TATOOINE - THE LOST TEMPLE 1.0.0

I never thought this would ever be restored! Congratulations on the release. Is this compatible with K1CP, RCK1CP, and Sleheyron Story Mode? 

Cool! This seems out of nowhere! Have you tested with the community K1 build by chance? I wanna try this out but need to know if I should zero my install first.

Thanks!

This version is the first version of the mod, built only on the vanilla KotOR base game. I did use TSLPatcher to hopefully make combatibility less of a headache right out of the gate, but my plans for v1.2 are to make it explicitly compatible with K1R and the K1 Community Patch. However I will look into the K1 community build and see if that would be a better thing to focus on.

Assuming that the Patcher works as intended and amends the existing 2DA and JRL files, then the only thing that would break compatibility would be any mod that modifies the tat_m18ac (Eastern Dune Sea / Krayt Dragon Cave) module, or any mods creating new items that use the file names ii_belt_011.tga and iw_crhide_005.tga.

I have some ideas for other small additions to include as well, and will be recording a full walktrhough for YouTube soon, so stay posted for updates in the following months!

I am so excited for everyone to see this module restored into the main game! I have wanted to make this mod for many years, and finally got to a place over the past few months where I could devote enough time and attention to make it as complete and fleshed out as I could. I wanted to maintain player immersion and lore continuity as much as possible, and will continue with that philosophy for any future projects!

-JM

Is it not possible to put all those files in one package instead of having to download them all separately?

@Samriel thanks for pointing this out to me. I thought I uploaded the zip file, I will take a look at it.

A surprise new content KOTOR mod?!? This is like waking up Christmas morning to a tree full of presents!

Absolutely going to try out this mod ASAP! 
 

And congrats on restoring the Tatooine Temple module! I myself have tried doing that but just could never quite finish up the project. I’m thrilled to see someone has done it at last!

As someone who recently messed around with this module I have some questions about how you went about doing it, wanting to see if there is anything I could do to improve my mod:

Did you add a skybox or did you just fog it up? I honestly think that the fog workaround makes more sense considering it's a buried ruin.

How did you handle the invisible floors like the one in the room leading to the big circular room? I know when I implemented this module for my KOTOR 2 mod, I just copied a similar floor and made it fit. I'm not sure if there was a better way to handle that though.

Did you redo the walk meshes, or is the pillar room still really iffy? How I worked around it was placeables here and there to guide players away from problematic areas.

@vault13deathclaw I did increase the fog a bit, I didn't find the blank skybox too distracting in most areas, however I did add a texture for the cave entrance to make it feel more connected to the Krayt Dragon cave.

As for the walkmesh it is still a bit glitchy, I don't currently have the knowledge and skillset to try and repair it, the room with the large fallen pillar in the cave is I think the most broken room in the module, along with the actual pit chamber, both of which being the main areas where the player can easily fall through the floor and get stuck. 

But even with those issues I am still able to play through the whole mod and get through every room without it being a game breaking issue. 

But after a short break from the project I am going to start reaching out to other modders and see if anyone else would be interested in trying to patch up the walkmesh and fix some of the cave geometry.

6 minutes ago, JuniorModder said:

@vault13deathclaw I did increase the fog a bit, I didn't find the blank skybox too distracting in most areas, however I did add a texture for the cave entrance to make it feel more connected to the Krayt Dragon cave.

As for the walkmesh it is still a bit glitchy, I don't currently have the knowledge and skillset to try and repair it, the room with the large fallen pillar in the cave is I think the most broken room in the module, along with the actual pit chamber, both of which being the main areas where the player can easily fall through the floor and get stuck. 

But even with those issues I am still able to play through the whole mod and get through every room without it being a game breaking issue. 

But after a short break from the project I am going to start reaching out to other modders and see if anyone else would be interested in trying to patch up the walkmesh and fix some of the cave geometry.

I'm another modder. 

Once I try out this mod (looking forward to it!) I'll then see if I can fix up your walkmeshes a bit. Message me on Discord (sao1138 is my username there) and we can collaborate.