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Star Wars KOTOR 2 Gets Big Update + out on Mac & Linux
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That makes sense. Bit unfortunate though, I do hope they'll still consider doing back to it
Anyone happen to know if getting widescreen to work through mods with 1 still involves hex editing? Never bothered with getting it to work because of that
You're right, of course, but often when discussing WRPGs there's the undercurrent of comparing not only games but game devs. Therefore, it's understandable why someone who loves Obsidian would point out flaws in their games beyond their control, just as I would do with, say, a BioWare game.
It's also the case that mods have fixed the ending, so when purely looking at the game, mods have to matter.
It's not a direct continuation like ME1 > 2, but playing the first one before will give you a lot of context for 2.
It's more intellectual and self-aware about the lore (stupid stuff in the lore is treated as stupid) and the gameplay is slightly improved. Unlike some I actually think Kreia is kind of an idiot, though her dialogue is at least enjoyable to listen to.
There are some connections to the first game like character cameos and references but it's not required to play the sequel.
I think that might be GPU-specific, so keep your expectations low.
Ivan Amiibo
Banned
Whoaaaaaa
Nothing in KOTOR 1 - However, Aspyr seem to be behind all this while working on the Mac and Linux version, and KOTOR 1 still doesn't have a Linux version. Hopefully they will be working on that at some point and bring the same kind of updates to all platforms
I want to be sure that controller support works on Windows before buying the game. I don't want to use controller mapping software like Xpadder.
Ah, I'm relieved! Thanks!
Grover Cleveland
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The events of the first game are summarized pretty succinctly in a conversation you have near the beginning of KOTOR2, for those wondering about needing to play the first to understand the second.
Who the main character of KOTOR1 was (important) and what were the results of his choices (you get to choose that gender and final decision in the course of the conversation, in the now non-existent canon, he was a dude though) are covered there. Spoiler Alert:
The rest kind of comes in bits and pieces throughout the story.
So I'd definitely play the first (especially if they end up updating it like they have for TSL) because it gives you more backstory on the events that lead to the second game and the characters that appear (and don't appear) in TSL, and also because it's just an awesome game.
But it's not necessary to enjoy KOTOR2.
Who the main character of KOTOR1 was (important) and what were the results of his choices (you get to choose that gender and final decision in the course of the conversation, in the now non-existent canon, he was a dude though) are covered there. Spoiler Alert:
The choices you make in KOTOR, don't actually change the events that will occur in KOTOR2, unlike something like Mass Effect. Instead it just colors the context a bit
The rest kind of comes in bits and pieces throughout the story.
So I'd definitely play the first (especially if they end up updating it like they have for TSL) because it gives you more backstory on the events that lead to the second game and the characters that appear (and don't appear) in TSL, and also because it's just an awesome game.
But it's not necessary to enjoy KOTOR2.
On the page for Linux and Mac Os. No mention of controllers in the Windows requirements.
Yeah. It's for people that prefer the old version (for whatever reason) or are on older hardware and can't run this updated version
demosthenes
Member
Holy shit. Amazing.
The fact they included the restored content blows my mind. Even if (IMO) the story and game is still bad even with that restored content. It's very apparent the game was rushed in all aspects with or without that extra.
Circle Jerk
Member
The only option for screen resolution I have is 720p. I don't even have anything smaller, it is literally the only option. This is after I had to reinstall it because no text was showing up. Really disappointed this game still has absurd issues like this even after an update.
Karak
Member
Wait wait wait. Whatnow? So to downsample you just play the game at your monitors highest supported...res...which isn't downsampling. I am confused.
It's not included, it's just available from the Steam Workshop, which makes it trivial to install.
Well, being bought by EA was outside of their control and people used that a lot to defend their recent output with poor quality.
Right, which is why I say "included" anyone NOT playing with the restored content which is supported "out of box" by simply installing it via the Workshop is doing it wrong.
It's the Steam Version that has these new updates. I'm not sure if there will be a patch for non-Steam versions?
No. Unless you're able to redeem the CD-key on Steam. You have to buy the Steam version to get this upgrade.
Welp that's shucks. Thanks though.
I'm sure someone else (like Durante) could explain it better than I, but you're not setting it to the highest supported res, you're setting it to the highest resolution that you've enabled through DSR.
Which enables you to set it to that resolution in game, effectively downsampling from that resolution to your monitor/tv's highest support native resolution. Unity Engine games require the same work around.
Also, for anyone one like me who requires the right thumbstick to be inverted for play, you're going to need to use something like https://github.com/KrossX/Durazno in order to customize the controller to allow that.
While the game has controller support, you can't customize anything regarding the controller (and it looks like they shoe-horned controller support in on top of the native PC UI.)
While the game has controller support, you can't customize anything regarding the controller (and it looks like they shoe-horned controller support in on top of the native PC UI.)
Auron_Kale
Member
Nice, I can now finally buy KOTOR 1 & 2 for my MacBook (despite owning the physical games and KOTOR on iOS).
Before I go out and purchase another xbox controller, has anyone used a DS4 to play the game?
Before I go out and purchase another xbox controller, has anyone used a DS4 to play the game?
Well, as it pertains to Dragon Age 2, absolutely. Same case as KOTOR 2, except not quite as bad since they knew the deadline from the start of the project. In any case, DA2 at least taught EA that RPGs take time to make.
Aside from that, the "EA ruint BioWare" thing doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me. Their post-EA games besides DA2 have been excellent, and the ways in which they aren't excellent (ME3's ending) aren't EA's fault but BioWare's.
Palette Swap
Member
Whoa, that change log looks nice. I'm so comfycouching that game.
jediyoshi
Member
To that extent, what they've actually done is add workshop support. Down the line when we see mods adding Shrek, I wouldn't classify those as being "included" either
Where? The only option I could find was for inverting the mouse Y axis, and it didn't invert the right thumbstick for me.
Karak
Member
Nope I got it.
OnionPowder
Member
I was literally just talking about playing this game yesterday with the restoration mod. Looks like the universe is trying to tell me something.
Does Sonic Chronicles count? Came out in late 2008, after the EA buyout.
Weird. When I clicked both options it didn't invert for me.
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