The Ladder is pure, nonstop combat.  



There are three files for two download

options:



ladder.pk3 - the full package - the map and the music



ladder_nomusic.pk3 - A small download for dial-up users.  

			Everything but the music.

ladder_music.pk3 - just the music, for those who got 

			the map and now want the music.



To install:  There is no "install"!  Just move the

ladder.pk3 file (or whichever version you downloaded)

into your "GameData\base" subfolder wherever you

installed your game.



To load The Ladder do either of the following:

1)Bring down the console (SHIFT+~) and type "map ladder"

OR

2)Go to your load menu and load the savegame named "ladder".

   Be warned, however, that I saved the game on hard difficulty,

   if you want to play on an easier difficulty, either set it

   in the menu or on the console (set "g_spskill" to "0" or "1").



You will have to fight your way through endless

waves of reborn (54 of them), each wave progressively 

tougher than the last.  But, you start the map with

full saber and force powers (except saber throw 3 because

level 3 saberthrow is better for fighting stormtroopers

than jedi).  You will even fight Tavion and, at the 

very end, Desann!



IF YOU HAVE NOT FINISHED THE FULL GAME, DO NOT

PLAY THIS AS IT WILL RUIN THE ENDING FOR YOU!



The music is a bit tongue-in cheek, but I think

it increases the fun level, so crank it up!!! :)



It is also just a fun level to mess with as far as

spawning in friendly jedi and watching them go at it.



Try binding these console commands to whatever keys you

want, then you can spawn in allies on the fly:



(note: first enable cheats by bringing down the console

with the SHIFT+~ (tilde key) and typing "helpusobi 1"

on the console)



npc spawn jedi

npc spawn jedi2

npc spawn jeditrainer

npc spawn luke

npc spawn jediF



I think that last one works, I found all of these in the

NPCs.cfg that's in the .pk3 file.  A fun thing to do,

sometimes, is to turn on "notarget" mode and spawn in

some goodguys and see how well they do at the ladder. 

"notarget" makes enemies ignore you - bring down the console

and type "notarget" to toggle this on and off.



Also, to try saber combat with a different feel, use these

console variables:



g_saberRealisticCombat - from what I can tell, setting this

to "1" makes sabers a little more dangerous, setting it to

"2" makes the saber *always* do damage!  Warning: this makes

enemy sabers more dangerous, too!



g_saberAutoBlocking - Manual blocking!  Set this to "1" and you

have to bind a key to "+block" to effectively block anything.

Your saber may still block stuff, but it won't do it well

and it won't auto-move to block hits... I don't think you can

attack while holding the block button.



g_saberMoveSpeed - This seems to slow you down when attacking

with the saber.  Kind of cool if you want more movie-like

walking saber-battles... "1" is normal speed, less than that is

slower, higher than that is faster.



g_saberAnimSpeed - seems to speed up or slow down the speed of

saber animations, for faster or slower paced combat, I guess.

"1" is normal speed, less than that is

slower, higher than that is faster.



g_saberAutoAim - I'm not sure, but I think this turns off some

of the special moves that you can do without actually trying?

Like backstabs - in the game, if there is someone behind you

and you hit the attack key, it automatically backstabs.  If you

turn this off (set to "0"), you have to hold the move backwards

key plus attack to backstab.  I guess it just gives you more

control by not doing some stuff for you.



Also, I highly recommend setting your Slow Mo Death to level 3,

the slow-mo after killing a reborn gives you a good view of

the other enemies around you and gives you a chance to plan

your next move.



The map, itself, is based on the "pit" map that was in the

JK2 assets0.pk3 file for some reason (I am *not* a map-maker,

so sue me... :)



Strategy Note: Don't feel bad if you have to save a few times

to finish this map, I went nuts with the enemies and I can't

get through it without saving, either... :)



JediNight