xbox MOD:Kotor 1 720p Xbox Mod (Hardmod required)

[bizotry 6]

View File

Kotor 1 720p Xbox Mod (Hardmod required)

---

Kotor 1 720p Xbox Mod 1.0

THIS MOD REQUIRES THE 128mb RAM UPGRADE HARDWARE MOD!!!!!
https://consolemods.org/wiki/Xbox:RAM_Upgrade

CLARIFICATION: The Xbox has double ram on its dev units. The retail consoles use the same boards as the dev units.
STATEMENT: Therefore, there are empty places to add double the RAM to your console. You need to add this ram to play Kotor at 720p.

---------------------------------------

Introduction:
This mod makes Kotor 1 comfortably playable at 720p on a ram upgraded original Xbox. The original Xbox natively supports 720p output and many games officially take advantage of this feature. It has long been possible to patch additional Xbox games to force 720p mode. Having extra RAM installed is needed to prevent most games from crashing. This works out well for changing the resolution of Kotor, but causes several issues that make the game unplayable. The goal of this mod is to fix those issues so that Kotor can be fully enjoyed at 720p on the original Xbox.

---------------------------------------

How to install:
Put the mod into the root of your Xbox's Kotor game folder. You will overwrite several files, and as a result, your game folder will permanently become a 720p version of Kotor. For this reason, I recommend making a copy of your original folder, so that you can easily play at 480p again if desired.

Note: The Yavin dlc is compatible!

---------------------------------------

Changelog:
1.0
Implements edited 720p versions of all original Xbox .gui in game.
Increases the size of the minimap and zooms it out to take advantage of the resolution.
Replaces the original default.xbe with one modified for 720p by OgXHD software.
Replaces bugged security camera effect with a blue overlay.
Disables motion blur effect function calls in all swoop race minigame modules.
Disables motion blur effect on jedi force runs.
Reduces visual effect of Force Wave as it is bugged and would make it hard to see.
Disables first person droid view effects as they were bugged.
Replaces all movies with edited pc versions that display as well as possible in 720p mode.

Issues:
Cutscenes display in a small box, as large as I could make them while respecting their aspect ratio. This is the best I could do to fix cutscenes being essentially unviewable. (Sidenote: Kotor 2 doesn't have this problem due to using a different video format)
The Xbox struggles with smoke effects up close. This doesn't really hurt the game but it helps to understand why the title screens is a little laggy.
Carth's intercom cutscenes on the Endar Spire don't have special effects as a side effect of fixing security cameras.
Many distortion effects display incorrectly at 720p. But it's not really that bad.
The map on the map screen is stuck at its original size on Xbox.

---------------------------------------

Credits:

Sorry if I forget anything. This project was made entirely possible due to tools and discoveries created by many people. You don't need to ask me permission to use things from this mod for your own projects.

Jay's Xbox REPO by Jay
Fantastic compiled resource for learning about hex editing Xbox games to support alternative video modes.

ogXHD by Marvelous Mirth Studios
A tool for automatic find and replace hex editing of Xbox games for 720p patching purposes.

Console Mods Wiki
Thorough information about Xbox mods.

Lightweight GUI Patcher 0.4 by th3w1zard1
Made editing the UI so much easier. Really gave this entire project a starting point. I used this program to bulk convert the old Xbox .guis to 720p.

Kotor-gui-editor by amcolash
This tool was used to edit and shape the gui into something polished and in accordance with the changed aspect ratio of the game.

Holocron Toolset by Cortisol
KotOR Tool by Fred Tetra
Kotor Scripting Tool by Blue
All great tools for digging through the game files and extracting things. Important for reading and manipulating information to solve problems.

tpcview by ndix UR
tga2tpc by ndix UR
paint.net
All the software needed to fix minor texture issues with the gui.

ffmpeg
Rocky's xmv converter by Rocky5
A script used for converting to Xbox's video format (.xmv) which is required by kotor 1.

DaVinci Resolve
Video editing software used to make the movies display correctly at 720p.

Kotor and Deadlystream Discord
JC, Thor110
It was very nice to have places and people to discuss Kotor modding with.

Loto
Ported the Kotor 2 Restoration Mod to Xbox, which inspired me to explore modding Xbox Kotor.
 

---

• Submitter
  bizotry
• Submitted
  08/02/2024
• Category
  Mods
• K1R Compatible
  No