First time playing this. Give me some sweet tips.
Get the Restored Content Mod.
Kreia is your Master, believe what she says.
Atton did nothing wrong.
If you want to do a "canon" female Exile playthrough, get the Handmaiden for Females mod. Handmaiden is a great companion while Disciple is shit, especially in comparison to Handmaiden.
>>320845480
Disciple dialogue is interesting too, I never got this meme
>>320844360
All of what >>320845480 said. But also, and this might be the most important part, don't get disillusioned by the shitty combat. KOTOR II has god-tier atmosphere, and a galaxy well worth exploring with genuinely interesting characters. Smoke some weed and/or drink some alcohol, and just sit back and enjoy the roleplaying.
>>320844360
play 1 first
guardian+Jedi master = easymode
Go dual Mandolorian heavy blasters and roam the galaxy as a sick pistol twirling cowboy jedi
>>320844360
Explore everything
>Tell us about your approach to creating characters. Do you take inspiration from life, or other media? How do you build quests organically from the characters you create?
When I design characters, I usually approach it in the following way (I’ll use Kreia in Knights of the Old Republic II for this example).
-Examine their role in the story. Kreia in KOTORII serves multiple purposes: companion, foil, and a means of acting as a sounding board for the game theme (the role of the Jedi and the nature of the Force in a living galaxy).
-Name them properly. This is more important than it may seem. Kreia, for example, was consciously intended as a twist on Leia with a harsher prefix-she basically acts as an ally as Leia does in Star Wars, but her life before she met you was…well…brutal.
-Set up a visual signature for the character with the concept artist. Kreia blends elements of the wise mentor (Obi-Wan’s robe) mixed with the Dark Side elements (Palpatine’s hood design).
-The character must be someone who can give voice to shit that bothers me or is something I really, really want to write about. Kreia is my mouthpiece for everything I hate about the Force, and then I let her rant.
Note that character designs all depend on the character’s function. Sometimes having a one-note or zero-note character is important to help show the contrast of a more important character in the same environment-and sometimes, a merchant should just be a merchant. At other times, you’ll want an NPC to showcase a particular aspect of the world…for example, in Fallout 3 in Megaton, the character of Nathan is clearly set up to portray how the common people of Fallout might fall under sway of President Eden’s propaganda, and that’s part of Nathan’s role in the story.
Overall, I prefer having a smaller cast and finding ways to ditch one-note or zero-note characters and just make the smaller cast more reactive (like in Alpha Protocol).
>tfw went as Scoundrel in KotoR 1
Have I fucked up big time
>>320847535
yeah soldier or bust
>>320847795
Goddamn
MASTER FLURRY MASTER FLURRY MASTER FLURRY MASTER FLURRY MASTER FLURRY
don't go to Nar Shaddaa first, Onderon is a better choice
also make sure to walk on and off your ship a whole lot to trigger cutscenes
BETRAYAL
>>320847795
Why is soldier best?
>>320849191
>game about killing shit
>character that is literally a professional kill shit guy
>why is he best
YOU TELL ME FAMICINO
>>320849191
Because skills are overrated beyond maybe repair if you really wanna use HK. All Jedi get persuade and the speech checks on Taris aren't worth fuck all.
>>320844360
Uninstall and play the first one.
If already played the first, skip this one and play SWTOR.
Nothing important or interesting happens in KOTOR2.
>>320850803
Troll warning! Obsidian writing > Bioshit writing. The only redeeming feature of KOTOR I is that it adds context to KOTOR II. And even then, the legend of Revan (KOTOR II) vastly outperforms the actual experience of interacting with Revan (KOTOR I).
Play KOTOR II. If you really like it, play KOTOR I.
>>320846772
What? Is that written by Avellone?
>>320844360
Very low influence also unlocks dialogue options.
>>320844360
Here's a tip for you: Don't play it. Play the first game and forget that KOTOR 2 even exists. Pile of rubbish.
>>320852232
yes
http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/nonfiction/feature-interview-chris-avellone-game-designer-fallout-new-vegas/
So was Kreia Brianna's mother?
>>320844360
Every two attribute points will give you +1 to the thing it modifies.
example:
10 strength = +0 melee damage
11 strength = +0 melee damage
12 strength = +1 melee damage
I think strength actually gives damage more per 2 levels, but you get the idea.
when the game says DC 20 it means difficulty class 20. gotta hit a 20 or higher after modifiers to beat it.
dont wear heavy armor if you built a high dexterity character, as heavy armors have "Max Dexterity bonus" attached to them that will negate extra defence from dex. IE your defence might be higher WITHOUT armor than with.
>>320852750
Probably.
Apathy is Death.
Yes, General?
>>320853412Did you guys side with notKreia or noThe Party, /v/?
Any essential mods for a replay of KotoR 1?
>>320853871
This nigga never gives me his shields
>>320853871
Sucks that he died defending Telos.
>>320853412
"Don't stick your dick in Visas unless you want retarded babies"
>>320845681
Agreed
I'm about to play KOTOR II on computer for the first time. I've already beaten the game multiple times on xbox.
I've installed the restored content mod and a few minor other ones.
Im curious, does the restored content mod allow me to buy multiple items at the same time, as in a batch? Say, buying 100 medpacs in one go, instead of buying 100 individually through clicking? Is there a mod I can get to do this? It's essential for making the higher tier components, as the Mando base on dxun sells infinite medpacks for 50 creds, so each component only costs that much as well.
>>320854667
The CRM doesn't allow you to choose how many, you still need to spam the buy button.
>>320854496
You can always keep it in the medbay or have Atton baby sit the spawn.
>>320854496
But we're different species
>>320854787
FUCK MY ASS. there must be a mod somewhere that lets me do this
>>320844360
rush through peragus, its fucking boring
>>320844360
KOTOR1 was a better STAR WARS game
>>320854838
Miraluka are near-human and can breed with humans
Force Storm will literally win the game for you.
Sith playthrough has better overall story.
Argue with Kreia every single tiime.
So do I play KOTOR I OR KOTOR II first?
I kept having resolution issues with 1 and uninstalled.
>>320855904
What's the difference between Lightning and Storm? Is it worth spending a point to get Storm?
>>320856280
Play KOTOR I first. II to a certain degree deals with the outcome of the events of the first game.
>>320845623
>he never got it
>The game has you take disciple if you are female
>canon is female took handmaiden and disciple never happened
>Disciple is an edgelord who's contesting with Atton who can tap that femxile booty
He's so shit even canon dislikes him.
>>320856610
>Lightning
>Requirements: Level 9
>All enemies 16 meters in front of the caster get hurt by 1-6 per characters
level.
>Force Storm
>Requirements: Level 18
>Enemies within 10 meters of the target gets hurts 1-6 per characters level.
>Also damages the targets Force Points equal to the damage to their health.
I played Consular Sith Lord and Force Storm was a fuckhuge AoE that wiped entire groups of enemies the second I unpaused the game.That kinda fucked me over in the end as boss fights became borderline impossible unless I abused buffs and mines.
>>320857065
I'm also consular Sith Lord, I use the highest level speed buff, master flurry and plague to deal with powerful enemies. Amongst other buffs.
So, I really wanna start this game, too. But I kinda suck at games like this. What's a good / easy build to complete the game and have fun? Nothing too complicated, please.
>>320857504
Character selection literally spells it out for you that the purely combat classes have it easier.
You can also set the game to level you up automatically depending on class preference.
>>320857504
Honestly the game is pretty easy, just don't use auto level up and read what skills you're getting. Master flurry and duelling is high priority for slaughtering enemies. Go Sith for cool damage skills, go Jedi for cool buffs.
>>320857504
It's a really easy game. Wizards aka Jedi Consulars are OP if you get Stasis Field.
>>320857065
>That kinda fucked me over in the end as boss fights became borderline impossible unless I abused buffs and mines.What are you talking about? Force crush made every bossfight a joke. That shit even worked on the lightsabers.
>>320845681
I don't understand this "KOTOR has bad combat" meme. It's a turn based RPG and it plays like one.
>>320858348
This. I think the combat is good.
>>320858348
Yeah, but usually when you do that kind of turn-based RPG with pause it's because there is some depth to the combat and controlling multiple characters is essential if you want to survive.
In Kotor you do pause -> mash flurry or force storm -> unpause. It is really really uninteresting and only occasionally interrupted by a medpack or a shield. This works on all difficulties .
Anyone else get tired of Kreia? Toward the end I was really getting sick of her shit.
>>320856860
>kotor
>canon
kek
>>320845780
I really wanted to but it keeps crashing and I got corrupt save files 3 times. Went straight to sith lords because of that.
>>320858896
... and then you killed her and said good riddance?
>>320858896
She's the best girl in the franchise, so no.
What's better in KotoR1? two-handed or dual wielding?
>>320859115
Dual wield for twice the amount of lightsaber crystals. Remember to get those dual wield feats.
>>320859115
Blaster Jedi
>>320859115
Y'know what really sucks. There was no reason to use the rifles. You either go dual pistol or heavy blaster. Poor rifle gets no love.
>>320849191
Because Starkiller fucks your face so hard it shoots out the back of your skull if you're playing any other class.
>>320859115
No reason to get silly. Use a single lightsaber, (green or blue), level duelling, play like a Jedi instead of an edge child.
>>320854496
Kreia is so fucking lewd. Her comments on sparring with Brianna made me rock hard.
So what's the difference between double bladed lightsaber, single lightsaber, and dual lightsabers in 2? Which is best/most fun?
>>320859017
She's a good character, no doubt. Arguing with her is great, but toward the end of the game her interruptions were pissing me off. Gotta say though, her VA was fantastic.
>>320852915
>dark space nun commando
Hnnnnnng
>>320858348
>Turn based
>Good combat
Pick one.
>>320859572
>find what you are looking for amongst the dead?
>>320859321
Is this better in Kotor 2?
I don't remember if it was a glitch or not but by the end of the game I was mass force pushing/flurry everyone to death and regaining health and power fast enough to were I could never die.
>>320859560
Most fun is subjective. But I'll go with this guy >>320859446
Don't forget to use a short lightsaber in your off-hand.
>>320859956
I don't think so.
>>320859560
>So what's the difference between double bladed lightsaber, single lightsaber, and dual lightsabers
Animations and a few big numbers vs a bunch of smaller ones
>>320848317
Seconding the master flurry advice. Once you have it there's basically no reason to use any other melee attack type, except for maybe master critical strike if you've modified your lightsaber or vibroblade for better criticals and feel like getting fancy.
>>320859680Could not being dead be considered Kreia's first lie in Kotor 2?
>>320859956
It is a lot better, in KOTOR it's almost impossible to go through the game without using a saber or vibrosword, in KOTOR 2 you can use pretty much all weapons, you can even go full grenadier if you want.
Uninstall
Every defence of this game is "I-it gets better after the 2 hour prologue"... "I-it gets better after the 5 hour Nar Shadaa"
AAHHHGGG FUCKING TERRIBLE
>>320860036
What's the difference between normal and short?
Are there more essential mods apart from Restored Content or can I just enjoy the game with that mod?
![img-45[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/LaMb9zo.jpg "img-45[1].jpg")
>>320844360
The canon character for KOTOR 2 is jedi jesus. Anyone that says otherwise is trolling.
>>320852232
>Very low influence also unlocks dialogue options.
It does?
>>320860246
It does get better after the prologue, Nar Shaddaa is great though.
>>320860294
I think the hit penalty for dualwielding was smaller.
>>320860556
>Nar Shaddaa is great
LOL
>>320845480
Everything this fag said + the hidden helmet mod.
>>320860246
I still find it weird that I can enjoy Peragus despite completing the game several times.
>>320860520
You'reright
>>320848317
>don't go to Nar Shaddaa first
Finishing Nar Shaddaa first, if you're not retarded, nets you a lightsaber, 4 more party members, two of your existing party becoming Jedi (3 if female), and one of the new party members, if light side, being close to Jedi.
>>320859678
>Not liking turn-based
>ADD underage
Pick two
Also turn based =! RTwP, but you're probably too retarded to understand that.
>>320844360
Is it true you can make T3-M4 the best character? How?
Also, what is the proper route for going to each planet? On my first playthrough, I thought I was supposed to go to Nar Shadda last, since it was foreshadowed as a Jedi death-trap, but I didn't know that I would get two new characters and have another character turn into a Jedi.
By the time that happened, that character (who I won't spoil for the OP) already had most of their levels, so he became a pretty mediocre Jedi.
>>320860837
The "canon" order based on internal files is Nar Shaddaa -> Dxun -> Dantooine -> Korriban.
>>320860384
Restored Content (without M4-78 which isn't very good).
High res beams.
http://deadlystream.com/forum/files/file/221-hi-res-beam-effects/
Better skies
http://deadlystream.com/forum/files/file/156-more-vibrant-skies/
Animation fix
http://knightsoftheoldrepublic.filefront.com/file/Movement_Animation_Fix_for_KOTOR_TSL;105781
AI fix
http://knightsoftheoldrepublic.filefront.com/file/Improved_AI;68905
Minor improvements to the tutorial area
http://deadlystream.com/forum/files/file/8-peragus-tweak/
>dueling vs two weapon fighting
GO
>>320861112
do they work on a pirated game?
>>320858274
This. The bosses would always save it but still get thrown into the air regardless.
>>320844360
Man both kotor games didnt age well.
Especially the writing.
ITs literally "nicest person you will ever meet and crazy fucking psychopath"
>>320861172
The only reason why anyone should use dueling is if they're being autistic faggots. Two-weapon is objectively superior in every way.
>>320844360
Force Lightning and Insanity will win you every fight if you invest in them
dual wielding power attacks shits on everything else
>>320844360
Wait til Mira gets all her blaster pistol feats (lvl 20 or so) before turning her into a ranged Jedi. With Master Rapid Shot she'll be gunning down most enemies before you even get to them.
>>320861482
The second one allows more neutral options
>>320860294
Dual wielding normally gives a penalty to your chance to hit, short weapons help negate that.
Also for people wondering about stats.
STR is important for any melee as it buffs not only damage dealt but chance to hit. Unlike in Kotor 1 you need a feat to use dex as a to hit modifier for lightsabres.
DEX is still nice but nerfed, you'll naturally get bonuses to defense from level ups now so dex isn't your sole avoidance stat. Additionally there are more armors in this that still allow you to use force powers so even casters can bulk up.
CON is the determining factor for implants now not feats, however you get a lot of free points from dialogue. 14 is a nice starting point.
INT Always have it at either 8, 10 or 14 due to the way skill points are calculated these are the only values that change how many you get.
CHA and WIS of equal importance for casters. In character creation it is cheaper to get a +1 to both than a +2 to one. After that you may as well go with CHA for the bonus to persuade and cheaper non-alligned powers.
It isn't recommended to go above 15 in any stat in creation. I personally don't go above 14 since all stats are useful for all characters.
>>320858896
The main thing I dislike about Kreia from my latest playthrough is that she leaves and goes maximum edgelord after having a legitimately powerful and moving moment when she saves you from the 3 jedi masters. And you also get fucked and cant pick a prestige class or tune your crystal after she leaves.
>>320861482
>"nicest person you will ever meet and crazy fucking psychopath"
Hasn't that been all of Bioware's writing forever?
>>320861112
nice, thanks.
>>320860520
Nice bait anon, but I'll bite.
The canon character is a female named Meetra Surik. She's a Jedi Guardian.
>>320853871
this guy's actor was fantastic
>>320861179
Yeah.
>>320855523
what happens though
I must do so for science
>>320862043
aight guess i have something to do this x-mas
>>320859115
Two handed, as it lets you use the Player Name crystal with both strikes.
>>320860520
>>320861939
KOTOR 1+2 and ToR are not canon, retards.
>>320861687
I've been trying to get into KotoR II for a long time now, but like in all tabletop based video games I've been having a bitch of a time optimizing my character because I don't want to be a pleb.
This was very helpful, thank you.
If only KotoR had the same gameplay as Jedi Academy instead of that shitty rpg gameplay...
>>320853412
or rather ''the man who defends everything defends nothing''
- t holy roman emperor
pick a side and fight for it, or let others choose that for you
>>320862661
they are completely different games you sperglard
>>320861112
are these alll the mods that exist or only the good ones ?
I've only played KOTOR 1 (about 20 times) and got about 2 hours into KOTOR 2.
The beginning is such a fucking drag.
I'm sure I'll finish it eventually.
Level Order: Dantooine, Onderon, Nar Shadaa, Onderon Again, Korriban.
Most OP Dark Side build is Counselor with Force Storm and Death Field.
Most OP Light Side build is Jedi Guardian with Double Ended Lightsaber
Don't fall for the duel saber meme. It looks fancy, but it is much more worse then Double Ended.
Hanharr and HK47 are the best companions to have. Unfortunately, you only get Hanharr on a dark side playthrough. If you go lightside, replace Hanharr with Kreia, because you'll be going Guardian and Kreia is a really good Support character. If you don't have HK-47 yet, use Mandalore. If you don't have Mandalore, use Atton.
T3-M4 is the best skill based companion. Use him when you have skill shit to pass.
On the return to Dxun, you will need to choose certain characters for certain missions. Here is what you do:
For the first area you choose people for, use Visas for Dark Side resistance, Hanharr/HK-47, and Atton (Preferably having him being a Jedi). For the next area, use yourself, Kreia, and Mandalore.
Peragus is by far the worst location in the game. Don't be fooled, it picks up after Peragus and gets even better after Tarris.
If you are Guardian...
MASTER
FUCKING
FLURRY
MASTER
FUCKING
SPEED
MASTER
FUCKING
DEATH
Seriously, just pair Master Speed and Flurry together with a Double Ended saber and you'll get up to 6 hits in one attack, each one doing super damage. It can take down the toughest bosses in one attack.
The Nar Shadaa level has this part where you have to take control of Mira or Hanharr. Hanharr is easy and can destroy everything, but for Mira, the shit hits the fan. As Mira, you need to fuck everything and just do the objective as fast as possible.
If you plan on turning a companion into a Jedi, don't level them past level 5. This way, when they do become Jedi, you can spend all those levels on powers.
REPAIR and PERSUASION are the only skills you need to focus on. All the others can be covered by companions.
Have fun.
>>320863156
Why the fuck are you telling him everything, are you retarded?
>>320863496
He doesn't have to follow it if he doesn't want to retard.
i'm that sperg guy who only gives a shit about levelling up speech skills in rpgs, if i can't talk my way out of everything then i don't want to know.
>>320863156
>If you plan on turning a companion into a Jedi
Should I turn everyone into a Jedi?
>>320863156
>Going to Dantooine and Onderon before Nar Shaddaa
>>320861112
the knights of the old replubic file front websites arent working
>>320863009
There are a shit ton more great ones, I think Redditors have a list somewhere actually that's where I got some of them fromI don't go on Reddit, before you flip, it came from a google search months ago.. There are lots of good texture mods and fixes you can get so long as they don't conflict with one another or the Restoration Mod.
>>320863156
>being an absolute faggot
>not allowing someone to enjoy the game
Strength is absolutely useless. Get the finesse skill and put about 16 points in dexterity if you're playing mostly melee.
All builds are viable because the game is pretty easy. The strongest is a lightning spamming consular but anything can work if you're not retarded so have fun.
Talk to your party members a lot. You can progress them a lot skill wise by doing so.
Female is "canon" but male has the better companion and space Jesus. Also feels better in my opinion story wise.
Go to Nar Shadaa first and do all the side quests, you'll get a lot of shit.
Energy shields and its variants are very useful if you're getting hurt.
You can get a prestige class at level 15 by talking to Kreia. Sixth Lord/Jedi Master are the worst ones.
Persuade is the best skill.
Get the restored content mod. I hope you have fun.
>>320863657
aw nice ill google around some more then thnx
>>320863623
If possible, yes. It's hard though because some follow you as Dark Side while some follow you as Light Side, and then if you go Dark Side, some companions will hate you even more while the opposite goes for Light Side. However, you do get more companions who will follow you in Light Side than Dark.
But yes, try to get as many as possible. If you can only get a few, convert Handmaiden and either Atton or Bao Dur. Mira is a shit Jedi. The best Jedi Companion other than Kreia is Visas however, who is already a Jedi.
>>320863640
Dantooine lets you get most of the Light Saber parts you will ever need while Onderon/Dxun will get you the rest. You should have the HK-47 parts by the time you finish Nar Shadaa as well as Hanharr if you are going Dark Side.
>>320863657
You act like he HAS to follow it or something.
If you wish to be a caster character pick consular and be a good guy- if you take the casting prestige class (you unlock this by talking to kreia I think) and max out your good points then you get a huge bonus to the stat that you use to cast with, wisdom. If you stack all the good wisdom items and bonuses you can get into the 50s and AoE one shot every enemy in the game.
So i finished the game once as male jedi master and i want to replay can anyone recommend me who to play as
>>320864857
>that final section onOnderon where you single handedly charge the sky platform and wipe out literally hundreds of Sith and Onderonian soldiers with your Force lightening every time you press the button.
>>320864876
A female Guardian.
Where can you still download the Restored Content Mod and a widescreen fix? Can't find any working links.
>>320844360
I plan on buyong it on sale how is it exactly you role play as a jedi or bount hunter or something?
>made it to malachor when I was younger but never finished
>thought about playing it again after kotor
>remember I didn't like it as much as the first game and hated kreia's guts
Ugh
>>320864876
Female Consular/Marauder dual blaster build.
Most people will tell you t go Consular/Assassin or Watchman, but it's really unnecessary since the raw damage boost from Marauder's passives does so much work.
Disintegrating a crowd before they can even react is satisfying
>>320865649
You play as an exiled former Jedi in what is essentially a dark age in Star Wars history. The Jedi have been all but exterminated, the Republic on the brink of total collapse and the Sith are striking from the shadows with assassins. It's a pretty dark setting. It's a fairly old fashioned RPG and the gameplay might not be your cup of tea if you're a newfag, but the world building and story alone is worth trudging through the game for.
>>320865789
I hated the game when I first played through it. I replayed it again years later and absolutely loved it. The Restoration really fleshes out some of the bits that had been somewhat barebones.
>>320863838
Forgot to add that Master Speed is the best power for a melee character
Play Mass Effect instead. KOTOR is dated trash
Been thinking of getting this after watching TFA thinking going sith, Is there anyway to be an intelligent sith that doesn't just kick puppies because EVIL?
I've never played a star wars game, where should i start?
>>320860520
>>320861939
>>320862354
>mfw now that 1&2 are non-canon I can imagine my own headcanon being what actually happened
>>320864876
A non-jedi ranged character with no jedi in the party. Mandalore and Atton are good choices. Spec into rifles, mandalore into heavy, and atton into dual pistols. You may only use force powers out of combat and if they dont affect combat (force heal and force speed to quicken things up)
its fun and challenging
>>320844360
remember these 3 are the best and everyone else is shit (unless you like r2d2 rip offs, vague kotor 1 companion reappearances in clunky armor, token girl/boy "whatever the opposite ur gender is cuz they want the dick/vagoo" cumdumpsters, or edgelord blind chicks.)
oh and kreia is neat too i guess if you like morally gray people bossing you around and getting pissed at everything you do, good or bad.
<spoiler>except traya</spoiler>
reload every time you loses influence with someone and try to gain it or not lose it instead.
its impotent.
>>320867105
dark forces. empire at war. kotor. x-wing vs tie fighter. you have a lot of options
>don't believe his lies
>>320866951
yeah just dont go full dark side. roleplay as a very impatient, selfish character. when a hobo asks you for money, tell him to fuck off, dont just kill him. that sort of thing
>>320866951
Yeah. You can mold people to do what you want, basically appear as a god to them while being extremely selfish and making Jedi look like overproud idiots. Probably the best game to go evil in I think, just so damn satisfying. Also jewing people is fun too.
>>320846772
