Kudos Pazaak Counter Overflow Fix 1.0

Fixes an overflow in Kudos's Pazaak progression counter on Tatooine. After the player's 128th win against Kudos, tat_fazzpazzstate overflows to -128. While the counter remains negative, Kudos is effectively stuck in his novice state for the next 128 wins, reverting to his initial dialogue branch, tier-1 deck and stake. Once the counter wraps back to 0, his normal progression starts over from the beginning.

This mod caps the counter at its final meaningful state once Kudos's normal progression is complete. It also restores overflowed negative values to that final state the next time the reset script runs.

Normal progression through the first ten wins is unchanged.

Installation instructions

Copy: k_ptat_paz_rese2.ncs into your game's Override folder.

To uninstall, remove k_ptat_paz_rese2.ncs from the Override folder.

Main features

• Prevents tat_fazzpazzstate from overflowing after 128 wins.
• Preserves Kudos's normal progression through the first ten wins.
• Freezes the counter at its final meaningful state once progression is complete.
• Automatically repairs already-overflowed negative counter values when the script next runs.
• Does not alter Kudos's Pazaak decks, wagers, rewards or game balance.

Compatibility

Compatible with vanilla KotOR, K1R and K1CP. The mod does not alter Pazaak decks, wagers or rewards. It may conflict with another mod that modifies k_ptat_paz_rese2.ncs or deliberately extends tat_fazzpazzstate beyond its vanilla progression.

Tested with tat_fazzpazzstate already overflowed: one final 75-credit game occurred, after which the variable was restored to 10 and subsequent games returned to the permanent high-tier state.

The original bug can be reproduced by playing 128+ games against Kudos or by manipulating tat_fazzpazzstate with KotOR Savegame Editor.

Discovered during an apparently unreasonable amount of legitimate Pazaak grinding.

Notes

Already-overflowed saves: If the counter has already overflowed, one final 75-credit game may occur before the fix takes effect. After that game, the counter is restored to 10 and subsequent games return to Kudos's permanent high-tier deck state.

Vanilla note: In the unmodded PC game, Kudos's permanent high-tier wager is only 50 credits, while his overflowed novice-state wager is 75. As a result, the original overflow can actually be advantageous for credit grinding in vanilla. This fix restores the intended permanent high-tier behavior regardless of wager values and is therefore most beneficial with K1CP (which increases the late-game stake to 500) or other mods that increase Kudos's late-game stake.