Sith Holocron

To give a little secret away, Zbyl2 forgot which number they were up to. Hence the jump.

I'm just one guy so feel free to ignore my idea. I suppose showing different options and getting a wider opinion is probably a better idea. But first, someone's got to port the models so . . . I'll just put that cart back behind the horse.

Why not try to stick with the coloring of their KotOR2 robes? It might be a little less of a leap and it would provide some sort of continuity.

I am such an idiot. Could a Staff member move all of this over to the Star Wars section?

I am such an idiot. Could a Staff member move all of this over to the Star Wars section?

I have heard of it but do you recommend it? Other have pointed it out to me as well. Screenshots by taken you may help bolster the argument one way or the other. If anyone does take pictures of the skybox like I suggested, I'd like to see them from the landing pad area . . .

For this blog, I’m not covering other larger mods and their compatibility patches. These will be simple quality of life selections that will – in my humble opinion – enhance your playthrough. As this section is essentially an opinion piece, your mileage may vary. 1) M4-78 Movies Remade - Provides higher resolution versions of the landing and take off cut scene movies that are currently in the mod. 2) Console M4-2K - It's the console from M4-78. A high-res, animated take on the vanilla version. Includes an updated model for illuminated surfaces, non-mirrored screens, and restoration of two surfaces that were maybe originally intended to be screens but ended up as flat metallic surfaces. Also includes non-animated options. 3) Droid Testing Console Texture Upgrade - I was dissatisfied with the textures that I made for the Droid Testing Consoles. The Droid Testing Consoles are seen near the end of the Industrial Zone on M4-78, just before you get to the Industrial Zone Archon Chamber. One of the textures had a Galaxy as the background and the other had a game map on it. In addition, I thought I could come up with better animations in the smaller boxes. I decided to take action and change that. 4) KotOR1 War Droids Textures (https://www.dropbox.com/s/lyunh4do2aylpne/KotOR1%20War%20Droids%20Textures.7z?dl=0) - Some of the war-droids in KotOR2 used a lower quality texture than the one in KotOR1. Drop these files into your Override to get a better-quality war-droid for your game. (C_DrdWar01, C_DrdWar02, C_DrdWar03, C_DrdWar04, C_DrdWar05 and C_Drdmkone02.tga) 5) Refurbished Astromech Droids - This provides a higher resolution for some of the astromech droids seen on M4-78 and elsewhere in the game. The textures use a recolored version of Darth_Sapiens' excellent T3-M4 texture. 6) Protocol Droids by Vurt Version - Speaking of droids, some of the protocol droids could also use an upgrade as well. I recommend the following files from this pack: C_DrdProt02.tga, C_DrdProt03.tga and N_Czerka_Droid.tga. However, you may decide to use them all. 7 - KotOR1 Protocol Droids' Textures (https://www.dropbox.com/s/tncmjygz02f588r/KotOR1 Protocol Droids.7z?dl=0) - Some of the protocol droids in KotOR2 used a lower quality texture than the ones in KotOR1. If you'd rather be a traditionalist and not use the textures that Vurt made above, just drop these files into your Override to get a slightly better-quality set of protocol droids for your game. (C_DrdWar01, C_DrdWar02, C_DrdWar03, C_DrdWar04, C_DrdWar05 and C_Drdmkone02.tga) 8 - HD Cockpit Skyboxes 2.0 - When you land the Ebon Hawk on a planet, you are able to look out of the cockpit and view the landing platform. This is achieved by a cylindrical texture. Since the vanilla textures were low resolution, inaccurate, and desaturated, the author recreated the platforms in Maya and rendered them to look as they do in-game. The main planets, including M4-78, are all remastered in 4096x1024. Did I miss any you think I should have included? Add it below! 9 - Fixed Hologram Models and Admiralty Redux for TSLRCM (mod version 1.6) by DarthParametric - This mod attempts to address some of the issues with holograms in TSL. In the vanilla game, the majority of holograms have things like eyeballs and teeth being visible through the head. This is caused by the way the game handles transparency, in conjunction with the order in which it renders the individual meshes that a model is comprised of. By changing the hierarchy of the meshes within these models, certain elements can be occluded, resulting in less cases of “bug-eyed” holograms. This is not a perfect solution however. Because meshes do not self-occlude, visual glitches still remain during certain animations and camera angles, but this is likely the best that can be done without being able to make alterations the game engine itself. This fix includes scenes of holograms of Vash and Kaah.

With the discussion of lackluster Star Wars movies and Apeiron, this section has proved too negative. Chaos has reigned far too long. I might have a more happy thing for us to consider - a documentary on The Empire Strikes Back that was considered lost. I haven't even seen it yet but I saw the link for it last night when I was at work. Perhaps you guys can watch and let me know what your thoughts on it are.

I will looking at this thread for my own purposes so I truly hope everyone that posts information gives a lot of detail.

View File M4-78 New Building Texture A Mod for Star Wars Knights of The Old Republic 2 Author: Sith Holocron Requirements: Obviously, you’ll have to use a version of M4-78. Pretty much any version will do. Background: This is a new texture for some of the buildings that can be seen from the landing pad. (Please see pictures to make it clear which buildings I’m talking about.) This is the non-animated version. The animated version will be released as part of my yet-untitled, yet-unreleased M4-78 EP retexturing pack. (I have such sights to show you.) Installation: Put the TGA file in your Override folder. Uninstallation: Remove the TGA file from your Override folder. Known Bugs: This mod shouldn't have bugs but if you encounter any, just leave a message in the comments section of the mod’s Download page. Legal: I hereby state that I specifically do NOT wish this mod to be uploaded to Steam Workshop. Ever. I may release this on NexusMods at a later date but I don't wish others to do so. Usage in other mods must be requested AND approved by me before your use. Messages that request permission without providing information on how your alternate version would be different than mine should be considered an instant denial of permission. THIS MODIFICATION IS NOT SUPPORTED BY BIOWARE/OBSIDIAN ENTERTAINMENT, LUCASARTS, DISNEY OR ANY LICENSERS/SPONSORS OF THE MENTIONED COMPANIES. USE OF THIS FILE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK AND THE AFOREMENTIONED COMPANIES AND/OR THE AUTHOR IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE CAUSED TO YOUR COMPUTER FOR THE USAGE OF THIS FILE. Submitter Sith Holocron Submitted 10/21/2018 Category Skins TSLRCM Compatible Yes  

Ahem. Latest version released here moments ago. Go here to download!

The mod's description has not been updated from the last version. Luckily, the RTF and the movies have been. Here's the info until the powers-that-be fix it. (Update: Info added to Mod Description) BTW . . . who's Kaak?

I just fiddled around with a little.

Try emailing Disney via my first link like I did, please.

By the way, if anyone could let me know how this texture looks in game, I'd love to get some feedback. (It's in the package already.) I just want to know if I'll have to change now, rather than some point down the line when I've lost interest in this subject.

Perhaps I can do something with it to make it animate - with your texture and with that HUD vector elements link you provided. I'm at work so I can check out the link right now. You still list it as a preview though. Were you going to go further with the texture?

It looks very interesting, @ebmar. Does it animate?

Once you're finished with it @ebmar, perhaps you can post a picture it as seen in the game? I'd love to see as many takes on these desk as possible, including by @Jorak Uln and anyone else that would like to give it a go.

Would you mind uploading the 1.0a versions here, @Obi Wan Pere? The site may as well store them here in preparation for the next time their links go down.