turned on by default so if you prefer the older sound engine remember to turn it off from the sound menu. 
FrozenSand is proud to announce the release of 4.2.016 Monday Dec 9th, 2013. This update brings you not one but two sets of new skins thanks to a request by Driller. Check the changelog for bug fixes and new features.
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