Troubleshooting + Widescreen guides!!!

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http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=326836697

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=328778286

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Post if it helped. Thanks :)

I'm hoping newcomers from the ongoing Steam sale will notice this.

[WickedRequiem]

Doesn't widescreen introduce new bugs, like the swoopracing bug?

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Originally posted by WickedRequiem:

Doesn't widescreen introduce new bugs, like the swoopracing bug?

An old .exe that was mentioned in a lot of the guides and forums did introduce quite a few bugs, yes, but this is not that same .exe file.

A new .exe found on a few recently-made forums is of the same version as the Steam version.

I've tested it myself and it worked -- several friends of mine report that it works too (most of them have done 2 + playthroughs with the .exe).

[WickedRequiem]

Nice.
Thanks for the info. I was feeling a tad claustrophobic.

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Originally posted by WickedRequiem:

Nice.
Thanks for the info. I was feeling a tad claustrophobic.

No worries. It's definetly not that oudated .exe and it works very nicely!

[76561198141201578]

Hello whene i install the game and make my costume character my game goes black or freezes whene i click play

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Originally posted by milosmilinkov1999:

Hello whene i install the game and make my costume character my game goes black or freezes whene i click play

1. Navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Knights of the Old Republic II
2. Locate file "swkotor2.ini".
3. Change "DisableVertexBufferObjects=0" under [Graphics Options] to "DisableVertexBufferObjects=1".
4. Save the file.


If that still doesn't work:

* 1. Open "swkotor2.ini" in the KOTOR II directory and under both [Graphics Options] AND [Display Options], change "Fullscreen=1" to "Fullscreen=0".
2. Also add the following line under just [Graphics Options]:AllowWindowedMode=1
3. Save the file.


Last solution would be to try running swkotor2.exe (game's shortcut) as admin. and in compatability mode Windows XP Service Pack 2.

[76561198141201578]

Done all and nothing

[76561198141201578]

Can you pls post your ini file pls

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Originally posted by milosmilinkov1999:

Can you pls post your ini file pls

I haven't got the game installed.

If it doesn't work your GPU is probably not good.

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UPDATE: I'm happy to report I've found a few more solutions for most of the problems reported here and on this guide.


Firstly, crashing after character creation may require you disabling buffer effects AND soft shadows:

> Frame Buffer Effects Fix
1. Navigate to C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Knights of the Old Republic
2. Locate file "swkotor.ini".
3. Change "DisableVertexBufferObjects=0" under [Graphics Options] to "DisableVertexBufferObjects=1".
4. Save the file.

NOTE: You may also need to turn off "Soft shadows" as well (using the "swconfig.exe" file).


Secondly, if your game crashes all the time or crashes during a load screen, download this version of DirectX 9 (http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=8109)


Both of these have been added to the troubleshooting guide. Thanks.

[GGuts]

Thanks for this. :)

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Originally posted by GGuts:

Thanks for this. :)

No worries! You're very welcome.

[AKS]

This guide, with the new latest .exe should definately be bumped up! A lot of people have been looking for a fix to the widescreen problem but so far there has only been the older .exe with bugs around.

Once more, thank you so much Lucky!

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Originally posted by Valo:

This guide, with the new latest .exe should definately be bumped up! A lot of people have been looking for a fix to the widescreen problem but so far there has only been the older .exe with bugs around.

Once more, thank you so much Lucky!

No worries! People should see the guide if they're having trouble with widescreen, as there's not too many around for this game, and as I've mentioned everywhere I've discussed it: it's the latest version.

Short of advertising... I've done everything I can to get people to know that widescreen without downgrading (and getting lots of bugs) is possible ;)