For clients:
1 - Install UT patched up to version 436
2 - Install all bonus packs (GOTY editions usually only require the BP4 to be installed)
3 - Download and install a newer renderer (stock D3D7 does NOT support s3tc textures and will crash your UT, use D3D8 or higher or a newer OpenGL renderer) here:
http://www.cwdohnal.com/utglr/
4 - In your UT.ini, under the OpenGL or D3D8/D3D9 section look for the UseS3TC entry and set it to True
5 - Make a backup copy of your whole original UT texture folder and rename it to, let's say, CD1Textures, but be sure you still have the original Textures folder with the original texture packs in it
6 - Check the system requirements here:
http://www.unrealtexture.com/UT/Website ... xtures.htm
7 - Download the S3TC textures that fit your system better, but keep in mind that not all textures are available in Extreme End format, so you'll still have to download the High End ones first and eventually overwrite some of them with the Extreme End ones:
LowEnd
HighEnd
ExtremeEnd
8 - Unzip the whole content in your original Textures folder overwriting those files that need to
9 - NEVER use these textures for Editing, Mapping and stuff! That's why you'll need a backup copy of your original textures as well!
If you have followed all steps, you should have everything installed properly, plus in case something is not working you still have that CD1Textures backup folder so you can switch between the folders on the fly.
For servers:
- To avoid the skating player glitch crap simply:
1 - Do NOT use the so called "net-textures" made by Epic for servers only. It's easy to detect them since they're really small in size, even smaller than standard textures
2 - Do NOT install the S3TC hi-res textures on your server
3 - Use the textures from the 1st CD only! You may not even need to use them all, just be sure the following ones are from the 1st CD, since they're the only S3TC textures released by DieHard:
city.utx
CoretFX.utx
GenEarth.utx
GenIn.utx
GenTerra.utx
Indus3.utx
Ancient.utx
CTF.utx
DDayFX.utx
DecayedS.utx
GenFluid.utx
ShaneDay.utx
ShaneSky.utx
(not recommended, read below)
GenFX.utx
HubEffect.utx
JWSky.utx
Langs (UnrealGold package)
Mine.utx
NaliCast.utx
NaliFX.utx
PlayrShp.utx
RainFX.utx
ShaneChurch.utx
SkyCity.utx
Skaarj.utx
SkyBox.utx
(not recommended, read below)
SpaceFX.utx
Starship.utx
UTbase1.utx
UTcrypt.utx
UTtech1.utx
XbpFX.utx
As regards that extra pack DieHard added to the downloads with some textures from the 2nd CD, I checked the content and they're just plain, non-S3TC textures from ChaosUT and the various bonus packs, so if you've already installed the bonus packs you won't even need to install those.
Only problems I've noticed so far are the Angel/Devil icons in DM-Agony looking kinda worse than usual and slightly misaligned and a General Protection Fault error while playing a SP map (not even sure if it was S3TC-related), but no frozen player glitch at all.
Keep it simple folks, and forget about the 2nd CD textures, they're obsolete and buggy plus not all players have a copy of the 2nd CD.
P.S. If you manage to get that damn glitch on a random server just swap the texture folders and you'll be fine. It really takes a minute.
[Edit]
Hold on found a skybox in a map that looks weird (like if it's made up of many rectangles) while with the standard textures looks fine.