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Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game needs a fix to work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later (see API for details).
Jagged Alliance 2 is a singleplayer bird's-eye view and isometric Tactical RPG game in the Jagged Alliance series.
The game received several post-release updates, the latest of which is exclusive to the Gold Pack release (compilation of the base game and Unfinished Business).
On modern systems, the game has stability and performance issues most likely caused by broken DirectDraw compatibility. Most players use modified versions of the game, both of which have improved compatibility with modern systems - JA2-Stracciatella, a source port which focuses on code optimization, quality-of-life improvements like widescreen and windowed modes, and modding improvements - or the unofficial v1.13 patch which significantly changes the gameplay for depth and increased difficulty as well as a multiplayer system which all other versions of the game lack.
General information
- Official Discord server for game series
- Unofficial wiki
- The Bear's Pit unofficial forums for game series
- Jagged Alliance 2 source code
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions (Strategy First standalone version)
- Steam Community Discussions (Strategy First Gold version)
Availability
- A free demo version is available from Archive.org.
Essential improvements
Patches
- The latest official patch for the base game is 1.07 (international) and 1.05 (German), available at Patches-Scrolls and The Bear's Pit. Installation removes SafeDisc DRM from the executable.[5]
- The latest official patch for the Gold Pack is 1.12, available at soggi.org, Patches-Scrolls and The Bear's Pit.
- Owners of the base game can upgrade to the Gold Pack 1.12 build using these unofficial packages (which do not include the Unfinished Business content): English, German.
Unofficial patches
JA2-Stracciatella
- JA2-Stracciatella homepage
- A cross-platform source port which improves the game's stability, fixes bugs and provides a stable platform for mod development.
- Actively maintained.
- Not compatible with v1.13.
- Has not reached v1.0 release status yet. As such, Stracciatella has its own set of bugs and is not feature complete (e.g. the enemy army will not engage city militias, which is a large portion of the overworld strategy and that is fully functional in the base game and 1.13)
Unofficial v1.13 patch
- Main thread
- Feature list
- A modification which provides many gameplay updates and fixes, including new weapons, features, mechanics and multiplayer.[6][7]
- It is a significant shift from the original version and is recommended for higher-skilled players.
- Not compatible with JA2-Stracciatella.
Skip intro videos
Delete or rename movie files[8]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\Data .
- Delete or rename
Intro.slf .
- This also resolves an issue where the game freezes with a blank screen on startup.[9]
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
- The saved games' subfolder is absent on a fresh installation, and is created automatically when a game is saved for the first time.
Video
Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Speech, effects, music |
Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Flavor speech (curses, acknowledgements) not subtitled. |
Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Simplified Chinese |
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Included with JA2-Stracciatella; requires enabling both in its Localization setting and the Mods list. |
French |
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Retail and TopWare Steam version only. |
German |
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Retail and TopWare Steam version only; download for digital releases. |
Italian |
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Retail only. |
Polish |
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Retail and TopWare Steam version only. |
Russian |
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Retail and TopWare Steam version only. The original and Gold Pack localizations differ. |
Issues fixed
Choppy mouse on some screens
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If your mouse or game is slow or choppy, use DDrawCompat.
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Widescreen for base game (1.12) without Stracciatella
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- Use CNC-ddraw and set custom resolution to 854x480 in ddraw.ini (for 16:9 displays).
- Use Presentation: Fullscreen Upscaling without engaging 'maintain aspect ratio' or 'integer scaling.'
This should reasonably upscale the 640x480 graphics to widescreen without the text being uncomfortably small to read on modern displays.
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Network
Multiplayer types
Connection types
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
DirectDraw |
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Middleware
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
95, 98 | |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium 133 MHz
| Intel Pentium 166 MHz |
System memory (RAM) |
32 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
1 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
4 MB of VRAM DirectX 6 compatible | |
macOS (OS X) |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
10.7 |
Processor (CPU) |
1.6 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo |
System memory (RAM) |
1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
1.2 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
256 MB of VRAM |
Notes
References