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Star Wars: Jedi Knight
Subseries of Star Wars
Star Wars: Dark Forces	1995
Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II	1997
Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Mysteries of the Sith	1998
Star Wars: Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast	2002
Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy	2003
Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster	2024

Key points

Running the game on AMD using Catalyst 13.2 (or never) requires a workaround. See 3D Acceleration Problems.

Can run on low end hardware

Installer is 16-bit only; use the Alternate installer for 64-bit versions of Windows.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Steam Users' Forums

Wookieepedia - A huge wiki dedicated to the Star Wars universe

JKDF2.NET - A fan site for the game

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Disk check can be skipped with this
GamersGate
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
GOG.com		Includes Star Wars: Jedi Knight – Mysteries of the Sith.
Steam		Music is not included. Run with `-windowGUI` switch by default^[1]

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Mysteries of the Sith	Retail requires base game; digital distribution version is a standalone title.^[2]^[3]

Version differences

The GOG.com version has been patched for compatibility and includes working music.^[4]

Essential improvements

In-game gameplay settings.

Alternate installer

Allows the game to be installed on 64-bit systems.

Patches

Unofficial Jedi Knight patch

Adds team chat to multiplayer and is required for many mods. Comes with official patch

Game data

In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/32380/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/32380/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game video settings.

In-game advanced video settings (only accessible via the -displayconfig command line argument).

Template:Video settings

Input settings

In-game general control settings.

In-game keyboard settings.

In-game mouse settings.

In-game joystick settings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

In-game audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		32
Online play		32

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	2300-2400, 47624-47625
UDP	2300-2400, 47624-47625

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Issues fixed

3D Acceleration problems

Running the game with 3D acceleration turned on may cause crashes or graphics problems on some modern machines. If you experience problems, try the following steps (you may have to do this every time you launch the game):

Instructions

Instructions

Game runs in a window even when game is set to fullscreen (Steam)

Instructions

Black screen during menu

Instructions

HUD does not appear, or screen has black border

Instructions

Missing music (Steam)

Instructions

Instructions

Wrong or missing music (with CD)

Instructions

Music does not loop

This is a known issue on some Windows Vista and 7 machines

Instructions

Miscellaneous fixes

Instructions

Other information

Access advanced display settings menu

Instructions

Texture/model enhancement

Jedi Knight Enhanced

Jedi Knight Enhanced is a model enhancement pack for Jedi Knight. It requires the unofficial patch to be installed; an older version of the patch is included in the download.

To install it, do the following:

Instructions

Jedi Knight Retexture Pack

Jedi Knight Retexture Pack is a texture enhancement pack for Jedi Knight, which can be used alone or in conjunction with Jedi Knight Enhanced. It requires the unofficial patch to be installed.

To install it, download jkr.zip version 0.4 from JKHub. If you are using Jedi Knight Enhanced, extract JKR.gob into the JKE folder in your Jedi Knight install folder. Otherwise, extract it into the Resource folder in your Jedi Knight install folder.

Mods and Steam version

Instructions

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista
Processor (CPU)	Pentium 90
System memory (RAM)	16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	700 MB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 5.2 compatible

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/32380/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (32380) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

[Proton_path_note-5] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/32380/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (32380) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/32380/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (32380) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[SteamDB-1] Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II · Steam Database

[2] Is Mysteries of the Sith standalone here on GOG?, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com

[3] s :: Star Wars - Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith General Discussions

[4] Release: Star Wars™ Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II, page 3 - Forum - GOG.com

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+|widescreen resolution notes= Screen change is vertical- (FOV is not increased with wider resolutions). Game's HUD is also not scaled properly and it may be too small to see on widescreen resolutions.
 |multimonitor               = false
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 ===Black screen during menu===
-If you get a black screen instead of the menu, {{key|Alt|Tab}} away from the game and back. Alternatively, run the game with the <code>-windowgui</code> command line parameter.
+{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox/fix|Alt-TAB}}
+* If you get a black screen instead of the menu, {{key|Alt|Tab}} away from the game and back.
-===Resolution issues===
+{{Fixbox/fix|(Alternative) Start a game in windowed mode}}
-Running the game in a widescreen resolution is not recommended. The horizontal FOV is locked to a 4:3 aspect ratio, so running the game in widescreen will make everything look stretched horizontally.
+* Alternatively, run the game with the <code>-windowgui</code> command line [[Glossary:Command line arguments|parameter]].
+}}
-The game's HUD and on-screen messages do not scale based on resolution; running the game at high resolutions may make them too small to see.
-Changing the resolution in mid-mission is not recommended.
 ===HUD does not appear, or screen has black border===
-Press - and = to adjust the screen size. Ideally it should be 9.
+{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox/fix|Change the screen size}}
-===Miscellaneous fixes===
+* Press {{key|-}} or {{key|=}} to adjust the screen size.
-On Windows Vista and 7, try setting ''JK.exe'' to run in XP SP2 compatibility mode, with visual themes and desktop composition disabled.
+}}
-If you are using an nVidia graphics card and the game crashes, try disabling Antialiasing, Texture Antialiasing, and Conformant Texture Clamp for ''JK.exe'' in your graphics card settings.
 ===Missing music (Steam)===
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 {{ii}}This was originally a Quake music fix, but should also work with JK
 {{ii}}Further explanations are available on [http://forums.novelnews.net/showthread.php?t=6951 gemot encubed]
+}}
+===Miscellaneous fixes===
+{{Fixbox|1=
+{{Fixbox/fix|Compatibility setting}}
+* On Windows Vista and 7, try setting ''JK.exe'' to run in XP SP2 compatibility mode, with visual themes and desktop composition disabled.
+{{Fixbox/fix|nVidia profile settings}}
+* If you are using an nVidia graphics card and the game crashes: Try disabling following settings for <code>'''JK.exe'''</code> in graphics card settings:
+** Antialiasing
+** Texture Antialiasing
+** Conformant Texture Clamp
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 ===Access advanced display settings menu===
 {{Fixbox|1=
-{{Fixbox/fix|Launch the game with -displayconfig [[Glossary:Command line arguments|parameter]]}}
+{{Fixbox/fix|Launch the game with  [[Glossary:Command line arguments|parameter]]}}
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Developers
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	LucasArts
Engines
	Sith
Release dates
Windows	September 30, 1997