Urban Terror's Popularity is Growing Again!

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If you have never heard of or played Urban Terror, you should really check it out. Urban Terror is a modification for Quake3 that was originally made back in 2000. Since its creation it has gone through many changes and updates, making it one of the best Q3 mods ever made. It has all of the same great attributes that made Q3 so popular, but adds a unique look and feel to the game. Urban Terror has turned the fictional, futuristic look of Q3 into a more modern and real looking game, using weapons modeled after real weapons used today, and maps of actual locations.

Since its re-release back on April 1st 2007, its popularity has been growing once again, adding more players and servers to choose from than the mod had seen in years. Before its re-release, the game was almost dead, providing less than 100 servers to choose from and probably fewer than 100 players to play against. Now there are almost 300 servers, and more than 700 active players playing the game.

Although the numbers are growing, the mod still lacks the participation it really needs to become the great competition game it once was. There are a number of people in the UrT community that are actively trying to promote and rebuild the popularity of the game. Daily discussions are taking place in hopes to find ways to help bring in new players and bring back old players.

If you are an old Urban Terror player that left due to lack of popularity, you should really consider checking it out again. The current growth and activity reminds me of when it was first released back in 2000. It was slow at first, but quickly grew into a huge community of players and clans. The same is happening right now! Clans are forming, leagues are filling up, and ladders are being created to help generate some great competition for gamers.

This game is free to download and play, and since it's built around Q3; it's playable for the average users who aren't fortunate enough to have the newest, top of the line computers.

Find more information, or download the full, free version here at: UrbanTerror.net

Check out what is going on in the forums at: Urban Terror Forums

Idle in the Irc channel on Enterthegame.com at: #urbanterror

[Mulletman]

Thanks for the info. I will be checking it out.

[Fjoggs]

My god. Standalone huh? I havent played this since 2.0->2.3. That must be like 4-5 years ago. Me and some friends pwning it up on ut_swim That, ricochet and casa was easily the best maps.
Rommel and uptown also rocked.