Is it possible to play "Jazz Jackrabbit 2 -TSF"
"comparative" but not only local, but also via Internet?
Maybe sb try it out.

competitive? co-operative?

Originally Posted by Grytolle

co-operative?

cooperative

Yeah, you can, get JJ2 plus then type /gamemode coop in the chatbar. You either need to host yourself or be logged in if remote admin is on another server. However, only the host loses health while the others don't.

Ok, so for all generations I figured out how to play cooperative mode with another person(s) online. It's the instruction "for dummies" so if you know some of those things, just scroll through them.

1st: Install Hamachi or sit in one LAN (you'll find many instructions all over the Internet)
2nd: Install JJ2 plus (you'll find it on this forum or via google)
You can install it just on the server but I'll recommend you to install on all games, clients also. If you don't, clients f. ex. won't loose health on cooperation when attacked by enemies.
3rd: Run game on both (all?) computers
4th: Click New game on the server (the computer that hosts the game)
5th: Click Party mode -> Local network TCP -> Start a new game
6th: Whatever you'll do here it won't matter, just hit done
7th: Choose 1 player and setup your rabbit
8th: Start the game

Now server is set, run the game on all clients.
1st: New game -> Party mode -> Local network TCP -> Join another game, choose 1 player and setup your rabbit.
2nd: Hit "Start Game" and type your server's IP on the keyboard (just type it) and hit Enter
If you don't know your IP, you'll find instruction at the end of this text.
3rd: Wait for client to connect.

Congratulations! You've just made it to play together. But you're now at the battle mode, so here is what you need to do to play cooperation on the normal game campaign:

At the server game:

1st. Hit T
2nd. Type "gamemode coop" (without quotes of course)
Now you're no longer in battle mode so you can't fight with other players
3rd. Hit T
4th. (The Secret Files) Type "/c easter1.j2l"
(Regular game) Type "/c Castle1.j2l"

For all levels list look here: www-dot-jazz2online-dot-com/wiki/Jazz+Jackrabbit+2%3A+Quotes#

5th. You can play now! Enjoy it, but before you do, read further.

Unfortunately after finishing one chapter, you won't be able to automatically switch to another (you've got to do it "by hand") but I have a solution for this also.

Open the game directory (on the server) and locate the file LevelList.ini
Find [SinglePlayer] section (it is inside the file).
Paste the following text below (this is for the basic campaign, not the secret files):

001=Trainer.j2l
002=Castle1.j2l
003=Castle1n.j2l
004=Carrot1.j2l
005=Carrot1n.j2l
006=Labrat1.j2l
007=Labrat3.j2l
008=Labrat2.j2l
009=Colon1.j2l
010=Colon2.j2l
011=Psych1.j2l
012=Psych2.j2l
013=Beach.j2l
014=Beach2.j2l
015=Diam1.j2l
016=Diam3.j2l
017=Tube1.j2l
018=Tube2.j2l
019=Tube3.j2l
020=Medivo1.j2l
021=Garglair.j2l
022=Medivo2.j2l
023=Jung1.j2l
024=Jung2.j2l
025=Hell.j2l
026=Hell2.j2l
027=Damn.j2l
028=Damn2.j2l

If you want to get other campaigns in the same way, there are level files inside game directory. Just paste their names into the [SinglePlayer] section and that's it.

Go back to the game.
1st. Hit "T" on your keyboard
2nd. "T" -> Type "/levellist off" - Enter
3rd. "T" -> Type "/levellist on" - Enter
4th. "T" -> Type "/c" - Enter
5th. That's it!

Sometimes it happens that someone has the problem with graphics (especially if doesn't have JJ2+ installed). If it will happen, hit "T", type "/r", press Enter.

Have fun!


How to find your IP address:

1. IP on Local Area Network: hit WindowsButton+r, type "cmd", hit Enter, type "ipconfig", hit Enter. You'll see few lines of text -> scroll through them and find text that looks similar to:
192.168.1.4
it may look different but it's four groups of three numbers at most splitted by dots, ending with digit other than "0" or "1" (OTHER!).
2. IP on Hamachi:
Open Hamachi and read the IP over the list of your networks (four groups of three numbers at most), it looks similar to 5.115.20.12