Beta Peragus Miner Pack 1.0.0

A Mod for Star Wars Knights of The Old Republic 2
Author: N-DReW25
1.0.0 Release Date: 06.03.2022

Installation:
Simply click on the TSLPatcher.exe, select your option, click install and sit back and watch the TSLPatcher do its magic.

It isn't recommended to install "Everyone a Beta Miner" and "Some Beta Miners" as EABM will change ALL the miners thus rendering SBM redundant. 
It is highly recommended you check out the "Description" section of the readme to ensure you've made an informed decision on what exactly you want to install.

Uninstallation:
Depends on what you've chosen to install.
Copy the files within the generated "backup" folder and place the file inside your modules folder, make sure you overwrite.

Description:
The Peragus Miner NPCs all wear the same old Miner Uniform item which the player gets to wear, but did you know that during the early development of Kotor 2 this wasn't meant to be?

In the game files, you can find a texture which suggests that the Miner Uniform was originally based on the Czerka Uniform model whereas the current Miner Uniform is based on the Combat Suit model. The change from a Czerka Uniform to a Combat Suit based texture was probably to allow the player to wear the Miner Uniform without Obsidian being required to add a new 2DA slot.

Oddly, the Maintenance Officer's Corpse placeable and the dead Peragus Miners floating in the Kolto Tanks also use the Czerka based Miner Uniform.

From here on, we shall refer to the Czerka based Miner Uniform as the "Beta Miner Uniform".

This mod has the following mod options:

OPTION 1: Everyone a Beta Miner
Everyone a Beta Miner will restore the Beta Uniform to EVERY single Peragus Miner NPC. This will not affect the Player's Miner Uniform.

OPTION 2: Some Beta Miners
This option will only restore the Beta Uniform for a select few Peragus Miners. The Medical Officer, the Administrator, the Dock Officer, the Maintenance Officer and the Security Officer will wear the Beta Uniform whereas every other Peragus Miner will wear the vanilla Miner Uniform.

OPTION 3: No Player Heads
Did you know notice how some Peragus Miner NPCs (Coorta's Thugs etc.) reuse the Player Heads? This install option will replace the Player Heads with Generic NPC Heads. This option is compatible with options 1 and 2.

 

ADDITIONAL CONTENT:
Inside the folder "Kolto Tank Miners (Optional)" is an additional mod you can install that doesn't require the TSLPatcher.

The Kolto Tank Miners texture in vanilla is 256x256 in resolution, the texture consists of 4 parts (Several K1 Player Head and the Beta Uniform textures) which are all 128x128 in resolution. 
This additional mod will improve the Kolto Tank Miners but you, the player, can choose which option to install.

Within "Kolto Tank Miners (Optional)" you shall find two subfolders called "Normal" and "Burnt". Within these two folders are several variations of Kolto Tank Miners you can choose from, 
the main difference between "Normal" and "Burnt" is that "Normal" will use the vanilla K1 Player Head whereas "Burnt" will use the K1 Dark Side Player Head textures. 
You, the player, can decide which looks better: the normal K1 Player Heads as Obsidian intended, or the Dark Side K1 Player Heads who look burnt/deceased inside the Kolto Tank.

Both "Normal" and "Burnt" shall contain these 3 folders, these are the following options:

OPTION 1: High Quality
High Quality will be 1024x1024 in resolution, the Beta Uniform shall be its default resolution 512x512 whereas the K1 Player Heads will be upscaled via AI to be 512x512 like the Beta Uniform.

OPTION 2: Normal Quality
Normal Quality will be 512x512 in resolution, the Beta Uniform shall be reduced to 256x256 resolution to match the default K1 Player Heads resolution which is 256x256. This is twice the quality of the original Kolto Tank Miners and will still look good in-game.

OPTION 3: Low Quality
Low Quality will be 256x256 in resolution, the Beta Uniform and the K1 Player Heads will all be reduced to 128x128 in resolution. The "Burnt" option will be the only one to have any real difference in the Kolto Tank Miner texture, whereas the "Normal" Low Quality texture will have very minor changes to the Miner Uniform. Only recommended for very low end PCs.

Known Bugs:
This mod shouldn't have bugs but if you find any report it to me on Deadlystream.com.

Incompatibilities:
* This mod is compatible with Kainzorus Prime's Peragus Mining Gear mod- https://deadlystream.com/files/file/401-peragus-mining-gear/

If you intend to play with Kainzerous Prime's Peragus Mining Gear, it is recommended you do NOT install Option 1. Option 1 is compatible with the Peragus Mining Gear mod, however, Option 1 will make it so that the Mining Gear only appears on the player (Which isn't fun, I'd suggest using Option 2).

* This mod is compatible with VarsityPuppet's Peragus Tweak- https://deadlystream.com/files/file/8-peragus-tweak/

If you intend to play with Peragus Tweak, it is recommended you do NOT install Option 1. Option 1 is FULLY compatible with Peragus Tweak, however, the Miner Corpses added from Peragus Tweak will NOT have the Beta Uniform.

Report any incompatibilities to me on Deadlystream.com.

Permissions:
Do NOT claim credit for this mod and do not use assets from this mod without my permission. 

Thanks:
DarthParametric: For making the Female Czerka Officer's Uniform - A Modder's Resource which the Medical Officer's Beta Uniform is based upon.
ebmar: For providing help with the TSLPatcher
Bioware: For such an amazing game
Obsidian: For such an amazing sequel
Fred Tetra: For Kotor Tool
Everyone who downloads the mod!

Legal:
THIS MODIFICATION IS NOT SUPPORTED BY BIOWARE/OBSIDIAN ENTERTAINMENT, LUCASARTS, DISNEY OR ANY LICENSERS/SPONSORS OF THE MENTIONED COMPANIES. USE OF THIS FILE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK AND THE ABOVE-MENTIONED COMPANIES OR THE AUTHOR IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE CAUSED TO YOUR COMPUTER FOR THE USAGE OF THIS FILE.