Just Another Day Collector's Edition
The Just Another Day Collector's Edition (JAD:CE) is a re-release and compendium of Axem's Just Another Day (JAD), Just Another Day 2: Electric Boogaloo (JAD2:EB) and Just Another Day 3: Shivans on a Plane (JAD3:SoaP) by Axem, compatible with the 3.6.12 mediavps. With JAD's tradition heavily reliant on Hard Light Productions' (HLP) in-jokes and the latest happenings, as well as HLP tradition and FreeSpace development history, parodied in the FreeSpace universe as individual campaigns consisting of no more than six missions and no fewer than six missions each, JAD:CE is not just a re-release of JAD, JAD2:EB, and JAD3:SoaP, but an update of all three campaigns, incorporating even more references to popular campaigns, re-worded comm lines and added clarity for some missions, briefings and debriefings that may not make immediate sense to a player new to the FreeSpace universe.
It also features three times God—the combined total of God in JAD, JAD2:EB and JAD3:SoaP—plus one. As usual, three times God plus one was not your God; your God may vary.
Contents
At A Glance
- See also: Just Another Day
- See too: Just Another Day 2: Electric Boogaloo
- C-3PO: Just Another Day 3: Shivans on a Plane
YOU
ARE
OBVIOUSLY
Alpha 1. Yessirree.
Your mission: stop spam from flooding the GTVA's mail servers, learn MORE about the Shivans, battle some corrupt authority that no one gives a hoot about, and when you're done, watch yourself on a plane.
Yes, all of the above. And no, there's not a got-damn motherfrakking thing you can do about it. Just another day right there.
This compendium also features three times all the following plus one, in any three-times-six order you choose:
- Three times plotholes plus one!
- Three times copyright infringements plus one!
- Three times references to disco music plus one!
- Three times the power of ETAM, the next-next generation of ETAK plus one!
- Three times God plus one!*
- Three times AND MORE plus one!
* - Three times God plus one was never your God, your God may vary.
Major Changes
- A new ship
Minor Changes
- All three campaigns now packed into a single mod and compatible with the 3.6.12 mediavps;
- Bug fixes;
- Several in-game mission messages and debriefing recommendation texts clarified and/or re-worded; and
- A Spoon.
Missions
- Three six-mission campaigns
Development
Axem, a veteran FREDder, has always maintained that JAD was partially inspired by Goober5000's Deus Ex Machina (DEM) and FreeSpace's turbulent history that at one point cumulated in a possible buyout by Derek Smart (which ultimately failed). After experiencing how a Blue Screen of Death felt like to a computer running Windows ME—an immediate side-effect of playing DEM—Axem realised that nobody has ever attempted to create a serious parody of FreeSpace and its community out of itself, and decided to do it himself.
The initial release of JAD was met with near-universal acclaim from all members of HLP, veterans and newcomers alike, and JAD soon became one of the few campaigns recommended to players wanting to upgrade from FreeSpace 2 to FS2_Open. This runaway success also made Axem even more famous in the community; although he was already an established member prior to JAD, its release upgraded the infamy of his nickname from "established" to "household".
JAD's sequels, JAD2:EB and JAD3:SoaP, have received the same amount of acclaim as JAD, if not more, and JAD itself has been released a total of three times, discounting this hound: its initial release, a Special Edition, and a Super Special Edition.
Developers
- Axem — Just Another FREDder
