OpenJKDF2
A cross-platform reimplementation of JKDF2 in C (by shinyquagsire23)
OpenJK
Community effort to maintain and improve Jedi Academy (SP & MP) + Jedi Outcast (SP only) released by Raven Software (by JACoders)
| OpenJKDF2 | OpenJK | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | 16 | |
| 466 | 1,955 | |
| - | 1.2% | |
| 8.4 | 8.2 | |
| about 1 month ago | 11 days ago | |
| C | C++ | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 or later | GNU General Public License v3.0 only |
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OpenJKDF2
Posts with mentions or reviews of OpenJKDF2.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-08.
- OpenJKDF2: Cross-Platform Reimplementation of Jedi Knight Dark Forces II in C
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Has anyone up here ever beat Dark Forces 2 on Hard? It looks borderline impossible..
just extract these files into your install directory: https://github.com/shinyquagsire23/OpenJKDF2/releases/download/v0.9.0/win64-debug.zip
- Microsoft could cram more ads into Windows 11 – this time in the Settings app | Recent moves with the Start menu are now being echoed within the Settings panel in testing
- Dark Forces 2 - Jedi Knight essential fixes?
- Rg505 old pc ports.
- Getting SW Dark Forces II Jedi Knight & Mysteries of the Sith to run on a Raspberry Pi 3B+
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Dark Forces II: Jedi Knight Unreal Engine remake (first two levels and more) is out
https://github.com/shinyquagsire23/OpenJKDF2/releases For anyone trying to revisit the game these days, this is what I use.
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Help with the latest version of OPENJKDF2?
You don't really have to compile it, shinyquagsire is pushing new releases all the time. The latest has basically 100% MOTS support by this point: https://github.com/shinyquagsire23/OpenJKDF2/releases
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Most enjoyable way to play Dark Forces 2?
Play Dark Forces 2: Jedi Knight and Mysteries of the Sith using this source port: https://github.com/shinyquagsire23/OpenJKDF2/releases
- Star Wars Dark Forces lives on again with The Force Engine
OpenJK
Posts with mentions or reviews of OpenJK.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-08.
- Microsoft could cram more ads into Windows 11 – this time in the Settings app | Recent moves with the Start menu are now being echoed within the Settings panel in testing
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JK-XR: Outcast - The Standalone VR port of Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
JK XR is a VR port of the Jedi Knight games using OpenXR (the open standard for virtual and augmented reality devices) and is based on the excellent OpenJK port, originally forked from: https://github.com/JACoders/OpenJK
- What old video game would you like to see get a remake or a sequel?
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Available on MacBook?
Although you'll probably need to install OpenJK anyway afterwards.
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Jedi Academy: Enhanced v1.1 Trailer - While you wait for JEDI: Survivor, check out lots of customization options, Force Powers and even lightsaber dismemberment option for Jedi Academy
It's still active.
- When I was a kid, I imagined the sequels would be something like that. Oh well...
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[Prime Gaming/Twitch Prime] Prime Day: Mass Effect Legendary Edition (Origin), Need for Speed Heat (Origin), GRID Legends (Origin), STAR WARS Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy, STAR WARS Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast, STAR WARS Republic Commando (Included with Amazon Prime/Prime Gaming membership)
Pro tip the source code was released a few years ago and some fans made some updates: https://github.com/JACoders/OpenJK you only need to download the files from Amazon and then execute from the openjk to enjoy the game fully on modern systems, works with mods too.
- Vanilla or mods?
- ELI5 What are all the Microsoft Visual C++ 20005, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015-2019... different versions currently on my Windows computer for?
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New @ Steam
There's the OpenJK engine for those. Same way people can play them on the Pi.
What are some alternatives?
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OpenClaw - Reimplementation of Captain Claw (1997) platformer
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OpenRA - Open Source real-time strategy game engine for early Westwood games such as Command & Conquer: Red Alert written in C# using SDL and OpenGL. Runs on Windows, Linux, *BSD and Mac OS X.
reshade - A generic post-processing injector for games and video software.
daggerfall-unity - Open source recreation of Daggerfall in the Unity engine
jkgfxmod - Graphics enhancement and compatibility tool for Dark Forces II
OpenLara - Classic Tomb Raider open-source engine
re3 - GTA III, Vice City
vkQuake - Vulkan Quake port based on QuakeSpasm
TheForceEngine - Modern "Jedi Engine" replacement supporting Dark Forces, mods, and in the future Outlaws.
REDRIVER2 - Driver 2 Playstation game reverse engineering effort