Key points
- Shares many similarities with Star Wars: Jedi Knight – Dark Forces II in terms of its engine and performance.
- Can run on low end hardware
- Installer is 16-bit only; use the Alternate installer for 64-bit versions of Windows.
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Users' Forums
- Wookieepedia - A huge wiki dedicated to the Star Wars universe
- JKDF2.NET - A fan site for the game
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.
Skip intro videos
- Allows the game to be installed on 64-bit systems.
- Required for many mods.
Game data
In-game general settings.
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video settings
In-game advanced video settings (only accessible via the -displayconfig command line argument).
Template:Video settings
Input settings
In-game general control settings.
In-game keyboard settings.
In-game joystick settings.
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
| Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
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Network
Multiplayer types
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
3D Acceleration problems
Running the game with 3D acceleration turned on may cause crashes or graphics problems on some modern machines. If you experience problems, try the following steps (you may have to do this every time you launch the game):
Game runs in a window even when game is set to fullscreen (Steam)
HUD does not appear, or screen has black border
Missing music (Steam)
Wrong or missing music (with CD)
Music does not loop
This is a known issue on some Windows Vista and 7 machines
Low quality sound effects
- The game uses low quality versions of Dark Forces II sound effects
Miscellaneous fixes
Other information
API
| Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
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Secret level
System requirements
| Windows |
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Notes
- ↑ 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
