KotOR and KotOR2 Savegame Editor (KSE) - Current Version: 3.3.3

[Gir19]

ok, I have tried using ActivePerl and nothing worked, So I figure I will try to compile the program myself on my system, that should fix any issues with the wrap, but I ran into a problem there as well. I am missing some modules needed to be able to compile, here is a screenshot showing which modules are missing, if you could let me know where I could get the missing modules I would be most greatfull.

 

[Darkkender]

All of the modules that begin with Bioware can be located at pcgamemods. Tk102 released the source modules there about a year and half back or so. As to the other modules you will need to use the PPM utility to download them off the internet. PPM should be in the "Bin" folder for your perl installation.

[Gir19]

thanx for the help guys, I got the missing modules and compiled it. It works great now. Great work Tk102

[canterbrigian]

hi,

 

Newbie to Kotor2, only having just finished patched (v 1.0b), but un-modded installation on Windows XP.

on my second attempt at the game (I've only got one savegame so far (am on Peragus at the T3 section) from this run, excluding the autosave and the quicksave), I fetched a copy of the savegame editor v3.3.3 today (16 Sep 2006), but when attempting to install the editor, I got the error message about the dialog.tlk file size error, referencing spells.2da).

 

I checked the troubleshooting thread and tried to follow its instructions:

attempt to re-install, which results in same error

attempted to look for spells.2da in savegames, but no such file exists (globalvars.res, partytable.res, savegame.sav, savenfo.res, and screen.tga are all that exist in each savegame)

 

Since I have never attempted any mods (no installing or attempts at installing), the caution about un-installing a mod would seem to be inapplicable...?

 

Thanks in advance for advice.

[tk102]

v3.3.4 released

 

v3.3.4 - Recompiled with newer version of TLK handler. Should prevent some unexpected "Memory could not be 'read'" errors.

 

I've also included the source file and all the supporting Perl modules with this version. Most of the Perl modules have been works in progress and many have obsolete or unfinished functions within them -- use caution if you attempt to use them for your own devices...

[Lettuce]

I dont know if this has been mentioned before but when I tried to mod a X-Box save with v3.3.4 it didnt work. The program shows that everything was done correctly and that it saved the new version of the file but if you close down KSE and go back into the same file nothing will have changed. The save also appears the same way when loaded up on the Xbox. Switching to an earlier version to KSE seemed to fix this problem for me though.

[Non Sequitur]

I'm also having issues with 3.3.4. It seems that some features like simple boolean changes (ie the "cheats used" indicator) work, but more complex ones such as inventory modification and name changing result in either no change at all or a corrupt save file.

[tk102]

I'll roll it back then to 3.3.3 for now. Done.

[Aayla Offee]

Is it possible to change the options of having Revan female and good? if you've already choosed male and bad unknowningly? heh

[Tupac Amaru]

Is it possible to change the options of having Revan female and good? if you've already choosed male and bad unknowningly? heh

You can change those with KSE. Revan's gender is stored in the global number 101PER_Revan_Sex. Set its value to 1 for female Revan, 0 for male. For Revan's alignment you need to set 101PER_Revan_End: 1 means Revan was evil, 0 good.

[Totenkopf]

Tried using KSE 3.3.3 on a saved game (KOTOR) and changed PC appearance to another character (HK47), but when trying to change back to original one, the pc was headless. This happened shortly after arriving on Taris, so only NPC in tow was Carth. Can you change back to original appearance for PC or are you stuck w/headless version? thanks.

[tk102]

Hello Totenkopf,

This is a known issue. You can make it so that both you and HK47 have the same PC head or you can switch HK47 back to some other head and your PC's head should reappear. To be twins with HK47, read on.

 

Symptom: You change appearance to look like one of your party NPCs and all is well

until you attempt to enter a new area with that NPC. Then the NPC loses its head!

Same holds true for the PC....

Cause: SW:KotOR doesn't like two unique characters appearing together.

 

Fix: From T7Nowhere's post on Holowan Labs--

I know how to fix the head problem, but it will take a bit of work.

 

The thing about it. Bioware set it up so that you can't encounter an npc with your

head, so in appearance.2da there is a normalhead and backup head columns.

 

SO in order for and npc not to loose there head that npc would need an backup head.

 

There is a way to remedy this and it is simple open up appearance.2da with KotorTool (if you have that file in override then open that appeance.2da) go to [the PC's appearance row] and scroll over until you see columns "normalhead" & "backuphead"

and simply type [the same number that's in the normalhead column] in the backuphead column save the file back to override. And now

you and [HK47] can be twins.

[Totenkopf]

Have installed KOTOR tool and in process of fiddlin' w/it, but have another question. Noticed while using KSE that some of the selections can alter appearance (Gadon, Gendar...) while others (Uthar, YB...) stay appear in same clothes regardless of what you put on them. Can this be changed w/KT as well? If so, how exactly? Thanks in advance.

[tk102]

The answer lies in the way appearance.2da affects your uh, appearance. What KSE does is to change the appearance.2da lookup record for you or your party NPCs. The numerous columns in that .2da file define what textures are used for the different robes, armor, etc. You can use KotOR Tool to make any necessary modifications you like. Uthar, for example, has the same textures defined across each of the columns.

 

This appearance.2da walkthrough provides a lot more detail.

http://www.lucasforums.com/showthread.php?t=148638

[Fred_Leonard]

Kotor2 problems.

 

It's extremely buggy on the PC!

 

The big problem is that I am stuck on Nar Shadda. There seems to be no way out due to the many bugs. I save often because of the constant application quitting (after all it is Windows).

I have battled in the lower levels and knocked out the Wookie.

It didn't let me switch parties afterwards, and I am just tuck there. It's like the end of round didn't trigger.

If I cheat my way out, then Mira is not availabl in my party. She in on the Hawk, and I can interact with her, but I cannot pick her in a party, and the Jedi Master will not reappear.

Does anyone know what variables to change with the editor, or how to get around this stuck situation?

I got by it easily on the X-Box, but the PC version is really bug ridden. I loaded the latest updates.

I have restarted back a ways from one of my previous saves, and I end up in the same stuck situation.

I defeat the Wookie, the Gas has no effect on me, and from what I can tell from the guide, I should change parties at that point.

 

Thanks for any help!

[Zer0DazE]

crashing when opening a xbox kotor1 save

 

12-06-2006 12:13:35 KSE startup v3.3.3

12-06-2006 12:13:49 KSE found KotOR1 saves directory in C:\xbox\SWKotor

Can't use an undefined value as a HASH reference at kotor_savegame_editor3.3.3.pl line 521.

 

 

kotor2 stuff works fine though

 

any ideas?

[tk102]

That's an odd place for an error to occur -- trying to read the classes.2da from the 2da.bif file yet KSE seems able to retrieve the other .2da files correctly. KSE 333 has a bound copy of chitin.key and 2da.bif which it will extract unless it finds a copy is already present.

 

What files did you copy over from the Xbox other than the savegame files? One thing you could try is to delete the c:\xbox\swkotor\chitin.key file and the c:\xbox\swkotor\data\2da.bif file and try again.

[Darth_pwnage]

does dis work with tsl?

[Emperor Devon]

It does. Welcome to the forums, by the way!

[OTrain22]

How do you use the editor to make sure that Dustil Onasi appears on Korriban?

[Kazuya-Hartless]

Hi, i looked around this forum for about 2 h now and i mainly understand "nothing" to all your scripting, moding, .d2 thing and all that you say.

 

I finally decided to just ask cuz i have a strange problem with the SaveGame Editor 333.

 

When trying to load NPC's from the 1st game, i arrive in my savegame area after reloading and everything is black. And in the game menus area, there is no-one in the "lightside/darkside" window.

 

I installed Kotor2 before installing Kotor1, is it possible the editor doesn't find Bastila, Carth etc... ?

 

Before this was working but i already had Kotor1 installed before installing kotor2.

 

But, last time i tried it, all Kotor1 NPC's worked fine for the "appearence" editor, except Bastila(all three of them). When i tried to pic her appearance, the game turns black like stated above or simply crashes.

 

First off, i'd like to know if you can help me for the first ishue wich doesn't let me choose NPC's from kotor 1 in kotor 2. Then, i'd like to know if i can choose Bastila in this 333 version(i had 326 before) without having trouble making her work. This really bugged me as all other NPC's of Kotor1 worked properly, except Bastila Chan :/

 

I'm sorry if someone posted this somewhere and i missed it.

 

Thank you very much.

[tk102]

Hello Kazuya-Hartless,

Could you describe what you attempted to do exactly with KSE? I didn't quite catch your meaning when you said you were "trying to load NPC's". Were you attempting to change the appearance of your main PC to appear like another NPC (ie. Bastila)? If so, you may find that you will have to edit heads.2da using KotOR Tool to add a backup head for Bastila.

 

From KSE-readme.txt (quoting T7Nowhere, a pioneer in .2da editing):

I know how to fix the head problem, but it will take a bit of work.

 

The thing about it. Bioware set it up so that you can't encounter an npc with your

head, so in appearance.2da there is a normalhead and backup head columns.

 

SO in order for and npc not to loose there head that npc would need an backup head.

As Juhani is a unique npc she doen not have a backup and when you transition from

one area to another the game checks appearance.2da(I suspect) and since your

character comes first the game will give you juhani's head and she looses hers.

 

There is a way to remedy this and it is simple open up appearance.2da with KT (if

you have that file in override then open that appeance.2da) go to row 8 which is

Party_NPC_Juhani and scroll ove until you see columns "normalhead" & "backuphead"

and simple type 5 in the backuphead column save the file back to override. And now

you and Juhani can be twins. if you would like juhani to have a different head when

you take hers then simply open heads.2da to find an appropriate female head (or

male. what ever make you happy) and type that number in the backuphead column and

save appearance to override.

In your case you'd want to do that for Bastila, not Juhani.

 

The presence of TSL doesn't affect how you edit KotOR or vice versa.

 

(Welcome to the forums! and don't fear, once you look at the files that KotOR Tool exposes, 2da editing will begin to make more sense.)

[Darth333]

Note also that some K1 models are not present in Kotor 2 even if they are listed in KSE (Jolee per example). KSE reads the .2da file and does not check if the corresponding models are present so if you happen to chose one of those models, the game will crash.

 

However, Bastila is in K2 so it shouldn't be a problem (unless you are chosing the wrong Bastila in the KSE list if there is more than one Bastila in the .2da file - I can't check as I don't have the game with me )

[Zer0DazE]

That's an odd place for an error to occur -- trying to read the classes.2da from the 2da.bif file yet KSE seems able to retrieve the other .2da files correctly. KSE 333 has a bound copy of chitin.key and 2da.bif which it will extract unless it finds a copy is already present.

 

What files did you copy over from the Xbox other than the savegame files? One thing you could try is to delete the c:\xbox\swkotor\chitin.key file and the c:\xbox\swkotor\data\2da.bif file and try again.

 

you are my hero

works great

thanks

[jbondsr]

Hi.

I've just started to use the KSE editor and now the enemies are way stronger than normal (I'm at the beginning of the game).

How can I increase my strength without increasing the strength of the enemies?