This screenshot gallery video contains MINOR SPOILERS for User Error 3.

Some of it, you've seen before. Most of it, you haven't. A mix of screenshots from older previews, and some of the latest progress that has been made in UE3. The project is proceeding slower than anticipated, so the User Error 3 team thought we'd put up some screenshots to show it's still alive and moving forward.

Screenshots 1-31 by TronFAQ (me)
Screenshots 32-39 by Win3K
Screenshots 40-46 by TronFAQ (me)
Screenshots 47-61 by Deeahchur

Thanks from the User Error team, and if you have any questions or comments: visit the LDSO message forum or leave a comment here.

I've been a bit slow to report this news, sorry about that.

A campaign to help save TRON Uprising from cancellation has appeared on the site smgo.tv, which describes itself as a crowd-funding service that demonstrates fan interest in canceled shows: with the intention of presenting a campaign to the company that produces the series, showing them that there is still demand to continue with new episodes.

If voting for a show reaches its target, fans then put their money where their mouth is: pledging to help fund the production of new episodes. In return - in addition to seeing their show possibly renewed - people who pledge money will receive rewards, usually in the form of unique merchandise based on the show, made specifically for them as collector's items.

It's an interesting concept, and more about how the whole process works can be read on the site. What makes smgo.tv different, and unique compared to another type of crowd-funding site like Kickstarter, is that people don't have to pledge money upfront. If the studio producing the series still doesn't show any interest even after they're made aware of the campaign, no one's money need be refunded.

This campaign probably has the greatest chance of succeeding, of any fan effort. Even more so than a petition. That being said, I'll still reluctantly state that it seems Disney is dead set against renewing TRON Uprising.

Although no official cancellation statement was ever made, it's more-or-less been confirmed in a quote from an article on Variety.com.

Disney XD's visually impressive and pricey animated series "Tron: Uprising," based on the films, struggled to attract the channel's core viewers of 6- 11-year-old boys. The series' tone appealed more to an older audience that isn't yet watching the channel.

"It did well with many segments of the audience, but missed some of the key demos," DeBenedittis says. "It's one of those examples where if the bull's-eye is the Disney brand, and you go into the other rings, you take some risks in missing the magic of the bull's-eye. ("Tron: Uprising" took the right risk and we created a show to be so proud of, but it hit the secondary ring of the target.")

With a sequel to "Tron: Legacy" in the works at the studio, Disney Channels plans to eventually bring back "Tron," but it may not be returning as the same show, DeBenedittis says.

Paul DeBenedittis of Disney Channels Worldwide, from a Variety.com article

The key section to pay attention to is the third passage. Disney "plans to eventually bring back [animated] Tron, but it may not be returning as the same show".

Disney didn't attract the kind of audience they wanted, as I ruminated about in my previous petition article. But rather than give TRON Uprising another chance on one of their other networks (Disney Channel, ABC, etc.), they've decided to simply give up on it. Truly shameful.

Here's hoping that, perhaps, the combined efforts of fan petitions and this campaign on smgo.tv, might make the difference.

Thanks to deeahchur on the LDSO forum, and bluelantern714 and BanditTron on Tron-Sector, for the news.

Download the Complete Map Pack

The TRON 2.0 Complete Map Pack has been updated. It contains one new map, and there are several other changes.

Also now available, are showcase videos previewing many of the maps included in the Complete Map Pack, for the first time. So you can get a sense of what the maps are like, before downloading.


Map Showcase Video 1/3 - Custom Light Cycle Maps


00:12 - TRON Light Cycles by Layer (TRON LIGHTCYCLE)
03:13 - Terminal by timmypowergamer (TERMINAL)
04:04 - Super TRON Bros. 2 by timmypowergamer and Raven (SUPERTRONBROS2)
05:14 - Micro Light Cycles by VMan (VMAN_MICRO)
07:23 - Home by VMan (VMAN_HOME)
09:50 - Port 27888 by Layer and Raven (PORT_27888)
10:19 - AI Arena Redux by Layer and Raven (AI_ARENA_REDUX)
10:48 - Whiteland by timmypowergamer (WHITELAND)
11:44 - Atlantis by Raven (ALANTIS)
14:20 - Demon by VMan (VMAN_DEMON)
15:15 - Deathtrap by TronFAQ (DEATHTRAP_LC_TRONFAQ)
16:41 - Get Outta My Kitchen by Cyrus the Virus (GET_OUTTA_MY_KITCHEN)
17:30 - VMan by VMan (VMAN_VMAN)

Map Showcase Video 2/3 - Custom Derez (Deathmatch) Maps


00:12 - Electronic Cave by Zook_One (Z_CAVE_V1.0)
03:35 - MCP by Xistence (XMCP)
04:59 - YCP Carrier by deeahchur (YCP_CARRIER)
07:58 - CLU Dispatch by Zook_One (Z_CLU_DISPATCH_V1.1)
11:42 - YCP HQ by deeahchur (YCP_HQ)
14:56 - Black Derez by VMan (VMAN_BLACK_DM)
16:16 - RGB Processing Grid by Zook_One (Z_RGB_V1.0)
18:41 - DM World by VMan, Raven, and TronFAQ (VMAN_DMWORLD)
23:40 - Oldskool by Win3K and Xistence (LDSO-OLDSKOOL)
24:51 - Hub by VMan (VMAN_HUB)
27:51 - Airstrike by Win3K (W3KAIRSTRIKE)
29:50 - Hover by Xistence (DSODM-HOVER)
31:42 - Capture the Bit by TronFAQ (CTB2_TDM_TRONFAQ)
35:27 - Sector by SpyDave (DM_SPYDAVE_SECTOR)
37:06 - I/O Error by Nunyas (IO-ERROR)
38:11 - Sky Grid 02 by Mor.Evil-1 and Win3K (SKYGRID_SECTOR-02)

Map Showcase Video 3/3 - Custom Disc Arena Maps


00:12 - Tube Coliseum by Xistence (DSODA-COLLOSEUM)
03:50 - Tetra Rhomboid by Xistence (DSODA-TRS-RHOMBOID)
06:16 - Tetra Trigonal by Xistence (DSODA-TRS-TETRA)
08:25 - Ancient Rebound by Xistence (DSODA-AS-REBOUND)
10:24 - Tube Fragmented by Xistence (DSO_TUBE-FRAGMENT)
11:47 - Disc Golf of TRON by Zook_One (DISC_GOLF_V1.0)
16:26 - Disc Blue by Xistence (DSODA-BS-DISC)
17:48 - Ring Blue by Xistence (DSODA-BS-RING)

Changes in Derez (DM) Map Pack
YCP Carrier (YCP_CARRIER) ADDED



YCP Carrier (by deeahchur) is also available separately, on its own, so you don't have to download the entire Complete Map Pack just to get the new map. But if you read further, you'll see there have been other changes to the map pack that may make it worth it to you, to re-download the entire thing.

Use REZ Handler to install just the YCP Carrier map, and then use the "Combine .REZ" feature to merge the YCP.REZ file with DM_Pack.REZ to reduce the .REZ file count.

Click here to download just the YCP Carrier map


Changes to the Installer

• After installation, you will be notified about the TRON 2.0 Multiplayer Fix if you don't already have it. (Since there's no point in installing multiplayer maps, in the first place, if you can't even get online to play them.)


• Added an option to uninstall the Complete Map Pack, so files won't get left behind if you uninstall the TRON 2.0 game itself.


• Includes some other under the hood changes, made in preparation for v1.2 of the Killer App Mod.

After the map pack has been extracted, you click on the icon to run the installer. The maps will then finally be installed. If you chose to extract to the desktop but don't see the icon, hit the F5 key on the keyboard to refresh the desktop or click the right mouse button on the desktop and choose Refresh if it's available.

In early December 2012, Gamespy dropped support for TRON 2.0 Multiplayer. So LDSO and schmatzler of tron-servers.net have done something about it!

Get the TRON 2.0 Multiplayer Fix from the download link above, to allow you to easily Join and Host servers again. This fix will be incorporated into Killer App Mod v1.2 when it's available, but for now this is being released on its own.

• 1:31 - Installing the fix
• 4:00 - How to Join servers
• 7:27 - How to Host servers

It's best to watch the video in higher quality HD so you can see the details better.

Link to detailed written explanations, including how to Host: http://www.ldso.net/tronwiki/doku.php?id=wiki:article:tronfaq:project:multifix



Please note that unless your computer processor is at least dual-core, allowing the installer to change Qtracker configuration for you automatically will take a very long time.

So, on really old computers you may want to say "No" when it asks about proceeding with this step and configure Qtracker yourself later on. On fast computers, if you say "Yes" it will only take 2-3 minutes.

Either way, the installer has not crashed. You just have to BE PATIENT.



If you have any questions or concerns about the TRON 2.0 Multiplayer fix, please visit the LDSO message forums.

Three projects for TRON 2.0 have been updated, see below for details and download links.



While the latest 12.27.2012 release of the Complete Map Pack does not include any new maps, it does fix an issue where the installer would not work correctly if the language in Windows was not set to English.

The Complete Map Pack is a collection of all the fan-made Multiplayer custom maps for TRON 2.0.



Version 1.1a of the KMX Legacy Disc Mod also corrects the same issue where its installer would not work correctly if the language in Windows was not set to English.

The Legacy Disc mod is a TCDG mod that allows you to change the discs in TRON 2.0 to look like the ones in TRON Legacy.



Version 1.2a of the TRON 2.0 Self-Installing Editing Tools again fixes the same issue with its installer, where it would not work correctly if the language in Windows was not set to English.

Another fix is the installer no longer aborting after choosing to skip extraction, if a previous existing extraction was done improperly. Also, now on uninstall, you are informed that WinREZ LT Studio and XN Resource Editor must be uninstalled separately.


Meanwhile, work on a fix for TRON 2.0 Multiplayer is underway. See the article about Gamespy dropping support for older games, to find out more about the situation. Also visit the LDSO Facebook page for discussion on the subject.

January 20th, 2013 UPDATE: A fix for TRON 2.0 Multiplayer has been released. You will need the fix to play online.

After some good news (TRON 3 sequel moving forward) comes some bad news.

I just found out that Gamespy Technologies was sold by IGN to another company named Glu Mobile, a few months ago. Didn't even know about it, until now.

Well, that company has decided to drop support for a lot of older games that use Gamespy for multiplayer connectivity, some time in the week preceeding the date of this article. Hundreds of games are affected, and TRON 2.0 is one of them. Players of these older games are incensed as you might well imagine, bombarding the Facebook Gamespy page with lots of angry comments.

So, basically, you will no longer be able to find any servers for TRON 2.0 Multiplayer, from inside the game. We'll either have to wait it out and see if the new owners reverse their decision due to the uproar, or if we need to: come up with an alternative way to find servers.

Either way, TRON 2.0 Multiplayer is currently crippled. The LDSO servers that would normally be running on weekends, will remain offline for the time being because of the current situation.

Sad times.

The on-again, off-again TRON 3 (for lack of a better title) sequel to TRON Legacy is back "on" again. Apparently, its release is being fast-tracked, and last everyone heard (from Bruce Boxleitner, TRON himself) the film is supposed to be released in 2014.

"It's in the works," he explained. "Anything could happen, but all I can say is, it's in its formative stages. [Joseph] Kosinski, who is slated for it, he's shooting another movie now, and then they'll get around to doing that. I think somewhere around 2014, maybe. I'm talking way out of school here, but they can't shoot me because I'm TRON."

- Bruce Boxleitner, from an I Am Rouge interview by Jordan DeSaulnier

Hollywood Reporter story breaking the news about TRON 3 moving forward

Hopefully, this news means that TRON Uprising has a chance of being renewed, after all? But please sign the TRON Uprising petition if you haven't already, as an extra measure to help ensure the show isn't cancelled.

Link to the petition

Due to the poor scheduling and handling of TRON Uprising by Disney, and because there is a real danger of the show being cancelled, fans are banding together and signing a petition to urge Disney XD to reschedule the show back to a better time slot. (The show has recently been moved to 12:00 AM midnight ET on Sunday each week, technically Monday mornings.)

If enough people sign the petition, Disney may rethink their actions. So I'm doing what I can to help out, by mentioning it here on this site and on the various LDSO maintained sites. The petition will be mailed in to Disney by founder Bradley Clarke, once it reaches a high enough signature count.

For those that believe petitions don't do anything: all I can say is, that's not true. There have been plenty of examples where petitions have made a difference. A good example of that was the petition against the design of the characters in the new Loonatics Unleashed cartoon released by Warner Bros. a few years back. A petition can work, as long as it receives enough signatures and gets the right kind of attention.

Back on the 25th Anniversary of the release of the original TRON in theaters, I mailed in multiple copies of a petition I'd created, to various people within the Disney organization. The goal was to show them that there was still interest in a TRON film sequel or a new video game.

Later, I heard through the grapevine that it had a minor influence on getting the ball rolling on TRON Legacy. That Disney saw the dedication of the fans after all these years, and after weighing many factors, decided to at least do a test trailer which was shown at the 2008 Comicon.

So I encourage everyone to sign the TRON Uprising petition. If you don't sign, because you don't think it will work, then it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. Take the time out, to try and make a difference.

TRON Uprising is the best animated series I've watched in years. It's been almost universally praised by fans and the media. Executive Producer Charlie Bean, the team of animators, and everyone involved have done tremendous work on the series. To be honest, for me TRON Legacy was a bit of a let down. (You can read my thoughts about it, in a previous article.) But TRON Uprising far exceeded my expectations.

I think the real problem here, is that Disney has misjudged which market demographic they should be targeting the show at. Disney has kept repeating this same mistake with every attempt to revive or further the TRON "franchise", time and again. Right now, they are targeting young children who they hope will become future longtime fans. Which is why putting TRON Uprising on Disney XD made sense, to them.

Disney is ignoring the older fan base, by not putting the show on another Disney owned network with a broader demographic. If TRON Uprising was being aired on the Disney Channel or ABC, older fans would see the show and be gushing about it to all their friends. Getting them hooked on the show, as well. Word of mouth is far more valuable than any form of marketing.

When Disney hired 42 Entertainment to market TRON Legacy, this team knew exactly what they were doing. They targeted old-school fans of the original TRON, tapping into their nostalgia about the original film, when they opened a real-life Flynn's Arcade and created an actual Space Paranoids game. This marketing campaign was a great success. Not only were fans excited, but the press was buzzing as well.

TRON Uprising deserves better treatment, and I hope that a petition will help keep alive the best thing to happen to TRON in quite some time.