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 and Educational 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)
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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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dremth
dremth May 8 2009, 4:08pm says: Online

excellent work. i like the fact that you packaged previous chapters with the teotl release.

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oversoul
oversoul May 7 2009, 9:27pm says: Online

Beat the available chapters in one sitting. This mod is AWESOME!!! Excellent, can't wait for next release...

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Jokerme
Jokerme May 7 2009, 8:24am says:

Downloading Teotl now. So exciting :D

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Hourences
Hourences May 7 2009, 4:59pm replied:

Yup it has been released :)

For the others: I am having trouble uploading the file to ModDB so I will try again tomorrow. In the mean time mirrors can be found on our website.

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rossman4ever
rossman4ever May 3 2009, 3:51am says:

Very nice Mod! I'm looking forward to the next version.

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Mualama
Mualama May 2 2009, 3:46pm says:

This mod looks amazing! Can't wait to download :D

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myles
myles May 2 2009, 7:02am says:

It's really interesting seeing this progress from being a single map with a cool use of the Impact Hammer and a ball, to now having many more additions.
I think this mod is a great example of prototyping and starting simple and building on what you have, I really look forward to playing the latest version,

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Erwaitin
Erwaitin Apr 22 2009, 7:34am says:

This mod has been named on my blog. You can see it here:

Moddb.com

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Mavis130
Mavis130 Apr 12 2009, 7:46pm says:

man... this may get me to invest in UT III. But, ironically, that game is one of the few unreal engine games to not use the destruction part of that engine (like things getting destroyed based on where they are hit, even though it is in obvious splinter cages, well thats DMM, but it still looks nice... no blow up walls?)

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8205Mills
8205Mills Apr 11 2009, 11:17am says:

I know I've asked before, but since the mod tools for ps3 conversions got updated (iirc), will we see a ps3 release anytime soon?

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