Difference between revisions of "Star Wars: Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast"

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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).

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 initially released in 2013, however it was quickly pulled off by Raven Software. A mirror of the source code is available.

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		Requires CD in disk drive to run Singleplayer.
GamersGate

GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Mac App Store
Steam

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.

Play demo level with full game^{[citation needed]}

Download the Windows or OS X version of the demo.
Open it with 7-Zip and extract the Disk1\Gamedata\demo folder to your Gamedata folder.
Rename your Gamedata\base folder to something else. This will force the game to load the demo folder, instead.
Start a new game.

Remember to rename your base folder back when you're done playing the level.

Skip intro videos

Use intro skip
Use the Jedi Outcast intro skip.

Enable full dismemberment

Configuration Files^[1]

1 Navigate to <path-to-game>\GameData\base and open jk2config.cfg with a text editor.

2 Change the following lines to these values.

seta g_saberRealisticCombat "3"
seta g_dismemberment "3"
seta g_dismemberProbabilities "3"

3. Create a file called autoexec.cfg in the same folder.

4. Add the following lines.

seta g_saberRealisticCombat "1"
helpusobi "1"

Crosshair improvements

Edit configuration files^{[citation needed]}

Go to <path-to-game>\GameData\base.
Create a file called autoexec.cfg.
Add all or some of the following lines, modifying them to suit your preferences:

cg_dynamicCrosshair "0" # Disables auto-aim (the crosshair "jumping" onto enemies)
cg_crosshairSize "12" # Makes crosshair half default size. Lower to 2 for just a dot.
cg_crosshairX "3" # Moves crosshair slightly right to line up with where weapon fire actually hits
cg_crosshairY "5" # Moves crosshair slightly down to line up with where weapon fire actually hits
cg_crosshairIdentifyTarget "0" # Disables crosshair turning red on enemies and green on friendlies
cg_crosshairForceHint "0" # Disables hints to use a force power on the targeted enemy

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.

Use console command^[1]

Start the console with ⇧ Shift+~.
Type s_kHz 44 to restore full playback quality.
Type snd_restart to reset the sound engine.

--or--
Add this line to autoexec.cfg:

seta s_kHz "44"

Full EAX for Creative Sound Cards

Rename the OpenAL DLL^[2]
Go to the installation folder. Rename `openal32.dll` to `openal32.dll.bak`.

High resolution loading screens

Use HD Loading Screens pack^{[citation needed]}
Download the HD Loading Screens pack. Extract the file `Jedi_Outcast_HD_loading_screens.pk3` and copy it to `<path-to-game>\GameData\base\`.

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.

Configuration file(s) location

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System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-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)	<Steam-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 advanced video settings.

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Widescreen resolution

Running the game in widescreen resolution^[3]

Go to <path-to-game>\GameData\base\.
Create and open autoexec.cfg.
Add seta r_customwidth X where X is width of your desired resolution (e.g. seta r_customwidth 1680).
Add seta r_customheight Y where Y is height of your desired resolution (e.g. seta r_customheight 1050).
Add seta cg_fov Z to set the FOV. For 16:9 screens use a value of 97, and for 16:10 screens use a value of 90.
Add seta r_mode -1 to make the game use custom resolutions.
See the WSGF entry to fix the weapon FOV.

Notes

Running the game in widescreen mode will cause the HUD, menus and aiming crosshair to appear horizontally stretched.

Your arms may occasionally appear to be floating in midair when using the lightsaber or force powers in first-person view.

When widescreen resolution is enabled, there is no screenshot and progress bar during loading. There is solid white screen instead. Company logos at game start are shown in same manner.

Input settings

In-game key map settings.

In-game mouse/joystick settings.

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Toggle crouch

Add lines to config^[1]

Open <path-to-game>\GameData\base\autoexec.cfg with a text editor.
Add the following lines (change c to whatever you want).

set duck "+movedown; set crouchToggle vstr stand; echo ^3Crouching...^7"
set stand "-movedown; set crouchToggle vstr duck; echo ^2Standing...^7"
set crouchToggle "vstr duck"
bind c "vstr crouchToggle"

Notes

If you wish to omit the game telling you when you're crouching or standing, omit the echo lines.

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.

VR support

Headsets	State	Notes
SteamVR		Use the Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast VR Mod and Revive Compatibility Layer.
Oculus VR (LibOVR)		Use the Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast VR Mod.
Windows Mixed Reality		Use the Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast VR Mod and Revive Compatibility Layer.
OSVR

Devices
Tracked motion controllers
Traditional controller
Keyboard/Mouse

Play area
Seated
Standing
Room-scale

Issues fixed

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

Config edit^{[citation needed]}

Open <path-to-game>\GameData\base\jk2config.cfg
Find seta r_ignorehwgamma "0" line and set it to 1

This will break the in-game Brightness slider

Crash on launch on Intel integrated graphics

Replace the OpenGL file^[1]
Download GLDirect. Copy `gldirect5\bin\release\opengl32.dll` to `<path-to-game>/GameData`.

Mouse Drift

Replace the OpenGL file^{[citation needed]}
Download GLDirect. Copy `gldirect5\bin\release\opengl32.dll` to `<path-to-game>/GameData`.

Disable display scaling^[4]
Go to `<path-to-game>/GameData`. Open the properties of `jk2sp.exe`. Enable "Disable display scaling on high DPI settings" under the compatibility tab.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
OpenGL	1.1	^{[citation needed]}

Executable	PPC	16-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	Intel Pentium III 500 MHz AMD Athlon 500 MHz
System memory (RAM)	64 MB 128 MB for 2000	128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	620 MB	820 MB
Video card (GPU)	16 MB of VRAM OpenGL 1.1 compatible DirectX 8.0a compatible	32 MB of VRAM

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

↑ ^1.0 ^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>/6030/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (6030) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

[Proton_path_note-3] 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>/6030/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (6030) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[Expack3-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Verified by User:Expack3 on 2017-12-13

[2] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20130602090134/http://connect.creativelabs.com/alchemy/Lists/Games/AllItems.aspx

[4] Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast | WSGF

[5] ttps://steamcommunity.com/app/6030/discussions/0/492378806378021937/#c458604254420400667

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 '''Key points'''
-{{ii}} Jedi Outcast's source code was initially released in 2013, however it was quickly pulled off by Raven Software.
+{{ii}} Jedi Outcast's source code was initially released in 2013, however it was quickly pulled off by Raven Software. A [https://github.com/romanalexander/jedi-outcast mirror] of the source code is available.
-{{ii}} A [https://github.com/romanalexander/jedi-outcast mirror] of the source code is available.
 '''General information'''

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