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Make Something Unreal Finalists Posted

Posted by Zonk on from the unreal-amount-of-cash dept.

The ever popular Make Something Unreal Contest is coming to an end, and the finalists have been posted on the official site. From the post: " Epic Games announces the finalists for the Mod category for Grand Finals of the NVIDIA $1,000,000 Make Something Unreal Contest. To even make it to the Grand Finals is an amazing accomplishment for these dedicated and creative teams. To be selected as a finalist for the Grand Finals is to be the cream of the crop. "

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  1. Winners.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    Epic Games announces the finalists for the Mod category for Grand Finals of the NVIDIA $1,000,000 Make Something Unreal Contest. To even make it to the Grand Finals is an amazing accomplishment for these dedicated and creative teams. To be selected as a finalist for the Grand Finals is to be the cream of the crop. Each and every one of these mods are the best of the best and worthy of play by all.

    Deathball
    Domain 2049
    Frag.Ops
    Strike Force
    Troopers: Dawn of Destiny
    Red Orchestra
    Metaball
    Alien Swarm
    Air Buccaneers
    Damnation
    Robin Hood
    Chaos UT2
    UnWheel

  2. Nice mods by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    This is a great contest and has encouraged many mod makers to create something Unreal. It also helps make UT2004 a better game.

  3. Alien Swarm by metalhed77 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Alien Swarm is one killer mod. Unfortunately no one seems to play it anymore, and multiplayer was really its strong point.

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    1. Re:Alien Swarm by megan_of_wutai · · Score: 2, Informative

      Alien Breed?

    2. Re:Alien Swarm by analog_line · · Score: 2, Informative

      I played Alien Swarm first at a LAN party, and it seems to be much better suited for that kind of thing, as it's not the kind of game you can take the time to type out directions to your teammates with, unless everyone is using some kind of voice chat system, and even then, that's kinda awkward.

  4. Clone Bandits by dchamp · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Sad that Clone Bandits didn't make it to the finals. They were finishers in previous stages of the contest. And the mod is just crazy fun to play. Of the remaining finalists, Deathball gets my vote. Congrats to everyone involved in the contest... I think it did help motivate people to make some really interesting mods.

  5. Make Something Unreal... by HogynCymraeg · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...like Duke Nukem Forever.

  6. It's too bad by Dan+Farina · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Some of these mods are so fantastic, but the overwhelming dominance of CS, I suspect, destroys many a mod's chances of being recognized as such. Sure, not all need huge communities, but unfortunately some are so sparse it's hard to find other players.

    I'm not the only one to have noted this phenomenon.
    http://www.reallifecomics.com/daily.php?strip_id=1 201

    There's not much that can be done about it, but it's a shame. Even Quake TF at the height of its dominance didn't have the kind of crushing popularity.