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Jedi Academy: Enhanced v1.2

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Jedi Academy: Enhanced is a mod for Jedi Academy Single Player which adds features and improvements to the core experience of the base game like RGB sabers, saber customization, saber holstering, new force powers, some extra character customization options using “head swapping”, optionally allows you to use AJL's SFX Sabers, and more. Full list of features and changes below.

This is for new or old players who want to play through the single player story of Jedi Academy with some enhancements and new features without completely overhauling the core vision of the game.

This was intended to be an even bigger collection of mods that improve it, and with many more features, but progress is slow. We release when we feel there's big enough of a change or addition. If you are interested in helping with the project, check our forum.

For more improvement mods like HD textures, fonts, models, etc. please see JKHub's big list of recommended mods.

It's based on OpenJK (so the code is released under the GPL and available at [https://github.com/JKEnhanced/OpenJK/]) and a slightly modified version (for SP) of AJL's SFX Saber code. It also uses Open Jedi Project code for TrueView.

MAC VERSION COMING SOON

Main coding done by @redsaurus

Features and Commands

  • All OpenJK features and fixes.
  • RGB Sabers • These can be set in the menus or by setting the sabercolor to a hex code in the console - for example "sabercolor 1 xff0000" will set the first lightsaber blade to be red. It is possible to set the sabercolors of NPCs by setting their sabercolor to a hex code in the .npc file. If you want to set one sabercolor for base and one for this mod, you can set the sabercolor of the NPC or lightsaber to the base value, and sabercolorRGB to the RGB value for this mod. Higher blade numbers are set with saberColorRGB2, saber2ColorRGB3, etc.
  • SFX Sabers • SFX Sabers can be enabled in the console by setting cg_SFXSabers to 1. This is on by default, allows for more vibrant and high quality saber blades.
  • Ignition Flare • A lightsaber ignition flare can be enabled in the console by setting cg_ignitionFlare to 1. A custom ignition flare can be specified for a lightsaber with "ignitionFlare <shader>" in the .sab file.
  • Ignition twirl animation disable • If that little twirl of the saber that you do in SP when activating it bothered you, you can now disable it to be more like MP with g_noIgniteTwirl 1.
  • Disable idle animations • Use the command g_UseIdleAnims 0 to disable them. Very helpful when taking screenshots.
  • Saber Holsters • Lightsabers are now holstered on the belt when not in use. A tag_holsterorigin can be added to a hilt for better placement. Adding "holsterPlace <none/hips/back/lhip>" in the .sab file specifies where a hilt will be holstered. Currently broken, default is right hip for now.
  • Headswapping • Several new heads are available for the human male and human female species. You can add your own heads - see the .headswap files in the sp_custom.pk3 for examples. NPCs can have heads set using the playerHeadModel and customHeadSkin commands in their .npc file.
  • RGB Character Colors • Adds an RGB slider option to all player species.
  • Better Entity Spawning • The /spawn command now supports entity keys, e.g. "spawn fx_runner fxFile the/file".
  • .eent files • Maps now load entities from mapentities/mapname.eent in addition to loading them from the .bsp file.
  • MP Movement • Not identical to MP but close. Allows for bunny hopping and less "slide" effect when moving. g_bunnyhopping 1. Also in the menu.
  • Extra Player Tints • (Unused) Playermodels are able to have multiple tints. If you enter “newPlayerTint 0 <R> <G> <B>”, any shader stages for the player with “rgbGen lightingDiffuseEntity 0” will be tinted to this color rather than the usual.
  • Ghoul2 view models First person view weapon models are now allowed to use .glm models using eezstreet's code.
  • Detachable E-Web The player can detach an E-Web from its mount by pressing the Use Force button whilst using it. While the E-Web is equipped, the player moves more slowly.
  • More usable weapons The tusken rifle and noghri stick are fully usable by the player. The DC-15A clone rifle (made by Pahricida), DC-15S clone blaster (Made by AshuraDX and Som3) and E-5 droid blaster (made by KhorneSyrup) have also been added. Only given via cheats right now.
    • give weapon_tusken_rifle
    • give weapon_noghri_stick
    • give weapon_e5
    • give weapon_dc15s
    • give weapon_dc15a
  • Saber throw is now a force power • This was to be compatible with the katarn saber style (listed below) - this was restored to alt attack to work with all styles like before.
  • First person lightsaber with TrueView • As seen in Open Jedi Project and all the other mods that used it, TrueView shows the player model in first person view. You can turn it on for guns with cg_trueguns and turn it on for sabers with cg_fpls or through the menu. Change FOV with cg_trueFOV. Recommend set to 120 if using first person lightsaber.
  • Radar • The radar system from Siege in MP now works in SP. Giving NPCs and misc_radar_icon entities the icon key will set a custom icon. A 2D minimap is also loaded from minimaps/mapname.mmap.
  • AI workshop • Created by eezstreet to give more control over NPC AI. See full thread here.
  • Switch pistols • Toggle between DL-44 and Bryar if added to inventory with pistol bind (+weapon_2)
  • Saber ignition speed • cg_ignitionSpeed scales saber ignition speed
  • Click-drag to rotate player model in customization screen • To help with seeing your character more easily instead of waiting on it to rotate around again.
  • MP-style saber hilt list • Lists lightsabers in the menu without the need for adding menu listings
  • r_mode -2 is now default • sets the game to the monitor's native resolution at launch. Change back to r_mode -1 to use windowed mode.
  • Widescreen HUD fix • Fixes the HUD to support widescreen resolutions without stretching the HUD elements, default to on. r_ratioFix.
  • Removed black bars in cutscenes • this helps with widescreen resolutions not cutting off half of the scene.
  • Ingame character and saber menu  • Change your character skin and lightsaber from the pause menu at any time!
  • Ingame cheat menu  • A simple menu in the pause menu to give access to some common cheat codes like god mode, noTarget, setforceall, and increased dismemberment!
  • Ingame photo mode  • Use sliders to get the right angle and take a screenshot. Thanks to therfiles for camSP! Screenshots save to the JAEnhanced folder (Windows: C:/Users/user/Documents/My Games/JAEnhanced)

Optional features (separate PK3's):

  • New force powers • Force Insanity, Destruction, Repulse and Stasis have been added. Force Repulse is gained automatically during the SP campaign. Bind the keys in the Controls menu. NPCs can use Destruction and Stasis. For faster force regeneration, g_forceRegenTime has been brought over from MP.
  • Improved jedi_hm • DT's very nice improved Human Male jedi is included with Jedi Robe options with RGB tinting features.
  • Build Your Own Lightsaber • Now lightsabers can be customized like the player species. Example customizable hilts are included thanks to AshuraDX and Plasma.’
  • New lightsaber hilts from around the Star Wars universe, even the Expanded Universe and new canon, all thanks to Plasma’s lightsaber pack.
  • Improved effects • also known as "UltimateWeapons", this is a must-have to create a more authentic Star Wars atmosphere
  • Included HapSlash’s improved stormtrooper model • because the default one is atrocious.
  • Included Toshi’s Luke model • because of same reason as above
  • Included AshuraDX’s high quality DL-44 model • because it is beautiful

Unfinished features, only use if testing:

  • Unstable and black saber blades • use with console command: sabercrystal 1 unstable or sabercrystal 1 black - the number is the saber number, so use 2 if you want to change your left hand blade.
  • Katarn saber style • A gun / saber stance. No animations yet, but you play around with it (with cheats enabled) by doing "give weapon_bryar_pistol" and then "setsaberstyle katarn" in the console.
  • Z-6 rotary cannon • Added slot for this weapon, but it has no model yet. give weapon_z6

Installing

If you've installed an earlier version (from when this was just called SP Customization Mod or 1.0), it'd probably best to uninstall the old version.

Be sure to look in the Optional folder for the features you'd like enabled. If you want all features, move all pk3 files in the Optional folder into the jaenhanced folder. You can pick and choose between them. The list of optional features are in the Features and Commands part of this page.

[[ Windows ]]
If you're on Windows, install the Visual C++ 2015 redistributable

Then put all files in your GameData folder.

⦁    For Steam this is in C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Jedi Academy
⦁    For GOG.com this is in C:/GOG Games/Jedi Academy
⦁    For Amazon this is in C:/Amazon Games/Library/Jedi Academy

The jaenhanced folder and all other files like the exe and DLLs should be NEXT TO the base folder, with the exe and DLL files:

-> Jedi Academy
--> GameData
---> base
---> jaenhanced
---> jaenhanced.exe

If you get a "can't find default.cfg" error, you did not install it in the right directory. Read the above again and fix.

You must launch the mod with ja_enhanced.x86.exe - DO NOT launch in the Mods menu in jasp.exe.

If you get a "feature omitted at compile time" error, you did not launch with the jaenhanced.exe, which means you are just launching with the normal game rather than the mod client. You must launch the game with ja_enhanced.x86.exe.

[[ Linux ]]
If you’re using Linux, install SDL2 via Terminal [sudo apt-get install libsdl2-2.0], then install Jedi Academy via Steam Proton, right click the game, browse local files. Put the files in GameData.

You must launch the mod with ja_enhanced.i386 or ja_enhanced.x86_64 on Linux - DO NOT launch in the Mods menu.

[[ macOS ]] - STILL NOT AVAILABLE
If you're using a Mac, you should put "Jedi Academy: Enhanced" alongside your regular Jedi Academy base folder - depending on your version the base folder might be hidden inside the original game's application bundle or in /Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/Jedi Academy/
JAEnhanced.app on Mac
User files will be saved to /Users/user/Library/Application Support/JAEnhanced on macOS or to /Users/user/Documents/My Games/JAEnhanced on Windows.

Known bugs:

  • holsterPlace for .sab files currently does not work, which should allow the option for left hip, right hip, back, and none.
  • Some sabers in the saber pack do not line up well when holstered
  • The ingame saber menu won't let you switch from dual sabers to single saber. Workaround is to use /saber kyle (or any single saber) and then use the menu to choose one.
  • g_forceRegenTime doesn't go less than the default value
  • Player RGB tints can't be removed in the menu
  • Player RGB tints can’t be used in the in-game player menu
  • The option to bind photo mode to a button in the controls menu currently does nothing. Workaround is to use the console: /bind key uimenu camsp
  • Ultimate Weapons effects can be invisible if using all weapons back to back. It’s unlikely to happen in normal play sessions but is a bug (also in basejka).

Potential future features:

  • More bundled improvement mods
  • Health regeneration
  • Default saber holstering to left hip to be canonically correct
  • For modders: add new weapons like sabers, fitting them to existing classes - like add a new model but it functions just like a blaster pistol with a unique sound and effect color, like sabers do. Instead of .sab files we could have .weap or files or something similar. As opposed to how it is now where you have to code in new weapons directly.
  • Adding to the above bullet point, SFX sabers translated into blaster effects with RGB and everything
  • Headswap, but for all parts, so you can use the pants of one model, the torso of another, and the head of another
  • Aim-based blaster deflection for added difficulty

License

The code and menu files are GPL. The relevant GPL license is included in the "readmes” folder. For completeness the Open Jedi Project readme is included although permission has been granted to use the TrueView code under the GPL.

Credits

  • redsaurus for all coding and implementation.
  • AJL for the SFX Sabers stuff (including SFX_Sabers.pk3).
  • Circa for various icons, in-game menus, testing, release.
  • Raz0r for the MP-style movement code.
  • AshuraDX for the saber hilt, DL-44, and DC-15s models
  • Plasma for the Galaxy’s Edge hilt parts for the saber builder and all of the Star Wars saber hilts
  • DT85 for the improved jedi_hm.
  • HapSlash for the improved Stormtrooper model.
  • JKG team for the unstable saber blade graphics and shaders.
  • eezstreet for the Ghoul 2 weapon view model code.
  • razorace (and the Open Jedi Project) for the use of the TrueView code under the GPL.
  • OpenJK maintainers and contributors.
  • Pahricida for the Clone Rifle (and omeewan for the textures).
  • SoM3 for the clone blaster.
  • KhorneSyrup for the droid blaster.
  • Kahn Dahlaine for UltimateWeapons effects mod.
  • Dark Forces mod team, Salvador Barale, Luke Ashdown, for E-11 blaster, thermal detonator, bryar pistol models.
  • Toshi/DT85 for the ROTJ Luke model v2
  • therfiles for his amazing camSP tool for photo mode
  • macsourceports.com team for the macOS Universal 2 build
  • Daggo for general helpfulness
  • Cerez for the neutral console background

Support

Support for this mod will be limited. Please post questions in the subforum on JKHub.

THIS FILE IS NOT MADE, DISTRIBUTED, OR SUPPORTED BY ACTIVISION PUBLISHING, INC., RAVEN SOFTWARE, OR LUCASARTS ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, LLC. ELEMENTS™ & © LUCASFILM LTD.™ & DISNEY, INC.™ AND/OR ITS LICENSORS. STAR WARS®, JEDI®, & JEDI KNIGHT® ARE REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF LUCASFILM LTD™ AND WALT DISNEY, INC.™ STAR WARS®, JEDI®, & JEDI KNIGHT® ARE REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF LUCASFILM LTD™ & DISNEY, INC.™

Edited by Circa
1.2 release, see changelog


What's New in Version v1.2

Released

Changes in v1.2 (2023-May-02)
- Moved new force powers, Luke model, stormtrooper model, and DL-44 models to their own PK3
- Moved non-essential PK3's to an optional folder, so players can choose what they want or just the client
- Fixed minimal dismemberment to have g_sabermorerealistic 0

Changes in v1.1
(old saves not compatible with this version!)
- Added eezstreet's AI workshop
- Added g_UseIdleAnims to disable/enable idle animations
- Removed black bars from cutscenes so scenes aren't half obstructed on widescreen resolutions
- Added g_noIgniteTwirl to disable the twirl animation on ignition (like MP)
- Added cg_ignitionspeed ton control how fast or slow the saber blade ignites
- added a COMPLETE button to the saber builder UI to close it
- r_mode -2 is now default at launch to be fullscreen at native resolution (set to -1 to go back to windowed mode)
- Added cheat menu in the in-game pause menu
- Added in-game character and saber edit menu in the in-game pause menu
- Added in-game photo mode menu. The binding currently doesn't work from the CONTROLS menu, it needs to be added manually in the console: bind [key] uimenu camsp
- Toggle between pistols when you have the Bryar and DL-44 with the weapon2 button
- Replaced the old E-5 blaster with KhorneSyrup's new version
- Removed Force Blinding bind in the menu since it is not ready for use
- replaced DL-44 with AshuraDX's HD DL-44
- Added Kahn's UltimateWeapons mod as an optional PK3 with some revisions (removed saber effects, replaced some explosions with the smaller efx)
- Added Plasma's saber pack as an optional PK3 with removal of a lot of duplicates to make the list easier to navigate
- Added *holsterorigin tags to vanilla sabers and many of Plasma's sabers to work better with holstering
- Added HapSlash's stormtrooper model to replace the vanilla model
- Added Toshi's Luke to replace the vanilla model
- Added r_ratioFix for full native widescreen support for the HUD and menus
- Added new splash screen and menu logo


User Feedback

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Brownjor10

Posted

This is totally amazing.  It really is.  Literally the only complaint I have is the decision to make saber throw a force power, rather than an alternate attack.  Mainly because 1.) you didn't add any new moves to take it's place, so most lightsaber forms just lost 2 button functionality, and 2.) for those of us who use hotkeys (like me) there isn't much room to be adding it to another key.  and making it be mouse2 makes all the gun's secondary attacks need a separate button now.  So, for people who are used to normal jedi academy, it's actually a hindrance on game-play to have that change.  They rest is pretty awesome though.  

Oh, and if it's possible to, in the future, change how force destruction works to explode on impact like a noghri blast, that would be better.  Programming it like bullets makes people able to deflect it and makes it worthless and suicidal to use against any jedi class better than a reborn.

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eezstreet

Posted

The detachable eweb is really cool. reminds me of the newest Wolfenstein game

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Redeemer of Souls

Posted

New Force powers impressive. I would like Force Repulse in multiplayer.

As I've been waiting for JA

 

5/5

Langerd

Posted

Pity i cant install OpenJk because i didnt understand how to do it but Your mod...  You changed and added SOOoo many stuff . Epic work 6/5

Mizore

Posted

What a surprise. The new Force powers are interesting. Although the radar did not appear.

Dusty

Posted

Awesome job guys! Better finish my scribbles. Maybe I can merge it with this piece of awesome you guys have!

BruceJohnJenner

Posted

Congrats on the release!

I would assume that this will definitely not work out of the box on linux, is it possible to build the project on linux like OpenJK?

redsaurus

Posted

This is totally amazing.  It really is.  Literally the only complaint I have is the decision to make saber throw a force power, rather than an alternate attack.  Mainly because 1.) you didn't add any new moves to take it's place, so most lightsaber forms just lost 2 button functionality, and 2.) for those of us who use hotkeys (like me) there isn't much room to be adding it to another key.  and making it be mouse2 makes all the gun's secondary attacks need a separate button now.  So, for people who are used to normal jedi academy, it's actually a hindrance on game-play to have that change.  They rest is pretty awesome though.  

 

Oh, and if it's possible to, in the future, change how force destruction works to explode on impact like a noghri blast, that would be better.  Programming it like bullets makes people able to deflect it and makes it worthless and suicidal to use against any jedi class better than a reborn.

 

In the next version enemies won't be able to push destruction back at you. I'll also look into some options for saberthrow.

 

Congrats on the release!

 

I would assume that this will definitely not work out of the box on linux, is it possible to build the project on linux like OpenJK?

 

Yeah, there isn't a linux version included in the download, but there will hopefully be one for the next proper release. The code *should* build fine on linux though.

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Mizore

Posted

In the next version enemies won't be able to push destruction back at you. I'll also look into some options for saberthrow.

 

 

Yeah, there isn't a linux version included in the download, but there will hopefully be one for the next proper release. The code *should* build fine on linux though.

 

I prefer that Force users can push Force destruction, because otherwise it would be too easy to kill them.

 

What I would like is that the player can perform Force Push and Pull as fast as he / she press the buttons, that Force speed only consume gradually Force points and Force sense as night vision.

 

 

Rayce

Posted

I have been waiting for this mod for a long time and I'm not disappointed. Quite easily one of the best SP mods I ever played! :D

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Spaghetti

Posted

Well done! I still prefer Outcast SP for the story (and Kyle) but this really helps improve Academy's strong points.

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Asrien

Posted

I will absolutely install this if/when saber-throw is an alt attack again. :P Muscle memory probably couldn't handle it different.

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wayward_apostle

Posted

I enjoy what you've started with this. Definitely going to give the story a playthrough with it.

Update: Been playing the f%#k out of SP with this and a tonne of models and textures. Loving it. I can't seem to get CamSP working with it, is a camera tool in the works for JA: E at all?

MaddoxMoore6

Posted

I've installed this but can't get past the character selection. Bad parameter in external weapon data 'world model'. anyone help?

Tempust85

Posted

I'd like to see player model lower body added to first person view like with most modern games.

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RuneSpaceTraveler

Posted

I get a crash report saying cant find default.cfg . can anyone offer some help? I'm really excited to try this mod out.

Seven

Posted

My game is stuck with the sides blacked out (like a resolution issue). I've tried all the different settings and its still stuck

iVader

Posted

how do I install?

the_raven

Posted

is there a way not to have the new force powers and to have the vanilla saber throw ?

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TimmyDean

Posted

Can't seem to get any mod to work on my GOG JK2

gerbilOFdoom

Posted

TimmyDean, this is for JK3

Bucman55

Posted

The game keeps crashing for me. It doesn't give me a specific error message or anything, it just says it stopped working. I have changed the render thing, but it didn't help.

Spirit

Posted

One word: epic. I hope this mod is not dead.

foshyst

Posted

It just comes up with a lot of missing shaders for me. 

(disregard that, it was my fault)


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