Over at Map-Review.com we have articles on two areas of editing outside our standard map coverage. Manquesa's Vehicle Modding Monthly features a variety of vehicular projects released and in progress for Jedi Academy, as well as looking at Space Combat maps. Prime's Skinning Monthly has a look at the active skinning scenes in Jedi Academy and Jedi Outcast, with Prime running an analytical eye over the skinning for Haplash's Sandtrooper in addition to looking at past, current and future skinning releases.

Rebel soldiers come from all walks of life, without the benefit of years of Imperial combat training. But they are unmatched in their will, enthusiasm and devotion to their cause.

They do not wear armor, or engage in standard warfare, preferring guerilla tactics and lightning strikes against the ponderous Imperial juggernaut. The Rebel soldier is effective against infantry, especially when they employ squad-based tactics.

IGN/GameSpy will supply LucasArts four distinct Software Development Kits (SDKs) toolkits that integrate with the company's games to provide matchmaking, community, administrative and networking functionality. In addition, IGN/GameSpy will offer LucasArts consulting and beta testing services.

http://www.thedigitalsoul.net/tweakersguide

The link above is to a guide I composed from the fragmets of useful information scattered around the net, my own knowledge, and stuff some friends gave me. I could never find a centralized guide that wasn't a fragmented forum thread with bits and pieces in every other post, so I had a: a need for a guide, and b: time on my hands. I made a guide, that brings me to another thing I included, my ultimate tips for Jedi Academy. This will definately be expanded and added to.

The latest issue of Official XBox Magazine reports that a demo for Battlefront will appear with the Classic Trilogy DVD this year. While there isn't much I can say that would make this report seem more credible, I must say that the content of the game seems appropriate for the trilogy, and we did see that Starfighter game ad with the Episode 1 DVD way back.

Free Fallin' is a skydiving/parachuting mod that was started three years ago by RaDiCe_ and I. There are hotkeys that allow you to open your parachute, to change the flag on your parachute, to get new camera views, and to listen to Free Fallin' music. There are 20 different flags to choose from for your parachute, which includes country flags, original flags, and other flags that you might recognize. There are also four stunts that you can do while in the air or in the water.

By popular demand, I have released Free Fallin' Alpha. This is the current state of the mod; it includes everything we have done so far. It has all of the features mentioned above. However, this is not the final version because we intend to improve this mod and add more fun features.

I should give you an update on ForceRemap (the UV mapping program for Jedi Knight). The website has been moved and has seen a major update. The official site is now located at: http://www.thecia.net/users/garcher/forceremap/ (which was originally one of the mirror sites.) In addition to the new website, an improved tutorial has been added which better demonstrates the program's capabilities.

ForceRemap is a skinning utility for the 3DO file format used in Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces 2. Features include 6-way orthographic texture mapping and a manual UV coordinate editor. It can also be used as a convenient stand-alone 3DO model viewer. Source code is available under the GNU General Public License.

Also, ForceRemap has been converted to an open source project in the hopes that it will stimulate somebody's interest in game programming. The source code is available for free under the GNU General Public License. All I ask in addition to the guidelines set forth in the GPL is that you make me aware of any projects you release with it. As the original creator I have an interest in the future of the project and would like to hear from you. Give me a shout at garcher@alum.wpi.edu.