To change that, you'd have to delete the v event from the v key. However, if something in the game was programed to the v, both the orginal command and the new command will be run.

The DosBox will now treat the v like a second PageUp key.

Select the Save box in the lower right part of the DosBox Just press the v key on your computer keyboard. Now, selct the 'Add' command on near the center botton of the display, red text will appear. It should turn green and new text appear near the bottom. Near the bottom of the DosBox window there will be a message 'Select an event to change.' Do not panic. This part of the guide will give instructions on how to reassign the LookUp command to the v key.

It is fairly simple to use, but some Padawans learn by example. To bring up the Keymapper at any point in the game use Crtl+F1. Fortunately they can remapped using the DosBox Emulator that is running the game. You can download version 1.0 of the Force Engine here.The default controls are far from perfect. Star Wars: Dark Forces is available on Steam and GOG for £5/$6/€5, and GOG currently have it at 65% off in their Winter Sale. It’s exciting to get the chance to have another go with Dark Forces nearly thirty years later but with the kind of features you’d just expect from a shooter in 2022. I never played it again, but did enjoy Kyle Katarn’s adventures in Jedi Outcast years later. I wasn’t very good at it back then, if I recall correctly. I still remember the first time I played Dark Forces, on a demo PC at the back of HMV in York when I was about 10. The Force Engine team say they’re continuing to work on the project, with support for another Jedi engine game, Outlaws, coming in version 2.0. You can read more about version 1.0 of the Force Engine here. Of course, you will need your own copy of the original game to get things running. The Force Engine also lets you bump that original 320x200 resolution all the way up to 4K, and there’s even controller support, if you like. Its 21st century replacement lets players do fancy things such as play the game on an ultrawide monitor, and has quality of life improvements including an aiming reticle, autorun, and better AI for Boba Fett. Watch on YouTube Star Wars: Dark Forces was the dawn of a whole series of Star Wars shooters on PC.ĭark Forces was released in 1995, and used the Jedi engine.

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