kotor 2 mod guide

I recommend it regardless, but if you care about achievements over story this mod won't be for you. Everything looked good until I went into the settings menu, it seems like the mouse is all funny. Is this normal, or did I do something wrong? Description: One of the most complex graphics overhauls ever attempted, this mod is part of the Overhaul series, which intends to eventually fully retexture every location in the game. This apparently caused problems (though again, I'm still not sure why). Installation Instructions: If not already installed, follow the steps here to download the proper version of XnView for your OS. Description: A further reskin of the red and yellow double-bladed lightsabers, providing more varied models than the above mod. Thanks mate, I appreciate your time 😊. JCarter426 uploaded his Lightsaber Visual Effects mods for KOTOR 1 and 2. TSLRCM, or The Sith Lords Restored Content Mod, is a famous bugfix and restoration mod widely regarded as mandatory for KOTOR 2. Per the FAQ, K1R is soft incompatible (it won't break your game, but it doesn't work perfectly. Information has been censored to preserve the surprise. Usage Warning: It's possible, if using auto level-up, to miss the feats to equip weapons and basic light armor while using this mod. Description: Reskins some ancient devices you hunt for during the game to match modern graphical capabilities. Finally, once I try to go to Matale grounds from the grove, half the ground and trees turn black. It's a minor thing, but the link for https://deadlystream.com/files/file/1293-jcs-korriban-back-in-black-for-k1/ isn't working in your KOTOR 1 spoiler free mod build. Removing mods is generally a bad idea, and these mods seem to be additions rather than reskins, so that makes it more dangerous to do so. Hi /u/Snigaroo! Description: At a certain part of the game, a doctor is treating Republic soldiers who were wounded nearby. If you add the line "Disable Movies=1" under Game Options in your swkotor.ini file, it should do the trick. Description: One of the most complex graphics overhauls ever attempted, this mod is part of the Overhaul series, which intends to eventually fully retexture every location in the game. The forums that google provided me leads to the site that is no longer available. Installation Instructions: Delete all the subfolders. Tier 4 and 3 mods are all graphics content and minor alterations you'd likely not be interested in, but Tier 2 includes some bugfixes and QoL changes, and Tier 1 mods are almost all extremely useful fixes or alterations. Description: Restores some additional content to the Dantooine Enclave, including more variance depending upon your influence with Kreia. If you judge this to be more immersion-breaking than the vanilla game's Sith Troopers, I advise you not to use this mod. This mod fixes the robe description to match Keto's actual backstory. Description: Removes unrealistic visual effects when using power strikes, flurries, etc. Now it opens in fullscreen mode and crashes. If anyone could clarify this to me, I would really appreciate it. This mod renders the recording as a cutscene the player can actually watch. [–]SnigarooKreia is my Waifu[S] 2 points3 points4 points 2 years ago (3 children). Description: This mod allows you to kill a random Ithorian you were previously only able to save. I know that. Sorry if that’s a stupid question. You need to land on your first Master planet in order to initiate the sparring, if I remember properly. This mod is a great mod that adds a upgradeable crystal to the game that is similar to the one you get from KOTOR 2 and it is compatible with K1R and Jedi from the Start. Everything seems to be in order. Due to a basegame bug which can cause CTDs when playing in resolutions below that native to your monitor (and simply because resolutions higher than 1280x1024 are welcome enough on their own), it's highly recommended that you follow the instructions presented in the following videos. © Valve Corporation. Still, it's a shame, there are more than 20 mods. Description: Reskins the Ebon Hawk to have an incredibly hi-res texture. It's kinda making me not want to do it, and just refund the game. [–]TsalikonCo-Author of the KOTOR Community Patches 0 points1 point2 points 2 years ago (5 children), Yes, although you may not see the new changes in modules you've already visited. Description: This mod significantly improves the resolution of an important NPC and adds some extra detail to their clothing. It actually makes you relive scenes from Malachor (which you can do in the mod for KotoR1 admittedly) and makes choices and finally decide if what you did was right. Installation Instructions: Run the script and follow the instructions it presents, choosing your KOTOR directory in the first popup window and your KOTOR 2 directory in the second. Last Edited: 6 Oct 2017 … [–]SnigarooKreia is my Waifu[S] 1 point2 points3 points 2 years ago (4 children). uninstall the game. While there's no way to prevent the computer from favoring NPCs in draws, there is a way to drastically reduce their ability to help themselves, and that's to give them all decks one tier lower than what their difficulty says they should have. For example, to ensure saves aren't lost, disable cloud saves; to re-enable fog in the game, install this git by following the steps here; and to fix skipping dialogue, simply restart the game. Installation Instructions: Install the files within the Override folder. I'm confused cause throughout the guide there are 3 points where a new exe needed to be made (the widescreen patch, the movies hack, and the high resolutions menu patch). Just so everyone knows, when I installed the widescreen mods for KOTOR 1, some weird things happened. Well I'll try those things, have a poke around, if all else fails I'll start from scratch again. Just tried, and the game still crashed. Description: This mod improves the appearance of certain holocrons the player comes across in the course of the game. I do have two major mods outside the build. Will do. Reverting the patch is easy (navigate to KOTOR 2 in your Steam library, right-click and select properties, go to Betas and opt in to the "legacypc" beta), and restoring widescreen functionality is a simple and quick process accomplished by following the steps in this video (use this video even though the author says there's a more recent version, and ensure your desktop scaling is set to exactly 100% in order for this method to function). Description: Reskins a player head to look better, as well as having a unique Dark Side transformation. Installation Instructions: Ignore the "K1 Style Running" folder and move only the files from the override folder to your override directory. Yes, you can. This mod rectifies this oversight, as well as fixing several other inventory and appearance issues on Korriban, Category & Tier: Appearance Change & Bugfix / 2 - Recommended, Name: Ajunta Pall Unique Appearance and Patch, Author: Silveredge9, patch by DarthParametric. Compatibility Warning: When exiting the Workbench with this mod, the camera will sometimes shift above the player's head, making it difficult to see what you're doing. Description: An extremely high-resolution companion texture, including his default clothing. Above mods were used in all mod sets with this problem, but I don’t see how they’d be the issue. Category & Tier: Graphics Improvement / 2 - Suggested. Keep in mind that load time into your ship could be significantly increased if using very large cockpit textures. Description: Be prepared for a challenge if you download this mod. KOTOR Movies Hack (NOTE: After Xuul covers upscaling your movies and replacing the default movies, the remainder of this video can safely be ignored (just remember to edit swkotor.exe to run in compatibility mode for Windows XP SP3 if you're on a Windows OS!). This particular mod focuses on the water world of Manaan, and in this case I'll simply let the screenshots speak for themselves. Unless I missed something which I highly doubt, it was not in my override folder, nor the tslpatchdata folder that the mod came with. [–]PublicolaMinor 0 points1 point2 points 2 years ago (5 children). Mods after this point will frequently use the TSLPatcher installer, which requires you to point the installer at your game's base installation directory. This mod will not work on Mac operating systems (neither Linux, I believe) not running Windows on a partition. Since install order is critical, mods are frequently updated, and modularity is a critical component of these builds, it wouldn't be practical anyway. /u/Tsalikon is correct. If not, which one do I use? Installation Instructions: Go into the NPC Replacement folder and move all the loose files to the override directory. k_kas24aa_enter does not seem to exist at all. Category & Tier: Bugfix / 2 - Recommended. Description: Improves the resolution of the lightsaber blades (not hilts) present in the game, and removes graphical lines which were previously visible bisecting the blades' lengths. If it can, I'll ask Leilukin if I can cannibalize it. If you scaled the movies for anything other than 2560x1600 you'll need to redo them, but otherwise you can leave them as-is. Mods after this point will frequently use the TSLPatcher installer, which requires you to point the installer at your game's base installation directory. This mod fixes all these model errors that it can, while also bringing back the Admiralty mod of yore, which reskins Carth and Cede to properly wear Republic officer uniforms in their holograms and in-game appearances. Description: Reskins NPC Bao-Dur to not only look better, but also have a complete Dark Side transformation. Description: Improves the resolution and textures of fire and ice effects in the game. Description: Moves the planets on the K1 Galaxy Map to their canon positions, and animates the screen on the Ebon Hawk, Category & Tier: Graphics Improvement & Immersion / 3 - Suggested. It will extract the TSLPatcher .exe which you will run as usual to install the mod. Graphics Warning: This mod represents a major graphical improvement from vanilla KOTOR. Fuck, I should've thought of that. Description: Replaces lower-quality in-game dialogue in the initial Ravager scene between Nihilus and Visas with versions from one of the game's pre-rendered cutscenes. Ok. Some information has been censored to prevent spoilers. Category & Tier: Restored Content / 2 - Recommended. Now i got TSLRP mod and i can't wait to play the full package! Changes the aesthetic far too much, particularly on Dantooine. Description: Improves the base texture of the Rakghoul. Is there anything I should know before I try injecting ENBs? What would help me diagnose this issue? Characters and Influence. Description: Canonically, Jedi fought with low-power training lightsabers during their training, not swords. [–]SnigarooKreia is my Waifu[S] 1 point2 points3 points 2 years ago (3 children). Note that, for our purposes, we do not use this mod's changes to Carth's head or face. Download Instructions: Ignore the "(disable speed blur)" folder, moving only the loose files to the override. It allows you to gain the robes, mask, lightsabers, etc. Can you help me with this? Installation Instructions: The file has the wrong readme; move all the files in the Creatures folder, except for the readme and Gizka.jpg, to the override. And, as far as you are aware, there are no mod packs that replace the floor that happen to be compatible with this modlist and are superior to other mods/vanilla? Turret Cockpit will work without HD Menus, and I'm pretty sure Main Menu Widescreen will as well. In-game this always gives Dark Side points, but the player is able to complete a similar contract just as violently and receive no DS points. [–]Porkmaster56Beast 0 points1 point2 points 2 years ago (2 children). The file isn't there man. Re: KOTOR 2 Influence Guide I haven't used that one... but most mods that add something to the sidequests have all the same influence guidelines. The player character is inexplicably missing from this cutscene in only half of its variations; this mod restores the player's presence in all of them. Neither should effect anything but it's all I can think to suggest. Description: This mod adds another thorium charge, necessary so you can access two areas in the game. This significantly increases the damage of sneak attacks for Scoundrels when they reach level 19. That's a major issue, but I have no idea what could possibly be causing it. Helpful Links, including information about running the games in widescreen, modding info, and PCGamingWiki pages for both titles. Is BOS compatible with the full KOTOR build? Keep in mind that load time into the Ebon Hawk could be significantly increased if using very large cockpit textures. We're not sure if this is a vanilla issue or something caused by the builds, but if you experience the problem while we're investigating, you can use this mod to remove the slow effect. KOTOR 1 and 2 Mod Builds: Guaranteed Compatibility Mod Compilations. The method is quite simple: The KOTOR Community Patch is an important bugfix compilation for KOTOR that solves a wide variety of problems with the game--its use is highly recommended! D: That's still a manifestation of the fullscreen bug, but it shouldn't be happening if you applied widescreen and upscaled the movies properly. I can't really provide any more advice than that description already does. It's kinda jarring on Telos/Dantooine to have all these high-res rock faces juxtaposed with the ugly vanilla surfaces beneath the tall grass. [–]SnigarooKreia is my Waifu[S] 0 points1 point2 points 2 years ago (5 children). If there are any issues I'll let you guys know. Download Instructions: Don't download the HowToInstall.rar file. Name: The Sith Lords Restored Content Mod, Author: zbyl2, DarthStoney, Hassat Hunter & VarsityPuppet. What a Fuckin nightmare just to install the game with restoration, wide-screen support, and a graphic improvement. Five years after the events from the award winning Star Wars® Knights of the Old Republic™, the Sith Lords have hunted the Jedi to the edge of extinction and are on the verge of crushing the Old Republic. ...then take the new swkotor.exe file and replace the one in your main game directory with it before moving the files for your selected resolution into your override folder. Extract the file to your desktop and run the TSL Patcher to install the files to the main.17.com folder. Hey man, thanks for making this guide. After deleting those directories I haven't had any issues. It is untested with this build, but positive results have been reported. I know Christian has some ReShade presets for the games on the discord, you could give him a ping. STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™ II: The Sith Lords™, This item has been removed from the community because it violates Steam Community & Content Guidelines. Description: Improves the appearance of a companion droid by adding more detail, dimming the shine of his armor, and generally making his appearance in the first game more closely approximate a cleaner version of his appearance from KOTOR 2. Description: I find that Sion's character comes off completely one-dimensional, ruining both his own interesting character arc and his relationship with Kreia, unless he can express a feeling of sentimentality for the Exile. If there aren't HUD options for 3840x2160, though, there's not much options for compromise. With this mod he uses those lightsabers--and an impressively expanded inventory of equipment--to fuck your shit up. Description: In vanilla, Twi'lek thigh-high boots are painted on the character's texture rather than added to their equipped clothing as an item, which would give them realistic three-dimensional depth and higher resolution. Hey Snig. Description: By default, Consulars get more class skills than Sentinels do, which is seemingly the opposite of what the skills-oriented Sentinel class is supposed to behave like. Before I went back to the older save, I went into the lower shadowlands in Kashykk and did some extra things that I don't think the guide meant for me to do yet. I'm not even really interested in that part of the mod but PartySwap doesn't support Extended Enclave natively, whereas the romance mod suppoedly has a compatibility patch. You'll run into other issues if you don't. Description: Juhani's head model has always been a disappointing reminder of the limitations of low resolution. Category & Tier: Mechanics Change / 2 - Recommended. Description: This mod allows the player to choose to take the Handmaiden with them while female, or the Disciple while male. If you set it to 1920x1080 and upscaled the movies to that, it'd fix it. I would need to ask for and receive permission from every single mod author to be able to repackage and reupload their mods, which would never happen. Description: This mod reskins and improves the resolution of the "mullet man" player head. The .exe will need to be replaced and re-edited, and that includes going through the UniWS install steps again. Fits his character very nicely. I just got off Telos and when I try to talk to her, I can't seem to initiate the first fight with her that is needed to turn her into a Jedi. Sion's dialogue I make a unisex exception for with in the builds because of how important it is, but a mod that alters the intended romances--however vague they are--isn't a viable option, so it's not really under consideration for inclusion (though of course you could choose to use it in place of Hassat's mod if you like). But as for actually using it in the builds, it railroads the player into the homosexual option for the romance, which isn't vanilla. Sorry, should say: thanks for all the effort putting this together, much appreciated :) my annoyance is entirely in jest and my problem is obviously workaround-able. For the lower-resolution 1K textures for weaker computers, follow the author's instructions on the deadlystream download page. If you believe this will detract from your immersion, this mod is not for you. [–]Barkle11 0 points1 point2 points 2 years ago (0 children), [–]Porkmaster56Beast 0 points1 point2 points 2 years ago (8 children). In the interests of presenting this character at their best, this mod causes the character to become obsessed with the player regardless of their gender. Description: Vastly improves the skin and default clothes textures of Canderous. Doesn't Hassat's mod technically allow same sex romances with Disciple and Handmaiden, even though the pronouns remain unchanged? It's very generous of you :)I have a question about the mod "JC's Minor Fixed" in your list: this mod being part of the "K2 Community Patch", is it then necessary to download it separately with the link that you indicated? The walkthrough above assumes you have the Restored Content mod for KOTOR 2 installed. The most famous modification, The Sith Lords Restored Content Mod, put the game back on its tracks and gave it a form that the creators wanted it to have in the first place. They will overwrite files already present. Description: Utilizes the above reskin of T3 as a base for the appearance of all other astromech droids in the game. KotOR1 is now crashing before reaching the main menu for me. It's integrated into the Community Patch. [–]SnigarooKreia is my Waifu[S] 1 point2 points3 points 2 years ago (24 children). Ah, I see. Do NOT use the version for High Level Force Powers; if you were planning on using HLFP, either remove HLFP (recommended) or DO NOT USE Improved AI. Well you did the most important thing in fixing the problem. [–]aarondarkhawk 0 points1 point2 points 2 years ago (1 child), Ah it was, apparently I suck and thorough reading! Name: Aleema Keto's Robe Description Correction. I'll go ahead and try to install all of them. Do I need to delete anything or am I good to just follow the instructions again? Name: Yellow and Red Double-Bladed Lightsaber Replacement Hilts. Category & Tier: Graphics Improvement & Bugfix / 1 - Essential. I see a lot of visual enhancements, but I'm not as interested in those as I would be in things like bugfixes. Thank you for the fast response. I followed the guide for Kotor 1 but when trying to create a new character I cant click on any of the buttons which is fine as i can use keyboard until I get to points allocation and cant click OK to continue. Graphics Warning: This mod represents a major graphical improvement from vanilla KOTOR. Installation Instructions: Move ONLY the contents of the "Non-Transparent Skins" folder (ignore the files of the Sith Eyes subfolder AND all the main files in the directory (appearance.2da, etc.)) This mod gives them new flavor dialogue which matches their personalities. Description: Fixes a girder which was pokes through a computer screen on the Ebon Hawk in the base game. … This mod alters blasters along the same lines KOTOR 2 did, increasing their versatility especially on Taris. Do you have a multi-monitor setup? Only parts of it are, which is why it's downloaded separately in its entirety. As for hex editing, that depends on what you're trying to mess with. Installation Instructions: The installer for this mod will need to be run 5 times, once to install each of the options we'll be using: Removal Parts 1 & 2, Saedhe's Head, Atton, and SLM. Both worked like a charm with no issues. Thanks again. I've done some googling and done some suggested ini changes (no soft shadows turning off frame buffering and so on) but it hasn't stopped that. Influence Guide by DSimpson v.2.3 | 2005 | 93KB *Highest Rated* Items Guide by mindtrap2099 v..15 | 2005 | 79KB Level-Up Glitch FAQ by Modd_N8r v.1.8 | 2005 | 67KB I already have version 1.63 which is the latest version. I just hope I don't have to skip the quest, or wait forever for an explanation and fix. In this folder the files the mod uses are contained in a structure that mirrors the game folder. I've always thought Mira looked kind of dumb, so when I found a mod that makes her look more like her concept art, I didn't hesitate. Name: Vurt's K1 Hi-Res Ebon Hawk Retexture. Installation Instructions: Recall that the installer must be run twice, once for part 1 and once for part 2. Description: Reskins Atton's head model to have a bit of scruff. Installation Instructions: Delete P_CarthH01.tga, P_CarthH01.txi, and PO_pcarth.tga before moving the two other files to the override. Hope you have a good night/day, [–]MajesticTowerOfHatsDarth Nihilus 0 points1 point2 points 2 years ago (7 children). This mod changes that, so feat points are granted by class, but you can choose what feats to put those points into. Everythings done, start your game and enjoy the mod! The only one I know of for certain that changes the floor texture is garbage, so I can't really provide any suggestions. Wow. Some information has been censored to prevent spoilers. Is this modlist compatible with cross guard lightsaber mod and kotor restoration? At least all the videos are already converted lol. I don't know if that's what is supposed to happen or not honestly. I don't know if the same applies to Linux, but I know Mac OS care about caps in filenames whereas Windows OS don't. This is Catherine Tabor. I went into the kotor.ini file and changed the "Disable Movies" line to "1", restarted the game, and this time it didn't crash. I actually went to an older save to redo the things before and to not run into the same problems. I believe you need to replace k_kas24aa_enter.ncs and sta_m45ac.mod from your Override and Modules folders, respectively, with the new versions from the most recent K1CP. You now have to copy and paste the GUI files corresponding to your chosen resolution, which are included in the zip file. However, I may need to ask DarthTyren and danil-ch for their permission to release it, since neither PartySwap nor Extended Enclave are my mods. Installation Instructions: Move only P_CandH01.tga to your override. You can install everything before launching. That's kind of a bummer. Handmaiden It… Browse through our selection of Mods for the Kotor 2 game on the PC. 3. Try playing the movies in a media player like VLC; are they displaying in the proper resolution? Then follow these instructions for using XnView to batch-process the mod's remaining .tga files from Part 2. [–]SnigarooKreia is my Waifu[S] 2 points3 points4 points 2 years ago (0 children). For fans of BioWare's 2011 MMORPG Star Wars: The Old Republic, please see /r/swtor. Snig, would you consider adding redrob41's party model fixes to the builds? Installation Instructions: Don't use the complete installer, instead selecting the individual component installer--this is critical for compatibility, not just to choose specific options. Description: One of the most complex graphics overhauls ever attempted, this mod is part of the Overhaul series, which intends to eventually fully retexture every location in the game. Description: Vastly improves the skin and default clothes textures of one of your companions. I can't promise it'll actually see inclusion in the builds, especially since JC was talking about eventually working on a different interpretation of PartySwap involving the removal of G0-T0 as a companion (though that plan's shelved for the moment), but if you're interested in doing it I'd be grateful, and I can tell you I'd at least run the next build test with it. More importantly: it'll teach you what, By now you've probably noticed that the Steam Workshop support for KotOR II isn't all it's cracked up to be. What UI-related mods are you using, exactly?

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