The Ball

Unreal Tournament 3 mod | Released Sep 5, 2009

The Ball is an indie singleplay action/puzzle game, running on Unreal Engine 3, for PC. The expected release date is spring 2010. The project started out as a mod for UT3, but has recently gone stand alone.

  • Best Singleplay Mod of 2008 according to ModDB MOTY 2008
  • Four time first place winner in the UT3 MakeSomethingUnreal Contest
  • Used by Epic Games' to promote their UDK release

The Ball offers an adventure that puts you in the boots of an explorer who gets stuck in a cavern and bumps onto ancient Meso-American tombs. While making your way through the internal workings of ancient ziggurats, golden cities, and huge caverns, your only companion is a mysterious big gold and metal-shelled ball.

Innovative physics driven gameplay. Roll the ball around to solve puzzles, overcome obstacles, and crush enemies with. All from a first person perspective. Explore a world rich in atmosphere and history.

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Here are the Phase 4 finalists for the Best non-FPS Mod, Best FPS Mod, Best Machinima, Best Vehicle Set, Best Level Set, Educational and Best Use of Physics category's in the $1 Million Intel Make Something Unreal Contest. All finalists in this category are eligible to enter the Grand Finals. This competition rewards top mods created for Unreal Tournament 3 with cash and hardware prizes in four preliminary phases and a grand final. Visit Makesomethingunreal.com for full details.

Best FPS Mod Phase 4 Finalists:

Best FPS Mod Phase 4 Honorable Mentions:

Best non-FPS Mod Phase 4 Finalists:

Best non-FPS Mod Phase 4 Honorable Mentions:

Best Machinima Phase 4 Finalists:

Best Machinima Phase 4 Honorable Mentions:

  • DoubleKill Episode 1
  • DoubleKill Jess
  • FightSabers
  • The Crucible Trailer
  • UT3 News Take 1
  • The Last Stand
  • Dream
  • Silent Scream of Vengeance
  • Prometheus
  • HOLP 3 Teaser

Best Vehicle Set Phase 4 Finalists:

Best Vehicle Set Phase 4 Honorable Mentions:

  • XS Prototypes
  • Starbase Defense Vehicle
  • VCTF-Boilerplate

Best Level for a Mod Phase 4 Finalists:

Best Level for a Mod Phase 4 Honorable Mentions:

Phase 4 Educational Category Finalists:

  • Arizona State University (Becca's Tale, EXILE)
  • Art Institute of California, L.A. (UT2D Killing Time, vCTF-Boilerplate Team Art Mod, Millagun UT2D)
  • Art Institute of Vancouver (TikiWiki)
  • DePaul University (ToonDoom)
  • Högskolan i Skövde, Sweden (Sanctum)
  • IT University of Copenhagen (Steam Racers, The Witching Hour, Cubes of Serenity, Chalupa, Takeshi Gladiatiors)
  • North Carolina State University (Blackbeard's Escape)
  • Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (BailterRay)
  • Supinfo International University (Defend Unreal Territories)
  • Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia (Hazard: The Journey of Life, Steel Halo)
  • Starr's Mill High School (Project Swing)
  • University of Oulu, Finland (Robofonics)
  • Vancouver Film School (Curvature, Ascendancy)

Best Use of Physics Phase 4 Finalists:

Best Use of Physics Phase 4 Honorable Mentions:

  • XS Prototypes
  • MillagunUT2D
  • UnWheel 2
  • Snarf Vehicles
  • DM-NewHorizon
  • VCTF-Electro
  • UT2D Killing Time
  • Cubes of Serenity
  • TRE - Last Life
  • DM-RB-Labyrinth
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The Ball - Cahua - Final Mod Version

The Ball - Cahua - Final Mod Version

Nov 11, 2009 Full Version 8 comments

The Ball's Grand Finals submission for the Make Something Unreal contest. This is the final mod release of The Ball. One new level, two new enemies, a...

The Ball UDK Demo

The Ball UDK Demo

Nov 05, 2009 Demo 3 comments

A 40 minute long stand alone demo of The Ball made for Epic Games' UDK Release. Running on the latest version of the Unreal Engine, this demo features...

The Ball - Hueca

The Ball - Hueca

Aug 25, 2009 Full Version 9 comments

The 4th episode of our mysterious adventure. Venture deeper than ever into a volcano and come across an ancient vehicle that will take you across a vast...

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Mangeurdenfants
Mangeurdenfants Jun 28 2009, 8:31am says:

This mod seems very good, but I can't launch the game with the shortcut: I have UT3 on Steam and it is opened when I try, so what is wrong?
I have multiple windows saying 'ambiguous package name'.
Thanks for any answer.

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Daze
Daze Jul 1 2009, 6:47am replied:

Check if you have an older version of the mod installed, and if so, remove it.

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Mangeurdenfants
Mangeurdenfants Jul 3 2009, 11:54am replied:

I had an older indeed, but after removing and reinstalling The Ball, the same error occurs...

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SportingSCP
SportingSCP Jun 22 2009, 1:47pm says:

i would say one of my best mod for ut3, but god damn, why so many cutscenes, can't skip 1 single cutscene. you enter a room cutscene you leave the room cutscene :D nah it's not like that but it got me mad enough i quit the mod 10mins in.

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Hourences
Hourences Jul 10 2009, 8:13am replied: Online

UT does not offer the functionality to let people skip a cutscene. We can't do it. And if we have fewer cutscenes we have people complain they don't know what to do. Impossible battle.

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strangelet
strangelet Aug 2 2009, 5:29am replied:

aye we spent ages doing cutscenes for planetstorm - nobody cares, they just want to shoot things :)

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Regga-Voska
Regga-Voska Jun 17 2009, 8:33am says:

This mod really is the shit!
But it need some kind of coop or multiplayer...

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moonfudge
moonfudge Jun 17 2009, 2:28pm replied:

no, no it doesn't. Well, that's my opinion, but I feel it's too talored to single player now that you can't really make it multi. But that's just me

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pvt.Johnson
pvt.Johnson Jun 3 2009, 7:58pm says:

Are there working PS3 versions...?

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Daze
Daze Jun 14 2009, 5:52pm replied:

My guess is you need to patch your UT3.

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