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Title                   : Operation Kyber Crystal Version 11 
Filename                : opkyberc_modern.zip
Release Date            : 9/30/2025
Description             : A Star Wars Dark Forces 14 Level Adventure
Compatibility           : TFE Required. Use Most Current Version.
                          https://theforceengine.github.io/
Author                  : Timothy Smulders
Email Address           : timothysmulders@gmail.com
X                       : https://x.com/@SmosMaps
YouTube                 : https://www.youtube.com/@SmosMaps
Twitch                  : https://www.twitch.tv/smosmaps 
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* Installation *

Put the opkyberc_modern.zip file in your ForceEngine/Mods directory. Do not unzip the file.

* Walkthrough *

YouTube                 : https://www.youtube.com/@SmosMaps

* Streaming *

Twitch                  : https://www.twitch.tv/smosmaps

* Recommended Settings * 

Renderer                : GPU/OpenGL
Pitch Limit             : Maximum
FOV                     : 120
Sky Render Mode         : Cylinder
Color Mode              : True Color 
Enhanced Assets         : Checked
Smooth VUEs             : Checked

* Introduction *

Welcome to Star Wars Dark Forces! I am Mon Mothma, Chancellor and Commander of the Rebel Alliance. This mission will familiarize you with the weapons, enemies, and environment you will face fighting to restore freedom to the galaxy!  

Jan Ors, one of our most valuable operatives, will be your guide. When you complete this mission, you will have all the knowledge and skill you need to battle the Empire!

May the Force be with you...

1. Complete the Star Wars Dark Forces introduction. 

* Story *

Operation Kyber Crystal

Kyle Katarn has proven himself a capable mercenary. With the help of Jan Ors, Kyle has exposed the Dark Trooper threat and defeated General Mohc on the Arc Hammer. 

Though yet to vow allegiance to the Alliance, Mon Mothma continues to deploy Kyle on missions vital to the Rebellion. 

Mon Mothma senses the Force beginning to awaken in Katarn. A dangerous time for Kyle when his loyalties are still undecided.

At some point, Kyle will need to make a choice... a choice that will determine the future of the galaxy!

Prelude - Return To Anoat

Moff Rebus has escaped! A group of highly trained mercenaries loyal to Rebus attacked our detention center on Dantooine and freed him before our backup forces arrived.

Kyle, before his escape, Moff Rebus informed us he had figured out how to amplify a weapon's destructive power using Kyber Crystals. The Empire had paid him generously for the technology, but you captured him on Anoat before he could deliver the plans.

Imperial troops have taken control of Moff Rebus's old hideout on Anoat. We believe they have already recovered the technology needed to amplify their weapons and are preparing to destroy the hideout. 

We need to send you back to Anoat. Moff Rebus is eccentric and paranoid. He made multiple copies of all of his designs and hid them in multiple places. If a copy of the plans to combine Kyber Crystals with weapons still exists we need you to find it fast.

1. Infiltrate Moff Rebus's old hideout on Anoat.
2. Find a copy of the plans to amplify weapons with Kyber Crystals.
3. Get back to your ship.

Level 1 - Imperial Mine

The Emperor's forces have been mining Kyber Crystals on the planet Ilum located deep within the Empire's territory. Master Yoda believes the Empire is close to discovering an ancient chamber that holds a very potent Kyber Crystal hidden long ago by a Sith Lord. 

Kyle, infiltrate the mine, find the secret chamber and retrieve the powerful Kyber Crystal.

1. Infiltrate the mining facility.
2. Find the secret chamber and retrieve the Kyber Crystal.
3. Get back to your ship.

Level 2 - Spaceport

Kyle, you need to get out of Empire territory. 

Find the nearest spaceport, board a Star Destroyer and set a Sequencer Charge in the engine room. The explosion should take out the Star Destroyer and give you a diversion to escape.

1. Infiltrate the spaceport.
2. Set a Sequencer Charge on a Star Destroyer's main engine.
3. Use the diversion caused by the explosion to escape.

Level 3 - Distribution Center

Kyle, the Empire has deployed all of its resources to find you after the trouble you have caused. 

Jan will meet you at the Empire's distribution center on Bracca and smuggle you out.

1. Infiltrate the distribution center.
2. Meet up with Jan.

Level 4 - Ice World

The location of the Empire's secret headquarters has been discovered on the ice planet Alzoc III and the Alliance will attack! 

Kyle, because you and Jan are already deep in enemy territory, we are counting on you to destroy the deflector shield that protects the planet. If you combine the Kyber Crystal you took from the imperial mine with an explosive device Jan stole from the distribution center into a powerful Sequencer Charge, you can destroy the deflector shield. Good luck Kyle, and may the Force be with you!

1. Infiltrate the Empire's secret headquarters.
2. Set the Kyber Crystal Sequencer Charge.
3. Get back to your ship.

Level 5 - Hosnian Prime

Kyle, we received word that you and Jan were separated while escaping from Alzoc III. We have intelligence that Jan is hiding on the ecumenopolis planet Hosnian Prime. Unfortunately, the Emperor might have the same information. 

If you go to Hosnian Prime you may be walking into a trap!

1. Infiltrate Hosnian Prime.
2. Find Jan.

Level 6 - Reckoning

Kyle, you and Jan have been captured. 

Though evil to the core, the Emperor has decided that if you can survive his Reckoning, you and Jan can have your freedom. 

May the Force be with you...

1. Survive the Emperor's Reckoning.
2. Meet Jan for drinks on the rooftop lounge.

Level 7 - Asxension

Kyle, we sent a scouting party to the coordinates you discovered on Alzoc III and found the planet that was being hidden by the Empire. The planet has a luminescent subterrain that seems to energize lighting storms over the entire surface. We believe this energy is the source of the Emperor's power. Our scouts found a small temple on the planet's dark side along the equator. We believe this is a Sith Temple and the place where the Emperor regenerates his Force powers. 

The Alliance needs you to learn everything you can about the planet and the Sith Temple. 

1. Infiltrate the Sith Temple.
2. Find the source of the Emperor's powers.
3. Get back to your ship.

Level 8 - Talay City

Jan is in trouble on Talay. While you were on your mission to the Sith Temple we sent Jan to Talay City to meet a high-level Imperial Officer who wanted to defect. The Emperor sent a legion to capture Talay City and hunt down the defector. We received our last message from Jan hours ago. The defector was captured after he met with Jan and gave her the data files he stole. The Empire is looking for the defector's contact and Jan is hiding. Her ship has been captured and the Empire is now jamming any communications from the city. For the Emperor to send an entire Legion to capture the defector means those data files must be vital to his plans.

Kyle, you need to rescue Jan. Your encounter with the Force in the Sith Temple has given you powers you don't yet understand. You will need to be careful. Don't let your anger take control. Stay focused on finding Jan and returning safely with the stolen data files.

1. Infiltrate Talay City.
2. Rescue Jan.

Level 9 - Canyon

Kyle, I know you are anxious to begin training with the Force powers you were infused with at the Sith Temple but I am afraid you will have to wait. The data files you and Jan brought back from Talay City have outlined the Emperor's plans to use Kyber Crystals to create enhanced weapons at a new facility built explicitly for this purpose. Unfortunately, we still don't know the facility's location. 

The Emperor will move quickly to secure all planets where the rare Kyber Crystals are mined so we must act quickly. 

The pirates on the planet Canyon mine and transport Kyber Crystals for the highest bidder. We want you to go to Canyon and infiltrate the mines. Hopefully, you can find flight logs for the freighters that carry the Kyber Crystals. The flight logs should lead us to the Empire's new weapons facility. Be careful Kyle, if the Empire is not on Canyon yet you can be sure they will be soon. 

1. Infiltrate the mines on the planet Canyon.
2. Locate flight logs that will lead us to the Empire's new weapons facility.
3. Get back to your ship.

Level 10 - The Armada

Kyle, the flight logs you found on Canyon all lead to an Imperial Armada deep in Empire territory. We believe the Emperor is gathering all the Kyber Crystals from all of his sources on freighters embedded in this armada. The Emperor trusts no one with the location of his new weapons facility. We need the flight logs from one of those freighters.

We have an opportunity to hide you in a shipment and smuggle you onto a supply ship headed for one of the freighters. Once on board, get to the bridge and capture the flight logs. Activate a signal beacon once you obtain the logs and then get to the landing bay. The Alliance will attack the armada with a small strike force as a distraction so Jan can pick you up in the Moldy Crow. The strike force will then protect the Crow as you escape.

You will have to move quickly. When you are discovered they will begin shutting down sections of the freighter and flood them with deadly gas. 

1. Get to the bridge of the freighter and find the flight logs.
2. Make your way to the landing bay so Jan can pick you up.

Level 11 - Weapons Facility

The flight logs you found on the freighter have revealed the location of the Emperor's new weapons facility. The data files from the defector have provided us with the facility's layout. 

You will have to land the Moldy Crow far enough from the entrance to avoid detection. Jan will provide cover in an X-wing.  Set three Sequencer Charges along the power grid. Hopefully, the resulting explosion will be big enough to reach the large supply of Kyber Crystals which will enhance the destructive force and take out the entire facility.

1. Infiltrate the weapons facility.
2. Set three Sequencer Charges.
3. Get back to your ship. 

Level 12 - The Eclipse

Kyle Katarn! Your reputation throughout the galaxy as a very capable agent of the Alliance is growing! You should come to work for the Hutts on Tatooine! Perhaps another time but for now the Emperor has asked me to relay a message to you. Jan is being held prisoner but is unharmed. He regrets letting you and Jan go after you beat his Reckoning on Hosnain Prime so he has built a new Reckoning on his flagship the Eclipse. 

The Moldy Crow is guaranteed safe passage. If you survive you and Jan will have your freedom.

A word of caution Katarn. The Emperor, unlike the Hutts, can't be trusted. He may have a new Reckoning for you but you can be sure he has another motive as well.

1. Survive the Emperor's new Reckoning on the Eclipse.
2. Save Jan.

* Play Information *

Level(s) replaced       : FUELSTAT, SEWERS, SECBASE, RAMSHED, ARC, ROBOTICS, NARSHADA, IMPCITY, DTENTION, TALAY, GROMAS, EXECUTOR, TESTBASE, JABSHIP
Difficulty Settings     : Yes
New BMs                 : Yes
New FMEs                : Yes
New WAXs                : Yes
New 3DOs                : Yes
New VOCs                : Yes
New GMDs                : No
New VUEs                : Yes

* Construction *

Base                    : New levels from scratch
Editor                  : WDFUSE
Known Bugs              : No

* Additional Credits *      

Anti infantry battery 3do & Reboband - Gary Belisle
STD 3do - Adam Shane
R2D2 3do - Donald Sielke
TIEFIX 3do - Secbase Unlimited
Laptink2.voc, cantband.voc, crbfrez1.voc, infirmry.voc, dethstr1.voc - Alan Newman
Figran - Richard Snodgrass
Jedi Knight texture conversion - LUDEK_CZE

* Copyright/Permissions *

1. Authors may NOT alter these levels or use them as a base to build additional levels.
2. You must never charge for these levels.
3. You MAY distribute this file, provided you include this text file, with no modifications.