OpenJK

Snap Package for the OpenJK Project

The OpenJK project maintains the engine of the "Jedi Academy" and "Jedi Outcast" games, originally made by Lucas Arts

This repository packages their work for the Ubuntu Snap package format

What you will need to use this project

• Any major Linux Distribution, Circa 2016 or newer
• Snapcraft -- Ships with all major Linux Distributions (only for building)
• Original copy of the game data for "Jedi Academy" and "Jedi Outcast"
• Modern-ish intel GPU (tested on Haswell)
• Basic Linux command line skills

Installing

On 64-bit Architecture:

sudo snap install openjk

On all other Architectures:

sudo snap install --edge openjk

The Game Assets

Openjk is built on the quake III Engine, and as such all of the game assets are packaged in PK3 (.pk3) format. These files do not come with the openjk project and must be obtained from original game copies The original game can be purchased from Gog.com or from the Steam store

Once you have them, the PK3 files need to be placed in:

~/snap/openjk/<revision>/.local/openjk/base

for Jedi Academy, or

~/snap/openjk/<revision>/.local/openjo/base

for Jedi Outcast.

The Binaries

This package contains four binaries:
openjk -- The binary for Jedi Academy Multiplayer games
openjk-sp -- The binary to play the Jedi Academy single player campaign
openjo-sp -- The binary to play the Jedi Outcast single player campaign
openjkded -- The binary to run a dedicated, headless Jedi Academy Multiplayer Server
Command line options for the Server are specified using the "+" delimeter

Building and Running this Project Yourself (No longer required)

• Install the snapcraft program (Methods vary here, consult distro documentation)

• Open a terminal

• Type "snapcraft"

• Run

  snap install --dangerous ./openjk_1.0.1.1_amd64.snap