DarthParametric

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Well there's your problem. I don't think that exists. The MOTF double saber uses variation 7 not 8.

Hex editing is no longer required. That was only back in the ye olde pre-v1.0 MDLOps days. These days you can decompile the model to ASCII with either MDLEdit or MDLOps, edit the ASCII in a text editor, then recompile. Or with KotorBlender you can just load the binary MDL directly into Blender, edit it in there, and export a new binary model.

I still need to fiddle with the lip sync for the Dantooine Ruins scene, but since that's horribly laborious, I decided to look at some of the other scenes. Here's a first crack at recreating the Star Map visions - albeit without the black spiderwebs/fog effect. It's not exactly 1:1, but close enough. With the animated camera setup done, it should be pretty simple to transfer it to the other three maps to capture their movies, and get the footage for the cross-fade during the revelation scene. Edit: Tweaked the setup a bit after working on the Kashyyyk map. Edit 2: Added the Manaan and Tatooine map sequences. One thing I don't understand is why they are so inconsistent. Some barely show the map opening before they end, others show the later section of the anim where you can actually see the galaxy map. I think it would probably be worth offering alternate versions that follow the Tatooine map's timing. Edit 3: Maybe the timing differences are because they used those same clips to create the Revelations sequence. I personally took a different approach in order to properly sync their animations and get a seamless transition between each shot.

Depends entirely on the quality. As long as it doesn't turn out to be some Kaevee-level monstrosity, or worse, it's worth a try.

I notice you don't appear to be using the neutral creatures fix to GN_RespondToShout in k_inc_generic, which is not ideal. It can lead to sequence breaks under some circumstances, and screwy behaviour in general. See the edit in K1CP's repository here.

It's entirely possible, as long as you are willing to create custom stunt animations to facilitate it. But you don't necessarily have to make the whole thing from scratch. You can cheat a bit, as I did in that example, by taking an existing idle animation and then just editing the appropriate bits (like the right arm/hand in that case). In your case you could cheat a lot with existing anims. Have a shot from behind the player as they crouch down to pick up the datapad (have a look at Carth crouched down next to Saul on the Leviathan bridge for an example of how to do this). Then do a close-up shot of the player holding the pad where you basically only see the pad and the sides of the hands. That could probably be completely static, just a locked pose, which is pretty simple.

Good catch. There are probably similar cases, but it's difficult to find a way to catch all those types of things without doing it manually.

This is normal. Adjusting the map requires an exe hack. Last I head ndix UR had finally figured out the exact offsets, but he hasn't updated his WS menus mod as yet.

Anyone is able to beta test at any time they want, simply by cloning the repository locally. Although it should be noted that TSLPatcher is no longer supported and HoloPatcher is now the required installer. If you want to try out the current build and test for bugs then you need to be quick. I will be starting my second 1.10.0 beta test playthrough this weekend, looking to have the final release ready by Xmas. Edit: As of this evening, I have wrapped up the last of the planned updates before I begin beta 2 this weekend. So if anyone wants to do a playtest, now is the time to jump in. But you'll need to be quick with your feedback, since I want to get the final release out by next weekend. Current changelog for v1.10.0:

Interestingly both MDLEdit and MDLOps crash when trying to load or compile the exported ASCIIs. Someone proficient with Blender will have to do it in KBlender. Perhaps @WildKarrde could take a crack at it.

Now do it in Aurebesh. By the way, I wouldn't say that level of detail doesn't have a place, as long as you are willing to go the extra mile to facilitate it. In other words, create a cutscene where you actually get a chance to show it off. I am doing a vaguely similar sort of thing with comm messages (which hopefully I'll get around to finishing next year some time).

You could source new head models from TOR, although the textures are a bit too cartoony to use as-is. At least the earlier stuff anyway. They have been trending towards a more realistic style in more recent updates, at least for unique NPCs (not that I have actively played for a while).

The starting conditional sets whether the branch is available or not. But k_con_fperslow is actually easier, since it checks for the PC having either FORCE_POWER_AFFECT_MIND or FORCE_POWER_DOMINATE, whereas k_con_fpershigh requires FORCE_POWER_DOMINATE. In other words, the two scripts should really have been labelled "easy" rather than "low" and "hard" rather than "high". Unlike with skill-based Persuade, there's no DC check with Force persuade. You can either do it or you can't. The outcome is entirely dependent on the DLG itself. In this case, it's one of those "illusion of choice" type situations. There's no branch for success because you were always being railroaded into a fight. The only option to do what you want would be to replace that branch with all new custom VO that leads to a new exit node.

Figured I should upload a K1CP-compatible version of the Taris script, since that alters the escape sequence slightly to show the Hawk landing on Dantooine before you get the cockpit conversation with Bastila and Carth. It's just the original script with the landing video added to the movie queue. void main() { StartNewModule("ebo_m12aa", "K_TARIS_DESTROYED", "11b", "05_2a"); } k_ren_taris03.ncs

Use the last beta version from this post.

This should be pretty straightforward. You just scale down the adult models. I did a similar thing for Dragon Age Origins once: Not much to it for KOTOR, since you'd basically only be scaling the one model. They'd probably require custom sabers, since they'd need to be slimmed down so their hands don't clip through.

I assume this is displayed on a monitor panel or something?

Seems pretty simple. It's just a series of circles that gradually scale up and then fade out.

Well for starters that version is outdated. You can grab 1.0.2 from the Github page. But you're probably better off using MDLEdit. It's a bit more user-friendly. The most recent version can be found in this post.

It's not in the game files at least. The linked track is ripped from 03.bik.