Originally posted by kel-dor male
If it doesn't work, why do other people make them?
Well, probably because:
1. Some gamers only want to play the SP game.
2. The person who made the crack probably didn't check to see if it caused conflicts with the game (which it does, as you know), or simply didn't care if it did.
Anyway, your best bet is to just play the game with the CD in there.
As for your other questions, I'll try to help out as best I can:
Question #1: Hmmmmm, I had something similar happen to me when I downloaded a mod that was supposed to enhance enemy AI, only Kyle didn't spawn. My guess is that you have a mod downloaded that conflicts with something in the game or another mod. Try removing your mods and test them one by one to see if one of them causes the problem. If you can't figure out the problem, you may have to reinstall the game. I've had to do that a few times myself. It's aggravating, but that's the price you have to pay for customizing the game, I guess.
Question #2: Unlike JO, getting dismemberment to work is a real bear in JA. You can check out this thread (
http://www.lucasforums.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=121306&perpage=40&pagenumber=1) for some possible answers. I believe the Open Jedi Project (
http://www.lucasforums.com/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=542) added dismemberment to their mod, you might want to check them out as well.
Question #4: I just checked my game's base folder and found no such file. I have no idea what it may be, though it may very well be related to a mod that you have downloaded.
I hope that helps. :)