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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (series)
Key points
- Commonly referred to as 'KOTOR 2' or 'TSL'.
- Patching restored content and widescreen resolution patching is highly recommended for both retail and Steam versions.
- Steam version has better compatibility than the retail version.
- Retail version installation is cumbersome (only available as x4 CDs), requires a number of workarounds, and is relatively rare to acquire.
General information
- Obsidian Forum.
- Steam Game Hub Discussion.
- Steam Forum.
- LucasForums.
Availability
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Collection (retail)
- Knights of the Old Republic Collection is a collection of KOTOR 1 and 2, and is available through Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk.
Improvements
- PCGamingWiki file mirror.
- Restored content information at Star Wars Fanpedia.
- Unlike other KOTOR 2 mods, the TSLRCM does not need to be installed in the
\Override\
folder.[1]
- Successfully installed mod will result in updated splash screen.[2]
- Highly recommended patch restores cut content from the game.
- Version 1.8.2 now supports M4-78 Enhancement Project which restores 'droid planet' content.[3]
Default install directories
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Skip intro logos
Higher quality movies
- Not required for Steam version or the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Collection 2 DVD re-release.
- LucasArts released replacement upscaled cutscene videos.
- Only benefits resolutions of 1600x1200 or higher, otherwise it defaults back to 640x480.[4]
Higher quality music
- Not required for Steam version or the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Collection 2 DVD re-release.
- Original shipping audio quality: 11,025 Hz, this patch updates it to 44,100 Hz.
- 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.
- The save game editor doesn't automatically detect the Steam version of KotOR2.
Game data
Save game location
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Video settings
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- TweakGuides.com article - a guide to graphics settings published March 2007, a good overview of in-depth information, but somewhat out of date.
- KOTOR2 natively supports 4:3 resolutions only.
- Widescreen fixes will break the minimap location reporting, which can be solved using the minimap fix.[5]
- Widescreen fixes resolutions of 1366x768 and under will not display dialogue option text correctly and are unplayable.[6][7]
Steam widescreen
- Only widescreen hack method which works on Steam version.[8]
- Works by replacing the updated Steam exe to an older one to allow UniWS to work, which reverts to a slightly older version of the game with some bugs.[9]
Retail widescreen
Widescreen minimap problem
- Unfortunately other UI elements will be stretched in widescreen, there are no other fixes.
Dialogue options won't display
- Dialogue options will not display on vertical resolutions of 1366x768 or below.
Input settings
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- Controller is not natively supported.
System requirements
Steam version
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Retail version
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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'.
- Could be caused by Intel integrated graphics chips.[10]
- Could be caused by NVIDIA GPU settings.[11]
Stuttering or freezing after combat
- This can be fixed by limiting maximum framerate.[12]
Low performance
Other information
windows showing the stopping program from playing because it has a problem
by the way if you are having problems on the whole issue about the windows not letting you play the game just copy the (mss32) part of kotor1 to kotor2 by the way i think any crack goes with it i think it is the easy way to play the game without problem after
Retail installation for Windows 7
- This guide is specifically written for the original retail version of the game.[13]
- All steps should be done with an administrator account.
- Working on Windows 7 x64 bit.
References