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Dark Forces Mod for JA is dead!
2012-02-06, 11:55 AM #1
http://www.lucasforums.com/showthread.php?t=209382

End of an era!

Not that surprising, but still a damn shame. It's definitely the most advanced DF remake out there. Of course, there hadn't been any major updates since 2008 but now it's dead for certain.

The 6-level Demo is definitely one of the top SP level packs out there (my favorite DF E1L1 remake would still be Rebel Agent, though).

Here's hoping they'll release the unfinished files at some point!

Maybe Zell could take a hint from that! WINK. Did you say 'wink' or did you wink? He said that too, dad.
Star Wars: TODOA | DXN - Deus Ex: Nihilum
2012-02-06, 12:10 PM #2
In other news, Black mesa: ???
2012-02-06, 12:18 PM #3
Originally posted by Tibby:
In other news, Black mesa: ???


keep ****ing dreaming LOL
2012-02-06, 12:20 PM #4
I think the last time I played Jedi Knight was over five years ago.
If you think the waiters are rude, you should see the manager.
2012-02-06, 12:24 PM #5
shut up MikeMac

and shut up Dark Forces mod guy who says "welp, life got in the way!" well, obviously, come on. just say 'ah, i stopped doing it' instead of saying 'my grandpa died and i moved and i was in school and i had a job'. who cares? **** anyone who was gonna be actually mad at you for not finishing, you don't have to ladle out those awkward unnecessary excuses.

it just makes me feel weird.
2012-02-06, 12:57 PM #6
I wonder what percentage of mods survive, probably lower than restaurant survival
2012-02-06, 1:08 PM #7
Hey, it's Ham Yoyo!
COUCHMAN IS BACK BABY
2012-02-06, 7:51 PM #8
They were at a dead-end . You can't mimic DF weapons beyond the e-11 and dets, and JA SP is not flexible enough for a convincing TC (can't really introduce new enemy types and so forth).

Still, the demos they released were well-made. I mean, actually RELEASING something puts you better than 99.99% of other mods.
SnailIracing:n(500tpostshpereline)pants
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2012-02-06, 9:55 PM #9
Originally posted by Tracer:
Hey, it's Ham Yoyo!


Wait, was that name a Han Solo reference? If so, I'm just now picking up on that. I always thought it was just a penis joke.
If you think the waiters are rude, you should see the manager.
2012-02-07, 11:55 AM #10
I haven't played DFMJA in some time, but I think it already had the Fusion Cutter. Or at least the 3D model and stuff in the assets.

Wow, didn't notice Ham Yoyo there. I always just thought he liked ham. And underage girls. At the same time. With a yo-yo involved. Eh.
Star Wars: TODOA | DXN - Deus Ex: Nihilum
2012-02-07, 7:05 PM #11
Funny... I actually just purchased and installed DF on Steam not too long ago, and have been playing through the game over the past week or so. Just got to the Coruscant level...
2012-02-07, 7:17 PM #12
Holy **** Ham Yoyo still exists

not sure why that surprises me
"Honey, you got real ugly."
2012-02-07, 8:11 PM #13
I played some version I had laying around that was like jdoom engine type of thing. Never got into/through it.
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2012-02-08, 4:11 PM #14
I can't believe that there is anybody on this site who has never played Dark Forces.
2012-02-08, 4:31 PM #15
Originally posted by Dash_rendar:
I can't believe that there is anybody on this site who has never played Dark Forces.


I've played it, never beaten it, DF2 was my game
2012-02-08, 5:45 PM #16
Originally posted by Couchman:
I've played it, never beaten it, DF2 was my game


Same here.
"Flowers and a landscape were the only attractions here. And so, as there was no good reason for coming, nobody came."
2012-02-08, 6:12 PM #17
Dark Forces was arguably the best game of the series, even though I love JK/MotS to death.
ORJ / My Level: ORJ Temple Tournament I
2012-02-08, 6:43 PM #18
Can I buy and play it through steam or do I need dosbox and all that other **** because I'm too ****ing lazy to do any of that right now
2012-02-08, 6:58 PM #19
The Steam version uses a preconfigured dosbox setup, if I remember right.
2012-02-08, 7:11 PM #20
Originally posted by Stormtrooper:
The Steam version uses a preconfigured dosbox setup, if I remember right.


thatd be super neat, steam is actually cool sometimes, i remember coming home in 2003 to play CS after a long day of middle school only to endure the piece of **** that was steam, "friends" didnt work for ****ing ever if i recall correctly
2012-02-08, 7:15 PM #21
Yeah, as time has gone by it's gotten better and better.

-Nowadays, the main problem with steam is the temptation it unleashes every time a big sale rolls around.
2012-02-10, 10:40 AM #22
XL Engine

Man, I really like bringin' this one up. But anyway, you can play through most of the game with it. Pretty cool.
Star Wars: TODOA | DXN - Deus Ex: Nihilum
2012-02-12, 8:59 AM #23
Originally posted by FastGamerr:
XL Engine


Thaaaaat's what I was looking for.
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2012-02-12, 6:00 PM #24
Originally posted by llibja:
Holy **** Ham Yoyo still exists

not sure why that surprises me


Ham Yoyo stopped coming 'round these parts after he got creepy with Sublimechica182.
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2012-02-12, 6:00 PM #25
Originally posted by happydud:
Ham Yoyo stopped coming 'round these parts after he got creepy with Sublimechica182.


And that's a name I haven't heard in a long, long time..
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2013-06-30, 7:44 AM #26
And to think, if they only had patience and waited, they could have made significant progress considering the source code is now public...
You can't kill......the xizor.
2013-06-30, 7:53 AM #27
Well, the project had more or less folded already in 2008 when the (extremely awesome, btw) 6-level demo was released (with scarce mostly Nar Shaddaa-related updates some time after that).

And from what I've peeked into JKHub.ORG, it doesn't seem like any major JO/JA engine revitalizations are going to be available any time soon. I think Linux support has been enabled, even though in JA's case it has resulted in random decorations (e.g. buildings and railings) appearing as trees in some levels. Oh well.
Star Wars: TODOA | DXN - Deus Ex: Nihilum
2013-06-30, 8:21 AM #28
btw gaiz expect a 15-level demo of JK to JA mod soon
DO NOT WANT.
2013-06-30, 8:44 AM #29
Originally posted by FastGamerr:
Well, the project had more or less folded already in 2008 when the (extremely awesome, btw) 6-level demo was released (with scarce mostly Nar Shaddaa-related updates some time after that).

And from what I've peeked into JKHub.ORG, it doesn't seem like any major JO/JA engine revitalizations are going to be available any time soon. I think Linux support has been enabled, even though in JA's case it has resulted in random decorations (e.g. buildings and railings) appearing as trees in some levels. Oh well.


Yeah, but it's a long process. The Freespace 2 community has done amazing things with the source code, but it's taken over 10 years to get to this point. I'm sure people will bang away at upgrading JA over the years.
COUCHMAN IS BACK BABY
2013-06-30, 8:49 AM #30
Hopefully.

BTW Tracer what did you think of these CYBERPUNK TUNES http://forums.massassi.net/vb3/showthread.php?67209-Deus-Ex-Nihilum-1-on-ModDB&p=1176933&viewfull=1#post1176933
Star Wars: TODOA | DXN - Deus Ex: Nihilum
2013-06-30, 6:24 PM #31
UPDATE: TODOA remake for JO cancelled due to hard drive failure and 'life' happening. Woopsies, sorry m'fellas.
2013-06-30, 6:59 PM #32
UPDATE: Hysteria remake for JA cancelled due to space_ghost not giving a crap.
And when the moment is right, I'm gonna fly a kite.
2013-07-02, 2:24 AM #33
When I saw the thread I thought "Another one?" and was then very confused to find I had already replied.
with a black mesa joke

time makes fools of us all (I more then most)
2013-07-02, 5:42 AM #34
Originally posted by Dash_rendar:
I can't believe that there is anybody on this site who has never played Dark Forces.

I know this is an old thread, but I've never even played JK.
nope.
2013-07-02, 9:51 AM #35
[http://vjarmy.com/junkbin/gtfo.gif]
DO NOT WANT.
2013-07-03, 9:08 PM #36

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