Func_Msgboard: J.A.C.K. 1.1.1212 Steam Release

Posted by XaeroX on 2016/12/16 13:54:02

Greetings!

I promised that J.A.C.K. will be eventually released on Steam in Q4 2016. And today it has finally become available in Steam Store!

Steam-specific features:

* Automatic Configuration: creation of game configurations in the editor in a couple of clicks.
* SteamCloud Service: cloud storage for maps, ability to synchronize with local files.
* Automatic Update: keep your editor up-to-date with all the recent features and bugfixes!
* Steam Fun: achievements, stats and trading cards.

Version 1.1.1212 highlights:

* VHE-style Texture soring in Texture Browser (animated and random-tiled textures of the same group are placed nearby).
* Up/Down arrow keys and PgUp/PgDown scroll Texture Browser contents.
* When creating a brush primitive, its name is shown above the frame in 2D-views.
* Alt+clicking during Vertex Manipulation prevents from selecting other brushes - only vertices and/or edges are selected.
* Lots of improvements and bugfixes, as usual.
* The detailed reference manual.

If you want to support J.A.C.K., and willing to get updates and bugfixes as soon as possible - you can buy it in Steam Store (there is a launch discount until Dec 23, 2016). Please also give it a positive review, if possible; it would be very helpful also! But if you don't want to spend money - no problem! As I promised, there will be completely free cumulative versions with almost the same feature set. The only missing features will be Steam-specific features listed above. The release of the next free version is scheduled in Q1 2017.

Version 1.1.1212 supports the same set of games/engines: Quake, Hexen II, Quake II, Quake III, Half-Life, Gunman Chronicles and their modifications.
Supported operating systems: Windows, Linux.
Supported architectures: x86 (32-bit), amd64 (64-bit).

Steam Store Page
Feature list
Changelog of version 1.1.1212

Again, thanks for suggestions and bug reports, some features were added because of your requests.

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Congrats - Will Purchase

#1 posted by dumptruck_ds on 2016/12/16 20:05:11

Never used JACK before but it looks great. Happy to pay such a reasonable price to support devs. Stats and achievements look fun too. I prefer TB for Q1 but for Q3A - this will be my go to. Good luck!

Typo

#2 posted by negke on 2016/12/16 22:18:56

Should read "Quake-style BSP architecture".
Curious as to how well it'll sell.

Threw Money At You

#3 posted by DaZ on 2016/12/16 23:44:28

Thanks for all the improvements you have created with this editor, it's a joy to use :)

Looking forward to all the additions and improvements you make to it in the future.

#4 posted by negke on 2016/12/17 00:12:12

Achievements and trading cards are a bit wtflol in this context... guess now you have go all in and create a badge, too!

"GO MAP" or "I MAPPED"

...or "I MADE A MAP--- and all I got was a bunch of leaks"

#5 posted by khreathor on 2016/12/17 10:11:43

Cool, got it.

q3map2.exe is recognized as a virus. Maybe it's worth doing some custom/fixed build of compiler, to avoid this problem (?)

Congratulations

#6 posted by primal (nli) on 2016/12/17 11:10:03

Congrats on the release!

Achievements....

#7 posted by Shambler on 2016/12/17 11:41:55

"I MADE A MAP"

Go on negke, see if you can manage it ;)

Monies Thrown

#8 posted by Vondur on 2016/12/17 12:13:13

now i need to go map.
also nice touch with achieves :>

Bler

#9 posted by negke on 2016/12/17 13:22:18

Too much grinding involved!

Bought It

#10 posted by PuLSaR on 2016/12/17 14:48:28

congrats

#11 posted by mankrip on 2017/05/15 01:44:58

Is there an automated way to import the configuration from the non-Steam version?

I've just bought JACK on Steam, and upon launch it didn't detect that the non-Steam version was already installed.

I Should Get This On Principal.

#12 posted by RickyT33 on 2017/05/19 23:10:27

I have been using J.A.C.K. a little and I give it my stamp of approval. It's exactly like Worldcraft. 8D I need to finish a few maps....
I don't get paid until Monday though.
(has older version already installed - no excuse not to map)

Khreathor

#13 posted by RickyT33 on 2017/05/19 23:12:13

real mappers use CMD!

Does The Pay Version...

#14 posted by generic on 2017/06/13 03:14:34

Trash your Worldspawn settings, too?

#15 posted by WarrenMarshallBiz on 2017/10/05 17:24:32

So MalwareBytes keeps tagging the JACK exe from Steam as having generic ransomware in it ... what's up with that?

#16 posted by anonymous user on 2017/10/05 19:28:37

XaeroX never replied in this thread.

#17 posted by WarrenMarshallBiz on 2017/10/05 20:21:15

Regardless ... am I the only one to see this? It seems odd that I would be.

@warren

#18 posted by dumptruck_ds on 2017/10/06 00:10:40

Maybe contact Steam support and start a ticket if you can't get an answer from the author... assuming you have that version of course.

I've Found Xaerox To Be Very Responsive On Twitter

#19 posted by ionous on 2017/10/06 00:51:11

Try there.

https://twitter.com/MrXaeroX?lang=en

#20 posted by WarrenMarshallBiz on 2017/10/07 00:33:42

Got a one liner half-joke in response ... I guess that'll have to do.

#21 posted by dumptruck_ds on 2017/10/07 01:23:01

what was his response?

#22 posted by WarrenMarshallBiz on 2017/10/07 02:24:12

XaeroX‏ @MrXaeroX 22h22 hours ago

Is JACK a ransomware virus? It depends. It's actually a philosophical point. Some guys consider selling JACK a kind of "extortion", really.)

#23 posted by ericw on 2017/10/07 03:53:19

Try https://www.virustotal.com/ - it runs 60+ antivirus scanners. I tried the non-steam JACK and it's 100% clean.

#24 posted by WarrenMarshallBiz on 2017/10/07 13:13:03

Thanks! I imagine it's clean ... I can't think of how it wouldn't be. Was just hoping for some confirmation from the author but I guess $14 doesn't buy me that privilege. :)

It's More Like

#25 posted by Cocerello on 2017/10/07 16:15:09

this have happened a lot in around the last 5-10 years, Virus scanners everywhere that say there is virus in completely clean programs. That's why XaeroX took it with humour.

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