PlanetJailbreak

Told you so. We finally managed to dig up the Jailbreak 2004c update from under a huge pile of dust and made it available for download. That was about time, as a few maps already depended on this update and as a result never were released to the public either.

Here's an overview of the changes and new features in Jailbreak 2004c:

• Additional maps bundled with the installer: JB-Aswan-v2 (replacing JB-Aswan), JB-Fragtion2-v2, JB-RimeValley, and JB-TheDecks.
• Fixes for bugs or inconveniences on several existing maps. The maps themselves remain unchanged, but some gameplay changes are applied when they are played under JB2004c.
• New add-ons: Arena Lockdown, Overtime Lockdown, Arena Spoils, Jail Fight Tally (now bundled with the installer), and Radar
• Italian and Spanish text translations, next to German and French, which were already supported before.
• New executions. Some of these are added to existing maps via the map fixes mentioned above, so don't be surprised if your favorite map doesn't push you through deadly lasers or set you on fire right away - a much more interesting death might await you!
• Lots of new goodies for mappers who want to create Jailbreak maps. Thanks to Crusha K.Rool, some of the more generic ones are also available to other game types via his Ultimate Mapping Tools package.
• Tons of bug fixes. You will find a complete list in Jailbreak2004c.txt in the UT2004\Help folder after installing.

Head over to our download page to get this latest and greatest Jailbreak for Unreal Tournament 2004.

It has been over eight years (not counting map releases) since the last update to Jailbreak 2004. After releasing the Editor's Choice Edition, we've been teasing you for a few years with various screenshots and news posts about features being worked at. We never actually followed up with a release, though, and then even shifted focus to the UT3 incarnation of Jailbreak.

But none of the work we did so far is lost. After yearly failed attempts to release Jailbreak 2004c (aka. Service Pack 3), we are currently blowing the dust off our UT2004 copies and getting ready for a final test run. If everything goes well, we should soon be able to bring you the upgrade that will help you survive the next eight years. (Or it'll just help get over the idle time until the next version of UT3 Jailbreak is released. As I said: We're getting things done - eventually.)

Hot on the heels of the news that beta 1 received a Make Something Unreal Contest prize, we have a new version for you to try out!

Download it now via BeyondUnreal Fileworks mirrors. At the current time, only the AtomicGamers and FileFront mirrors seem to be working, so try them first.

Zip install: UT3JB-Beta2.zip (328.77 MB)

UT3 version 2.1 with Titan Pack is required.

Following are the 11 maps in our beta 2 release:

JB-Pagoda by h34dcr4sh
JB-Precinct by RevBillyG
JB-Rebirth by The_Head
JB-FacingWorlds by Tahngarthor
JB-Makoy by G.Lector
JB-Strand by Hazel.H
JB-Seven by RevBillyG
JB-Suspense by Wormbo
JB-Gasoline by H34dCr4sh
JB-OfMiceAndMen by RevBillyG
JB-Yaijm by DeathoX 8

Main changes since beta 1:

• The cake was a lie.
• New map JB-Yaijm by DeathoX 8
• Several minor map updates.
• Fixed not being able to search for Jailbreak in the server browser.
• JailbreakUI package is now downloadable when a player without the mod installed joins a Jailbreak server.
• Ini and localization fixes so that strings display properly in the UI. (not all languages are fully localized yet, but we should have no more blank strings)
• Auto-setup support for single-switch maps
• Replication fixes for: jump pads in JB-Face, burning execution in JB-Pagoda that didn't show in online games, depressurize execution in JB-Precinct could get green overlay stuck on screen, and delayed appearance of celebrating player
• Many HUD tweaks including displaying a number instead of player icons for large numbers of players in jail or freedom.
• More support for titans, including a Titan Arena property which allows players to become a titan in that arena.
• AI team tactics indicator added to HUD
• Team scores shown after an execution.
• Scoreboard shows player status icons.
• New Kismet actions to give armor to players, and to force AI to crouch.
• Jail Event "Jail Doors" link is renamed to "Exit Markers" to avoid confusion.

We hope you enjoy participating in this beta demo! Rest assured that we have plenty more exciting maps and features coming soon, including a return of the llama hunt, monsters, and arena cams.

As this is a beta, we would really appreciate your feedback in our forums. For a list of currently known issues and to report new issues, visit the Support Forum.