DTCeleste

To put it simply, this mod is a mess. It's clear that a lot of time went into it, but at a point, we have to stop asking 'is it impressive that someone spent time on this' and start asking 'is this any good?'. The writing is poor, spelling errors are still present in key moments, it falls into the kind of AO3 cliche of an unseen, never mentioned character becoming suddenly important, and through its insistence on introducing new characters, lore, and plot points at every turn, it fails to stick the landing, plot-wise. Let's put it this way, before the final fight, there is a conversation where you are only just finding out about the Brotherhood of Shadow's motives, powers, and background, as the titular plot had fell to the wayside, necessitating a lore dump. The battles are some of the worst in KOTOR, too. At multiple moments you are stripped of your gear and are forced to fight bosses tougher than Malak. A particular lowlight is the final boss, a multi-stage fight where the boss summons additional enemies that get tougher each time, culminating in a fight between you and the final boss accompanied by your full party. And the boss can stun you as Bastila, Juhani, and all your friends annihilate your health bar. The voice acting is poorly performed, poorly mixed, and the characters feel out of place in KOTOR, overusing fake swears ('I don't give a fried gizka') and real-world colloquialisms. It's a shame, as this mod clearly has a reputation for the effort went in, and for the admittedly fun parts. It's worth a try using the save that comes with it, however I would never recommend you include this in a normal playthrough due to how much it destroys the pacing of KOTOR. The effort put in could have been better spent focusing on one element of the story (be that Revan, Shadow, Solomon, or the Brotherhood of Shadow) and creating a tight two hour side-campaign, rather than a 6 hour slog that tries to fit every element in at once. If you're planning on a modded full KOTOR playthrough, focus on gameplay fixes and restored content rather than this.