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These areas have been removed for the moment to make the over-all package smaller, this will also mean less work when reconstructing all of the modules as I will not be reconstructing modules I do not need to use, I have set them aside and might still be using them, just for what I do not know yet.

I am preparing for the v0_3_0 release which will have all planets added to the galaxy map, all area transitions fixed and all creatures, cameras, triggers, stores and unnecessary entries in the .git files have been removed already as well as having updated the music and sound entries for both games.

On top of this I have constructed a new set of modules for each level in both games to allow me to build an entirely new galaxy for the Expansion, I believe I will need to create a new Ebon Hawk module to do this and use it to not only list the new planets, but the duplicates of the old planets using new modules.

So for example K2 now has the original "201tel.rim" and now a "201tel++.mod" for each level in the game that will be re-used.

I do have some rough plans for all of the content I have removed, but some of it may not be applicable due to story restrictions.

K2 Mod To-Do List

Unlock Dan++ & Kor++ doors.
Remove Excess .git entries

K1 Mod To-Do List

Unlock / Check All Module Doors
Remove Excess .git entries

Both Mods To-Do List

Add planets to the galaxy map
Create an additional Ebon Hawk Map to store the new galaxy map after the main storyline.

Create Missing Module Files for un-used maps in both games.

This will allow to build all the new levels without having to build them on top of current levels
and will save on a large amount of conditional statements that would need to be checked if the new story
was built on top of the current levels

The idea for a flooded ship is an interesting one! Perhaps I will look into this while I am learning to make maps for KotOR out of pieces already in the game.

My main story ideas are written in my first and last posts, K2 - Battle Over Belsavis, K1 - Fate of the Star Forge & both games free roam elements.

For anyone looking to message me story ideas you can post them here or message me with them, but please try to keep them contained in spoilers so as to make the overall topic easier to navigate, I was also wondering if everybody who has posted previous messages could archive them within spoilers and leave just the most relevant part of the message as I have done with my previous messages.

Issues I have noticed are :

I have not fixed as much for the K2 to K1 maps, but I will fix so much in one project and then fix the same in the other.

Expanded Galaxy Project - Exiles Expanded Galaxy Storyline

Expanded Galaxy Project - Revans Eternal Empire Storyline

Both of these storylines follow alongside what I remember from both games, if anyone wishes to point out or note any serious plot-holes or story elements from either games that I might want to keep in mind, please do so.

Note : Looking for beta testers for various versions of the game, I also need to re-play them both myself.

Latest Release : The latest release ( v0_2_9 ) contains just the relevant maps, modules and pieces I will be using for the K2 portion of the Expanded Galaxy Project, as there being some maps I can not use due to Story Implications & Restrictions such as the Star Forge, Leviathan, Endar Spire & Taris, but portions of these maps could be used and I have also set the files aside, this has trimmed the overall mod size down to around 1GB or 450mb compressed.

I did have plans to re-use some of these areas or at least assets from, perhaps having bits of the Star Forge crashed down onto Lehon.

There is also the possibility for using pieces of the Harbinger & Endar Spire to better map out that class of ship for re-use.

As for Taris, I had next to no plans to use it, except for pieces of the underworld, though all of these pieces may be useful for anybody looking to make Total Conversions and are still backed up in v0_2_5 permanently as a modders resource.

Link :  https://www.moddb.com/mods/kotor-ii-tsl-expanded-galaxy/downloads/expanded-galaxy-k2-beta-v0-2-9

On 1/12/2019 at 8:12 PM, mrmann said:

From what I've examined the modules are well ported, (accept dantooine's enclave exterior which the ruins is missing the proper door), the only things that are not working properly are level transitions, enviromental sounds and music

I look forward to see what you have in mind for these modules for this mod

I have now fixed all environmental sounds and music as well as any level transitions that use a door, I have written in great detail in my first post and most recent post in this topic as well as my tutorial topic.

Here is a patch to update all the modules, all that is left to do is to add the planets to the galaxy map and fix Area Transitions that do not use doors, then I will be ready to start writing script for both the Expansions I have planned.

v0_2_9 Patch.zip

Update : I am currently working on adding a Merchant to the Yavin Orbital Station that I will release as a stand-alone mod / demo for the Expanded Galaxy Project.

https://www.moddb.com/mods/kotor-ii-tsl-expanded-galaxy/downloads/yavin-demo

This is the current version of the Yavin Orbital Station demo, featuring Kex, who does not yet work as a Merchant, I will update the demo to feature a high level Merchant and two NPC's that talk about both the K1 & K2 portions of the Expanded Galaxy Project, this won't feature much information but will highlight some of the planned features for both expansions and serve as a stand-alone mod for anybody that might want to add just the Yavin Orbital Station.

Community Input : I am seeking input from the community for the Expanded Galaxy Project as well as Beta-Testers for the Mod & Original Game as I intend to patch and fix as many problems as possible, including bugs, visual errors and adding more placeables, characters and access to areas from both games, if anybody knows of a list of current bugs for the game as well as suggestions for current community patches to include or make compatible this would be helpful.

Any fans of the Old Republic Era and all three games can also help by offering story suggestions and quest ideas, bearing in mind my plans for maintaining as much of the Vanilla experience as possible while also updating and enhancing the game.

If you wish to help please read this post, my first post and both ModDB pages in detail.

This is not the location you requested, I couldn't figure out which twilek it was, I will try again at some point.

If you or anybody has ideas for areas in either game that could be made to feel more alive by making changes like this please let me know as I will begin to integrate them into the Expanded Galaxy Project's overall revival of both games.

This is where I have placed it for now, I will change it to "plc_pazaak2" and correct the co-ordinates at some point, once I have finalised which version of the game I will be updating ( currently using both official patches ) but I need to know if I will include any community patches or fixes, such as many of the geometry fixes to some maps, all of which should be compatible anyway.

I will also document any ideas for areas that could be revised and enhanced to allow for better immersion into both games.

Merchants

In order to add a merchant, you will need to first add a character to whatever module you want and create a .dlg (Dialog) file which is used by the .utc (Character) you will then need to add any relevant lines of dialog for your character to speak.

Make sure to name the dialog file in the Conversation section of the utc file.

From there you will need to link it to a script using a line of dialog.

The following is an example of the script you will need to use to launch the merchants inventory window.

void main()
{
  object oStore = GetObjectByTag("merchant_file"); // this is the .utm file listing your merchants inventory
  if(!GetIsObjectValid(oStore))
  	oStore = CreateObject(OBJECT_TYPE_STORE, "merchant_file", GetLocation(OBJECT_SELF));
  if(GetIsObjectValid(oStore))
  	DelayCommand(0.5, OpenStore(oStore, GetPCSpeaker()));
}

this script then needs to be compiled using the KotOR Scripting Tool. ( Make sure to set it to KotOR 2 Mode )

It will open the .utm (Merchant) file which contains a list of the items which are available for purchase.

Another example is to use global variables as conditions to determine what stock your merchant has available.

The next example is a script I am using for the Yavin Orbital Station, it determines which merchant script to load dependant on how many Jedi Masters the Exile has already encountered during their playthrough. ( Between 0 & 4 )

void main()
{
  if((GetGlobalNumber("000_Jedi_Found") == 0))
  {
    object oStore = GetObjectByTag("thor0");
    if (!GetIsObjectValid(oStore))
    oStore = CreateObject(OBJECT_TYPE_STORE, "thor0", GetLocation(OBJECT_SELF));
    if (GetIsObjectValid(oStore))
    DelayCommand(0.5, OpenStore(oStore, GetPCSpeaker()));
  }
  else if((GetGlobalNumber("000_Jedi_Found") == 1))
  {
    object oStore = GetObjectByTag("thor1");
    if (!GetIsObjectValid(oStore))
    oStore = CreateObject(OBJECT_TYPE_STORE, "thor1", GetLocation(OBJECT_SELF));
    if (GetIsObjectValid(oStore))
    DelayCommand(0.5, OpenStore(oStore, GetPCSpeaker()));
  }
  else if((GetGlobalNumber("000_Jedi_Found") == 2))
  {
    object oStore = GetObjectByTag("thor2");
    if (!GetIsObjectValid(oStore))
    oStore = CreateObject(OBJECT_TYPE_STORE, "thor2", GetLocation(OBJECT_SELF));
    if (GetIsObjectValid(oStore))
    DelayCommand(0.5, OpenStore(oStore, GetPCSpeaker()));
  }
  else if((GetGlobalNumber("000_Jedi_Found") == 3))
  {
    object oStore = GetObjectByTag("thor3");
    if (!GetIsObjectValid(oStore))
    oStore = CreateObject(OBJECT_TYPE_STORE, "thor3", GetLocation(OBJECT_SELF));
    if (GetIsObjectValid(oStore))
    DelayCommand(0.5, OpenStore(oStore, GetPCSpeaker()));
  }
  else if((GetGlobalNumber("000_Jedi_Found") == 4))
  {
    object oStore = GetObjectByTag("thor4");
    if (!GetIsObjectValid(oStore))
    oStore = CreateObject(OBJECT_TYPE_STORE, "thor4", GetLocation(OBJECT_SELF));
    if (GetIsObjectValid(oStore))
    DelayCommand(0.5, OpenStore(oStore, GetPCSpeaker()));
  }
}

This script is used in the same way as the previous script which has only one merchant file but it will require 5 merchant scripts.

Using the source script from the games files “a_playpazaak” you can also start a game of pazaak using the same process.

The following script will open a door on the map when you interact with a placeable, it could also be used in a dialog if you wish.

void main()
{
  object oDoor = GetObjectByTag("yav50_airlock");
  ActionOpenDoor(oDoor);
}

In this example the placeable “yav_panel50x.utp” which is an invisible placeable loads the above script “yav_panel05” in the OnUsed section which can be found using the KGFF editor on a “.utp” (Placeable) file, the script then opens the door called “yav50_airlock”.

Another useful property to note is the Static property of the doors, which can be used to determine whether or not the door can be selected by the player.

ERFEdit is useful for extracting the contents of other module files, this can be handy to look up an example from another level.

In order to make use of the following three examples, you will want to use ERFEdit to extract the contents of the module, you will also need DLGEdit & K-GFF Editor, extract the files and examine them to hopefully save others time from searching through the Characters, Placeables and Alien Voice Overs.

You can also just spawn in each module and look around, each character or placeable will have their number references as their name.

Characters 0-700 approx

Placeables 0-400 approx

Dialog 0-42

With all of these testing rooms I have still had the main three mods I am planning to provide compatibility for ( TSLRCM, M478EP & Jedi Temple ( Coruscant ) Mods ) installed to the game, so if you do not some of their appearances may be missing.

I was dreading finding a specific NPC to place around any of the levels I am working on so I drafted up these test levels with every NPC from TSL in them.

Using these modules you should have no trouble picking an NPC and identifying what number entry they are in the appearance.2da file.

Testing Rooms.7z

Screenshots

I hope this will be useful for others, I haven't made full use of it yet, but I can now roam around and pick out which NPC's I would like to place and not have to worry about finding their entry number, as well as having the ability to view nearly all of them at once.

I decided to do the same thing for placeables, so that I could not only look through them all at once but hopefully find it easier to populate the levels I am working on with placeables and NPC's.

Testing Placeable Rooms.7z

 

Screenshots

 

In the same style as the placeables and characters, but contains one character per alien in the "alienvo.2da" file and a dialog entry for each type of voice over they can use, excluding null entries.

Alien VO Dialog Testing Room.7z

The Rakata & I think a few others don't have voice files even though the 2da file states that they do, I will go through these at some point.

Screenshots

 

The bearing of a placeable is it's rotation, characters have an X orientation and a Y orientation which also pertains to their rotation.

The below co-ordinates are what I am using for making a placeable rotate to face any of the cardinal directions.

I have seen that sometimes people over rotate from these numbers until they get to the right position, for example to face East can also be 4.5 approximately, but I have found the below values to be the best, if someone knows better please let me know.

I generally use KotOR Toolset to locate an item in an existing module and record its co-ordinates then I edit its co-ordinates using K-GFF Editor, from there I tend to test the level over and over again until I get the placement just right.

North
-3.1415901184082

West
-1.5707950592041

South
0

East
1.5707950592041

I realise they are using Radians or Pi, so this can be positive or negative accordingly, Pi itself is *3.14159265359 ( so that might be a more accurate value to use ) though I haven't used that just yet, but it will be such a minute change in rotation that it would be practically impossible to notice anyway.

But I have noticed some things in the game over rotate to get to the correct position, so I thought this might be worth noting for other users, I used other objects in game to determine North & South and went from there.

 

I also found the below example which is probably a lot more detailed, quoted from Lucas Forums by e-varmint

 

Below is the documentation left within the blueprint waypoint files within the game, when I have actually placed some myself and am more familiar with the process I will try to write a step by step for it as well.

"This is the default waypoint you may place to set a patrol path for a creature or NPC.
1. Create the creature and either use its current Tag or fill in a new one.
2. Place or make sure the WalkWayPoints() is within the body of the On Spawn script for the creature.
3. Place a series of waypoints along the route you wish the creature to walk.
4. Select all of the newly created waypoints and right click. Choose the Create Set option. ( The set will be defined by their numbers )
5. The waypoint set will have a set name of "WP_" + NPC Tag. Thus if an NPC with the Tag "Guard" will have a waypoint set called "WP_Guard". Note that Tags are case sensitive."

Bullet Point #1 Create your creature. ( .utc file which will be spawned using the .git file for the module )
Bullet Point #2 refers to what will be needed in the script. ( Example Scripts Below )
Bullet Point #3 Place your waypoints. ( placing the .utw files along a specified path using the .git file of the module )
Bullet Point #4 will be referring to the software they would have been using during development.
Bullet Point #5 refers to naming the waypoint files. ( "WP_Guard_01.utc" etc )

I have three script examples so far for NPC's walking, but I haven't used any of them yet so cannot confirm they work until I start populating the areas I am working with.

Continue Walking Waypoints - "walk_continue.nss"

Walk Around Randomly - "walk_random.nss"

Walk Waypoints On Spawn - "walk_spawn.nss"

 

I will not cover much scripting, but when I am finished with the project all the source will be made available.

You will need KotOR Scripting Tool & possibly DeNCS if you plan to use it ( it can be helpful to get examples from other scripts already in the game to see how they handle certain events and to get an idea of the common operators, functions and the syntax )

The script is saved as a .nss file and then compiled into a .ncs file, I use KotOR Scripting Tool but I think KotOR Tools Text Editor can also compile scripts.

Remotely Opening A Door

The above script is called by an invisible placeable in front of the computer screens on the Yavin Orbital Station and the script itself is referenced in the OnUsed section of the associated .utp file, it is also getting the relevant door by its tag which is declared in the relevant doors .utd file.

That's a very basic script, you can also scroll through the KotOR Scripting Tool to see all the available commands on the right hand side, I will be posting basic scripts in this section and hopefully they might be useful for others.

Upon typing the command there is also a description shown in the bottom window of the program.

If you have trouble compiling a script, make sure that "nwscript.nss" is located in the games override folder, also check that the tool is set to KotOR 1 or KotOR 2 accordingly, another possible problem is your relevant registry entry which can either be added back in manually, or just run the "swupdate.exe" and it will update the registry entry ( I had this problem as I was using two seperate installs of KotOR 2 for testing )

Below is an example of an on Enter script spawning four NPC's via their utc file packaged with the .module but not placed in the levels git file.

In order to do this you will also need to add a waypoint to the git file to point to where to spawn your NPC.

This code can be used to spawn NPC's dependant on a Global Variable, it is also checking if the leader of the group already exists ( I should check if they all exist, but this works for the moment )

Hopefully this short example helps.

The below code changes the above spawned NPC's to being hostile and changes the Global Number for the Variable storing the state of that questline / encounter.

 

The below code requires a trigger to be placed in the level, on entering the trigger this script will fire.

It starts a conversation with the lead Rodian from the above examples.

 

This script is assigned to the heartbeat function of the utc file for the NPC.

 

This script needs to be set in the spawn function for the NPC in the relevant .utc file.

 

This script is an example of a starting conditional that can be used to check what module the player is in, this could be used for companion dialogs to check you are in a specific area in order to engage in a certain dialog option.

The example I have provided checks if it is any of the three named modules, if so it returns TRUE to the DLG, if not it returns FALSE.

It can be modified to check as many modules as required, I included three as an example to either cut down or expand upon.

c_has_feat.nss

This checks if the player has a specific feat using the number of the row in the feat.2da file.

c_modname_diff.nss

This is essentially c_modname_comp.nss, but it returns False instead of True if you are inside the level in question and I fixed a typo in the header.

That's it for now, but I will add any more conditional scripts I write here when I write them.

I recently came up with an idea for a "Droid Companion Vendor" which will sell droids to the player to replace any lost or missed companions throughout the game.

Also given that it demonstrates control of the party / companions, I thought I would work this into a tutorial.

When I have completed the level / vendor itself, I will come back here to write a tutorial, provide the files and give examples on how this could be used to create a Total Conversion

There are a total of 50-55 Droid Types, the plan is to have either all or a select set of the best droids as options.

Maybe even spawning the droid next to the Vendor so that you can see them before buying them, or housing them in a store house with the droids you can purchase on display in the area.

From here you will be able to purchase a new companion for any slot in the game.

for anybody interested here is the code for the conditional script I wrote to check if a specific players companion slot is free.

Here is a slightly different version that checks all companion slots at once.

here is the code I use to preview the droid, spawning them at the location of the vendor.

this code is then used to destroy them, if you don't purchase them.

and here is the code I used to make them join the party.

This checks if the companion is available, it then adds the NPC to the party and shows the selection screen making sure that the correct slot is selected.

For now this is a very roughly written idea for a tutorial, but I have created the level and when it is finished I will upload it here as a tutorial for people to make use of.

I plan to continue to expand upon this idea and fill the level with scripts and examples provided here for people to pull apart and make use of.

Fow now there is a bug that means if you buy the same droid twice, they remain there because it tries to destroy the NPC in your Party, instead of the one being previewed, this is a side-effect of the fact I wanted to try and have all 55 available droids in the game as options, but it seems without using a global variable the best way to do this will be to individually select each droid for the list. ( there might still be a better way, I have yet to try again )

000dia.mod

 

Feel free to learn from this example, the idea itself I plan to use and release as either a stand-alone mod or as a part of the Expanded Galaxy Project.

Below is a list of the UpgradeLevel numbers that can be used in .uti files that I found posted by another user on DeadlyStream, I thought I would link through to it and repost it here.

In order to make an item upgradeable the below entry needs editing in the associated .uti file to be in line with the numbers below by item type.

Robes (Knight & Master)        1
Armored Robes (Zal Shey)    2
Light Armors            2
Medium Armors            3
Heavy Armors            4

Regular  (Non-Powered)        1
Vibro Weapons (Powered)        2
Lightsabers  (All Types)    3

Blasters (Scope Only)        1
Blasters (Scope,Chamber)    2
Blasters (All Upgrades)        3

 

Below is a link to the source from which I found this information.

Source : https://deadlystream.com/topic/1488-question-on-making-an-item-upgradeable-in-game/

A recent request by another modder to make a similar room to my other testing rooms that displayed the available doors in the game.

Doors are all numbered appropriately according to their 2da entry in genericdoors.2da to make them easier to find. They also autoclose after being opened if you are far enough away ( same script as jekk jekk tarr tunnels )

Door Gallery.7z

In-case anybody ever want's to modify the main menu for a Total Conversion or general mod, you can use the following details to help you do so and the following line of code in a script to change the relevant variable.

SetGlobalNumber("GBL_MAIN_SITH_LORD",4);

Keep in mind for total conversions and big mods that this variable exists by default in globalcat.2da as do some other variables that you might need to keep.

The most recently loaded save determines which menu is shown on the main menu while in-game and I think it might be the auto-save when starting the game up, the number variable "GBL_MAIN_SITH_LORD" sets which is shown.

1 = mainmenu01.mdl = Darth Sion
2 = mainmenu03.mdl = Darth Nihilus
3 = mainmenu04.mdl = Kreia
4 = mainmenu05.mdl = Player

The player can also be changed to other appearances in the main menu using disguises or when the player character is set to something else such as when playing as Bao-Dur's Remote on Malachor V.

At some point in future I might work on a script that can change the players appearance based on another variable using either disguises or changing the active character under a fade-in / fade-out so that the number of main menus can be almost infinitely expanded or at least to the limit of number values.

This could then be spoofed so that any appearance could be shown on the menu, for example it could show the last NPC you spoke to.

However I am not sure how efficient this would be under a save/load fade-in/fade-out cover. But it's an interesting thought or idea none-the-less.

Where I have completely recoloured the GUI from green to blue for my port of the first game as well as helped out with a few other GUI changes I felt like I would write a short piece on how to quickly recolour the GUI files.

First off you will need to collect all the original files needed or recolour those included in my release.

For the TGA files, they can be quickly recoloured in GIMP using Color -> Colorisation and then picking a colour.

The following five files differ between the Steam & 4CD versions of the game, so that is worth paying attention to.

custpnl_p.gui
equip_p.gui
mainmenu8x6_p.gui
optgraphics_p.gui
saveload_p.gui

For the Steam version of the game there are also a bunch of extra TGA files.

This is the latest version of the K1 GUI for the Steam version of the game.

K1 GUI.7z

Lot's of details can be changed in the .gui files themselves, but for the most part it is the border, hilight and text colours you want to pay attention to.

This can also be made easily viewable using the KotOR GUI Editor : Visual KotOR GUI Editor (KGE) - Modding Tools - Deadly Stream

 

I have had trouble changing some elements of the .gui, as best as I can tell the problem is caused by a mixture if incorrectly applied masks and colour values and that some of the buttons text seems to have hardcoded colours ( though I could be wrong and have just not found where they are stored yet )

 

It seems as if in some instances the .tga files are supposed to act as masks while the colour values stored in the .gui files are supposed to colour those masks, however in some instances the .tga files themselves have been recoloured making it difficult to determine why the colour applied in the .gui file is wrong.

This sort of thing can pretty much be done at the click of a single button in GIMP.

Simply open the .tga file, follow the instructions here, then click File - > Overwrite original file.

Colors -> Colorize -> Colorizer -> Color

You can also use "Rotate Colors" after selecting an area of the image you are modifying.

Colors -> Map -> Rotate Colors

These two methods can allow you to quickly recolour an entire image or to manually select part of an image to recolour using the selection tools available.

To continue from recolouring textures to recolouring the .gui files I have prepared a basic mask to demonstrate how you can quickly and easily recolour part of an image using a mask.

First open the file and make the "Pasted Layer" visible with the eye icon button and then use the Fuzzy Select Tool to select the mask.

Next hide the "Pasted Layer" and switch back to the main layer as the active layer by selecting it.

From here go to Colors -> Colorize and select your profile or set one up.

Now the image will change colour according to your selection.

This technique can be used in a lot of different ways for a lot of different tasks.

 

In order to create the mask in the first place I had to slowly select the area I chose to recolour by using the Fuzzy Select Tool with a tolerance that was adequate.

 

The following two files contain the mask and controller image shown in the above images.

cntrl_ps3_fre.xcf

cntrl_xb360_eng.xcf

There are five in total that were added to the game as of the Aspyr patch on Steam.

 

To recolour the rest of the GUI in the game you will need to single out the images used as well as the .gui files that also contain various colour values.

The KotOR GUI Editor is a fantastic tool and visual aid for doing this, if you set up a folder with all of the game's gui textures in a folder as well as the .gui files, it makes it quick and easy to view and recolour many of it's pieces.

At some point in the future I will try to have a complete .gui recolour pack prepared for users that will make it easier to recolour the entire .gui quickly or you can find a version of the K1 recolour in the following tutorial from this series. #20 - [ADDITIONAL] - UI Customization

I advise using that as a base to pick out the original files and recolour those instead of recolouring the K1 recolours to preserve their original looks as best as possible.

The following is a list of files that the user interface uses, though I might have missed a few because I pulled this list from an old set of files.

 

Came across this recently, there is a Top Down Camera Mode.

As defined in nwscript.nss

int CAMERA_MODE_CHASE_CAMERA          = 0;
int CAMERA_MODE_TOP_DOWN              = 1;
int CAMERA_MODE_STIFF_CHASE_CAMERA    = 2;

Top Down

Stiff Chase Camera

Chase Camera

A script to change this value, this script is meant to be used in a dialog.

I was thinking about making a Chess mini-game.

Having finished the script for generating the grid, I have made sure that the size can be altered with a single value, the value must be an even number otherwise the pattern doesn't work, I might look at fixing that later on for the fun of it.

Below is the script I wrote to generate the grid, I have ensured to comment it fairly well to make it easier to understand.

I am fairly certain it could be a lot more efficiently written, but this is what I ended up with when writing it from scratch.

Above is a 32x32 grid.

In-case you are interested in checking out the level, I have included the .mod file here : 000top.mod ( Version 17 )

All source scripts are inside the archive, nothing really works yet but I have added a terminal and some test functions for using while I work out the specific interactions I want to use and the logic I need.

For a while now it has bothered me that some of the GUI elements are hardcoded inside the executable and so I decided to take it upon myself to track them down and change them.

 

Cursor Icons

I used the application Resource Hacker, to replace the games cursor icons inside the executable for the game : https://github.com/qb40/resource-hacker

 

Executable Addresses and Original Values

As far as I can tell I have found all of the relevant values that effect the GUI colours in places that I am aware of.

The only values I am uncertain of, is the Red & Green values for the text highlight on the GoG/Amazon/Aspyr versions of the game, it appears that they use the same value for both colours, but if anyone figures this out for certain, please let me know.

 

The other value I haven't found for anything except the Steam version, is the Text Pulsing value, but the likelihood of finding this is pretty slim, it's also not really necessary to change.

 

Initially I sourced values from the KotOR GUI Editor then entered them in HxD a hex editor to achieve the same colour as the rest of the GUI elements.

But you can also preview colours here : https://rgbcolorpicker.com/0-1

 

KEY

This is how I have formatted the information presented here, in some cases I have provided more information in brackets.

VALUE @ ADDRESS = ORIGINAL BYTES ( EXTRA INFORMATION )

 

Reference Table

I wrote up this table as reference while I was hex editing the executable, changing the values to 0.0 or 1.0 causes problems elsewhere in the game.

It's likely that if the value was originally 0.0 or 1.0 for any of the RGB values used that that the values wouldn't have taken up four bytes and would have been compiled differently, though I am not certain.

But I know that if I changed the red value for the text to 0.0, the game didn't load in and stayed stuck on a black screen and if I changed the blue value of the text to 1.0, models didn't load in properly starting with the main menu character.

It's also possible that glColor3f or glColor4f just doesn't accept 0.0 or 1.0 but I am not certain.

It will accept values such as 0.01 to 0.99 but I haven't included anything other than a simple set of references here.

 

0.1 = CD CC CC 3D
0.2 = CD CC 4C 3E
0.3 = 9A 99 99 3E
0.4 = CD CC CC 3E
0.5 = 00 00 00 3F
0.6 = 9A 99 19 3F
0.7 = 33 33 33 3F
0.8 = CD CC 4C 3F
0.9 = 66 66 66 3F

 

It is now possible to fully re-colour the entire GUI of the game for the following systems.

• PC ( Amazon, GoG, Steam Aspyr & Disc )
• Xbox

 

The following systems cannot be re-coloured yet.

• PC ( Steam LegacyPC )
• Android
• Mac OSX & iPhone iOS

 

Health Colour Values

Having said that, I have not yet tracked down the values for the colour of the health bar on the portraits, I thought it was contained in the .gui files but changing the progress colour value here makes no difference in-game, so it must also be stored in the .exe, changing the force colour in the .gui files does work however.

 

Mac OSX & iPhone iOS

I do not have access to a Mac or iPhone currently so I don't know when I will be able to look into finding the values for these systems.

 

Android - Aspyr Patch

Having extracted the android .apk file to try and track down these values for the mobile version of the game as well, I haven't actually tried editing any of them yet, but I have listed how many hits there are when searching for any of the values I am looking for.

 

Determining which values to change is likely to take quite a while, unless they are all neatly stacked alongside one another which hasn't been the case for anything except the disc version of the game and the xbox executable.

 

Even if I do successfully find the values that I need to alter, it might not be easy for the average user to install, so it's likely that I won't bother with altering the android .apk file, but it's something I am looking into for the sake of completing the search.

 

Dialog Text ( RGB )

0.10 @ = CD CC CC 3D ( 273 hits )
0.69 @ = 33 33 33 3F ( 55 hits )
0.55 @ = CD CC 0C 3F ( 8 hits ) ( Possibly @ 001CEEB44 )

 

Button Border ( RGB )

0.05 @ = CD CC 4C 3D ( 90 hits ) ( effects use item text and item icon highlight as well )
0.34 @ = 33 33 B3 3E ( 31 hits ) ( effects use item text and item icon highlight as well )
0.27 @ = 71 3D 8A 3E ( 7 hits ) ( effects use item text, use item button border and item icon highlight as well )

 

Status Effects ( RGB )

0.94 @ = 33 33 73 3F ( 20 hits )
0.66 @ = C3 F5 28 3F ( 11 hits )
0.30 @ = 9A 99 99 3E ( 122 hits ) ( effects use item button border in inventory and unused item button borders as well )

 

Text Highlight ( RGB )

Red & Green use the same address as the green value from the dialog text. ( I think but I am still searching )

0.69 @ = 33 33 33 3F ( 55 hits )
0.69 @ = 33 33 33 3F ( 55 hits )
0.60 @ = 9A 99 19 3F ( 51 hits )

 

Text Highlight Pulsing ( BYTE )

A 3F somewhere amongst 164,432 3F's

 

Amazon - Aspyr Patch

The Amazon executable is practically identical to the GOG version. ( see below )

 

GOG - Aspyr Patch

Dialog Text ( RGB )

0.10 @ 00585084 = CD CC CC 3D
0.69 @ 00584B24 = 33 33 33 3F
0.55 @ 005850C8 = CD CC 0C 3F

 

Button Border ( RGB )

0.05 @ 005864AC = CD CC 4C 3D ( effects use item text and item icon highlight as well )
0.34 @ 00589ED8 = 33 33 B3 3E ( effects use item text and item icon highlight as well )
0.27 @ 00589F08 = 71 3D 8A 3E ( effects use item text, use item button border and item icon highlight as well )

 

Status Effects ( RGB )

0.94 @ 00589F04 = 33 33 73 3F
0.66 @ 00589EE8 = C3 F5 28 3F
0.30 @ 00584B28 = 9A 99 99 3E ( effects use item button border in inventory and unused item button borders as well )

 

Text Highlight ( RGB )

Red & Green use the same address as the green value from the dialog text. ( I think but I am still searching )

0.69 @ 00584B24 = 33 33 33 3F
0.69 @ 00584B24 = 33 33 33 3F
0.60 @ 00587BD0 = 9A 99 19 3F

 

Text Highlight Pulsing ( BYTE )

A 3F somewhere amongst 7349 3F's

 

Steam LegacyPC

Though I have not yet checked for these values in the LegacyPC executable, replacing the cursors resulted in error code : 51 from Steam, which means that those bytes are checked when launching the game to verify the integrity of the executable.

Unfortunately that means that it cannot be edited as of yet, I believe the following are the addresses for the dialog text, however this also results in error code : 51 from Steam.

 

Dialog Text ( RGB )

0.10 @ 00426E34 = CD CC CC 3D
0.69 @ 00426E38 = 33 33 33 3F
0.55 @ 00426E3C = CD CC 0C 3F

 

Steam Aspyr

Dialog Text ( RGB )

0.10 @ 005862FC = CD CC CC 3D
0.69 @ 0058575C = 33 33 33 3F
0.55 @ 0059DBB0 = CD CC 0C 3F

 

Button Border ( RGB )

0.05 @ 0058C530 = CD CC 4C 3D ( effects use item text and item icon highlight as well )
0.34 @ 0058AA98 = 33 33 B3 3E ( effects use item text and item icon highlight as well )
0.27 @ 005A03AC = 71 3D 8A 3E ( effects use item text, use item button border and item icon highlight as well )

 

Status Effects ( R?B )

0.94 @ 0059AF70 = 33 33 73 3F
0.66 @ 0059CE40 = C3 F5 28 3F
0.30 @ 00585760 = 9A 99 99 3E ( effects use item button border in inventory and unused item button borders as well )

 

Text Highlight ( RGB )

Red & Green use the same address as the green value from the dialog text. ( I think but I am still searching )

0.69 @ 0058575C = 33 33 33 3F
0.69 @ 0058575C = 33 33 33 3F
0.60 @ 0058A978 = 9A 99 19 3F

 

Text Highlight Pulsing ( BYTE )

Found this by accident.

63 @ 005861B7 = 3F

The higher the value, the slower the pulsing.
The lower the value, the faster the pulsing.

Note : this byte is already at it's highest value.

 

Disc

Dialog Text ( RGB )

0.10 @ 00425D34 = CD CC CC 3D
0.69 @ 00425D38 = 33 33 33 3F
0.55 @ 00425D3C = CD CC 0C 3F

 

Button Border ( RGB )

0.05 @ 00425D1C = CD CC 4C 3D ( effects use item text and item icon highlight as well )
0.34 @ 00425D20 = 33 33 B3 3E ( effects use item text and item icon highlight as well )
0.27 @ 00425D24 = 71 3D 8A 3E ( effects use item text, use item button border and item icon highlight as well )

 

Status Effects ( RGB )

0.94 @ 00425D40 = 33 33 73 3F
0.66 @ 00425D44 = C3 F5 28 3F
0.30 @ 00425D48 = 9A 99 99 3E ( effects use item button border in inventory and unused item button borders as well )

 

Text Highlight ( RGB )

0.69 @ 00425D28 = 33 33 33 3F
0.69 @ 00425D2C = 33 33 33 3F
0.60 @ 00425D30 = 9A 99 19 3F

 

Text Highlight Pulsing ( BYTE )

A 3F somewhere amongst 5897 3F's

 

Xbox

Because I plan to get my project on the original Xbox one day, I also tracked down these values inside the .xbe and luckily they all sat neatly alongside each other.

 

Light Green Text ( RGB )

0.10 @ 003F5B50 = CD CC CC 3D
0.69 @ 003F5B54 = 33 33 33 3F
0.55 @ 003F5B58 = CD CC 0C 3F

 

Dark Green Border ( RGB )

0.05 @ 003F5B38 = CD CC 4C 3D
0.34 @ 003F5B3C = 33 33 B3 3E
0.27 @ 003F5B40 = 71 3D 8A 3E

 

Status Effects ( RGB )

0.94 @ 003F5B5C = 33 33 73 3F
0.66 @ 003F5B60 = C3 F5 28 3F
0.30 @ 003F5B64 = 9A 99 99 3E

 

Text Highlight ( RGB )

0.69 @ 003F5B44 = 33 33 33 3F
0.69 @ 003F5B48 = 33 33 33 3F
0.60 @ 003F5B4C = 9A 99 19 3F

 

Text Highlight Pulsing ( BYTE )

A 3F somewhere amongst 9517 3F's

 

The status effects colour effects items that you haven't viewed yet as well as the currently selected waypoint on the map.

While searching for these values, I also found another value that seems to change the border of one of the inventory button icons, not entirely sure why.

0.05 @ 003F68D8 = CD CC 4C 3D

 

How strange.

One line dialogs are a great way to give your background NPCs a bit of life.

Starting Conditional Script

This script can be used to have as many one line dialogs as you want that make use of the Random function to determine which line is spoken.

one_liner.dlg

This dialog file showcases how to make use of it, ensure to compile it and pass it the correct line number.

Like this.

When writing a changes.ini for HoloPatcher or TSLPatcher, it is best to start with the documentation provided.

However in some cases this isn't always as easy to navigate as one would hope.

Generally I find it best to use a combination of techniques to generate a changes.ini

If it's a small mod, use ChangeEdit to make your changes.ini, which will then be compatible with TSLPatcher and HoloPatcher.

HoloPatcher has some unique features that TSLPatcher does not, so it's worth considering what your mod needs and weighing up the pros and cons of them both then deciding on which you want to use.

For larger mods, you might need to generate the changes.ini file yourself, ChangeEdit locks up when adding too many files.

One work around for this is to add the files in sections and have multiple install folders that point to the override.

However I find it easier to simply generate a file list manually using batch scripting or any other programming language, just create a file list, then add "Replace#=" to the beginning of each line, increasing the number by 1 with each line, starting at 0.

Feel free to learn from the changes.ini files contained within my project : https://github.com/Thor110/Expanded-Galaxy-Main/tree/main/Expanded Galaxy Main Installer/tslpatchdata

As far as I am aware, my project makes use of a lot, perhaps even all of the new features that are made available by HoloPatcher.

I also use a namespaces.ini to separate my changes.ini file into tailor made versions for each variation of the game. ( Amazon, GoG, Disc, LegacyPC, Steam & Xbox )

Though in most instances this isn't exactly necessary, in some it is as each version of the game has their own bugs.

 

The two main versions are Aspyr and the 1.0b patch.

 

Amazon, GoG and Steam use the Aspyr Patch.

Disc & LegacyPC use the 1.0b Patch.

 

It is possible to have the Disc version without the 1.0b patch, but it is not advisable.

 

In the future I will try to add more detail and examples to this tutorial, but for now it just outlines suggestions for getting started.

If you have ideas for a tutorial feel free to message me and let me know.

For a while now I have been considering creating a playground of sorts across a few maps and filling it with a combination of all possible interactions in the game, from animations, to dialog and the various alien responses so that people could play through them, seeing everything in action and use it to better pick out the pieces of code, voiceover, items, placeables, doors or characters that they might need to use in their modification of the game.

For now I have set up the Shuttle as an example Starship with access to the galaxy map, but there is a lot more work to be done before I release whatever this is.

Very much like the testing rooms I have created that feature all the doors and characters in the game.

I am considering working on an index for the base game scripts and how they all function so that people can more easily use them in dialog files without having to constantly look up how they work, what parameters need to be passed along to the script and other such details.

For now here is one such example that I discussed with another user recently.

a_hitman.nss/.ncs - is used to turn an NPC hostile, if they are already hostile it will turn them insane.

The above image shows how you would use this in a dialog file, example is from the Entertainment Promenade on Nar Shaddaa.

By the basics, I mean the very basics. An overview of the programs and filetypes associated with KotOR as well as the structure of level files.

K1 Testing Rooms.7z

I will be writing a tutorial on new module creation, covering loading random module pieces into a 3D modelling program, taking down the new co-ordinates and creating a completely new level out of pieces already in the game, this should make it possible for lots of people to create total conversions and new levels for both games and my expanded galaxy mods.

I have also updated my tutorials topic to become a general directory for all of my tutorials, I still only have the one but have prepared files for more and will be writing them soon : https://deadlystream.com/topic/6886-tutorial-all-of-my-tutorials-for-the-kotor-series/

I look forward to seeing what people can make when I have made the tutorials, there are also files on the ModDB pages to help people easily view assets in the game.

Total Conversion Template for the K2 Odyssey Engine

Update : The first post has been updated and re-formatted to include all information about the Expanded Galaxy Project and both mods, I will be posting story ideas, quest ideas and more when I am ready which will require feedback from the community as I would like to make sure it fits with the overall universe as well as the feel of the games.

Progress : I have updated all sound and music entries for the K1 to K2 maps, opened all the doors and fixed transitions between levels that are set up for doors, I still need to fix area transitions that are not attached to doors.

I am currently working on creating an entirely new map made from pieces already in the game to export with a new .visibility and .layout file to go alongside the tutorial I will write for creating entirely new modules out of existing pieces.

This should also allow me to fix the .visibility files for both mods, which I see as important, forcing the entire level to render at once is not a good option for poor performance machines, given that is is such an old game this is generally going to be fine for most users, but may cause trouble on other platforms, tablets, mobile and older computers.

So I plan to fix this to prevent problems caused by rendering the entire level.

Unfortunately I am not very good at 3D modelling or editing, so this may take me some time, but hopefully not too long to create a simple tutorial and some simple new maps for testing, using this process I hope to expand upon areas already in the game.

New Map Ideas

Such as the Telos Citadel Station which was mentioned to me and documented in detail by @Jorak Uln as well as Onderon.

I would also like to restore the Jedi Enclave Sub-Level on Dantooine for the First game, Nar Shaddaa could also easily be expanded upon and given new areas made out of existing pieces, as could Taris and the Telos Restoration Zone.

There was also the idea to add new areas to Dxun making the journey to the Mandalorian Camp take longer, or just adding new areas to explore, but this is just a thought for the moment as it could alter Vanilla gameplay experience, but new areas could still be added and given signs so players can just avoid them to maintain a Vanilla experience.

Just by adding something like a Rakatan flag next to new areas and content could make it so that players who wish to maintain a Vanilla gameplay can do so without having to uninstall the mod ( unless they don't want to see the planets or new content in game either ) perhaps for filming.

Lehon the Unknown World could also receive some expansions using areas already in the game as a template.

What does everybody think about these ideas? & does anybody have any tips for constructing maps?

I think this could prove great for constructing new map pieces and allowing for an incredibly diverse level creation system based on tutorials using Gmax, KotorMax and K-GFF Editor, for example you could take the Terrain from one map, buildings from another and extras from yet another map, using pieces from across maps in the game to construct entirely new pieces for use in your maps and for others to use.

Take a look and test it out, either way you need the Full Release to test it and or use the maps, but the module files I have created remove most references to a lot of story relevant content in the first game for the second game and the same goes for the K2 maps for K1 mod.

On 1/8/2019 at 1:55 PM, JediArchivist said:

Did you edit the K2 to K1 files and "empty" the levels, or are they as they resulted from the porting? I mean, are the placeables, characters, area transitions, scripts, etc. still in the level / module or have they been removed and the module is a "blank slate"? 

A lot of stuff is edited out but mainly triggers in the .are, .git and .ifo files, if you wish to re-use anything from the main game you will need to re-extract every module from scratch and edit it to your liking using Kotor Tool ( the .rim and _s.rim files contained within the modules subsection of the program ) but bear in mind a lot of the scripts referenced will cause K2 to crash, the same goes for K1, I removed every entry necessary that might have crashed the game, referring to scripts in the first game, most if not all modules have the scripts in a separate folder if you plan to use them.

But the .are, .git and .ifo files had to be modified for a stable release.

On 1/8/2019 at 12:15 PM, N-DReW25 said:

I like the sound of that. I'd like to point out though that the modules can also be used in different ways than just porting all of Tatooine to K2 for example, people could if they wanted to Port Anchorhead and maybe the K1 Dantooine and reskin it and add it as part of an Onderon Expansion where the player can leave Iziz and go explore the outside of the city, the possibilities could be endless.

This is also the sort of thing I mean, would be perfect for creating new areas considering all the pieces available in both games! as well as the content that can be added.

The first release of the Expanded Galaxy Project is up! For both games! All modules are in both games! They can only be warped to as of yet, head over to ModDB to check it out and access news, tutorials, downloads and more as well as new resources plus both the latest versions of the mods. ( Beta v0_2_5 )

To see regular updates check out the first post here and on the ModDB page.

https://www.moddb.com/mods/kotor-ii-tsl-expanded-galaxy/downloads/k1-to-k2-exiles-expanded-galaxy this is for KotOR 2 ( K1 maps for K2 )
https://www.moddb.com/mods/expanded-galaxy-project-kotor-12/downloads/k2-to-k1-beta this is for KotOR ( K2 maps for K1 )

Note : Both downloads include the files necessary to re-construct the modules these are the "modders resource" release versions as well as the beta for the Expanded Galaxy Project.

On 1/8/2019 at 2:14 AM, Snigaroo said:

I'm not a modder and typically I stay away from these sorts of things, so now in butting my head in I hope I'm not misreading your intent, but am I correct in saying you're suggesting that you would like to create an offsite for users to collaborate with you for the development of mods and porting of content in a way which you would define as being beneficial and compatible with the game's original aesthetic/design, and to reduce the frequency of projects created which are contrary to that interpretation?

The online thing aside, I'm not sure I understand what you would want out of such an offsite, and why you're worried about alternate aesthetic/design interpretations--universes, as you call them--being developed. Is not the point of creating a mod to allow users and modders to decide what kind of content they would like to use, whether it be in their games, with compatible mods, or simply to draw inspiration from? What is the downside of users having open access to this content, if whatever mods come of it are the user's choice to utilize or not? The only mods which are ever going to be universalist are TSLRCM and a few assorted bugfixes, after all; there is no great likelihood that the entire KOTOR community would become so reliant upon the usage of one new mod that it would become a standard, as TSLRCM has. Forgive me if I am misinterpreting you, I'm simply not clear on this.

I am not at all saying people cannot use it, the first upload will be purely [RESOURCE] / [MATERIAL] / [TUTORIAL] Content for people to freely use...

What I mean is I would like to try and integrate as many mods as possible as well as future mods by creating a site for the mod that will document development and allow for voting on what will or wont be included overall as well as offering tutorials for people to include their own content and tutorials on how to integrate other mods if possiible.

Think you misread my intent  but someone was going to.

I am not worried, simply think it could be troublesome for non-advanced users in the future to pick from what might become a lot of different mods and was simply suggesting they be more generally focused or used for Total Conversions, but not saying people cannot do what they want as this is being released as a resource, I literally only started this project to port the Yavin Orbital Station over to TSL and to have fun while I was playing both games through ( which I haven't actually done yet lol ) because I just loved having a random vendor to go to out in the middle of nowhere.

Thor110

Update : For example if TSLRCM & M478-EP did not work together, I was not sure I was going to bother with either.

Additional : Say two really great mods came out for either game using this as a base, but one didn't include the contents of the other in either a module ( map / level ) or overwrites the dialog.tlk file or replaces anything from one another in general.

Was hoping to make some documentation for the dialog.tlk file about entries added, what they relate to by area and or mission, as well as hoping to integrate other peoples amazing work with their permission ( though you seem to not mind about that ) in a way I do not either, but I sort of do.

As for actually making another site, it might never happen as I am not a big fan of web development, it's extremely boring, it might end up just being here and ModDB, but who knows what the future will bring, I did also have plans for my own website in general, so this could tie in and have a sub-page or something along those lines.

Swoop Update : A few pictures of the Taris Swoop map in K2. ( is actually Telos by the looks of it even though I changed the room models in the .are file, very strange )

Additional : Thoughts of creating a configurable setting for headsets and soundsets, depending on the amount out there and if people think it's worth doing, as well as any other content that could be added to the game in a similar fashion.

The conversion of all maps is ready for release for both games, but I am delaying it because I need a website to try and make sure the internet doesn't go wild over the next few years with my project / release, by wild I mean making too many different universes that change the kotor 1 or 2 storylines, I would prefer it was only used for total conversions where you are neither of the main characters from both games as well as the overall project I have planned.

All of my files are split into folders within the override folder, this seems to work just fine so I have all three texture packs in folders names "swpc_tex_tpa" etc.

On 1/7/2019 at 9:19 PM, JediArchivist said:

Which texture pack are You using, since there are actually 3 versions of the same textures: TPA - High Texture Quality; TPB - Medium Texture Quality; TPC - Low Texture Quality, you said you mixed all 3 of them and dropped them into the Override folder? Though since it's a lighting issue, i don't believe the textures have any impact on that, just saying...

Turns out I was being silly, for some reason lighting just isn't working in the second game for me  which is really good news in a way, but it seems the maps for both games that I put in the first game all work just fine, so in light of this I have prepared and compressed both modders resources ready for release as well as backed them up permanently, I am not sure what I want to do right now as I find myself at a little bit of a dilemma.

Note : prior to porting all of the maps / modules I cannot remember what version of the game I used though this won't matter too much as I have reason to believe I may need to convert every map again for two reasons A to be thorough about the game version issue and B as I realised the Yavin models converted by @Effix allow animations to play on the relevant surfaces but the Yavin Orbital Station models I converted do not.

Additional : Due to the realisation that the Kotor Toolset is capable of opening .module files this leaves every mod open to updating, integrating, patching and more. Though this is the case I would still appreciate all of the original authors permission as well as hopefully their co-operation, hopefully once I set up a website for the Expanded Galaxy Project they will be more willing ( Though I have not had anyone refuse I have not asked or looked into porting other mods that much yet ).

Current Version : These are the file names for the updates I used obtained from deadlystream that I have sat next to my mod / installed on the most recent installation of the game I have tested with that was installed only hours before this update.

"sw_pc_english_from200424_to210427" KotOR2 Patch I am currently using.

"SWKotOR1_03" KotOR Patch I am currently using.

I am looking forward to more input from everybody, will begin work on a website tomorrow so that I can try and keep things organised.