chaosstorm88

I'm new to all of this, and could use some help/guidance, please

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Like the title states, I am new to KotOR, in addition to computer gaming in general, and my skills with computers are not particularly great. After finishing KotOR 2 (physical disc, KotOR Collection) I found the ending lacking. I looked around online and discovered this Restored Content Mod. 

Could anyone help me with explaining what this is? I see a bunch of topics on bugs and mods and things I don't really understand, but very little on what this mod actually is/contains. Also, assuming I want to try using it, I could use some help setting everything up, as I have never modded a game before. 

Sorry for being such a pain, I just don't have the knowledge to do this on my own, and I don't want to screw things up...

Thank you in advance for any help/advice/guidance you can provide.

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Basically it's a must-have mod for KotOR 2. Your experience will be vastly improved from the vanilla game if you have TSLRCM 1.8.3 and M4-78EP installed.

 

Here is a good place to start to find out about the types of content it contains:

 

http://deadlystream.com/forum/topic/139-whats-restored-in-tslrcm/

 

And here is some backstory as to why this mod is so pivotal in the grand scheme of things:

 

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Cut_content_from_Star_Wars:_Knights_of_the_Old_Republic_II:_The_Sith_Lords

 

As far as setup is concerned, just download and run the .exe files from the downloads section to install the mods. Then, play a new game and witness night and day.

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I thought you also had to disable the read only protection on the KOTOR 1/2 directories as well to use mods. Am I wrong?

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I'm a subscriber to Xuul's youtube channel and his video's are where I got the best instructions on how and where to install mods. His videos also provide links to the mod he is showcasing and the videos are very well done if your new to installing mods for the Kotor games.

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Xuul's video's usually have both pathways to the Kotors override folder where your mods will go in his video's for both retail and steam versions, once you install the first few mods you'll have it the process down.

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Okay! looks like everything is working (so far, at least). Thank you all again, especially Xuul. Your video walkthrough is excellent! now I just need to decide on character stuff, (LS/DS, male/female, classes, etc.) 

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  On 6/21/2015 at 10:13 AM, PlacidSaint said:

I'm a subscriber to Xuul's youtube channel and his video's are where I got the best instructions on how and where to install mods. His videos also provide links to the mod he is showcasing and the videos are very well done if your new to installing mods for the Kotor games.

 

  On 6/21/2015 at 11:46 PM, chaosstorm88 said:

Okay! looks like everything is working (so far, at least). Thank you all again, especially Xuul. Your video walkthrough is excellent! now I just need to decide on character stuff, (LS/DS, male/female, classes, etc.)

 

Thank you both for your kind words. I truly appreciate it.

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  On 6/20/2015 at 11:36 PM, chaosstorm88 said:

Like the title states, I am new to KotOR, in addition to computer gaming in general, and my skills with computers are not particularly great. After finishing KotOR 2 (physical disc, KotOR Collection) I found the ending lacking. I looked around online and discovered this Restored Content Mod. 

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Seeing you are relatively new to KOTOR 2, it may be that you will find the following information useful.

 

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Thank you.

 

Few more boring mumblings, then. Who knows, may be someone will find 'em of use.

 

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I never knew any of this stuff either!

 

Will reference in the future if I come out of retirement for a playthrough.

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Finished my first playthrough with TSLRCM! Went with Male, LS(mostly), Sentinel/Watchman, and loved it so much more than my playthrough without TSLRCM. It still left a few questions and concerns. I don't know how to do that spoiler window thing that Fins did, so old school:

 

**SPOILERS**

 

 

 

1) What happened to Bao-dur? I got to the return to Telos bit, and he just up and disappears. and the only thing that's said is "Yeah, where did he go? him and HK-47?" HK had, of course, gone to the Factory. Bao-dur, well... I got nothing. 

 

2) Why did the game insist that my character had a relationship with Visas? It shoved into a relationship with her on my first playthrough, and I decided to run with it that time, but this time around I tried to foster a relationship with the Handmaiden. I treated Visas with indifference at best, and at the end the game still went on as if I had a relationship with her.

 

3) During the Malachor sequence, there is a bunch of talk about whether or not the General will order the use of the Shadow Mass Generator. Or is it the Mass Shadow Generator? I forget. which is kind of the point. There is no choice given, no actual mention of the Weapon prior to the sequence. There is some innuendo that "something" happened at Malachor, but no specifics until the end, and then it is glossed over.

 

4) On M4-78, why does Vash's apprentice get killed? I understand the death of Vash (though I hate it, she had potential, and I liked her more than any of the other Masters). But after you fix M4-78, there is no way to justify the death of her apprentice, story-wise.

 

That covers the stuff i can think of for the moment (kind of exhausted right now). Again, overall, I loved it, just a couple of things nagging at my OCD-addled brain. 

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