Darth Shan

From the FileFront Review

"M4-78 was a droid planet that at one point was going to make an appearance in the sequel to 2003's game of the year, Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords. Due to time constraints, Obsidian cut the planet from the game; however the modules were left over and a lot of original work with it which means talented modders can add the planet back into the game again, which means new areas to explore. smile

After a long layoff from modding, Darth Shan has returned with an update to his M4-78 mod for all of us to enjoy. The update includes some bug fixes from his original release along with a fix to the Mandalorian Cache module; that area is where you find a bunch of droids and containers once you blow the charges and go inside.

The author does not use the TSL Patcher and there are some .2da files. Darth Shan does plan to use the TSL Patcher in a future release. The good news about that is the author makes a list of mods this mod is compatible in his readme file. Please make sure you read the lengthy readme file so you don't screw up your game. Enjoy the updated version of M4-78!

Note: Please leave the author feedback, especially if you download this mod and use it. It really helps encourage the author to make more mods in the future.

-Shem"

Updates will only come, when I am able to provide savegames (I am stuck after the Citadel, because I had not time to go through the game twice.)

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A KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC II: (THE SITH LORDS) MODIFICATION
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TSL Story Mod v2.7
 
AUTHOR: Darth Shan
NAME: TSL Story Mod v2.7
 

FILENAME: tsl_storymod.rar
FILE SIZE: 3.47 MB
DATE RELEASED: 01/01/2008, revised 31. May 2016
 

CREDITS: Loganessex for testing and advice. JackLucas for testing and no advice. Shem for prolonged help with modding, Stoffe for investigating the Malachor issues. Malpense and Archer for encouraging feedback.
 
DESCRIPTION:
This mod, the third and final version of my first mod whatsoever, comprises the following features:
 
1) Nihilus is the Exile - FINAL.
You get some additional dialogue options, if you installed USM you will still be able to get the lightsaber - and the mask as well. It revolves about a problem of the PC's identity. New dialogue lines are voiced.
 
2) Sacrifice Visas in (nearly) all situations: If you equip Visas with modified lightsabers and custom robes, you will still be able to sacrifice her. (Beware: You won't get the additional options from the Nihilus Mod above, in this case.)
 
3) Shoot-out between Remote, Goto and HK-47 on Malachor V (final).
 
4) Vision in the council chamber on Coruscant (final). This is a small modulet with dialogue options for three Sith lords, completely overhauled.
 
5) Small dialogue tweaks for the Handmaiden Sisters Cutscenes. Compatibility script for Stoffe's Handmaiden Fix and deathdisco's New Planet Coruscant (one script file to be found in the Backup folder, use it only if you use BOTH mentioned mods).
 
6) Option for never ever having to Recruit the Disciple if you do not have the Handmaiden. USM compatible.
 
7) Second Sith vision on Malachor, (final). Dialogues cleaned. Rebalanced.
 
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:
 
Extract archive to a test folder on your harddrive. Drop every file manually in the archive folder "SWKotor2" where it belongs in the respective game directory folders:
modules
lips
Override
streammusic.
All these correspond to LucasArts>SWKotor2>modules - lips - override - streammusic.
 
THIS WILL OVERWRITE
lips>904MAL_loc.mod
If you use an English or German version of the game it's alright. There are original file backups in the archive. If you have any other TSL version, drag and drop this file from "lips" to a separate backup folder.
 
Alternatively, you may drag and drop the whole "SWKotOR2"-folder onto your LucasArts folder (NOT the game directoy itself!), if you have a standard TSL installation.
 
COMPATIBILITIES
USM (Ultimate Lightsaber mod)
Coruscant Jedi Temple (my mod overwrites loadscreens.2da, perfectly alright)
Tomb of Azgath on Korriban
The Dark Apprentice (MacLeod Corporation)
Droid Factory Reconstructed
Droid Planet Mod
This mod won't be compatible with TSLRP, because they are going to implement several ways to sacrifice Visas.
Install this mod prior to my Droid Planet mod.
 
HOW TO PLAY
The modifications begin very late in the game.
- Defeat Darth Nihilus to get the additional dialogue options. Shortly afterwards you will be transferred to the new module. IMPORTANT: The first dialogue has been purposefully flagged as unskippable to avoid skipping the deletion script (i.e. this caused a nasty looping bug in an early version, scusa). Still, I implemented the line "I won't have this vision" to let the vision disappear. This is intended for the case anything still goes wrong. If you use this option rightout you won't ever be transferred to the council vision area.
- The confrontation between the droids automatically takes place when Remote has activated the Mass Shadow Generator.
- You will automatically enter a new level before moving onwards to the Trayus Core. If you do not like this: open the console and type "warp 908MAL", this is the Trayus Core. Don't use the party selection menu (the game could crash).
 
BUGS and ISSUES:
1) When you select the party menu while staying in the new Malachor level, your game could crash to desktop. This has turned out as being a driver issue (I ran into no problems on newer computers). Note: There are no problems with the council chamber level. YOU CAN'T SELECT ANY PARTY MEMBERS ON MALACHOR ANYWAY, JUST IGNORE THE OPTION.
2) There is a bug with the Disciple dialogue in Khoonda: Carth may show up instead of Admiral Cede in case of evil PC. This was introduced by the USM when fixing a looping cutscene bug. This is a little inconvenient, but the original bug is worse. If you don't like it: delete "dis1_enc.dlg" and restore it from USM if you have that mod.
3) There are balancing issues on Malachor, depending on your equipment and level. If you have some mods installed (like Coruscant and USM), it should not pose a problem. If you haven't, it might.
 
The mod has been tested several times, but there may still be issues. It is now re-distributed as-is. There will be no further additions (earlier prospects of it being a larger mod have been cancelled).
 
TOOLS: My thanks go to Fred Tetra for his ingenious Kotor tool, tk102 for the dialogue editor, Holowan Laboratories and Taris Upper City Emporium for the Tutorials.
 
PERMISSIONS: You may use this mod in every way you wish. Really, don't ask for permissions.
 
THIS MODIFICATION IS PROVIDED AS-IS AND IS NOT SUPPORTED BY BIOWARE/OBSIDIAN ENTERTAINMENT OR LUCASARTS 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.
 
Updates will only come, when I am able to provide savegames (I am stuck after the Citadel, because I have not had time to go through the game twice.)

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A KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC MODIFICATION
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AUTHOR: Darth Shan
EMAIL: schenkhaupt@yahoo.com
NAME: K1 Bastila Romance Glitch Fix
 
SPECIAL CREDITS:
1) Master Kavar for letting me include his Bastila dialogue from "Bastila and Female PC Untold Love Story"
2) Shem for letting me include his "Helena Bastila's Mother Clothing Fix"
3) The "Brotherhood of Shadow" mod for pointing me to the bug which causes the Helena Shan subquest to break
 
FILENAME: basty_fix_final.rar
FILE SIZE: 206 kB
DATE RELEASED: 01/24/2008 - final revision 31/05/2016
 
DESCRIPTION:
 
BASTILA GLITCH FIX PROPER
This mini-mod fixes a long-known glitch in Kotor 1 which results in obliterating the romance with Bastila Shan. I updated some files and checked the scripts for version 2. This is supposed to be the final version of this simple glitch fix.
 

HELENA SHAN HOTFIX
This mod also fixes a major bug which has been introduced by another mod, the "Quest for TK102's Birthday Party". This mod MAY cause Helena Shan, Bastila's mother to never appear in the whole game. If you encounter problems, just use the "Helena Shan Hotfix". Now go to the Tatooine Cantina and talk to the barkeeper. He'll tell you, Helena was a regular customer - and spawn her for you to talk to.
[Alternatively, there is a more elegant solution: Download and install the excellent mod "Brotherhood of Shadows" AND the Patch 1.06 (essential) on top of TK102-Quest. Then use the files from the Resource folder of this mod.]
 
INSTALLATION:
There are three folders here.
 
1) Drag and drop the files from the OVERRIDE folder into your game directory's Override folder. This is the glitch fix. Now, you're basically done.
 
2) If you encounter problems meeting Helan Shan in the Cantina on Tatooine, after the quest has triggered with Bastila and Malare, you may use the "Helena Shan Hotfix". Now you are able to talk to Junix, the barkeeper, to have Helena Shan meet you ASAP.
 
3) The Resources. This contains resources for modders as well as files to ensure compatibility with other mods.
a) Master Kavar's "Female Revan Untold Love Story". If you have this mod, use the file for your own Override folder. If you use it you will encounter some issues. There are omissions from the original dialogue with Bastila, and all animations and camera angles have been completely deleted. This is due to a bug with an earlier version of the dialogue editor.
"The Brotherhood of Shadow" and "Quest for TK102's Birthday". If you have both mods, use the files from this folder. If you've got only the Brotherhood, use none. If you've got only TK102's Birthday party, then - I think - you may still use these files (the "contact" from the Brotherhood mod just won't appear, and that's it). But the latter has not been tested.
c) Unaltered files from the game to investigate how the romance has been made up by Bioware.
d) Documentation of the glitch fix serving as a small introduction to scripting as well.
 
Enjoy.
 
BUGS: None encountered, yet. The common strategy for players to avoid the glitch has been not to talk to Bastila again after kissing her. This has, of course, the same effect as removing the script attached to the dialogue - i.e. it does not change anything compared to the strategy of not talking to Basty. If there are issues, just mail me.
 
Changelog
- archive folder structure cleaned up
- proper implementation of the Helena-Shan-Hotfix
- Helena Shan dialogue option for Junix in the Tatooine Cantina only if Malare has talked to you
- Helena now spawns in the correct position
- Helena may not be spawned in multiple instances
- fix for the "Quest for tk102's birthday", interfering with the Helena Shan sidequest
 
GENERAL CREDITS:
1. JdNoA for DeNCS.
2. Fred Tetra, the Great Extractor.
3. t102 for the superb dialogue editor.
4. Bioware for creating Bastila Shan, Jedi empress.
 
PERMISSIONS: You may use the glitch fix ("k_hbas_dialog.dlg" from the folder "OVERRIDE") in any way you wish.
YOU MAY NOT USE NEITHER THE OTHER FILES NOR THE FILES FROM "RESOURCE>Override" (any two of them). If you want to use "g_malare" and/or "helena.utc" you have to ask Shem for permission. If you want the file from the folder "Override (Master Kavar)" you have to ask Master Kavar for permission.
 
THIS MODIFICATION IS PROVIDED AS-IS AND IS NOT SUPPORTED BY BIOWARE/OBSIDIAN ENTERTAINMENT OR LUCASARTS 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.
 
Updates will only come, when I am able to provide savegames (I am stuck after the Citadel, because I have not had time to go through the game twice.)

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A KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC II: (THE SITH LORDS) MODIFICATION
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AUTHOR: Darth Shan
NAME: K1 and TSL Difficulty Options
CREDITS:
 
FILENAME: K1_and_TSL_Difficulty_options.rar
FILE SIZE: 4 KB
DATE RELEASED: 3/30/2007, revised 31. May 2016
 
DESCRIPTION:
If you try to rebalance your modded Kotor games, this really comes in handy. Boss too strong? Crazy rebalance? Change your options in game, even while fighting!
 
Tired of messing with your config.ini? Some think, correctly, that both KotORs are fairly easy games. Especially when it comes to replaying them, this may become annoying. But you are ill advised to reset difficulty setting manually in your configuration files. Why? Because 3 (highest in K1) and 4 (highest in TSL) set difficulty to default, i.e. more easy than in ingame difficulty.
 
This mini-mod brings a solution: Set your difficulty level in-game! All you need is a simple 2da.file.
 

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:
 
Drop the corresponding files manually in the folders where they belong.
 
Recommended: "Normal". If you are an elite gamer OR like to use heavily modded Override folders for your Kotor games, then you have the option to use the "hardcore" settings which tweak all levels one step, i.e. easy becomes normal, normal difficult and so on, see below for details.
 
Regarding compatibility: the files employ a simple trick, they use dialogue.tlk-lines from the standard tlk.file, to be precise: "Choke" and "Horror" from the Force Powers entries. So compatibility is universal.
 
COMMENTS
Here are the stats:
 
Kotor, normal difficultyopt.2da
 
[cfg.ini] descr. multiplier
0 Easy 1.00
1 Normal 1.75 (I tweaked this one, default was 1.5)
2 Difficult 2.75
3 Horror 3.50
 

Kotor, hardcore 2da
 
[cfg.ini] descr. multiplier
0 Easy 1.50
1 Normal 2.50
2 Difficult 3.50
3 Horror 4.50
(The last should be near to insane.)
 

TSL, normal 2da
 
[cfg.ini] descr. multiplier
0 Easy 0.50
1 Normal 1.00
2 Difficult 1.50
3 Choke 2.00
4 Horror 2.50
 

TSL, hardcore 2da
 
[cfg.ini] descr. multiplier
0 Easy 1.00
1 Normal 1.50
2 Difficult 2.00
3 Choke 2.50
4 Horror 3.00
(TSL is more b*tchy than its predecessor, in some areas 4 is still ridiculous, in others - for instance 804DRO or 152HAR you are going to have a hard time.)
 

If you still find the game too easy, get Beancounter's Hardcore mod. In conjunction with this mod you should have every opportunity to become one with the Force.
 
A final remark, if you are a fervent modder, I added one additional line respectively (Choke / Insanity), but you can do nothing with it, setting the difficulty level in the cfg.ini to 4, 5 or higher will mar the AI (yes, that is still possible with Kotor).
 

My thanks go to Fred Tetra, master tool creator.
 
BUGS: None, I hope.
 
PERMISSIONS: You may use this mod in every way you wish. Don't forget to curse me when you die on Peragus.
 
THIS MODIFICATION IS PROVIDED AS-IS AND IS NOT SUPPORTED BY BIOWARE/OBSIDIAN ENTERTAINMENT OR LUCASARTS 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.
 
Updates will only come, when I am able to provide savegames (I am stuck after the Citadel, because I have not had time to go through the game twice.)