Mar 7, 2005, 11:19 PM | |
People still play JJ2?
Hi, I'm new here, I found this site while looking up the game Jazz the Jackrabbit 2. It was my favorite game at one point, I used to make maps and loved playing online. Until one day, people stopped playing completely. Do people still play this game? I'd love to get back into it. I'm getting a new copy of the game sometime this week, when my order comes in. Thanks for taking the time to answer my question.
BTW, I downloaded the shareware version a little while ago, and when I tried playing online, I was the only one... as I expected. That's the reason I'm asking this question, although it does seem that this forum is populated with die hard fans that still play... someone help me ascertain my theories Last edited by Quest4Glory; Mar 7, 2005 at 11:36 PM. |
Mar 8, 2005, 12:23 AM | |
You will be unable to find other servers if you do not use the newest list servers patch. It's somewhere at this site.
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Mar 8, 2005, 05:21 AM | ||
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I've never seen a listserver called 404. :P
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Mar 8, 2005, 07:00 AM | |
Correction, most of the people on this board don't.
But a fair amount of them do.
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Mar 8, 2005, 08:05 AM | |
Some ppl only stay on JJ2 because of its community and not because it's such a fantastic game.
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Mar 8, 2005, 08:09 AM | |
I hardly play JJ2 at the moment, but I like the community. So WR is right.
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Mar 8, 2005, 09:28 AM | |
Not really. Those people might be reading some of the threads but not eagerly replying into them, as they are not interested of jj2 much anymore. Whatever.
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Mar 8, 2005, 04:15 PM | |
I play, but not as much as of late. Maybe it's a lack of good servers, or the fact much of my time is consumed by other games. Probably both.
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Mar 8, 2005, 05:59 PM | |
I play JJ2 whenever I care to. Well, I doubt anyone plays the Shareware version of the game. PM or AIM or MSN or email me if you want to know anything about the game.
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Mar 10, 2005, 10:30 PM | |
Thanks for all the replies, I can't wait to get my copy in the mail so I can whoop on you guys with my yellow homing missles. Just playing, but man, it seems like it is taking forever with this delivery.
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Mar 10, 2005, 11:50 PM | |
I remember eagery waiting for my copy of JJ1... what was it...4 years ago!
As for party mode, go here, and click "Neccisary downloads" as you need the patchs for your copy of jj2 to even work online As for online playing, I am usually a regular. not so much of one on the forums... :P anyway, welcome, and keep jj2 alive! |
Mar 12, 2005, 04:55 AM | |
I play it from time to time. At the moment I haven't found the time for it though. :-/ It is a very good game, all too often overlooked. But welcome! Game on! I'll do the same when I find time to.
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Mar 13, 2005, 12:08 AM | |
I was going to make a new topic to vent in, but this one seems like a good enough topic for me. Saves me the trouble of making a new topic.
I, for one, fail to see why people would want to play Jazz Jackrabbit 2 anymore. In my experience, the community -- the ones that still play, I mean -- have turned into snobbish, elitest morons who only know how to laugh at you if you can't keep up with them. True, this happens to all the popular games at some point or another, especially with the rampant pirating that tends to go on every now and then. And yet. . .it never fails to amaze me when I see such things. Why? Maybe because I keep thinking to myself, "Oh, given time, these people will mature. They'll grow out of it." And some actually do. But for those that don't, they're followed by other, new people who decide "Okay, I'm anonymus online. No one knows who I am. Time to act like a jerk and get away with it! Yeehaw!"(See also "John Gabriel's Greater Internet ****wad Theory") Edit: Oh, and the levels. What the Hell is up with these idiotic levels that have no flow to them whatsoever? I can understand Clan Levels to a degree, sure. To a lesser degree, I can even understand those stupid "trick" levels people make(Wind Meister comes to might right quickly). But. . .I refuse to play levels that are single-character centric in Multiplayer mode or levels that are poorly constructed, such as these couple Capture levels up on a couple servers as I type this. One level has a tremendous amount of badly-placed platforms which require either a lot of well-timed Double Jumps from Spaz(not an easy task when you're running with the opponent's flag back to your base) or a number of concentrated Super Uppercuts from Jazz(which takes quite a while to do). This level also has Freeze Hourglasses in front of either forification, which is quite annoying when you're trying to return the other flag and you end up not moving fast enough to do so. And the other level is better designed, but unfortunately, it has no Blue flag in it! That's right. Only one flag. Whee. Yes, if it's not the people being jerks, it's the levels being sub-par and poorly-flowing. So, in answer to the question, however. . . Give me a good reason to come back to the online community I once actually tried to tread upon, and I'll think about it.
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Mar 13, 2005, 01:49 AM | ||||
Those two levels you mentioned do not come close to representing the community in terms of level quality (I'm assuming I know which two levels you're talking). The first level you mentioned is the first CTF level made by the author, so you can't expect much there. And I was surprised myself when I first saw the second level. That may have been the first time I've ever seen a CTF level with one base.
Online play is notorious for players who host either Battle Game or one of their second-rate creations. Of course this isn't true for everyone, but people tend to get lazy when it comes to hosting. There are a lot of good packs to host, but they are often left unhosted since a little extra effort is needed to host them--finding a filename seems to be too much work. However, if you have good timing, you can get a chance to see a well-designed level.
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Mar 13, 2005, 01:50 AM | |
Other people will respond to your post later with more scatching remarks than I could think of and will eventually drive you away to... uhh... complain about the GSC4 or something. But I will say a few things:
1: You are complaining about the levels being hosted. Easy solution. Download (or MAKE) something good and host it yourself. 2: For that matter, you're complaining about the servers at a time when nobody's generally playing. You should be aiming for maybe eight hours prior to the time of your posting. 3: "his level also has Freeze Hourglasses in front of either forification, which is quite annoying when you're trying to return the other flag and you end up not moving fast enough to do so." Level name please? That sounds cool. 4: "Okay, I'm anonymus online." Not as true as in most communities. A large percentage of the JJ2'ers have met other JJ2'ers beforehand. We like to get together and chat about stuff. 5: "I refuse to play levels that are single-character centric in Multiplayer mode " Survivor? Your loss. |
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I'm guessing the "Freeze Hourglasses" level is Chim's "A Bad CTF Level," which she is hosting as I'm posting this.
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Mar 13, 2005, 01:50 PM | ||
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Anyway. . . Server's up. I wish there were a way to change it to a true Dedicated Server(I'm currently using Bean's "JJ2-Dedicated Server" program, but I'm not positive it works. Yet.), but you can't have everything. It'd be nice if people joined and stayed on the server, though. =P Edit: Yes, ports 10052-10054 are quite open, so that's not an issue.
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Mar 13, 2005, 02:03 PM | |||
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If you have lost your faith in playing online, one tip I could give you is to play during the anniversary bash in the beginning of April (watch the news). Usually it's quite a fun event and people are very nice to eachother. The levels will also usually be the best ones around. Quote:
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Mar 13, 2005, 03:51 PM | |
It's this simple. If you want something done or changed you have to do it yourself. As for people being rude, oh yeah I know. You'll just have to deal with it or flame them to heck or something.
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Mar 13, 2005, 04:24 PM | |
Well, I started my own server, which has apparently become Defost's new primary place to idle. . . *cough* . . .but anyway. . . I'm done being negative for a while. Sorry to have gunked up this topic.
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Mar 13, 2005, 05:36 PM | ||
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In any case, I have three versions(1.00 g the OEM, Shareware 1.21 s, and the full), and I adore and enjoy every SECOND of them! Heck, I play at least onc a day, and I don't think I'll ever quite get tired of it. It's probably my favorite game, and I know for a fact that the soundtrack is my favorite.
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Mar 13, 2005, 07:22 PM | |
Yes, I am going to eventually beat the single player mode of 1.00g...The coolest thing about Jazz2, to me is the fact that the shareware single player levels are not included in the full version levels. They have their own episode, which is awesome because that shows coolness or something. And you don't have to beat teh shareware levels again when your playing the full version unless you play the Shareware episode.
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Mar 13, 2005, 07:47 PM | |
According to Joseph Collin's statements, it seems as though some of the maps have fallen off a bit since I used to play. I definetly think I can fix that problem because I've made many really good JJ2 maps back in the day. If you aren't satisfied with the maps offered, you should get in the Jazz Creation Station and start making your own! At first it is confusing and difficult to understand. However, once you get the hang of it, I'm sure you'll love it. I know that was one of my favorite aspects of the game!
BTW, my copy hasn't come yet... I'm gonna look around the house to see if I can find that JJ2 CD that I purchased many years ago. Wish me luck. |
Mar 13, 2005, 08:01 PM | ||
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X:\DirectoryOf1.00G\jazz2.exe share1.lev Simple as that. Though I think that's the name of the first shareware level. An interesting thing I noted is that "Frog Stomp" is called "14 Carrot" in v. 1.00G. Oh, and if you beat the third one, you go to "Jazz in Time." |
Mar 13, 2005, 08:47 PM | |
That's because there's no Witch enemy in this version of Jazz Jackrabbit 2. That, and the tune Lori Central had(has?) marked as "Medivo 2" is used in Colonial Area 2. There are a lot more changes, in fact. The final boss only has one form, for example. I might go into more detail in another topic.
Also. Don't take me too seriously, Quest. I was never a strong part of the Jazz community. I wouldn't really know. I just have bad luck as far as dealing with others, it seems. Edit: Wait a second. There's another level called "Fourteen Carrot" which is a Carrotus level(I believe), but this one's in Flashback. However, the "Fourteen Carrot"-Diamondus level here(now that I'm playing the 1.00g Shareware episodes) has the Witch enemies. My bad.
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