#I'm attoning by replaying

[esmeralda-juniper]

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[mlmanakin]

kotor 2 really requires more than two brain cells to understand huh... i can never follow which war they’re talking about & which “phase” of revan they’re talking about & which faction of jedi they’re talking about & which faction of sith they’re talking about & half these characters speak in riddles & i’m left like this reading the message log after every conversation

[hnnny]

I think letting Atton die because I didn't know you could make him a Jedi is the whole reason I'm even a part of this fandom. I replayed Kotor 2 IMMEDIATELY after that and now I am hooked.

[sovonight]

hi sovo! i'm about to replay kotor 2 and i was wondering if you play with any mods? aside from the restored content mod of course :) thanks! <3

yeah of course! i use a bunch, and i actually saved a list of everything i installed when i re-modded my copy of kotor 2 a little while back. here it is!

> Essential Mods

TSLRCM 1.8.5 (Restored Content Mod) | tslrcm185_2020.exe

https://deadlystream.com/files/file/578-tsl-restored-content-mod/

the mod. the myth. the legend

UNIWS (Universal Widescreen)

https://www.wsgf.org/article/universal-widescreen-uniws-patcher

enables widescreen. apparently this isn't necessary for the steam version, but i still remember having to install it?? weird

Widescreen UI Fix for Knights of the Old Republic 2: The Sith Lords 4.1 | Widescreen UI for Steam.7z

https://deadlystream.com/files/file/332-widescreen-ui-fix-for-knights-of-the-old-republic-2-the-sith-lords/

fixes a few instances of GUI stretching at widescreen resolutions

Improved Widescreen Experience 1.0.0 | kotor2-wsui_1_0_0.zip

https://deadlystream.com/files/file/839-improved-widescreen-experience/

fixes more instances of GUI stretching at widescreen resolutions

KotOR 2 Remastered (AI Upscaled) Cutscenes 1.0.0 | 1080p.zip, 1080p Patch.zip

https://deadlystream.com/files/file/1522-kotor-2-remastered-ai-upscaled-cutscenes/

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> Personally Essential Mods

Textures Improvement Project 0.4.1 | TIP_0.4.1.rar

https://deadlystream.com/files/file/462-textures-improvement-project/

makes game textures utilize game shaders

Unofficial TSLRCM Tweak Pack 1.2.4 | URCMTP 1.2.4.rar

https://deadlystream.com/files/file/296-unofficial-tslrcm-tweak-pack/

rolls back a few of tslrcm’s changes/additions

installed kaevee removal (pt 1 & 2) and gand check

KOTOR 2 Community Patch 1.5.1 | KOTOR 2 Community Patch v1.5.zip

https://deadlystream.com/files/file/1280-kotor-2-community-patch/

a combination of a bunch of bugfix mods, making the ultimate bugfix mod

got an error "Unable to locate archive "....\Steam\SteamApps\common\Modules\001EBO.mod" to modify or insert file "sensor_droid.utc" into, skipping..."

fixed by making a Modules folder in SteamApps\common and copying 001EBO.mod there, then moving the .mod file back

TSL Improved Party Outfits 1.0.1 | TSL Improved Party Outfits.zip

https://deadlystream.com/files/file/1012-tsl-improved-party-outfits/

makes companion’s default outfits more useful in combat

lets me justify keeping atton in his iconic jacket all the way through the game. jedi robes? never heard of em

also installed improved Handmaiden's Robe

Player & Party Underwear 2.0 | TSL_Player_and_Party_Under_wear_v2_by_RedRob41

https://deadlystream.com/files/file/344-player-party-underwear/

gives companions unique underwear that matches their default outfits

installed atton, baodur, disciple opt 1, “male standard fixed”, and “dancer muscles match standard underwear”

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> Expedite/Improve Gameplay Mods

Thorium charge mod | thorium_charge_mod.rar

https://deadlystream.com/files/file/147-thorium-charge-mod/

adds a thorium charge right next to the mandalorian cache door on dxun

Remote Influence | remote_influence.zip

https://www.gamefront.com/games/knights-of-the-old-republic-ii/file/remote-tells-influence

talking to bao-dur's remote lets you find out everyone's influence stat

i don’t really use it but it’s nice to have the option to see how i’m doing, especially with "modified influence" installed

Modified Influence System 1.0 | Modified Influence.rar

https://deadlystream.com/files/file/99-modified-influence-system/

gives influence opportunities different weights. normally each one gives 8 points, but now they'll reward small (2 points), regular (6 points), or high (12 points). game isn't balanced for this, so it might become impossible to turn certain companions into jedi

i have it installed because i LOVE weighted approval point systems and i’m willing to take the risk bc the only companion i absolutely care about turning into a jedi is atton, who i’m pretty sure i have down pat

TSL Prestige Class Saving Throw fixes 1.0 | TSL_prestige_save_fixes.zip

https://deadlystream.com/files/file/828-tsl-prestige-class-saving-throw-fixes/

fixes jedi master/sith lord saving throws, optionally standardizes jedi weapon master/sith marauder saving throws

i always make cela a jedi master so this one was instant

Workbench Crystal Attunement 1.2 | WCA1.2.zip

https://deadlystream.com/files/file/18-workbench-crystal-attunement/

with wisdom >= 16 you can attune your personal crystal without having to talk to kreia

chose version b, which also removes the "learn how to use the workbench" option

Dahnis Flirt Option for Female PC 1.0 | Dahnis Flirt Option for Female PC.zip

https://deadlystream.com/files/file/1400-dahnis-flirt-option-for-female-pc/

lets you flirt with the pazaak twi'lek on nar shaddaa

TSL Ebon Hawk Downloadable Map 1.2.1 | TSL EHDM v1.2.1.7z

https://deadlystream.com/files/file/1406-tsl-ebon-hawk-downloadable-map/

gives you an option to get rid of that blurry “undiscovered area” edge on the ebon hawk's map

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> Story/Cutscene Mods

Extended Enclave (TSLRCM add-on) 2.5.1 | ExtendedEnclave2.5.1.rar

https://deadlystream.com/files/file/428-extended-enclave-tslrcm-add-on/

extends rebuilt enclave sequence (when you return to dantooine after gathering the jedi masters)

Extended Carth Meeting 1.2 | Extended Carth Meeting 1.2.rar

https://deadlystream.com/files/file/366-extended-carth-meeting/

extends the meeting with carth after the ravager

Kreia's Fall cutscene (in-game) 1.1 |  Kreia_Fall_In-game_1.1.rar

https://deadlystream.com/files/file/1228-kreias-fall-cutscene-in-game/

makes kreia's fall an in-game cutscene instead of a bik movie

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> Atton Textures

for reference, these are the textures atton uses:

P_AttnH1 – face

P_AttnH1D1 – face, partial dark side

P_AttnH1D2 – face, dark side

P_AttonBA – ribbed jacket outfit

P_AttonBAD01 – ribbed jacket outfit, dark side

Atton - Faithful HD Reskin 1.1.1 | HD Atton Reskin 1.1.zip

https://deadlystream.com/files/file/1121-atton-faithful-hd-reskin/

this is the best atton outfit reskin out there. this is it. it just don't get any better than this

covers textures 4-5

Shirtless Atton Retex 1.2 | Shirtless Atton Retex v1-2.zip

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/8294q454ax3zysc/AABuIMjKRl16cDcjjU90GnsPa?dl=0

self promo time it is MY mod and it is VERY canon compliant

covers textures 4-5, can be combined with the HD reskin above for maximum effect

also up on deadlystream and nexusmods if you find yourself wanting to leave a comment about how perfect and faithful it is to his character bc clearly the option that artfully rips his shirt draws an additional, visual parallel between himself and darth “sleeps-with-vibroblades” sion which ultimately deepens kotor 2′s rich storyline--

arrenkae’s reskins | P_AttnH1.tga

https://arrenkae.tumblr.com/post/137520491505/yoooo-guys-im-going-to-share-some-stuff-heres

includes atton, disciple, mira, Exile head PFHH01 retextures

covers texture 1, so you’ll still see the vanilla ds transition unless you wanna add in textures 2-3 from the reskin below to get a subtler transition

tiredschutta’s reskin | Atton (vanilla).zip

https://web.archive.org/web/20190225073107/https://tiredschutta.tumblr.com/post/182894978091/no-one-me-%EF%BE%89-%E3%83%AE-%EF%BE%89%EF%BE%9F-heres-an-atton-reskin

i think they’ve changed names since that post so i can’t link directly to it-- the dropbox links still work though

atton (vanilla): https://www.dropbox.com/sh/s9kwbnhp9vqcvxp/AABAytlbyqPm2-pTQCjgDqKna?dl=0

atton (veryveryveryslightlydarker): https://www.dropbox.com/sh/4r9dmlm9klvlame/AAARZkvrImX9U0vHHJbYBvuAa?dl=0

covers textures 1-3, and has a subtler ds transition than vanilla bc his skin doesn’t go as grey

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> Texture/Model Mods, part 1

grouped bc these don’t use tslpatcher, they’re all direct drag n drop

TSL Better Male Twi'lek Heads 1.3.1 | TSL Twilek Heads v1.3.1.7z

https://deadlystream.com/files/file/1432-tsl-better-male-twilek-heads/

improves head mesh & textures

chose option a (slim neck, no collar clipping)

Side Opening Doors on Malachor | Malachor_Side_Door.zip

https://deadlystream.com/files/file/593-side-opening-doors-on-malachor/

changes the direction in which doors open on malachor

originally they slide open vertically; now they slide open sideways as the door design suggests

Telos Citadel Station Skybox by Quanon 1.0 | Telos_Backdrop.zip

https://deadlystream.com/files/file/311-telos-citadel-station-skybox-by-quanon/

improves skybox outside the windows of telos citadel station

Peragus Administration Level Room Model Fixes 1.0.0 | [TSL]_Peragus_Administration_Level_Room_Model_Fixes.7z

https://deadlystream.com/files/file/1275-peragus-administration-level-room-model-fixes/

fixes geometry of room, realigns scrolling text

TSL Backdrop Improvements 1.4 | TSL_Backdrop_Improvements-922-1-4.7z

https://deadlystream.com/files/file/949-tsl-backdrop-improvements/

improves space scenes with new textures

already includes the textures in [TSL] HIGH QUALITY STARS AND NEBULAS (TSL_HQStarsAndNebulas_1_3.zip)

already includes HIGH QUALITY RAVAGER BACKDROP (HQRavagerBackdrop.zip)

[!!!] contains 351NARsb.mdl which for me caused a weird geometry glitch on goto’s yacht -- deleted that one file

Kotor 1 Texture to Kotor 2 Game Bridge 1.0.0 | Kotor 2 to Kotor 1 Game Bridge.rar

https://deadlystream.com/files/file/1330-kotor-1-texture-to-kotor-2-game-bridge/

kotor 1 files were downgraded for kotor 2, this mod puts the original quality files back in

possible transparency issues with vogga-- lengthy discussion in the comments of the file about possible fixes, but i chose to just delete the 4 hutt files

Invisible Headgear | invisible_head_gear_tsl.zip

https://deadlystream.com/files/file/690-invisible-headgear/

makes any gear that blocks atton’s face from view illegal

Malachor Exterior Reskin By Quanon V1.3 | Malachor_Exterior_ReskinV1.3.rar

https://deadlystream.com/files/file/423-malachor-exterior-reskin-by-quanon/

Replacement Texture for Lightning on Malachor V 1.2 | Malachor5Lightning.rar

https://deadlystream.com/files/file/298-replacement-texture-for-lightning-on-malachor-v/

two versions, i chose the flare version

Star Wars KOTOR 2 "Realistic Nar Shaddaa Skybox" | rnssb1.zip

https://www.gamefront.com/games/knights-of-the-old-republic-ii/file/realistic-nar-shaddaa-skybox

Hi-Res Beam Effects 2.0 | DI_HRBM_2.7z

https://deadlystream.com/files/file/221-hi-res-beam-effects/

replaces Force Drain, Force Lightning, Death Field, cold ray, ion, and neural pacifier beam effects

Fire and Ice HD, Whee! v2.1 | FireandIceHDWhee.zip

https://deadlystream.com/files/file/454-fire-and-ice-hd-whee/

replaces flamethrower flame effect

My Realistic Improved Effect Retexture Mod 1.0 | Improved_Realistic_Effect_Retexture_Mod.zip

https://deadlystream.com/files/file/513-my-realistic-improved-effect-retexture-mod/

replaces a lot of stuff, i only use the spark texture

JC's Supermodel Fix for K2 1.6 | JC's Supermodel Fix for K2 v1.6.zip

https://deadlystream.com/files/file/1141-jcs-supermodel-fix-for-k2/

fixes combat animations, optional running fix to match kotor 1

Boma Beast Teeth Fix 1.0 | Boma Beast Teeth Fix.zip

https://deadlystream.com/files/file/338-boma-beast-teeth-fix/

Achilles TSL Robe Mod (TSLRCM Edition) | Achilles Robe Mod for TSLRCM.7z

https://deadlystream.com/files/file/339-achilles-tsl-robe-mod-tslrcm-edition/

went through and picked out the textures i wanted

TSL HD Cockpit Skyboxes 3.1 | TSL HD Cockpit Skyboxes - High Resolution.zip

https://deadlystream.com/files/file/931-tsl-hd-cockpit-skyboxes/

added the optional nar shaddaa realistic skybox

KOTOR2 More Subtle Animated Ebon Hawk Monitors (still not including Galaxy Map) 1.2 | SH_EH_Animated_Monitors_Subtler_Look.7z

https://deadlystream.com/files/file/1237-more-subtle-animated-ebon-hawk-monitors-still-not-including-galaxy-map/

[TSL] Animated Computer Panel 1.1.0 | [TSL]Animated_PLC_comPanel_v1.1.7z

https://deadlystream.com/files/file/1385-tsl-animated-computer-panel/

chose solid monitor, but honestly couldn’t tell the difference between the options unless i looked closely

Improved Dantooine Skybox 1.0.1 | Improved Dantooine Skybox.rar

https://deadlystream.com/files/file/1372-improved-dantooine-skybox/

Mira Shirt Edit 1.0 | mira shirt edit.zip

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/tymwnez3yjrckul/AAAJhTKJJPXNszX32kXJ98gfa?dl=0

gives mira a top to layer with, either sweetheart neckline or v-neckline

also on deadlystream and nexusmods in case the dropbox link ever fails

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> Texture/Model Mods, part 2

grouped bc these use tslpatcher instead of the usual drag n drop

TSL Default Replacement Hilt Megapack 8.1 | TSL_DRHM_8.1.zip

https://deadlystream.com/files/file/496-tsl-default-replacement-hilt-megapack/

replaces default lightsaber hilts, updates icons

High Quality Blasters 1.1 | TSL_High_Quality_Blasters.zip

https://deadlystream.com/files/file/915-high-quality-blasters/

replaces blaster models & textures

TSL Galaxy Map Fix Pack 1.0 | TSLGalaxyMapFixPack.zip

https://deadlystream.com/files/file/1057-tsl-galaxy-map-fix-pack/

moves planets to canonical locations and animates it

chose vanilla/tslrcm option

Fixed Hologram Models and Admiralty Redux for TSLRCM 1.61 | [TSL]_Fixed_Hologram_Models_and_Admiralty_Redux_for_TSLRCM_v1.61

https://deadlystream.com/files/file/1201-fixed-hologram-models-and-admiralty-redux-for-tslrcm/

fixes the hologram models, swaps some heads around, and puts hologram!carth in an unfortunate hat

Realistic Visual Effects | visual_effects_tsl.7z

https://deadlystream.com/files/file/735-realistic-visual-effects/

gets rid of visual combat/force ability effects

sure these effects communicate what abilities are being activated on screen but as someone who plays kotor 2 as a love story with a video game attached to it they're meaningless to me

Luxa Hair Fix | TSL_Luxa_Fix_by_RedRob41.zip

https://deadlystream.com/files/file/452-luxa-hair-fix/

fuck that "this mod can adjust her body model so that her figure is much more shapely" shit i am here for NEAT HAIR ONLY

[TSL] NPC Overhaul Mod 1.22 | OverhaulTSL.zip

https://deadlystream.com/files/file/345-tsl-npc-overhaul-mod/

differentiates npcs to prevent the clone effect

seems to cause issues for a few people (?) and takes literally forever to install; i installed it bc i guess i love pain but i don’t think i’d do it again

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> non-mod changes

fix inability to move after combat:

choose screen resolution @ 59 or 60 fps, no higher

OR enable vsync

fix lightsaber texture not showing up in certain lighting:

in swkotor2.ini, edit to "Disable Vertex Buffer Objects=1"

fix dxun fog:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftSrN9hMJ1M

enable console:

in swkotor2.ini, add "EnableCheats=1"

enable screenshots:

in swkotor2.ini, edit to "EnableScreenShot=1"

[himborc]

Okay so i finally have a pc that can handle playing any games at all and I'm going to replay KotOR 1 and 2. I've never even explored mods before so can you give me some recommendations for each one?

well Fortunately there arent rly a Ton of mods for the game that are like, Necessary, but theres quite a few cosmetic ones if u want like, different lookin underwear or somethin (search on the Kotor/Kotor 2 Nexus, but be careful with mods that add new Head options bc they can bug ur game out something fierce)

but if ur after the Romance mods....

KOTOR 1:

Bi Bastila Mod

Bi Carth Mod

Enhanced Juhani Romance (shes lesbean only)

KOTOR 2:

NOW FIRST THINGS FIRST with kotor 2 is that if u want. a more Complete gameplay experience, you NEED the Restored Content Mod. fortunately, you can get it on Steam.

and theres no “proper” romances in this game (thanks Obsidian) but there ARE romance subplots between the characters, so u can tweak em as you like:

Bi Atton Mod

Bi Visas Mod

Bi Sion Mod

Handmaiden for Female Exile, Disciple for Male Exiles

[sortaanalyticoptimisticstudent]

I'm replaying through Kotor 2 atm and I'm in the czerka base on telos. I forgot about the poison vents and ran right through it at first (gdi) but then after the last one, atton and bao dur stopped and stayed in the last room and then ran right through the vent path after I had run around it.... What the heck!!!

[itsyaboycole]

I want to write Atton/exile so bad but it's been over ten years since I've finished the game and I'm sure to have lost a great deal of my knowledge to time but my perfectionist ass won't let me do nothin' until I replay but the problem with that is I work constantly and have no time but I also Must Complete All Side Missions and I think by now you get the gist of what I'm doing to myself

[sovonight]

So, I'm like... in love with your brain? For one, your understanding and implementation of concepts and themes is incredible, but also from both a technical and artistic level your art skills (drawing and writing) leave me awed. Also I'm ace and seeing content that celebrates being ace is... well. Aces. So while I could listen to you talk about anything forever, I was specifically wondering about some of the dynamics your other PCs have with their LIs?

sjhefbes thank you?! i’m actually speechless, partly bc i just didn’t think i’ve ever been able to do concepts/themes very well so i’m incredibly glad to hear that you think i do :’)) also hell yeah same (ace) hat!

as for my other pc’s.. oh man i think it’s just cela that’s at this level. all i have for revan and carth is soon-to-be-best friends where carth’s light flirty banter plays right into revan’s tendency to use banter to avoid talking too deeply about anything personal to them, but when the atmosphere shifts carth’s also the one with whom revan will speak seriously most easily. i’ll only be able to revise/do more after i know carth better, which is the reason i’ve been trying to replay kotor lately haha

besides revan i’d have to dig back into the archives, and that’s dragon age with a little bit of skyrim on the side? like there was this skyrim mod that added new voiced spouses, and i was like oh free real estate for another ace dynamic, and i wrote like one thing for them. with dragon age, inquisition was dull to me so nothing there, 2 was alright but i don’t think i ever built my hawke up bc i wasn’t invested enough to alter the romance that a blue hawke laid out, and when i played origins i was in high school and still trying to fit in and being ace hadn’t really clicked yet, so any warden/alistair dynamic i made up then was nonexistent at best and an overused straight dynamic at worst

i mostly only work on a pairing when i see something i want to… change? or reject? or there’s a take on it i haven’t seen anyone do in a way that i like? with the exile and atton, i wanted cela to be so, so quietly loving and honest, and i wanted to see atton take that, to accept that love without being able to reason it out of his grasp. atton’s got all those suggestive lines, but cela won’t play those games in ways that let him escape what he’s really saying, and the main reason i even started drawing anything with them was just to make that happen

it’s actually kind of rare for me to be this enthusiastic about a pc/li pairing bc i don’t usually find a spark this quickly– and bc i try hard not to slip into the pit of tailoring my pc’s to their li’s. like, bioware’s games especially push 1 or 2 dynamics at you through the flirt dialogue options that you have available and you either conform or you’re not getting a smooch at the end. meanwhile k2 lacked so much romance content that it galaxy-brained itself into being the best for romance content, bc it said hey, they fit together– find out how.

in almost any pairing though i love emphasizing just this… patient, enduring love running through all their interactions, once they come to feel that way. it makes me feel like i end up presenting any dynamic i do in the same way, so perhaps if you’ve seen one dynamic of mine you’ve seen them all, but i like it far too much to stop haha

[sovonight]

hi im just sending this message to thank you for rekindling my adoration of Atton Rand and kotor in general. I'm now replaying it and it's SO much more fun than I remembered it being?? I love it?? And your art and comics are divine. Pls continue blessing us with your adorable exile and atton omg.

!! yesss to reuniting with old games! and thank you, i’m glad it’s welcome :’)