Which mods for a ""new"" player?

[vurt 93]

I played the game at release and i guess one time after that, modded. Been many years so i am basically feeling like a new player again with so much stuff to choose from!

Which  mods would you recommend? 
I googled a little a i saw someone (i think it was on here) recommending this page:
Mod Builds: KOTOR 1 Full

I downloaded around 30 mods from there, installed them in order they are presented on the page but i was disappointed to see that over half of the mods would end in e.g:
 Warning: A file named unk_m43aa.mod already exists in the Modules folder. Skipping file...
 Warning: A file named kas_m24aa.mod already exists in the modules folder. Skipping file...
Some had 20+ "errors" (files already exisiting). 

So i am guessing those mods will end up pretty broken since they obviously have altered the same file as some other mod, or am i wrong? Not sure i understand the point of that page if so. 

Any good mod-packs otherwise (no idea if they exist)? 

I am looking for additional stories, content, fixes. 

Many thanks.

[DarthParametric 3,892]

52 minutes ago, vurt said:

So i am guessing those mods will end up pretty broken

No. That specific warning is just saying that a MOD (overrides a module's RIM pair) already exists, so it doesn't need to put a copy there first. Changes will just be injected into the existing archive. It's probably the most common misconception about how TSLPatcher works, and unfortunately its presence has a knock-on effect because people say to ignore it, so users then assume they should ignore all warnings, which is not the case. Suppressing this message was high on my list of feature requests for HoloPatcher, TSLPatcher's successor.

[vurt 93]

I see, well that' really good to know, then hopefully the mods on that page does work together. I think that author should have explained that part since its very detailed otherwise for new players and mods. 

Thanks for the explanation!

[Salk 424]

In the Mod Build I would pay particular attention to the modifications classified as "Essential" by the author. In particular I'd say the Community Patch is an absolute must-have.

[vurt 93]

Yes, that was the first mod i downloaded. There's also the restored content, which of course sounds interesting, but it is not listed there, i take it that it has compatibility issues with the CP, likely doing much of the same things sometimes? 

[N-DReW25 1,515]

Just now, vurt said:

Yes, that was the first mod i downloaded. There's also the restored content, which of course sounds interesting, but it is not listed there, i take it that it has compatibility issues with the CP, likely doing much of the same things sometimes? 

There are two restored content mods for Kotor I.

 

Kotor 1 Restoration (K1R) which is the older, complete restored content mod that is both incompatible with K1CP and has its own game breaking bugs that haven't been fixed due to the team leader leaving the community after the 1.2 release almost a decade ago.

 

Restored Content for K1CP (RC-K1CP) is my own take on the restored content mod that is compatible with K1CP but it is incomplete. When I say it is incomplete, you'll read my "what's restored list" and see that there is clearly cut content that is missing from the K1R mod, however, my mod also has restored content K1R doesn't have and, even though my mod isn't done, the content that is already restored is, for all intents and purposes, finished.

 

Unlike Kotor II, the Kotor I cut content is content many see as being content that was actually meant to be cut unlike Kotor II which is a bug filled and clearly incomplete experience. Not using the restored content mod for Kotor I isn't going to hurt your game.