[wip] The Return to Dantooine and The Search for Survivors

[Darth_Calo]

that's an interesting idea, Totenkopf. indeed, my original vision included going to Dantooine right before the Star Forge/Unknown System as a way to cement your LS/DS choices (although the lure of Bastila may still prove too much for the hormone driven Male (or female ) Revan to handle, and he/she may still succumb to the Dark side....(but that's a different discussion in and of itself!...) it would also give more context to Administrator Adare's rise to power (Revan encourages her, seeing her potential as a great leader, etc) and would explain the dissapearance of so many beloved K1 characters (Jon, Gar, etc) if for example Revan arranges for a shuttle off-world or kills them.

[DarthJacen]

I wonder if there is cut dialogue that you could use for the NPCs, or reuse dialogue from other parts of the game. This would help you put voice actors into your mod.

[Darth_Calo]

update: pictures of the enclave with the bodies and wreckage can be found in the Mod's Official Group (link is the picture in my signature). Mod is progressing well...release date is...pardon the cliche..."When it's done"

[blacklimoband]

Looking good guys. Best of luck with your project. Quick question, roughly how much extra gameplay time would you expect this would add to the game? Certainly would add more depth.

[Darth_Calo]

Looking good guys. Best of luck with your project. Quick question, roughly how much extra gameplay time would you expect this would add to the game? Certainly would add more depth.

 

I don't know exactly, but if I had to ballpark it I'd say at least maybe an hour, probably more, with the exploration, and the quests that are planned. further specifics for time added to the game will be given when the mod is closer to completion.

[Viado Onasi]

It sort of depends, if you use speed like the turbo cheat or force speed it could go a little faster.

Once the module skinning is finished the mod will go a bit faster (I think at least).

and I think Dustil is winning at the moment.

More screenshots will be provided in time.

[Darth_Calo]

haha well yeah if you use turbo the entire game goes by at lightning speeds. but if you go at the normal speed, probably the first quest will take you 20 minutes, the second one (which may feature a battle of some sort) might be more like 30, so maybe probalby 50 minutes, but as I said, we'll know more once we get closer to the final stages of development

[Christos K]

I see potential in this mod. I will follow its progress. Looks cool guys.

[DarthJacen]

Interesting poll, but I remember that Zhar, Vandar, and Vrook all survived because most of them went on to Kataar prior to TSL. Can anyone else remember if anyone else survived? Those who have played through K2 should know.

[Darth_Calo]

Vrook wasn't at Katarr, but I know Vandar was, and this would take place before the end of K1 so it'd be before they died there

 

Deesra survived, as did many of the settlers (the enclave got hit more then their homes)

likely, Jon and Gar survived. Adum Larp survived (he's in K2)

other than that their articles in the first post might tell you

[Holty1-5]

Elise Montagne: With her you could have manu ways to meet her based on the quests outcome.

 

e.g. With the man she meet they are together in the shelter bit

 

She's crying and next to her there is a broken droid

 

You find her in the plains still searching for the droid

 

There are many ways to go with her character as her quest had many outcomes

 

And way good work keep it up

[logan23]

I think it would be cool see results of the choices you made on dantoonie on the first visit.

 

You mentioned the woman and the droid. You can have something happen wither you took the quest, didn't take it and how you solved it.

Ex if the droid come back then you see it save the woman's life from an attacking Sith just as you enter the scene and end up saving the woman.

 

You can do this with a few of these quests but with the feuding family..that might be hard since there are many options and results. This could be mentioned easier through dialogue by a npc you meet who tell you what hapepn to them and where they might hiding etc...

 

And remember you don't need to show everything, just a few moments that tie into earlier quests.

[Darth_Calo]

Exactly Logan, this isn't going to be like a quest where everything you did on Dantooine earlier is revisited, because likely some of the people died--especially the Sandrals and Matales (I think the greeter woman at Khoonda mentioned that he died in the attack)

[Viado Onasi]

wait I just remembered something! When you go to Khonda, there is a droid outside your ship and if you use your skills on him he says something about:

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the attack and I think that HE IS the one droid at that DOOR near the exit of the enclave

 

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When you finish in the enclave and leave I thinkt that there should be an exlplosion at the first door because in KotOR 2 it says something about it only left the sublevels intact (the attack)

[juansaman]

This is an interesting project, and I see it has a lot of retcon value. As many I always wanted to see the post-attack Dantooine. I'm also confident with this having Logan being part of team.

 

I wrote some similar project some time ago, which linked destroyed Dantooine with destroyed Taris, but as it had a huge scope I forget about it, so it's good to read you'll work first on the basics to make this mod exists and to really happen.

 

I suggest to make Kni to appear here: would be funny having him surviving another world massacre.

I also see nobody says anything about Belaya, I think some mention about her surviving or not the attack or appearance (if she did not passed to the Dark Side) should be considered.

If you make some other known character to appear, I think some re-skining would help, for example have Deesra losing an eye or some implants because of the attack....

You think it would be possible to see the Temple as we see it in TSL? With all the holes on the building, I mean.

 

 

Good luck with this guys.

[Darth_Calo]

well so far, if you take a look at the group, we have Belaya dead in the academy. For the damaged exterior, I think that was part of the model rather than a skin, so the best we can probably do is skin it to look damaged

 

EDIT: the group is linked to in my signature (the Logo)

[Holty1-5]

well so far, if you take a look at the group, we have Belaya dead in the academy. QUOTE]

 

What if you pick Darkside and Kill Juhani? If you do see runs off and joins the sith or have you made it so a script says she only appears if you picked LS.

 

Also Juhani could have some dialog when you find the body

[Darth_Calo]

hey holt.

 

I don't know what's happening with the scripts. at the moment nothing appears for me (those screenshots were taken by Centenar, who is collaborating with me on this project)

 

he may have used her body so it appears regardless, as I have managed to sneak by her without triggering the scene where she damns me for killing Juhani. (usage of the 'warp' cheat i believe). the idea for dialog for Juhani when you find her body is interesting, also.

 

~DC

[DarthJacen]

Vrook wasn't at Katarr, but I know Vandar was, and this would take place before the end of K1 so it'd be before they died there

 

Deesra survived, as did many of the settlers (the enclave got hit more then their homes)

likely, Jon and Gar survived. Adum Larp survived (he's in K2)

other than that their articles in the first post might tell you

 

Interesting that you mention Kataar happening before the end of K1 because Vandar is at the Star Forge battle, and gives you the medal afterward on what appears to be Dantooine's Enclave. Am I wrong?

[Darth_Calo]

I am sorry if I did not clearly state what I meant.

 

I'll try again and try to be clearer this time:

 

Katarr took place roughly I think 1-2 years before the events of TSL. (which in itself took place five years after KotOR 1)

 

This modification would take place during the events of KotOR meaning Vandar and all the other victims of the Katarr Attack would be alive.

 

EDIT: and for the record the medal scene takes place on the Unknown World Temple, on a balcony that is visible but not accessible in the game. (you can see the architechture is identical to the Rakata temple exterior and if you look carefully you can see the markers for the area transitions on the area around the temple

 

A note for the public:

 

even though the poll says open until July 2011, any votes cast after October 1, 2010 will not be counted

 

to a moderator: if possible please change the poll close date to 10/1/2010

[Darth_Calo]

sorry for the lack of updates, folks.

 

progress on the mod has been...slow, with several setbacks. however, the project is not dead.

 

~DC

[Zhaboka]

Yay! It's a great idea, don't give up!

[salam263]

yeah, don't give up! this is really great! Really good modding Logan! (even though i don't know much about modding) I really like it

[Seikan]

Well the problem with meeting Vandar, is that after it at the star fprge is like "WAH, OH!!! You survived!!" so it wouldn't make a lot of sense to see him before.

[Darth_Calo]

Seikan: that is valid. however given that you crash land on the Unknown World, which in most circumstances would be deadly, you could say that he is suprised that Jedi (or Darth) Revan survived that ordeal. hence he would be validly shocked to see you alive.