JA2 Native Port

Working name · unofficial, non-commercial fan project · pre-release

JA2 Native Port is an unofficial, non-commercial fan project. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by THQ Nordic, Strategy First, Sir-Tech, or any other rights holder of Jagged Alliance. Related names are trademarks of their respective owners and are used here only to describe compatibility. This project ships no game data. You need your own legally purchased copy of Jagged Alliance 2. The engine source is a derivative of the Jagged Alliance 2 source released by Strategy First Inc. in 2004 under the SFI Source Code License Agreement, and may only be used for non-commercial purposes.

This is a native Linux port of Jagged Alliance 2 v1.13 r7609, with Arulco Revisited 1.4 as the default setup. It runs on Linux x86_64 and ARM64, with no Wine or Proton.

The one-click installer uses your own legally purchased GOG copy of Jagged Alliance 2: Wildfire, with the bundled Jagged Alliance 2 Classic DLC as the base data. The package does not include original game data.

What’s included

Native Linux x86_64 and ARM64 builds
English, German, French, Polish, and Russian text and voices
40 new original I.M.P. portraits, with talking animation and wood, urban, and desert camo variants
A one-click installer that sets the game up from your own GOG files

Status

Pre-release. Builds and runs in Linux x86_64 and aarch64 virtual machines. It has not yet been verified on real handheld or board hardware, or on GPU drivers other than Mesa llvmpipe. The project is free and non-commercial only. A GOG One-click Mod listing has been proposed; GOG and the rights holder still have to agree.

Screenshots

Main menu of the native Linux build, showing Jagged Alliance 2 with 1.13 + AR — Main menu on the native Linux x86_64 build (1.13 + Arulco Revisited).

Strategic map of Arulco, sector A9 Omerta, day 1 — Strategic map, sector A9 Omerta.

Tactical view in Omerta with a mercenary selected — Tactical view in Omerta.

Contact sheet of 40 custom I.M.P. faces in plain, wood, urban, and desert camo — The 40 custom I.M.P. portraits, including wood, urban, and desert camo.

Contact sheet of 40 custom I.M.P. laptop portraits with painted backgrounds — Laptop BigFaces for the same 40 portraits.

Credits

Default setup: JA2 v1.13 team; JAsmine & Beka (Arulco Revisited); Strohmann (AR 1.4 for 7609); CVB (bug-fix patch); GreenEyes (strategic map); Kitty (SCI assembly).

Engine source: Jagged Alliance 2, released by Strategy First Inc. in 2004 under the SFI Source Code License Agreement. The 40 custom I.M.P. portraits are original.

Contact

Michael Weichhardt · michaelweichhardt@gmail.com