Exar_Kun

Without any armor I'm currently at a base defense of 23. Say I add an armor with a defense bonus of 4, such as the Jay Shel armor, my defense increases to 25 and not 27. Or if I add an armor with a defense bonus of 5 it increases to 26 and not 28. Has anyone had this problem? Or am I not adding up the bonuses and such correctly? Thanks.

I don't feel that games load faster off the HDD, I also ran into fewer problems with KotOR 2, i.e. glitches and slowdowns less frequently off the disc than off the HDD. Not to deviate too far off topic but the Xbox with a modchip is a wonderful thing. I recommend anyone drop the $200 for the media and multiple game capabilities alone. I'm typing this from the Linux on my Xbox as we speak :D . I still think this game kicks ass though. It felt it was way better than KotOR 1 in terms of story and character development, not to say that it was bad in the first one. I didn't like it my first time through not knowing stuff from particular NPC's because my influence wasn't high enough with them.

NO DAMMIT! Lol, just kidding, be my guest.

Don't know if any of you guys have seen 'em but my friend gave me the link the other day, enjoy: http://www.tpu.fi/~t4jlaaks/ep3/

Actually, I saw a video interview on IGN with Obsidian where they said that PC version was finished at the exact same time as the XBOX version and that it was "nice" because it "gave them time to work on international version (languages)". So, nothing was ever pushed up. In fact, the XBOX version doesn't have the problems of the PC version so what's the deal? IT WASN'T TESTED. And yes, it is as much Obsidian's fault as it is LucasArts. If I were a START-UP COMPANY and this was my first major title, I wouldn't let LucasArts push me around and fail to provide the resources to properly test the game. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yes you would. Obsidian doesn't own any rights to the Star Wars franchise, that means whatever they do has to be given the okay by the guys at LA. I'm pretty sure if the guys at Obsidian started bitching and talking crap to LA then they would have went to someone else. If your boss gives you a deadline you meet it.

Much obliged sir, great way to start off your first post as well. Welcome to the boards!

Does anyone know the password to the restricted section on the prima dvd guide? Can't seem to find it anywhere else.

I suggest getting the lightsaber pieces from Telos, Visas, then Vogga's storage room. That way once you get around to Lootra instead of a piece he'll give you an extra lightsaber (single or short). That way you'll have two sabers instead of just one.

That was one of mine as well. I also liked the part on Nar Shaadaa when you give that guy some credits and someone comes along and punches him in the gut and takes his money. Priceless...

My words exactly. The only really serious glitch I ran into was the T3-black screen glitch. That was easily remedied by playing off the disc instead of the hdd (I found a fix so I'm back to the hdd :D ). Bugs aren't that serious anyway...nothing the PC version shouldn't take care of, namely the slowdown.

Mines is cool with the bugs. I only had the T3 glitch once, now its smooth sailing. Other than that I give it a 10 for replay value. Different dialogue choices, and the multiple choices for classes are very enticing, as well as I didn't make everyone Jedi (damn mira and bao-dur).

I can't get Bao-Dur to become a Jedi for nothing, I'm on Onderon doing good stuff and he still doesn't gain influence.

You're closing on my definement of spoiler... careful now. (Check the first post.) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> There is nothing even remotely close to being spoilerish in his post... Then be prepared to have games where all you find are medpacs and vibroblades. Be prepared to be frustrated if you never find any robes for your character that "match" (DS robes for DS characters, etc..). Also be prepared to find the most basic of equipment all the way up until the end of the game. Be prepared to look at vendor inventories and walk away because they have nothing but absolute junk. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> That also kinda pissed me off, which is why I used the workbench a lot (not this time around though because guardians get sucky skill points). It would've been better if those dark jedi dropped lightsabers and robes like they did in the first game. I've got five jedi in my party and only one lightsaber between us.

Yes I did, but I still thought it gave the attack bonuses. Had I known it didn't I wouldn't have invested in it.

I have a double-bladed lightsaber on my character. With Flurry thats 3 attacks per round, and with knight speed i thought it would be 4 attacks per round but it's still on displaying 3 attacks per round. Is something wrong here? Am I only supposed to be getting 3 attacks per round?

OK. Nice links. Copied those, thx. So according to these the sentinel and guardian get the same saving throws, and for feats guardian gets 11 and sentinel 10 by the lvl20. Seems it's been balanced, good thing I suppose. BaB sth also interesting. All this makes the choice a little harder, hav'to admit, but I'm still not sure how sentinel is actually BETTER. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You're forgetting that Guardians hardly get any skills compared to Sentinels. As you have yet to play the game, you have no idea how important skills are this time - They unlock dialogue options, allow one to access additional quests and are used in item creation. Also, as someone previously noted, 'Force Jump' will effectively be unavailable for the first 18-20 hours, whilst the Sentnels immunities from Fear, Stun & Paralysis remain always active. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> And since everyone gains one level of flurry, power attack, and critical strike there's no reason not to go with the sentinel. That's my option the next playthrough .

You need to have certain people in certain situations. You should search all the dialogue options. You can easily make Handmaiden a Jedi just by speaking with her (and deuling). The same can be said for Visas, Kreia, T3, and Atton. The majority of the influence I've gained were from dialogue choices so try talking to them again.

Good point, Hades. At this point I am absolutely stumped on what the heck the deal is with TSL. I've been checking every website I can, and all I can get is 'system specs are coming soon', or, like Walmart did, putting the KOTOR specs up for KOTOR II. They've listed [correct me if I'm wrong] This bothers me because I've been saving for a few months now for KOTOR II and I just barely meet the requirements for the original KOTOR - I have a 1 GHz P3 [although it keeps telling me I have a 996 Mhz and therefore can't play it <_<], plenty of HDD space, and KOTOR 1 ran fine - of course, having a 256 MB ATi 9600 card and 384 MB of RAM helped too. If I'm going to need a new processor to run KOTOR II because it needs a 1.5 GHz, I'm going to go stick the cash I've saved in the bank and try and deal with my disappointment now instead getting all psyched out about a game I won't be able to play. And since the game is going to be released on 2/8 - which does seem to be the release date, regardless of whatever anyone else is saying - I find LA / Obsidian's lack of information disturbing. Or, to quote Darth Vader- "The Emperor is most displeased with your apparent lack of progress". <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Chances are you will be able to play it. It's probably the same as KotOR 1; I mean it is the same engine, etc. Even if the recommeded is at 1.5Ghz you'll probably be able to still play it, just might not be too pretty. This is coming from someone who managed to play Max Payne 2 on a 500mhz .

I was wondering why she was left out. I opted for Atton. Counting cards in your head to keep telepaths from prying was just damn genius. Even though I didn't have enough influence to find out a lot about him. That's what the 2nd playthrough is for :D . 2nd place goes to Nihilus, *it* brought light in, my opinion, to Darth Vader's statement about the Death Star being insigificant to the power of the force.

Ya that happens. I just started getting into Fable, fixing to crack open Morrowind once again (boy is that a deep game) and I still need to finish NFSU 2. I haven't finished beating Halo yet (boy does its campaign suck) and I want to before I fire up Halo 2. So I've got my work cutout for me. Lucky that you still have Xenogears. It's very ironic for me because I traded my Xenogears to someone for KotOR .

You are better off waiting for the PC release where some of the issues Xboxer's are having might be fixed with a more powerful machine.

That crap kinda pissed me off too. Really no point in investing in the 'force aura' tree as the 'force valor' is equally sufficient. I'm still debating on whether or not to pick up the 'burst of speed' tree for its extra attacks. But there's plenty of stuff you can get or create (I really love the workbench) that will give you some defense bonuses so it equals out. What is the significance of having Visas in your party? I don't think she was in my party when I got a prestige class.

It didn't bother me. There's really no more Jedi in the galaxy so you shouldn't be getting robes and lightsabers galore. Although it kind of irritated me that Dark Jedi weilding lightsabers did not drop lightsabers, but oh well.

I agree, but a lot of criticism was going to come along with this game, since it came behind one of the best Star Wars games ever. I think there shouldn't be any 'KotOR vs. TSL,' for an optimal gaming experience (and the best 60 hours you'll ever spend on a RPG, probably save for Xenogears ) I say pick up both titles if your funds permit it. You shall not be disappointed.