Unreal Tournament Cache Cleaner
the premier gamer utility for handling downloaded maps and files


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I've been playing Unreal Tournament since it first came out - it's 2016 and I'm still playing!
One of the issues with UT99 through 2003 was the maps would clog your cache, cause crashes, and more.
So I took some time, wrote 30,000 or so lines of code, and boom - UT Cache Cleaner was born.
It was so popular and battle tested that I submitted it to the Unreal Tournament contest.

11-May-04:  UT Cache Cleaner 2003 **WON** 4th place in the Nvidia-Epic "Make Something Unreal" contest!!!!
http://www.unrealtournament.com/ut2003/ct_phase2/ct_tool.php

 

   
I've been playing Unreal Tournament since it was released and is by far the best game out (in my opinion). 

During normal gameplay if you don't have a file (map, mod, etc..,) that is required, it's downloaded to your cache dir. 
The CACHE.INI file in that directory maintains the list of the downloaded files and the filename assigned to it by UT (*.uxx).  The default setting for deleting all files in the cache dir is 30 days...if you don't physically move/rename the files to their appropriate directories.  This means that all of those files you waited to download are gone....

This is by far one of the best gamer utilities out if you play Unreal Tournament 99, 2003, or 2004!

   
   
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UT Cache Cleaner 2004
<<< This version will only handle UT2004 files >>>

Announcements:
  • There are many new additions coming for existing Pro users:
    • UZ2 manager
    • Screenshot manager
    • Demo manager
  • In light of the sheer number of new program additions, I've decided to rename the program to "UT Power Tools 2004"
  • The new name will take effect once it has been finalized and released
     

Pro Version (released 24-May-04)

It comes with a 7 day trial period.  After 7 days it will no longer load and your only option is to purchase it.

Step 1:  Download, install, run, and copy your SystemID from the registration form or Help/About if the registration form was closed

Step 2:  Purchase (no longer sold) via Paypal ($6.95) and include your SystemID
 
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Download Links

  • Without MDAC (5.7 meg)  (DOES NOT contain the Microsoft Data Access Components that UTCC requires - the installer will alert you if you don't have the necessary files)
     
  • With MDAC (10.4 meg)  (contains the Microsoft Data Access Components that UTCC requires)

Notes

  • Select "Save" and NOT "Open" to ensure the installation works properly
  • If you'd like to verify whether you should download the version that includes MDAC, click HERE to get a utility I wrote


Free Version
(released 4-June-04)

The free version is now available by clicking HERE

(there are very few options, but works the same as the Pro version)
 

  Click HERE to see screenshots of the Pro version
 (56k users - this will take approx 2 minutes to load)

Click HERE for the online version of the Pro help file

Pro Version Functionality

  • Wildcard in any position for the "Never Move" list
  • Command-line parameter to run it silently (good for scheduling)
  • RAR support
  • Compression control
  • INI repair
  • Updated UTCC Troubleshooter
  • User defined file types and where they get moved to
  • All logs are stored for future review and printing
  • Email support
  • Option to run UT2004 after UTCC2004 Pro runs
  • Plus everything that was in the UTCC2003 version

If the Pro version does as well as I expect, I'll port it to .Net and will support all versions of UT from one interface.


New Features Under Development

 

  • Archive management
  • Server info
  • Buddy info
 
     
 
UT Cache Cleaner 2003 (released 4-Jan-03)
<<< This version will only handle UT2003 files >>>

Latest version:  1.4 (released 20-Dec-03)

 
  UT Cache Cleaner v3.0 (released October 14, 2001)
<<< This version will only handle UT files >>>
 
Download Sites:  click HERE
Screenshots:  click HERE
  Click HERE for screenshots

UTCC 2003 News

20-Dec-03 - Added v1.4

14-June-03 -
(24-Feb-04:  the new forum is working)

8-June-03 - Added a new online PROBLEM SOLVING section that's available HERE

21-Feb-03 - The latest update (v1.3) is available click HERE for the changes
please use the Update feature in UTCC (on the Options tab) or click HERE to get the update

7-Jan-03 - ATTENTION - a major bug was found, please use the Update feature in UTCC (on the Options tab) or click HERE to get the update

**Note - the full version has the updated file, so no update is necessary

 

I suggest uninstalling the version you currently have installed before installing this version.

This version has been tested on these operating systems:  Win98-ME-2K-XP

The original version had 250 lines of code, but this version has 1200!

The File List tab shows all of the files that the program will process when you Run the program.  You can select/deselect any files from here as well as adding files to the "Never Move" list by right-clicking on a file.  If you run the program to clean the cache and leave it running while playing UT, when you're done playing you simply press Re-Scan.

The Options tab takes a few suggestions even further by allowing the gamer to choose file types to move and where to move them.  Once the options have been set, the proper files will be selected when the program starts and the Run button can be pressed.  See the included Help for the various options.

The Never Move tab allows u to add files that will never be moved by this program.  This aids in preventing the dreaded "Version Conflict" error.  Files can be added manually using this page or by right-clicking on files in the File List tab.

 

Here's a brief outline of what's included:
1. Undo feature - now u can undo what UTCC2003 has done with files
2. ZIP handling - UnZIP single or multiple ZIP files with screenshot view
3. Never Move now has wildcard support (UTPure* means UTPureR5 and UTPureR6 are automatically included in the Never Move list)
4. Check for updates from within UTCC
5. Auto corrects downloaded maps with no file extension in the cache.ini (it does happen)
6. A troubleshooting utility is included (UT Cache Cleaner Troubleshooter)
7. Allows u to set the root UT directory (necessary only if u moved UT manually or didn't use the CD to install)
8. The "File List" tab now shows date/time of the files and columns can be sorted (not perfect for dates, but kinda works)
9. De-selects duplicate files automatically (prevents version conflicts)
10. A very complete help file in compiled html format (CHM)

This version has 6472 lines of code!!

New additions to this release:
  • Auto corrects downloaded maps with no file extension in the cache.ini (it does happen)
  • A troubleshooting utility will be included
  • Option to delete the *.tmp files from the root UT folder (files are downloaded here first and then copied to the cache dir)
  • Allows u to set the root UT directory (necessary only if u moved UT manually or didn't use the CD to install)
  • The "File List" tab now shows date/time of the files and columns can be sorted (not perfect for dates, but kinda works)
  • Added "flat" buttons (pop-up when the mouse is over them)
  • Added list of files never to move
  • De-selects duplicate files automatically (prevents version conflicts)
  • Added splash screen when processing files
  • A very complete help file in compiled html format (CHM)

 


Download Sites:
1. 
Simtel    (if you use this link, you MUST run the update feature on the Options tab within UTCC2003 to get the latest version)
2. 
FilePlanet 
(if you use this link, you MUST run the update feature on the Options tab within UTCC2003 to get the latest version)
3. 
My Hosting Site
(this link includes v1.4 - PLEASE use the sites above for the main download (if at all possible) and then use the built-in feature on the Options tab to get the update - this saves monthly bandwidth usage...thanks!)
 
Download Sites:

1.  FilePlanet  (NOTE - scroll to the bottom of the FP window for non-personal d/l servers)
2.  My Hosting Site
Updates - use the built-in "Check for Updates" feature on the "Options" tab Click HERE for program updates (none for v3.0 as of <%=now%>)
This release is being distributed in Windows Installer format (MSI).  If you have Office 2K installed or are running Win2K or greater, then you should be fine.
Here are links to download the Windows Installer:

Win9x-ME
WinNT-2K

 

This release is being distributed in Windows Installer format (MSI).  If you have Office 2K installed or are running Win2K or greater, then you should be fine.
Here are links to download the Windows Installer:

Win9x-ME
WinNT-2K

 

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UT Cache Cleaner v2.0 (released April 11, 2001)

This version is old and no longer supported...please download the latest version.


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