Note I am releasing this map for jk3 section of your website, but jk2 players can also download it since I made the map to be 100% compatible.
This is an Sith academy map. It has four main climbing challenges for sith trials. The map is meant for using only force jump, and all the trials can be completed without using speed.
However, the difficulty is high in some parts so people may need to use force or work in teams to climb. In addition, this map was originally designed for jk2 so all jumps can be done without
using wall grab. The map also has five main duel rooms, a council, a main duel room and areas to explore. Ideally this map can be used for RPG and exploring.
Readme File:
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JEDI KNIGHT 3 and 2
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Title : Expedition
Author : Acrobat
Contact email: acrobatmapping@live.com
File Version: 1.06
Size: about 76.4 MB MB megs
File Name : Expedition.pk3
Completion date: 01/18/2012
Brush count: 48629
Entity count: 3005
Net brush count (nonentity): 45082
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This map works for both jk3 and jk2. I'm releasing it for jk3, but if you put this version in jk2 it is 100% compatible.
ATTENTION: You may have trouble loading this map or you may not. If you do, try some of the following:
1) You may have to change \com_hunkmegs to 128 to run this map (and restart your jk2 when you
reset it.) Alternatively you can type \set com_hunkmegs 128. You can make these changes in you console or you can open the jk2mpconfig file to make the change more permanent in
LucasArts\Star Wars Jedi Knight Jedi Academy\GameData\Base
or
LucasArts\Star Wars JK II Jedi Outcast\GameData\base\jk2mpconfig
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1.06 UPDATE
I added several duelrooms, an outside area, and skyportal to the map.
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Description:
This is an Sith academy map. It has four main climbing challenges for sith trials. The map is meant for using only force jump, and all the trials can be completed without using speed.
However, the difficulty is high in some parts so people may need to use force or work in teams to climb. In addition, this map was originally designed for jk2 so all jumps can be done without
using wall grab. The map also has five main duel rooms, a council, a main duel room and areas to explore. Ideally this map can be used for RPG and exploring.
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Credits:
Stormcrow and Rhiom for making the council area.
Most of the textures in duelroom are from the default jk2 Yavin folder (or jka.) I needed to put them into a custom textures folder
so that I could apply custom shaders so although there is a ton of textures in this map, most are default ones.
The remainder of textures I made myself or got from the following sources.
I used JediMediator's efects file, gfx files, sound files, and textures for his giant bonfire looking thing that he used in his
inferno map since he released it for public use.
Jediknight3.gamefront.com
I used JediMediators's detail shader and two textures for one of my grass detail shaders. See this thread for sources.
Map-craft.com
I used a couple textures from the Limelite texture archive I found at the Massassi temple.
Thelimelite.net
I used a couple of Elandain's textures that he has on jk2files\jk3files.
Jediknight3.gamefront.com
Boddo made me a tutorial for how to make the CG-ish looking brick textures in the main room called n-wall1, n-wall2 and n-wall3.
I also used Boddo's "table" texture and two of his wood textures called ddtree2 and ddtree3, which are
downloadable at his www.cyberpunkcafe.com website. He also made the slablock series of five textures for this map.
Boddo also made the rustic_semitransparent that went on my pipes and its env texture called envmap3.
Boddo made the island room that you teleport to from the bar, its shader file called expl3terr, and
its textures.
I used Mars Marshall's bantha model, which can be downloaded here:
Jediknight3.gamefront.com
Rhiom helped me convert the bantha model to an md3 file because vehicles don't work in jk2.
I used NAB622's cave prefabs in the map that can be obtained at the following URL:
Jediknight3.gamefront.com
In this updated version, I got a max edgelines error so I converted his caves into a massive .ase model, and now the caves look
slightly glitchy but not too bad.
Loda and BK made the basic spacing the strafe pads distancing, although I modified it,
and they made the "crete" textures."
The texture called "atl_wood" is Szico's Atlantica (got permission and readme included.)
Szicovii.com
Lastly, the five textures that I used for the terrain blending were SIMONOC's. They were called
ter_rock2, ter_rock3, ter_mud1,ter_moss1, and ter_dirt1.
Simonoc.com
I got the Sith symbols for the 3 flags in the main room from wikipedia and modified them.
The layout\style of one of my outside areas and its associated secret area under the waterfall was influenced by Kahn's sithcouncil
map in jka.
Jediknight3.gamefront.com
Thanks to beta testers: Vrael, Sniper, Thrawn, etc etc
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Map Information:
New Textures: yes
New Music: yes
New sounds: yes
New Models: yes
Game types are ffa, duel
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Compile Information
bsp_q3map2/q3map2: (final) BSP -meta -notjunc, -vis, -light -fast -samples 2 -lomem
note it was compiled using 2.5.16 q3map2 compiler, which is not the default compiler of gtkradiant 1.4.
In case any other jk2 mappers try a dot product shader (terrain blending), they must update the compiler or
use gtkradiant 1.5 for their compiling since it comes with an updated compiler. This is the tutorial that I
used for terrain blending
Simonoc.com
I used DarthG's new_system.pk3 mostly for its subtle_hint shaders but I also used some of the pack's
caulk_water shaders and a few others. I'm not sure where I downloaded, but this thread at least talks about it.
Map-craft.com
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Worldspawn Information
_lightmapscale 8
_blocksize 0
_chopsize 0
ambient 17
distancecull 131048
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Bugs
One of the sounds doesn't work for jk3. Also some of the skyportal doesn't line up perfectly.
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* How to install *
Just put the Expedition.pk3 in your GameData\base game directory
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No doubt technically sophisticated, and challenging. Acrobat wins.