License/terms for UT and servers

[thenewkgb]

I sound a bit crazy, what with wanting an Azure server running custom mods with UT as an experiment (esp. being the laziest man here.)

When you download Unreal Tournament from Steam, terms and conditions apply to how you use it. I wondered how owners of servers can upload UT?

How do owners of UT make two copies (one client/one server)?

[Hyper]

I read the Unreal (Not UT) license agreement. The Unreal EULA licences the software to be installed on one computer. So if you run a server from the computer you play the game on, you are covered by that license.

If you install the game on a second computer, for example a dedicated server, you technically need another license.
Most will probably not bother, but if you want to live by the rules of the EULA, you need to buy a copy of Unreal for every computer you install it on.

[thenewkgb]

Thanks Hyper.

With Steam - can I pay for two copies? Or would I need to explicitly email them asking for two copies?

Usually you pay for one copy and "Play" or "Uninstall" but never "Buy again".

Being somewhat lazy, I can't run a server yet. I've read a fair few terms and conditions but every time I did I said to myself "I need a lawyer!"

[thenewkgb]

I need to grow up a bit still.

https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/v ... -AC7F-AF99
(no multiple copies of UT can be bought on Steam)

[Leo T_C_K]

I thought UT wasn't possible to be bought on Steam anymore, period.

[Hyper]

Yeah, Epic stopped selling the Unreal series on Steam. You can only buy existing keys through resellers until their stock dried up. And they can ask any price. And then I mean, ANY price.

Cheapest ways to get licenses for Unreal games is the secondhand market.

[thenewkgb]

Hey. Sorry it's been a while. Unreal was and still is a favourite of mine. Too bad you need some technical wizardry to change and add stuff to it.

What's the condition now with Unreal about being on two or more computers? (Sadly) I'm using Linux so I can't see what terms they offer to play it. If a copy was on a server, what happens now?

(or point me to a EULA. I can't find one)
Edit:
Is this the route? github

I see UT, so is this the 1999 version?

[thenewkgb]

Blame AI for the view it took. It's fairly thoughtful and respects people's wishes.

Scanning the web, although it can't find the old EULA, dozens of sites (including oldunreal) offer walkthroughs for setting up a dedicated server. There's no money exchanged and Epic would encourage the game to be shared.

Well, time to read some of them! Or dig in the root folder for the updated game.

[Hyper]

Unreal and Unreal Tournament are free now. So you can download as many copies as you need for different computers/servers.

EULA is in the manual. WHich may be included on the CD-ROM on some versions of the game:

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From my Unreal Gold CD-ROM (Totally Unreal set)