She heads to Dromund Kaas to try to find out what has happened to him. Jade completes her missions for the Republic but hears that contact with Katarn has been lost. He leaves for the temple, and in the meantime, Jade must take on new assignments for the Republic and continue her studies of the Force. Katarn reveals that he has discovered information as to the whereabouts of a Sith temple on Dromund Kaas. Katarn leaves Jade behind as he travels to the asteroids to destroy them.Īfter this section of the game, the player takes control of Jade. Once there, it is revealed that an evacuation cannot take place because of bombardment by two weapon platforms disguised as asteroids. The player takes control of Katarn to defend the base from the stormtroopers and get to the command center. The game begins in a New Republic outpost on the planet Altyr Five where Katarn is training Jade when Imperial forces launch a sneak attack on the base. Like Katarn, Jade is a former member of the Galactic Empire, but joined the New Republic to become a Jedi Knight. Kyle Katarn (voiced by Rino Romano) is now a Jedi Master and has taken on Mara Jade (Heidi Shannon) as his apprentice. Mysteries of the Sith is set in 10 ABY, six years after the events of Return of the Jedi and five years after the events of Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II, continuing from the "light side" ending. The ysalamir has the added effect of reducing the Force powers of the player who is carrying it. The player must now steal a ysalamir from the other team and return it to his or her own base. The capture the flag multiplayer mode has been altered since Dark Forces II. These include Luke's home on Tatooine from A New Hope, the carbon-freezing chamber on Bespin from The Empire Strikes Back and the Emperor's throne room on the Death Star from Return of the Jedi. Several locations from the Star Wars films have been recreated as maps for multiplayer gaming. Each type of character has advantages and disadvantages. There is also a choice of characters from the Star Wars films, such as Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader and Boba Fett, who was already a playable character in the Dark Forces II series. Multiplayer mode allows the use of pre-set characters featured in both Mysteries of the Sith and Dark Forces II. The game includes a ranking system that tracks the player's experience. The player can choose an avatar and the lightsaber color, and compete with up to seven other players over the internet or a local area network. Mysteries of the Sith includes fifteen multiplayer maps, four of which only allow players to battle with lightsabers. Some are capable of causing damage to enemies while others can be used for non-violent activities. The player also has access to Force powers. These include projectile weapons such as a blaster or thermal detonator, and the lightsaber. The player has a choice of weapons to use throughout the game. Some non-hostile NPCs may help the player by attacking enemies. As well as including some enemies that featured in Dark Forces II, Mysteries of the Sith adds twenty new monsters, including a rancor. Within each level the player can encounter both hostile and non-hostile non-player characters (NPCs). The player progresses through the game in a linear fashion there are fourteen levels and each has set objectives that the player must complete before being able to continue to the next level. Unlike Dark Forces II, where the player's actions within the game dictate whether the story ends with the light side or the dark side ending, Mysteries of the Sith has a single, morally positive course. Mysteries of the Sith is primarily a first-person shooter, but offers the choice of a third-person view. Mysteries of the Sith received mostly positive reviews from critics, with praise given to the game's story and to the AI improvements.
The game features several technical improvements over Dark Forces II, including colored lighting, new textures and models, and improved artificial intelligence. The player controls Kyle Katarn, protagonist of Star Wars: Dark Forces and Dark Forces II, and later in the game, Mara Jade, one of the most popular Star Wars expanded universe characters.
The single-player story is set five years after the events of Dark Forces II.
In 2009, it was re-released onto Steam, along with its predecessors and sequels. The multiplayer mode allows up to eight players to play online or over a Local area network. The expansion includes a single-player mode and fifteen multiplayer maps. It was developed and published by LucasArts, and released on February 17, 1998. Star Wars Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith is an expansion pack for the 1997 first-person shooter Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II.