| Last updated August 23, 2006 |
Below I will list the ways to find other players on the Internet to play Jedi Knight. Check out How to Host/Join (located at JediKnight.Net) to learn about finding your IP, pings, and connecting to a game.
ZONE Heat.Net Qtracker GameSpy Arcade Kali ICQ mIRC Competition Leagues Petition
The Zone is probably the easiest way to find other players. It's free, and now you can use either browser (MSIE or Netscape). For those Jedi who have the DEMO version of Jedi Knight, this is probably the best place to go. It is also good for those who play late at night; there is always someone there. Some complain about the lag. This could be caused by the fact that while you are playing, your browser is running and the chat window stays active. I've heard that you can decrease that lag by closing these windows once connected to your game. A great feature of the Zone is the "lag meter". You can see each persons ping in the form of a colored bar (red, yellow, green). By joining a game where all the players are "green", you are seriously increasing the chance of a good (low lag) game. For questions about the Zone, check out their FAQ or head straight to it by clicking the Zone button above.
Case's Ladder for JK Zone players
I personally have been unable to get their software to work on my computer. A few Jedi have sent me email saying that their service/gameplay is good and the amount of opponents available is increasing.
Update: As of 2003, Heat.net became defunct, unfortunately.
Qtracker is a program written by Ron "the_DM" Mercer. Qtracker is completely free (at one time it cost $10 to register after 21 days, no longer). Basically, you enter an IP# where you think a game of JK is running. It pings the server and tells you how many people are playing and what map is currently running. It allows you to create folders so you can save IP's. I keep two folders, one for temp servers and one for permanent servers [basically people I know that have static (permanent) IP's]. Below I will list web sites that have "IP Message Boards". Check the boards, find recent posts and enter the IP's. Make note of the ones that are running and have room for you. Close the program and fire up JK! Many new features are added or being added that let you launch the game from Qtracker, or let you browse JK.net's IP boards automatically.
*The current
version of Qtracker will also read the IP's off the IP Boards
located at jediknight.net...very kewl !!
New Website: www.qtracker.com IP Server Boards JK Server Board, MOTS Server Board, at jediknight.net Server Board at The Beta Web site GameSpy Arcade now supports Jedi Knight! GameSpy is free, but some of the options (like "Buddy List") are not available. You may register ($20.00 one time fee) to enable those options and also receive upgrades faster than the unregistered user. New features being added all the time. Kali is a "chat" program that uses IPX
to allow users to join games. The unregistered user can use the
program for 15 minutes, after which you have to restart the
program. Registration is only $20.00 (a one time fee). Head for
server #602 to find other Jedi. This is also the best place to
find matches for Case's Ladder for JK Kali
players. The
Gathering is a group of Saber players
that meet on Kali. They generally meet on Friday and Saturday,
but this group also incorporates the use of ICQ (see below) so
players can meet and test their skill at any time. Check out
their website for further information. ICQ is a great
program for finding people on the Internet. ICQ is currently
free, but the creators/owners may start charging some time in the
future. If you meet someone and would like to play them again,
ask for his/her ICQ UIN # and add it to you contact list. The
next time you are on ICQ, you will know if they are on ICQ as
well. There are also chat groups on ICQ, some of which are Jedi
Knight related. Add these UIN's to your list and join with others
to setup games, etc. &JediKnight - 3853045 run by Roszce Join the Jedi Knight Multiplayer
Addon Group
if you like
playing the fan created maps. mIRC is a chat program that
allows you to join "channels" and chat with others
about the same subject. Many Jedi use this program to meet, setup
games, etc. A very popular league called Black Sun Empire hangs out on IRC. Here are
some of the servers/channels that you can go to to find other
Jedi Knight players. **Note: Please check the subject of the
channel before advertising your game. Some channels are just for
chat. EFNet: #jk, #jediservers,
#jediknight, #jkservers, #mots UnderNet: #jediknight,
#jediknights, #jedi_knight, #jk Case's Ladder is a well known gaming
ladder system. Case now has 2 Jedi Knight ladders. One for
players on Kali and another for Zone players. The Jedi Knight Destiny - use IRC or ICQ to find your one on one
fragfest Game Engine's Jedi
Knight Ladder Joining a League
is another great way to find players. Leagues are basically
groups (sometimes very large) of players who sometimes split up
into smaller groups within the League (Platoons, Squads, etc.)
and play each other or other Orders/Clans in TEAM battle. Leagues
will use programs like ICQ and mIRC to gather and chat. Visit the
League Sites page at jediknight.net to check some of them out. If you have been
asking yourself, "Why didn't they make Jedi Knight like
Quake so we could just connect to a dedicated server?", then
head over to LikWid's Dedicated Server Petition. As always, if you have
anything to add or suggest, please Submit.
