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JA Demo released -doobie - Sep 06 02:52am |
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I'm not sure if this is SUPPOSED to be out yet, but it is... head on over to AOL's download center (AOL, bleh), and get the new Jedi Academy Demo. I haven't tried it yet, so check the comments for this news post for people to explain what's in the demo. The next phase in the Jedi Academy's history is almost here! |
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Bubu - Hubbub 
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lol ulic you're my hero  LittleBigMouth, if you turn on force "sense" you can actually see how much health your enemies have left... so that's much better than seeing the saber burns coz they disappear after a while. _______________ make install -not war |
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Battlin' Billy - Student 
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WOW! Damn, I can't wait for the full version! I'm really diggin' the sabre staff, just gotta learn the moves. It was very choppy, but JK2 is a bit choppy as well. Anyone know how much it's gonna be? I would guess in the $40-50 range. That means I might have to wait 'til X-mas to get it. LOL @ Ulic! I probably would have done the same thing! _______________ 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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JavaGuy - Student 
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LittleBigMouth, just hit the key to change your sabre stance. Sabre staff apparently has only one stance, so changing stances alternates between staff and "regular" mode. _______________ My signature is only one line. You're welcome. |
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Ulic Belouve - Student 
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I am such a Star Wars addict. I can get the demo from the office (have a Cable modem), but not at home (no cable modem). So how to get this home, with no CD Burner or other ways? "borrow" the hard drive. You heard me right. I am such a loser. _______________ Jedi do not fight for peace. That's only a slogan, and is as misleading as slogans always are. Jedi fight for civilization, because only civilization creates peace. |
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Badger Hat - Student 
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What did you mean by your AOL, bleh comment? _______________ RL bro to HawkJedi Chuck Norris pwns!(duh) Proud member of Yeah, it's a hat. |
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Dicemaster - Student 
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CAN'T WAIT FOR THE DAY THIS GAME COMES OUT I AM SO BUYING IT!!!!!1 _______________ Dicemaster |
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LittleBigMouth - Ex-Student 
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Oooooh, the demo tomb level is money! The biggest noticeable difference for me is you can see the damage you're doing to foes... The more you hit say, a sith, the more orange-and-black-saber-burned he becomes, so you can actually tell if you're close to finishing the job. Same goes for yourself, too  Did anyone else notice that you can use the staff saber as a single saber? I started with the saber in hand, off. Then I right mouse clicked to throw it, and it ignited and came back as a single blade. The only way I could figure out to get the double again was to shut off the saber and turn it on again. And I couldn't throw it as a double saber. My blue girlie would just kick when I right mouse clicked with both blades out. Kinda weird... Now that I've flown through the demo with glee, I have to go back and find all the secrets...  _______________ "Always two there are, a master and an apprentice." This comment was edited by LittleBigMouth on Sep 06 2003 11:41pm. |
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doobie - Jedi Council 
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in the release you get the choice between dual and staff after you're "proved" yourself (i won't say any more about it)... it's about 2/3 the way into the game _______________ -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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JavaGuy - Student
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Okay, I've played it. I'm satisfied with it as an incremental improvement over JO, but I was really, really, really hoping that sabre duels would be more like the duels in the movies and less hack and slash. I was hoping for a general-purpose telekenetic Force power too. Is there any way to turn off the visual distortion that accompanies Force Push and Pull? I know, the graphics guys thought it was cool, but it really breaks my Star Wars imersion, makes it look less like Star Wars and more like an arcade game. Also, one of my beefs with the JO single-player campaign was that there wasn't enough interaction with the environment. Yes, you could push buttons to open doors, and here and there was an object you could move or a section of wall you could destroy, but that was about it. Well, at least in the demo, there's even less interaction with the environment in JA! Another environment beef I had with JO that seems at least as bad in JA is the high number of things that cannot be damaged by a lightsabre. _Very_ un-Star Wars-ish. In the demo they just give you the option for dual sabres or sabre-staff right up front, and that's cool because the demo is supposed to showcase cool stuff. It seems to me, though, that those things are really hard-core and should be special abilities that are really hard to acquire. Does anyone know if that will be the case in the release? _______________ My signature is only one line. You're welcome. |
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Mune - Student 
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Doobie, it is indeed supposed to be released. Go to lucasarts.com and see for yourself. Downloading, and mowing... _______________ Captain Barkeep. |
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crazy_hacker - Ex-Student 
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thats cool that they tell u how to do the moves and acrobatics in this 1 _______________ if at first you dont succeed, try and try again. if you still dont succeed, youve just wasted a whole lot of time trying something you just cant do
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Aeth S'kray - Retired 
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Charon, be sure to play the second level. You need force jump 3 to do some of the moves, like wallrun etc I've played the demo all day long. It rocks Anyone has a good counter for that saber twister? the dual saber move? Forcethrow maybe, but that isnt too good... _______________ Aeth S'kray *June 2002 +September 2003 |
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graves - Student 
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The dual sabers were too powerful imo. Did anyone else catch the single saber animation glitch? When you walk backwards with your saber ignited, the animation looks really jerky... I hope they fix that. _______________ "You want eternal rest? I've got it right here!" -Solid Snake- The Matrix: Unplugged |
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Charon - Ex-Student 
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Umm, wow. Very nice looking. I'm not sure all the moves are included in the demo but even without alot of the acrobatics, it rocks, hard! _______________ spirit's searing pain battlefield of broken glass fallen speak to me --Charon |
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Battlin' Billy - Student 
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Oh man! I'm d/ling it now. I have to mow the lawn so I won't even be able to try it 'til l8r this evening. *pees pants in anticipation* _______________ 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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Luke Skywalker - Student 
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Use Sense and Force Pull that orange symbol . _______________  Luke Skywalker
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Vaughn - Student 
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i got stuck at this one big door with the force symbol on it. if you use your sence ability, there was an orange thingy on it... what do you do there? (i used my friend noclip) _______________ 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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Bubu - Hubbub 
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yeah the tatooine level was pretty crap except for the falcon. but they made up for it with the second one, the jedi knight tomb... that one rocked!  _______________ make install -not war |
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doobie - Jedi Council 
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having played the game before *cough*, i have to say that by including tatooine they may have lost a few, if not a lot of, potential buyers. there are MUCH better levels in the game than tatooine... but i guess they couldn't show all of their good stuff for free. still a fun demo, and i'm still looking forward to the final game _______________ -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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DarkSider - Student 
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wow this game pwns really just played the demo this staff is the coolest thing i ever had in my (virtual) hands cant wait to have the real game _______________ I know the pieces fit, 'cause i watched them fall away... |
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Aeth S'kray - Retired 
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Maps are .bsps java. Hm, is it possible to convert JK2 maps into JK3? It shouldnt... but on the other hand, why not? Edit: Just tried placing some maps and skins into the demo folder Game doesnt start then, says "Corrupted pk3s" Just played it aswell. Three times, lol. Staff rocks all the way. Oh, does somebody know how to do the Pull-Attack with single saber? I somehow cant do it (and yes, I've tried it with level 3 pull) And... single saber and dual saber cannot kick? That sucks! But those two-side-stabs rock all the way with dual swords. Must be good in 2vs1. Wh00t, this game is far better than I've expected. Although the tatooine level looks pretty poor imo. Oh, and try cg_drawfps 1 in console. Commands are still the same. I have 30-40 with 1280x1024 and all details maxed _______________ Aeth S'kray *June 2002 +September 2003 This comment was edited by Aeth S'kray on Sep 06 2003 03:33pm. |
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Plo Koon - Student 
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kel dor is sweet! <----- _______________ Free Tibet! Click this link,and learn Here too |
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Lego[DEAD] - Ex-Student ![Lego[DEAD]](/image_thumbnail.php?f_type=users&f_width=70&f_height=48&f_image=../banned.png){kind=small}
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low fps it sux!! like 5 ,, but its great ,,, btw:java guy u couldve downloaded from lucasfiles.com no line!!!! _______________ AHH YOU ARE ALL NICE LADS |
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Samurai - Ex-Student 
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great demo JA rocks _______________ Becarfull with saberthingy's(Nighty) I'm looking for a master |
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JavaGuy - Student
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Well, I'm 99th in line to download at FilePlanet. The screenshots are breathtaking. I saw the Falcon in there...was that a certain Wookie I saw? At least they won't have paid a lot for the celebrity voice royalties. Is there any way to make this page less than seven screens wide so I won't need the horizontal scroll? Does anybody know what kind of map file format JA will take? Will it be possible to make a Radian .map file into a .bsp (or whatever) for JA? _______________ My signature is only one line. You're welcome. |
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