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2 hours ago, Willemoes said:

I dunno if you've finished this model yet, but if you don't mind then I'm thinking of giving it a go. I'm fairly sure I can get it jka ready!

This thread is from 10 years ago CrimsonStrife hasn't been around JKA in almost 8 years. I don't think he'd mind.

It's actually an issue with singleplayer in general, not just JAEnhanced. The fix is in the comments of that file that I posted, but Ruxith will need to fix it himself or allow for my fix to be uploaded to his file page.

Hm, I'm surprised someone hasn't made a female version of the Nautolan yet. Sounds like a @Noodle project.

Very cool! I’m sure @BenSlzak would appreciate these!

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paste the link and it should auto-embed. 

The only way to do it without redoing nearly everything after a decompile would be entity modding. It lets you add, edit, or remove existing entities on a map without touching the brush or lighting portion of a map, but it is highly recommended to familiarize yourself with how GTKRadiant and mapping practices work in general before jumping into messing with entities. It can be a little complicated since it's all text based editing.

It’s no secret that older games are increasingly harder to get into, especially as support for them on modern systems continues to dwindle down and the more steps you have to take to get them to work properly continues to rise. Then, once you get the game running, you are taken aback by the graphics after being used to playing the latest AAA games and immediately go hunting for mods to enhance the graphics and experience to help you enjoy your time. Or maybe you literally have no idea how to play the game, but enjoy it enough to learn more about getting better. Well, here is some basic info to hopefully make all of that easier when it comes to Jedi Academy.

This game is turning 20 years old this year, and it is still one of the greatest Star Wars games of all time with an active modding and player community. I took some time making a video and written guide on all of the basics of getting started with Star Wars Jedi Knight Jedi Academy in 2023. Keep in mind this is geared towards new or returning players, so it is meant to be as simple as possible. Watch the video below or read the written guide at the bottom below that.

If you ever have questions or need help, post on our Tech Support forum, or join the Jedi Knight Discord and people should be able to help you out. Have fun out there!

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Just a little helpful hint, you can bind the screenshot button to a key so your console isn't covering half the screen.

/bind o screenshot (replace o with a key of your choosing)

Or you can do /bind o screenshot silent to hide the top left text as well.

To answer your questions, if it's an elevator for a single player level, I always think switches make the most sense. Or if it needs to be manually entered in MP. So I'd say use switches.

Your second question I'm not sure I really understand enough to answer.

One large file would make more sense, unless its a massive file, like over 2GB. Chances of corruption should still be low if you're using modern tools, I don't think that should be that big of an issue.

Wow, I know you've been working on this mod for years and it definitely shows! Incredible work. These images look like a completely different game made by a AAA studio.

On 1/11/2023 at 8:12 PM, tmonz said:

Hey I know this is wicked old now lol but would you still happen to have that quarren mod lying around anywhere? Sorry new to this website and link doesn't work anymore.

You can find all of Jeff's models in this Dropbox:

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/jw4a026brkhniwv/AACHXP1R1vWv8QM_Drp-aF3pa?dl=0

Quarren is in there.

28 minutes ago, undeadslayer said:

I would post a picture of it, but I don't know how to.

You can use an image host like this:

https://postimages.org/

Then post the link it gives you.

It was a very close call between me and @MagSul despite so few votes overall, but Mag pulled ahead and is declared the WINNER OF THE HOLIDAY MOD CONTEST 2022!

His mod Kyle's Holiday Afternoon is a charming little mod that I personally voted for, so I'm glad to see it win! Seeing Kyle in a Christmas Sweater getting pummeled by snowballs is something everyone needed, for sure.

Congrats and well done to the other contestants! Hope everyone had a safe and happy holiday season, and welcome to 2023! Jedi Academy turns 20 this year, so we have some exciting things planned!

The poll is open! Go vote here!

The WINNER is MAGSUL! See edited post above or check out the poll here.

We get 4 entries this year for the Holiday Mod Contest, which is a solid number! I personally have entered a mod this year, so of course we are leaving the voting to you people! Which one do you think is best?

https://jkhub.org/tags/holiday contest 2022/

CHRISTMAS PLAZA by Circa

KYLE'S HOLIDAY AFTERNOON by MagSul

IMPERIAL CHRISTMAS BASTION by Kessno

FIREWORKS & SNOWBALLS by Ramikad

58 minutes ago, MagSul said:

I'll be giving this a go!

I got mine in with time to spare too. 
 

 

Love this! Brings back the memories of Jedi Academy Re-edited!

Got mine (mostly) done in time for Christmas Eve!

Also make sure your base path is correct. It doesn't have to be the game's base folder, but the folder that the models/players/_humanoid/ folder and your model's folder are in need to be in a folder called "base" and can be anywhere on your drive like the Desktop, and make sure to put that path in the Import window on the right side.

Snow is a real substance in the real world, not just Hoth. Perhaps you don’t have any where you live but this time of year we get snow in the northern hemisphere.

This season also has a lot of holidays around the world. JKHub is run by westerners, we celebrate Christmas. This temporary theme is to celebrate the Christmas theme. 
 

It’s supposed to be a happy and cheerful theme to celebrate the season. 
 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow

Everyone been nice, with a pinch of naughty this year?

It's been quite awhile since we've done a end of year holiday or Christmas event around here, mostly due to lack of activity. We used to do Secret Santa events but that requires a lot of participants and many great mods made for them don't end up getting released, so we don't really do that anymore. But since Christmas is my personal favorite holiday and season, we're going for it.

I figured we can keep the mod contest train going, and take a stop through Christmas town! Of course this isn't discriminatory against any end-of-the-year holidays, this can include Christmas, New Years, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, St. Lucy, Las Posadas, St. Nicholas, Omisoka, Boxing Day, and any others that I forgot. If your culture celebrates it in December-ish, it qualifies.

Rules:

• All submissions must be Christmas or other end-of-year holiday themed (Santa, gifts, snow, reindeer, menorahs, dreidels, kinaras, evergreen trees with lights, etc.)
• You can only enter your own creations.
• You may enter more than one mod.
• Already existing files cannot be submitted. The goal is to encourage new creations!
• Any mod content is welcome, including skins, models, maps, weapons, menu mods, etc. Just make sure it abides by the rules.
• Mods can be for Jedi Academy and/or Jedi Outcast. We will assume mods are for JKA unless specified otherwise.
• The deadline for submitting content is December 28, 2022, after which a poll will be opened.
• The poll will be closed by the end of day January 1st, 2023.

Need inspiration?
You can view the many Holiday related mods that have been tagged at the link here. For other inspiration take a look at the holiday events that some big live service games put on like Call of Duty (Krampus event in Vanguard/Warzone last year was big), Fortnite, etc.

How do I submit my mod?
Our goal is to make it as simple as possible for everyone involved. The way you submit your file for this contest is to upload them as normal files in our file section, but using the category called Contest Entries. After the contest is over, we will move the mods to their respective categories.

Click the button below, and submit your mod as you normally would. The category should be set to Contest Entries already. If you don't enter it there, your file won't be entered until you do. If you realize that you didn't do that, PM a staff member and we can change it for you. Good luck and happy festive season! 

Submit to Holiday Contest '22

THE WINNER IS KYLE'S HOLIDAY AFTERNOON by @MagSul

It was a very close call between me and @MagSul despite so few votes overall, but Mag pulled ahead and is declared the WINNER OF THE HOLIDAY MOD CONTEST 2022!

His mod Kyle's Holiday Afternoon is a charming little mod that I personally voted for, so I'm glad to see it win! Seeing Kyle in a Christmas Sweater getting pummeled by snowballs is something everyone needed, for sure.

Congrats and well done to the other contestants! Hope everyone had a safe and happy holiday season, and welcome to 2023! Jedi Academy turns 20 this year, so we have some exciting things planned!

See all entries here.

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5 hours ago, Lancelot said:

 

For years, Star Wars has constantly moved within a certain "comfort zone". Especially the prequel era was incorporated into everything, so much that many fans got used to it and only expected to see just that. But as soon as an attempt was made to break out of it and create something new, it was quickly beaten down by fans and critics, not rarely for trivial reasons. That's why I find it remarkable that ANDOR was overwhelmingly well received, despite being vastly different from what we have already gotten. It even made the most critical fans give it a try, and I do hope that it will attract even more fans.

I think it just depends on the "something new" that is attempted or the "something old" that is taken away. For the sequels, the something new was a combination of characters and inconsistent writing, while the old was old characters and retelling of some specific story beats. I think pretty much anyone can agree that the lack of direction hindered those films more than anything. I think some of the new stuff could have worked really well. The first half of TFA is actually extremely well done and intriguing with the (mostly) new characters and plot moving the story along. As soon as Han and Chewie show up, it goes downhill really fast. Not because of them in particular, but because of the pacing and handling of the old characters and the reliance on another super weapon. TLJ's new things were the constant comedic lines and scenes combined with the need to subvert expectations just for the sake of it. Then of course TROS's new things were really just a combination of all of the previous two films, but with Palpatine being the old character to shoehorn in, and the need to try to compete with Avenger's Endgame's ending, the nonsensical mcguffin plot, etc. Just to name a few.

The new things were detrimental to making a good film in general, not necessarily making a good Star Wars film.

However when you attach an Episode number to a Star Wars film and say it's part of the same saga, there a lot more expectations to how those films should be. In tone, theme, dialogue style, looks, etc. They didn't get those things right consistently, especially as the trilogy went on.

But with Rogue One, they nailed all of that stuff, but tried a little bit of something new with making it more of a war film, focusing on how the underdog gains the upper hand that we see play out in the first SW film. It was a bit more gritty, took itself seriously (but not too seriously) and delivered a great prequel story.

With Solo, I think it succeeded in it's mission as well. The new thing it tried was recasting a beloved character, which can be hard for some people to accept but I think overall was done well. I love Alden's Han Solo and definitely see both characters as one at this point. I do think they tried to make it kind of like a heist movie but it may have failed at that, but it was a great Star Wars story to tell nonetheless. Not perfect, but it's always a fun watch.

Mandalorian is one of the examples where they have really tried to keep it as confined to what the creators believe Star Wars is and should be, and though they've done that well and has been accepted by most people to be good, it is also hindered by that outlook. The "adventure of the week" storytelling just gets really old, to the point where people just kinda tune out until there's the big finale where things that matter actually happen. I love Mando, but I can't stand the way it is structured. Especially with how short the episodes are, tuning in weekly when a season is airing isn't all that exciting. It's fun to binge it because the subpar episodes can quickly overshadowed within the hour.

I think Andor's structure and storytelling is phenomenal and should be how all major narrative-focused TV series should be done. I don't mean the genre necessarily. I am okay with variety of genres in Star Wars. But the attention to detail for every episode that builds upon the last one to reach the end of the story in one cohesive narrative is what I want. No filler episodes, or "side quests" as they've been labeled for Mando, unless it ends up being actually part of the natural plotline.

I'm a little worried that Mando season 3 and even Ahsoka are going to lean heavily into the other direction. It sounds like the Acolyte might be a happy medium between the two styles, which I'm okay with. That one is being labeled as a "mystery thriller" so that sounds like a really intriguing genre to explore as well.

Agreed on all your points there.

My opinions did not change on it either. I think it's by far the best Star Wars we've gotten since the Disney acquisition, even better than Rogue One. I typically prefer my Star Wars focused on Jedi and Sith stories in general, however another big genre I love is the spy thriller genre, and Andor hits the nail on the head with that.

It keeps the build slow but steady throughout, with each small arc being directly related and impactful toward the end goal. Every episode matters and is a huge puzzle piece (something the other SW shows do not do well) and the payoff at the end was just so worth it. No big cameos, no crazy galaxy-ending events, just the culmination of Andor and Mothma's journey from where we see them in episode 1, to the end.

The writing was just masterful at every step. I've been wanting a show like this in Star Wars for so long. I like the other shows fine, but this has set a new standard that I hope Lucasfilm measures themselves to going forward, rather than trying to cater to kids and casuals so much. Andor proves you don't need that to make good Star Wars that people love.

On 11/21/2022 at 8:08 PM, Lancelot said:

The cape on Omega's model can be easily removed by modifying the .SKIN file. All you need to do is opening it and replace cape,models/players/marajade/cape.jpg with cape,models/players/marajade/*off. That will deactivate the texture.

As for the SP support, that is easy. Just open the console, then type playermodel marajade. It's not a perfect solution, but still quicker than having to port another model.

You'd actually change cape,models/players/marajade/cape.jpg to just cape,*off and it deactivates the entire mesh of the cape.

Omega made a similar model recently here:

https://jkhub.org/forums/topic/11056-omega-skincare-workshop/?do=findComment&comment=162970