What is Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy?
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is a first and third-person shooter action game by Raven Software set in the Star Wars universe, and powered by the Quake III: Team Arena engine. In the single player, the player takes control of the character Jaden Korr, a student at the Jedi Academy under the tutelage of Kyle Katarn. The player must complete various missions assigned to them by Kyle Katarn and Luke Skywalker. The story and single player is nowhere near as good as Jedi Outcast, but that's perfectly okay since we're all here to play the kickass multiplayer!
Story Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZu0aYR5k_YWhere to buy Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
Steam has Jedi Academy for the low price of $10!
http://store.steampowered.com/app/6020/?snr=1_4_4__13Playing Online with PA
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Server Info:
Misc and Handy Stuff
How to set a custom resolution:
..\LucasArts\Star Wars Jedi Knight Jedi Academy\GameData\base\jaconfig.cfg
and
..\LucasArts\Star Wars Jedi Knight Jedi Academy\GameData\base\jampconfig.cfg
r_mode "-1"
r_customwidth "1920"
r_customheight "1080"
* NOTE: Steam users should be looking for those config files here:
..\steam\steamapps\common\jedi academy\GameData\base\
How to enable dismemberment:
Add the following lines in ..\base\autoexec.cfg
seta cg_dismember "999"
seta g_saberrealisticcombat "2"
seta dismemberment "100"
seta g_sabermorerealistic "2"
seta g_corpseremovaltime "0"
seta g_knockback "1000"
Custom Skins:
http://www.dgs-clan.eu/content/jka-models.htm
If you're a Star Wars fan you may also want to check out the Penny Arcade Star Wars Battlefront 2 game on thread as well!
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/144239/Jedi Academy Game On Pics
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I wasn't half bad as Jedi Outcast MP, but I imagine saberin' aint the same in Academy. Whatever happened to just running around with the light-swing on, huh? Kids and their double-sabers and dual-wielding. You're gonna lose an eye that way!
Jedi Academy had excellent gameplay. The story was awful, though. Like "I'm embarrassed to play this with other people in the room" bad.
I should really finish unpacking one of these days, maybe in another year. :P
I loved the duel mode in JK II. In the early days of online play (at least on the servers that I played), it was customary to crouch and move the POV down, to simulate a bow to the opponent as a sign of respect. I remember when some douche tried to bum-rush me while bowing, and I stood up and cleanly sliced one of his limbs off. All the spectators were quite amused by this, and the guy was so ashamed he logged off. That same session had a double kill with two Jedis wall-running toward each other (I was spectating at the time). Man, I wish I had recording software back then.
Downloading now.
LucasArts\Star Wars Jedi Knight Jedi Academy\GameData\base\jaconfig.cfg
and
LucasArts\Star Wars Jedi Knight Jedi Academy\GameData\base\jampconfig.cfg
r_mode "-1"
r_customwidth "1920"
r_customheight "1080"
Yup!
Jedi Knight's sense of scale is unsurpassed, Mysteries of the Sith does all sorts of nifty things, Jedi Outcast offers fantastic opportunities to dick around, and Academy just goes nuts with new features.
http://www.dgs-clan.eu/content/jka-models.htm
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They are installed to \LucasArts\Star Wars Jedi Knight Jedi Academy\GameData\base
Anyway, I missed out on Academy multiplayer in its heyday, so this is just an awesome thing to get going.
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Hell yea lol.
For those with hard disc version;
http://jediknight3.filefront.com/file/Jedi_Knight_Academy_Patch_101;20459
If you set this for the MP config, you won't be able to host a listen server (It will crash with an uninformative error message), so you will need to use the dedicated server program to play locally.
http://jediknight3.filefront.com/file/JK3_Dedicated_Server_for_WIn32_1011;20491
I played Dark Forces and Jedi Knight back to back a few months ago. Dark Forces was great, but I had trouble enjoying JK. After jumping through hoops to get ahold of the music and make it play, I found out that Windows Vista refuses to play redbook audio on a loop. I think I got tired of fiddling with it shortly after getting the lightsaber.
If there is one video game that I have sunk an embarrassing amount of time in, it is JO/JA. And I can't resist it.
I was in the clan scene for a while. Ffffff. Here we go again.
Plus it apparently has some sub mods for aliens and ninja turtles.
So really if you don't vote for MBII you may be a fun hating communist.
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You should also make sure to get this skin pack, because holy crap is it awesome.
http://jediknight3.filefront.com/file/Clone_Wars_Cartoon_Model_Pack;51924
I always regretting never getting into JA back when the movie battles thing was new. I'd love to try it out though.
I never asked for this!
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When you get into saber fights with jerks who set their yaw to a hojillion and just wiggle after every swing, spamming katas when force allows, it just becomes downright retarded. Single saber fo' lyfe.
But then again, that might be a good thing that there is none for fear that it may be Call of Duty-fied
One of the reason I enjoy playing with PA'ers is that retarded shit like this never happens.
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Also, anybody here from the old ChopShopServers days? Those were some of my favorite gaming memories.
Hi5! Though my preference comes from JKII nostalgia. I'm not really sure what the technical differences between saber types are.
Modders already have that base covered. :P
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4S0t-46ppI
I got the server up yesterday but it's still vanilla. I'm going to be running it this way for at least a week to make sure it's stable before messing with any changes. I would really like it if people start hopping on and playing some multi games this week to stress test it.
Everything is up for discussion regarding map/modes/settings since I'm not familiar with anything beyond vanilla. I'm open to trying out just about anything and seeing what works and what doesn't.
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I am excited. I want to see just how rusty I am. I'm betting pretty damned rusty.
I come from the JK2 days as well, so that's probably why. So glad they nerfed the shit out of the JK2 "DFA" strong saber move in JKA.
As for the differences between types, the dual sabers can switch between the dualies and single saber light stance. It's primarily good for getting up close with swift attacks. Saber staff is a little more refined, being able to toggle between the two blades and single saber medium stance.
I much prefer using the strong stance. Feels more badass than trying to poke for 5 damage.
As far as I'm concerned, using force powers is fine; including lightning. If I want them off then I can turn them off at the server. If they are on, then it's fair game. Everyone should consider this a casual server to have fun on and not some uber competitive thing.
An exception to this would be like modifying your yaw and doing that wiggle bullshit. That's clearly disregarding the golden rule on the server: Don't Be A Dick.
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That said, I tried playing Jedi Academy, and it just didn't click. Like, at all. I naively thought that in the inclusion of staff and double sabre setups would be a boon to the series. But I really didn't like how they were designed, to be honest. Nothing about the game grabbed me in any way, and the daunting task of bringing a lot of the mods I enjoyed so much about Outcast into Academy just turned me right off.
I consider myself a light saber snob and prefer not to use force powers other than pull/push but that was when I did competitive duels. But I will fry a bitch if those Jedi don't quit blowin' up my DeathStar.
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There's just something about force powers in duels that makes it...I don't know, less fun. Saber fights are, when not cheesed, all about precision and timing. Adding Choke and Lightning into the mix kind of cheapens it. Though, nothing was more satisfying than dueling on the landing platform on JK2's Bespin and herding your opponent near the edge and either pushing or choking him off the side.
And people who play without force powers probably also play Fox Only/Final Destination
Nah just kidding
But seriously it's still fun with force powers