*NEW 1.13 MOD*



*Deidranna's Side Mod (DSM) is a brand new modification for JA2 1.13. Its
core features include, as the name implies, that the player fights on
Deidranna's side. The current version of this mod is in its fourth Beta.

*Story and setting*
*In short, the rebels are winning the ongoing civil war in Arulco. Meduna
is the last stronghold of the regime. Friends and associates of Deidranna
have fled to Meduna, Balime and into nearby foreign countries. Elliot hires
us to fight on Deidranna's side. The player hires a squad and gets inserted
into Meduna by a secret tunnel.

*Features*
*Inverted strategic scenario. Fight from Meduna to Omerta with Deidranna,
Elliot and Joe as part of your team (and hire all other types of bad guys
and misfits)
*Heavier fights when closing in on Drassen and Omerta
*Custom map pack from Azazel and other new maps
*Countless NPCs are recruitable now
*Various quest tweaks
*More convenient NIV
*More interactive maps, as heavy gunfire will damage and eventually destroy
various map objects and tiles

*Objective*
*Kill Miguel and force Enrico to give up. Otherwise the player can roam
freely.

*Credits*
*EdMortimer - Custom characters from 'Arulco Vacations'*
*Azazel - Custom maps*
*Realist - Coding*

*Various hints and comments*
*Use Deidranna, Joe and Elliot for fighting, they are hilarious. Also use
Fredo and Kingpin for their speech lines. Almost every NPC is hireable,
some may be more useful than others.

This mod is relatively new but has been updated. It has been played through and it
works. It is hoped to be able to improve and refine almost every aspect of it,
but updates are dependent on time, so regular updates are not guaranteed.

The Scorpion


Installation Instructions
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You have two ways to install it now;

1. Full Archive (No separate 1.13 install required) https://www.mediafire.com/file/mlnqwhhxe3hoxxb/DSM_-_Full_Sep19_21.7z/file

Do this by making a new copy of ('Vanilla') English JA2(1.12)

Unpack the latest DSM archive over the install. It should ask whether to overwrite ja2.ini

2. Partial Archive (1.13 needs to be installed first)

Do this by making a new copy of English JA2(1.12)
Install 1.13 over this vanilla base
Unpack the latest Partial Archive https://www.mediafire.com/file/tn4iajzf4p8d0f6/DSM.7z/file over this


This mod uses it's own EXE, so the new exe to use is ja2_r8734_3686fbd4 which fixes some bugs that were occuring previously.

This latest installment (Sept 2021) includes additional custom maps.

To be clear use ja2_r8734_3686fbd4 to run the game, start a new game, do not use any other exe or you will corrupt your data! The starting sector will be P1.

[Updated on: Wed, 14 February 2024 03:34] by Moderator

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