| PackageDescription | This is continuation of venerable JA2-Stracciatella project.
The goal of the project was to make Jagged Alliance 2 available on a wide range of platforms,
improve its stability, fix bugs and provide a stable platform for mod development.
At the moment the goal mostly to fix bugs.
To get in touch with the developers you can use the #ja2-stracciatella IRC channel on freenode.
Data files from the original game will be used by JA2-Stracciatella
How to start the game with the optional launcher
Start the launcher and use it to configure the game. It will automatically create the configuration file.
Set “JA2 Data Directory” to point to the directory where the original game was installed during step 1.
You can manually enter the directory or use the “...” button to browse your computer.
If you haven't installed the English version of the original game,
you have to select the correct “Game Version” i.e. localization.
Note that the game supports two different Russian localizations:
RUSSIAN for the “BUKA Agonia Vlasty” release and RUSSIAN_GOLD for the “Gold” release.
How to start the game without the optional launcher
Start the game the first time. It will create the configuration file ~/.ja2/ja2.json on Unix-like systems.
Edit the configuration file and set parameter data_dir to point to the directory where the
original game was installed during step 1. For example /home/user/games/ja2-installed (on Linux).
If you installed not English version of the original game, but one of the localized varieties
(e.g. French or Russian), you need to start ja2.exe with parameter telling which version of the game
you are using. For example: ja2.exe -resversion FRENCH
Supported localizations are DUTCH, ENGLISH, FRENCH, GERMAN, ITALIAN, POLISH, RUSSIAN, RUSSIAN_GOLD.
Use RUSSIAN for the “BUKA Agonia Vlasty” release and RUSSIAN_GOLD for the “Gold” release. |