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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Paul_Emil
Paul_Emil Mar 31 2009, 2:54pm says:

I think that this is my favourite mod of the MSU contest so far. I especially like the music and art. I am really looking forward to the aztec impact hammer and the rest of part 3.

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Colossal
Colossal Mar 22 2009, 1:56pm says:

Ok, I got part 2, but I'm stuck. It's the part where [SPOILER] you hit the pillars out from under the platform to get the ball on the button. The air thing that is supposed to push me up just makes me hop in one place. I've been trying to get up for a LONG time and it just WON'T let me.

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Colossal
Colossal Mar 22 2009, 1:36pm says:

Ok, I got part 2, but I'm stuck. It's the part where [SPOILER] you hit the pillars out from under the platform to get the ball on the button. The air thing that is supposed to push me up just makes me hop in one place. I've been trying to get up for a LONG time and it just WON'T let me.

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Anderwin
Anderwin Mar 22 2009, 11:32am says:

This is a hell of a mod!

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Colossal
Colossal Mar 21 2009, 11:27pm says:

Ok, I beat it. But question: ARE THERE ANY BOXES IN PART TWO? IF THERE ARE, I'M SKIPPING IT. I had so many problems with that box puzzle. Not with the low gravity room, but with getting the last 2 boxes on the buttons. I spend A WHOLE FUCKING HOUR trying to get the last box in the hole.

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Colossal
Colossal Mar 13 2009, 9:46pm says:

Hey, I DL'd the game, put it in the right folder, merged and everything. But this was the first mod I got, so how do I play it how it should be played?

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Colossal
Colossal Mar 13 2009, 9:52pm replied:

Mod* Not game.

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Hourences
Hourences Mar 15 2009, 8:46am replied:

Just start the game the regular way. Instant Action - pick The Ball as gametype, and then select the level of choice. Pehua is the first level.

The bot and timer options you can set after that will not impact the game. Do make sure to not have any mutators active though.

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Colossal
Colossal Mar 18 2009, 9:39pm replied:

Well I set bots to 0 and time to unlimited, and when I started it up, I kept getting spawn killed by a bot. I eventually killed it and started playing, but I ran out of time. And in the video you push the ball with no harm done, but when I push the ball, it pushes ME back. It's just really confusing because I try and I try to get this to work, and it just doesn't.

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Hourences
Hourences Mar 19 2009, 7:37am replied:

No one else reported seeing bots in the game. They can't be there really. Did you download the Oztoc release (and only that one)?

You got your game patched up to version 1.3 at least?

Did you place that one specific ini file (UTTheBall.ini) in the config folder, and everything else in theball folder?

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