History Trivia / UnrealTournament

* CutSong: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTXDOsTCr4c Room of Champions]] were never featured in any map or scene. The same is true, at least in the PC versions, of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl0eDCEGXzM Organic]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPdi77Fs-KI Save Me (G-Mix)]].

* CutSong: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTXDOsTCr4c Room of Champions]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPdi77Fs-KI Save Me (G-Mix)]] were never featured in any map or scene. The same is true, at least in the PC versions, of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl0eDCEGXzM Organic]].

* DuelingWorks: With ''VideoGame/QuakeIIIArena'', which came out two days after it. In the immediate sense ''UT'' won, scoring slightly higher in reviews and selling slightly better, but in the long-term ''Quake III'' was the real winner, being ''the'' go-to shooter for actual TournamentPlay, and while third-party use of their respective engines was about even, games based on the ''Quake III'' engine ultimately had more lasting influence on later games, particularly with the inception of ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty'' four years later.

* BonusMaterial: The Dreamcast version of the game comes with two playable maps for the PC version: the DC version of "Barricade" for Deathmatch-based modes, and "Hood" for Domination.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** The game was originally made to be just an expansion pack for ''VideoGame/{{Unreal|I}}'', but due to lots of changes to the netcode and the massive number of new maps, it had to be released as a standalone game.
** There was going to be a teamless Domination variant. There were also supposed to be versions of CTF and Domination that used all four teams, the former at least later being made into a mod.
** Many maps were changed from the beta to their actual states. Some minor instances are still visible in the maps' preview images, such as different textures on the Blue bases in CTF-Face and CTF-[=LavaGiant=], a missing cubby hole in DOM-Gearbolt, and metal slopes along the sides of a ramp in DM-Oblivion.
** The map [=DOM-MetalDream=] was originally going to be an Assault level, set in daylight. Several of the other Assault maps also originally had voiceovers explaining the objectives, with the ones still present in the files also indicating that the final objective for AS-Overlord is a combined version of two similar but separate objectives in an earlier version of the level.
** The GameOfTheYearEdition was meant to include an early, mod-like version of ''Tactical Ops: Assault on Terror'', way before it became a standalone game on its own; it instead settled for [=ChaosUT=] and Rocket Arena.
** Instead of a remake, [=DM-Deck16][=] was going to be a sequel called [=DM-Deck17=]. This sequel, however, ended up appearing in ''VideoGame/UnrealTournament2004''.
** Several unused voice lines, including a few cut taunts (including Xan calling you a "jackoff" and the Male Commando voice making a ''Franchise/FantasticFour'' reference), an extra death sound for male characters that was used in an early demo, several [[YouAreNumberSix callsigns]] based on the US' pre-1955 phonetic alphabet which voice lines would refer to each other as, and a few unused announcer lines, including one for a "triple kill" (which was probably replaced by the "multi-kill" you do get for three kills in a short time), one pointing out when you assist someone with something (a system that isn't present in the released game), and one congratulating you on a "nice catch" (presumably meant to be for catching a dropped flag before it hit the ground or something to that effect).
** An early version of Xan's mugshot indicates he was originally supposed to be named "Bane". There's also a "default" mugshot, a black and white picture of game designer [=CliffyB=], that's supposed to be used for character models that don't have a defined separate mugshot, but in the unmodified game only shows up in an EasterEgg in DM-Codex.
** Several of the weapons went through a few changes. In particular, the Enforcer was supposed to reload after every twenty shots like its inspiration, the original ''Unreal'' Automag, and the Pulse Gun was also supposed to have a reload after every fifty shots (which it is still listed as needing in the manual), as well as originally having an overall gray skin rather than the released game's green, as can be seen in [[https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steam/apps/13240/0000003784.jpg?t=1447351268 one of the official screenshots]]. The Ripper also had a different model in earlier versions, with the gun itself appearing like a more "squashed" version of its final model, and the blades themselves just looking like giant [=CDs=] before the much more intricate sawblade model used in the final game was created. Also, there was supposed to be a Minigun Arena mutator that replaced every weapon in the map with the Minigun, much like the existing mutators for the Shock Rifle, Pulse Gun, Flak Cannon, Rocket Launcher and Sniper Rifle; later games would cut out the middleman and have a single Arena mutator that the player could decide which weapon they would be limited to.
** The PC version's maps DM-Conveyor and DM-Gothic were considered for both console versions, but were nixed. CTF-Command was considered for the Playstation 2 version as well.

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** Several of the weapons went through a few changes. In particular, the Enforcer was supposed to reload after every twenty shots like its inspiration, the original ''Unreal'' Automag, and the Pulse Gun was also supposed to have a reload after every fifty shots (which it is still listed as needing in the manual), as well as originally having an overall gray skin rather than the released game's green, as can be seen in [[https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steam/apps/13240/0000003784.jpg?t=1447351268 one of the official screenshots]]. The Ripper also had a different model in earlier versions, with the gun itself appearing like a more "squashed" version of its final model, and the blades themselves just looking like giant [=CDs=] before the much more intricate sawblade model used in the final game was created. Also, there was supposed to be a Minigun Arena mutator that replaced every weapon in the map with the Minigun, much like the existing mutators for the Shock Rifle, Pulse Gun, Flak Cannon, Rocket Launcher and Sniper Rifle; later games would cut out the middleman and have a single Arena mutator that the player could decide which weapon they would be limited to.

** The GameOfTheYearEdition was meant to include an early, mod-like version of ''VideoGame/TacticalOpsAssaultOnTerror'', way before it became a standalone game on its own; it instead settled for [=ChaosUT=] and Rocket Arena.

** Several of the weapons went through a few changes. In particular, the Enforcer was supposed to reload after every twenty shots like its inspiration, the original ''Unreal'' Automag, and the Pulse Gun was also supposed to have a reload after every fifty shots. The Ripper also had a different model in earlier versions, with the gun itself appearing like a more "squashed" version of its final model, and the blades themselves just looking like giant [=CDs=] before the much more intricate sawblade model used in the final game was created. Also, there was supposed to be a Minigun Arena mutator that replaced every weapon in the map with the Minigun, much like the existing mutators for the Shock Rifle, Pulse Gun, Flak Cannon, Rocket Launcher and Sniper Rifle.

* DuelingWorks: With ''VideoGame/QuakeIIIArena'', which came out two days after it. In the immediate sense ''UT'' won, scoring slightly higher in reviews and selling slightly better, but in the long-term ''Quake III'' was the real winner, being ''the'' go-to shooter for actual TournamentPlay and greater influence that follow-up games running on its engine and/or derived from mods for it had.

** There was going to be a teamless Domination variant. There were also supposed to be versions of CTF and Domination that used all four teams
** Many maps were changed from the beta to their actual states.

** The GameOfTheYearEdition was meant to include an early, mod-like version of ''VideoGame/TacticalOpsAssaultOnTerror'', way before it became a standalone game on its own.

** Several unused voice lines, including a few cut taunts (including Xan calling you a "jackoff" and the Male Commando voice making a ''Franchise/FantasticFour'' reference), an extra death sound for male characters that was used in an early demo, several [[YouAreNumberSix callsigns]] based on the US' pre-1955 phonetic alphabet which voice lines would refer to each other as, and a few unused announcer lines, including one for a "triple kill" (which was probably replaced by the "multi-kill" you do get for three kills in a short time), one pointing out when you assist someone with something (a system that isn't present in the released game), and one congratulating you on a "nice catch" (presumably meant to be for catching a dropped flag before it hit the ground or something to that effect).

** There was going to be a teamless Domination variant.

** Several unused voice lines, including a few cut taunts (including Xan calling you a "jackoff" and the Male Commando voice making a ''Franchise/FantasticFour'' reference), several [[YouAreNumberSix callsigns]] based on the US' pre-1955 phonetic alphabet which voice lines would refer to each other as, and a few unused announcer lines, including one for a "triple kill" (which was probably replaced by the "multi-kill" you do get for three kills in a short time) and one pointing out when you assist someone with something (a system that isn't present in the released game).

** The game was originally made to be just an expansion pack for ''VideoGame/{{Unreal}}'', but due to the lots of changes to the netcode and massive number of new maps, it had to be released as a standalone game.

** The map [=DOM-MetalDream=] was originally going to be an Assault level, set in daylight.

** Instead of a remake, [=DM-Deck16][=] was going to be a sequel called [=DM-Deck17=]. This sequel, however, ended up appearing in '''VideoGame/UnrealTournament2004'''.

** Loque was set to appear in the original ladder, but was glitched and thus was removed. The GOTY Edition ladder added him back.

** Instead of a remake, [=DM-Deck16][=] was going to be a sequel called DM-Deck17. This sequel, however, ended up appearing in '''VideoGame/UnrealTournament2004'''.

** Instead of a remake, DM-Deck16][ was going to be a sequel called DM-Deck17. This sequel, however, ended up appearing in '''VideoGame/UnrealTournament2004'''.

* [[BannedInChina Banned In Germany]]: This game is the only Unreal game banned in that country, to the point of being the only entry not included in that local edition of the [[CompilationRerelease anthology]]. And yet, it still manages to be very popular.

** Loque was set to appear in the original ladder, but was glitched and thus was removed. The GOTY Edition ladder added him back.

** Loque was set to appear in the original ladder, but was glitched. The GOTY Edition ladder added him back.

** The GameOfTheYearEdition was meant to include an early, mod-like version of ''VideoGame/TacticalOpsAssaultOnTerror'', way before it became a standalone game on its own.

** The map [=DOM-MetalDream=] was originally going to be an Assault level, set in daylight.

** The game has a lot of stuff which didn't made the cut, such as a teamless Domination variant and a lot of maps cut from the retail version.

** The game has a lot of stuff which didn't made the cut, such as a teamless Domination variant and a lot of maps cut from the retail version. However, due to the betas' leaking, several members of the community worked to rescue several of the beta levels. The result? The [[http://forums.beyondunreal.com/showthread.php?t=191781 Forgotten Classics Bonus Pack]]. In its actual state, with said pack there're a second Tutorial map, an extension of the Liandri map and a BIG mashup of both Liandri parts into a single level for 64 players, among other stuff.

** The game was considered to be just a mod for VideoGame/{{Unreal}}, but due to the lots of changes to the netcode, it had to be released as a standalone game.

** The map [=DOM-MetalDream=] was going to be an Assault level.

** The game was considered to be just a mod for Game/{{Unreal}}, but due to the lots of changes to the netcode, it had to be released as a standalone game.

** The map DOM-MetalDream was considered to be an Assault level.