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Mod Community Fixing KOTOR 2

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the what-the-company-couldn't dept.

Joystiq reports on an effort by fans of the Knights of the Old Republic series to actually finish the second game in the series, something developer Obsidian was unwilling or unable to do. The prodigious amount of deleted content towards the end of the game is being put back in, with more solid endings being offered for the diligent gameplayer. From the article: "You can check the Restoration Project web site for weekly updates as they near completion of a PC patch that should give fans a more complete KoTOR2 experience than the standalone retail edition. Team Gizka is also considering an Xbox patch, but a decision won't be made until after the PC update is released."

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  1. Link to actual restoration project websiteh by Zarhan · · Score: 4, Informative

    Would have been nice if this would have been included in the article summary, but anyway...

    http://team-gizka.org/

    I have been putting off playing KOTOR 2 for a long time waiting for them to actually release. Hopefully it'll be soon.

  2. Re:haha!! by The+MAZZTer · · Score: 3, Informative

    I recall hearing about this project that time ago or longer, I think. It's been in the works for some time now.

  3. Hot jabba mod. . . by AcidLacedPenguiN · · Score: 3, Funny

    All I can say is that its a good thing Obsidian didn't leave in a deleted Revan and Bastila sex minigame. . .

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  4. Title of comment by Control+Group · · Score: 4, Funny

    Condescending question: do you meatbags really believe you can successfully complete a quest where the opponents are HK units?

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  5. Re:If you haven't played, WAIT FOR THIS UPDATE! by revlayle · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I actually finished KOTOR2, and after that I have no desire to play it again, unlike KOTOR1, which I have played through in different ways about 4 times. KOTOR2 seemed unfinished (as mentioned here many a time), had some really disjointed cut-scenes, a plot that I went "WTF??" most of the way through, and seemingly a lot of unnecessary combat (there was a lot in KOTOR1 also, at least it was bearable and almost paced decently).

    KOTOR2's updated influence/dialog model was pretty cool at least... if a KOTOR3 is made, I hope they keep that aspect.

  6. Re:Link to actual restoration project websiteh by Control+Group · · Score: 2, Interesting

    To be fair, it's not that incomplete. I felt a lot better when I finished KOTOR2 than I did when I encountered the end of (note that I don't say "finished") Halo2.

    There's at least one major plotline, however, which is frustratingly incomplete.

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  7. KOTOR3 by nmosfet · · Score: 2, Funny

    I can see it now, KOTOR 3 will ship with 50 wav and two text files. Let the community sort it out.

  8. Obsidian or LucasArts by Enderandrew · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I was the biggest Obsidian forum junkie back in the day. Chris Avellone wrote a dark ending, only to have LucasArts axe it. They planned for a longer development cycle, only to have LucasArts demand they ship early, and LucasArts didn't want to pony up money for patches, even after LucasArts initally promised they would.

    LucasArts was really hurting for money at the time. I'm not sure if anyone recalls, but LucasArts was folded, they closed shop and reopened in name within the ILM offices, but almost everyone was fired, and all their current projects (including KOTOR:3) were scrapped.

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    1. Re:Obsidian or LucasArts by TychoCelchuuu · · Score: 2, Informative

      You're half right; they did fire tons of people and axe lots of projects, but they moved into the new ILM offices just because Lucasfilm was consolidating everything. They would probably have fired the people and scrapped the projects regardless of any location shifting.

      Sure is a shame, too. I loved KOTOR2 so much more than KOTOR, but I tell my friends that if they play it, they might as well just quit when they get to the last planet. It's about as satisfying as actually playing the game, and it's actually a little less frustrating.

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  9. Text KotOR3? Sign me up! by wuie · · Score: 3, Funny

    You are standing on the outskirts of the Sith Temple on Korriban.
    Bastila is here.
    > kill Bastila
    You kill Bastila.
    You gain 2000 experience points.
    You gain 30 Dark Side points.
    You have gained a level!

  10. Re:on choking and lightning by Enderandrew · · Score: 2, Funny

    Choke? Electrocute?

    No way dude! Light side for life, dog!

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  11. Re:on choking and lightning by stargazerAD · · Score: 2, Informative

    see, therein lies the problem. i was lightside, and still had enough force to electrocute and choke the dark acolytes and apprentices. something is wrong!

  12. Re:I was so excited about this too... by cptgrudge · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Titles like Lego Star Wars cost less money to make, and sell more copies.

    And the Lego SW games are Fun, as well. Someone should probably mention that.

    There's nothing quite like busting Lego bricks with a lightsaber wielding Lego Jedi.

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