That’s when he found the forum post.
But Andre learned to use his left hand. Slowly. Painfully. For two years, he worked on the kitpack—tracing vectors, aligning textures, cross-referencing jersey leaks from Instagram. He didn't own a PS5. He couldn't afford FIFA. So he poured everything into PES 2017. PES 2017 NEW BRI LIGA 1 KITPACK 2023
Arya messaged BangJackal on the forum: "Bro, your kitpack made me fall in love with football games again. Thank you." Two days later, a reply came: "That's why I made it. Not for fame. For the feeling when you see your club's real jersey on the screen. Long live PES 2017. Long live Liga 1." That’s when he found the forum post
But it wasn't just the kits. The pack had added manager portraits, stadium banners, and even custom call names for new players. It was as if someone had lovingly rebuilt the entire Indonesian league from scratch, stitch by digital stitch. Painfully
And somewhere in Surabaya, Andre Wijaya—BangJackal himself—was already working on the 2024 kitpack. One pixel at a time. Left-handed. Still dreaming.
His beloved BRI Liga 1—the top tier of Indonesian football—was a ghost. Persija Jakarta wore outdated 2017 kits. Arema FC still had sponsors that had gone bankrupt years ago. Bali United looked like a time capsule. Every time Arya played a Master League season, the illusion broke. The league was alive in real life—stadiums roaring, new stars emerging—but on his screen, it was frozen in time.
Suddenly, PES 2017 forums woke up. People shared the pack. Others created add-ons—scoreboards, entrance themes, even custom referee kits for Liga 1. A small community of Indonesian modders emerged from the shadows, all thanks to one man's labor.