Make a backup-copy, to avoid doing this again (one can have multiple JA2-instals at once, even runs from USB-stick, makes no registry entries)ĭownload 1.13-version you like to use, unzip it, copy content of unzipped into JA2-original, overwrite when asked Open Steam-Folder on PC (if unchanged, it should be in 'Programs' or 'Programs x86')Īt Steam/steamapps/common look for folder 'Jagged Alliance 2 Gold'Ĭopy whole folder and paste it somewhere not directly Windows (not 'Programs' or alike, maybe D:\Games\Jagged Alliance 2 Gold) How to use those 1.13 versions with JA2 from Steam? The 7609-version is interesting, because it is used as base-version by many mods, the latest version is interesting because it has most new features and even more bugfixes then 7609 (which already is running fine). It's from 2014 and at that time, developers put that version aside to give modders a version to work with without being constantly changed, hence called 'stable'. To make the confusion worse, there is a version of 1.13 which is called 'stable'. The opposite is true, that's the version with most bugfixes. It's refering to 'under constant development', not to being full of bugs. The very latest version is often also called 'unstable'. JA2v1.13 still gets further developed even today. What about different versions of 1.13 you may have heard about? Some mods change and/or add maps, some change the story and the quests, some add even more weapons and items and some do all of it at once.įollow link at bottom to get download-links (1.13 and mods) and more descriptions Therefore, beside being able to play JA2 v1.13 as standalone, one can also play those mods with 1.13 used as base. in folders of 1.13-Game-Directory)Īs a result, many stuff former only available in code, is now accesable to everyone - and since everyone includes modders, there are already many mods (modifications) which use 1.13 available. This is a thing, because the developers of 1.13 externalized many things (to files like. It can be played as stand-alone-version, but it also serves as mod-plattform. It offers bugfixes, quality-of-life changes, more weapons and items, more mercs and a lot more features (can be turned on/off). One of those developments got called JA2 v1.13.

Fans picked it up and continued development.

Stuff hapened and the source code was released to public.

The last official version of JA2 is 1.12 (gold).

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