Can you apply the disintegration effect to lightsabers? If so, how can I do it?

[Accurate-Coat8130]

The disintegration effect I'm talking about is in the disrupter rifle. I want to apply it's effect to lightsabers if it's possible. The game in question I'm trying to mod is Jedi Academy.

[mrwonko]

It's possible, but it will require programming. You'll have to find the code responsible for the disruptor disintegration, and re-use the relevant parts of it for lightsaber kills.

[Accurate-Coat8130]

Alright, where in the game files do I find them?

[Circa]

It wouldn't be as simple as changing a line in a file in a pk3, you'd need to make the changes to the game code itself and recompile to use a new .exe file completely. If you aren't familiar with coding at all it may be a bit advanced. If you do, it's recommended to use OpenJK's code as a baseline. Compile instructions are in the readme. Maybe someone can point you to where the exact code is but implementing it for a different weapon will be quite involved.

[Accurate-Coat8130]

So I download OpenJK, then what?

[mrwonko]

Check out the coding tutorials, particularly https://jkhub.org/tutorials/coding/compiling-openjk-win32-must-read-for-new-coders-r6/. It says to use "Microsoft Visual Studio C++ 2013 or later" but I would recommend using the latest available version, which is currently 2022.