RavenGames News Archives

June 2002

Thanks to Tyrlan, we now have a full walkthrough of the Soldier of Fortune II single player game, check it out here.

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Planet Soldier got details on the upcoming weapon of SoF II:
"The weapon model appears to be the A5 variant of the MP5 (note the retractable stock and 3-round-burst trigger group, which has selections for Safe, Semi-Auto, Burst, and Full-Auto) fitted with a screw-on suppressor, as opposed to an actual MP5SD variant. Of course, someone will probably point out that the MP5 is a weapons "system", and that the 3-round-burst trigger group could be installed on A2 or A3 variant MP5."

Take a look at it here .


Source: ReverendTed @ Planet Soldier

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Planet Soldier interviews Bryan Dube. Here are some extracts:

"The upcoming patch is focused toward fixing as [many] issues with the game as possible in both single player and multiplayer while also trying to add a bit more content for the multiplayer crowd. The upcoming patch will feature 1 new gametype called demolition as well as 4 new Raven made maps. "

"Modding is a huge factor of FPS games these days and a good mod can pull in thousands of new players. Supporting this community as soon as possible only makes sense."

You can read the whole interview here .


Source: Limit @ Planet Soldier

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Very similar to the V.I.P. pistol from Navy Seals, this skin looks a little like the golden gun from 007. I don't think that it will work in jungle missions as well as the camo, but nice to have.

Get it at SoF II Files

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A new version of the Jedi Moves mod is out in version 2.0.Developed by Master D-Ley Amas this mod enhances the player fighting movements:

*All saber styles are now infinitely chainable (in multiplayer only), giving medium style back it's advantage and giving strong style an added edge.

*The dual-bladed saber can now be activated without using cheats in multiplayer, just type "thedestroyer" into the console at any time, or bind it to a key - ex. "bind z thedestroyer", Z being the key you want to use to activate the dual blade.

*Dismemberment is now enabled in multiplayer (with the v1.04 code) to enable, type: g_dismember 100 cg_dismember 100 into the console (must be enabled on server to work)(this only needs to be set once)

*The moves that have been altered-

-roll forward, left, or right: cartwheel

-roll backward: butterfly

-jump: force jump style instead of pansy normal one

-fast saber style: replaced with one-handed (Tavion) style

-strong saber style: replaced with one-handed (Desann) style

-backstab: all saber styles now do backstab instead of swing back

-walk: now walks with saber raised, for effect while dueling

-getup: instead of struggling off of the ground, you "force" getup

Download it at Jedi Knight II.net

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A strange misterious file appeared in Planet Soldier...

"This strange file turned up on the PlanetSoldier.com FilePlanet server, origins unknown. Alien invaders? Solar Flares? Swamp Gas? Fidel Castro's shoe-shine boy? We may never know, but it sure is funny! Experience the wonder of Mullins.zip ."


Source: ReverendTed @ Planet Soldier

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"Rich Diesal, the creator of duel_kamino, has released a series of mapping tutorials for beginners and for more experienced mappers looking to improve their skills. Not all of the tutorials are complete yet but there is a large number of them to keep you busy. You can go to his site here ."


Source: James @ Jedi Knight II.net

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The Jedi Outcast clan "Force Vigilantes" moved recently to a new website.
Take a look here .
And they are searching for new members,and looking for a skilled sith jedi, so check them out quickly.

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Now, here´s a pretty nice challenge from SoF II Files´s Pro-Filer:
"About 1,5 years ago we had a cool fragfest party with some of the sof webmasters and other "important" community members.
I was just thinking we should hold a little "SoF 2-sites-webmasters" tourney.
Like each Site is represented by 2 persons.
We should play 2 vs 2 INF and personally I think every-man-for-himself-DM as well :D (oh yeah Pro-Filer loves DM yes!)
Anyways, I think it'd be a nice way to duke it out in the game we're all pimpin', SoF 2 :D
So tell me what you think, you can e-mail me back but best way would be to hit this forum thread ..."

Of course feel free to make suggestions for this "tourney" @ Pro-Filer .

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Two new sound mods released with original Soldier of Fortune sounds adapted for SoF II.
Fragger put out his New Sound Pack yesterday. This sound pack replaces the frag sounds in SoF 2 with the frag sounds from the original SoF.

Get it here .

IGN has converted some oldskool SOF1 sounds for use with SOF2, specially CTF sounds:

The converted sounds are:
- Frag
- Flag has been taken (CTF)
- Flag has returned (CTF)
- Flag has been captured (CTF)

Take a look at SoF2 Files

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Pro-Filer, from SoF II Files, sent a message last night highlighting a brand new MP map from Pharaoh_FS. Been playing it for some time, and it is pretty cool. Its a medieval village, with a castle, a church and a lot of Hexen type houses, if you know what I mean, mixed together with a soft music extracted directly from Morrowind.
I was amazed by it.I really think it deserves more attention.
Another thing that makes this map great is that it supports all current Gametypes!

Pick it up at SoF II Files .

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Drdemon from SoF II Center made a nice weapon pack to Soldier of Fortune II.
It changes ALL weapons to a light and dark black to give it a SWAT type feel.

Grab it at SoF II Center

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A three map Free-For-All pack developed by Fairuz "GhostBear_74" Mustaffa:

"This is my first Jedi Outcast map. I have never made a Quake 3 engine map before thus it map is my learning map so to speak. I really push the limit in terms of size on this map. Originally this map consist of a Power Generator room, a lobby with a cantina and alot more corridors and a hangar. Unfortunately with all that included the map have a frame rate of 10 to 20! sometime less! 1 month worth of work was cut from this final work in the end. However this map is still a resource hog and it may be better if ya use a lower resolution when playing this map. Despite all it's shortcoming I learn tons about making map and I have to credit it with teaching me most of the aspect of making map and it's limits."

Get it at Jedi Knight II.net

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"Back in the day, LucasArts was unstoppable. The company created hit after hit, from the Monkey Island series to Sam & Max Hit the Road to Full Throttle to Dark Forces and its incredible sequel, Jedi Knight.

Of late, the company has stumbled with its experiments in adapting properties (like the Star Wars universe) to various genres. Even the most recent Monkey Island game made less of a splash, in part hampered by the replacement of insult swordfighting with Monkey Kombat. So it’s natural LucasArts would turn to one of its most acclaimed series.

It worked. Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast is a page out of the old, unstoppable LucasArts playbook.

The game starts slowly, with Kyle Katarn back in mercenary action with Jan Ors. Kyle gave up the Force after his Dark Side turn (in Mysteries of the Sith), though he’s still sympathetic to the New Republic. In fact, he’s helping root out Remnant forces — folks trying to bring back the Empire — when Jan is killed by a raptor-faced Dark Jedi. (He and Kyle are both Jedi Outcasts, hence the title.)

Kyle vows revenge, and the game kicks into high gear."

Andy Grieser @ ESCmag

"Anyone looking for some great multiplayer action would do well to try this one out.

Kyle Katarn is an idiot. Before I can begin this review, I must get that off my chest. You see, he lived the dream of millions of us wannabe Jedis, then turned his back on the order because he was afraid of the Dark Side.

Given the choice between turning dark (with the ability to choke people who piss you off) or walking away from the Jedi lifestyle, I am certain I would opt for the path that would leave a ton of choking pain in the butts behind me. Besides, the Dark Side dudes get all the women. When was the last time you saw a Jedi Knight score in a cantina? Exactly(...)"

John Misak @ PC Game World

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"I think this is the highest score I’ve ever given a game on the Empire. Looking at some of the great titles I’ve had the privilege of reviewing, it seems slightly out of place that a sequel that seems nothing more than a solid game should claim the mighty rare "9". Some would say that 9 is in fact the highest expression of numerical value. Philosophical and numerological propositions aside, Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix (SOF2) is definitely deserving of all its praise and all of its high scores and ratings."

It was the highest score a game got at the The Armchair Empire


"Two years ago, Raven Software teamed up with Soldier of Fortune magazine to put us in the shoes of real life soldier of fortune John Mullins. What set it aside from most other FPS games of the time was their GHOUL rendering system, which basically let you shoot the bad guys wherever you wanted and see them take damage and react accordingly, along with some of the most bloody and gruesome death animations seen in a game. Within minutes of starting the game, they had you running through a subway, with terrorist arms and legs flying everywhere, heads exploding, and other bad guys keeling over in graphic agony. Yes, shooting another man in the crotch was never so much fun.

So here we are a couple years later, and they’ve given us a sequel promising better graphics, improved AI, and, of course, an updated version of their GHOUL rendering system to make all the bad guys look even more realistic. Basically more of the same, and then some; which is fair enough since that’s what sequels do. You’re still John Mullins, which is a very fine thing."

Gone Gold review

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This week we have a couple of new skins to post about. First, and this is in the order I received the announcements, we have Toonloon's TOSRomulans Pak with various assorted Romulans decked out in TOS Romulan uniforms. Secondly we have our own Mr. Laz Rojas with his latest release The Captains Collection. This pak contains new versions of Kirk and Picard (with improved uniforms), Sisko has he appeared in the DS9 episode "The Adversary", and a new version of the Janeway skin (not the Raven one).

You can download tosromulans.zip from FilePlanet. To see more of Toonloon's skins at SpaceStation K7.

You can download The Captain Collection, and all of Laz's new releases from his new release section. You can see more of Laz's releases, the Tom and Harry Show, and all his other wonderful features at his hosted site Elite Farce.

Source: Holodeck 5

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Developed by SD Unreal, this map depicts the Ewok Village as seen in Episode 6. A rather large map both sideways and upwards! There is a forest covering the most part of the map and many huts and walkways covering the sky. The many also has many hidden passages and secret traps big grin. As the author said, this it lotsa fun with many people!

Download it at Jedi Knight II Files

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"If you've been paying attention, you'll remember the ManDown Modification for SoF2, which added (among a host of other things) a real-time clock, the ability to go prone and roll, and name identifiers over players' heads. If you were thinking "Boy, what I could do if I could get my hands on that source code," then you're in luck. Here's the e-mail from Kris:

The current source code to Man Down has been uploaded and is now available here .
SoF2 mod authors are welcome to pick through the source as they see fit, provided they give credit where credit is due. Any donated code is welcome (with full credit), provided you're not against the source being available."


Posted by drdemon @ SoF II Center

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Got a new review today done by ReviewNation so here's the scoop!

"I'm sure most of you out there remember Soldier of Fortune, a game which, in my opinion, earned its popularity solely becuase of its violence and gore. While it had fairly good AI and level design, it also had boring, repetitive, colors and textures, and gameplay that simply didn't measure up to some of the other titles at that time. But since you could blow arms off people with a shotgun, who cares right? Eh, maybe I'm being too harsh, but when you compare the first SoF to it's sequel, Double Helix, the difference is remarkable."

Read the whole review here

Posted by drdemon @ SoF II Center

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A message from Dteam:

Registration for Dteam's Game Concepts & Design I IRC Course has begun!

You can register at St Lawrence College's website or by phoning the toll free number here: 1-866-276-6601

When you phone, remember the course code is: GENI 283 888 and the course title is Game Concepts & Design I.

Note: the web registration might take a few hours to be online, so try phoning if you can't get through.

The course costs roughly 250$ US and takes place for eight intensive weeks starting July 6th.

There is also a contest to win a free spot in the course that you can find out about here .

Related Links:

St Lawrence College here .
Dteam here .

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"Did you ever want to be a mercenary? Have you ever had the desire (especially nowadays) to tame some unchecked aggression by viciously slaughtering a band of terrorists whose nefarious scheme is about to throw the entire free world into chaos? If you answered yes, then now is your chance. Since joining the armed forces and scoring within the range of “morally flexible” on the psyche tests is not an option for everyone, the fine folks over at Raven have given us Solider of Fortune II: Double Helix. This title not only enables players to step into the shoes of a real-world soldier turned mercenary for hire, John Mullins, (who has been able to accomplish the afore-mentioned objectives in the real world) and dish out some of the most brutal forms of punishment to any bunch of ne’er-do-wells in need of a serious beating, but also provides players with a bit of insight as to what such a life may actually be like, dismembered limbs and all."

Read the whole review at Ferrago.co.uk

"Back in 2000, Raven Software shocked the masses with their controversial first person shooter, Soldier of Fortune. Welp, the sequel, has finally hit stores nation wide and is sporting a more realistic feel, some amazing graphics, and all the limb flying action you can handle. I was lucky enough to get my hands on a copy of Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix, so prepare to get dirty as I run some details by you while sharing my overall thoughts."

- Joe 'OuTkAsT-1' Topolnisky @ MadOnion

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This one is very good.Just for fun, of course. This little mod lets you become the infamous R2D2 in SP! Ofcourse Kyle's voice is still there so no bleeps or anything, but it looks good.

Get it here , extract the files to your GameData folder! Run SP and go to the Mods section, select "Play as R2D2" and you're done.


Source: Jedi Knight Files

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Dark Forces, a Jedi Outcast TC recreating the original Dark Forces game, is on its way.

"Have we got eye candy for you! Remember yesterday I mentioned about that Executor map I've been playing? Well I went through it again today at took 12 screenshots - they all show the map in action, memorable parts and the new textures. Don't let the thumbnails put you off, these screenshots really are amazing - and they still don't do Phantom Lord's excellent map justice. Have a look at the screenies .


We also have some very early screens of level 6 (Crix Madine's Fate). At this stage there are no Dark Forces textures in, but they are coming! Though, I believe the beginning of the map would look better with JKII's rock formation texture. Take a look for yourself here ."


Source: Invader @ Jedi Knight II.net

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New map out today named SHARK By Pharo_FS

DM/TDM/CFT map with very well done texturing. This map makes you feel like your on a oil rig.
The maker has also made sure you dont run out of ammo by place ammo everywhere and i mean everywhere, be sure to check out the screens.

Get it at SoF II Center

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Just now received this message from Anthrax :

Jolt.co.uk is organising a mapping competition for SoF2.

"The winner gets his/her maps on rotation on a dedicated 64player uber server running those maps.
It MUST be a collection of 3 maps along the following themes and support ctf.

Ice , Sand , Jungle.

It MUST also have some jolt logos in there somewhere, look here .

All 3 have gotta be decent sized maps too.
This is your chance to get famous! So get to work

More info on Jolt sof2 forums .

We'll most likely be announcing a winner in about 30 days time so get cracking, contact Gonkster once you have the 3 maps ready.

Jolt webby here for more detailed info.

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"The CAL league (CyberAthlete Professional League) started a JK2 league for CTF teams. Due to lack of intrest though, they are going to shut it down unless they can get teams join. During League play, the league needs to last about 8 weeks+, which it won’t as of this point. According to Cal, they have always been one of the most competitive leagues out there and host LANs with tournaments for various of the leagues. If you are interested, their website for JK2 league is on their new site here ."


Source: Jedi Knight II.net

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drdemon posted this update about the servers in Jolt at SoF2 Center :

"A lot of people email me asking "I get alot of lag on servers, isn't there any good one's out there? what servers do you play on ?"

Well here is a good list of servers in which I enjoy, and are all hosted by Jolt Online Gaming :

jolt.co.uk (01) SoF2 CTF - 195.149.21.85:20100
jolt.co.uk (02) SoF2 CTF Bullets - 195.149.21.85:20101
jolt.co.uk (03) SoF2 CTF FF on - 195.149.21.85:20102
jolt.co.uk (04) SoF2 CTF Bullets - 195.149.21.85:20103
jolt.co.uk (05) SoF2 Deathmatch Bullets - 195.149.21.139:20100
jolt.co.uk (06) SoF2 Elimination - 195.149.21.139:20101
jolt.co.uk (07) SoF2 Infiltration - 195.149.21.139:20102
jolt.co.uk (08) SoF2 Infiltration - 195.149.21.139:20103
jolt.co.uk (09) SoF2 Team Deathmatch - 195.149.21.139:20104
jolt.co.uk (10) SoF2 Infiltration - 195.149.21.139:20105
jolt.co.uk (11) SoF2 Deathmatch - 195.149.21.139:20106
jolt.co.uk (12) SoF2 Team Deathmatch - 195.149.21.139:20107
jolt.co.uk (13) SoF2 Deathmatch Modem Only 195.149.21.139:20108
jolt.co.uk (14) SoF2 CTF Bullets Uberserver - 195.149.21.60:20100
jolt.co.uk (15) SoF2 CTF rockets on Uberserver - 195.149.21.60:20101
jolt.co.uk (16) SoF2 Elimination FF on - 195.149.21.85:20104
jolt.co.uk (17) SoF2 Elimination - 195.149.21.85:20105

Enjoy!

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New map out taday named SNIPER CITY By Marko

"It can be played in all game types and takes place in a wide city. The DM/TDM games are mainly sniper games (many sniper rifles & grenades in the map and a few light weapons) whereas the other gametypes let you choose your weaponry. The overall compile time for this map was 2 hours and I couldn't put too much details in the buildings since the viewport is very very large on this map (which makes it a fun sniper map because you can fire over very long distances)."

Get it in here


Source: drdemon @ SoF II Center

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Our Master Skinner Fragger released today his LAPD skin for Soldier of Fortune II...And a skining tutorial is on its way.
You can download it here .

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The Elite Force and Jedi Outcast Renegades clan moved to a new website.
They are now hosted in here .

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Sevensins updated the news page at the 45th Platoon webby:

"Effekted has come through with his first piece of work for us, no its not the huey...sorry I lied :D. He finished the tokarev skin in two different versions, dirty and clean. Expect some more of his great work in the future.

I also have some fresh screenshots from a new map Phantomas is working on. The map is called Frontline and was created solely by hand of Phan; no TA terrain. Check the four tasty screens here

We also have a new poll starting today; thanks for all the votes on the last one!! The new poll ask Should random m16 jamming be implemented?. Jamming was synonymous with the m16 and the harsh enviroment of Vietnam. If jamming were to be included, it would most likely be a server side option. You would have "three" options if your m16 jammed; break out your trusty colt, pick up a weapon from a fallen enemy (or friend), or duck aside and take some time to fix it."

The 45th Platoon, a Soldier of Fortune 2 modification.

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Eradicator has released version 1.1 of his brilliant MOD! It has many changes/updates:

Features added in 1.1b:
-force lightning and force drain are no longer nerfed, but this can be re-enalbed
with the g_forcenerf cvar set to 1
-bugfix: rocket speed isn't so slow anymore
-bugfix: force animations no longer so fast after using grapple
-bugfix: force lightning and force drain now work properly

Features added in 1.1:
-dual bladed sabers can now be enabled for bots with g_botdualblade cvar
-ability to flip off a wall and wall run from the air
-g_flipheight and g_wallrunheight cvars added to control height player is
propelled in the moves
-g_wallrunspeed cvar added so server admin can control the speed at which
players wall run
-Tchouky's RGB saber code added (can make saber any color with cvars)
UI included under setup to change saber colour
-flips defaultly push you farther and higher from wall to flip over players
-g_startinghealth cvar added to control the starting/max health of players
-g_healthcountdown cvar added to control wether healths counts down when
over the max health limit
-any shot from a disruptor rifle that kills somebody will now disintegrate
-Ask's grapple code implemented, given more "force like" look and it has also
been balanced by now using up force (it is defaulty off; use g_grapple 1 to
turn it on if you are server admin; clients can use it by hitting the USE key)
-g_grapple, g_dualblade, g_shield, g_botdualblade and g_olddamge added to server
info (downside is server must restart to change cvars)

Download it at Jedi Knight II Files

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And what is Milkshape? Here you go:

"MilkShape 3D is a low-polygon modeler, which was initially designed for Half-Life. During the development, many file formats have been added.

MilkShape 3D has all basic operations like select, move, rotate, scale, extrude, turn edge, subdivide, just to mention a few. MilkShape 3D also allows low-level editing with the vertex and face tool. Primitives like spheres, boxes and cylinders are also available.

MilkShape 3D has also skeletal animation capabilities. This allows to export to morph target animation like the ones in the Quake model formats or to export to skeletal animations like Half-Life or Genesis3d.

MilkShape 3D currently supports 37 different file formats from 27 different games/ engines/programs."

Here is what's new:

* Added: Viewpoint Experience Exporter with Preview
* Added: Serious Sam SKA Mesh import/export
* Added: BlitzBasic 3D exporter by Mark Sibly
* Updated: DirectX 8 exporter by John Thompson
* Added: Take Screenshot
* Added: Record AVI
* Fixed: unlimited frames for A5 GameStudio export
* Trial period restarts: please re-enter your registration code

You can grab it here

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TK-194, Brazilian Division CO Captain of 501st Legion fills us in on an upcoming Brazilian event:


Next week Saturday, we will have the National Star Wars Convention in Sao Paulo. You can check out more info by visiting JediMania (its in portuguese, so if you don´t know that language don´t bother...)


Source: Jedi Knight II.net

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Up to this day we had to refer you to links outside of RavenGames if you were looking for a walkthrough for Strar Trek Voyager: Elite Force, which meant there was no guarantee the page will be still there when you are looking for it. This has now changed however, as our own full-featured Elite Force Walkthrough goes online.

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Reviewed by Evan"DarkFriend"Lesser SoF II does´nt seems too impressive to this guys:

"For a long time, Raven Software was known only for developing games with fantasy themes. These games, including the Heretic series, its popular offshoots Hexen and Hexen 2, and their precursors Black Crypt and Shadowcaster, were all artistic gems, combining an obvious love for the genre, along with exceptional technical skills. A few years ago, Raven and its long-time publisher Activision acquired the rights to use the "Soldier of Fortune" license, taken from the magazine of the same name. The plan was to develop a gritty first person shooter where players became a mercenary for hire, gunning down terrorists across the globe. With an intended focus on realism, more than a few people wondered if Raven, a fantasy game developer, could take on development of a game set in the "real world." Any skeptics of Raven's abilities to create a decent game without swords and sorcery were dashed with the release of Soldier of Fortune in 2000. Using a heavily modified Quake 2 engine, Soldier of Fortune was the bloodiest shooter ever, with a story and flow that played out like a blockbuster action-thriller movie. Even though the Quake 2 engine was well aged in 1999, Raven managed to add enough new features to it to make Soldier of Fortune another gem to add to the company's crown. It proved that fancy graphics do not themselves make a game. Solder of Fortune's gameplay was fast and furious, with satisfying weapons, better-than-average enemy AI, excellent sound, and plenty of interesting locales for the player to gun down baddies in. In particular, the smooth, motion-captured character animation and the possibility of "bolt-on" items for models added a degree of realism that first person shooters had not yet seen. Word traveled around fast. The combination of "over-the-top" blood and gore, fun gameplay, and a controversial license made the first Soldier of Fortune an instant hit.

It was no surprise that Raven and Activision teamed up again to create the next step in the Soldier of Fortune world. Released late last month, Soldier of Fortune 2: Double Helix promised even more action, more realism, and more unique scenarios to put the player in. How does it fare?"


You can read it all here

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Drdemon posted this update at SoF2 Center:

"Got a special treat for you all today and its fubah's NEWEST version of his sound mod THEATER OF PAIN VERSION 3.
This sound mod is a must have if your looking for a wicked sof2 experience check out the readme for more details on this amazing mod.

And a new DM map out today made by Fragger.
It's a maze type map that only contains MM1 Grenade Launcher."

Check SoF2 Center for more details and downloads.

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"John Mullins is a shoe salesman, but he's not your average shoe salesman. He's Irish. Oh, and he has a gun. In 1989, in John went to Prague and brutally dismembered many Commies to show that the Moscow Music Peace Festival was all just a cruel joke propagated by the West. Ten years or so later, John is back. The shoe business has picked up, John now sports a nice duster jacket and an oh-so-snazzy mustache. The plan? John now works for a United Nations sponsored Pet Store that wants John to go kill the Columbians for some goddamn reason. Make sense? No? Who cares? Certainly not me."


"Realistic elements' and 'plot' in FPS games are like tits on a bull. Useless unless you have some wierd bull tit-sucking fetish."

Now here´s a serious review...
You should take a look at it...

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"Activision has plans on releasing the first patch for Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix during the week of July 1st.

The update will include a new weapon (MP5SD), a new gametype (Demolition), and four new maps (Kamchatka Factory, Airport Warehouse, Hong Kong Streets, and the Barn). The patch will also fix a number of bugs.

Until the patch is released, keep playing this FPS and enjoy the eight new screen shots of the new multiplayer levels."


Source: IGN

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"Server Messaging 2.0 is a windows program designed to broadcast messages at pre-determind intervals to your server. Type in the IP, Port and Rcon Password of your server, set a time interval add your messages and thats it. Server Messaging can then be minimized to the taskbar and it will continually broadcast your messages to your server until you stop it. You can also send automated server status commands to your server at pre-determind intervals, this is handy for collecting player ip's for player banning. If your server is running on linux you just need access to a windows machine that has an internet connection, setup Server Messaging and thats it!"

Get in here .

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"Due to their extremely dangerous nature, covert operations are the realm of a few rare individuals possessing special skills and knowledge, the proverbial nerves of steel and plenty of plain old luck. One such person is John Mullins. In real life, he was a distinguished member of the US Army Special Forces, rising to the rank of Major before retiring. During this time, he became perhaps the most thoroughly trained warrior ever produced by the American military, extensively schooled in airborne operations as well as demolitions, SCUBA, counter-terrorism, skiing, mountaineering and more, even becoming conversant in Russian, Spanish and French. A decorated veteran of action in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Central and South America and the Middle East, he didn't retire to a life of leisure, but rather to that of a mercenary. "

Read it at Action Vault

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"Activision dropped us a line to let us know that Raven is hard at work on the first patch for SoF2, and to pass on a Zip Full of Screenshots! The zip contains two shots each from the four new levels coming in the patch: Kamchatka Factory, Airport Warehouse, Hong Kong Streets, and Barn, at least some of which will support the patch's new "Demolition" gametype."

You can check the screenies at Planet Soldier


Source: ReverendTed @ Planet Soldier

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"Ray "MeridianBlade" Detwiler sent word that the Agent Rez mod is really taking off! So far they have implemented Multi-Player Bots, new 2D art, a Stamina feature, and are working on new Subway and Bank maps. As always, they still can use some help, so if you're interested, stop by their site: here

This mod will have both Single Player and Multiplayer.
Here´s the SP story:

"Agent Rez of the CIA covert op's division considered himself quite average and low profile until January 1, 2000. Following a new years party, Agent Rez is introduced to a low profile terrorist network, that the CIA has been investigating for years, but could not do anything with the situation for lack of evidence. The terrorist activity was deep seated within the CIA's least suspected locale: the United States of America. The group proves to be a cult who believe in United States supremacy, and will stop at nothing to sabotage and destroy opposing nations. Their wreckless acts provoke war enthusiasm in several European and Middle Eastern countries, who say that it is America's problem, and they must cease these terrorists before America has more enemies than they can deal with. Agent Rez and fellow operatives will be led on a global quest through research facilities, secret bases, and terrorist outposts to find the evidence that will lead them to the network's core."

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"A new version of Clan Tools has been released today! A new component has found it's way into the package... But this version also adds updated versions of IRC Score, Clan Manager / Admin, as well as NTP Alarm. The Integrator, which will check for updates for Clan Tools, and more. IRC Score adds support for SoF2, as well as 1on1 support, score difference posting variables, and many fixes. Clan Admin fixes the last bugs which occured in the last releases, and introduces a new configuration system used by the client as well."
Pick it up here


Source: Jedi Knight II.net

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This is going to be really interesting, JK II is looking for skilled JK II players to challenge Raven Software guys themselves...

" We have always openly discussed our int 196 ention to eventually recruit some of the best players in the world to be on an officially sponsored JKII.Net clan. Well, now that the community has had an opportunity to test drive Jedi Knight II, the time has come to hold tryouts for clan [JK2N].

The details are simple. We're looking for some of the best players in the world to participate with clan [JK2N]. Yes, you can already be f17 in another clan, since clan [JK2N] will likely play mainly special event tournaments. Naturally, we'll host the clan's site right here on JKii.net.

It's time for you to sharpen up your saber skills and get ready for tryouts. Shortly we'll be announcing tryout dates and sign-ups. Your first match? It's not totally written in stone yet, but it looks like clan [JK2N]'s first match may be against who else? The best Raven Software can offer... that's right, we're looking to put [JK2N] against Raven in what will be an Internet broadcast event (Radio)... so it will be an exciting first match to say the least. Keep an eye out for sign-up details coming shortly!"

Source: Jedi Knight II.net

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"Having finally established themselves as a triple-A developer, Raven was handed the keys to the holy grail of game licenses-Star Wars-and asked to produce a sequel to Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II, one of the most revered Star Wars games in history and one of the finest action games ever in its own right. Given the company’s unprecedented experience with Quake technology (Hexen II, Heretic II, Soldier of Fortune, Elite Force and the upcoming Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix), the decision to use latest iteration of the Quake III Arena engine under the hood of Jedi Outcast was a no-brainer.

Without having to worry much about the technology of their game, Raven was free to devote all of their creative energies to making a great first person shooter (FPS), and by the end of the adventure, I was left with no doubt they had succeeded. "

Take a look .

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A new Jedi Outcast fan site in German has been launched.
Its the Jedi II Scene, take a look at their webby here

Best of luck guys.

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CSports.net have started "The Top Maps Project" on their site. Apart from displaying the most played maps in the world we also have a top 20 Jedi Knight 2 Maps listing. The project is a collaborative effort to collate ideas on what makes a great map. Go here to confirm what you always new were the best maps in your favourite game and add your own words of wisdom.

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Westlake Interactive says that the Mac port of Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast has gone alpha. Westlake says that they are making advances in both networking and the multiplayer code for this port of LucasArts & Raven Software's popular action game. You can learn more about the Mac version from publisher Aspyr Media

Source: Prophet @ GameSpy

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Made by Raven Software and converted by Volratxp, the Raven´s Claw can now be used in any MP custom map:

"A lot of people have been wondering why it is that the Raven's Claw model does not work when imported via misc_model into a mp map. Basically what happens is the main body looks black totally. Upon initial research into the problem, I first had to find the textures for it (models/map_objects/kejim) in the assets0.pk3 file. Using Milkshape I was able to import the model where I was able to texture it and whatnot, create my control file and export it. Now, first problem I ran into was that each side of the engine where the middle of the engine sits (the engine caps) were both named eng_cap, so the export process basically removes one of them cuz they have the same name. Went back into Milkshape, changed its name and reexported. That fixed that small issue. I created a small box room with it inside and went in. Originally I left it in the kejim folder. When I got in it was still black on the body. I moved everything to another directory and pointed the groups to the textures there, and voila! It works!"

Get it at Jedi Outcast Maps

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"We've been working on Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix support in GtkRadiant. I think the main technical aspects are settled, but everyone is very busy, and putting together the editing pack might take a bit longer. We would happily welcome some help putting things together would be new contributors, please contact us at Radiant Level Design Tools ."


Source: TTimo @ QERadiant

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NVídia C langusge just for Graphics is out:
The Cg Language is the new standard high-level language for programming today's powerful GPUs and the next-generation of GPU architecture. Developed by NVIDIA in close collaboration with Microsoft, Cg provides a clear path to create shaders in DirectX 8, DirectX 9, and OpenGL. The NVIDIA Cg Compiler outputs standard Vertex and Pixel Shaders for compatibility with all DirectX 8 compliant hardware, while giving you additional optimization, performance and flexibility for NVIDIA platforms.

Source: nVídia

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Four Soldier of Fortune II : Double Helix reviews:

Ryan Newman gave it nine out of ten:
"Starting off Soldier of Fortune II, I was a bit off-set by its 1.6 gig install – 1.3 gigs to install and 300 megs needed to swap – and going through the first level certainly didn’t raise my hopes. I had viewed the original Soldier of Fortune as a slightly above-average shooter with buckets of blood, and the beginning of Double Helix starts out very similarly. It’s odd to say now, but I had to make myself play it when I first started; the basic weapons, unoriginal level design and repeating enemies just didn’t get me(...)"
But, then:
"Things all changed once I started the second level. Gone was the feeling of ‘been here before’ as an action-packed sequence began were the player gets to utilize a machine gun mounted in the bed of a truck and let it rip at oncoming enemy trucks, complete with AK-toting passengers(...)"
Read the full review at The Entertainment Depot

Antares33 reviewed SoF II, and gave it 84%:
"The original Soldier of Fortune blew the gaming community away with its amazing depiction of blood and guts, but left a little something to be desired in the way of gameplay and plot. Soldier of Fortune was a solid shooter, but it never really stood out aside from all the blood and guts. In many ways, Soldier of Fortune put Raven Software on the map for the mainstream FPS community. The Soldier of Fortune franchise is back for another crack at FPS infamy, this time around sporting updates of every kind. Including a chillingly updated version of the GHOUL damage modeling technology that earned the original Soldier of Fortune it's notoriety."
Read it at AllOutGames

CJRavey at BarrysWorld :
"Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix is violent. Really violent. What`s more, the game is technically excellent in terms of graphics and physics - which means you`ll see a lot more detail in the violence than some may find palatable. Let`s be honest though, others will love every minute of it."

And finally Rorschach at GameOver :
"Raven Software seems to have a pretty solid understanding of what 1st person shooter players want in their games. They began working in FPS games with Hexen 2 and Heretic 2, but I didn’t really take notice of them until Soldier of Fortune a couple of years back. They followed that with Voyager: Elite Force, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, and Jedi Outcast earlier this year."

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Two great improvements for Soldier of Fortune II Multiplayer, a brand new map from Fragger and a cool skin from drdemon.
Fragger made a very nice simetrical office, far more vast than FragFest and Frag2.
Get it in here

Drdemon made a cool skin, it's a CAMO MicroUzi. I took 4 different shades of green and blended them together to make a nice CAMO job!
Place the pk3 file in your base/mp folder and away ya go!!
Get it here

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This Mod is something else, it introduces a new gameplay mode: Hydroball. Compete against other players in an underwater game. Fists will be your only weapon while in the arena, and alt fire while holding a direction will allow you to tackle or side-burst. While in the arena, your health will always be full - when you take damage, use force power, do a special move (including tackles), or move while carrying the ball, your stamina will drain. While in posession of the ball you cannot use tackle moves, and primary fire will charge the ball to throw (the longer the charge, the further it goes, up to 4 seconds) instead of punching.

Developed by Kirt Senser , you can download it at Jedi Knight II.net

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The Kektic: Verlassener Stuetzpunkt is an interesting FFA map, developed by Kris @ kektik :

"This is one of those maps you wish you'd see more often. Very nice detail, with a great flow to it. And the Atmosphere just feels like it all looks. Nicely done FFA map , with turns and corners and stairs and fog and cool lights and well hehe just get it big grin. Great for any map collection."

Garb it at Jedi Knight II Files

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Of course, it is our ultimate goal, too. I´ve been in contact with Everett Basham , who has a very interesting proposition for us:

"I've been in touch with some other sof2'ers in regards to what an "ideal" server should have - we (30's type) are thinking that it would be nice to have a mature server that isn't infested with a bunch of 12 year olds who are just out to massacre and offend others. We've also come across a *WIDE* range of cheating - most of which I need a network analyzer to view.

We also have the resources to setup multiple game servers - each
optimized for different types of play (such as excluding RPGs, or
maybe a handgun only server) - something to add some challenge
and make it less of a bloodbath."

"After grabbing the sof2.com domain back from the cybersquatter who's been doing nothing the past 2 years, I have begun setting up a dedicated server facility to offer exclusive SOF2 multiplayer gaming.
I have several extremely fast servers dedicated to this, along with 2 T1 lines for bandwidth. (more is available on a pacbell DS3).

I've had alot of positive email contacts from new players - and met
quite a few people online - I definitely think this one is a winner."

You can check SoF2.com here or contact Everett here .

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For those who didn't know, Korax Mod had its first anniversary 6 days ago (Korax Mod 1.0 was released June 14, 2001). I checked the stats a short time ago and found that in this first year Korax Mod has been downloaded over 3000 times (this includes full releases of any version, but not patches or source code).

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EXIT is asking for a little helping hand at Jedi Knight II Files :

"JK2Files.com is looking for some staffers big grin. In specific :
- 2 file posters
- 1 news poster

Keep in mind, both jobs require a lot of your personal time. It isn't very easy keeping up with the many files created/released everyday! So ,only if you're willing to spend about 1-2 hours per day reviewing/uploading files then please email me big grin.
The News poster doesn't have as much work as the file reviewers, but yes, it still requires an update everyday!

I'm looking for some dedicated staff here, so if you're just planning on sticking around for a week or two, then don't apply! Once again, just be sure that this is what you want to do and that you'll stick with it wink Experience would be recommended, and a knowledge of basic HTML might be helpful though not completely necessary."

Now that I've completely scared you away Devil!, if you're still interested drop a note @ EXIT

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Kris finally released this Multi Player Mod for SoF II. Let´s see what he says:
"Finished up testing things out today.
Just wanted to see if I could find any huge show stopping bugs before sicking it onto everyone else.

If you can run Man Down on a dedicated server, please let me know so that I can post information about it here and/or mention Man Down is being used in the host name. The in-built browser shows which game is running under 'server info', but not in the general list. I should have updated it to check for Man Down specifically, but (stupidly) I didn't. With any luck, clients will have auto-download set and get everything they need when they connect. Thankfully there isn't much to download, as even unzipped, it is barely over 500k.

Current feature list:
* Abililty to go prone, shoot, reload and roll while prone
* Server option - g_allowProne [0/1] - used to disable/enable prone
* Client option to use previous & next weapon keys to zoom with
* Client option for 'toggle' duck similar to Medal of Honour : Allied Assault
* Enabled included bot code - good for testing and quick bash, but need .wnt files
* Auto-crouch jump to make it easier to get around
* Client option to display a team mates name over their head, rather than an just an icon
* Carried game items shown over team mates head
* Carried game items shown on radar/auto-map
* Added (appropriate) single player sounds files to the .voice files
* Added ability to change which radio messages are in the Radio Menu
* Added ability to bind keys to voice messages through the menu
* Added auto-voice option for important information and/or lazy players... heh
* Server option - g_autoVoice [0/1/2] - disable, enable some or all auto-voice coms
* Better third person angle handling - no more bending at the waist all the time
* New death messages - based on weapon, hitlocation etc
* Locations automatically added in RMG based levels based on game items and area of map
* Client option to show current local time
* Client option to auto-reduce eye candy to maintain a steady framerate
* Slightly tweaked ladder code - easier to jump off them, *should* be easier to get down
* Updated menus - all weapon options moved to 'controls -> weapon' etc
* Changed chase cam to non-locked third person view
* Made incendiary grenades less 'spammy ' - can walk through flames with out slowing down
* Err, other stuff...

If this version goes down well, I'll keep working on it and get a proper page put together by, err, probably me.


And remember, READ THE (CENSORED) MANUAL!"

You can get it at their website .

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Got this message from Thomas McGuire:
"We've finally got around to posting up our Soldier Of Fortune II Tweak Guide, dealing with loads of in-game settings & commands. Currently the guide is more oriented at the Single Player game given people have more problems with that. Here's a snip;
-sys_cpufeatures "x". This setting merely for informational purposes, though I'll mention it here as seemingly some have passed it off as a potentially way to optimize performance. The value indicated here is a calculation based on features supported by your CPU - with 1 point for Time Stamp Counter, 4 for AMD 3Dnow! support, 8 for SSE & 16 for SSE2 support.
Changing this total as a result will have no effect on performance (&
seemingly SOF II isn't optimised for any instruction set anyway)."

Check it out at Techspot .

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The new SoF2 Center, a fan site for Soldier of Fortune II, is down again...it makes twice in a week. You still can access through its IP here .
Drdemon sent me a note :
"JP, SoF2center.com is currently down again due to DNS server errors

Im currently moving the site to a new server and its probably going to take 24-48 hours for the new DNS servers to take affect on the domain..."

Stay tuned, I´ll get you updated.

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Ladislas Valek is heading a new SoF2 MOD, entitled "Tactical Operations". He plans to add more realism, more weapons, and implement a new SP system that's completely random-generated. However, he does need help from the community. Currently he needs anyone with skinning/modelling/coding experience.

"The goal was to make the ultimate gunfight PC game, with fully configurable environment. A bit like CounterStrike, but more flexible and with a solid single-player mode. Ihis project was based on the Doom (well, Doom Legacy) source code. Yeah, I know, don't laugh. But now that I've seen the soooo great technical features of SoF2 (maybe a bit too great for my old Pentium III, but that's not the point...), I really think a realistic, fun-to-play, tactical, single and multiplayer mod can be created for this game. If you're a skinner, coder, modeller, or little genius with what you think is THE idea, then write me as soon as possible!"

Take a look at the webby

Source: Planet Soldier

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You must try this mod for JK II...It's...diferent...I mean, totally diferent:

"This mod replaces the sabre with different kitchen utensils! Yellow - Burger King (Lightsaber is text that says Burger King) Red -Frantic Fork (A red dinner fork) Orange - Spiffy Spoon (An orange spoon) Purple - Ballistic Butter Knife (Purple Butter Knife) Green - Exotic Herbs (Green leafy blade) Blue - Running Water (Blue textury blade)."

It surelly deserves a closer look...

You can grab it at Jedi Knight II.net

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Do you enjoy fighting the Dark Jedi? Do you enjoy annihilating your enemies with a lightsaber? Have you ever tried to fry someone you didn’t like by pointing your fingers at them and throwing lightning at them? If you have answered yes to any of these questions, Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast might be the right game for you! Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast puts the player in the shoes of Kyle Katarn who is a mercenary. He has appeared previous LucasArts games such as Dark Forces and Dark Forces II: Jedi Knight. This newest installment into the series of Star Wars based action games based around Kyle Katarn. You play both in first and third person depending on personal preference and what weapons and playing style you are using. LucasArts uses id Software’s Quake 3 Arena engine to power Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast (JKII) with the help of Activision and Raven software. The following are the system requirements straight from the bottom of the box.

They gave JK II 9 stars out of 10...
You can read the review here

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Jolt.co.uk has started a new infiltration tournament open to all clans.
Games will be played with 6 players and the tourney will start in 2 weeks.If you are intrested to compete in a weeky league, go to this link .

Be quick though , cause we only have room for 32 clans this first season.

Also we are developing an TDM league aswell.More news to follow.

Message received this morning from [Jolt]Anthrax , SoF Head admin.

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This is the list of JK II clans registered at Jedi Outcast TH :


USWC - Der Ultimative StarWarsClan
[JKoD] - Jedi Knights of Death
[BORG] - Die Borg
*JA* - JEDI ALLIANCE
-=[SAS]=- - Stealth-Assassins
-=[J.T]=- - Jedi.Troopers
TDT - the dark threat
-DW- - DayWorker
[NCC] - nationnal chicken checker
bM][ - Blade Masterz
]wwt[ - what was that
[TSS] - The Saber Strikers
=UUU q]o[p Clan= - Ultimate Unique Unbreakables
[TM] - The Mighty Clan
[LoS] - Lords of Swords
-]GJKF[- - German Jedi Knight Fighter
]AF[ - Adda Forces
-=[GoL]=- - Guardian of Light
[A-J] - Austrian Jedis
[LOS] - Lords of Siths
-[T*J*A]- - Technical Jedi Academy
{SM} - Schweizer Metzler
[SJC] - Special-Jedi-Clan
-=[E-J-K-]=- - -=[ Evil - Jedi - Knights ]=-
[JC] - Jedi Council
-=[Sod]=- - System of Destruction
{OOJ} - Italie clan
bHb - Bestial Hell Bastardz
GOC -[DP]- - GOC-ChaosLord [DP]
-=USB=- - [United Sausage Breads]
CF&CF - Cool
MoG - Masters of Galaxies
LoD - Lords of Doom
OMT - Ordo Militaris Templi
-eTp| - electronic teamplay
-eTp- - Electronic Teamplay
|JA| - Jedi Allmacht
.Zealot. - Zealots of the Force
[DMF] - DARKNESS MEANS FORCE
IBC - I.B.C.
:splc: - Supreme Council

You can add your clan here

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The Heretic Fortress is a multiplayer mod for Heretic II that focus on teamplay. It takes place in a fantasy world and features 9 player classes, a unique xp/lev system, 4 mission type, 17 differents player models, advanced bot support, over 40 different weapons and spells, over 30 maps. And this is just to name a few.

You can get more information on this Heretic II Mod at The Heretic Fortress .
Download it here

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First it´s Gamepen with four stars out of five.
Then you got Gamecaptain , a German site, who gave it a score of 96%.
And finally, Gamer.vip with a 90% score.

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Gamespot has just released a full walkthrough, a game guide and a cheat list...

Inside you'll find:

General strategies for weapons, combat, stealth, and much more...
Detailed level walk-throughs for every location and puzzle in the game ...
A few multiplayer tips for when you want to share your marksmanship with the world...
And cheat codes for when the going gets too tough and you just want to get going...

You can take a look at Gamespot Game Guides

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De Zeurkous sent us a couple of Hexen gameplay tips, check them out here.

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Thanks to the great help of Pa3PyX, some of the info pages in the Hexen II section have been reworked. Many dead links have been corrected and a couple of new gameplay mods and total conversions have been added.

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"Someone compiled the source code that was released by Raven in the second release of the JK2 editing tools, which is what Raven wanted the 1.04 patch to be. So this is basically an unofficially-released 1.04 patch for JK2, with no changes made except those by Raven. Of course, anyone could download the JK2 editing tools and compile the source code that comes with it, but this way it's done for you, and everyone can download this "U104 mod" and play it.
Note: This is packaged as a mod, not an installable patch. This means that you can put this PK3 file in your base directory and still join 1.03 games. It's like skins or levels in that if you have it, but the server doesn't, it will simply be ignored."

Download it from The Massassi Temple

Source: Jedi Sanctuary

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Drdemon got a troubled weekend, with his boy ill (best recovery, lad), and so did I with his disapearance...
Here are two more SoF II maps for MP:

"First is a map named MP SNIPE made by Pharao_FS.
This map is well done with a lot of space for moving around and sniping so if your a diehard sniper be sure to grab this map for your inventory!
Second is a map named WELCOME TO MCDONALDS made by Marko
I tried this map out with a few peeps of mine and we had a blast , we didnt have too much room for running around but its fun for a fast paced match(..)"

You can get them at SoF II Center

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"What is SuperIP?" you're probably asking..

Well, I like to call SuperIP "The ULTIMATE on-line game management system for mIRC" because that's what it is to me..

SuperIP is the culmination of a LOT of time spent using mIRC, chatting, playing games, basically just goofing around. Somehow, during all that goofing around, I managed to write a few thousand lines of code, and SuperIP is the result.

SuperIP will capture dropped game links in IRC channels that you're in and catalog them for future retrieval(...)

Thanks to integration with QStat, SuperIP can now query game master servers, to retrieve an up-to-the-minute list of what servers are running, who is playing on them, and more.

What you can expect:

* Reliable operation
* It's completely, 100% FREE OF CHARGE, forever
* Easy-to-use dialog-based controls and options
* Easy-to-recognize servers with custom game icons
* All settings stored in one SuperIP.ini file, not hundreds of mIRC global variables
* Easy integration with other mIRC scripts
* Auto-update notification (for new versions, updates, etc)
* Parse, Capture, & Query Servers for these major games:
o Half-Life
o JediKnight 2
o Medal of Honor: Allied Assault (no master server query)
o QuakeWorld
o Quake 2
o Quake 3 Arena
o Return to Castle Wolfenstein
o Soldier of Fortune 2 (no master server query)
o Tribes
o Tribes 2
o Unreal Tournament

Get in here for the english version, and in here for the german.

Source: Corven @ SoF Center

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Just received this message from Angel:

"Supporters of the BOD Clan and 07030 :
It is my great pleasure to announce the new FEAR 2.0 TRAILER at the BOD CLAN CENTRAL CORE!

The map, FEAR 2.0 for Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force, has been in development for months. And now, it's nearing completion. I expect to release this map to the public sometime in July 2002. It will be one of the largest maps in existence for Elite Force.

You can see the trailer off of the main LCARS INTERFACE at...
BOD Clan Central Core
Please stop by and see the trailer and some shots of the new map.

Thanks for all of your support! See you online... ;)"

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EuroGamer kicks off the week with this morning's review of Raven's
somewhat hit-and-miss shooter, Soldier of Fortune II.
Here's a little something about the game's saving grace, it's
range of multiplayer modes, including a random map generator -

"Where the random map generator (and the game itself, for that
matter) really shines is in multiplayer. Here you won't have to worry
about enemies with pixel perfect aim and X-ray vision (until somebody
creates an auto-aim bot, anyway), and capture the flag games are a
joy to behold, with up to 32 players on each side battling back and
forth over a vast map created spontaneously at the beginning of each
match. Occasionally you end up with a map which is too open (leaving
your base difficult to defend) or too constricted (with everybody
funnelled through one or two central choke points), but usually the
result is highly enjoyable anyway."

You can read the whole review here

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This mod is fantastic...you can switch your lightsaber at will and you can be Luke, Desann or Reborn.
It was developed by Phillio , let´s see what he says:

"These files make it so that you can have either Desann's saber, Luke's saber, or a Reborn's saber in SP. You also be Luke, Desann, or a reborn in SP. (Souds change with each saber choice).

You should find 6 pk3 files in there.
'skinname saber.pk3'
'SP_skinname.pk3'
You should have Desann, Luke and Reborn. Extract only the 2 files you wish to play with and not any other! As in, one saber pk3 and one SP pk3. This should also (hopefully) satisfy some of you who've been dying for some change in SP. I think this is the first Reborn SP (maybe even Luke) mod I've seen smile..."

Get it at Jedi Knight II Files

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Galaran made a cool Slo-mo mod for Jedi Knight II...Take a look at this, it´s amazing:

"A true slomo script binded to the q key for ALL Quake III and Quake III Arena based games. WORKS IN MP!!...JKII, MOH:AA, Return to castle Wolfenstien, Star Trek:Elite Force..etc...For JKII, it slows down without the 360 pan, and stays slow till you turn it off."

Get it in here .

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The dteam created a course outline for the upcomming IRC game design class for fall 2002.
Sixty (60) hour IRC course offered to students from anywhere around the world. 4 hours a week for fifteen weeks.
Take a look at this:

"Game Concepts and Design will introduce evolving theories of game design to impact the corporate bottom line positively. Game principles, fundamentals, concepts, designs and theories will each be central discussion topics during the course. Students can gain hands on experience while enhancing level design / game design skills in a driven, task oriented, atmosphere. Mock development brainstorming, planning and implementation are all facets of this course. Students may choose to apply their knowledge in areas of programming, 2d texture art, level design, models or animation."

If you´re interested you can download the gdesign_outline.doc from FilePlanet

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There are three new maps for Soldier of Fortune II at SoF2Center .
Take a look:
"First map I have for you is a map named Hospital Under Siege 2 made by Michael "tbonethekiller" h.
This so far is my favorite map made to date, its great for a nice sized match (5-5).
Second is a map named Fourt that's made by SimLehmann , a small Dm map that can be fun for a smaller type match (2-2)
Last map for tonight is named Fragger's Apartments made by Fragger.
Nice little map made that is suitable for a good sized DM (16 Players MAX)."

You can grab them all at SoF2Center

Source: drdemon @ SoF2Center

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Aeons Stats utility has been updated and got now support for SoF II and JK II...What is it and what does it do?

"If you have a game server running and got tons of log files loaded with information?... looking for a parser that will generate statistics and ranking in form of neat html pages?... fast, easy to use and configure?... if so... then æstats is just the thing for you.

The æstats package will read game log files for just about all shooters and convert them into a platform independent log format, the meta log format. this is done by the first module (executable) called preaes.

From there the second module called aestats will take over. it generates meaningful stats and ranking pages in html from the meta log file you feed it."

See here for more detailed information.

You can grab it at File Planet

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Zap Pack 2 is the newest skin pack over at Jedi Knight II.net :
"Here's another bot/skin pack from the Zap crew to liven up the JK2 experience. This pack contains 6 characters, many of which add a little humor to the multiplayer experience: 1: Hoar- He's back from Masters of Teras Kasi with some new sabre skills! 2: Madman- One of the coolest and wackiest comic book heroes is ready for action! 3: Grendel- Criminal mastermind, assassin, anti-hero Hunter Rose is ready do your bidding! 4: eVILwok- He's back from the moon of Endor clothed in the remnants of the Stormtroopers he's killed! 5: Brain Beast- A fun take on 1950's style "Flying Saucer" movie monsters. 6: Utalli- The biggest and baddest Jawa is out for revenge on the empire that killed his kin. "

You can download it in here

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"Soldier of Fortune II GDConnect's very own, Satansson, has decided to make a new mod. While being Lead Mapper for "Operation Intervention" and a mapper for "Goldrush" by Godh, he will code fro the mod, and after mapping for Goldrush, I will begin work on my own mod.I am currently looking for a team, 2 modelers, and texture artists and possibly a coder."

If you´re interested contact SatansSon here .

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A new Soldier of Fortune II community forum opened at SoF2Center
This is a very nice and complete forum, just get in here , register yourself and start posting...

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Fubah's Theater Of Pain is a very interesting Sound Mod for Soldier of Fortune II. The weapons sounds became much more powerful and realistic, specially the micro uzi akimbo and the USAS16.
This is Version 2 of Fubah's Sound Mod and can be downloaded here

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Jedi Outcast TH has opened a Clan section with a clanlist . Jedi Outcast clans can registering here .

Clans can find other clans for clanwars. And user who are looking for a clan, can find a clan. So go to the clanformular and register your clan.
Or go to the clanlist and look for a clan.

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Soldier of Fortune Land is finally back online after a whole week down.
NeoGeniX only said they needed a new server:
"I'm am glad to say that we are back online again. After almost a week of downtime the server problems are fixed. We will be getting a new server soon so we hope things like this are a thing of the past."

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Planet Soldier opened its walkthrough page.
Only the Prague mission is available right now, but more is coming soon...
Check it here

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Just received this message from Shake :


"I've released to the SOF2 MP community my private script which I have been using for a while now. It is a sniper rifle-centric script that also has features for players who prefer other weapons instead. It's free for anyone else to modify and use.

I decided to release this so others can get into the scripting aspect and maybe get some more fun out of the MP game. I'm happy to contribute back to the SOF2 community. Check it out!

Shake's SOF2 Sniper-centric MP script, v0.1."

Take a look at this forum thread

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The final version of the 3D accelerated RPG modification for Hexen, Korax Mod, has been released. It includes over 2.1 full Deathkings support, all new shop maps, new title and help screens, demos for each character class, and several bugfixes. You can download it here.

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Today Vavoom has 2 years aniversary, and to celebrate this a new version has been released. This version comes with first working version of the DDF to VavoomC converter and other goodies. Head on to the Vavoom homepage for more info.

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A new SoF II Mod, Red Orchestra , is looking for talented people:
They are seeking out coders, texturers, and mappers to add to their ranks. A coder with past Q3A related coding experience is needed to assist their current coder, an individual who special