Jedi Academy Demo!

Dom · Sep 6, 2003, 11:22 AM

A playable demo for Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is now available for download, allowing you to try out this imminent 3D action game by Raven Software. The demo offers two single-player missions ("Mercenary Activity" set on Tatooine and "Cult Sighting" on Chandrila). Jedi Academy will be in stores on September 17th, 2003. Thanks: 3DGamers.

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kinetic · Sep 6, 2003, 12:27 PM

Thanks Dom! All the servers are full atm, I'll try again later!

@/2ct!< · Sep 6, 2003, 08:05 PM

hope its as good as JK2 demo was. That demo got me hooked on fps games, first one I ever played. Mustve played and beat it 100 times b4 buying the game.

**MIG-31** · Sep 6, 2003, 08:27 PM

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Originally posted by @/2ct!<
hope its as good as JK2 demo was. That demo got me hooked on fps games, first one I ever played. Mustve played and beat it 100 times b4 buying the game.

downloaded it yesterday from 3dgamers.

it's good as jk2 now with additions to caracters such as chewie.

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · Sep 6, 2003, 08:43 PM

its really laggy on my system for some odd reason... im running it @ 1024x768 im gettin a max of 20 fps and usually 11 fps. i have every settin on max and 2xfsaa/16x anisotropic filtering.
jk2 was running fine before even at 1280x1024 6xfsaa full details

rogeld · Sep 6, 2003, 09:19 PM

Not sure what to tell you BiG, I have a slower CPU but the same video card, and I have 4xFSAA/16X AF and all settings maxed and it ran smooth as silk. I suggest lowering or turning off your FSAA and/or AF and see if that helps at all.

DriveEuro · Sep 6, 2003, 09:58 PM

Why just play the demo...? I've had a different form of this game for about 1 month........

Necrosis · Sep 6, 2003, 10:18 PM

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Originally posted by BiGBrOWnPimpsta
its really laggy on my system for some odd reason... im running it @ 1024x768 im gettin a max of 20 fps and usually 11 fps. i have every settin on max and 2xfsaa/16x anisotropic filtering.
jk2 was running fine before even at 1280x1024 6xfsaa full details

Hey Big...

Try turning off Dynamic Glow & Shadows...you'll see your fps jump back up then too.

I've also noticed w/ the latest Cat's & Fraps they don't like this game much...at least the "version" I have. So the old cl_framerate works well.

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · Sep 7, 2003, 04:34 AM

i always used cg_drawfps in quake. and man i want dynamic glow and shadows

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · Sep 7, 2003, 04:44 AM

well turning it off made it go to 30 or so... this has to be a ATi issue. now way a radeon 9700 pro should be runnin a game at under 30 fps. its retarded

Dyre Straits · Sep 7, 2003, 04:46 AM

I'm having no issues at all with this demo. With just about everything turned on....including the dynamic glow and shadows.

I'm playing at 1152 x 864 x 32. I might be able to bump the res up, but it looks and plays great!

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · Sep 7, 2003, 04:48 AM

anyone with a similar system setup as me with a 9700 pro tell me how is it

Dyre Straits · Sep 7, 2003, 05:00 AM

FWIW, I do NOT have TruForm enabled.

Necrosis · Sep 7, 2003, 05:12 AM

Hmm odd....

W/ it off I hit around 75fps at 1280x1024 AA4x/AF8xQ..I'm limited to 75 because of my monitor.

Now with those options on I'm hitting around 35-50FPS.

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · Sep 7, 2003, 05:28 AM

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Originally posted by Necrosis
Hmm odd....

W/ it off I hit around 75fps at 1280x1024 AA4x/AF8xQ..I'm limited to 75 because of my monitor.

Now with those options on I'm hitting around 35-50FPS.

with which options on

Necrosis · Sep 7, 2003, 05:41 AM

Everything in the game, all the eye candy. BTW, try turning off triple buffering to see if that will help.

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · Sep 7, 2003, 05:48 AM

ah man thats why i play these star wars games. the eye candy!

Necrosis · Sep 7, 2003, 05:57 AM

BTW, I meant I have it with all the eye candy on, and earlier was I was talking about just those two options.

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · Sep 7, 2003, 06:00 AM

man jedi academy graphics blow then... LOL if they used the Unreal Warfare engine the game would make me piss my pants because the amount of detail u can put on with that engine isnt even funny

Necrosis · Sep 7, 2003, 06:03 AM

The graphics are good but of course they good be better. I guess that is what happens when you use a graphics engine that finished development in 1998.

@/2ct!< · Sep 7, 2003, 06:30 AM

Graphics still seem a lot better than JK2 though, well, not a lot... have no fps problems here with decen settings

BWX · Sep 7, 2003, 12:03 PM

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Originally posted by Necrosis
The graphics are good but of course they good be better. I guess that is what happens when you use a graphics engine that finished development in 1998.

Then again, look at Call of Duty- same engine, but the graphics in that demo are amazing, even by todays standards. The engine is showing it's age a little though, it won't be long now before no new games use it.

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · Sep 7, 2003, 07:25 PM

i think this is a cat's driver issue... im thinkin bout goin back to omegas hmmm

Dyre Straits · Sep 7, 2003, 07:29 PM

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Originally posted by BiGBrOWnPimpsta
i think this is a cat's driver issue... im thinkin bout goin back to omegas hmmm

If you're going to try an older set, I'd suggest the ones based on CAT 3.4.

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · Sep 7, 2003, 07:31 PM

thats wut im thinkin... but i also play ravenshield which i think had their issues even in 3.4. but 3.4 was the best.

BWX · Sep 7, 2003, 10:08 PM

It runs faster for me with 16xAF than it does with 8xAF- it also runs faster with texture details set to very high in the game than it does /w it set to just high.. And volumetric shadows cuts out about 10 to 15 frames per second on my rig-

I'm getting a pretty steady 37 to 46 fps at 10 x 7 4xAA. 16xAF AND 12 x 10 w/ 2xAA and 16xAF. Volumetric shadows are what kills the fps. All other options leave to the highest.

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · Sep 7, 2003, 10:17 PM

but those 2 are some of the main details which makes the game look so awesome!

BWX · Sep 7, 2003, 10:28 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by BiGBrOWnPimpsta
but those 2 are some of the main details which makes the game look so awesome!

Those 2?? I am just talking about volumetric shadows-- that's just one setting.

I think the volumetric shadown need ALLOT of help in ALL PC games. When the shadows fall on the ground it looks fine, but when they fall on the charactor in the game, they look horrible- all broken up and flashing off and on because of the sharp polygons that make up the figure..

I just played SH3 on my old PS2 and those shadows look better than anything I've ever seen on any PC game rendered by Nvidia or ATI.. It's pretty sad if you ask me- The shadows need to be rounded out- like w/ truform or something, and why in 2003 on a 300 dollar video card, do volumetric shadown cut performance in half? I've been pretty dissapointed by the evolution of PC graphics when it comes to these types of shadows for a while. Look at STVEF2 and turn the shadows on-- it looks like crap to me- Even doom3's sghadows are sub PS2 quality.. I'll take some screenshots and show you what I mean.. No-one will be able to say the shadows look good. I would rather turn them off.

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · Sep 7, 2003, 10:30 PM

woops sorry misread it bmx...

~~craig588~~ · Sep 7, 2003, 10:34 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by BWX232
Those 2?? I am just talking about volumetric shadows-- that's just one setting.

I think the volumetric shadown need ALLOT of help in ALL PC games. When the shadows fall on the ground it looks fine, but when they fall on the charactor in the game, they look horrible- all broken up and flashing off and on because of the sharp polygons that make up the figure..

I just played SH3 on my old PS2 and those shadows look better than anything I've ever seen on any PC game rendered by Nvidia or ATI.. It's pretty sad if you ask me- The shadows need to be rounded out- like w/ truform or something, and why in 2003 on a 300 dollar video card, do volumetric shadown cut performance in half? I've been pretty dissapointed by the evolution of PC graphics when it comes to these types of shadows for a while. Look at STVEF2 and turn the shadows on-- it looks like crap to me- Even doom3's sghadows are sub PS2 quality.. I'll take some screenshots and show you what I mean.. No-one will be able to say the shadows look good. I would rather turn them off.

Check out tony hawk 4, it has VERY nice shadows. They have soft edges, conform properly to objects and have their brightness/lenght vary very nicely. They are the best shadows I have ever seen.

I think unreal 2 has good shadows like that too, but it might be a different game.

Sep 6, 2003, 11:22 AM	#1
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	Jedi Academy Demo! A playable demo for Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is now available for download, allowing you to try out this imminent 3D action game by Raven Software. The demo offers two single-player missions ("Mercenary Activity" set on Tatooine and "Cult Sighting" on Chandrila). Jedi Academy will be in stores on September 17th, 2003. Thanks: 3DGamers. Download: Jedi Academy Demo (187 MB) LucasArts, a division of Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd. Star Wars(TM) Jedi Knight(TM): Jedi Academy(TM) Demo Version 1.0 Thank you for playing the Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy Demo. We recommend that you read this file to get the most up to date information about installing, running, and playing this demo. Be sure to check the LucasArts website at www.lucasarts.com for the very latest information related to Jedi Academy. _______________________ Source: GamersHell

Sep 6, 2003, 08:05 PM	#3
@/2ct!< HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Not Vegas, anymore :( Posts: 1,391 Rep Power: 0	hope its as good as JK2 demo was. That demo got me hooked on fps games, first one I ever played. Mustve played and beat it 100 times b4 buying the game. __________________

Sep 6, 2003, 08:43 PM	#5
BiGBrOwNPimpsta HH's #1 Hustla and Pimp Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The Dirty Dot Posts: 7,706 Rep Power: 105 System Specs	its really laggy on my system for some odd reason... im running it @ 1024x768 im gettin a max of 20 fps and usually 11 fps. i have every settin on max and 2xfsaa/16x anisotropic filtering. jk2 was running fine before even at 1280x1024 6xfsaa full details __________________ Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music \| Logitech Z-5500 THX 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers \| 2 Lite-On 20x S-ATA Burners \| Logitech G700 Mouse \| Logitech MX5500 Bluetooth Keyboard

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DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	Why just play the demo...? I've had a different form of this game for about 1 month........ __________________ [color=orange]ASUS P4P800 Deluxe [color=black]-[/color] 2.4C --> 3300mhz [color=black]-[/color] Mushkin PC3200 at 220 5-2-2-2 (cpu limited) [color=black]-[/color] BBAti 9800Pro at 430/375 [/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]01[/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]03[/color] 16001200 12801024

Sep 7, 2003, 04:34 AM	#9
BiGBrOwNPimpsta HH's #1 Hustla and Pimp Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The Dirty Dot Posts: 7,706 Rep Power: 105 System Specs	i always used cg_drawfps in quake. and man i want dynamic glow and shadows __________________ Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music \| Logitech Z-5500 THX 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers \| 2 Lite-On 20x S-ATA Burners \| Logitech G700 Mouse \| Logitech MX5500 Bluetooth Keyboard

Sep 6, 2003, 12:27 PM	#2
kinetic DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Manchester England Posts: 2,559 Rep Power: 0	Thanks Dom! All the servers are full atm, I'll try again later!

Sep 6, 2003, 09:19 PM	#6
rogeld DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 259 Rep Power: 0	Not sure what to tell you BiG, I have a slower CPU but the same video card, and I have 4xFSAA/16X AF and all settings maxed and it ran smooth as silk. I suggest lowering or turning off your FSAA and/or AF and see if that helps at all.

Sep 7, 2003, 04:44 AM	#10
BiGBrOwNPimpsta HH's #1 Hustla and Pimp Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The Dirty Dot Posts: 7,706 Rep Power: 105 System Specs	well turning it off made it go to 30 or so... this has to be a ATi issue. now way a radeon 9700 pro should be runnin a game at under 30 fps. its retarded __________________ Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music \| Logitech Z-5500 THX 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers \| 2 Lite-On 20x S-ATA Burners \| Logitech G700 Mouse \| Logitech MX5500 Bluetooth Keyboard

Sep 7, 2003, 04:48 AM	#12
BiGBrOwNPimpsta HH's #1 Hustla and Pimp Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The Dirty Dot Posts: 7,706 Rep Power: 105 System Specs	anyone with a similar system setup as me with a 9700 pro tell me how is it __________________ Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music \| Logitech Z-5500 THX 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers \| 2 Lite-On 20x S-ATA Burners \| Logitech G700 Mouse \| Logitech MX5500 Bluetooth Keyboard

Sep 7, 2003, 05:12 AM	#14
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 129 System Specs	Hmm odd.... W/ it off I hit around 75fps at 1280x1024 AA4x/AF8xQ..I'm limited to 75 because of my monitor. Now with those options on I'm hitting around 35-50FPS.

Sep 7, 2003, 05:41 AM	#16
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 129 System Specs	Everything in the game, all the eye candy. BTW, try turning off triple buffering to see if that will help.

Sep 7, 2003, 05:48 AM	#17
BiGBrOwNPimpsta HH's #1 Hustla and Pimp Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The Dirty Dot Posts: 7,706 Rep Power: 105 System Specs	ah man thats why i play these star wars games. the eye candy! __________________ Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music \| Logitech Z-5500 THX 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers \| 2 Lite-On 20x S-ATA Burners \| Logitech G700 Mouse \| Logitech MX5500 Bluetooth Keyboard

Sep 7, 2003, 05:57 AM	#18
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 129 System Specs	BTW, I meant I have it with all the eye candy on, and earlier was I was talking about just those two options.

Sep 7, 2003, 06:00 AM	#19
BiGBrOwNPimpsta HH's #1 Hustla and Pimp Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The Dirty Dot Posts: 7,706 Rep Power: 105 System Specs	man jedi academy graphics blow then... LOL if they used the Unreal Warfare engine the game would make me piss my pants because the amount of detail u can put on with that engine isnt even funny __________________ Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music \| Logitech Z-5500 THX 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers \| 2 Lite-On 20x S-ATA Burners \| Logitech G700 Mouse \| Logitech MX5500 Bluetooth Keyboard

Sep 7, 2003, 06:03 AM	#20
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 129 System Specs	The graphics are good but of course they good be better. I guess that is what happens when you use a graphics engine that finished development in 1998.

Sep 7, 2003, 06:30 AM	#21
@/2ct!< HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Not Vegas, anymore :( Posts: 1,391 Rep Power: 0	Graphics still seem a lot better than JK2 though, well, not a lot... have no fps problems here with decen settings __________________

Sep 7, 2003, 07:25 PM	#23
BiGBrOwNPimpsta HH's #1 Hustla and Pimp Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The Dirty Dot Posts: 7,706 Rep Power: 105 System Specs	i think this is a cat's driver issue... im thinkin bout goin back to omegas hmmm __________________ Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music \| Logitech Z-5500 THX 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers \| 2 Lite-On 20x S-ATA Burners \| Logitech G700 Mouse \| Logitech MX5500 Bluetooth Keyboard

Sep 7, 2003, 07:31 PM	#25
BiGBrOwNPimpsta HH's #1 Hustla and Pimp Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The Dirty Dot Posts: 7,706 Rep Power: 105 System Specs	thats wut im thinkin... but i also play ravenshield which i think had their issues even in 3.4. but 3.4 was the best. __________________ Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music \| Logitech Z-5500 THX 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers \| 2 Lite-On 20x S-ATA Burners \| Logitech G700 Mouse \| Logitech MX5500 Bluetooth Keyboard

Sep 7, 2003, 10:08 PM	#26
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,665 Rep Power: 109 System Specs	It runs faster for me with 16xAF than it does with 8xAF- it also runs faster with texture details set to very high in the game than it does /w it set to just high.. And volumetric shadows cuts out about 10 to 15 frames per second on my rig- I'm getting a pretty steady 37 to 46 fps at 10 x 7 4xAA. 16xAF AND 12 x 10 w/ 2xAA and 16xAF. Volumetric shadows are what kills the fps. All other options leave to the highest. __________________

Sep 7, 2003, 10:17 PM	#27
BiGBrOwNPimpsta HH's #1 Hustla and Pimp Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The Dirty Dot Posts: 7,706 Rep Power: 105 System Specs	but those 2 are some of the main details which makes the game look so awesome! __________________ Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music \| Logitech Z-5500 THX 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers \| 2 Lite-On 20x S-ATA Burners \| Logitech G700 Mouse \| Logitech MX5500 Bluetooth Keyboard

Sep 7, 2003, 10:30 PM	#29
BiGBrOwNPimpsta HH's #1 Hustla and Pimp Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The Dirty Dot Posts: 7,706 Rep Power: 105 System Specs	woops sorry misread it bmx... __________________ Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music \| Logitech Z-5500 THX 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers \| 2 Lite-On 20x S-ATA Burners \| Logitech G700 Mouse \| Logitech MX5500 Bluetooth Keyboard