On The Soapbox

Editorial by Jeff Walters


Pic of the Month

Welcome to the new monthly competition for Darkness Falls. It's called 'Pic of the Month'. It's a really simple competition, but one I think will take off fast (fingers crossed). The competition is basically where readers get to send in screenshots taken from multiplayer JK games and the coolest one I receive each month will be published here. It may be an awesome action shot of you slicing up an opponent or a funny pic of a trick you pulled on someone.


Where is that prick hiding....

To kick things off, here is a screenshot taken by my partner in the Jedi Knight Revisited project - Mike Rajotte. This was during a long MP game in Baron's Hed.....took us ages to find him. In the background is me vainly searching for him.

If you have some screenshots you'd like to submit to the competition, then just email me them. Make sure the email includes a description of the shot(s). I would also prefer if people would send them in JPEG or GIF format. If you are unable to convert the shot(s) from PCX for some reason, then please at least zip the file(s) before sending.

Ethics in Multiplayer . . .

Put your hand up if you're sick to death of facing cheap opponents in multiplayer? Whoa, lots of hands. The biggest hate I have is when opponents pull a Rail Detonator or Concussion Rifle in a saber battle when they start losing....it's soooo cheap. It shows that they lack the skill or 'honour' to fight fair, so they'll just blow you away point blank instead of retreating to regain some health.

With the recent development of a MPC Editor that makes it easy for opponents to cheat in multiplayer, things can only get worse. To the person who made this editor - thank you, thank you, thank you for arming cheaters. Sorry to sound angry and I know it has other uses than for cheating and was not specifically designed for this purpose, but the numerous emails I've received since it's release about people using ALL force powers in multiplayer tell me that it is being used by the DARK SIDE ;) Luckily I have only played members of my Order (Knights of Cloud City) since it's development so I haven't had the misfortune of running across someone who has used this editor, but many others have.

I urge people NOT to use this tool for cheating! I also endorse the strongest punishments for people who do use it. So if you catch someone in the act, post their name/handle on the JK messageboards so that people know to beware of them. This will be the only way for them to learn. I further hope that the creator of the MPC editor will take it down.

On To Greener Pastures . . .

As you may recall from last month's editorial, I will be moving Darkness Falls and my main site, Bespin, to a new location. I had been given numerous offers to host it and after a lot of thinking, I have made the decision to move to the site to Valley Of The Jedi. I basically choose VOTJ because they were the first ask and the offer was to good to refuse. Unlimited space, cgi access, and more.......I can't wait :)

I would like to thank Swoosh from VOTJ for this great oppurtunity and also the guys from Jediknight.net and the Jedi Knight Network for their offers which were greatly appreciated and considered.

Next Issue....and the future

The main feature next month will be the voting for the first ever Dark Forces and Jedi Knight Awards!! I've been waiting for this issue since day one. The actual awards will be announced in the January issue which will be out just after New Years. Each winner will received a specially designed award graphic that they may do with what they please. The rest of next issues content is still in the planning phase, but I might be able to swing a HUGE interview.....hopefully :) I also hope to profile either the release of JED or Force Builder.

I'm still taking suggestions for catergories (eg, Best JK Order, Best DF Level, etc) in the Awards. So if you have any ideas for awards then simply enter them into the box below and click 'Submit'.

1997 Dark Forces & Jedi Knight Awards - Suggestion Box

  
In less than two weeks I shall (finally) be on holidays.......and I won't have to go back to Uni till the 1st of March, 1998!! Consequently, the next issue of Darkness Falls will likely be released earlier in the month than usual......I'm trying to work things out so that each issue of Darkness Falls will be released within the first few days of each month.


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