Downloads — Native 64-Bit Port and Graphical Setup Wizard (v1.0.0)

The Jagged Alliance 2: Arulco Revisited — Native 64-Bit Port (v1.0.0) is 100% complete and ready for download — now with all 40 custom v6.1 animated camo I.M.P. mercenary avatars (20 Male + 20 Female, including #220 Michael, featuring Moonlit Laptop Portraits + Woodland, Urban & Desert Camo) pre-integrated directly into the installer! Choose between our Interface-Only Windows-Style Graphical Setup Wizard (.run) for beginners (Next >, Browse..., Install, Finish — zero terminal commands needed) or the portable .tar.gz release archive:

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40 New Animated Camo I.M.P. Mercenary Avatars (v6.1 — Built-In and Selectable)

We created 40 brand-new, fully animated I.M.P. mercenary portraits (20 Male + 20 Female, including Portrait #220 Michael alongside international mercenaries across 30+ nationalities) specifically for the Jagged Alliance 2: Arulco Revisited native port. Every single avatar is pre-integrated into the .run and .tar.gz installers and immediately selectable in-game via Laptop (sir-OS VIII) → I.M.P. → Portrait (alongside the 20 classic portraits, giving you 60 selectable I.M.P. portraits in total — up to 6 custom I.M.P. mercenaries per campaign in 1–6 Player Co-op and New Game Plus!).

Technical Pipeline (v6.1): Moonlit Laptop BigFaces + Woodland, Urban and Desert Camo .STI Sprites

Every custom mercenary avatar consists of 7 hardware-indexed 8-bit ETRLE .STI sprite files (280 custom .STI assets in total) matched to the classic 1999 Sir-Tech tactical palette and nighttime laptop lighting (v6.1):

• IMPFaces/BigFaces/<ID>.sti (106×122): Dramatic moonlit tactical portrait displayed in the sir-OS VIII I.M.P. laptop evaluation and mercenary dossier.
• IMPFaces/<ID>.sti (48×43, 8 Subimages): Animated tactical HUD portrait with eye-blink frames and lip-synced talking frames.
• Full Tactical Camouflage Variants (Woodland, Urban, and Desert Camo): Dedicated 8-subimage animated .STI face sets (IMPFaces/WOODCAMO/, IMPFaces/URBANCAMO/, IMPFaces/DESERTCAMO/) that switch dynamically in-game whenever your mercenary applies woodland, urban, or desert face camouflage kits!
• IMPFaces/65Face/<ID>.sti (31×27) & IMPFaces/33Face/<ID>.sti (15×14): Strategic map squad list, sector placement, and auto-resolve mini-portraits.

Real-Time Talking, Blinking and Camo Animation Preview (4× Pixel-Exact Scale)

Complete Roster of the 40 Custom Animated I.M.P. Avatars (TableData/IMPPortraits.xml)

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Step-by-Step Beginner Guide (Interface-Only Windows-Style Setup Wizard)

You do not need any Linux or command-line experience. Both the .run Setup Wizard and the Online GUI Wizard open a point-and-click Windows-style Setup Wizard window (1. Welcome -> 2. GOG Game Files -> 3. Setup Options -> 4. Installing -> 5. Complete) and automatically install all 40 custom v6.1 camo I.M.P. mercenary portraits:

1. Save Your GOG Offline Installer into Downloads:

• You need your own legal copy of Jagged Alliance 2 from GOG.com (Tip: purchasing Jagged Alliance 2: Wildfire on GOG includes the required Jagged Alliance 2 Classic offline installer for free under "Extras / DLC").
• Download the Offline Backup Game Installer (setup_jagged_alliance_2_classic_*.exe) from GOG and leave it in your Downloads folder.
• (Optional) If you want to play the Arulco Revisited 1.4 campaign overhaul mod, also place SCI-7609-AR.7z in your Downloads folder (without it, the wizard automatically installs the complete base game plus all 40 custom animated I.M.P. avatars).

1. Download & Launch the Graphical Setup Wizard:

• Standard PC, Laptop, Steam Deck, or MSI Claw: ja2-native-port-1.0.0-linux-x86_64.run
• Khadas VIM1S, Raspberry Pi, or ARM64 Board: ja2-native-port-1.0.0-linux-aarch64.run
• Right-click the downloaded .run file in your file manager -> Properties -> Permissions -> enable Allow executing file as program, then double-click it.

1. Click Through the 5 Wizard Steps:

• Step 1 (1. Welcome): Click Next > in the bottom-right corner.
• Step 2 (2. GOG Game Files): The wizard automatically detects your setup_jagged_alliance_2_classic_*.exe in Downloads (highlighted in green). If it is stored elsewhere, click Browse GOG .exe... or Browse Game Folder... to select it, then click Next >.
• Step 3 (3. Setup Options): Keep Enable 1-6 Player Local Controller Co-op and Create Desktop & Application Menu Shortcuts checked, choose your language (Auto, English, Deutsch, Francais, Polski, Russkiy), and click Install.
• Step 4 (4. Installing): Wait for the progress bar (0% – 100%) as it extracts the GOG archives, installs all 40 custom camo I.M.P. avatars, and creates your desktop shortcut.
• Step 5 (5. Complete): Click Finish to launch Jagged Alliance 2: Arulco Revisited immediately!

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SHA-256 Checksums

• ja2-native-port-1.0.0-linux-x86_64.run:

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• ja2-native-port-1.0.0-linux-aarch64.run:

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• ja2-native-port-1.0.0-linux-x86_64.tar.gz:

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• ja2-native-port-1.0.0-linux-aarch64.tar.gz:

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Screenshots — Pure In-Game Footage (Native 64-Bit SDL2 and GLES2)

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Native SDL2 Port and 6-Player Co-op Architecture

Jagged Alliance 2: Arulco Revisited is a 100% completed native 64-bit C++17 & SDL2 source port targeting Linux x86_64, Linux ARM64 (aarch64), macOS ARM64, and handheld/micro-console hardware (MSI Claw, Steam Deck, and Khadas VIM1S). It combines the tactical depth of the JA2 v1.13 codebase (r7609) with a classic-first ruleset, the Arulco Revisited 1.4 campaign overhaul, 40 custom v6.1 camo I.M.P. mercenary portraits, native SMK2/SMK4 Smacker cutscene playback, and 1–6 player campaign co-op.

Curated Classic-First Mod Stack

• Base Engine (JA2 v1.13 r7609): Ported to 64-bit LP64 (char16_t 16-bit wide strings for binary save compatibility, all 59 x86 inline assembly blitters replaced with portable C++17, native SDL2 PCM + IMA ADPCM audio, and zero-dependency Smacker video/audio decoder).
• Classic 1999 Aiming (USE_NEW_CTH_SYSTEM = FALSE): Restores original Sir-Tech 1999 integer 0–100% chance-to-hit math while keeping v1.13's improved AI flanking and suppression.
• Arulco Revisited 1.4 (Data-AR): Overhauled sector layouts, balanced economy, enhanced militia progression, and full 5-language support (EN, DE, FR, PL, RU) via VFS Lang SLF Libs profile layering.

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1–6 Player Co-op Architecture

• Real-Time Exploration & Turn-Based Arbitration (src/platform/coop.cpp): Outside turn-based combat, Player 1 seamlessly leads exploration and inventory management. During turn-based combat, each connected controller (1–6 players, auto-joined on first button press and restored across hotplugs by SDL GUID) controls its assigned mercenaries with per-player color bars and instant turn hand-over (Back / Select).
• Up to 6 Custom I.M.P. Mercenaries & New Game Plus: Supports creating up to 6 custom I.M.P. mercenaries (one per player, choosing from all 60 classic & custom v6.1 camo I.M.P. avatars) and carrying your squad, stats, and owner assignments into New Game Plus (--ngplus).

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Hardware and Controller Support