Mr.Zz

Hello again fans of JKA!
No I'm not dead, nor is this mod: I'm proud to announce that the Taspir level retexture is now completely finished and uploaded as a seperate pack.
 
I added a better version of every wall/ground/object/rock/metal plate (etc.) texture of at least double the resolution of the original, and the filesize went right up to about 210mb because i added a TON of detail to the original blurry textures.
Also I tried to enhance the look and feel of Taspir by choosing custom lava and rocky terrain textures throughout all parts of the level, and by adding way more scratches and grain to all original textures to achieve a more realistic look.
 
I went with a new approach this time, I wanted to keep the original atmosphere and stay faithful to the original texture design so i kept nearly all textures but improved them as far as i could, adding scratches, noise, grain, dots and more details. I'm very happy how this turned out and will use this workflow for future releases too in combination with my usual approach of swapping unrealistic textures with photorealisitc ones.
 
Please let me know what you think - is this the way to go for future packs too? This would result in a real "Hi-Rez-Retexture", although my original idea was to also change textures with more "real" looking ones. Feel free to contact me via PM!
Here are some screenshots showing some examples of the retexture. Please look at them in full resolution otherwise the differences are not as clear.

This Mod aims to replace nearly all in-game textures (which are quite low res compared to the textures in games nowadays) with improved hi-rez textures faithful to the original style of the game and/or with custom textures all of 2 times (some even 8! times) the original size. It is perfectly safe and very easy to install or uninstall from your system because it will not alter the files in your installation folder directly.
More detailed instructions will be included in the release(s).
 
This newest download is a huge new Pack, combining all former packs aswell as two new levels, Vjun and the "Mercenary" level on Tatooine. For more information click check out the Changelog below.
 
To install extract the downloaded file to the directory gamedata/base/ in your Jedi Academy directory.
 
 
-- Important --
 
If you have other releases of my mod in your game directory please delete them, this ensures everything will be displayed properly!
Please visit my Mod on Moddb.com: http://www.moddb.com...exture-overhaul
Why you no help??
I do not have the resources to test my mod on different systems apart from my gaming rig, so if someone would kindly help and post his system specs and the framerate or general performance when using my mod i can provide minimum spec info for other players. Now I don't think you need a strong pc for this to work fluently, but your graphics card should probably have 128 megs of ram. but this is just an assumption!
If there is someone who has experience with the id tech 3 engine and its modelling tools and would like to help and take this mod on a new level - please contact me, i'm quite positive on improving the models and meshes too which would then be a total cosmetic overhaul mod improving all graphics throughout the game.

This Pack is outdated, please download this one instead:
The Jedi Academy Texture Overhaul v.0.3 Full
 
Jedi Academy is a great Game but since it is from 2003, the graphics need an overhaul for that the fan of the force may have the best gaming experience possible!
This Mod will, when finished, replace nearly all in-game textures (which seem somehow blurry and grey-ish) with High-dynamic-range-like Versions of them and/or with custom textures of 2 times (some even 8! times) the original size. It is perfectly safe and very easy to install or uninstall from your system because it will not alter the files in your installation folder directly.
More detailed instructions will be included in the release(s).
This will be my first real mod, so I hope people will like it and use it.
 
This Pack includes all Levels I hav finished upp to date. This is: Yavin, Tatooine, Blenjeel, Taspir and some small parts of hoth (please download seperate hoth level 1.4 for full retexture). Also I fixed several issues and did some changes to the already finished packs (see Changelog below). I will also upload each level as a seperate pack.
 
-->INSTALLATION INFO<--
to install unpack the zip and copy the .pk3 file into the directory /GameData/base/ of your JKA Installation
it is recommended to delete old version files before using this one!
Have FUN!! AND LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK FEEDBACK IS CRUCIAL
 
Please visit my Mod on Moddb.com: http://www.moddb.com...exture-overhaul
 
Also please check out these other two, new and updated levels:
Updated Tatooine: http://jkhub.org/fil...rhaul-tatooine/
New full Hoth level: http://jkhub.org/fil...-overhaul-hoth/
New updated, Taspir level: http://jkhub.org/files/file/1504-the-jedi-academy-texture-overhaul-021-taspir/

Jedi Academy is a great Game but since it is from 2003, the graphics need an overhaul for that the fan of the force may have the best gaming experience possible!
This Mod will, when finished, replace nearly all in-game textures (which seem somehow blurry and grey-ish) with High-dynamic-range-like Versions of them and/or with custom textures of 2 times (some even 8! times) the original size. It is perfectly safe and very easy to install or uninstall from your system because it will not alter the files in your installation folder directly.
More detailed instructions will be included in the release(s).
This will be my first real mod, so I hope people will like it and use it.
 
This is the fourth (and up til now the biggest) Level available as an extra/seperate download. This pack is a nearly complete retexture of the hoth levels (1-3, e.g. all parts). Nearly all textures were replaced with higher resolution versions of themselves or completely new textures.
Important rename the .pk3 file: add a 'l' to the files name, this insures that it will be loaded AFTER the former packs and thus the updated textures will show up ingame
 
Please visit my Mod on Moddb.com: http://www.moddb.com...exture-overhaul

Jedi Academy is a great Game but since it is from 2003, the graphics need an overhaul for that the fan of the force may have the best gaming experience possible!
This Mod will, when finished, replace nearly all in-game textures (which seem somehow blurry and grey-ish) with High-dynamic-range-like Versions of them and/or with custom textures of 2 times (some even 8! times) the original size. It is perfectly safe and very easy to install or uninstall from your system because it will not alter the files in your installation folder directly.
More detailed instructions will be included in the release(s).
This will be my first real mod, so I hope people will like it and use it.
 
 
This is the third Level available as an extra/seperate download, however this is a more up-to-date Version of the sandcrawler level (compared to the fromer complete pack) with several new fixes.
Important rename the .pk3 file: add a k to the files name, this insures that it will be loaded AFTER the former packs and thus the updated textures will show up ingame
 
 
Pleas visit my Mod-Page on Moddb.com: http://www.moddb.com...exture-overhaul