Difference between revisions of "Jagged Alliance 2"

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Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game needs a fix to work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later (see API for details).


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Jagged Alliance	1995
Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games	1996
Jagged Alliance 2	1999
Jagged Alliance 2: Unfinished Business	2000
Jagged Alliance 2: Wildfire	2004
Hired Guns: The Jagged Edge (unofficial)	2007
Jagged Alliance: Back in Action	2012
Jagged Alliance: Crossfire	2012
Jagged Alliance Online	2013
Jagged Alliance Flashback	2014
Jagged Alliance Online: Reloaded	2015
Jagged Alliance: Rage!	2018
Jagged Alliance 3	2023

Key points

JA2-Stracciatella adds cross-platform capabilities for Jagged Alliance 2, improves its stability, fixes bugs and provides a stable platform for mod development.

General information

Jagged Alliance Wiki

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Steam Users' Forums for game series

The Bear's Pit for game series

Jagged Alliance 2 source code

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Retail
GOG.com
Steam

Essential improvements

JA2-Stracciatella

JA2-Stracciatella adds cross-platform capabilities for Jagged Alliance 2, improves its stability, fixes bugs and provides a stable platform for mod development.

JA2 v1.13

JA2 v1.13 provides many gameplay updates and fixes, including new weapons, features, and multiplayer.^[2]^[3] For these reasons, it is a significant shift from the original version.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1620/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1620/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game options menu.

Template:Video settings

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		4	Use JA2 v1.13.
Online play		4	Use JA2 v1.13. Need to know host's IP address and port number to join.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer		Used in conjunction with Direct IP for JA2 v1.13 multiplayer.
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP		Used in conjunction with P2P for JA2 v1.13 multiplayer.

Other information

API

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98	ME, 2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 233 MHz
System memory (RAM)	32 MB	64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1 GB
Video card (GPU)	4 MB of VRAM DirectX 6 compatible

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.7
Processor (CPU)	1.6 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1.2 GB
Video card (GPU)	256 MB of VRAM

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1620) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

[Proton_path_note-4] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (1620) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (1620) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Mac Game Update: 34 New Additions ● GOG.com

[2] JA2 v1.13 / Revision History

[3] JA2 v1.13 / Multiplayer

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[2]

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[Note 1]

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 '''Key points'''
-{{ii}} [[#V1.13 mod|Open-source 1.13 mod]] provides many new game-changing bug fixes and features.
+{{ii}} [https://ja2-stracciatella.github.io/ JA2-Stracciatella] adds cross-platform capabilities for Jagged Alliance 2, improves its stability, fixes bugs and provides a stable platform for mod development.
 '''General information'''
@@ Line 30: / Line 30: @@
 {{mm}} [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=253 Steam Users' Forums] for game series
 {{mm}} [http://www.ja-galaxy-forum.com/ The Bear's Pit] for game series
+{{mm}} [http://kermi.pp.fi/JA_2/Mods_Vanilla/Source/ Jagged Alliance 2 source code]
 ==Availability==
@@ Line 40: / Line 41: @@
 ==Essential improvements==
-===V1.13 mod===
+===JA2-Stracciatella===
-Homepage: http://ja2v113.pbworks.com/w/page/4218339/FrontPage
+{{ii}} [https://ja2-stracciatella.github.io/ JA2-Stracciatella] adds cross-platform capabilities for Jagged Alliance 2, improves its stability, fixes bugs and provides a stable platform for mod development.
-The V1.13 mod provides many gameplay updates and fixes, including new weapons, features, and [[#Network|multiplayer]].<ref>[http://ja2v113.pbworks.com/w/page/4218364/Revision%20History JA2 v1.13 / Revision History]</ref><ref>[http://ja2v113.pbworks.com/w/page/4218359/Multiplayer JA2 v1.13 / Multiplayer]</ref>  For these reasons, it is a significant shift from the original version.
+===JA2 v1.13===
+{{ii}} [http://ja2v113.pbworks.com/w/page/4218339/FrontPage JA2 v1.13] provides many gameplay updates and fixes, including new weapons, features, and [[#Network|multiplayer]].<ref>[http://ja2v113.pbworks.com/w/page/4218364/Revision%20History JA2 v1.13 / Revision History]</ref><ref>[http://ja2v113.pbworks.com/w/page/4218359/Multiplayer JA2 v1.13 / Multiplayer]</ref> For these reasons, it is a significant shift from the original version.
-Instructions for downloading and compiling the mod's source code can be found here: http://www.bears-pit.com/board/ubbthreads.php/topics/56723/Instructions_for_using_SVN.html#Post56723
-===Source code for vanilla game===
-Source code download: http://kermi.pp.fi/JA_2/Mods_Vanilla/Source/
-===JA2 Stracciatella===
-JA2 Stracciatella is an unofficial patch. The goal of this project is to make Jagged Alliance 2 available on a wide range of platforms, improve its stability, fix bugs and provide a stable platform for mod development.<br />
-Repository: https://github.com/ja2-stracciatella/ja2-stracciatella<br />
-Mod profile: http://www.moddb.com/mods/ja2-stracciatella
 ==Game data==
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 |4k ultra hd wsgf award     =
 |widescreen resolution      = hackable
-|widescreen resolution notes= Currently requires SVN (source code) version of [[#V1.13 mod|1.13 mod]] or [[#JA2 Stracciatella|JA2 Stracciatella]].<ref>https://github.com/ja2-stracciatella/ja2-stracciatella/wiki/New-Features</ref>
+|widescreen resolution notes= Use [[#JA2-Stracciatella|JA2-Stracciatella]] or [[#JA2 v1.13|JA2 v1.13]].
 |multimonitor               = unknown
 |multimonitor notes         =
@@ Line 100: / Line 92: @@
 |fov notes                  =
 |windowed                   = hackable
-|windowed notes             = Requires [[#V1.13 mod|1.13 mod]] or [[#JA2 Stracciatella|JA2 Stracciatella]].
+|windowed notes             = Use [[#JA2-Stracciatella|JA2-Stracciatella]] or [[#JA2 v1.13|JA2 v1.13]].
 |borderless windowed        = false
 |borderless windowed notes  =
@@ Line 188: / Line 180: @@
 |lan play players     = 4
 |lan play modes       =
-|lan play notes       = Use the [[#V1.13 mod|1.13 mod]].
+|lan play notes       = Use [[#JA2 v1.13|JA2 v1.13]].
 |online play          = hackable
 |online play players  = 4
 |online play modes    =
-|online play notes    = Use the [[#V1.13 mod|1.13 mod]]. Need to know host's IP address and port number to join.
+|online play notes    = Use [[#JA2 v1.13|JA2 v1.13]]. Need to know host's IP address and port number to join.
 |asynchronous         =
 |asynchronous notes   =
@@ Line 199: / Line 191: @@
 |matchmaking notes  =
 |p2p                = hackable
-|p2p notes          = Used in conjunction with Direct IP for [[#V1.13 mod|1.13 mod]] multiplayer.
+|p2p notes          = Used in conjunction with Direct IP for [[#JA2 v1.13|JA2 v1.13]] multiplayer.
 |dedicated          = false
 |dedicated notes    =
@@ Line 205: / Line 197: @@
 |self-hosting notes =
 |direct ip          = hackable
-|direct ip notes    = Used in conjunction with P2P for [[#V1.13 mod|1.13 mod]] multiplayer.
+|direct ip notes    = Used in conjunction with P2P for [[#JA2 v1.13|JA2 v1.13]] multiplayer.
 }}{{Network/Ports
 |tcp  =

Developers

	Sir-tech Software, Inc.
Publishers
	TalonSoft
	Strategy First
Linux	Titan Computer
Release dates
Windows	July 23, 1999
Linux	2000
macOS (OS X)	November 15, 2013^[1]