Star Wars Dark Forces 2 Mods
In Dark Forces, Kyle Katarn, a young mercenary successfully infiltrated the Empire. Jedi Knight continues the story of Katarn as he embarks on a quest into his past and learns the mysterious ways of the Jedi. With this knowledge, he must stop seven Dark Jedi from unlocking the powers of a hidden. Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II is a ‹The template Vgy is being considered for deletion.› 1997 first-person shooter video game developed and published by LucasArts for Microsoft Windows. It was later re-released on Steam in September 2009, and again in 2015 on GOG.com.
One of the best memories from my Star Wars gaming holocron is loading up a LAN multiplayer match in Jedi Knight 2 with a low-gravity mutation switched on and a lightsabers-only weapon restriction. It was silly loads of fun, but the Force wasn't with publisher LucasArts' wishes to continue the series, as Disney closed the studio last April. Our only hope lies with the power of JK2's lingering community, where a brave modder is taking on the huge task of uplifting the entirety of the game's graphics in a HD remake mod .
Jedi Academy Dark Forces Mod
Developer Raven Software released JK2's source code when it learned of LucasArts' demise, handing over the legacy of the Dark Forces series to the players. The code's availability meant modders could delve into the game's inner workings more deeply with total access to textures, scripting, and AI behavior.
The remake mod, as explained by author JDBArtist on the Gaming Nexus forums, will focus on overhauling JK2's single-player missions and some multiplayer arenas with improved lighting and sparkling new textures for every single surface. It's likely a long wait before a full release—the author is part of a mod team building a custom MMORPG , and the remake is a one-man effort—but JDBArtist seeks more texture artists and code-crafters to join in the effort via forum PM.
Have a look at some in-progress screenshots below, and keep track of the Gaming Nexus forum thread and Mod DB page for additional images. For more from the Star Wars modding scene, don't miss Evan's excellent adventures as a traveling robot Jedi .