UTIII mod cooker finally released to the wild

by Jem Alexander { Jan 8th 2008 at 12:00AM }

We've been harping on about this Unreal Tournament III mod "cooker" for a wee while now. For those of you who don't know, this update for the Unreal Editor on PC allows mods to be exported to a PS3-friendly format, allowing any of the current and future PC mod releases to be saved out and used on the PlayStation 3. Epic released a few mods to tide us over while the "cooker" was still being tested. Soon after that, it was released to an undisclosed number of people on the Developer Mailing list, for further testing.

Now, however, it's finally available for everyone to download. From here on out we expect to see a huge amount of user-generated content being released. But not all of it can be good, surely? We're aiming to bring you a round up of our favourite mods every couple of weeks or so. So if you're a mod maker, or if you've stumbled upon a mod you particularly enjoy, let us know at Jem [at] Joystiq.com.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

Tags: cooker, DLC, unreal-tournament-iii, utiii

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Julio @ Jan 8th 2008 12:47AM

I can't wait to see what kinds of stuff come out sooon

Moki666 @ Jan 8th 2008 12:45AM

First!!!!
also very cool, can't wait for awesome mods ^_^

jango fett @ Jan 8th 2008 1:57AM

...lame news.

XMBonline @ Jan 8th 2008 6:55AM

theres already some out now.
go to
www.xmbonline.net/mods

Thechord @ Jan 8th 2008 9:42AM

I have to say I am somewhat disappointed. I thought this will allow PS3 users to create mods. instead, you have to buy the PC version to create mods for your ps3 version of UT3. Hopefully the PC UT3 community will be kind enough to think about us console goes, eh?

yomama84 @ Jan 8th 2008 11:13AM

you dont understand. The editor needs the game on the PC to render the mod. the editor and game works side by side.

Marty @ Jan 8th 2008 4:30PM

I hear what you're saying, but it still sucks that you have to buy two copies of the game to mod it.

The Chord @ Jan 8th 2008 4:38PM

Thats exactly what I meant! I hope Epic decide to release UT's modding component to the public to allow PS3 users to create mods. otherwise, its left entirely to the PC community to create mods for us.

Darkdrium777 @ Jan 8th 2008 10:17PM

It's not possible to release the UnrealEd standalone, because it requires the packages found in the game in order to create content. Releasing these packages free of charge would mean releasing the game free.
It's also impossible to release the editor on the PS3 due to it's limited memory, so you cannot run the editor on the PS3.
The best Epic could do would be to allow some sort of mail in rebate for those who bought the PS3 version and are willing to get the PC version as well. But this isn't an obligation.
So it IS up to the PC modding community to cook the mods for the PS3. However it's a fairly simple process so you should see many mods for PS3 pop up. Heck the tide has even started, check out the utforums. :)

By the way, here's my map, both for PC and PS3:
http://forums.epicgames.com/showthread.php?t=596666

There are even more on the forums, be sure to check all the sections at:
http://forums.epicgames.com/forumdisplay.php?f=335