How to play old UnrealTournament on 64Bit windows 8 or above

I tried playing UT99 i.e. UnrealTournament on Windows 8.1Pro but all i got is black screen showing pre-caching. Most of time it just crashed. I had to use task manager to get out of game screen. Tried changing compatibility settings to XP or 98 but didn't worked. Users are left with last option to edit the ini files of game itself. Here is what worked for me.

Go to game directory and locate (for example) E:\Games\UnrealTournament\System\UnrealTournament.ini this file. Inside ini file there is below setting for multiple drivers:



WindowedViewportX=800
WindowedViewportY=600
WindowedColorBits=16
FullscreenViewportX=800
FullscreenViewportY=600
FullscreenColorBits=16


Change 16 bits to 32 bits and game might work. Change the settings of all driver entries. Like this


WindowedViewportX=800
WindowedViewportY=600
WindowedColorBits=32
FullscreenViewportX=800
FullscreenViewportY=600
FullscreenColorBits=32


Also put below setting to run game in windowed mode which is safe for start. Press maximize button on game window to go full screen.


StartupFullscreen=False


Try using software render device as it runs at full speed on almost all latest PCs. Even in powersave mode my laptop with AMD 9600P APU is running at full speed. The game WORKS on windows 8 i tested. ENSURE bits are 32 otherwise game may crash. Change resolution from here also. You may try other advanced settings also to make game look better. Enjoy UT99 as it still rocks :).