Darkness Falls


The Online Magazine for Dark Forces, Jedi Knight & Star Wars fans.
OCTOBER 1997 - Volume 1, Number 3.


Features

Touchdown!
After several years of waiting, Jedi Knight has arrived. Featuring previously unheard of depth in gameplay and enormous levels - this is undoubtedly the game of the year.


    Departments

On The Soap Box
The magazine's editorial section. This is where I get to talk about the latest news in the Dark Forces and Jedi Knight community, as well as basically anything else that crosses my mind.
A Quake in the Force
Star Wars Quake has to be the most ambitious non-commercial 3D Gaming project undertaken.This month Brian Taylor (best known for creating the first COG patch for JK) has scoured the net for all the info currently known on the Star War's TC's,
Interogation Room C
Once a month, we drag a poor unsuspecting innocent into Interogation Room C and force the truth out of them. This month our prime suspect is the webmaster of The Valley of the Jedi - Swoosh. Let's see if we can't get him to confess.
Baby JK - The Demo
Though it only came out less than a week before the full version, the demo of Jedi Knight was an immediate must to download. Though only featuring one single-player level, it provided enough of a taste for most gamers.
Class is in! - Tutorial
Jedi Knight has only been out just over a week and already people have begun the process of hacking it to death. In October's tutorial, Pax shows us how to play JK in a whole new way.
Jungle Fever - Pt 1
This mulit-part article series by Jungles of Caldoun author, Mark Haidekker, takes us through the various aspects of creating a successful level. This month he takes a look at creating your own waxes...
SPECIAL - Make your own 3DO
In the past week, a bevy of new 3dos have hit out PCs and I'll bet a lot of people out there are wondering - "How do I make my own unique looking character?".....well here's your answer.
The Fall Of Dark Tides
Dark Tides was one the most ambitious projects ever undertaken in Dark Forces. Originally aimed to contain eight levels, this project got off to a rocky start and never recovered. This month, the project's creator - Miller - gives us the story behind Dark Tides.


 Front & Centre

The Good, The Bad, The Ugly & The Game
A lot of movies I've much anticipating finally opened in Australia this month. So consequently there are a whole swag of movies reviews this month.
Still Alive & Kicking
Though the release of Jedi Knight has sucked much of the remaining life out of Dark Forces....it is by no means finished. This month saw and the release of a great new level and many more are still on the way...
FX - Behind the Special Editions
The Special Effects featured in the Star Wars: Special Edition movies blew most everyone away. Mike Rajotte, in a quest to discover the secrets behind the movies, has scoured all the film magazines he could find....


Fiction

Ashalaa
The story of the making of a Jedi. Last month discovered that the fallen stranger may actually have been a Jedi...but what does all these events have to do with him?
Interactive Story
This is where you, the readers, can write the next chapter of a continuing saga, Darkness Falls- The Story. Simply write it, email me it, and the best one I receive will be printed next issue. This month has proved to be the best so far, with three different story submissions.



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Darkness Falls - Volume 1, Number 3. Published monthly. Articles and any original artwork copyright © 1997 by the editor and contributors to this magazine. This document may not be reproduced in whole or in part at any time without the express written consent of the editor.
Publisher/Editor: Jeff Walters. Graphical Director: Clayton Cameron. Contributors: Jeff Walters, Clayton Cameron, David Erlenbusch, Mark Haidekker, Patrick Mulnix, Mike Rajotte, Brian Taylor & Miller. We love reader input. Email addresses can be found at the start of each contributor's article.
Dark Forces, Jedi Knight and Star Wars are (C) Lucas Arts Entertaiment Company. . No transferral of any such rights to any other parties is intended or inferred by this magazine, its editor and its contributors.