JK Course Requirements

Post by **LGN_Antillies** » Mon Jun 09, 2008 3:22 pm

I realize with the shakeup in the Academy my point may be moot, but one of the requirements to get the ACC for JK: Dark Forces II is to achieve at least five Jedi Knight victories in the GE Ladders.

Does anyone play JK anymore? I only bring this up because perhaps we should get rid of that requirement because it is played so infrequently. Just a thought.

Hazledine · Post by **Hazledine** » Mon Jun 09, 2008 4:20 pm

I play! Although not very often and not online

Munro Burton · Post by **Munro Burton** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 11:44 am

The last few attempts by GE members to play JK online failed. The game is so old it's incompatible with all the new operating systems, routers, superspeed connections, etc etc.

It's simply still there along with FreeWorlds and Force Commander, even though neither of them are actually supported anymore. Tough cookie if you weren't around early enough to get the certificates.

Post by **Jagged Fel** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 1:51 pm

Runs fine on XP, and I was able to get a game up last time we tried, but nobody was able to connect. I might've been behind a router at the time though, don't know.

Post by **Vortagh** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 8:41 pm

I had no problems whatsoever, playing this game online several years ago. That is like ~4 years. Not 20.

It's most likely the same problem Steel and I encountered with XWA and Firewalls. There's a few special ports (a VERY BROAD range of ports) that are used, courtesy of DirectX 7 & 8. I think there's a list posted by me, somewhere on the boards.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.as ... -us;240429

That is the direct link that MS tech help gave me, years ago. However, I do remember that I, together with Steel, managed to get a few more ports on the list (for XWA).