Effix

46 minutes ago, TamerBill said:

Nah, baseitem.2da changes are retroactive. It’s only changing a template, like a uti, that needs a new copy of the object.

Ah, good to know, I stand corrected, thanks.

You might need to acquire a new item, item changes do not affect items that you have already acquired.

Mods mostly use the TSL Patcher to change existing files, previously modded or not, to keep mods compatible with each other.
You could use it in a mod to only simply move files from A to B, but that's not really what it's made for and would not add much.
So, it's safe to assume that a mod that uses the Patcher really needs it and that you can't replace what it does with copy pasting files. I had a quick look at the files, copy/paste won't do the trick.
 

Catfish alien?

Uh, there is an N_alien01_low model? Where?
Anyway, I'd go for "unknown generic filler alien".

6 hours ago, Traveler-7 said:

Huh, seems like the files are unavailable now. That's a shame.

Maybe a temporary issue, try again.

Uh, I thought it was linked somewhere above, anyway:

Extract the files somewhere.
It can be a bit technical if you're not as old as me (I grew up with DOS and command line prompts).
However, JC included some shortcuts for that, place your mp3 in the "in" folder, double click "encode_music.bat", that should process/convert what's in that folder.
The output/converted file will appear in the "music" folder.
Next you can rename that converted file to a filename that the game uses, make a backup of the original file in the "streammusic" folder (for if you ever want to undo things, for example add "bak" to the filename).
Now move the converted file to the "streammusic" folder, test things in game.
In my experiment I replaced mus_area_cant1.wav and mus_area_cant2.wav of KotOR 1; the 2 variations of cantina tunes.

How to know what the original files sound like, in order to pick something you want to replace?
It looks like you can probably also use SithCodec to decode things the other way around and play the music in more modern audio players, I haven't looked into that myself.
What I do is copy a file (or all if you're up for that) from the "streammusic" folder, rename the/all file extensions from wav to mp3. Most modern music players don't like the format you have now, but you can use an old one. For example WinAmp (free), who apparently doesn't care about the extra KotOR info in the files. I have v5.66, I'm sure other versions will also do the job. https://winamp-full.en.uptodown.com/windows/versions

15 hours ago, Todd Hellid said:

If I try to change the music to Stereo 44100Hz with Sith Codec, will it work?

I did a test not long after my post above, input and output had those specs, that worked fine.

Hey, no problem, just saying. Just make a new post in this mod request section of the forum (if it's not related to an existing post) and add as much details as you can.

No, a rar file is a compressed file that can contain 1 or more files, just like a zip. Compressing things into a package like that makes the download smaller.
You can download the free program 7-Zip to extract files like that (.rar, .zip, .7z). You can move the files to the override folder after you've extracted the files.

p.s. you could have just googled this, this thread is almost ten years old Anyway, welcome to DS!

3 hours ago, RyUsS said:

does anyone ever wanted to wear tulak hord armor or the canonical ajunta pall cloth by varsity puppet? it would be good if we can obtain it somewhere bcs i think if we only saw it for several minute it like a waste of they time recreating the canon look for ajunta pall, having the cloth to be obtain would make they efford with those mod worth it.

Uhm, I don't think you understand how forums work, don't add unrelated things to a topic, make your own.
When you do... there's no Tulak Hord armor, if you are referring to a mod (Seikan's?) then mention it like you did with Varsity Puppet's. That said, I get what you're saying.
Also, welcome to Deadly Stream 🙂

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I hadn't noticed that tool before, I think I'll try somethings myself.
These might be cool to play around with:
https://www.swtor.com/info/news/news-article/20111201

http://www.lucasforumsarchive.com/thread/135226/page/1

http://web.archive.org/web/20040906000000id_/http://xfer.lfnetwork.com/starwarsknights.com/AIOFPM3.0.1.zip

Not an expert, but as you can see all the files have the extension .wav. I think all the music files are mp3s but with the .wav file extension (Yes, quite odd, I think sound effect files are real wave/.wav files).
So yeah, experiment with that, simply rename the mp3 to wav. I'm not sure about the forms of mp3s working or not working. You might get some clues with certain audio programs if you open vanilla files, but I would first try your full quality versions.

I've also mostly been making stuff.
I'm currently not replaying K2, I am replaying K1 but I'm not using many of my own mods, mostly my Jolee alternative and bearded PMHC01 reskin.
On Steam I'm subscribed to a few of my own mods and I would keep them if I would do another playthrough, but yeah, that doesn't say much if you're not playing. There's also a lot of mods that I made that came from requests, that I think are cool and were fun to make, but maybe not necessarily things I'd use for another playthrough.

It doesn't really get much better than JC's mod:
 

Here's what the council looks like in my game using his mod:



You can swap some files if you only want the colors that the left one wears.
Edit: although, the prequel council members also mix things up, mostly with the tunic colors.

On 9/14/2021 at 10:03 PM, Todd Hellid said:

Can someone make or send me a skin mod that changes the Jedi Council's robes on Dantooine?

What would you like changed?

On 9/15/2021 at 3:19 PM, EAF97 said:

I have one but I didn't create it so I can't link it directly. Effix posted it in the comments on JC's hybrid cloaked robes mod

I did? Refresh my memory please.

The hat is part of the head, so there's no easier route.
You would have to replace the Dodonna head and the special full body hologram version which is one model with a body + head. A bit much work to replace a char that already has a unique look. For your project it's probably better to put your time/energy in making the generic NPCs more unique, which is a good plan.

On 8/26/2021 at 2:38 PM, Exalderan said:

Hey thanks for the mod, its exactly what I looked for. Is there anyway to make this work for TSL too?

I tried everything I could:

[appearance.2da]
ChangeRow0=ChangeHM
[ChangeHM]
RowLabel=454
modela=P_HandmaidenBB
texa=P_HandmaidenBB
modelc=P_HandmaidenBB
texc=P_HandmaidenBB
modeld=P_HandmaidenBB
texd=P_HandmaidenBB
modele=P_HandmaidenBB
texe=P_HandmaidenBB
modelf=P_HandmaidenBB
texf=P_HandmaidenBB
modelg=P_HandmaidenBB
texg=P_HandmaidenBB
modelh=P_HandmaidenBB
texh=P_HandmaidenBB
modeli=P_HandmaidenBB
texi=P_HandmaidenBB
modelj=P_HandmaidenBB
texj=P_HandmaidenBB
modelk=P_HandmaidenBB
texk=P_HandmaidenBB
modelm=P_HandmaidenBB
texm=P_HandmaidenBB
modeln=P_HandmaidenBB
texn=P_HandmaidenBB

 

But no matter how many combinations I try or how many models and tex I change handmaiden isnt interested in keeping her clothes. She just changes to whatever like always. On the other hand the reverse works for Visas to make her change clothing.

I dont get the games logic behind this, why doesnt it work?

The Handmaiden starts with row 454, which has the hood up and uses a full body model (a single 3D model that includes the head & body, "F" for "full" in column "modeltype").
Later she uses row 638, which uses separate head and body models ("B" in column "modeltype" and a number in the "normalhead" column) , so it can show gear that's equiped.
There's several ways to go, up to you. You can turn 638 into the hood up version or keep the hood down in 638 but make it so that it will never show gear.

7 hours ago, kallas_br said:

Any chance of a version of this that only affects Jedi companions (Bastila, Juhani and Jolee)?

Sure, no problem.
 

Effixians_Keep_Companian_Default_Clothing_Jedi_only_version.zip

Extract the template file g_i_mask15.uti with KotOR Tool (Kotor I -> BIFs -> templates.bif -> Blueprint, Item) , that's the Stabilizer Mask (see GameBanshee to look up the template names). Extract to your Override folder or for now to a temporary location to keep some more overview.
Now you can open (no need to extract) g_i_mask06.uti (Vacuum Mask) to check its Model Variation value: 10. This means that the model name for it is i_mask_010.mdl & i_mask_010.mdx (2 files make up the 3D model).

The filename of the texture for a mask is "embedded" in the 3D model, in this case that means that you need to do some things to let the 2 instances of the same model use 2 different textures:
- Extract i_mask_010.mdl & i_mask_010.mdx (KotOR Tool: Kotor I -> BIFs -> items.bif -> Aurora Model & Aurora Model Extension), give them a new number. 001 through 014 are used by vanilla items and best not to use 015 but something a bit more random to make it less likely to conflict with another mod.
- Use K-GFF* to open your g_i_mask15.uti and change the Model Variation value to reflect that new number you picked (without zeros at the front). Model swapping part done.
- Now use MDLedit, load the mdl file -> Menu: Edit -> Textures -> click on the name, change it to whatever you like -> Menu: Save, Binary, replace original file. While doing this you'll see what the original texture is, you can extract it with KotOR Tool, edit it and of course make sure it matches that name you picked in MDLedit (not case sensitive and in MDLedit you don't add ".tga").

In the end you do need to put everything in your Override folder to test things.
So you''ll have:
- g_i_mask15.uti with a different model variation inside, to replace the original Stabilizer Mask model
- a mdl and mdx file to match the model variation with a different texture reference inside of it
- a new texture
- Oh right, an icon.. the name that the game will try to pull up is also based on the model variation number. You can export/extract ii_mask_010.tpc to a .tga from Kotor I -> ERFs -> TexturePacks -> swpc_tex_gui.erf -> I
Tweak that and change 10 in the filename to whatever model variation number you picked. Or use a photo of a kitten as your icon.

* You can just do it with KotOR Tool, but I was told that that can make item names and descriptions English for other language versions of the game.

Good luck & feel free to ask questions if you get stuck on something!

Ok, and you're launching the game from there; C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Knights of the Old Republic II ?

Hm, you say you manually added TSLRCM to this location, but the new log doesn't mention making backups of files, which it should if TSLRCM is there. Like in your first log.
Are you sure you're not subscribed to the workshop version of TSLRCM? You can check by going to the Workshop of the game, then on the right you have your avatar with "Your Files" next to it, then click "Subscribed items".

Ok, but looking at your installlog, that all went to/worked with C:\Program Files (x86)\lucasarts\swkotor2\override\
That is not the location of the Steam version.
A simplified example of where the Steam game might be:
DRIVE:\PATHTOSTEAM\(OPTIONAL)SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Knights of the Old Republic II
Pointing the patcher there should work, it will add things to files you already have there.

btw Adding a non Steam TSLRCM to your Steam version of the game is fine and might even make adding more non Steam mods a bit more straight forward.
Then again, you can also add non Steam mods by directing the Patcher of the mod to the workshop folder of the Steam version of TSLRCM.