
The first games in the series were for DOS, but work well under all flavours of Microsoft Windows and in emulators like DOSBox. From the first Jagged Alliance installment on, the series received critical acclaim and gained a significant cult following, although this never translated to major commercial success.
XML Editor: A tool that comes with 1.13 that allows you to alter items/enemy gun choices and much more.Jagged Alliance is a series of turn-based tactics video games. Vanilla: Original unmodded version of JA 2. UDB: Ultra Description box (even more details for items). UB: Unfinished Business (official add-on for JA 2). S.T.O.M.P.: Sandro's Traits and Other Modifications Project (see Mods and projects). RR: Renegade Republic (see Mods and projects). Prof.Dat: The file that contains all the info about every character in JA 2. Proedit: A tool that comes with 1.13 to edit the Prof.dat, this allows you to change every aspect of every character ingame. Possum Dbb: A version of Dbb altered by Old Possum. PCM: Playable Characters Mod (see Mods and projects). OIV: Old inventory (classic JA inventory). NIV: New inventory system (see Mods and projects). NCTH: New Chance To Hit system (see Mods and projects). MP: Machine pistol (1) Multiplayer (2). MFM: Militia Factions Mod (see Mods and projects). MAM: MJOne's Ammunition Mod (see Mods and projects). LBE: Load bearing equipment (Used in conjunction with NIV). Contains very customizable game editors and many fixes/improvements. JA2 v1.13: The backbone for countless mods, a version of the game made by JA fans for JA fans. INI Editor: A tool that comes with 1.13 which can be used to alter most aspects of gameplay, from how often it rains to the amount of cash you start with. IoV: Instruments of Violence (extensive item mod) old name: Dbb/Cosplay. HAM: Headrock's assorted mods, a collection of changes that deals with suppression tactics and a whole range of other optional adjustments (see Mods and projects). HoA: Horn of Africa (see Mods and projects). FFF: Fight For Freedom (see Mods and projects). EDB: Enhanced description box (created by Headrock, it offers a lot more detail on weapons and items in game, now part of the main SVN download). DCA: Drassen Counter Attack (a feature turned off in Vanilla, Deidranna seeks revenge with an iron fist!). AR: Assault Rifle (1) Arulco Revisited mod by JAsmine & Beka (2) (see Mods and projects). AIMNAS: Smeagol's Alpha Item mod (see Mods and projects). AFS: Arulco Folding Stock (see Mods and projects). A.I.M.: Association of International Mercenaries. There are threads explaining how to switch between the two. 100AP System: A new version of the "Action Point" system that replaced the old 25AP's. Q: What do all these strange acronyms and abbreviations mean? A: Their meanings are as follows: