Install latest/stable of The Force Engine

Ubuntu 16.04 or later?

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sudo snap install the-force-engine

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Details for The Force Engine

License

  • GPL-2.0-only

Last updated

  • 6 April 2024 - latest/stable

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Modern "Jedi Engine" replacement for Dark Forces

Usage Instructions

  1. Install the snap
  2. Purchase the original Dark Forces from GOG
  3. Download an offline installer for Dark Forces for Windows
  4. Open terminal and run: the-force-engine.import-gog-data ~/Downloads/setup_star_warstm_dark_forces_1.0.2_\(20338\).exe
  5. Run The Force Engine from the the graphical shell.

Relevant Directories

The game will look for a copy of Dark Forces in the directory ~/snap/the-force-engine/common/DarkForces. If you have a physical copy of the came, please copy all the game files there. The directory is auto-detected if DARK.GOB is present there.

Enjoy!


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