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Revision as of 19:17, 19 July 2017

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Star Wars: Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast
Star Wars: Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast cover
Developers
Raven Software
Publishers
LucasArts
Activision
Disney Interactive Studios
Engines
id Tech 3
Release dates
Windows March 26, 2002
Mac OS (Classic) November 5, 2002
macOS (OS X) November 5, 2002
Star Wars: Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast guide on StrategyWiki
Star Wars: Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast on Wikipedia

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).
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

Jedi Outcast's source code was released in 2013, making the game very mod friendly.[1]
Can run on low end hardware.

General information

Wookieepedia - A huge wiki dedicated to the Star Wars universe
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Requires CD in disk drive to run Singleplayer.
Windows
GamersGate
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Humble Store
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Mac App Store
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macOS (OS X)
Steam
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
The digital releases (excluding the GOG.com version) do not include a manual; digital scans can be downloaded from ReplacementDocs.

Essential improvements

Patches

Windows Patch 1.04

For retail release only. Includes multiplayer bug fixes and corrects balance issues. Digital re-releases are already patched.

OS X Patch 1.04

It is included in the Steam and Mac App Store versions, and is required in order to run the OS X version on modern Macs.

Demo exclusive level

The demo version of the game features a level, "Mission at Alzoc III", that is not included in the main game.

Instructions

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Enable full dismemberment

Instructions

Crosshair improvements

Instructions

Higher quality music and sound effects

Even after selecting "High quality" in Sound Options, music and sound effects play at only half their original quality.

Instructions

Full EAX for Creative Sound Cards

Instructions

OpenJK

Alternative open-source engine.
Aims to improve stability and availability on other platforms such as OS X and Linux.
OpenJK is in development so bugs should be expected, do not use if official version works.
Jedi Outcast is poorly supported. Single player should be considered heavily work in progress. No support for multiplayer.

Game data

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

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/6030/pfx/[Note 1]
jk2config.cfg contains single player settings.
jk2mpconfig.cfg contains multiplayer settings.

Save game data location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/6030/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game general video settings.
In-game general video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.

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Widescreen resolution

Instructions

Input settings

In-game key map settings.
In-game key map settings.
In-game mouse/joystick settings.
In-game mouse/joystick settings.

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Toggle crouch

Instructions

Audio settings

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

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish
Traditional Chinese
Mistakenly labeled as "Japanese" in the game's Steam properties menu.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
32
Online play
32

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Dedicated server software is available for Windows and Linux.
Self-hosting
Direct IP
Via New Favorite option in server browser.

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
UDP 28060, 28061, 28062, 28070-28081
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues fixed

Game is too dark or desktop/Steam overlay is too bright

Instructions

Crash on launch on Intel Atom SoCs

Instructions

Mouse Drift

Instructions
Instructions

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
OpenGL 1.1 [citation needed]
ExecutablePPC16-bit 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Mac OS (Classic)

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio OpenAL
Input Immersion Foundation Classes (IFC)

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 95 OSR2, 2000
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium II 350 MHz
AMD Athlon 350 MHz
System memory (RAM) 64 MB
128 MB for 2000
Hard disk drive (HDD) 620 MB
Video card (GPU) 16 MB of VRAM
OpenGL 1.1 compatible
DirectX 8.0a compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.6.8
Processor (CPU) Intel Core Duo 1.8 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 665 MB
Video card (GPU) ATI Radeon X1600
Nvidia GeForce 7300
Intel HD 3000
128 MB of VRAM

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References