Key points
- Commonly referred to as 'KOTOR 2' or 'TSL'.
- Patching restored content and widescreen resolution patching is highly recommended for both retail and Steam versions.
- Retail version recently re-released in a bundle with the first game and made compatible with recent operating systems.
General information
- Obsidian Forum
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Users' Forums
- LucasForums
Availability
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Collection (retail)
- Knights of the Old Republic Collection is a collection of KOTOR 1 and 2, and is available through Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk.
Essential improvements
Official patches
- Not required for Steam version.
- Retail autopatching servers have been shut down, and manual patching is required.[1]
- Installation requires running the patch exe files in Windows XP Service Pack 3 compatibility mode as administrator.
- International versions only: 1.0a patch must be installed before 1.0b.
- Restored content information at Star Wars Fanpedia.
- Unlike other KOTOR 2 mods, the TSLRCM does not need to be installed in the
\Override\
folder.[2] Simply extract to the root folder of the game.
- Successfully installed mod will result in updated splash screen.[3]
- Highly recommended patch restores cut content from the game.
- Version 1.8.2 now supports M4-78 Enhancement Project which restores 'droid planet' content.[4]
Skip intro videos
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video settings
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- TweakGuides has created a comprehensive guide for fixing issues in this game. It can be found here.
- KOTOR2 natively supports 4:3 resolutions only.
- Widescreen fixes will break the minimap location reporting, which can be solved using the minimap fix.[5]
- Widescreen fixes resolutions of 1366x768 and under will not display dialogue option text correctly and are unplayable.[6][7]
- Steam version requires you to replace the updated Steam exe with another one to allow UniWS to work, which reverts to a slightly older version of the game with some bugs.[8]
Widescreen minimap problem
Dialogue options won't display
- Dialogue options will not display on vertical resolutions of 1366x768 or below.
Input settings
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- Controller is not natively supported.
Audio settings
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Issues fixed
'Stopped working'
- 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'.
Stuttering or freezing after combat
- This can be fixed by limiting maximum framerate.[9]
Unable to move your character
Other information
Higher quality movies
- Not required for Steam version or the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Collection 2 DVD re-release.
- LucasArts released replacement upscaled cutscene videos.
- Only benefits resolutions of 1600x1200 or higher, otherwise it defaults back to 640x480.[10]
Higher quality music
- Not required for Steam version or the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Collection 2 DVD re-release.
- Original shipping audio quality: 11,025 Hz, this patch updates it to 44,100 Hz.
- KOTOR and TSL Save Game Editor (English Language Only) (3.3.3), 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.
Low performance
Retail installation for Windows 7
- All steps should be done with an administrator account.
- Working on Windows 7 x64 bit.
System requirements
Windows |
|
Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
98, 2000, ME, XP | |
Processor (CPU) |
1 GHz
| 1.6 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
| |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
4 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
32 MB Card
| 128 MB Card |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References