Hi,
I cant get Jedi Academy to work on Windows 8.1

I double click to start. It kicks off okay and then comes to a crashing halt with the console coming up with this:

JA: v1.0.1.0 win-x86 Oct 24 2003
Initialising zone memory .....
----- FS_Startup -----
Current search path:
C:\- LIFE - It's Just a Ride - March 2015\Retro Gaming\7 - IBM PC 486\2 - GOG Games\Star Wars Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy\GameData\base\assets3.pk3 (16 files)
C:\- LIFE - It's Just a Ride - March 2015\Retro Gaming\7 - IBM PC 486\2 - GOG Games\Star Wars Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy\GameData\base\assets2.pk3 (62 files)
C:\- LIFE - It's Just a Ride - March 2015\Retro Gaming\7 - IBM PC 486\2 - GOG Games\Star Wars Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy\GameData\base\assets1.pk3 (8320 files)
C:\- LIFE - It's Just a Ride - March 2015\Retro Gaming\7 - IBM PC 486\2 - GOG Games\Star Wars Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy\GameData\base\assets0.pk3 (15346 files)
C:\- LIFE - It's Just a Ride - March 2015\Retro Gaming\7 - IBM PC 486\2 - GOG Games\Star Wars Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy\GameData/base

----------------------
23744 files in pk3 files
execing default.cfg
execing jaconfig.cfg
couldn't exec autoexec.cfg
...detecting CPU, found Intel Pentium IV

------- Input Initialization -------
Skipping check for DirectInput
Joystick is not active.
------------------------------------
----- Client Initialization -----
----- Initializing Renderer ----
-------------------------------
----- Client Initialization Complete -----
--- Common Initialization Complete ---
Working directory: C:\- LIFE - It's Just a Ride - March 2015\Retro Gaming\7 - IBM PC 486\2 - GOG Games\Star Wars Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy\GameData
Initializing OpenGL subsystem
...initializing QGL
succeeded
...setting mode 4: 800 600 FS
...using desktop display depth of 32
...calling CDS: failed, bad mode
...trying next higher resolution: ok
...registered window class
...created window@0,0 (800x600)
Initializing OpenGL driver
...getting DC: succeeded
...GLW_ChoosePFD( 32, 24, 8 )
...35 PFDs found
...GLW_ChoosePFD failed
...GLW_ChoosePFD( 32, 24, 0 )
...35 PFDs found
...GLW_ChoosePFD failed
...failed to find an appropriate PIXELFORMAT
...restoring display settings
...WARNING: could not set the given mode (4)
...setting mode 3: 640 480 FS
...using colorsbits of 16
...calling CDS: failed, bad mode
...trying next higher resolution: ok
...created window@0,0 (640x480)
Initializing OpenGL driver
...getting DC: succeeded
...GLW_ChoosePFD( 16, 16, 0 )
...35 PFDs found
...GLW_ChoosePFD failed
...GLW_ChoosePFD( 16, 16, 0 )
...35 PFDs found
...GLW_ChoosePFD failed
...failed to find an appropriate PIXELFORMAT
...restoring display settings
...WARNING: could not set the given mode (3)
...shutting down QGL
...unloading OpenGL DLL
----- CL_Shutdown -----
-----------------------
GLW_StartOpenGL() - could not load OpenGL subsystem


Any ideas? Am I even in the right place to ask this? :)

This site has an OpenGL error message similar to yours. Have you tried running the game at a different resolution or color mode?

Try to reinstall the openGL driver.

It is possible your videocard dosn't support the openGL, but I not think it is the situation since you has Win8.1.

I can confirm that windows 8.1 isn't the issue. I haven't had an issue with mine and all I did was double click on the shortcut on the desktop to play. Seems like a graphics card, or lack of graphics card issue.

As far as i can remeber Jedi Knight and Jedi Outcast are using the Quake III Engine and have issues with newer powerful 3D Cards, but i thought GOG.COM fixed this common issue.

Have you tried this fix? http://lucasforums.com/showthread.php?t=206018

i hope it helps.

Same issue, using the opengl32.dll file from the link above worked. Kinda sucks that you have to do this workaround with the GOG verison.

Fixed my loading problem on a laptop. Thanks

i hope that i wonthave any such problems but its good to know that there are fixes out there
thx :)

Hi,

I cant get Jedi Academy to work on Windows 10 Enterprise x64

I double click to start and exit. Why?
Please help!

My notebook:
HP ProBook 430G2
Intel Core i5-4210U (with HD4400)
Kingston 8GB DDR3
Samsung 850 EVO 250GB SSD

....

This good!
[i]
My kids love this game so I had to figure out a fix. Existing fixes that others posted weren't working. Thanks to all the existing suggestions I found on several sites, plus four hours of trial and error, I was able to figure it out!

1. Go to the GLDirect page on SourceForge. Download gldirect5_opensource.zip.

2. Extract the contents. Go to the gldirect5\bin\release folder.

3. Copy opengl32.dll to your GameData folder.

4. Play the game!![/i]