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Key points
- Retail version (2012) re-released in a bundle with the first game and made compatible with recent operating systems.
- Steam version (2015) updated to support OS X and Linux, add Steamworks features and many other great improvements.[1]
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Obsidian Forum
- Steam Community Discussions
- LucasForums
Availability
Version differences
- Knights of the Old Republic Collection includes both Knights of the Old Republic and Knights of the Old Republic II – The Sith Lords.
- The Steam version was updated in 2015 with many improvements not available in the other releases.[1]
Essential improvements
Patches
1.0b is the latest patch for the retail version (Steam release is newer).
Skip intro videos
Instructions[citation needed]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\Movies
- Delete or rename
leclogo.bik , ObsidianEnt.bik , and Legal.bik (and aspyr.bik if applicable).
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Gameplay mods
- Has Steam Workshop enabled for mod support.
- Both mods are also available on Steam Workshop
- Highly recommended to restore content that was cut from the game.
- Version 1.8.2 now supports M4-78 Enhancement Project which restores droid planet content.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
- This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Video settings
Template:Video settings
- TweakGuides has created a comprehensive guide for fixing issues in this game. It can be found here.
- Widescreen fixes will break the minimap location reporting, which can be solved using the UI fixes.[2]
- Widescreen fixes resolutions of 1366x768 and under will not display dialogue option text correctly and are unplayable.[3]
- Video tutorial for widescreen available here
- This uses a slightly older version of the game with some bugs (not necessary for the GOG.com version).[4]
Make necessary changes[citation needed]
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- Apply the latest Patches (retail versions only).
- Download this file (skip this step if you're using the GOG.com version).
- Extract to the installation folder.
- Run the game as an admin, then change your resolution to anything else.
- Download and run the Universal Widescreen patcher.
- Locate your game, set your custom resolution and then patch it.
- Go to the installation folder.
- Open
swkotor2.ini , then delete swkotor.undo1 .
- Change the following lines in order to set your custom resolution.
[Display Options]
Width=2048
Height=1152
[Graphics Options]
Height=1152
Width=2048
Notes
- If the custom resolution isn't working bear in mind that the values for the width and height are inverted.
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Windowed[citation needed]
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- Go to the configuration file(s) location.
- Edit
swkotor2.ini .
- Add
AllowWindowedMode=1 under [Graphics Options] .
- Change
FullScreen=1 to FullScreen=0 .
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Full Screen Movies
- This method does not work on latest game version.
- Guide located here (it is not necessary to edit your .bik files)
- Requires the No-CD cracked executable, used in the above Widescreen fix.
Instructions[citation needed]
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- Open
swkotor2.exe with a hex editor such as HxD.
- Determine your desired movie resolution expressed in hexadecimal notation, and reverse the order of the bytes. Each byte is two hexadecimal characters, so you want to make sure that you're not entering the hexidecimal string backwards but are instead separating it into bytes (2 character chunks) and then reversing the byte order (the reversal has to do with the order data is stored in and read from memory, which is called endianness). For example, 1920 in decimal notation is 0780 in hexadecimal notation, which is 8007 with the bytes reversed. 1080 in dec is 0438 in hex, which becomes 3804 with reversed bytes.
- Replace 80 02 with your desired width and E0 01 with your desired height in the following two places (search for these hex sequences):
80 02 00 00 75 15 81 3D E8 C1 80 00 E0 01
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80 02 00 00 C7 44 24 10 E0 01
The resulting hex sequences should look like this, for a 1920x1080 resolution:
80 07 00 00 75 15 81 3D E8 C1 80 00 38 04
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80 07 00 00 C7 44 24 10 38 04
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Input settings
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
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UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Polish
- A Polish fan patch is available here.
Issues fixed
"Stopped working"
- Error occurs after the company logos and before the main menu, or after clicking on 'Load Game' from the main menu.
- Full error message: 'Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords has stopped working'.
Switch to windowed mode[5]
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Switching to windowed mode sometimes fixes this issue..
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Activate discrete graphics card[6]
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Make sure non-Intel graphics card is being used.
Intel integrated graphics seems to work for the Steam version but not the retail version in some cases.
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Change NVIDIA Control Panel settings[7]
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If you have a newer NVIDIA GPU and your game keeps crashing when you click 'Load Game' from the main menu, a detailed solution for this can be found here.[8] The critical detail seems to be changing Threaded Optimization in the NVIDIA Control Panel to OFF
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Disable "Frame Buffer Effects"[citation needed]
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If the game crashes after initial character creation and you own an AMD/ATI video card, disabling Frame Buffer Effects in the game's Advanced Graphics Options may fix the issue.
atioglxx.dll from AMD Catalyst 14.4 may allow "Frame Buffer Effects" to work with AMD/ATI cards as described here
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Disable "Shadows" setting[citation needed]
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If the game crashes unexpectedly from time to time, this is the only way to fix it now. For ex. the crash may be at the Ebon Hawk, on the Prologue level, when you approach the Quadlaser turret.
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Stuttering or freezing after combat
- This can be fixed by limiting maximum frame rate.[9]
Apply Vsync[citation needed]
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Multi-core fix[citation needed]
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- If using a multi-core computer, you will need to set CPU single core affinity.
- Right click on the shortcut and select 'Properties'. In the target box, type in:
cmd /C start "SWKOTOR2" /D "C:\Program Files (x86)\LucasArts\SWKotOR2\" /high /affinity 1 "C:\Program Files (x86)\LucasArts\SWKotOR2\swkotor2.exe"
- Replace
C:\Program Files (x86)\LucasArts\SWKotOR2\ with where your game install is located. E.g. If you're running 32bit it will be just C:\Program Files\... .
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Unable to move your character
Unable to move your character[citation needed]
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- Hold down both the right and the left mouse button.
- Press the quicksave button and keep both mouse buttons pressed during the whole saving process.
- Once the saving process is completed your can release both mouse buttons. The character should control normally again.
- If you encounter recurring issues with being unable to move your character, enabling Vertical Sync will greatly reduce the occurrences of this problem.
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Low performance
Disable frame buffer effects[10]
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Low Frame Rate[citation needed]
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- If experiencing low frame rates from the Steam version of the game:
- Go to the installation folder.
- Locate file
"swkotor2.ini
- Edit and change
"DisableVertexBufferObjects=1 under "[Graphics Options]" to "Disable Vertex Buffer Objects=1
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Retail installation for Windows 7
- All steps should be done with an administrator account.
- Working on Windows 7 x64 bit.
Retail installation instructions[11]
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- Install the DirectX End-User Runtimes.
- Insert the game disc, and ignore any auto play screens.
- Open the Start menu and click on 'Computer'. Right click on the disc drive that has the game disc and select 'Explore'.
- 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
setup.exe and install the game as normal. The path where the game is normally installed is C:\Program Files (x86)\LucasArts\SWKotOR2\
- 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 .
- 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'.
- Right click on every .exe file in the installation folders and set the compatibility modes to the same as in step 4.
- Right click on the
kotor2.exe and select 'Create shortcut'. Move the shortcuts to your desktop.
- 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 the installation 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'.
- TSL Windows Vista Fix needs to be downloaded.
- Extract TSL Windows Vista Fix and place the
mss32.dll file in the installation folder, overwriting the file of the same name.
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Stretched UI on widescreen resolutions
- After applying a widescreen resolution, the HUD elements will be stretched
Retail[citation needed]
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- Download the updated Widescreen UI Fix by Achilles.
- Extract content to a folder other than Override folder(i.e. your desktop).
- Select EITHER 1920x1080 for 16:9 OR 1680x1050 for 16:10 (but not both).
- Copy the contents of the selected folder to Override.
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Dialogue options will not display on vertical resolutions of 1366x768 or below
Increase resolution to 1366x785[13]
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- This causes some of the screen to be cut off at the top.
- Using the widescreen resolution method, set the resolution to 1366x795.
- Check swkotor.ini has the desired resolution (under the [Display Options] and [Graphics Options] headers):
[Display Options]
Width=1366
Height=795
[Graphics Options]
Height=795
Width=1366
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
OpenGL |
1.4 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
Higher quality media
- Not required for GOG.com, Steam, or the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Collection 2 DVD re-release.
Higher quality movies install instructions[citation needed]
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Install Movie Update Patch - 1135 MB
Notes
- LucasArts released replacement upscaled cutscene videos.
- Only benefits resolutions of 1600x1200 or higher, otherwise it defaults back to 640x480.[14]
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Higher quality music install instructions[citation needed]
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Install Music Update Patch - 145 MB
Notes
- Pre-installed audio's sample rate is 11,025Hz. This patch comes with CD-quality audio resolution with 44,100Hz sample rate.
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- KOTOR and TSL Save Game Editor (English Language Only) (3.3.4), also known as the 'KSE'
- Save game editor (cheat) works for both KOTOR 1 and 2
- The save game editor doesn't automatically detect the Steam version of KotOR2
Choosing game location inside the KSE program[citation needed]
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- Right click the name of the game you want to edit (The Sith Lords).
- Go to the installation folder.
- Click OK.
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
98, 2000, ME, XP | |
Processor (CPU) |
1 GHz
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System memory (RAM) |
128 MB |
512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
4 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
32 MB of VRAM
| 128 MB of VRAM |
macOS (OS X) |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
10.9.5, 10.10 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core i3 Dual Core 2.2 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
10 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce GT 330M ATI Radeon HD 3870 Intel HD 3000 256 MB of VRAM |
Linux |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
SteamOS, Ubuntu 14.04 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core i3 Dual Core 2.2 GHz AMD A10 Series |
System memory (RAM) |
4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
10 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce GT 440 ATI Radeon HD 5450 Intel HD 4400 256 MB of VRAM |
References