Tutorial - Downloading and Importing UT3 Mods using your PS3's Internet Browser
This tutorial is going to explain to you how to download Unreal Tournament 3 Mods directly to your Playstation 3 using your PS3 internet browser. You can't download the UT3 mods directly to your PS3 's Hard Disk Drive. You have to save the UT3 mods to a USB Device or Memory Card.
USB Flash Drive and Memory Cards
What you need:
Internet Access
USB Hard Disk Drive, USB Flash Thumb Drive, or Memory Card.
Playstation 3 Console
Unreal Tournament 3 Ps3 version
The Process Below has to be repeated for each MOD or Map Pack.
Steps
- Insert the USB Device or Memory Card into the PS3. Now go visit UT3MOD.COM using your PS3 Internet Browser. Once there click on the "PS3 Download Link"for the desired Mod. After you click on the download link the PS3 will ask you to Select the Destination. Press START to select the USB Device or Memory Card you want to save your MOD to.
- After you press START the MOD will begin downloading to your USB Device/Memory Card. Wait until it says "Download completed." Now that the MOD has been saved to the USB Device/Memory Card you can CLOSE the Internet Browser and Start Unreal Tournament 3.
- Once the game has started, select "Community" on the Main Menu.
- In the "Community" Menu select "My Content".
- Now that you are in "My Content" Press the [] Square button to "Import Content".
- When you press Square you will then select the USB Device or Memory Card that you saved your MOD onto by Pressing X.
- The game will ask you if you want to import the data. Select Yes.
- Now the MOD will begin to import, once the Import is Completed Press O Circle to Back out, and the MOD will unpack and install.
- Now you will see the MOD in the " My Content" section.
NOTE: After you Press "Start" at Step 1 you will get a prompt to "Overwrite and Save". MAKE SURE YOU SELECT "OVERWRITE AND SAVE".
Enjoy the Game and tell your friends to buy it.
77 comments:
Got a prob with this, create said folders on the USB stick, stick it in the PS3, go to site to download and after clicking on mod to download I am not getting step 5, seems to miss that and downloads the mod outside the PS3 folder.
The only way round it at the moment is to directly download the mods onto USB stick from the PC. Can get the mods into the game with no problems that way.
Any help?
The only way to get step 5 and beyond. You have to create the folders exactly as it states, all capital letters. Let me know if this helps.
Sorted the problem, didn't highlight the USB stick on the PS3.
Got the maps and mods now, thanks,
Keep this site going!
Any idea when new MODS will be released?
I'd also like to thank you for a great PS3 friendly site!
Next week hopefully, we will be able to release more mods. It all depends when Epic releases the patch that allows the Unreal Editor to cook the PC version of the mods into versions for the PS3.
That was the idea behind using Blogger. We will see how easy it is to find MODs when we start seeing many more. Thank You very much for the feedback. I am a fan like everyone else and I want the most amount of people to enjoy the game to the max potential.
So still no way to download more than one at a time? The files are named the same, so even when doing the traditional PC method you have to transport one at a time to the PS3.
Any ideas on when there will be a workaround to this? Nobody has seem to have caught this yet...
Unfortunately, it is only one at a time. The cooker will allow you to add several MODS in one JAM file. So I will be releasing MOD Packs with several maps or mutators in one JAM file.
Been looking at the Epic forums and there are some great Mods already even a top down type shooter. Will be ace once these mods get cooked over to the PS3!
I bought a Sandisk 2GB usb thumbdrive from Wal-Mart.And I followed your instructions to the "T".After I download said Mod and boot up UT3,it says there is no data.PLZ HLP!!
Thanks for this great site. It makes things easier that running back and forth from my PC to my PS3. Keep up the good work!
Thanks for the feedback, and glad to make it easy.
yo, wanted to know how i can put mutators or any mods into my hosted game? or can u even do it? i wanna be able to choose my own to use in my own games... plz help me asap! thanx!!!!
yo, i wus wondering if you could use your mods and mutators of your liking wen you host a match? if so .. how? i dont know how and want to be able to put anything i want on my match i host... so plz help me.. in desperate need. thanx!!!
You can add mutators on the last screen before you launch the game. Press square to add the mutator.
There is a really cool tutorial in the manual that shows you how to add mods.
Let us know if you got it working.
I got a problem trying to download the info from the ps3 browser to the usb device, first i formatted the USB device with FAT32 then i created all 3 carpets one inside the other, all capital letters and spelled correctlly but when i reach the final carpet (the BLUS ... IMPORT carpet)i press start and it dont want to download the mod. It says that there is an error ...
So how can i fix this?
I have wireless connection so could this be the prob?
And how if there is possible to download the MOD from my PC to my USB device and then to my PS3?
thanks in advance and congrats for this nice site :)
It might be an issue with the Wi-fi connection if you did everything else right. Let me know if you got it working.
what do you mean by "in the root of your USB Drive"? everytime I go through this whole process it says "there is no data" after I've downloaded it to my USB, gone into unreal and my content, ect. Can anyone help me?
In the root of your USB drive means when you click on your USB drive in My Computer the first window you see. Another way to write it is for example, F:/
Let me know if this helps.
I'm attempting to use an Ipod Nano (Video) on a mac to make these folders... but when I plug it into the PS3 it doesn't recognize it... what's the deal?
it doesn't even mount, I mean.
I am not sure what is happening king. I am going to test with a mini that I have to make sure that it works. Other people have been able to test the process with an Ipod and have confirmed it working on the PS3.
Try again and let me know if you get it working.
Im getting the annoying "there is no data" thing aswell. does the root have to be "F:/" if so how do i change it? and is there anything else i could have wrong?
The "root" of your drive does NOT have to be "F:", this is irrelevant and was an example of what the "root" is. The "drive letter" is dependant on your PC (e.g. how many drives you have already) and is NOT RELEVANT AT ALL.
As for what "root" means... imagine your USB stick is a tree. The branches are (working backwards) "BLES00200-MODIMPORT"* then "SAVEDATA" then "PS3". Before PS3 is the "root". So when you are viewing the "root" you will see the folder "PS3" as a "branch" of that tree. It's basically the start point of your drive before you look inside a folder.
Also you MUST MAKE SURE that when you SAVE the file, you HIGHLIGHT the folder "BLES00200-MODIMPORT"* and press START to save it IN THAT FOLDER. Otherwise you will see "There is no folder" and that might confuse some. If you see that, back-up until you see the BLES... folder and press START to save it in there. And make sure you are using the correct folder name; mine is the EU version so it is the BLES00200 name...
I hope this helps someone somewhere...
*this is the EU version folder...
For the German version you need to name the directory "BLES00201-MODIMPORT"!. (It took me quite some time to figure that one out) :-)
Hey guys need your help ASAP!!
I have followed your instructions on downloading from the PS3's own browser, got the file on my USB key, turned on the game, found it through "my content" etc. and it seemed to find it. Next I tried again, downloaded a file (the lego DM map) onto the same key, using replace and save option.
And now for the bad news- the game wo'nt start!! It jammed the system and nothing was moving. Had to shut it down using the button at the back of the console. Now the system does not recognise ANY disc I insert- in other words, this mod thing has cost me my PS3!! No game or any kind of disc is recognised any more---- HELP!!!!
Anyone experienced something like that?? Your comment will be appreciated.
I have never heard or experienced anything like this.
Let us know if you get it working.
RE - zenbeast
This problem isn't to do with the mods i had the same problem even before i got unreal an modded it, let me guess it doesnt spin the disk, bad news im afraid, its new ps3 time. all you need to do is ring sony and explain the problem, thay will take your address and arrange for someone to come to your house with a replacement ps3 an simply swap them, i backed everythin up except my downloads from PSN usin the backup facility. then when your new one arrives login in usin your PSN account go to download history an you can get any games back youve paid to download such as tekken 5 an GT 5 HD for no extra cost. Hope ive been of some help
Drian6312
Hi there
I got a map working sweet, but wen i installed another map on my ps3 it over write the first 1
and its the same when i put in a mutator or any mod, it over writes it the last one and i can only hav one at a time, is this normal?
if not what am i doing wrong
hey can anybody help me? iv been trying to download the mods onto my ps3 but im getting nowhere. as a usb device im using my psp, it downloads the mods fine from the ps3 browser but when i load up ut3 and try to install it onto my content it says there is no data, if anyone could tell me what im doing wrong that would be awesome.
Anybody else think this is way too lame for sanity? Have the UT3 folks considered a reasonable update to allow us to upgrade with more than one mod at a time? How about they look for any .JAM file? How about we then rename the files to something other than USERDATA.JAM. Or did SONY wire this into the PS3 somehow to make this system so very lame?
Frankly I'm concerned about wearing out my flash drive, not only with all the rewriting of a single file in a single folder, but also all the wear and tear on the USB port of the key and the PS3 pulling it in and out twice for every mod. Or all the paper I'm wasting keeping track of which things downloaded and imported.....
Someone tell Sony and Unreal that this is a real computer, whether they like it or not. So it needs a real file browser and Open / Save dialog... Just like Macs, and Linux, and, oh yes, WinDoze...
Sigh.
now this is really strange...
the other day i was puttin the mods on my PS3 ok.
went round my brothers today to put some on and all i get is no data...im from UK and usin the folder
BLES00200-MODIMPORT
any ryme or reason for this??
maybe cause of the update??
anyone got any ideas here.
im well confuddled..
I'm having the same problem and last poster. After the update, I can't get any mods to import. They were working fine before but no the PS3 tells me there is not data on the flash drive.
for the "no data" error message - just copy the mod in the root folder of the flash drive. don't save under any folder like ps3-savedata etc. the tutorial isnt updated for the changes brought about by the patch
Since the new patch came out a couple of days ago you don't need to download the mods into the BLUS30086-MODIMPORT folder inside the SAVEDATA folder inside the PS3 folder inside the USB Drive, USB Flash Thumb Drive, or Memory Card. all you need to do is download the mod to the "Root" of the USB Drive which is the first screen you see when you open the USB Drive. Then import it like you did without the patch. So in the Tutorial you ignore steps 1-3, 5-7(Install the mod to the root of the USB Drive, instead of BLUS30086-MODIMPORT) and thats it. Hope this helped, if you have any question just post a comment and ill get to it as fast as i can.
Ever since the new update from midway
it wont let me import mods anymore.
i didnt change anything, and i did it a bunch of times before.
it says there is no import data
please help!
oh, i didnt see that comment above
thanks a bunch
you do not, repeat NOT need the folders/subfolders as instructed. im running on the 60gig hard-drive with latest update of ut3 and all you have to do is save the JAM to the root of any memory stick/ipod etc and Voilá
never had a problem with this.
I saved some mods on my game, like using cloud and zack, but i can´t use them, How can i do??
Does the latest patch have to be downloaded and installed to be able to import the mods? If so, how do I download and install it from my PS3 browser? Do I use a storage device for the patch?
How to Use: To use this model, go into the Settings menu, then the Player menu. Make sure you have "Yes" selected for allowing custom characters. Then press triangle to customize your character, and press square to create a new one. A screen will show you a list of character factions, and then select your character. Read the descriptions of the characters to help you out some more. Let me know if you get it working.
Yes you need the latest patch to use these mods. Make sure the PS3 is connected and logged in to the PSN(Playstation Network). Then just start UT3. It should prompt you to install the update. If it doesn't then you already have it installed and you shouldn't have a problem using the mods.
Now when I try to import the mod, it says there is no data on the storage device. I'm using a USB flash drive and downloading the mod onto the root of the drive. I'm sure the latest patch is installed because the game doesn't prompt me to install it. Thanks for your help.
Darn that is odd. The only thing I can say is to use a different USB Flash drive or maybe a camera with a memory stick. Just another tyoe of storage device. Oddly I have a USB thumb drive that doesn't work on the PS3 for some reason. Even though the USB thumb drive is formatted in FAT32. You can check that too on your PC. If the USB flash drive is formatted in Fat or Fat32. In "My Computer" when you select the USb device it should say FAT or FAT32 in the details section.
Let us know what happens.
Yeah in the details section it says FAT. My storage device is a Lexar Media Removable Disk if that helps at all. I'll try using a different device.
Ok let me know if that worked. Remem ber you can also use a Ipod, PSP, or Camera.
I tried using my ipod as a storage device and it finally worked. I guess the problem was with my original device. I already imported 2 mutators and 1 character from this site and plan to add more. Thanks for your advice!
Hey HerbyG! Just want to say thanks for this man! Incredible work and expertise man. I'm going to add you to my friends list tonight. Look for me: MrBCut. I have a small team and we're making a mod too that began in Nov 2007. But we just decided tonight to transition form UE2 to UE3 - your site was a big influence so thanks for that man. Keep up the great work!
Cool MrBcut, Thanks for the awesome feedback. I cannot wait to check out the new mod. Looking forward to it.
One way to import more than one mod/map is to get another USB flash drive / SD Card / CompactFlash / MemoryStick device and download and import your stuff from there.
Also, it looks like Epic has let people put the mod files directly onto the flash drive, instead of creating that long directory address...
Help Dude !!! I dont have the internet in my house at all, i go to my libary in longbenton and take my memory stick with me. I have tried the root method and everything. i have spent ages downloading the files in everyway possible , but when i get home it just says no data. I do have the newest ut3 game Give a Geordie some help man!
Help Dude !!! I dont have the internet in my house at all, i go to my libary in longbenton and take my memory stick with me. I have tried the root method and everything. i have spent ages downloading the files in everyway possible , but when i get home it just says no data. I do have the newest ut3 game Give a Geordie some help man!
Help Dude !!! I dont have the internet in my house at all, i go to my libary in longbenton and take my memory stick with me. I have tried the root method and everything. i have spent ages downloading the files in everyway possible , but when i get home it just says no data. I do have the newest ut3 game Give a Geordie some help man!
@ut3mastermod
I have no idea why that is happening. Did you follow all the instructions? Make sure you read through everything again, carefully and step by step. Also you can only do it one by one and the file has to be named userdata.jam you cannot change the name of the file. Let me know if this helps.
On my USB flash drive I made the following folders:
PS3\SAVEDATA\BLES00200-MODIMPORT
Inside the BLES00200-MODIMPORT I placed my USERDATA.JAM file. I then loaded up UT3 on the PS3 and went to the correct place to import the file which was Community then My Content and pressed the square button. It then told me that it could not import as the usb flash drive was empty. As we know, that isn't the case.
Please can someone tell me how to fix this as I feel I must be doing something wrong.
Steve
p.s I have version 1.1 installed.
Read the instructions in the post again. Since the update you don't have to create the folders anymore. That should solve your problem.
yea so i've done everything and it say's unpacking its been like an hour. How long does it take usually? Btw its the samus character mod so its a relatively small file. And im using a 256 mb sd card that was formatted before i put this mod on it.
No it shouldn't take that long. Do it again it must have frozen.
hey guys i need help
have several ut3 mods including :-
jetpack_v1.2_nomap
UT2D
dm-odysseusps3
dm-deepcutps3
dm-lego
UT3_model_mastercheif_eeps3
snowreal
the only one of these that works is the jetpack
when i try to load one of the maps or the gametypes the loading screen never ends, (i have left it for over an hour, time isnt the problem)
why is this?
how can i fix it?
my download method is:-
download mod from www.ut3mod.com onto usb memory stick
overwrite if necessary (all files are named correctly)
put memory stick into ps3
go to community-my content in UT3
import content by pressing *square*
try to play
loading screen never ends
thanks for tryin to help
Do not change the name of the file. It has to be USERDATA.JAM for every file. If you did that and it still freezes then the best thing to do is to format your usb drive and try again. Let me know if that works.
nope none of that has worked, i have reinstalled the game, deleted all other mods, formatted it in FAT32 instead of FAT but it still wont work
Try a different USB thumb drive or you can try a PSP or other USB device like an Ipod
it is only maps and game types that dont work, mutators and characters do
Hi everyone...
I found the problem that most users... getting the probs that I got...
I finally found the problem... and game type, mods, any others work without PATCH 1.1..... I'm on 1.0 UT3 on PS3...
You know the blu ray box that you brought UT3? there's an number code on flat thin side, (not sides front n back) but look at middle side, there is FOLDER name i.e. BLES-2000, BLUS-3200 etc
Or if its too difficult for you, you can save file on USB.. Go to Save Data on Game topic on PS3, Copy your own UT3 save profile, into USB and when its done, take it out and put it into PC...
You will see the folder that they have create, B######-PROFILE
That B###### is what UT3 can give you, So I copy that folder name, add at the end -MODIMPORT
and It WORKS....
For so many reason why it doesnt import or fail to read is because UT3 only read their own code, i.e
Germany have different folder, US, UK, and others are have different folder...
Good luck.. and I hope i have simple solution for lots of people who have trying to get mod install.
PS3 (folder), SAVEDATA (folder), B######-MODIMPORT (folder) and put .JAM FILE (ONE EACH for installation)
Then you are DONE!
Maps, character others works very very well on 1.0 verison :)
Cheers
James
hey i got a problem, ive tried many websites, different usb's.ive tried downloading mods both ways9pc and ps3 browser0 and ive downloaded 1 mod at a time so i think ive done everything right. but each time i try to import the mod it says there is no data on storage device :( :S. could someone help please. it would be very much appreaciated :D thanks
ahhh yes, also when i join a game with mods, like action cam it says ive recieved it, but when i go 2 the mods catagory or my contect it isnt there. anyone explain why? or does it says recieved just so i can use it for that one match? thanks
@matthew01
OK Matthew make sure you are reading all the instructions carefully. Make sure not to place the userdata.jam inside any other folders just place it in the root of the drive.
And you are correct when playing online and you receive a mutator from someone that is only saved for that match.
Let us know if you got it working. And what was the problem.
Does anyone know what you need to do to see other folks custom chars in an online game? I have a custom char and my buddy only sees the standard brown hulk iron guard guy when we play.
I've seen a few custom chars I believe while playing but a whole lot of brown hulks.
To see a custom char that someone else is using, do you need that mod installed or is it a server thing?
We noticed this issue playing DM on one of the Midway servers.
Thanks...
PMC you are correct in the assumption that your buddy needs to have the character installed on his system in order to see it in the game. So if you wanted to see somebody's character you would need to install it on your system.
I HAVE A VERY IMPORTANT QUESTION!!
CAN OTHER PEOPLE ONLINE ON PS3 SEE YOUR SKIN MOD YOU DOWNLOADED AND UPLOADED? OR DO THEY HAVE TO DOWNLOAD AND UPLOAD SEE YOU WITH IT ON????????
They have to download the character to be able to see you as the character.
What is the name of the folder i have to save the mod in?
please answer!
Nevermind i got it thanks!
Hi im called rachael i know u all have asked a similar question but not 100% sure if mine is the same i have been trying to install some game saves and mods from a ps3 mag and i have put them onto a usb with no probs i follow it step by step but when i put it on ps3 it shows folders but no files whatsoever, more worryingly since i tried this it my big planet game will not work at all. please please avvice me as to what im doing wrong please? ive been searching the web for hours trying to get some answers. yours in eager antisipation Rachael xxx
Rachael Make sure you only place the userdata.jam in the root of the usb drive. If you put the files in any type of folder the ps3 will not recognize it. Let us know if you got it working.
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