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AirBuccaneers 1.5 for UT2004 Released

Posted by Zonk on from the arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!! dept.

istewart writes "Version 1.5 of the AirBuccaneers mod for Unreal Tournament 2004 was released today. This isn't a typical FPS mod, since it's about pirates on balloons and the player is allowed to select from 4 roles on the different craft : pilot, cannon loader, aimer, and musketeer. Hand to hand combat is de-emphasized in favor of strategic air battles."

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  1. And other mods... by 77Punker · · Score: 3, Informative

    ...there's been a billion other mods released, including favorites like Red Orchestra and Frag.Ops. Check beyondunreal.com. It's just becuase of the MSU deadline.

  2. Best department yet by empaler · · Score: 2, Funny
    from the arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!! dept.
  3. beautifuuuul by eurasian · · Score: 2, Interesting

    ABU is a real visual treat. It's gameplay is slow, methodical, and really QUITE fun. If you have a group of friends it's the best way to play, as it requires a TON of teamwork (loading cannon, piloting balloons, scouting for other balloons). Just think of a real-time, 3D, Flying Scorched Earth.. with Pirates..

  4. I am the top Kill Count Crew by Pinkoir · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I've played Air Bucaneers quite a bit and I'd have to say that it's my favorite mod for UT2004. The ballon to ballon combat is really quite fun and once you get a crew of four or five buddies together it's an absolute blast with everybody working feverishly away at their assigned task and the captain yelling "YAAARRR" into the teamspeak server as loud as possible.

    Add to that the humerously non-english (finnish maybe?) names and grammer and the comical hideousness of some of the character models and you've got a game that will absolutely leave you in stitches. I've died on many occasions because I have been laughing too hard to properly control my guy.

    Can't wait to play the new version.

    -Pinkoir

  5. Good luck finding someone to play against by slot32 · · Score: 2, Informative

    UT2k3 is fragmented by SO many mods (Good thinging Epic - launch a 'make something unreal contest' to get 1000 mods for UT!) it's rare you find anyone to play agaist other than the n00b friendly ONS (Onslaught (Vehicles)).

    Unreal Tournament is already being dubbed as 'dying/dead' online... just look at gamespy's stats (Which include BOTS in game servers - Currently, there are only
    Ad to this, the new games coming out or recently out (PainKiller2, Halo 2, Doom 3, Half Life 2, HL2 Source etc) I think this is a bit too late...

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