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Revision as of 22:53, 19 July 2017

Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Mysteries of the Sith
Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Mysteries of the Sith cover
Developers
LucasArts
Publishers
LucasArts
Disney Interactive Studios
Engines
Sith
Release dates
Windows February 24, 1998
Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Mysteries of the Sith guide on StrategyWiki
Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Mysteries of the Sith on Wikipedia
Star Wars: Jedi Knight
Subseries of Star Wars
Star Wars: Dark Forces 1995
Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II 1997
Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Mysteries of the Sith 1998
Star Wars: Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast 2002
Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy 2003
Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster 2024

Key points

Running the game on modern Windows may require multiple steps and workarounds. See Essential improvements and Issues fixed.
Installer is 16-bit only; use the Alternate installer for 64-bit versions of Windows.
Shares many similarities with Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II in terms of its engine and performance. Fixes for one may work for the other.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions
Wookieepedia - A huge wiki dedicated to the Star Wars universe
JKDF2.COM - Extensive troubleshooting guide for Jedi Knight and Mysteries of the Sith
JK Hub - A modding site for Jedi Knight and Mysteries of the Sith

Availability

Version differences

The retail version requires Star Wars: Jedi Knight – Dark Forces II; digital distribution versions are standalone.[2][3]
The GOG.com version has been patched for compatibility and includes working music.[4]

Essential improvements

In-game gameplay settings.
In-game gameplay settings.

Alternate installer

Allows the game to be installed from the original CD on 64-bit systems.

Unofficial patch

Adds compatibility with modern Windows, removes the CD check and is required for some mods to work.
For digital releases, use the pre-patched executable.
For the retail CD release, use the pre-patched executable (recommended) or the original Unofficial Patch (which requires the v1.00 executable from the CD[5]).

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Higher quality music

Replace the music tracks with higher quality ones ripped from the original CD.

Instructions
Requires the music wrapper (winmm.dll) to be in the game folder.
Can be combined with the wrapper to allow the retail CD release to play music without the CD.

Higher quality sound effects

Replace the low quality sound effects re-used from Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II with that game's high quality ones.

Instructions

Higher quality graphics

Before and after the High Detail Mod.
Before and after the High Detail Mod.

Make the game always use the highest quality textures and models, instead of using lower qualities the further away they are (and leading to unsightly transitions).

Instructions
Doesn't add or replace any textures or models.
Can be used alone or in conjunction with other texture/model mods.

Game data

In-game general settings.
In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/32390/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row
System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/32390/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game video settings.
In-game video settings.
In-game advanced video settings (only accessible via the -displayconfig command line argument).
In-game advanced video settings (only accessible via the -displayconfig command line argument).

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Input settings

In-game general control settings.
In-game general control settings.
In-game keyboard settings.
In-game keyboard settings.
In-game mouse settings.
In-game mouse settings.
In-game joystick settings.
In-game joystick settings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
Italian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
32
Online play
32

Connection types

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP 2300-2400, 47624-47625
UDP 2300-2400, 47624-47625
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues fixed

Game won't start

Instructions
Instructions

3D acceleration issues

Running the game with 3D acceleration turned on may cause crashes or graphics problems (ex. black screens) on some modern machines.

Instructions
Instructions

Can't start a new game on AMD GPUs

This issue is present in the original CD release and may also apply to releases patched with the Unofficial Patch.

Instructions
Instructions

Game runs in a window even when set to fullscreen (Steam)

The Steam launcher forces the -windowGUI command line argument to preemptively solve a black screen problem experienced on some systems.[1]

Instructions

Black screen during menu

Instructions

Seemingly low framerate or stuttering

The game updates camera movement at only 30fps, even though the game runs at 60fps. This gives the appearance of poor performance and can be improved by capping the framerate below 48.

Instructions

HUD is missing or screen has black border

Instructions

Music issues

Music doesn't play or loop or the volume can't be adjusted.

Instructions
Instructions

Miscellaneous fixes

Instructions

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 5
Software renderer
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Access advanced display settings menu

Instructions

Secret level

LucasArts released a bonus level in which the player gets to play as Luke Skywalker in Cloud City (from The Empire Strikes Back).

Instructions
Instructions

Texture/model enhancements

Mysteries of the Sith Enhanced

This mod replaces models with higher quality ones taken from Jedi Knight: Jedi Outcast. It requires the Unofficial Patch to be installed.

Instructions

Mysteries of the Sith Retexture Pack

This mod replaces textures with higher quality versions and can be used alone or with Jedi Knight Enhanced. It requires the Unofficial Patch to be installed.

Instructions

JK HUD Revamp

The original HUD is too small at high resolutions. This mod replaces the default GUI and HUD elements with larger, higher resolution alternatives.

Instructions
jkhud.zip affects the health and ammo readouts and jkgui.zip the force power and item icons.
The larger elements are very different from (and not faithful to) the original designs.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 90 MHz
System memory (RAM) 16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 53 MB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 5 compatible

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/32390/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (32390) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References