Jake2 0.9.4 review
DownloadJake2 is a Java 3D game engine.
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Jake2 is a Java 3D game engine. It is a port of the GPL’d Quake2 game engine from id Software. To use the Jake2 engine you need either the data files from the original game or from the demo version that is available for download from ftp://ftp.idsoftware.com.
Jake2 uses jogl for OpenGL graphics and joal for 3D sound. Since version 0.9.4 an a lwjgl driver is included as alternative for the jogl/joal combination. Currently supported operating systems are Linux and Windows2/XP but it should work on Mac OS X as well.
Here are some key features of "Jake2":
pure Java port of the Quake2 game engine
full playable singleplayer mode
full featured multiplayer client
multiplayer server
demo playback and recording
save/load games
fullscreen support
two different OpenGL bindings (jogl and lwjgl)
OpenAL sound engine for true 3D sound.
What's New:
multiplayer client and server functionality
Mac OS X support
webstart version
experimental lwjgl driver
standalone installer
online installation of Quake2 demo data files
mouse wheel support
very fast screenshot function
memory footprint reduced
bugfixes.
Requirements:
400 MHz CPU
Geforce2 MX or better graphics accelerator
JRE 1.4 or higher.
Jake2 0.9.4 keywords