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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords

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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords cover
Developers
Obsidian Entertainment
Maintenance Aspyr Media
Publishers
LucasArts
Disney Interactive Studios
OS X, Linux Aspyr Media
Engines
Odyssey
Release dates
Windows February 8, 2005
macOS (OS X) July 21, 2015[1]
Linux July 21, 2015[1]
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords guide on StrategyWiki
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords on Wikipedia
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Subseries of Star Wars
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2003
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords 2005
Star Wars: The Old Republic 2011
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic – Remake TBA

Key points

Retail version (2012) re-released in a bundle with the first game and made compatible with recent operating systems.
Steam version (2015) updated to support OS X and Linux, add Steamworks features and many other great improvements.[1]

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Obsidian Forum
Steam Community Discussions
Steam Users' Forums
LucasForums

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
DRM: SecuROM 5 disc check (1.0)
DRM: SecuROM 7 disc check (1.0b/1.02b)
Windows
Amazon.com
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Knights of the Old Republic Collection.
Windows
Amazon.co.uk
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Knights of the Old Republic Collection.
Windows
GamersGate
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
GOG.com
DRM-free
Not up to date (is version 2.1.0.0)
Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Mac App Store
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macOS (OS X)
Steam
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Native widescreen and 4K resolution support, full controller support
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Version differences

Knights of the Old Republic Collection includes both Knights of the Old Republic and Knights of the Old Republic II – The Sith Lords.
The 2015 steamplay (supports all 3 major OS) release/update includes many improvements not available in the other releases.[1]

Essential improvements

Patches

1.0b is the latest patch for the retail version (Steam release is newer).

Skip intro videos

Instructions

Gameplay mods

Has Steam Workshop enabled for mod support.

Restored Content Mod

Both mods are also available on Steam Workshop
Highly recommended to restore content that was cut from the game.
Version 1.8.2 now supports M4-78 Enhancement Project which restores droid planet content.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Save game data location

This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

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TweakGuides has created a comprehensive guide for fixing issues in this game. It can be found here.

Widescreen resolution

Widescreen fixes will break the minimap location reporting, which can be solved using the UI fixes.[2]
Widescreen fixes resolutions of 1366x768 and under will not display dialogue option text correctly and are unplayable.[3]
Video tutorial for widescreen available here
This uses a slightly older version of the game with some bugs (not necessary for the GOG.com version).[4]
Instructions

Windowed

Instructions

Full Screen Movies

Guide located here (it is not necessary to edit your .bik files)
Requires the No-CD cracked executable, used in the above Widescreen fix.
Instructions

Input settings

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Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Polish
Spanish
subtitles with a mod

Polish

A Polish fan patch is available here.

Issues fixed

'Stopped working'

Error fixable by going into windowed mode or by changing NVIDIA Control Panel settings.
Error fixable by going into windowed mode or by changing NVIDIA Control Panel settings.
Error occurs after the company logos and before the main menu, or after clicking on 'Load Game' from the main menu.
Full error message: 'Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords has stopped working'.
Instructions
Instructions
Instructions
Instructions
Instructions

Stuttering or freezing after combat

This can be fixed by limiting maximum frame rate.[5]
Instructions
Instructions

Unable to move your character

Instructions

Low performance

Instructions
Instructions
Instructions

Retail installation for Windows 7

All steps should be done with an administrator account.
Working on Windows 7 x64 bit.
Instructions

Stretched UI on widescreen resolutions

After applying a widescreen resolution, the HUD elements will be stretched
Instructions
Instructions

Dialogue options will not display on vertical resolutions of 1366x768 or below

Instructions

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
OpenGL 1.4
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Cutscenes Bink Video

Higher quality media

Not required for GOG.com, Steam, or the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Collection 2 DVD re-release.
Instructions
Instructions

KOTOR and TSL Save Game Editor

KOTOR and TSL Save Game Editor (English Language Only) (3.3.4), also known as the 'KSE'
Save game editor (cheat) works for both KOTOR 1 and 2
The save game editor doesn't automatically detect the Steam version of KotOR2
Instructions
Instructions

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 98, 2000, ME, XP
Processor (CPU) 1 GHz
System memory (RAM) 128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 4 GB
Video card (GPU) 32 MB of VRAM
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.9.5, 10.10
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i3 Dual Core 2.2 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 10 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GT 330M
ATI Radeon HD 3870
Intel HD 3000
256 MB of VRAM
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS) SteamOS, Ubuntu 14.04
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i3 Dual Core 2.2 GHz
AMD A10 Series
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 10 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GT 440
ATI Radeon HD 5450
Intel HD 4400
256 MB of VRAM

References