Abandonware is abandoned!

[Antagonist]

I really wish they would open up development a bit. Many bugs at this point sound trivial and could probably be quickly fixed by a motivated person with only limited knowledge of the modding tools.

 

[WhiskeyWolf]

http://forums.team-gizka.org/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=4579
http://forums.team-gizka.org/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=4574
http://forums.team-gizka.org/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=4560
http://forums.team-gizka.org/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=4548
http://forums.team-gizka.org/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=4522

There forum is just so fucking awesome. I hope those human beings will understand - before 2012 - that there is no fucking hope.

http://mantis.team-gizka.org/my_view_page.php
Or am I wrong?

EDIT: No I'm not.

 

[Occasionally Fatal]

some of those forum posts seem like they would fit right in the best thread ever.

 

[Hümmelgümpf]

53 issues that aren't even assigned? They are not even trying anymore.

 

[racofer]

So, is it a problem on my end or is Team <s>Gizka</s> Faggotry's website offline at last?

 

[Vaarna_Aarne]

Sadly, it's on your end.

 

[racofer]

Oh fuck I hoped for a good new year surprise.

 

[MetalCraze]

It won't die until the last retard will realize that he sucks their cock for nothing. Knowing their forum visitors it may not happen.

 

[qliveur]

Ex-retard, here.

I downloaded the beta as soon as I knew that it had been leaked, but I gave them six months to at least show some effort and when the buildmaster went AWOL for three months I decided that I'd had enough of their bullshit and went ahead and played the damn thing. So yeah, I'm a "thief".

I was rather underwhelmed, but I kind of expected that. Nothing could ever live up to that much hype.

 

[Infernaeus]

I was rather underwhelmed, but I kind of expected that. Nothing could ever live up to that much hype.

To be fair, I think almost all of the cut content was made readily available in Scorchy's LP along with a few other places (and on the disks themselves for those who cared to look around). I was rather pleased with the mod, but that's because I already knew what was going to be in it and had eagerly awaited it for awhile.

 

[The Genius]

I'm amazed anyone would actually still be waiting. I don't have KOTOR2 installed but if I ever do again, I'll be sure to download the leak.

Why the hell not?

 

[Wyrmlord]

But whatever the restoration project you get for the game -

how will it remove the level scaling from KotOR 2, where even quest rewards were scaled to your level (low level - lightsaber part, high level - lightsaber)? The very fact that high level characters would be dumped with high power equipment, and a low level character had no initiative to explore and find better stuff?

 

[Infernaeus]

The lightsaber is the only instance I can think of where the level scaling is obvious. Aside from that, I've gotten sith war swords and Mandalorian Assault Armour before leaving Telos.

 

[qliveur]

Actually, I think that the type of lightsaber reward is linked to whether or not the PC has acquired a lightsaber yet and not to the PC's level. As to the random loot question, I don't believe that the RP deals with this issue at all.

I was rather underwhelmed, but I kind of expected that. Nothing could ever live up to that much hype.

To be fair, I think almost all of the cut content was made readily available in Scorchy's LP along with a few other places (and on the disks themselves for those who cared to look around). I was rather pleased with the mod, but that's because I already knew what was going to be in it and had eagerly awaited it for awhile.

As did I. I was a longtime follower of the project and knew exactly what was and wasn't going to be in it. I guess that I should have pointed out that my feeling underwhelmed was the result of the fact that I've played around with most of the major mods for both KotORs and found that T-G's work was really nothing special when compared to the best of them. I found "Kaevee" to be a worthless addition that adds nothing whatsoever to the story and the Genoharadan plot to have a "scabbed on" feel to it that is only redeemed by it's providing a premise for the wonderful cutscene aboard the Ebon Hawk prior to reaching Malachor.

In conclusion, I found that there isn't nearly enough additional content to justify such a long development period, and what was there was so God-damned buggy that it leaves me wondering just what the Hell they've been doing for all of this time other than jerking off to all of the unwarranted praise while sadistically stringing everyone along. Lying, motherfucking attention whores.

Well, enough ranting over things beyond my control. Now on to something constructive. Speaking of mods, anyone who was disappointed (for good reason) with the combat difficulty in TSL should really try these out:

Beancounter's Hardcore Mod

Stoffe's Improved Combat AI

You'll have to merge these two at the script level using KotOR Tool to make them compatible with one another because they utilize the same script, but you will get the the best results this way. Otherwise you'll have to choose between the two. If you go that route, I would recommend the Hardcore Mod as it has a bigger impact on the difficulty. The Improved AI is great, though, because not only does it make your enemies smarter, but your party NPCs as well.

Last but not least there is Darth Shan's Difficulty Options, which gives you a wider selection of difficulty levels in-game. This comes in very handy because TSL's balance is still broken. It tends to "seesaw" like crazy and the mods that I mentioned above make this "seesawing" even more pronounced.

These mods are compatible with TSLRP and help to make the gameplay a lot more interesting.

 

[Vaarna_Aarne]

So when is some true patriot going to fix the leaked beta, since TG is pretty much worthless?

 

[qliveur]

An excellent question. I think that one or some of the retired modders over at Holowan would have probably done so by now if such an undertaking wouldn't break the "modder's code" of stealing another modder's work.

But, IMO, it really wouldn't be any different than what T-G has been doing with Obsidian's work, now would it?

TBH, I'm so pissed about this whole thing that I'd do it myself if I could script worth a damn. But I am also aware that doing so would only serve to feed the attention-whoring, drama-queen of a beast that is T-G and particular members of their fanbase. In my experience, people like them get off on any type of attention, positive or negative, and the most effective way to deal with them is to ignore them.

 

[bat_boro]

I'm thinking of going through KOTOR 2 again and I want to know if this leaked version of the restoration mod is going to give me any headaches?

 

[Satori (original)]

I'm thinking of going through KOTOR 2 again and I want to know if this leaked version of the restoration mod is going to give me any headaches?

Not really, the only troublesome parts are when you're up against the HK-50 models which seem to have 3x the normal health and a glitch at the Nihilus scene where if you choose to sacrifice Visas you have to shut down the game, but that's it insofar as my play through revealed.

 

[MetalCraze]

I'm thinking of going through KOTOR 2 again and I want to know if this leaked version of the restoration mod is going to give me any headaches?

Yes.

 

[Lyric Suite]

I'm thinking of going through KOTOR 2 again and I want to know if this leaked version of the restoration mod is going to give me any headaches?

Is the restoration mod abandoned?

 

[Hory]

Someone needs to start a mod restoration mod.

 

[bat_boro]

I don't know, I just didn't want to start yet another thread about it and decided to write in this one instead.

I'm thinking of going through KOTOR 2 again and I want to know if this leaked version of the restoration mod is going to give me any headaches?

Not really, the only troublesome parts are when you're up against the HK-50 models which seem to have 3x the normal health and a glitch at the Nihilus scene where if you choose to sacrifice Visas you have to shut down the game, but that's it insofar as my play through revealed.

Thanks for the answer.

Another thing I would like to know is are there any good mods that I should consider installing beside the restoration mod?
And what about something that makes the game a little prettier?

 

[dragonfk]

I don't know, I just didn't want to start yet another thread about it and decided to write in this one instead.

I'm thinking of going through KOTOR 2 again and I want to know if this leaked version of the restoration mod is going to give me any headaches?

Not really, the only troublesome parts are when you're up against the HK-50 models which seem to have 3x the normal health and a glitch at the Nihilus scene where if you choose to sacrifice Visas you have to shut down the game, but that's it insofar as my play through revealed.

Thanks for the answer.

Another thing I would like to know is are there any good mods that I should consider installing beside the restoration mod?
And what about something that makes the game a little prettier?

Prettier? You dont play any of the KOTOR games for graphics. If this is your requirement you should try with Oblivion or Fallout 3. And I believe there are none, though last time I checked mods for KOTOR2 I was rather looking for gameplay mods like new Force Powers, better AI mod and/or difficulty mod(increasing health of your opponents, trust me that KOTOR2 can be a difficult game with mods).

 

[Deleted Member 10432]

I don't know, I just didn't want to start yet another thread about it and decided to write in this one instead.

I'm thinking of going through KOTOR 2 again and I want to know if this leaked version of the restoration mod is going to give me any headaches?

Not really, the only troublesome parts are when you're up against the HK-50 models which seem to have 3x the normal health and a glitch at the Nihilus scene where if you choose to sacrifice Visas you have to shut down the game, but that's it insofar as my play through revealed.

Thanks for the answer.

Another thing I would like to know is are there any good mods that I should consider installing beside the restoration mod?
And what about something that makes the game a little prettier?

There are two (frankly fugly) "Graphical Enhancement" mods knocking about somewhere, which change the textures. Other than that, there's loads of robe/armour reskins (most are bad) and some OK weapon models around.

 

[qliveur]

Fugliness motion seconded. They're just way too over-the-top for my taste. Some people like them, though.