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Art Group
If you are interested in joining the artists' group, please post on the forums or use this link.
Registered artists get access to various bits of extra stuff in this section, including:
Tools for generating art resources that can be used in the game
General tips, guides & help about making game artwork
And more special artist stuff whenever we can be arsed to add em..
Interested in trying a bit of texturing..?
Here are a couple of car models for you to have a go at 'skinning'. Feel free to experiment with them..
Old family saloon... or posh 70s car... or... something.
Sorta sportscar, Mad Max batmobile Porsche kinda thing.
Each zip contains two texture templates (one with notes, one without), and a static .atm model. You can use the Model Converter (see below) to view and refresh the model while you're changing the texture.
Model Converter
The Universal Model converter - version 1.9, now with help manual
This is the program you'll need to be able to export .atm models - the custom format used by the game. Atm models are highly compressed (so ingame downloads are quicker) and allow you
to attach custom special effects to your models - like giving them wheels or propellors linked to the control physics in-game.
Any problems you find with the template, or model, or any questions.. or if you come up with something good and would like to share it with other players in the game, mail
fooli[at]theuniversal[dot]net, or post your textures on the forums. Exceptional efforts may even win a prize or something :]
Want to contribute to the game?
The Universal is made by professional game developers and volunteers who work for nothing except the fun of it (and the occasional bottle of whiskey :] ).
We've always got a need for new models & textures, so if you have the skills and are kind enough to make a contribution, feel free to join in on the forums and in-game.
Talk to world owners - many will have new ideas and needs for new models, and will be grateful for new things to try out.
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 "The Universal is totally unique – we urge you to explore it"
PC Gamer, Christmas 2004
Where else...
...can you can play flight sims, race cars, go fishing, get shot at by wildlife, play ultrakricket, CTF and fight each other in robotic crows?
And then there are the jetpacks, boats, radio stations, arcade machines, chess servers, hornball and other weird team games, and a never-ending supply of new, downloadable content.
Best of all, it's free to play. No ads, no subscription fees.
Features
An ever-expanding universe
Dynamic environments built by players
Customise your own world in the galaxy
A unique experience on every planet
Compete on player-run gameworlds
Complex economy structures
Huge number of subgames
Earn sheckles, bounty and kudos
Build an advanced economic empire
Construct your own industry
Trade and process goods
Gain skills and experience
Life in the virtual universe
Racing, cricket, hornball, arcades
Fighting, trading and sitting about
Built-in chat client and music player
Stuff you’ve never seen anywhere else
Bongo chimps!
Tractors with jetpacks!
More monkeys than any other game, ever!
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