Darth Insanity 0 Posted July 18, 2019 Recently, I've been thinking that I want to create my own mod. Alright sounds normal huh? I don't know how to CREATE mods for k1 and k2. Could someone help me? I don't know how to do this! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ashla 6 Posted July 20, 2019 Have a look in the tutorials and modding tools forums. Plenty of info in there on how to make a start. What is it you want to make? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trevuar25 14 Posted July 20, 2019 The best way to start this process would be to have a goal for what you want to mod. If you have a very specific goal, people with experience will be able to guide you along your journey. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sith Holocron 2,473 Posted July 21, 2019 6 hours ago, trevuar25 said: The best way to start this process would be to have a goal for what you want to mod. And post it in the right section, amirite? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snigaroo 119 Posted July 22, 2019 I've moved it for the OP. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darth Insanity 0 Posted July 22, 2019 Okay, so I see yall saying to go to the right section which one should I go to? And yall say what is my goal? Just patching textures nothing ro much I hope. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sith Holocron 2,473 Posted July 22, 2019 6 hours ago, Snigaroo said: I've moved it for the OP. The thread has been moved as quoted above. Start here, @Darth Insanity 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Qui-Gon Glenn Posted July 22, 2019 Texture editing. Simultaneously the easiest and hardest modding. Doing simple markings on a robe is child's play. Making something look good in-game is harder than I ever enjoyed doing, but we all are unique and it might be your skills are suited for this. The link SH gave you is the perfect place to start. You will need a photo editor, I use Paint.NET but there are many other options. Then you'll need to extract textures from the game using KotOR Tool or however the kids do it these days (I still do all of this old school, because old dog no new tricks), then edit with PDN, PhotoShop, or perhaps the link provides a new tool. That will cover the basic texture modding. Then the stuff I know nothing about, comes from shaders and things you set up using the corresponding .2da, to make things nice. That's the blood and guts. Do your homework, it is easy to make simple edits to items and see your work in-game quickly. Be prepared for weirdness. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darth Insanity 0 Posted July 22, 2019 On 7/20/2019 at 11:12 AM, Ashla said: Have a look in the tutorials and modding tools forums. Plenty of info in there on how to make a start. What is it you want to make? Thank you, I only just realized this was a thing before reading this. I am trying to change textures for the jumpsuits in the game (Carth's for himself. Calo Nord's pc clothes. Light battle armour for all characters.) Thank you @Qui-Gon Glen, but what about adding cloaks from K2? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Qui-Gon Glenn Posted July 22, 2019 I am the wrong guy to ask about porting; totally ignorant of method. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darth Insanity 0 Posted July 22, 2019 I am so lost. I installed the kotor tool in the lucasfilms folder (where I have k1 and k2) but it says it can't find no game so it won't lemme do nothing! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
uwadmin12 28 Posted July 22, 2019 Quote I installed the kotor tool in the lucasfilms folder Try reinstalling it using default setting, i.e. to C:\Program Files (x86)\Kotor Tool Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N-DReW25 1,321 Posted July 23, 2019 Here is something that got me going 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sith Holocron 2,473 Posted July 23, 2019 4 hours ago, N-DReW25 said: Here is something that got me going That's what I linked to above... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darth Insanity 0 Posted July 24, 2019 On 7/22/2019 at 4:08 PM, uwadmin12 said: Try reinstalling it using default setting, i.e. to C:\Program Files (x86)\Kotor Tool I tried that first and it didn't work. On 7/22/2019 at 6:13 PM, N-DReW25 said: Here is something that got me going I watched that vid a few times but my kotor tool just won't connect to either of my two kotor games Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebmar 893 Posted July 25, 2019 (edited) 12 hours ago, Darth Insanity said: ...my kotor tool just won't connect to either of my two kotor games This might work for you - Hope you can sort that out, and start some modding soon! Edit: and about the - On 7/23/2019 at 12:04 AM, Darth Insanity said: ...what about adding cloaks from K2? I'd suggest you to use JC's "JC's Fashion Line I: Cloaked Jedi Robes for K1" - as they're high quality robe textures and models which you could just use straightaway. You can fiddle with its resource version also to have your own modified version of it. Though, if you want to get your feet wet on porting the cloak itself you can follow this instructive topic. It's not specifically working on robes but it can give you a clear picture on how to port K2/TSL's assets to K1. If you want more specific on that I'd advise you to a open a new topic/thread within this section and then we can discuss there. Edited July 25, 2019 by ebmar 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Qui-Gon Glenn Posted July 25, 2019 Yes, to @ebmar listen you should. Registry key will fix your KTool woes, speaking from experience here Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darth Insanity 0 Posted July 26, 2019 (edited) 20 hours ago, ebmar said: This might work for you - Hope you can sort that out, and start some modding soon! Edit: and about the - I'd suggest you to use JC's "JC's Fashion Line I: Cloaked Jedi Robes for K1" - as they're high quality robe textures and models which you could just use straightaway. You can fiddle with its resource version also to have your own modified version of it. Though, if you want to get your feet wet on porting the cloak itself you can follow this instructive topic. It's not specifically working on robes but it can give you a clear picture on how to port K2/TSL's assets to K1. If you want more specific on that I'd advise you to a open a new topic/thread within this section and then we can discuss there. Thanks for the help with the cloaks but my kotor 1 and 2 are on disk. I'll try tho Edited July 26, 2019 by Darth Insanity Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Qui-Gon Glenn Posted July 26, 2019 So, you have disc version. Verify that the keys exist, and that their path is correct. If you need help finding that, let us know. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darth Insanity 0 Posted July 26, 2019 (edited) I just did what was said on the page but, when i put it in the same error appeared. In addition to saying, "Could not detect installation kotor I or II. Most features will not work." It also says, "Could not find info. on Kotor Tool 404." Edit: still tho idk if I did the registry keys right i pasted what it said to do but i got no results. Edit 2: K I reviewed the page it doesn't show retail k1 or retail k2 Edited July 26, 2019 by Darth Insanity Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Qui-Gon Glenn Posted July 26, 2019 1. What are the paths of your games? 2. Did a registry key exist in your registry? 3. If yes to above, did the keys contain the paths listed in 1? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darth Insanity 0 Posted July 26, 2019 K1: /C/ProgramFiles(x86)/LucasArts/Star Wars Knights of The Old Republic COLLECTION K2: /C/ProgramFiles(x86)/LucasArts/Star Wars Knights of The Old Republic II The Sith Lords 1 hour ago, Qui-Gon Glenn said: 1. What are the paths of your games? 2. Did a registry key exist in your registry? 3. If yes to above, did the keys contain the paths listed in 1? for 2, idk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Qui-Gon Glenn Posted July 26, 2019 Ok... I think, if you're willing, you should use RegEdit to navigate to your HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432NODE (remove the \WOW6432NODE if you are using 32bit Windows) Look for LucasArts entry. If it exists, open it and take a screenshot, and post that here. Have you tried running KTool as an admin? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darth Insanity 0 Posted August 30, 2019 Very sorry that it's been a while. I've been jammed with things to do lately but for right now I'm back. On 7/26/2019 at 4:40 PM, Qui-Gon Glenn said: Ok... I think, if you're willing, you should use RegEdit to navigate to your HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432NODE (remove the \WOW6432NODE if you are using 32bit Windows) Look for LucasArts entry. If it exists, open it and take a screenshot, and post that here. Have you tried running KTool as an admin? I did not think about running KTool as an admin, I'll try it. Edit: Tried admin still nothing KTool is killing me Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites