About This File
About
This is a Single Player mod and it doesn't affect MP. The core idea was to modernize original game without changing anything in its gameplay mechanics or balance. The story was carefully extended, but it's still the same. Hope you like it.
First part of the mod is widescreen UI fix. It removes stretching on widescreen displays for most of menus and in-game HUD. Also, camera placement is some cutscenes was modified.
Some minor menus aren't affected. Also, I couldn't fix sniper aim.
The second part of the mod is content expansion. It includes:
* 6 new cutscenes between missions (2 in Tier-1, 3 in Tier-2, 1 in Tier-3), all are voiced by original actor voices generated with AI voice service (elevenlabs.io).
* dark ending cutscene is slightly modified.
* new mission added in Tier 2. You need to finish all five default missions in tier 2 to play this level. The mission implements some prominent level design ideas from 1990s (not that bad though, after I added hints)
Installation
Copy mod files to your game's "Base" folder (for Steam version: steamapps/common/Jedi Academy/GameData/Base)
* modace_gui.pk3 - contains widescreen UI fix and can be used independently with vanilla game
* modace_main.pk3 - requires caexan_gui.pk3 and OpenJK with pull request #1139 (https://github.com/JACoders/OpenJK/pull/1139).
New level needs OpenJK to read and write cvar variables. Old OpenJK releases before pull request #1139 have critical bug, and the game crashes at the beginning of the new mission. So please make sure you use the latest version of OpenJK (May 1, 2023 or later).
Note: the mod overrides some default game files, like MENUS.str. If you have other installed mods also overriding these files, they may interfere each other.
Third Party Credits
* Alien Mercenaries 2.0 by The Unguided (credits: Monsoontide, OlgO & NumberWan, Mat Gaunt, Scerendo, AshuraDX, Hoodz, Zahar, BioWare) (https://jkhub.org/files/file/3939-alien-mercenaries/)
* Coruscant skybox from The Movie Duels (https://jkhub.org/files/file/3860-star-wars-movie-duels/)
* Movie Accurate Gammorean (Jolt - sepulmanz@yahoo.com)
* Bounty Hunter by Noodle (https://jkhub.org/files/file/3982-bounty-hunter/)
* Ceremonial Luke (https://jkhub.org/files/file/3951-ceremonial-luke-skywalker/)
* Omicron's Sith Zabrak 1.0 (https://jkhub.org/files/file/2131-omicrons-sith-zabrak/)
* TwiLek Mercenary (https://jkhub.org/files/file/3158-redja-twilek-mercenary-rework/)
Huge thanks to all content creators.
See detailed information and all readme files in the third_party directory.
License
You can modify my files freely. Sources (maps and scripts) are included in caexan_main.pk3.
You can share the mod with respect to license requirements of included third party mods.
This file is not developed, distributed, or endorsed by Activision Publishing, Inc., Raven Software, Lucasfilm Ltd., Disney, Inc., or any of their affiliated entities. All trademarks, copyrights, and intellectual property rights belong to their respective owners. Star Wars®, Jedi®, and Jedi Knight® are registered trademarks of Lucasfilm Ltd.™ and Disney, Inc.™. This file is intended for educational, non-commercial, or fan-based use under the principles of fair use. No copyright infringement is intended. Any claims of ownership or DMCA takedown requests can be submitted here.
What's New in Version 1.2
Released
- custom mission: level design improvements
- many minor improvements