It was a long way but now Quake4Center.net and quake4Ever.net are online! Q4C and Q4E have two big sections. One of them is about the coming super-shooter Quake IV and the 2nd section is about Doom III.
In the Quake IV section you can find over 90 wallpaper and any infos about the game. In the Doom III section you find any screenshots and infos.
You can also find news and infos to other Quake games and Ravensoftware + ID Software. The site is only in German, but English user can also see the wallpapers and screenshots, etc!

Take a look at Quake4ever and at Quake4Center.

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It seems to be a new fashion, making labyrinthine maze maps these days!
This one is so intrincate that you can be lost in a minute!
It was developed by SfX & LFG.

Download it at SoF II Files.

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The Labyrinth is a large maze where players must find the best way to navigate their way around and defeat their opponents. Is it best to run along the tops of walls in plain sight, or inside the labyrinth to avoid detection until the time is right? In the center of the Labyrinth is a tower which can be entered to give players access to several sniper spots, but beware...whilst they give you a good view of the maze below, can be easily spotted. There are several small dueling areas, but almost the entire map is good for wall walks and fast, furious saber fights.

This map has many hidden features so there is always more to find. Oh and did I mention that it is haunted?

Get it now at Jedi Knight II Files!

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IGL is putting together a fully sponsored lan, check it out, sign up if your interested. It should be a good, fun time.

Around 175 players in a 3000 square foot location!

There will be SoF2, UT2K3, and UT tournaments with prizes!.

Take a look at IGL website here, if you´re interested, or just reply to this SoF II RavenForum thread.

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Raven-Games posted the fourth profile from the newly hired members of RavenSoft staff:
"We're proud to introduce the new animator, Kris Peterson to the community of fans of Raven's games...

Full Name: Kris Peterson.
Nickname: Krispy, or just KP.
Age: 23
Birthplace/Hometown: Eden Prairie, MN
Marital Status (Optional): Single."

You can read the whole interview at Raven-Games.

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This is a satanic looking AK74. It has all kinds of wierd symbols all over the gun!
A very nice gun if I do say so myself. Its looks evil and powerful!

Get it at SoF II FIles.

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New Weapon Pack developed by Covax. In his own words:

"So I was bored, saw the kick ass LotR Weapons pack and decided to throw in an upgraded version of my collection of Dragon Remix weapons to go along with it. Seeing as how I'll be focusing on the Blade Mod for the next few months this'll be the last Remix mod/pack for a good while."

You can get it at Jedi Knight II Files.

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The Academy of Game Entertainment Technology (G.E.T.), a Hollywood, California school aimed at preparing students for careers in game programming and game design, is now accepting enrollment for its November schedule of classes.

Classes include: C for Game Development, Fundamentals of Game Engine Design, 3D Graphics I (Direct X), 3D Graphics II (Textures and Lighting), Open GL, Intro to Level Design, Architectural Modeling for Game Design, and 3D Studio Max. Attendees must register for classes before November 4, 2002.

More details on enrollment, tuition and classes can be found on the Academy’s website..

(Source: GDConnect)

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Just got this message from Albert C.:

We have just added a bug report page to the profile section of your account. Please use this to report any bugs you are experiencing while on the client. If you are not able to get on the client please report the error you receive when trying to connect. The bug page can be accessed by logging into your account at the address below or signing up for a new account then click on the "Bugs" button. We have also updated profile picture section of SeeMePlayMe. Please take a moment to update your profile and profile picture to assure your profile picture is not a broken image.

You can do it here.

A new client has been released as of Tues, October 29th; you can get the new update by allowing your client to auto update or you can download it manually here.

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A model I've heard much about, and now it's out! Compared to what he should look like, I'd say the model is spot on. The mesh is quite good, though it deforms a bit weirdly during moves. The amazing skin was made by KMan. Great team behind this model- Sniper Wolf.

Get it at Jedi Knight II Files.

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A tribute to an Unreal Tournament map. It is a very close and nicely done replica. This was originally a CTF map, but this map supports a number of game types. It is a large map, good for 16+ players. The map is made up of 2 sides which are different. They are seperated by a main room with a sub in it. This is a map that test skill and team work.

It feels so different from UT due to the weapons. But it is nicely done by MidKnight.

Download it at SoF II Files.

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This map is of an Imperial base with some mining facility adjoined. Medium sized map with a cool design. The hangar is the main part of the map with walkways going around the top and an opening to some mining area below (There is an invisible floor that prevents you from going down to the mining area.. unsure if it's intentional or a bug). The doors at the back don't seem to open either.
It was made by Jason "Jed <4SakeN>".

You can get it at Jedi Knight II Files.

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2 new Jedi Outcast community sites are now being hosted on our network: Jedi Outcast TH, one of the most popular German JO fansites, and Galactic Warfare, a Total Conversion.

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The PunkBuster site has been updated with word on PB pre-release builds currently available for user testing in Q3, RtCW and SoF2. If you are a Win32 player who has been experiencing lag and/or lockup problems while running PunkBuster, then you may want to give the test builds a shot. Visit the PunkBuster News for more info, FAQ, and full documentation on the anti-cheat software.

(Source: Gamespy Daily)

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The Cantina Cloud Cartography Pack can only be considered excellent. This Map Pack contains 7 different maps in different game modes:

-Inexistence (CTF, CTY), the best one!
-Evening Glow (Duel)
-Gaspoet (Duel)
-River of Blood (FFA), very good too!
-Sanctuary (FFA)
-Return to Mt. Kurek (FFA, Duel)
-Matrix Lobby (FFA)

"Some really amazing work, great attention to detail and ofcourse, cool gameplay. Inexistence is set out in space and has an industrial feeling to it. Evening Glow has a Bespin theme and some nice lighting/ambience. Gaspoet is more of a city side map with trees and plants and walkways.
River of Blood is one of the best, a broken down building with all kind of debris around, and a lot of breakables too.
Sanctuary is equally good, it's mostly inside a 2 level building and has a really creepy feel to it, really nice!
Kurek seems more like a fast paced map with jump pads, teleporters, lava and more. Matrix Lobby is ofcourse the infamous scene in The Matrix where Neo fights the bad guys, don't be suprised if things get messy..."

You must have this map pack, just can´t miss it!

Get it at Jedi Knight II Files.

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The final version of JediPLUS mod for Jedi Outcast is finally out.
Developed by the Spectrum Team it now features:

- amtele command (level 2 admin)

- origin command (shows ur current location)

- locate command (level 2 admin)

- mod_nolimitduel -- if 1 it allows you to have an unlimited distance duel.

- fixed hug.

- mod_jail, mod_jailx, mod_jaily, mod_jailz, mod_jail states whether or not there is a jail on a specific map. Coords must be set per map.

mod_jailx is the X coordinate of the jail
mod_jaily is the Y coordinate of the jail
mod_jailz is the Z coordinate of the jail

- amjail commmand (Sends player to jail)

You don't have to download this mod, no one is forcing you to do so, if you haven't tried it, don't comment on it. If you STILL think this has the 'back door' code then keep your comment to yourself and just move along.
Since this is the last version of JediPLUS, the source code will be released shortly so keep a look out for it!

All infomation on how to use this mod are inside the zip file in text files. Just look around them and you should hopefully find your answer.

Get it at Jedi Knight II Files.

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Marko, one of the authors of Uber and Panzer Packs, and a lot of others excellent maps for Soldier of Fortune II, just updated and adapted some of his own maps to sniping. Do you remember MacDonalds?

"Just a little note to say I've updated 2 of my maps for sniper servers and chnaged their layout quite a bit. These maps are already on the RTW server rotation and might be on other sniper servers too.
Here's the links to the updated files:

- Downtown update.
- Welcome to MacDonalds update.

There might be other maps I made which will be updated to sniper maps. I will post all the news about them as soon as final versions are ready

I also have a new map I made specially or sniping which takes place in a bombed village."

Get the new map here.

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"Well, it's all systems go as we hurry to finish up the demo and try to get it out as soon as we can. I can't really give you a fixed release date at this stage because, no doubt, it will change. But, rest assured it is coming and if any of the recent builds of the demo are anything to go by, then we have a highly polished product on our hands. Things really are coming together now. It really is just a case of finishing some skins and textures, sound work and a few scripts then we just have to balance the game difficulties.

I think most sections have had an update apart from the FAQ and you can see a load of new screenshots about the place. In the levels screenshots section you can find some new pictures of Secret Base. The thumbnails don't look much, but open them up and you'll see the amount of detail and accuracy on the shots. But, the screens really don't do the level justice. Also, there are a couple of early shots of Ice Station Beta in there too. If you head over to the models screenshots section you can find a few new weapon model screenshots and a picture of the Death Star hologram. In the misc screenshot section you can find a picture of the new Datapad or Personal Data Assistant (As it was known in the original game).

But, where I've really been putting time into the update is for the actual team. We believe that any mod team should keep a very close relationship with its followers. That is what we try our best to do here. Anyway, you may have heard of a system called a ".plan tracker". Game companies use .plan trackers a lot and the developers update their .plans regularly with what they've been upto. So, I managed to find a script that we can use to do that here, but for the team. Every member of the team has an account and you can expect them to be updating their .plans regularly now and keep a close eye on what everyone is upto. On the right hand menu you'll see a link to this .plan tracker and the latest updates to it. You can find links to individual .plans on the team page. I hope this helps the fans out there to keep up to date with what's going on in the mod!

Also, this week we have our first download on the downloads page. It's a desktop wallpaper that MilesTeg made up of the Dark Forces logo that we have re-created for the mod. It's available in all major screen resolutions, so enjoy!"

Go take a look at the Dark Forces: a mod for Jedi Knight II website.

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This is a cool startup screen with the Fellowship of the Ring on it,
featuring images of all the fellowship against an odd, green colour.
It also has custom sounds taken from the film "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring."

Get it at Jedi Knight II Files.

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In this release, IRC Score enters the second round: with an all-new profile system which allows a previously unknown level of customization for each game and MOD, IRC interface fixes and a lot of rewritten, restructured, and optimized code.

NTP Alarm has learned how to kill it's operating system! In clear words, that means, you can now configure it to either power off, shut down, reboot your computer or log out from your user account when an alarm is triggered. It now is also capable of monitoring your e-mail account and notifying you when you received a new e-mail. Additionally, some annoying memory leaks have been closed, and the servers.ini updated with more sources to update your system time.

The Clan Tools Integrator has just been fixed up on the user interface side, which could have caused some problems on certain Windows configurations.

Unfortunately, the Clan Manager system has not been improved for this release. The whole project has just grown too big to take care of all components in a reasonable ammount of time. If you want to help in any way (programming, creating a reasonable documentation and help for newbies, whatever...) feel free to leave messages in the Forum or send an e-mail to Sonic.

You can get it at VWare.

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Our weapon modeler /skinner has skinned the medic,. The sniper skin is almost done, and the med pack is being worked on.

As for code, I finished the invisibility for the spy, but then realized that it would probably be better if I made a skin change, so that function will be done in a day or two, and the rest of the code, (grapple, real jetpack, air strike) is in progress.

As for maps, I have 4 large CTF maps, which I downloaded. If anyone is willing to make a map for Galactic Warfare, (you can also release it for Jedi Outcast); please contact me frown_face@hotmail.com.

If you want to know how the sound goes, I don’t know what background music will go into it, therefore I will be adding an mp3 player into the interface, sometime soon. As for the weapon sounds, and player sounds, there still is a lot of work to be done. So if anyone is willing to be a “sound guy”,

As far as the team goes, we got two more beta testers, and our concept and GFX artist Avi, have done some really nice work. Were looking for a skinner, if anyone is interested email me.

If your interested head on over to Star Wars: Galactic Warfare.

(Source: Jedi Knight II.net)

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An incredibly good looking sniper map developed by BlackWidow:
The ambient and the atmosphere are amazing, a huge medieval castle, a church with gregorian chanting and a well that...I´m not gonna tell you the secret of the well, you find out for yourselves.

The only problem I found was the lack of weapons, but as the author explains:
"This map lacks a full compliment of weapons. The map is best run in conjunction with the Mandown mod or on a sniper server."
Maybe a later patch will fix this minor issue!

But it is definitely worth the download. You can get it here.

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Looks like SoF II has a new mod being worked on for it:

From the folks that brought you Alliance Games for Quake 3, LMCTF for Quake 2, and Loki's Missions Single Player games for Quake 2 & Half-Life, comes ICS, a multiplayer add-on pack for Soldier of Fortune II. ICS stands for International Crime Syndicate and is a crime themed pack with maps set in exotic international locations. Right now it's a work in progress but we're currently looking for mappers, modelers and skinners to contribute.

If you're interested, check out their website, here.

"ICS is a multiplayer map and skins pack for Soldier of Fortune II. All maps have been designed specifically for the Infiltration game type although they also support Demolition, Elimination, Capture the Flag, Death Match and Team Death Match. We wanted to add a little bit of a story to Infiltration. The scenario is that the Blue Team is part of an International Crime Syndicate. In each map they try to infiltrate targets such as banks, casinos and art galleries. The defending red team will usually take the form of a swat team or local security personnel.

The ICS bandit logo is taken from the Corsican flag and is also associated with the Corsican Mafia, sometimes called the Maquis. The French Resistance during WW2 was also called the Maquis due to the fact that the Corsican Mob played a large roll in the Resistance. So much so that the French government turned their back on the illegal activities of the Maquis for several decades after the war. In any event, we felt that this would be a fitting image for ICS and would give it some exotic, international flavor. "

(Source: SoF II Match)

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Here's a full weapons skin pack (including grenades) that are all highlighted in blue. Very nice for the ctf gametype.
Developed by [GF]Burnside(AKA Satans Son) they are listed as follow:

-AK-74
-ANM14
-Knife
-M1911A1
-M3A1
-M4 (and. M203)
-M590
-M60
-Micro Uzi
-MM1
-MP5-SD
-MSG90A1
-RPG7
-SIG551
-Silver Talon
-SMOHG92
-USAS12
-US Socom

Get them at SoF II Files.

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"Since the Westar gun didn't have any sounds, Quigon extracted some sounds from the AotC movie and used them.
The sounds are a bit funny.... they sound like something hitting metal though I don't remember the movie anymore sooo maybe it'll make more sense to you all."

Take a look at Jedi Knight II Files.

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"Did you ever wish that life could be modded? Think of the advancements that could be made. The hilarious situations. The down right good time that you'd have if you could see through walls or pull off phat leaps and dives. Real life mods may not be a reality, but we can pretend it is."

A great discussion at 3D Action Planet.

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Skyjake´s Doomsday was updated to version 1.7.5 here (as noticed before):

* You might like to try the -nopsf option in case you prefer that Doomsday's choice of primary sound buffer format doesn't override that of FMOD and other audio applications (when using DirectSound).
* The model loader will automatically check for the existence of DMD models. If a DMD version of an MD2 model exists, the DMD version is loaded instead. I've added a batch file to the jHeretic model pack that converts most of the monsters to DMD.
* The memory zone is no longer used in texture processing. This should be helpful with the large high-resolution texture packs since you don't have to have a huge 90 MB zone any more.
* Some hope for those suffering from infinitely repeating sounds: now the sound code doesn't rely on buffer cursor positions when detecting when a sound has finished playing.
* Bug fixes: clients didn't play sounds without an origin (e.g. item pickup), -noeax caused a crash at startup, game window is hidden in dedicated mode and a few minor fixes.

The games have been updated as well:

* jDoom has now the cvar server-game-coop-respawn-items, which controls whether items should be respawned in co-op games.
* jHexen's default bindings for F2 and F3 were corrected to match those shown in the help screens. Also a bug was fixed concerning the player's active weapon after loading a savegame.

The jHeretic model pack was updated, too:

* In the Md2\jHeretic\ directory there is a batch file called MakeLOD.bat. Running it will generate DMD versions of most of the monsters. Note, however, that the benefit gained from this is not too dramatic: expect a few more FPS in crowded places.
* Models were added: Ring of Invincibility, blue and green key, HUD models for the Firemace and Phoenix Rod, chicken (for monsters), timebomb (hourglass).

Something for the jHexen model pack:

* A model was added: axe key.
* Since all the existing models have a relatively small polycount, having DMD versions of them is unfortunately next to useless.

And don't forget to try out the KickStart v2.0 Beta by Cheb.

(Source: DoomsdayHQ)

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TBHellsBells is a fun DM City Map that has lots of access to all the building tops. Its a great sniper map and although a decent size it's even fun with 2-3 players. There are loads of weapons and ammo and 3 RPG7 stashes. A handgun battle in the street can be fun. This map has all the new weapons from both SOF2 patches.
Made by BRIGZY [TB MAPZ].

Grab it at SoF II Files.

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A quite simple map for a good deathmatch, it´s a rectangular area with tree models and shrubs and stuff. There are two buildings of sorts on opposite corners, one is a small hut thing and the other is a stone hill with a bunch of rubble lying next to it, which are destroyable and might, or might not, give access to another area...
It was made by TJA|Jedi-L.

You can get it at Jedi Knight II Files.

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Albert C. sent me this message:

"We have release a new beta version as of Monday, October 21, 2002. New features include user settings, Q3f support, SKINS!, room options, bug fixes, and install fixes. If you have been unable to install SMPM it is very possible that the new release could solve this issue.

If you have been unable to install SMPM please do not give up, we keep each and every email and reference them for future beta releases. We also recommend you visit our temp chat here if you are having any issues installing or using the beta software. If our staff is unable to correct the problem we will take note and have our developers look into the problem for the next release.

You can check it at Seemeplayme.

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A kind of Snipers love map. Some new terrain as well as some kind of Fortress was added. This map is optimized for INF and CTF.
But rather all other game modes are also playable.
The author used a lot of models and bsp instances from the MP and SP game.
It was developed by Andre Lorbach and, as being his first map, he would apreciate some feedback.

Get it at SoF II Files.

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Velax sent word that SoF II Match is looking for new staff. If you love playing SoF2, if you want to be a part of the SoF2 Community, and if you'd like to work for a popular and comprehensive fan site, check out the jobs we have available on the Jobs page, here.

(Source: SoF II Match)

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"Puppet Mowers went a long way towards making a statement in week two of the Cyberathlete Amateur League's SoF2 division. Going into their match with Deviant Objectives, [Pm] was considered a huge underdog by most. dev had gone almost the entire season undefeated, losing only in the last week by forfeit to Zero Five Zero. They were considered to be one of the "Big 3" Central powerhouses (along with zfz and Full Effect), and members of the "Big 3" were only supposed to be able to lose each other. Not anymore."

You can read the full CAL news report at Planet Soldier.

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The latest and last version of Qui Gon by Mars Marshall. That is until the Qui Gon model comes out! Still some excellent face textures! Really amazing how it looks like Qui Gon and it's just the Trainer model.
The skin has a two variants, a trainer and a sith version. The trainer one looks a bit weird because his body and hand skin colours don't match wink but still, great job on both of them.

You can get it at Jedi Knight II Files.

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It seems that the two Soldier of Fortune II modifications Warfare: Here and Now and Secret Service joined forces to end up as one single project.

"Well its official now: We have joined teams with secret service mod.
Comment of the project leader of ss: We felt that, some of our MOD had some pieces missing that you guys could help fill in..! and same way around."

Beside that, they got two new members on the team:

"We have 2 new members to the team:
Lux the mapper of the team has almost finished his map for us and Fuz2y the skinner you all seen his work from SoF Bunker."

You can check their website here.

(Source: SoF Bunker)

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Raven-Games third profile of the newly hired RavenSoft personnel:

"We're proud to introduce the newly hired Level Designer, Ford Dye to the community of fans of Raven's games:

Full Name: Ford Dye
Nickname (if any): Believe it or not...Raven. This is an old nickname for me that came from my avian interests :).
Age: 28
Birthplace/Hometown: Carmel, CA
Marital Status (Optional): Married."

You can read the interview with Ford Dye at the Raven-Games Profiles.

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This one is a psychedelic nightmare! It seems it came straight out of American McGee´s Alice...
Picture this: a gigantic garage and a big MiniMoke, working, wheels turning, smoke coming out of the exhaust tube! You can take a walk through the driving seat (there is another, regular sized, car behind it), the dashboard and the gearstix. It has some jumping platforms to speed up things.

Catch it at SoF II Files.

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This map has an arena in the centre of a large room with a black pit below. You can get on/off this arena by two walkways on the sides which lead to a room with an elevator which takes you to another room. Pickups and things along the way to 'pick up' of course! There is a third walkway that takes you to this small corridor high in the wall, though it doesn' t seem to lead anywhere.

Included in the zip is a separate pk3 containing the Phantom Knight skin. It's basically a reskin of Kyle except with a few additions to his gear and wearing the clan colours. (Note: This skin replaces Kyle in-game

Check it out at Jedi Knight II Files.

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This is one big and well made map. I just had a quick run around and I found that its big enough to get lost in. This map has bits of everything and it all blends nicely. Even has a story to go with it. Sewers, vents, streets, dark corners, massive rooms (arena style). This is one map that you want. But you do need a few people to play with.

"A shop complex disguised as a Bank. Set in the streets of Prague.
The banks security sector has been breached and the Promethius
terrorist group are attempting to steal Shop intelligence from
inside the bank vaults. The shops agents must protect the briefcase at all costs.
Prometheus terrorist group must destroy either the shop weapon
storage or the computer systems to win the round.
Map supports TDM,DM,INF,ELIM,CTF,DEM,GOLDRUSH,(T)KTMWTB
Suitable for 16+ players."

Download it at SoF II Files.

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GTKRadiant should be coming up with another update soon. Some of the stuff posted on the Geradiant site is as follows:

-We will have better texture compression support, and less memory usage (specially visible on SoF2 support).

-Raven has been contributing some cool stuff, we'll have light radius drawn in the editor

-SplashDamage sent in a long list of updates and tweaks also (from their internal version of GtkRadiant)

-Ydnar has been working on more q3map2 features, and we will probably bundle q3map2 in 1.2.11. Among the new q3map2 stuff, support for JKII and SoF2 compiling!

(Source: GDConnect)

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A new mod for Jedi Knight II centered on Tolkien´s Lord of the Ring´s theme and the incoming movie "The Two Towers".
This mod pack is indeed a large release, divided in six parts, it became a huge project developed by KOTORMRJay, Tim Underbakke and JT Sims:

If you download all of the portions, you will have these 11 new skins:
-Elrond
-Gilgalad (the elf general)
-Strider
-Boromir
-Legolas
-Lurtz
-Nazgul
-Uruk-hai

Plus you have these Two Towers preview skins:
-Faramir
-Eomir
-Knight_of_Gondor

"You will also have 8 new sword's (both regular replacement and JediMod versions).As well as a hilt only version of each, combined with a little fun saber color mod like thing. The concept of the mod thing was to bring some of the power of the patch and Jedi Mod to those who don't use the patch ,basically it lets you have different swords,but the blades are transparent and you must have the Dynamic lighting off(in set up) to get the full effect of the mod.
It was intended for "no patch" games but a few of the testers thought it would have some advantages in Jedi Mod as well so thanks to "Tim 'the Geek' Underbakke" who was responsible for converting all the swords and hilts into jedi mod we have both versions a jedi mod pk3 of both swords full versions ,and the hilt and blade mod thing pk3 as well now you should only have one or the other in the base at a time."

Check in Jedi Knight II Files for Pack A, Pack B, Pack C and Pack C.
Get also the Mod Compatible Swords and the SP/MP Replacement Swords to complete the whole project mod.

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Aspyr Media this morning announced that Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast is now Golden Master and has gone off to duplication. The game, which was ported to the Mac by Westlake Interactive, will be shipping in the next few weeks, maybe as soon as the end of October. Aspyr also plans on releasing a demo, but a date for the demo has not been set yet.

Several years have passed since Kyle avenged his father's death and saved the Valley of the Jedi from Jerec and his band of Dark Jedi. Allowing his Force powers to languish for fear of falling to the dark side, Kyle entrusted his lightsaber to Luke Skywalker, vowing never to use it again. But when a new and menacing threat to the galaxy emerges, Kyle knows he must reclaim his past in order to save his future. Players assume the role of Kyle as they employ a unique mix of weapons, Force powers and your lightsaber in both single- and multiplayer modes.

Here are the current system requirements:
# MacOS 9.1 or later (with virtual memory on)
# MacOS X compatible, version 10.1 or later
# G3 or G4 Processor at 400 MHz or faster
# 128 MB of Memory (256 MB required for OS 10.1)
# 4X CD-ROM (16X recommended)
# Hard Drive, with 665 MB minimum free space
# Hardware 3D Acceleration required (ATI Radeon/NVidia GeForce card)

Check it out at InsideMacGames.

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A single-player mod for Jedi Knight II developed by DarthArth:

"The Challenge is a Ladder type game of sorts. It has a couple features that really make the map complete such as: multiple enemy waves, cutscenes, objectives, a new menu and a couple more! The map resembles the Jedi Valley map we saw in JK2 SP, though it has been made completely by Darth Arth!
A nice open map, plenty of room, and best of all, you have Mara Jade to accompany! You meet some of the good and bad in the Star Wars Universe so keep a look out!"

You can download it at Jedi Knight II Files.

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A brand new HexenWorld site available at Raven-Games:

This site is a place where Kor Skarn made his Hexen II work available for download. This includes maps, prefabs, HexenC code, textures, utilities, models, skins, etc. Some of these files, such as maps, are for using with Hexen II/HexenWorld, while others, like prefabs and utilities, are to help in editing Hexen II.

Check it out here.

(Source: RavenForums)

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A farily large arena. Made up of 3 levels each with separate rooms on each and one massive arena room that spans the 3 floors. Very good for the skillful players who wish to battle it out with their AK74's and M4's. You need something like 6 people to have fun on this. But the more people the better. Download this one for the final battle of them LAN parties.

Get it at SoF II Files.

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"It was a sunny morning on the beaches of Spira. Kyle and Jan were sitting on the back porch of there beach house watching the beautiful sun rise. Kyle was putting the final touches on his new light saber. “There it’s done” Kyle said as he powered it up. “lets see what this saber can do” as he said that someone came up behind him blocking his saber. The intruder realized who he was and then snapped his saber of. “Kyle Katarn” the intruder said, “I’m from the Jedi Academy. Luke sent me to get you.” “What?! Why?” Kyle responded “A group of four people were sent to dispose of the crystals on Ruusan” the Jedi paused “And?” Kyle said “Two of them are missing and when the other two went down to check on them nothing was there but there flash lights and the strangest part was all the statues that were in the room had vanished.” “Well, what are we waiting for? Lets get out of here” Kyle said as he and Jan packed there few belongings and headed for the Jedi’s ship.

As they approached the ship Kyle noticed someone he recognized. “What is she doing here” Kyle said as he powered up his saber and glared at Tavion. “She is my pilot and the newest member of the Jedi Academy” The Jedi responded. “Great” Kyle said in an annoyed tone as he turned of his saber. They all got aboard the ship and headed for Yavin.

“Darn light saber” Kyle said as he thru it to the ground “I can’t get this stupid thing to work!” “Calm down Kyle” Jan said. The Jedi walked in to the room they where in and said “It appears we didn’t clean up the Remnant as good as we had hoped.” “What do you mean” Kyle Demanded. The Jedi responded “We are being pulled in by a Star Destroyers tractor beam!” Everyone readied there weapons as they all heard the far to familiar sound of storm troopers boots clicking over head."

A new 17 level total convertion of Jedi Knight II that continues the story of Jedi Outcast.

You can check it out here.

(Source: Jedi Knight II.net)

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The Action Wizards are doing it again:
A one day Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix tournament, they host it next Friday, October 25 -- 4 p.m. Pacific( 8 a.m. GMT).

(Source: Gamespy Arcade)

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The clan {*REB*}REBELS is looking for new members, check out this thread on our forums for info on signup.

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Doc_Brown, a HL and UT modder, is now expanding to SoF2 with a SP/cool Zombie mod, and is looking for people interested in working on such a project. See here for more information.

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When I first tried this little FFA JK II map I did´nt like it that much. I tought it was kinda primary.
But after a while it started to be lots of fun. Made by C2, this is, basicly, a three room gymn (it looks like one) with lots of weapons around, perfect for fast furious action. With good music too!

You can check C2´s webby here, or download the map at PC GameMods.

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An update to a useful server tool. If you wish to be able to set up a professional server in the matter of seconds, this is the tool for you. Lets you easily configure a lot of options from an easy to use interface that would otherwise take some time to type into the console, assuming you knew what to type. This is an update to the old version, but is still a beta, so it may contain some bugs. This version work with the 1.02 patch.

You can download it at SoF II Files or at Aphextwin´s Gamerunners.

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Fuz2y made three more realistic skins for Soldier of Fortune II:

-Fuz2y MP5 v2
-Fuz2y M3A1
-Fuz2y Hands Skins

You can get them at SoF Bunker.

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A very nice map made by Warlord. Split into two clear sides, great for CTF. Also well laid out for any other game type thats supported. I would say that if you have 6 players, your going to have a great time here. There are several ways accross the stream, which just makes this more interesting.
Try this map, and Im sure that you will like it, unless a dark and groomy power generation based in an urban enviroment with several traps isnt your kind of thing.

You can get it at SoF II Files.

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Definitely another mod to help make JK II more "Star Warsy", by Patrick:

"This mod changes the lightsaber and many of the weapons sounds to a new set of sound effects taken from the Star Wars movies. I started out wanting the saber sounds to reflect those that I associate with the classic trilogy, but hadn't heard in any existing mod. There are also new weapons sounds from the movies."

Pick it up at Jedi Knight II Files.

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Some of you might remember this map from a while back. Nice and simple design. A small city made up of two sections joined by an underground tunnel and through a building. Good for small fast and furious deathmatch sessions.

In this version of the map there have been some changes. The glass doors have been replaced by sliding ones. You can jump through the windows now (as far as i can remember you couldnt before). The new guns have been added as well as a recruitment room.
The map seems to have more of a feel to it now. I think the textures have been improved.

Get it at SoF II Files.

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"Every good news and entertainment organization needs a slot for self-important talking heads to blabber about a subject they spend more energy pretending to understand than actually trying to understand - and 3DActionPlanet is no different. That's why today we christen the first edition of Gaming Roundtable, 3DAP's very own panel of expert opinion.

We're talking about AI or Artificial Intelligence in PC action games: Where it's come from, where it is now, and where it's going (or needs to go). According to Dictionary.com, artificial intelligence (n. Abbr. AI) is the ability of a computer or other machine to perform those activities that are normally thought to require intelligence."

The toughest job in creating a good action game is the AI?

You can read it all at 3D Action Planet.

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A skinpack containing around 10 skins. Each skin is supposed to reflect the 'dead' theme, which some of them do pretty well.
The Desann skin is one I particularly like, his face and part of his body is just flesh and you can see his bones and such.
You can imagine the creativity that went into this when such a big variety is there.

The Deadites Characters are inspired by the Evil Dead film,
Army Of Darkness.
You'll find the Army of Darkness Clan server at JK2NOT4HIRE.NET: 24.157.125.68:28070

And the skinpack at Jedi Knight Files.

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New improved skins, made by someone decent,living in a decent place, finally!
Fuz2y put out six new Soldier of Fortune II weapons and stuff:

-Fuz2y USAS12
-Fuz2y SMOG90A1
-Fuz2y MSG90A1
-Fuz2y Briefcase
-Fuz2y ANM14
-Fuz2y AK74

You can pick them over at SoF Bunker.

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Andy867 posted at Jedi Knight II.net this morning:

"Received this memo from NwO Reaper 1576 about the latest news from the people over at the Dark Forces 2: Enhanced TC for JK II:
We are planning to release a map pack containing the Boss levels that are currently being worked on by Grets Sirob and Ultimate Zeus (who created the Emperor Series). It will contain:

Yun - The Dark Youth
The Brother's of the Sith
Maw - The Revenge
Sarris - Jedi Battleground
Yun - Battle to the Death
Boc-The Crude
Boc - A Nuisance
Jerec - The Force Within
Jerec - A Battle for Power
There will be more new and information on what maps will appear in this pack soon keep an eye on the site for more news here."

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Well I guess now at latest everyone has noticed the new design, which has this far been implemented for all the latest game sections (SoF and newer) and for most pages of the main section. If you see anything weird somewhere, it's most probably the old design for this or that page, and should disappear in the coming days/weeks.

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Lots of cool sounds! This pack changes the sounds for the following: M4, M4grenade launch, M4 grenade Impact, Ak74, Micro-Uzi, M60, MP5, Silver Talon, M1911a1, USSocom, Sig 551, Sniper Rifle, Frag grenade, Death Sounds, Bullet Impact on Armor and Flesh, M3a1, and the sound the rpg7 makes when it flies by you...

Take a look at SoF II Files.

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Frits Van de Water's beta return of the pawnshop, the church of pain, in a dark, cloudy pendulous atmosphere (although the sky is starlit), to be continued...

"I must say it is a pretty neat medium sized map. The church is the center piece so you can kill em all and then repent your sins!There are some bottles of Celestial Wine and an AK-74 beside the altar.
A very suspicious hotel and a little graveyard, with your name on one of the tombs, completes the place...
There is a nice surprise for all you NOOB weapon lovers out the but i will leave that to you to find out."

Grab it at SoF II Files.

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Warfare: here and now is about today's warfare.
It is about what the rules are and watching who you are shooting at. The main thing is all about team spirit.
You have a team and with that team youre gonna eliminate the opposite team or gonna complete the tasks you were given.
The game is gonna contain an built in voice communication system so you have more contact with youre team members.
You were also given rules of engagement instructions that only consists in youre situation that you dont start slaughtering youre whole crew so you can laugh at them and start shooting the opposite, that sort of tricks are punished by putting you in to a jail room and keep you there for a whole day.
The jail room is given to you when you are over 4 team kills in 2 hours so don't try it.
We try to put in with some help of the servers a code that keeps you in jail for ALL servers who are running the mod so you wont be able to play at other servers.
Sorry but the rule is very important cause some people like to have fun and no teamkillspirits within the team.
Also we are going to perform an arsenal that include real world weaponry: Mp5sdk will be put out of the game and the mp5a3 will be in and offcourse the HK 21e will be in and the m249 SAW. M60 stays) And grenades to have some explosion fun with the game.
Also is points be given to you by youre performance, like when you have dismanteled the bomb you get 10 points and we are trying to have help from servers also so you can update youre points and put them into a tournament.

Features:

1. New team system.
2. Voice communications.
3. Larger maps.
4. New breathing system for sniper's.
5. 32 weapon's and item's. (this is something we go for now, in the future there maybe more.)
6. New HUD display.
7. 32 player combat.
8. 12 scenario's.
9. New skin's of realistic Counter-terrorist force's.

They are alive and kicking, take a look at their website here.

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Sergio updated the file submit system at PC GameMods:

"I have come to realize that not everybody out there has a good email account with a lot of space for sending files available to them. So hence I created a file submitting form for people to submit their mods. This system makes it easier for both people, you can always submit your files and know they got through, and I have a much easier way of adding them. There is no order, no priorities, your mod receives the attention it needs in the order it was submitted. You can use the new system on the game sections on the "Submit Mod" button. If you previously emailed your file in and I have not put it up yet, please submit it via the submit mod script, your file will get up a lot quicker."

Check it out here.

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This is a character from Final Fantasy 7, so those who've played the game will probably have more fun with this model wink. The model is reasonably well done for a first time modeller (especially since JK2 modelling is a bit of a headache). It doesn't warp or distort horribly during animations. The hair at the back of his head looks a bit funny (straight lines n all) not sure if it's supposed to be that way though. The skin is a little blurry, but again, not a bad job!

Take a look at Jedi Knight II Files.

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Bushido Pack contains 3 maps set in a Japanese setting, along with a skin and a katana to match! The first map is one we have seen before, though the other 2 are pretty cool too! The second one takes place inside a building, plenty of room all around with a statue sitting in the middle. Great lighting effects coming from the window (gives a sense of source of light). The last map looks much like the theme of the first one though it has more buildings in it, a stream and bridge.

The skin looks excellent too, pretty cool how it gives a whole new look to the JediTrainer model!
All 5 things in the pack are definitely worth the download, so check it out!

Get it at Jedi Knight II Files.

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LucasArts announced earlier this evening that Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast has achieved gold status, and is currently in manufacturing for its November 18th release on Xbox, GameCube and PC CD-ROM. Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast has players taking on the role of Kyle Katarn as he tries to avenge his father’s death and save the Valley of the Jedi from jerec and his Dark Jedi. Developed in co-operation with Activision’s Raven Software, Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast features a modified Quake III engine, such Star Wars locals as Cloud City, the Jedi Academy on Yavin 4, and Nar Shaddaa. The game also has multiplayer modes including: Capture the Flag, Free for All, Team FFA, Duel, and Jedi Master.

You can check the new game trailer here.

(Source: Gamespy Daily)

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Sniper only is a method of playing under specified rules of engagement. These rules include no close combat fighting, no same building kill (both players in the same building) and no open person/ open killing.

It's possible that we are about to set a new gametype. join the excitement and see for yourself how much fun this can be.

The {CHK} (cold hearted killers) no only know how to fight, but also consist of some great mappers. You may be interested in checking out some of the work located on their Clan Website.

(Source: GDConnect)

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For many it may be entertainment, for others it's what they base their life around. Where do we, gamers, fit in? Is gaming just entertainment to us, or is it something much more?

"Although gaming may not be taken seriously, it doesn't get me down when people smack talk it. The fact that I sit in front of a computer 4-6 hours a day means nothing. The outside world knows little to none about the gaming culture. Yes, I said culture. A culture is the beliefs, values, socioeconomic systems and customs shared by a group of people and passed down from generation to generation. This includes language, morals and rites of passage. If you take a look at clans, forums, and IRC channels, all of this becomes evident. We have our own unique culture. Does some business man from New York know what a n00b is, does he know that in Jedi Knight 2 you're supposed to bow before starting a duel?

From a cultural Anthropologist's point of view, we are unique in everything we do. So, why aren't we recognized as so? Most of the world thinks that gamers just sit in front of a bright screen in a dark room and play with their computer. We aren't even recognized as a separate market category, although we clearly have our own tastes and desires."

An article by Spencer "TheBigDuke" Semple that can be read here.

(Source: 3D Action Planet)

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Round 1 of the Cyberathlete Amateur League´s SoF2 division playoffs finished last night when Puppet Mowers pulled out a somewhat surprisingly convincing win over LoCals. The Pacific Division has been crazy all year, and [Pm] showed this week why they belong in the playoffs. Vanguard dispatched with Central wild card Diverse with relative ease and look every bit as dangerous as predicted early in the season. Elsewhere in the west, Play With Knives, coming off a disappointing OT loss last week to Team DX, managed to squeek by Xcessive 2 Killing, while their past-week betters in DX were eliminated by a DOGGUS team that is making a strong case for being the favorite in the Pacific division.

It was a bad week for upstart Central teams Arcane Knights of the Apocalypse and Night of the Wolf, as they both suffered big losses at the hands of OTB finalists Deviant Objectives and Zero Five Zero, respectively. Full Effect also dominated in their victory over Ahriman Corps. These three powerhouses finally get to play out-of-division games next week.

(Source: Planet Soldier)

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SoF Bunker interviewed Jamie , the Secret Service SoF II Mod project leader:

"The year is 2005 and terrorists have developed a deadly virus that they are planning
on releasing on U.S soil with bombs against U.S in the middle of the president election.
Your job as an highly decorated Secret Service agent is to, along with your men, protect
the U.S president and prevent the terrorists from killing the president and spread the
virus. The Terrorsits call them self: R.W.O = Rising world order and are from countrys that
dispies U.S.A and everything it stands for.Mainly from old Russia and the Arabic countries.

This mod will feature weapons such as:

As a Secret Service agent your standard equiptment is as follow:

Weapons:

9mm Berreta, Glock 9, USP and WalterP2K.
NightStick
MP5, M4, SIG551(scoped..but different from Ravens one..)(more to come)
Flashbangs(grenades), Hand Grenades, Smoke grenades and Concussion Grenades.
Benelli Shotgun(more to come)

Accessories:

Radio/Headset (maybe we will make a radio come up when there is a command)
Teargas
NightVision
LaserSight (USP and maybe glock9, and MP5)
FlashLight (Weapons not chosen yet)
(alot more to come)

As a R.W.O member you have a long range of dangerous weapons at your disposal:

Weapons:

Desert Eagle, Glock 9, Anaconda and FN Five-Seven
Knife
AEK971, MAC10 Uzi, AUGSG522(scoped)(more to come)
Flashbangs(grenades), Hand Grenades, Smoke grenades and Fire grenades.
Spas-12 Shotgun(more to come)

Accessories:

Radio/Headset (maybe we will make a radio come up when there is a command)
Tazer
NightVision
ThermalVision
FlashLight (Weapons not chosen yet)
(alot more to come)"

You can read it all at SoF Bunker.

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Star Trek Voyager and its expansion pack (unavailable since early 2002) have been re-released - along with 2 other Star Trek titles - in the "Star Trek Action Pack". You can already buy this package for $29.99 here. Read on for a snippet from the official Activision press release.

"Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) gives shoppers a jump on the holiday season by beaming down a four-pack of Phaser filled fun with the release of the Star Trek Action Pack. Currently available at retail stores nationwide, the Star Trek Action Pack contains the full retail versions of Star Trek Armada, Star Trek Armada II, Star Trek: Voyager Elite Force and the Star Trek: Voyager Elite Force Expansion Pack. The Star Trek Action Pack for the PC carries a suggested retail price of $29.99. Star Trek Armada and Star Trek Armada II are rated "E" by the ESRB, while Star Trek: Voyager Elite Force and the Star Trek: Voyager Elite Force Expansion Pack have been rated "T" for Teen."

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SOF2 Runner has been updated to version 0.8.9

This version fixes a bug with enable/disable of the M84.

The update also adds a new view button to all enable/disable configurations in the Options page. Get the full install or update from the download section. I apologize for any inconvenience.

You can download it here.

(Source: Game Runners (former Custom Installations))

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A very simple and pleasant duel map for Jedi Outcast:

"What seems like a REALLY simple map can turn out to be a bit of fun wink. This map just has a glass circular platform suspended over a large floor with what looks like lights on it. The only weapon (which is kinda funny) is the bryar pistol. hehe... let you guys figure out why that's funny..."

Grab it here.

(Source: Jedi Knight II Files)

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Raven-Games continues the weekly interviews with the new hired Raven Software members.
This time it was Mike Pleva, the new animator, profiled:

Full Name: Mike Pleva
Age: 33
Birthplace/Hometown: Grew up in Racine, Wisconsin.
Marital Status (Optional): Sorry ladies, I'm married.

You can read it all at Raven-Games.

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Planet Soldier posted an interview with Kris, the mod´s project leader, and all the details of the ManDown update:

* Fully 1.02 compatible
* League game support (ie. ready up mode, ability to lock teams, call timeouts, swap objectives and invite/lock out spectators etc)
* Capture and Hold gametype
* Classic Capture the Flag gametype
* ktmwtb & tktmwtb gametypes by ReverendTed (Includes files to support ktmwtb on default SoF2 maps)
* Last Man Standing gametype
* Full female team member support and updated female radio sounds.
* New LAPD Team provided by FRAGGER (Includes .ent files to enable LAPD vs Thugs on mp_hk1, mp_hk2 & mp_pra2)
* Alternate version of lean fix (ie. Can't lean through cubicles in mp_raven, can lean out windows in mp_shop etc)
* Improved gametype support
* Ability to edit existing maps in-game, with out the need to recompile .bsp
* Team Info client option (Show important team mate infomation on ident, HUD and/or over heads)
* Multiple HUD support (Including basic, default & default small)
* Ability to define default items/item choices, globally or on a per team basis
* Four chasecam modes (Third person, first person, third person fixed and view cam)
* Profanity check (Kick/ban players who use too much foul language)
* Name checker (Protect names/clan tags from being used unless player has correct password/ip)
* Spectator password (Stop people using spectator mode to cheat)
* Numerous bug fixes and misc improvements, including 1.02 problems
* Much, much more...

You can download it here.

Take a look at the interview with ManDown project leader, Kris, here.

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SquadGames launches a new SoF II layout and opens for registration new tournaments and ladders:

"The SOF2 site layout Is 95% complete.

Also the Tournaments are still open for registration
-We need 1 more team for the USA - CTF to make 16 teams to begin
-We need 3 more teams for the USA - INFILTRATION to make 16 teams
-The Europe Tournaments need ALOT more teams and we may be forced to start those events with 8 teams so spread the word to the SOF2 Community.

SINGLE ELIMINATION BRACKET TOURNAMENTS ARE OPEN FOR REGISTRATION as are the LADDERS!"

Check it out here.

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I have no idea who, or what, the hell is Duffman, but it seems to be a very popular Simpson character, so David "Madjai" Henry made a model for JK II and Grafox the skin.

"No game would be complete without SOME kind of Simpsons character!Duffman also has his own sounds and everything!"

You can grab it at Jedi knight II Files.

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The Jedi Outcast popular mod JediPLUS was updated to version 4.1.
Now before you all start, you don't HAVE to download this version! Stick with whichever version you wish, those who want to update, you're free to do so; others, move on big grin.
As always, help on JediPLUS's features can be found in the text files inside the .zip file. Look there FIRST for help!

New features are:

- mod_kickdmgduel (allows you to turn kick damage on in duels if set to 1)
- HUG EMOTE
- mod_teamduels (Allows Duels in Team FFA (can duel with own team if friendlyfire is on))
- mod_limitgrapple (Disables grapple-kicks and grapple-attacks (no more DFAing then grappling)
- Duel Stats (Shows your stats after a duel)
- Emote Listing file in emotes.txt
- ampass command (level 1 admin -- use as ampass sets everyones join password. Lets them stay thru map change)


This mod includes all of Tchouky's code for rgb sabers and model scaling.

You can download it at Jedi Knight II Files.

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This release contains the .ini files for AnimatEd and SklView which allow you to change the load location for SDK files.

For example: if you installed the SDK in C:\SOF2SDK, this should be entered into each file.

Both programs will assume that the base directory is one level deeper than your SDK directory. The
programs also assume the ext_data and skeletons directories are a level lower than that:

So if I installed in C:\SDK, I unpacked the pk3's and made a base structure like this:

C:\SDK\base\skeletons
C:\SDK\base\ext_data

As always, these tools are released "as is" with no support from Raven Software or Activision.

Get it here.

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One of our favorite map sites for Jedi Knight II, JediOutcastMaps turned into a totally new website: PcGameMods.

"Well pcgamemods.com is done, all the maps that were on jedioutcastmaps.com are on here everything works, feature wise. As you probably have noticed...No UT 2003 Maps, but during this week I will add them up (need to take shots of them still). I will also be adding "high res" as a new feature for screenshots for those of you who have broadband and would like to see clearer shots of the levels, anyway any comments or suggestions would be appreciated, go to the forums to tell me about them."

Take a look at the Jedi Knight II page here.
You can submit a file with this e-mail adress.

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"This map is of a base in a very snowy place big grin It looks perfect, from the icicle kinda things hanging from the walls, to the snowy landscape outside. Great terrain work as well! The inside of the base is a hangar of sorts with a couple rooms to explore, while the outside seems to be a battlefield eek! with an Imperial base on the other side.
It looks great, and for a beta, I was quite impressed, especially with the little "thingie" in the battlefield wink (won't say what it is, gotta check it for yourself).
The only thing I was a bit disappointed on was the insides of the base wasn't as 'detailed' as the outside. Very blocky looking, but then again it still is a beta and judging from what I see it should turn out great!"

Get it at Jedi Knight II Files.

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BuRNSIde started a petition to bring back to Soldier of Fortune II the two old gametypes: Control and Conquer the Bunker.

Both are very fun to play and would fit the Soldier of Fortune 2: Double Helix game very well.

To have a little more information on these gametypes, read below:

Control- :
A number of flags are set up in places on a map. They are given named such as "Front Gate" for the area they are in. And they are not picked up, instead are "captured" until they are turend to the other team by running over them.

Conqure the Bunker- :
Basic "King of the Hill" game. Person or team to stay the longest, gets the points and wins the game.

Sign the SoF II Gametype Request Petition here

(Source: GDConnect)

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Bust out your light saber and swing it at the Action Wizards in a one day Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast tournament.
It will take place Friday, October 18 -- 4 p.m. Pacific, 8 a.m. GMT, at Gamespy Arcade.

(Source: Gamespy Arcade Informant)

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After nearly 2 years of work, I just finished the 3rd and last episode of my Heretic Walkthrough and Strategy Guide, making it complete at last. Since you've now seen how long it took me to finish this, you can get a fair estimate on how long you still have to wait for the walkthrough of the Heretic expansion pack...

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This map is a mystery...nobody seems to know what is it about!

"I'm not too sure what the significance is with the title and the map, it appears to be some recreation of something but again I don't know. The map has many locations in it, all are accessible by a central location which has a bunch of teleporters grouped together. When you walk close to a teleporter it will tell you where it will take you. Each of these places are small and like little arenas good for duels or small FFA's.
An interesting concept, wish I knew what it means though..."

Get it at Jedi Knight II Files.

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Last Enemy mod for SoF II updated: "Bipod/Tripod code is almost ready to go!"
You can check their website here.

SoF Bunker posted an interview with Angel of Death, Last Enemy´s project leader, conducted by Stealth, made last August.

You can read it here.

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Play out all your bounty hunter fantasies with a testing of the jetpack mod updated on Jolt server 6.
Be it Boba or Jango Fett we've even included the skin on the server to make the experience complete...

So grab the mod from Jolts very own ftp server here.

Join Jolt´s server here: Jolt.co.uk - (06) Jetpack Mod - 195.149.21.44:28078

(Source: JoltUS.com)

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"Jolt are pleased to announce todays launch of www.joltus.com.

After successfully landing many crates of servers in the twilight hours and sneaking them onto the US internet backbone www.joltus.com is fianlly live.

In the coming weeks and months jolt will expand its' coverage from the East coast, through the central States and onto the West coast, as it strives to deliver the performance and service to US gamers that has made it the largest online gaming company in Europe."

You can take a look at it here.

(Source: Jolt.co.uk)

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Still in beta stage but already kicks. I did´nt try it yet, but I will soon:

"This map takes place on the roof top of a building on Coruscant. Surrounded by a custom sky box of many other Coruscant buildings that definitely adds to theme. There are two basic levels to the map, the top is a simple platform with a hole in the centre and several pickups on the sides, the lower platform is much bigger and has weapons scattered about. There are elevators that take you between the two levels (quite cool actually, they rotate around the building and everything rather than going just up and down)."

You can grab it at Jedi Knight Files.

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Skyjake sent in news about a new version of Doomsday Engine, 1.7.5:

* This is a maintenance release.

* You might like to try the -nopsf option in case you prefer that
Doomsday's choice of primary sound buffer format doesn't override that
of FMOD and other audio applications (when using DirectSound).

* The model loader will automatically check for the existence of DMD
models. If a DMD version of an MD2 model exists, the DMD version is
loaded instead. I've added a batch file to the jHeretic model pack
that converts most of the monsters to DMD.

* The memory zone is no longer used in texture processing. This should
be helpful with the large high-resolution texture packs since you
don't have to have a huge 90 MB zone any more.

* Some hope for those suffering from infinitely repeating sounds: now
the sound code doesn't rely on buffer cursor positions when detecting
when a sound has finished playing.

* Bug fixes: clients didn't play sounds without an origin (e.g. item
pickup).

Take a look at Doomsday Headquarters.

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Amazing saber mod. This turns the lightsaber's blade into something that looks more like a solar flare... Hence the name Spirit Swords.

You can get it at Jedi Knight II Files.

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Here´s some good news from the U.S. Navy Seals SoF II Mod:

"Well, it's been a month, so I feel like I should update. First off, I'd just like to say, no, we are not dead. Secondly, I'd like to say, we are getting the ball rolling again, and are in the middle of hiring a coder and mapper. And finally, I am redoing all models, due to the fact that when I got back from Ft. Lewis my computer was FUBAR and I had to reformat. But on brighter side, I just ordered cable and I will be updating regularly starting the week of 13OCT02."

United States Navy SEALs- Sea, Air, Land. They are the worlds most elite commandos, ready to strike at a moments notice. They are always the first ones in, the last ones out. The U.S. Navy SEALs mod for Soldier of Fortune 2 will place you in command of this elite group of soldiers in NGI's newest mod, SEAL.The player will play as either the SEALs or the enemy force, playing thoroughout numerous different locales and using tons of realistic equipment.

Check their webby here.

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A new sound for the MP5. If you like Annihilator's first one, you will love this one more.

Get it here.

Bored with the old "frag" sound ?
Well try this one then. The first Annihilator Sound Mod.
Just for all you Fragmasters out there.

Grab it at SoF II Files.

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Dim Side Resort is a new map from Worr Sonn still in a beta stage. But it has a lot in it. Even in beta stage this is one hell of a map:
A luxorious resort, it has casino & bar, beach, landing pads, sports arena, trial room, worr's office, and management desk

This map is compatible with FFA at this time, final version will support all gametypes and bot support.

Take a look at Jedi Knight Files.

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This just came in from the Korax' Heritage team:

With the joint work of Ichor and Moose, a new monster has been implemented into the mod, the red Chaos Serpent. It breathes a different kind of fireball than the green ones. Work is also progressing on the city, the screenshot below is not really a development shot any more. Unless we find a modeler/skinner to create better roofs, what you see below is pretty much what you'll see in the final version of Scattered Evil. So if you've got anything to say about the look of our hub town, time to drop by our forums and tell me what absolutely needs to be changed.

 

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A new group dedicated to mod support rises in the Jedi Knight II community:

"We are an editing group called NRG (New Revolutionary Gaming). NRG is a community-friendly site dedicated to the progress of both established and aspiring editors. Our team consists of a wide variety of members, from Graphic Artists/Designers to Programmers.

People can register for free. They benefit from a wide range of tutorials and advice on different aspects of game editing. The tutorials will soon be available for open release. We believe that everyone interested in editing will find our interactive site helpful and progressive.

The aspiration is that NRG will be a main source for creating Jk2 products and other upcoming game titles for a large number of communities. Possibilities for future editors could also open up. At this time, we are only facilitating our staff members but we look forward to having new people join our website here and view our forums here.
If you want to contact directly, send emails to The Truthful Liar ."

So for those seeking Modding Tips or just a general understanding of editing of the Jedi Outcast game, that is definitely the place to check out.

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Our partner and friend drdemon is totally overwhelmed with his recently acquired paternal duties.
Drdemon and his wife got a lovely baby girl(7lbs 5 ozs), I think she will be called Kassandra, not sure though!
This is his second child, so things are really serious at drdemon´s! That´s the reason why SoF II Center has been a little abandoned lately. It will be updated shortly.

Best of luck mate, you´re gonna need it!

(Source: Sof II Center)

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According to a report in the Sidney Morning Herald, a 24 year old South Korean man died after playing computer games in an internet cafe for over 86 hours straight. The man didn’t stop to eat or sleep during his marathon online gaming session until he finally collapsed, revived and went to the men’s room, where he was later found dead. The bizarre event took place in Kwangju, 260 kilometers southwest of Seoul, Korea. Local Police have ruled out foul play and categorized the death as being caused by a lack of sleep and food for a long period of time. It was not revealed what game(s) the man was playing.

Posted by Prophet.

(Source: Gamespy Daily)

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A new version of this great sound pack giving you extra sounds to talk to your team members with. Some of them are useful and others are just real funny. The other ppl must have the pack installed to hear you.
It was developed by jsc, and has a lot of new sounds compiled in one single pack.

Get it at SoF II Files.

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Just been there dueling with Marcus, and the client side servers seems to be working fine!

JK II is up and running with the most popular mods and the latest patch... from right now !

Sign up, download software, Create a free account and create your very own JK II ( and Quake 2 or 3) dedicated server on SeeMePlayMe her perfect, stable and ULTRA-FAST servers, through a perfect client-application.
It has never been so easy to create your own DEDICATED SERVER since Mplayer left us with games-search-engines only.

Go here to sign up ( you will get a respond within a few seconds or minutes, so you can download all necessary files and the excellent SMPM beta client).

For any questions, please check the chat room you will be connected to gamesnet.net IRC. Through a simple JAVA app. Where you find SMPM who has a chat-room for help. Direct Instant help, look for an ASKME, MGR or GURU.

You can also reply to SMPM Support for some additional info.

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This one remindes me a lot of Fragger´s first maps. In a good way. A very quick and speedy arena deathmatch map.
Good for those skillful kills. Plenty of room to jump around and try and dodge the bullets.
Made by BRIGZY, you can get it at SoF II Files.

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"A new Dark Yoda skin. The Author says it's better than the first one, and I would agree partially wink. The skin does look nice, skin colour has changed to a more grayish-brown-green, though the robes seem to clash with his skin (they're not very different). But Yoda definitely has an evil look to him."
It was developed by Bastardo.

Take a look at Jedi Knight FIles.

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This mini-mod changes the blade in JediMod to a more rounded one (something like Ep II, but a little different)and makes the glow more like a glow and less like a colored plastic bat. I liked the look of Pheen-e-Kass's ep II Jedimod blades, but you could see through the core.
The reason you might like these over the existing Ep II blades is that this one's core isn't transparent.

You can grab it at Jedi Knight II Files.

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Or it´s just a rumour?
It seems our master skinner is making a new set of skins for the next version of Man Down. But it´s a secret.
Even a new team replacing the soldiers that fight the chinese thugs.

Take a look here.

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"A nicely sized map for a good old frag fest. Lots of trees and things to hide under smile A sniper tower. Its got a bit of everything for you to try from sniping to good old fashioned all out M60 run big grin I would say about 5/6 players for a good battle."
It was built by BRIGZY and you cona get it at SoF II Files.

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Richard "[Mr]e" Eliott from 3D Action Planet tells you how it is done:

"Without the leaders there would be no clans. And without clans, online gaming would career aimlessly into obscurity. Those of you who have been a clan member, will know what I’m talking about, and for those that have yet to try the joys of clan-life, this is an important guide to help you contribute towards any clan you join.

The problem with starting a clan is usually recruitment. If you are starting out a new game, chances are there won’t be many familiar faces on the servers. Another problem is that recruitment is a double-edged sword; if you rush out and collect 10 people from servers, with no assessment of their ability/personality, chances are you will be suffering big problems for the next few weeks.

Recruiting is the most important process. Who you end up with after you have recruited a full team is the dynamic which will shape your clan(...)"

Read it all at 3D Action Planet.

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Andy867 just posted at Jedi Knight II.net :

"Team Assault, the group responsible for the ever-popular JetPack, is in need of mappers to help progress the MOD even more. According to -Tercero-, the Project Leader to-be, the mod has a lot of ideas to revolutionize the game, and that the jetpack was only an inkling of things to come, but without mappers, the mod might not see the light of day.

Hi, this is -Tercero- of Team Assault, the mod team who brought you the Jetpack demo. We're looking to fill a few positions. We have undergone a number of changes, including myself becoming the new team leader. We are in need of a few good mappers, as well as a coder to help with the creation of the mod."

If you´re a mapper, interested in mod work , contact Tercero here.

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This guy is mad...Totally! I don´t think I have ever seen a weapon skin pack like this one:

"These skins have super powers that kill all cheaters instantly even if u dont fire. LOL! no im just kidding i wish...man im havina great time writin this thing!!"

Well they don´t... but they scare you so much that the results are almost the same!

Take a look, it is worth it, believe me.
You can get it at SoF Files, but send all complains to [CMG]*Cpl.*Brent-0* , please!

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"The map has a good theme to it, and infact I would have quite liked it if it weren't for some rather nasty errors in it. For one, the map seems very unfinished, I'm not sure if this is a beta version or something but it has some blatant errors in it. For one there are brushes extending too far (and are invisible on some faces). Second you can fall off the edge of the map. Third the bottom of the map gives the HOM effect... basically there were many problems which really bring down the map."

I don´t think it is that bad, a simple patch could fix it all! Take a look at and judge for youselves in Jedi Knight Files.

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The Dark Forces MOD team has immediate openings for skilled developers in the following areas:

Texture Artist - recreate the original DF textures in high resolution.

3D model skinner - create high resolution skins for low-poly models

3D modeler - create low-poly character models of enemies, items, etc.

Coder - modify the Wired Lamp MOD Source Code to recreate behaviors, weapons and enemies found in Dark Forces

Mapper - re-create the level design of the original maps, including scripting doors, elevators, traps, enemy way points and other events as required.

These positions are open until filled, are needed immediately, and should be filled by someone who is NOT in college at the moment - enough of us are in college already and it's really having a negative impact on the progress we are making. Send a mail to Darth_Linux if you want to help developing The Dark Forces mod for Jedi Knight II, a remake of the classic that started it all, Star Wars: Dark Forces!

Take a peak at Dark Forces webby here.

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Our master skinner Fragger released a new Female skin to partner with his last L.A.P.D. cop!

You can take a look and download it at Fragger´s Skinz.

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The SGMC clan, Strategic Gamers Master Clan, got a brand new webby.

"We are a laid back clan, like to have fun and game. We try to act professional as per rules, not much bragging here. We play mainly Soldiers of Fortune II. But open to many.
We have just restructured clan and made two factions. One for Soldiers of Fortune II and one for Battlefield 1942.
We have two dedicated servers. We are mainly a moded-weapon clan but can kick butt at unmoded."

They got their own server now, and, attention guys, they are recruiting!

You can take a look at it here.

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"A nice little sound mod made by Grey Fox changing the way your weapons sound. If you are bored or you dont like some of the sounds in the game, try this pack and you might like the alternative big grin!"

You can get it at SoF II Files.

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Released by Killer_2000, Arena Showdown basically re-enacts (to some extent) the battle in the large arena in Episode II. You start off with a bunch of clonetroopers, some Jedi (Aayla Secura, Mace Windu, etc.), Padme and others. They follow you around (and also walk too slow stick out tongue) so just be a bit careful as they can get themselves stuck and are too stupid to 'unstick' themselves wink. Make sure they stay close to you also otherwise they will get locked behind the door when you leave!

There are many battle droids waiting for you outside.... so if you left any of your people behind you'll need them now (for body armour if not to help you kill Devil!).
There is no Jango or any of those other big evil guys here.. just battle droids.

For this map to work you gonna need two files:
The Large Sand Arena map that can be found here, and the Episode 3 Mod for Jedi Outcast here.

The Arena Showdown can be downloaded at Jedi Knight Files.

(Source: Jedi Knight Files)

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"Another model to complete any Star Wars game today! Anakin Skywalker now available for JK2.
Vahl has done an impressive job creating Anakin, very detailed... l The skins are done by Fardreamer and though he did attempt to make them look like Anakin it just didn't come out, but you can tell it's Anakin (who says everything has to look like the movies wink). The body looks right on though! Great job on the clothing!
The only thing missing however are some good sound files!"

Grab it here.

And developed by Kristophan, a bunch of saber hilts that you can use with JediMod or JediPLUS. Some of these hilts are actually quite original (I like saber #6 the best big grin) so I'd say they're worth checking out in here.

(Source: Jedi Knight Files)

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"With last week's introduction of legislation protecting "consumers' rights in the digital age," the stage is set for a heated debate next year about what home users would be allowed to do with copyrighted music and video, and how far the entertainment industry could go to protect its content.

Provisions of the bills would let:

* Consumers play digital works on devices of their choice, such as a personal video recorder, to save a digital TV broadcast to watch later.
* Consumers sell or give away the original copies of digital works they have bought.
* Manufacturers market devices that make non-infringing digital copies. (Uploading to the Net may not be included.)"

You can read the whole article by Mike Snider here.

(Source: USA Today)

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After six days of downtime, SoF Bunker is finally online.
According to Sipas487 Chief Executive of the Bunker Network:
"After some major server upgrades, and bug fixes, we are finally back online! Sorry for the downtime, but we are back and here to stay for a long time, so cya around."

So are their forums. Check them out here.

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SenatorPog opened a totally new site dedicated to all things "Soldier of Fortune".

SoF Tyrant is part of the new Tyrant Network and aims to be a central resource for all things related to the "Soldier of Fortune" & "Soldier of Fortune 2" games created by RavenSoft.

"Some of the things you can look forward to from this site as well as other sites on the Tyrant Network are, enchanced multimedia enrichment including streaming audio & video, hosting, game servers up to date information on the latest games, close working relationships with community webmasters to enchance news exposure and offer the visitor a great resource for all their download needs.

Tyrant aims to be a driving force on the internet pushing the internet medium to new heights while still offering these high end trinkets to 56k modem owners. Our sites will hopefully have 2 options. You can either enjoy the higher rate site with it's enchancements or if you dont really care about them we will offer the same standard static html pages as you are used to."

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Dragonball-Z : The Power Within is a Total Conversion of Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast introducing three new modes of play:

*Capture The Dragonball's - Like capture the flag but instead you must capture all 7 dragonballs.

*Tournament - A series of 1v1 battles to determine a champion.

*Race Against Time - Race against your friends/enemies to be the first off a planet before it explodes!.

You will also get the choice to play any of your favourite Dragonball-Z characters ranging from the good, Goku to the bad, Frieza and use most of their attacks to help you defeat your opponents.

Check their website here or their forums right here.

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New to 1.02 compatible version:
* support for 1.02 code
* new gametype : Capture and Hold
* includes female team skins for all teams
* includes missing female radio message or substitutes them
* fixeds few misc. 1.02 bugs
* uses ManDown's alternate lean fix code

Can't lean through cubicles etc on mp_raven, but can lean over railings/out windows on mp_shop. Original code is included for league support only - use g_sof2defaults 2 to enable.

Capture and Hold is similar to Unreal Tournament's 'DOMINATION' mode, except capturing points takes time - you can't just touch a point, you have to actually use it (like planting / disarming a bomb in Dem). The more points your teams holds, the faster you get points.

You can check the Man Down mod webby here.

(Source: SoF II Match)

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A new skin pack for almost all the weapons in Soldier of Fortune made by IRbe69:

-M590 "woody" was fixed
-M1911A1 is black(nice)
-Us socom has very nice black skin(ops)
-ak74 is nicer than ever
-M4 has new skin
-Sniper no changes but scope is blue.

Grab it at SoF II Files.

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Got this message from Albert C. early this morning:

"We have release a new beta version as of Monday, October 7, 2002. New features include user settings, Jedi knight 2, /away feature, bug fixes, and install fixes. If you have been unable to install SMPM it is very possible that the new release could solve this issue.

We are still looking for a few quake 3 testers, please forward our beta link to anyone interested.
You can sign here.

If you have been unable to install SMPM please do not give up, we keep each and every email and reference them for future beta releases. We also recommend you visit our temp chat here if you are having any issues installing or using the beta software. If our staff is unable to correct the problem we will take note and have our developers look into the problem for the next release."

SeeMePlayMe is a new service that provides instant dedicated server creation and login to SMPM servers through the client.
It is still in a beta fase and you can check it
here.

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Just received this message from J.Wohlever Editor in Chief of Wohlever' World:

"I have made a version of parseit originally by Jared "CoolBad2"
Armstrong from Planet Quake that is set-up for simple stat tracking for Client side or Server side stat SOF2 games.
Very easy to use.
It is BETA as I have not finished all the kill codes.
To use, simple extract the zip (46KB) to your C:\ Root
Then edit the config.ini within the Parseit folder:
- Alter the line: Log = C:\SOF2\base\mp\qconsole.log # Log file to be parsed to match where your qconsole will be.
Also make sure in your SOF2MP.CFG file you have: seta logfile "2"
If not, add it.

After playing some mp games, go to the Parseit folder, run Parseit.exe.
You will now have HTML stats in the Parseit/sof2 folder.
You can also edit the .bat file in the www folder and have it
automatically upload results to a website while you play.

I am not taking credit for the program, which seems to have stopped
development in 1999, I have just altered it to work with SOF2 since I
have not been able to find ANY client side stat trackers for SOF2."

Full Instructions in the PARSEIT.TXT which is in the zip file.

You can download it here.

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Some days ago I post here the new Lee Wright´s ChromeShadowtrooper for Jedi Outcast Multiplayer.
Now the author converted his rather popular skin to Singleplayer! But no it won't replace Kyle with his skin, rather it replaces the Shadowtroopers with his ChromeShadowtrooper!

You can download it at Jedi Knight II Files.

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The biggest Jedi Outcast map I have ever seen...It´s a nightmare to find your way back after capturing the thingie...!
An incredible large map of two palace's joined together by an open air courtyard. A ton of detail in this map everywhere you go and look, and the lighting just adds an extra element that really makes the level look great.

The central courtyard has two entrances to each base, one is more direct while the other does wind around here and there. Each base has a very small yet very beautiful (yes, I meant to say beautiful wink) garden/courtyard. These also contains health pools which are team based (i.e. people from the blue team use the health pool and vice versa for the red team).

The many parts to the palace are connected by teleporters, so it would be a good idea to get used to this map and know where you are going to get teleported to.

The big file size, 27 megs, is completely worth the download!

Get it at Jedi Knight II Files.

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A new version of the great Jedi Outcast mod is out.
And this time upgraded to 4 for a good reason! 4.0 includes the Admin Mod system... a kind of fun thing which gives server hosts a little more to do Devil!!

Updates/commands include:
- Full Admin Mod System -- new commands:
- aminfo (all admins) - shows clientid and names of players
- amslap (all admins) - slaps a player by clientid
- ammotd (all admins) - shows motd to a player by clientid
- amslay (level 2 or higher admin) - slays a player by clientid
- amfreeze (all admins) - freezes a player by clientid
- amthaw (all admins) - thaws a player by clientid
- amsilence (level 2 or higher) - silences a player
- amunsilence (level 2 or higher) - unsilences a player
- amban (level 2 or higher) - bans a player
- ammap (all admins) - changes the map
- amkick (all admins) - kicks a player
- mod_balancedamage - if set to 1, multiple blades do normal damage instead of double.

The mod also adds quite a ton more of saber hilts! And as always, all other information about the mod is contained within the readme and other text files included in the .zip file, so if you want to know how to do something or want to know what all this mod gives you read those text files first!

Download JediPLUS at Jedi Knight II Files.

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This one is amazing...You can have a lot of diferent people on your loading screen.

This pack contains loading screens and console backgrounds with the following images:

-Bratt
-Britney
-Hentai Toybox
-Jennifer Lopez
-Jim Carrey
-Mel Gibson

You can pick and mix these to choose what you want!

Grab it at SoF II Files.

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ZeroXcape posted at Jedi Knight II.net:

"Ever want the sound of your voice to travel around the world as part of a JKII map? Kengo's looking for several voice actors to read scripts for his up coming maps!"

"I've already got some great voice actors signed up, but there are still a good number of parts needing voice actors (including notably Kyle and Jan), including quite a few new characters added to the site today. I have got a first draft of the script for the next SP map done, will soon be ready to start sending lines out to people!"
Said Kengo.

Interested? Get more info here.

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Developed by [GF]Nollie this killer radio mod features:

1. Use 64 voice commands from the radio menu!
2. Option to use a single menu
3. Pick ANY voice command for the single menu
4. Transparent menu option
5. Radio appears in the upper-left corner of the screen
6. All standard voice commands are included
7. Remembers which radio buttons have been assigned

"Once and for all we can finally have a complete voice communication system for SoF2!
If you put this on your server, players without this mod will still
be able to use their radio as usual! They will still be able to send
and receive all standard voice commands!"

Grab it at SoF II Files.

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In the coming weeks, we'll change the look of RavenGames.com to a design similar to that on other sites of our network. Since there are quite a couple of changes, we are doing a test drive in the SoF section. We welcome any kind of feedback or suggestions either by e-mail or in our forums.

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The Bunker Network, yesterday, withdrew from it's contract with it's server provider to take up residence elsewhere and will now be down for a short while, maybe under new name, that is a maybe.

SenatorPog has now taken up another contract with the server provider for a new network that will come as soon as possible with all the aspects of Bunker, but it is a completely different network.

Stay tuned. We´ll keep you updated on this subject.

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Doom_Dude is making a new Heretic map, by his own words:

"A few days ago I started to work again on a Heretic map I had kicking around on my comp for about a year. I wanted to make something for Heretic using the Legacy 3D floors. Initially the plan was to make one map and that would be it. Yeah right!!!! So now I'm finished E2M1 of a new project I'm calling Shadowcore which will be a new episode of nine maps. I'm releasing this preliminary wad because it was my intention to release this as a single wad anyhow and I want to see what people think of this Heretic effort so far. I also started the 2nd map which continues the dark castle type theme and I'm calling the map 'Frostwall'. After that level the player will travel through a cool 'Forsaken Pathways' map and across 'The Bridge of Despair' and down into a 'Lavaforge'.... Those are my basic map names for some of the following levels..."

Download the Heretic, Icebound map demo for Shadowcore here!

You can check his homepage, The Megawad, here .


(Source: Raven-Games)

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Here's a nice weapon skin pack made by [CMG}Cpl.*Brent-0*.
The weapons get a nice titanium look.
It reskins almost every weapon, except for the rpg-7.
Nice work mate, keep it up.

Grab it at SoF II Files .

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Made by Ocelot , this is a skin of Solid Snake from Metal Gear Solid 2. A kind of 2D looking skin (maybe it's supposed to look that way ??). Good choice of green and the belt and buckles and all.

You can get it at Jedi Knight Files .

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"Razor Ace, the team lead of Masters of the Force Mod, sent word that the MOTF team will have weekly meetings at #motf@irc.gamesnet.net starting every Saturday at 9:00PM PST. Anyone is invited to check out the status of the MOD or simply give input to the team."

You can grab more Master of the Force info here .


(Source: Jedi Knight II.net)

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Lucasarts posted some impressive screenshots from the incoming X-Box version of Jedi Outcast.

You can take a look at their gallery here .

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We've got an even broader spectrum of features for hosted sites now, including a web-based control panel to manage all aspects of your hosting. And it's still for free... check out all the info here.

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-Dark- Clan, a Jedi Outcast and Soldier of Fortune RavenClan updated its website with a new and special forum here and a new special E-mail for general purposes here .

You can access the new webby here at Ravenclans .

The -DARK- Clansite. "The One and Only there excist!!!"
Powns, lyrics and texts by DDreameRR,
Graphics by InTruDeR,
Website by 3uThäñÄsîä .

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Developed by {UPS}JeLLyNuTz , this is version 2 of the original JeLLyNuTz Weapon Sound Pack.
Hope you all enjoy the new and revamped sounds for and includes sounds for the Sig551 and Silver_Talon:

"Ok made new sounds for the sig and the talon.......plus all my old sounds are here too =D so please enjoy!
Put this into your base/MP folder...if you dont have a mp folder make one or the mp5 sig and talon sounds will not work!

Sig551: new eject clip,new clip, empty, fire, and slide release sounds
Silver_Talon: New cock, fire, clip in, and clip out sounds.


Get it at SoF II Files .

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A new Jedi Knight II forum is open at PcGameMods featuring a lot of help on Map Editing, Modeling and testing of Beta Maps.

You can register here.

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A great weekend Jedi Outcast map made by Starunner :

"This is another one of those maps that just make you go "Wow!!!"
I simply love how it's just the perfect size for a duel, yet maintaining it's theme everywhere! You can see the tall buildings surrounding you, ships and what not flying high above you and a cool sidewalk city feeling big grin.
I highly recommend a download!!"


Grab it at Jedi Knight Files .

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JK II is now available for gameplay, moderation and most important :

Hosting and moderating through the SMPM client.

Like the way mplayer worked, not create a server on your own computer, not login to somebody elses.

INSTAND DEDICATED SERVER CREATION AND LOGIN TO SMPM SERVERS
THROUGH THE CLIENT !!!

All you need is the SMPM-BETA client, and the dotNet framework, the update for it and the soapkit tool installer.
All is explained in the verification e-mail that is sent after signing up as beta-tester.

Get in here to sign up ( you will get a respond within a few secs, or minutes, so you can downlaod all necessary files and the excellent SMPM beta client)

Beta testers are needed to get the most satisfactory out of the game-hosting-moderation.SMPM IS SERVING YOU FOR JK II.

You can check the Seemeplayme homepage here .

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"For Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix, John F. Mullins, a former Green Beret who led secret missions in Laos, Cambodia and North Vietnam, was both a consultant to the game's maker, Activision, and the main character, a covert American operative trying to stop bioterrorists. (Asked if he had actually operated in any of the game's locations, from Colombia to Prague to Hong Kong, he said, "I'm not at liberty to say.")

Other games, including Desert Storm, also emphasize stealth and cover. Mr. Mullins said that in real combat "you expose little."

He said the most glaring break with reality he has seen in video games is for a soldier to go it alone, automatic weapons blazing in Rambo style, against platoons of the enemy. "The day I go against 400, 500 bad guys is the day I'm going to shoot myself and save them the trouble," he said(...)"

You can read the whole article written by Michel Marriott at the New York Times (free registration required)

Source: Kenn Hoekstra

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Because it seems that a lot of people were getting lost at Pharao´s Fluch map, the author made this floor plan for users of his map.
So if you were one of them, download it and if you havent got the map yet, get it here and try not to get lost too!

You can grab Pharao's Fluch map plan at SoF II Files .

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Developed by ViKiNgSmAn86 , here´s a nice Iraqi CTF map. Its fairly large in size for a good 20 players. This is a partial conversion from a SoF CTF map. Flag rooms are lit up with a flashing colour lamp in the colour of the flag smile If you like CTF, give this map a try.

Get it at SoF II Files .

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A book by Marc Mencher titled "Get in the Game! Careers in the Game Industry" should be finding its way to a store near you. The book tells you how to make your way into the gaming business with tips on doing it.

You can find out more at Amazon.com .


(Source: GDConnect)

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derean from Orange Smoothie Productions let us know that they are coming to SoF II:

"Let me first present myself to the good OSP folk who don't know me yet, I'm formerly 'Kil'derean of Threewave fame, and PureCTF before that. I coded other small mods which aren't really important, and designed a few levels. I made a couple of tutorials on Code3Arena and donated the source code of PureCTF. Hi. :)

I talked to rhea a while back about his plans for Sof2, the "other" quake3 engined game, and he quite blatantly admitted to me that he didn't care much for it. So I offered my help, since I did care about it, what with the game being loads of fun, and also some of the Threewave crew working on official maps for the game.

So I guess this is sort of the official announcement for Sof2 OSP. I've started working on it 1 month ago doing little stuff here and there, as seen on the Quakeshit servers. But now that 1.02 is out and about, I've started working on the real thing and we could expect a release pretty soon.

In the mean time you will probably be able to get a taste of things to come on the Quakeshit servers (www.quakeshit.com) as soon as next week. As tubesock has graciously offered to help beta test Sof2 OSP (thanks tube!)."


(Source: Orange Smoothie News)

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Needs help in the making of this eagerly awaited mod:
"NwO Reaper1576 sends word that the Dark Forces II Total Convertion is coming along, but they are still understaffed. The current need for positions are as following:

* Positions Still Open:

o Mapping Team

o Modelling Team

o Skinning Team

o Scripting Team

o Coding Team

o Shaders, Textures and artwork Team

o Audio Team

o Beta Testers


So for anyone that feels like they want to contribute and have the skills, even for beta testing, you can drop Reaper your application/resume here .

You can peak their new webby here .


(Source: Jedi Knight II.net)

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Razor Ace , one of the project Leaders of the JK II Mod Master of The Force sends word that his team is holding a Logo Contest. Here's what Razor has to say about it:

"I'd like to announce the Masters of the Force Animated Logo Contest. The purpose of the contest is to find a animated logo, similar to JK2 logo in concept for MotF.

If you don't know what Masters of the Force is, go here .

The winner's logo will become the official logo for MotF and will be
used repeatedly in the Mod. The winner WILL be full credited for his/her
work. In addition, depending on the winner's will, they may be called
on to adapt the logo to the Mod's needs (AKA size, format changes,
etc.)

The requirements are to create an animated logo that matches the MotF
theme. The logo CAN be static but must have some sort of intro or outro
animation (For use in the startup screen or a possible intro sequence.)
2D or 3D. Length is unimportant. We're not picky about what it like,
but we want something catchy like the JK2 Logo. Sounds are a plus but
not required. The format of the logo is up to you, but it has to be in a
format that we can view. Send your logos to me at Razor Ace ."


(Source: Jedi Kinght II.net)

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Evil forces have taken over the realm of Hexen. Three valiant heroes attempted to stop Korax, but were defeated and buried together in a crypt. Now it is time for the gods to intervene. You choose one of the three heroes and are resurrected into their body. You awake, dazed and confused in a claustrophobic tomb. You must recover your weapons and find a way out of this graveyard!

Released by Roo Sleight in the distant year of nineteen ninety seven, this Hexen level will take you back in time to play an amazing action based adventure!

Get it at 3D Archives .

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12PK-Marcus from Seemeplayme just sent me this urgent message:

"From this thrursday or friday Seemeplayme will be supporting the possibillity to create dedicated servers for JK II on SMPM's ultra-fast servers !!!!!

Get as many people on there as possible, to test the servers and speak out your desires on the moderation abillities !!!

It's all free for the beta-test-time being !!!!
And playing will always stay free !!!

You can sign up here ( you will get a respond within a few secs, or minutes, so you can downlaod all neccesary files and the excellent SMPM beta client)

For any kind of help go in here , it´s a java chat app. to connect to gamesnet IRC. where SMPM has a chat-room for help.
You can also mail Marcus or the Seemeplayme Support for any questions."

Marcus Rumpff
12PK-MARCUS
( Star Wars biggest fan )

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Created by Blizzard Senior here you got a brand new map for Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix:

"A very large and very nice map which supports all game types. Based on the theme of a market big grin, Blizzard Senior has developed a very very nice map. It would be ideal for about 20/30 people due to its size. What you really want to get is one very busy market to have the dead bodies all over the place. This is a map that you should really try out."

Grab it at SoF Files .

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Darth Vader was the victim of Andy867 this time, in a very well made interview:

"Andy867:
with your position, what kind of authority, and what kind fo work for the project is it that you do
[XG]darthVADER:
wel i have access to everything inside our TC like anakin and I'm chief mapper and curently working on tattooine
Andy867:
Now with the maps, Anakin was telling everyone that they will need a high-end machine to run things. Is it possible to sacrifice some of the detail for those still with medium to low-end machines? Because not every has P4 with a billion MB of RAM
hehe
[XG]darthVADER:
Well, we are trying to keep the system reqs as low as possible but I would say people with 800MHZ and a geforce card can play this at medium I think but we'll determine that when we come closer to the beta(...)"

You can read it all here .


(Source: Jedi Knight II.net)

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A much more realistic new model of a Chrome Shadowtrooper was developed by Lee Wright :

"This update just makes the chrome a shader, meaning it has a more realistic chrome effect (the texture reflects and stuff when you walk around)"

You can get it here .


(Source: Jedi Knight Files)

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One of the most interesting and controversial game developers of the world – that is John Romero, the author of games like Wolfenstein 3D, Doom I & II or Heretic. Few months ago, he changed his lifestyle – he started teaching at the university, cut his long hair and began the development of games for GBA and mobile phones. We have spoken with him about his life and future…

You can read it at Doupe.cz .

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Kris , from the Man Down Mod for Soldier of Fortune II, reports that the new version is shaping up nicely for the next release, with 1.02 compatibility. In addition to the in-game clock, bot support, simplified HUD, prone ability, and other previous Man Down options, the 1.02-compatible version will feature:

* new gametype : Capture and Hold
* female team skins for all teams
* missing female radio message
* fixes for few misc. 1.02 bugs
* ManDown's alternate lean fix code
(Can't lean through cubicles etc on mp_raven, but can lean over railings/out windows on mp_shop. Original code is included for league support only - use g_sof2defaults 2 to enable.)

Source: ReverendTed @ Planet Soldier .

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Andy867 conducted an interview with Anakin, the project leader from the Attack of the Clones Total Convertion for Jedi Outcast:

"I recently had the honour of interviewing the Attack of the Clones TC Project Leader, Anakin. And with each question, I found out more and more of what I or most of the public didn’t know. But here is how the interview went.

Andy867: What is the basis of the TC? Like what are you aiming for more? Accuracy or Gameplay?

Anakin: The whole point of the TC was basically to follow the movie as closely as we could follow. The main problem that we found when we started to think about the levels and such, is that AOTC wasn’t really a movie that you could get into and 'play'. So we took the bold step of using the novel version and basing the TC on that. We feel that we want to let everyone explore that bit more of the story and more, but stick to the film as much as possible (...)"

You can read the whole interview here.


Source: Jedi Knight II.net .

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The first hosted site on the SoF Bunker is Nasty Developments a skinning and mapping site by N4sTy :

"Some of you may already know of him, he designed the "Raid Grenade". He is quite a good skinner.
He has redesigned his site for the move and his site. There are some additions to the site to expect including a news section giving you more detail of his activities and skin development."

Welcome to the SoF Bunker N4sTy Developments .


Source: SenatorPog @ SoF Bunker .

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SenatorPog continues his radio broadcast transmissions, now only Soldier related:

"A revised program with better music balance, and now it features only sof II news . It runs for 23m:41s and is 3.97mb in size. Like i said this is the last post for tha station until the interview with Agent Rez mod crew is ready. So look out later for that."

You can grab it here or take a peak at SoF Bunker .

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A new feature at Raven-Games : In a weekly basis, Phoebus will be introducing everyone to the new guys at Raven .

The first one will be the newly hired Sound Guy, Gregory Allen.

"Q-When were you hired by Raven and how did that come about?

A-Well I had just come back from working in Germany for 4 years and I started doing contract work. I have been part of some message boards that only deal with audio for games. On these boards a guy from another company said Raven Software was hiring a sound guy. I went to their web site and check out the information and research what the company was all about. I had played Raven games in the past and at a former company that I worked for about 5 years ago, I had done sound effects for a Raven game in the past.
So I sent my resume and waited for a response. When the response came from Kevin Schilder (Audio Manager) through e-mail, we set up a time to have a phone interview. The interview went well, we both clicked together and before I knew it Raven few me out for an interview.
I had the in-person interview and I started work on July 29, 2002.
The rest is history…(...)"

You can read the whole interview here .


Source: Raven-Games .

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A Raptor and a WidowMaker for the SIG and a Chrome Silver Talon By N4sTy.
This files will not erase, overwrite, amend or alter your original weapon file.
If you want to use your original weapon skin, simply erase this file from your BASEMP folder.

These skins are for the SOF2 Multi-player game only and will not work in Single Player.

Grab them at SoF II Center .

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"Well you all should know Fat Bastard right now big grin The skin uses the Gammorrean model so if you're wondering why on earth Fat Bastard has devil-ish horns... that's why. The skin looks kinda 2-d, it could have been used some more shading to give a more realistic effect, however, you can still figure out easily that it's who it's meant to be."

Download it at Jedi Knight Files .

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I´m sorry, but I could´nt resist this:

This mod changes the weapon 'bullet' effects of some weapons in-game:
The Bryar pistol shoots red lasers rather than the yellow, Bowcaster shoots red lasers rather than green (Im sure I saw red in the films) and the ATST shoots red lasers rather than yellow.

You can get it here .

For sounds, you got Sexy Enhanced Sounds!
All sabre battles now use film sounds, and not made up ones.
Bryar pistol sounds changed to those of Han's blaster.
ATST sounds replaced to film sounds.
Emplaced guns firing sound also replaced.

Grab it here .

Both Sexy Mods were developed by DJC Sexy Debs .


Source: Jedi Knight Files .

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Here´s some great news: Covax, the author of the Dragon Remix Ladder mods, has teamed up with Quigon007, the author of Episode III: A Jedi's Worst Fear mod to make a new mod based on the movie Blade 2.

Quigon007 and Covax teamed up to start a Blade mod for JKII called Blade: Knight of Dracul. The homepage is right here .
They've created a Design Document as well as a Promotional Beta (based off of the Dragon Remix) to build interest in the community.
You can get the beta here .
It was created to show what is possible given what's available for download. The Design Document will only be available to those who will help out with the mod, mainly to keep some plot-surprises secret. Their goal is to create a Single Player Total Conversion, pretty much all of the positions are open.


Source: Andy867 @ Jedi Knight II.net .

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Raven Software has released the source map files for the multiplayer maps of the original Soldier of Fortune. As stated by the readme:
"This .zip file contains the .map file source for the multiplayer maps in Soldier of Fortune. Please feel free to use these materials to assist in making new maps or modifying existing maps for use with Soldier of Fortune, SOF Gold and SOF Platinum under the terms and conditions listed in the SOFMAPS End User License Agreement."

Get it from File Planet here .

Source: Planet Soldier .

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