MOD:TSL Main Menu Model Fix for Widescreen

[DarthParametric 3,795]

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TSL Main Menu Model Fix for Widescreen

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This mod adjusts the model files for TSL's main menu so that they properly fill the full screen width of widescreen aspect ratios (i.e. 16:9, 16:10).

By default, the vanilla menus will have gaps in the background at each side of the screen. This is an inherent issue of the model being designed for 4:3 aspect ratios, so when a widescreen mod (or Aspyr's version) is used, areas of the model are exposed that were not anticipated by Obsidian. This mod addresses the issue by scaling the width of the background plane so that it spans the full width of the screen, and adding an additional VFX emitter to the bottom right of the screen so that the fog also spans the full width. Additionally, a minor correction is made to the Easter egg menu to properly apply the appropriate texture to the eyes, eyelids, teeth, and tongue of one of the Twi'leks, which are untextured in the vanilla version. See the attached pictures for an illustration of the changes.

I have edited all 6 menu models, but in practice only 4 of those are typically used in the game (although TSLRCM does also make use of the Easter egg menu). I've included them all to cover all/most eventualities.

Note that this mod primarily adjusts the menu models. No changes are made to the background texture, so any custom version of that texture will work with this mod as well. Per a user request, I have added adjusted logo images to address the stretching on those (they are not part of the model). Both vanilla and TSLRCM versions are included (permission to modify/redistribute the TSLRCM logo provided by zbyl2).

As of v1.2, I have added optional TOR-style logos. These are based on the one GOG created for K1.

Obviously this mod will not be compatible with any other mod that also alters/replaces the menu models like, for example, my own DS player menu mod (although that can be installed over the top of this mod). Any update for TSLRCM will presumably overwrite the Easter Egg menu and the logo.

N.B.: This is NOT a widescreen mod! This is just a fix for when you are already using a widescreen mod like UniWS or Aspyr's natively widescreen version.

Installation Instructions

• Copy the MDL and MDX files from the "FOR OVERRIDE FOLDER" and paste them into your Override folder
• If you have TSLRCM, additionally copy the files from the FOR TSLRCM, overwriting when prompted in both cases
• If you wish to use the TOR-style logo, versions are supplied to fix stretching for those without a GUI fix, or unaltered if you use a GUI fix mod. Make sure you delete any existing KOTOR2Logo.tga in your Override.
• If you use Aspyr's version of TSL on Steam with TSLRCM installed from the Workshop, you'll need to use TSLRCM's Workshop folder Override folder instead. If you use M4-78, use its Override.

Acknowledgements

• Thanks to @bead-v for MDLEdit, that made compiling the menu models possible
• Thanks to @ndix UR for TGA2TPC
• Thanks to VarsityPuppet for testing 16:10 compatibility
• Thanks to @JCarter426 for helping with improving some aliasing issues via waifu2x

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• Submitter
  DarthParametric
• Submitted
  08/13/2017
• Category
  Mods
• TSLRCM Compatible
  Yes

 

[Guest]

Woo!

[Kexikus 995]

Awesome. Thank you very much

[superSzym 155]

While the fix is great, I'd suggest that you make one more change. The KotOR II Logo is unnaturally warped as in vanilla when you try to play on widescreen with the highest possible resolution. You might want to make it square.

[DarthParametric 3,795]

The logo isn't part of the model. It's part of the menu overlay (like the buttons). I can modify the texture used for the logo, but presumably the TSLRCM version would require permission to redistribute.

[superSzym 155]

Oh. That's alright. I have thought it could have been part of the model because I have been playing Morrowind recently and there even things like the main menu and the crosshair are assembled by meshes. I think the issue could also be fixed by editing .gui files, which would be a good idea because that would work for both vanilla and TSLRCM without need to edit the textures. Other mods which edit that .gui file make both the logo and the button ridiculously small compared to the character model next to them.

[DarthParametric 3,795]

I got permission from zbyl2. I'll upload them shortly. Just working on getting my other menu mod updated at present.

 

Edit: Updated version with fixed logos is now uploaded.

 

Edit 2: I have now updated my other menu mod - http://deadlystream.com/forum/topic/4556-party-time-sith-ds-player-main-menu-replacement-for-tsl/

[Guest]

Do you think you could do something similar for the swoop bike menu overlay?

[superSzym 155]

Now that I think of editing the logo texture to correct its appearance in the main menu, most widescreen mods correct the problem with logo stretching in the loading screens, thus narrowing the texture will turn the logo too narrow everywhere except for the main menu. Editing .gui file for the main menu to fix the logo is probably the only possibility to prevent issues in the other parts of interface.

[DarthParametric 3,795]

Not that I can see. The logo in the loading screen is stretched in the GOG version using UniWS and the Aspyr version without my altered version.

[SalaciousCrumb 23]

Hello, can you update the TSLRCM logo to 1.8.6?

[Sith Holocron 2,480]

14 minutes ago, SalaciousCrumb said:

Hello, can you update the TSLRCM logo to 1.8.6?

Try this: Replacement Logo for Menu Screen

[SalaciousCrumb 23]

14 minutes ago, Sith Holocron said:

Try this: Replacement Logo for Menu Screen

Thank you, it worked 🙂