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It has arrived! - *Updated* -=Derelict-Crusader= - Feb 09 09:24pm |
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***Update***
I've been frequenting the KS server and the JA site; following the threads regarding map issues. Just wanted to let you guys know that I have already altered a few things in order to alleviate some of the problems that have come up following the release. Expect an updated Version 3 next weekend. *** Heya! “Who wants short shorts?! We want short shorts!!!” No wait! Wrong one… “Who wants new map?! We want new map… and so on and so forth…. 
I am happy to say that V3 of the Jedi Academy has arrived and will be up for grabs later tonight! Just a few quick notes for those that are unaware of some jedi_academy map history. - A few weeks ago I had a small melt-down, care of my OS. In this melt-down I lost dozens of directories, JK2 included. I was VERY lucky to find one old .map file of the jedi_academy on my entire system. This being said, the Lost Temple is no more! (gotta love the irony) Sorry to those that loved this part of the map but on the other hand those that didn’t really appreciate the lost temple will be happy to see it gone. (Yes I know who you are! You’re on the list…. I mean…. Yeah..) 
- The pillar room has been redesigned from the ground up and should put a new “spin” on duels. - The Council room is more functional now, important duels may take place there. - If you want more info on what has changed and been added, please read the txt file that will be in the zip. Before I forget, I’d like to take this opportunity to thank all those involved in the beta testing and picture posing! You know who you are! And NO you’re not on the list!
-DC Jedi_Academy_v3 DOWNLOAD! By the way, there is no need to backup the previous version as this will not overwrite it. |
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Lord Exar Kun - Student 
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well, no matter what you change, I still love the work you've done on it. I love the spinning thingie in the pilar room. Btw, a hydroball room would be cool _______________ -Retired april the 19th 2004 |
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DJ Sith - Jedi Council 
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the reason you kindof jerk around in the "spin" room is because of the physics in the q3 engine. It looks like tangential velocity and centripetal force don't exist here. when you jump you'll stay in one place with respect to the room and not the spinning platform. the graater form the center you are out the more you'll jerk about.. i can't exacly say why.. its almost like the platform pushes on you, buyt you want to stay still, so the game goes along with it, but gets confused. _______________ My car is made of Nerf. |
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Jigsawcity - Ex-Student 
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haha, hydro ballz whacked!! _______________ Turmoil, pain, dissention... Can you feel it? That is why I am here. It is you who take my hand, and lift me up above those who envy. |
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Dicemaster - Student 
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also you can swim in a game called hydro ball....its not fast, but its the weirdest saber duel you'll ever do.....i dunno just so you know, you can swim, but i was just kidding around bout the whole swimming thing even though it would be fun _______________ Dicemaster |
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Psycho - Ex-Student 
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and the map Country Road _______________ ---->66.165.90.207:28070!One of the best public servers evah!! |
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Kueller - Student 
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You can swim, notcie the SP Yavin swamps, you can get down there, well it's not exactly swimming either. Anyway, very cool map and I like it alot and we can be very happy there is such a mapper for us. _______________ Personal sleepness-nights-supporter of Virtue. Owner of the 1000th comment of Daidalus and 1943th comment of Gradius! Owner of the 300th comment of Carda! -Taught Gradius all his laming skills
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Aeth S'kray - Retired 
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oh, i finally got a look at the map!
very nice! you can actually use the ceremonial hall for duels now! hidden room is gone :'(, lost temple is gone :'( but  at frames. i very much like the design of the platform room. but if you stand still on it, it looks kinda weird... maybe slow it down a bit? oh and i like the new pit... but why not keep the plank to the platform? no idea why it's gone, now you always have to jump to get there :S _______________ Aeth S'kray *June 2002 +September 2003 |
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Psycho - Ex-Student 
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no, massadoobie, it IS swim animations in the jk2 engine, but the water is so thin its not possible to swim there _______________ ---->66.165.90.207:28070!One of the best public servers evah!! |
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doobie - Jedi Council 
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fyi... as dom mentioned earlier, there are no swimming animations in the jk2 engine, so therefore a swimming pool doesn't exactly work (you'd drown) _______________ -Academy Leader/Dictator/Defeater of DJ Sith and JACen Solo in the JAK+ Tournament -I do think it (the JA) will help convert dozens, maybe hundreds, to the dork nation... --me |
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Shannon -SC- - Student 
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All in all nice work. Though i miss the spike room for the kicking contests. (Last man standing with 4 ppl on it. Anyone?) I 'water' nice but I'm not overall fond of it. For duels you need to move with the one you kicked down, otherwise it will get severed. Well anyway, I can't map so we have to stick with the nice work you've done, and i really apreicate it. Just in case you're working on an 'addon' add a room with spikes.
(As for FPS, pretty good but i can't tell any difference since i had 80-90 on the ol one.) _______________ Falling from heaven is not as painfull, as surviving the impact. |
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Dicemaster - Student 
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DC i love the map like i said its fun to make it so you can fall off the platform in the pit room. This makes for a very interesting duel. IF you role right when you hit the water the water takes some of the pain and you either get hurt none or less. Anyway DC great job.....how bout a swimmin pool in the next map? i like that idea.....swimming is fun
-Dice _______________ Dicemaster |
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Jedi_Wing - Ex-Student 
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EDIT: If you have a problem with the map, talk to someone personally, don't flame and swear aimlessly _______________ http://www.thejediacademy.net/forums_detail_page.php?f_id=159 http://www.thejediacademy.net/show_profile.php?f_id=1386 This comment was edited by doobie on Feb 08 2003 04:42pm. |
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=Derelict-Crusader= - Retired 
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RE: Pit
When you fall, you must take some penalty for not being in control, 10pts off health is not much, it's the same for spinning pillar. Same thing goes for severed duels. The whole point is to stay on the plank. If you keep falling off you'll just have to practice more in order to prevent that from happening. I agree with the spawn issues, people not being curtious enough to go around, not the maps fault. But I've made note of it and will reposition them for future builds. -DC No secret places in this version, it's meant to be very functional and easy on the frames. _______________ I build the walls that keep you within! |
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Battlin' Billy - Student 
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I like the new map, never really got to know the old one, but the new one is cool!!!
Good Job!!! _______________ Midbie Council Member #2 - Profile ID 2073 | Member of B@rtM@ulS@ar | Owner of Monty's 2000th comment & D@RtHM@UL's 8100th comment | Former Padawan of SilkMonkey & Arcuss JA Goaltender & NHL Fan | Fellow Rush fan to Axion|Plo Koon is my oldest JA friend Post your RL pics HERE! | Post you JK2/JK3 screenies HERE! |
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Vaughn - Student 
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DC, if you ever see this, I was wondering if you could add a room with spikes in it (like the old pit). keep the new pit, but if you could add a pit with spikes, that would be awesome. (i would make a map myself, but jkrad doesnt like my computer) _______________ When you become an actor, you become the person, and you dont act anymore. You just are. - Tyler HP, Taught by Mr G Simpson |
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Insaniac[JAP] - Ex-Student ![Insaniac[JAP]](/image_thumbnail.php?f_type=users&f_width=70&f_height=52&f_image=insaniac.jpg&f_odd=1)
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ok, some comments:
THE pillar room: I LOVE IT!!! for the first time i diddn't fall off and i actually won a few duels on it. the only thing is it seems to jam every once in a while, and i see alot of ppeople have trouble geting on, so could you like fix the jam and add a switch that will stop it rotating for a short time (like 10 secs at most) then it would be REALLY cool. the plank room: well i gotta say i was supprised, i have speed on while checking it out and i ran right off the edge because i didn't notice there was no plank, and here is what i though (with edits to erase change the mental swears) "ah crud i really messed up, killing myself on a tour, is just path- huh? i didn't die? i just got hurt form the fall? COOL!!!! i can just heal myself and continue the tour!!!!" then i tried dueling on it, and i was MUCH more confident, but the thing is that when ever i get someone off the plank and they fall, the duel severs, it would be cool if i could get down without taking the damage that you get from the fall and still continue the duel, because otherwise there is no advantage to dueling them like that, because you have to either jump down after tehm and get hurt just as much (possible killing you) or you hafe to stay and sever the duel and start all over... LT: i never really went in it much, so i don't mis it that much... Ceremonial hall: well, i like the idea, but i hate how the teleportes are placed, the people will runn straight out and right through a duel goin on there... plus there is no secret rooms... but i like the bacta and shields in there.... the dojo: same as it was, i like it... The glass room: also the same, i like it... the Courtyard: well like i said i wanted secret areas, but atleast there are the sentries and droids and forcefields that are easilly accesible... all in all i REALLY LIKE IT _______________ Midbie Council Member #13 Padawan of SilkMonkey Stuntman extraordinaire |
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Aron - Retired 
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couldnt that just be fixed by staying away from the temple? |
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DJ Sith - Jedi Council
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Ok folks. We had plans to take out the temple BEFORE Dom realized he didnt have it because of his computer crashing. Our BIGGEST complaint about the map were the FPS many of our students were getting. Much of that was taken up by the architecture in the LT. Your video cards salute you! _______________ My car is made of Nerf. |
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Dicemaster - Student
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just to clarify a few things....DC took out the lost temple cuz his computer crashed. WE might have a completly new map had he not found an extremely old version of the map. WIth this version he updated it. Be happy with what you've got cuz the lost temple is forever lost.
on another note. Those of you that liked the spikes try this its REALLY FUN 1. you and your dueler get the same health 2. get on the bridge in the pit room 3. start a duel, but don't engaged. Follow all the rules as if you had challenged each other but don't. 4. fight anywhere in the room including the ramp...one of the hardest spots to fight is that ramp GREAT FUN try it out ya'll -Dice _______________ Dicemaster |
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Demon - Student 
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thx Bubu _______________ Quote: Peace is a lie, there is only passion. Through passion I gain strength. Through strength I gain power. Through power I gain victory. Through victory my chains are broken. The Force will free me. -The Code of The Sith
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xAnAtOs - Student |
Nice map DC _______________ Brother to Luke Skywalker and (SKX) Dark Blade 
Lag Brother to Acey Spadey 
Jools is my best friend.
<Henkes> nebody feeling like abusing me with a lightsaber?|+Smilykrazy grabs Gradius, beats the living CRAP out of him, then throws him into a huge vat of ACID |
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Bubu - Hubbub 
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1. the council room is where you spawn.. also called the ceremony hall..
2. all you have to do is tap the jump key to get into the glass room. you won't lose health. and try rolling when oyu land. _______________ make install -not war |
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Demon - Student 
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1. What is the council room??
2. When will someone modify the glass room, so you don't get damaged, when you drop down?? _______________ Quote: Peace is a lie, there is only passion. Through passion I gain strength. Through strength I gain power. Through power I gain victory. Through victory my chains are broken. The Force will free me. -The Code of The Sith
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Rampage - Student 
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Xavier - Ex-Student 
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I like the rotating platform, it's so much better than that silly block that was there before _______________ [Left] |
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