How to install mods?

[Dark-Flux]

i used winzip to "extract" the files into the override folder but nothing happens in the gameI've made sure only files are in the override folder and i read the "read me" which just states that i should "unzip" the the mod files into the override folder.
Im wondering if my override folder is in the correct place. Its surrounded by the folders/files "Documents," "Web Links," "Star Wars KOTOR 2 TSL," and "Update" and "Uninstall Star Wars KOTOR2 TSL" Is this right?

The mod was "NewFemPC_2.6" from pcgamemods.com incase you guys need to know

Thanks

[ChAiNz.2da]

the override folder should be located in the main TSL game folder (where the .exe is found).. generally:

c:/Program Files/LucasArts/SWKotor2/override

something close to that..

p.s. it's really important that override is spelled correctly .. hehehe

[Dark-Flux]

OMG OMG OMG!!!!!!!! IT WORKS!!!!
IT....IS....AAALLLIIIVVVEEE !!!!!

not quite sure how though. Is KOTOR2 supposed to already have an Override folder because i found one under mycomputer/programfile/lucasarts/SWkotOR2/override
it already had three programmes in it.

thanks for the help

[RedHawke]

Originally Posted by Dark-Flux

Is KOTOR2 supposed to already have an Override folder because i found one under mycomputer/programfile/lucasarts/SWkotOR2/override
it already had three programmes in it.

The patch creates an override folder and places those files in it if I'm not mistaken.

[heedavid]

Dear great modders,

Please bear with me for this newbie question as I just started on KotOR1 recently. It's the same problem regarding mods not being able to work...

I'm currently (and I've saved a game) on Dantooine, just shortly after returning the stowaway to the Twi'lek. And I recently downloaded Cate Kroft's "silver crystal", "new color crystals" and "all compatible" mods. After following Cate's instructions to the dot, I still couldn't get it working.

Cate had written down that the various crystals could be obtained via the Dantooine merchant and on Nemo's body. But when I loaded up my saved game (as mentioned above), I don't see anything at all.

Am I missing something here? Do I have to 'enable cheats' in order to get mods to work? Any help and advice is greatly appreciated! Many thanks and I look forward to your replies!

Best regards,
Dave

[Darth333]

I could be wrong about that as it's been a while since I played with Merchant's inventories but I believe the inventory is loaded the first time you enter the module, meaning that you would have to load a savegame from prior entering that module for the first time.

Perhaps someone could confirm this info.

[RedHawke]

Originally Posted by Darth333

I could be wrong about that as it's been a while since I played with Merchant's inventories but I believe the inventory is loaded the first time you enter the module, meaning that you would have to load a savegame from prior entering that module for the first time.

Perhaps someone could confirm this info.

That's how I recall it works as well.

[heedavid]

Dear Darth333 and RedHawke,

Oh dear. Does this mean in order for me to work Cate's mods I got to have a savegame whereby I JUST arrived at Dantooine and haven't yet gone on trial to become a Jedi?

Sorry about the question, but I don't quite understand the meaning when you say 'module'.

I'm now interpretating it as a savegame (be it whether I finished Dantooine, or as in my case I've completed it) OUTSIDE the merchant's shop or OUTSIDE the Dantooine Starmap cave (whereby Nemo's body is found). If my above interpretation is correct, then that is what I've been doing all along but to no avail when I approached the merchant or Nemo's body.

Unless you guys are telling me that I must NOT complete Dantooine, as in my very first concern, in order for the mods to work.

Best regards,
Dave

[ChAiNz.2da]

By "module loading" they mean the very first time the merchant spawns. So for example, if you were adjusting the inventory for the "crazy rodian" on Dantooine, you would need a savegame before the very first time you exited the Jedi Enclave..

For Nemo's corpse, you would need a savegame before the very first time you entered the ruins... etc. etc.

Once a merhant/npc/etc. spawns for the first time, everything is set. Unfortunately there isn't a 'cell reset' (such as Oblivion) so it can get tricky with placeables in KotOR / TSL..

[bgerva3383]

Originally Posted by Darth333

How to install mods?

[*]Winrar: While winrar can unpack .zip as well as .rar files, it does not recognize the .7z format. Winrar allows you to do the following:
pack/unpack : RAR and ZIP files
unpacking only: CAB, ISO, ARJ, LZH, TAR, GZ, BZ2, ACE, UUE, JAR (java archive), Z

I just thought you'd like to know that WinRAR now supports the .7z format. Also, in addition to supporting the GZ and BZ2 formats, it also supports TAR.GZ and TAR.BZ2.

[Darth333]

Originally Posted by ChAiNz.2da

Unfortunately there isn't a 'cell reset' (such as Oblivion) so it can get tricky with placeables in KotOR / TSL..

There is a way to "reset" the module and get the crystals showing up in the merchant's inventory but it will mess up some variables (and could eventually screw up things completely).

Try this at your own risks and keep a savegame from before trying this method in case you get stuck later on as many variables will be reset and you could be unable to finish some quests:

Open Windows-Explorer and Kotor. Right before entering the module where the merchant is, switch to the Windows-Explorer (Alt-Tab) and go to your Kotor directory. You should see a folder called "gameinprogress". Inside this folder should be a file for the module where the merchant is located (you need the name of that module - unfortunately I don't remember it but it's likely danmblabla.sav ) Erase it. Then go back to your game and talk to the merchant. If you did everything right, the crystals should be there.


You can also get the same results by editing your savegame using an erf/gff editor but it's a bit more complex.

Originally Posted by bgerva3383

I just thought you'd like to know that WinRAR now supports the .7z format. Also, in addition to supporting the GZ and BZ2 formats, it also supports TAR.GZ and TAR.BZ2.

Thanks for mentioning this. I guess it's time for me to update my winrar version

[canterbrigian]

Uninstall: Just delete the files. Some mods come with an automatic installer and maybe removed via the Add/remove programs function in Windows.

1) If the readme mentions nothing about how to uninstall, is there no pitfall in deleting every file in the Override folder?
2) Is there any special instruction about mods installed using tslpatcher?

Finished TSL for second time so now attempting to play with mods installed, but in the first run after installing, I've encountered an "unbeatable" problem which causes the Sith Assassins aboard the Harbinger to trigger a game crash whenever the character controlled by the player targets them with anything (projectiles including grenades, melee weapons, Force powers, etc.). At first, I thought it was because they were simply invisible under all circumstances (one sees the attack icon set "floating" after one approaches the first "trigger" door, but no figure appears) and very deadly (they use poison and struck 11 out of 15 times sufficiently well to instantly kill my ~40 vitality Consular), but even after re-equipping my party and using every buffing Force power, it only served to lengthen the inevitable slaughter of my trio....

Anyway, I'm going to attempt to uninstall all of the mods then reinstall one at a time again (I don't have the CDs to uninstall then reinstall the game or I'd skip the mod uninstall procedure)....

Thanks in advance for confirming.

[darthrevan0201]

Hi, im new and have tried some mods after completeing the game 3 times, i have tried some mods and one works but the other 2 don't, can you help me?
The one that worked is Mekel recrutment.
The ones that failed is Mask++ and revan items by chainz.
Thanks.

To everyone, I have had to delete some 'off-topic' posts, this thread is about how to install mods, not troubleshooting them, please post in the respective mods release thread in our Taris Upper City Emporium forum about any issues you may have, if the mod doesn't have a release thread in our Taris Upper City Emporium forum then please create a thread about it in Holowan labs, but not here thanks. -RH

[Christos K]

I do not know if this is in the right place but I am having trouble downloading Exar Kun's Tomb mod and Project Yavin 4 mod. I am not having a problem of them not working together, I am just not able to get either one of them to work. If you do not have the mods just go to PcGameMods and go to the Kotor section and type yavin for Project Yavin 4 and exar for Exar Kun' Tomb.

[tk102]

When you are unzipping those mods, note that there are folders named "Override" and "Modules" inside of them -- be sure to put the files from Override folder into your Override folder and the files from Modules folder into your Modules folder.

[AdmiralThrawn]

this is probably a stupid question, are kotor and tsl mod compatible . id gess they arnt but to be sure

[sekan]

I'm not sure if it all would work but there are some mods that works for both k1 and TSL.

[ralon savar]

i downloaded mods for kotor for the pc but how do i use them?
i have winrar setup and stuff but i dont know how to get the mods onto the game
i know go to extract to and then select overdrive but i dont have that
so i just extraced them to the actual game. is that ok?
or do i have to have an overdrive file
if so how do i get one?

[ChAiNz.2da]

Originally Posted by ralon savar

i downloaded mods for kotor for the pc but how do i use them?
i have winrar setup and stuff but i dont know how to get the mods onto the game
i know go to extract to and then select overdrive but i dont have that
so i just extraced them to the actual game. is that ok?
or do i have to have an overdrive file
if so how do i get one?

You want an "override" folder (not 'overdrive'). Make sure the spelling is correct
If the folder does not exist, you can create one. The game will recognize it

[knight 12167]

Is WInZip free?

[HK-42]

Originally Posted by knight 12167

Is WInZip free?

Get 7z: http://www.7-zip.org/

its free

[Darth Jester]

Been a very long time since I installed mods for TSL, if someone could please refresh my memory as to where I stuff the files from the Source folder on some of the mods it would be appreciated. Thanks in advance Jester

@ DarthParametric: Thanks, as i said been about three years since I've used the game so my mind was a little blank lol.

[DarthParametric]

Nowhere. The source folder is just the uncompiled scripts (NSS) used in the mod. It's there for use by other modders.

[PremierKid]

Hi all

I'm new to all this modding business and even thou i've been reading some posts on how to mod and stuff i've managed to download some files for kotor 1 but when i open them up they come with some file like tslpatchdata? where or wat are these files? and where is the folder for it? i can extract files no problem and following instruction is easy but it doesn't say where the tslpatch data file is , nor does it say create one if ness so i'm really stuck on how to use these type of files

any help wud be appreciated
thx

[RedHawke]

^^^^
FYI but you need to always read a mods readme file first for how to install their particular mod.

In the case of the tslpatchdata mods they use the installer. You need to extract the archive to a temp folder and run the exe file it will install the mod as it uses the tslpatchdata folder as that contains the mods files for installation and it must be in the same folder as the exe file when you run it.

[Star Admiral]

Hi, welcome to the forums!

Here's how to install a mod after you download it. First, unzip it to its own folder. Then, open up that folder to view its contents. If there is no tslpatchdata folder inside, then all you need to do is copy the files inside into your Override folder located in whichever directory you installed K1. If there is a tslpatchdata folder inside, then there should also be an executable file called TSLPatcher, Setup, Installer, or something along those lines. To install the mod, just double-click on that executable and let the installer do the copying work for you.

Hope that helps.

EDIT: Beaten by RedHawke.

- Star Admiral

[PremierKid]

thx guys appreiciate the help keep up the work

[Revan's Aprentice]

Hey everybody, I just have an issue that I would really like to solve, and I hope you guys can help. :/

Currently I am running KotOR 2 on a virtual disk, and for some reason I cannot edit the .Iso that it is located on, I cant even extract it. Also, whenever I try to start the game from the Lucas arts/KotOR2 file w/ game launcher, It says that I have the wrong Disk inserted even though I have the Virtual Disk of the Playing disk, which is Kotor_2_1 Right?

Any Help would be greatly appreciated.
-------Revan's

[Fluffybunny123]

Where do i find the override folder? I feel like a n00b.

[Rancorslayer]

Originally Posted by Darth333

How to install mods?
{Snipped to save space}

So I am trying to download a mod that uses the auto installer and it's telling me to find the file that the game is executable from. I've tried about every file that sounds like it would be it but nothing works. The mod also didn't come with a readme (that I can find anyway). Can I get some help?

[ZimmMaster]

Just a little suggestion to be added in here: I thought I'd recommend anyone still using the 7-zip program to upgrade to the program called IZArc. It has the same simple interface but supports more formats than 7-zip. Just thought I'd recommend it.

[iSlingshot]

Ok There is probably a sticky about this somewhere but how do I install a TSLPatch mod using OS X?

[Sgt. Strike]

For TSL, when you patch the game, it will create an Override directory. At least for the PC game.

[n00bster]

Every time I try to use the TSL Patcher, it says: "WARNING: An Unhandled Error Occured!". I'm using Vista by the way.

Can someone PLEASE help me? I read the instructions and I don't really get some of them. I'm trying to install WOTOR

[Darth333]

@ N00bster: check this post: http://lucasforums.com/showpost.php?...&postcount=239 and this post: http://lucasforums.com/showpost.php?...&postcount=241

[n00bster]

Originally Posted by Darth333

@ N00bster: check this post: http://lucasforums.com/showpost.php?...&postcount=239 and this post: http://lucasforums.com/showpost.php?...&postcount=241

Thanks a lot! Everything works now!

[Darth Abrid]

The people for mission and ccarth didnt spawn why not? i have mods for clothes and weapons and nothing is working

[Runarsg]

Does anyone know if its possible to use several mods that use the appearance.2da file?
Can i rename one of them to appearance1.2da? Or copy the contents of one into the other using a texteditor?

[jonathan7]

Originally Posted by Runarsg

Does anyone know if its possible to use several mods that use the appearance.2da file?
Can i rename one of them to appearance1.2da? Or copy the contents of one into the other using a texteditor?

If they use TSL patcher yes... If not then you will have to manually edit the appearance.2da and merge them for the different mods to work. Using one appearance.2da over a different one, will cause one of the mods to work incorrectly...

[Runarsg]

What do you mean by merging?
Would it work copy pasting from one to the other using a text editor?