Difference between revisions of "Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords"

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Template:Infobox Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (series) Key Points

Commonly referred to as 'KOTOR2' or 'TSL'.

Patching restored content and widescreen resolution patching is highly recommended for both retail and Steam versions.

General Information

Obsidian Forum.

Steam Forum.

LucasForums.

Availability

Template:Availability Table

Improvements

The Sith Lords Restored Content Mod (TSLRCM)

Highly recommended patch restores cut content from the game.

Restored content information at Star Wars Fanpedia.

Retail Patches

Not required for Steam version.

Retail autopatching servers have been shut down, and manual patching is required.^[1]

Instructions

Higher Quality Movies

Not required for Steam version.

LucasArts released patches that replaced cutscenes with higher quality versions.

Instructions

Higher Quality Music

Original shipping audio quality: retail - 11,025 Hz, Music Update Patch - 22,050 Hz, Steam - 22,050 Hz, .^[2]

Retail and Steam version audio can be updated to 44,100 Hz.

Instructions

KOTOR and TSL Save Game Editor (English Language Only) (3.3.3)

Also known as the 'KSE'.

Save game editor (cheat) works for both KOTOR 1 and 2.

Game Data

Save Game Location

Template:Save Game Table

Video Settings

Template:Video Settings

TweakGuides.com article - recommended for tweaking graphics settings.

Widescreen Resolution

All widescreen patches have stretching on certain HUD elements.^[3]

Squizzy Kotor2 Resolution Patcher

Only widescreen patch which works on Steam version.^[4]

Instructions

UniWS

Does not work on Steam version (due to the fact that it replaces the exe with an older version).^[5]

Instructions

System Requirements

Retail Version

Template:System Requirements

Steam Version

Template:System Requirements

Issues Fixed

Retail Installation For Windows 7

This guide was taken from the LucasForums.

All steps should be done with an administrator account.

1) Download and install the latest version of DirectX.

2) Insert the game disc, and ignore any auto play screens.

3) Open up the Start Menu and click on 'Computer'. Right click on the disc drive that has the game disc and select 'Explore'.

4) Right click on setup.exe and select 'Properties'. Click on 'Compatibility' and select the options 'Run this program in compatibility mode for Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2)' and 'Run as Administrator'.

5) Run setup.exe and install the game as normal. The path where the game is normally installed is C:\Program Files (x86)\LucasArts\SWKotOR2\

6) Apply the retail patches. Once the patches are downloaded, right click on the files, select 'Properties', and follow the same compatibility settings as was done on setup.exe.

7) Explore the hard drive and find the folder where you installed the game. Right click on the folder, select 'Properties', un-check 'Read-Only', then click 'Apply'.

8) Right click on every .exe file in the game folders and set the compatiblity modes to the same as in step 4.

9) Right click on the kotor2.exe and select 'Create shortcut'. Move the shortcuts to your desktop.

10) If you are using a multi-core computer, you will need to set CPU affinity. Right click on the shortcut and select 'Properties'. In the target box, type in:

C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /C start "SWKOTOR2" /D "C:\Games\LucasArts\SWKotOR2\" /high /affinity 1 "C:\Games\LucasArts\SWKotOR\kotor2.exe"

Replace C:\Games\LucasArts\SWKotOR2\ with where your game install is located.

This shortcut needs to be set to 'Run as Administrator'.

To change the icon to the shortcut, click on “Properties” and then “Change icon”. A new box will open. Find your game folder and select the game .exe. To prevent the command window from popping up briefly while launching, under the shortcut properties change the "Run" mode to "Minimized".

11: Finally you need to download this fix for Windows 7/Vista. Place the file in your main game directory.

Download link

References

[1] ttp://forums.obsidian.net/topic/50731-autopatcher-problem/

[2] ttp://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2899691

[3] ttps://www.wsgf.org/dr/star-wars-knights-old-republic-ii-sith-lords

[4] ttp://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2899743

[5] ttp://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2899743

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 {{:Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (series)}}
 '''Key Points'''
+{{ii}} Commonly referred to as 'KOTOR2' or 'TSL'.
 {{++}} [[#The_Sith_Lords_Restored_Content_Mod_.28TSLRCM.29|Patching restored content]] and [[#Widescreen_Resolution|widescreen resolution patching]] is highly recommended for both retail and Steam versions.
 '''General Information'''
-{{mm}} [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=707 Steam Forum] - officially the forum for the first game, but discussion continues regarding this game.
+{{mm}} [http://forums.obsidian.net/forum/5-the-kotor2-universe/ Obsidian Forum].
+{{mm}} [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=707 Steam Forum].
+{{mm}} [http://www.lucasforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=321 LucasForums].
 ==Availability==
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 ==Issues Fixed==
-===Installation on Windows Vista/7===
+===Retail Installation For Windows 7===
+{{ii}} This guide was taken from the [http://lucasforums.com/showthread.php?t=194296 LucasForums].
+{{ii}} All steps should be done with an administrator account.
-This guide was taken from the [http://lucasforums.com/showthread.php?t=194296 LucasForums].  It can also work for Knights of the Old Republic.  To avoid any potential problems this should be done with an administrator account.
+) Download and install the latest version of [[DirectX]].
-: Download and install the latest version of [http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=8109 DirectX].
+) Insert the game disc, and ignore any auto play screens.
-: Insert the game disc, and ignore any auto play screens.
+) Open up the Start Menu and click on 'Computer'.  Right click on the disc drive that has the game disc and select 'Explore'.
-: Open up the Start Menu and click on “Computer”.  Right click on the disc drive that has the game disc and select “Explore”.
+) Right click on <code>setup.exe</code> and select 'Properties'.  Click on 'Compatibility' and select the options 'Run this program in compatibility mode for Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2)' and 'Run as Administrator'.
-: Right click on “setup.exe” and select “Properties”.  Click on “Compatibility” and select the options “Run this program in compatibility mode for Windows XP Service Pack 2(SP2)" and "Run as Administrator".
+) Run <code>setup.exe</code> and install the game as normal.  The path where the game is normally installed is <code>C:\Program Files (x86)\LucasArts\SWKotOR2\</code>
-: Run “setup.exe” and install the game as normal.  The path where the game is normally installed is  <pre>C:\Program Files (x86)\LucasArts\SWKotOR2\</pre>
+) Apply the [[Retail Patches|retail patches]]. Once the patches are downloaded, right click on the files, select 'Properties', and follow the same compatibility settings as was done on <code>setup.exe</code>.
-but you will want to install the game outside of Program Files
+) Explore the hard drive and find the folder where you installed the game.  Right click on the folder, select 'Properties', un-check 'Read-Only', then click 'Apply'.
-<pre>C:\Games\LucasArts\SWKotOR2\</pre>
+) Right click on every .exe file in the game folders and set the compatiblity modes to the same as in step 4.
-: Patch the game. See the Patches Section. Once the patches are downloaded, right click on the files, select “Properties”, and follow the same compatibility settings as done on “setup.exe”.
+) Right click on the <code>kotor2.exe</code> and select 'Create shortcut'.  Move the shortcuts to your desktop.
-: Explore the hard drive and find the folder where you installed the game.  Right click on the folder, select “Properties”, un-check “Read-Only”, then click “Apply”.
+) If you are using a multi-core computer, you will need to set CPU affinity.  Right click on the shortcut and select 'Properties'.  In the target box, type in:
-: Right click on every .exe file in the game folders and set the compatiblity modes to the same as in step 4.
+<code>C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /C start "SWKOTOR2" /D "C:\Games\LucasArts\SWKotOR2\" /high /affinity 1 "C:\Games\LucasArts\SWKotOR\kotor2.exe"</code>
-: Right click on the “kotor2.exe” and select “Create shortcut”.  Move the shortcuts to your desktop.
+Replace <code>C:\Games\LucasArts\SWKotOR2\</code> with where your game install is located.
-: If you are using a multi-core computer, you will need to set CPU affinity.  Right click on the shortcut and select “Properties”.  In the target box, type in:
+This shortcut needs to be set to 'Run as Administrator'.
-<pre>C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /C start "SWKOTOR2" /D "C:\Games\LucasArts\SWKotOR2\" /high /affinity 1 "C:\Games\LucasArts\SWKotOR\kotor2.exe"</pre>
-Replace <pre>C:\Games\LucasArts\SWKotOR2\</pre> with where you installed the game. This shortcut needs to be set to “Run as Administrator”.  To change the icon to the shortcut, click on “Properties” and then “Change icon”.  A new box will open.  Find your game folder and select the game .exe. To prevent the command window from popping up briefly while launching, under the shortcut properties change the "Run" mode to "Minimized".
+To change the icon to the shortcut, click on “Properties” and then “Change icon”.  A new box will open.  Find your game folder and select the game .exe. To prevent the command window from popping up briefly while launching, under the shortcut properties change the "Run" mode to "Minimized".
 : Finally you need to download this fix for Windows 7/Vista. Place the file in your main game directory.
 * [http://knightsoftheoldrepublic.filefront.com/file/TSL_Windows_Vista_Fix;85439 Download link]
-===Crash in Transition Loading Screen===
-Unequipping lightsabers before the transition as well as disabling soft shadows and frame buffer effects have helped in some cases.
 {{References}}
 [[Category:Game]] [[Category:Windows]]