Level 30

[OnceBitten]

In TSL there's an achievement for the player reaching level 30. Is that even possible? It's not like you can go farm for experience pts. Trying to complete all the achievements. Most seemed doable. But Level 30 seems a stretch.
Has anyone gotten this achievement? If so, how?

[fauxpas]

Does Steam no longer show global achievements?

[di eshor ribly]

So when I got the Overachiever achievement (years ago) I used... an exploit strategy.

There was a corpse in a prison cell on Korriban that would spawn those....Hssiss lizards or whatever they were called. I searched the corpse repeatedly to spawn several groups of lizards and nuked them down with Force Storm. A couple hours of grinding did the trick. I believe the corpse has been patched to only give one set of lizards for a while now.

In normal gameplay a big part of it is keeping Kreia in your party as much as possible for the experience bonus, doing every quest, and disarming every mine.

[Rainynight]

bear in mind, that there a difference between disarming mines n taking them out - different DC and EX gain; if u are hunting for XP, u wanna get take them, not disarming, tho it'll be a bt harder (+10DC iirc).

[$CRWD]

As with Kotor 1, your planet route plays a huge factor. It's been too long to write with any specification, but it definitely is easier with a DS playthrough given that everything you kill awards EXP, and there are a lot of encounters and fights that are otherwise avoided with LS/persuasion.

As others have mentioned, kill everyone, open every door, and collect every mine.

[$CRWD]

Originally posted by mattmoo:

It's definitely possible to hit level 30 even in the base version of the game... Not easy, but even without a lot of glitches you can do that, someone out there probably hit 31 no problem.

Have to admit, not really sure why the planet order plays a role but I guess it does. :P

Planet order matters for two main reasons:

1) Unlocking companions.

2) Gender-specific dialogue.

If you pick up companions too late, you won't be able to resolve their personal storylines, and thus lose out on that sweet EXP. Second reason is self-explanatory, e.g. going to Dantooine as a female character first.

[cerberusiv]

Lvl 30 is relatively easy. If you play the vanilla game you can reach around lvl 28 just by doing as many journal tasks as possible. Add in the Hssiss exploit in the hidden tomb on Korriban and disarming mines and lvl 30 is pretty easy. Include Kreia is your party whenever possible for the extra experience you get from her mentor ability.

Play using TSLRCM and the exploits are blocked but there is more content and lvl 31 is easy. Add in the M4-78 mod and lvl 33 is easy. You can add another level to those with familiarity with the game to hoover up all the possible points.

So it is pretty easy really.

[Diocles]

In vanilla game i used korriban glitch to hit lvl 46 or 48 because that's the last feat giving besides max lvl (50)

[Diocles]

It was long ago,i had way more time to play bck then. As I remember its quite hard as LS,but it was fun. And a lot of time. The feats maybe not,but it never hurts having them. I used it to prepare 4 the endgame and as last planet. Again, it was vanilla.

[cerberusiv]

If you play using TSLRCM ans M4-78 and do EVERY quest, kill all enemies and disarm all minefields (even on Dantooine AFTER you have the achievement), it is easily enough to reach lvl 34. As enemies stop scaling at level 20-something, only the toughest bosses and combinations of enemies should even be a challenge once you reach about lvl 22.

[Dethlane]

Unless I'm mistaken, lv30 is very easy. Just do all side quests, take Kreia with you when possible, retrieve mines (have demolitions specialist at hand), etc.

[Mandalore]

Here are a couple good spots for exp.

-- GO-TO's ship, specifically the mine area. You generally want someone who's really good with mines (T3 is a good choice, as he picks them up quickly), as well as Kreia (for the exp bonus, as well as the force powers).

--If you have M4-78 installed, there's a lot of exp that you can grab when you pick up the mines when trying to find the ES droid (Can't recall the exact designation). Also, theres a lot of exp awarded when completing quests (anywhere between 1k-5k experience for a lot of quests, which can get boosted more if you have Kreia in your party).

--Malachor is a good place for exp (tons of sith around). Only problem is that you cant have Kreia (obviously) in your party during this time, so you cant get that extra exp bonus. However, you should be able to grind out ~2 levels from Malachor itself if you fight everything.

--Onderon's siege is good too, just be careful in some areas -- you generally want a stealth character with high awareness and demolitions (I recommend Atton) to pick off the mines before you engage some of the Onderonian forces (regardless if you're fighting for Vaklu/Talia).

Two other places where you can get exp:

1) Im pretty sure theres a mod out there (deadly stream or elsewhere) to get Kreia's exp buff for yourself (so it's always active) thus preventing you from bringing Kreia everywhere you go if you want to max exp.

2) This one is actually easier. If you plant a mine somewhere, leave the area, then come back, youll get exp.

For instance, if you plant a mine in the Dxun jungle, walk into the mandalorian camp, then walk back into the dxun jungle and pick up the mine -- youll get the exp for picking up the mine.

This glitch works in both the vanilla and tslrcm so its a good way to max out your levels.

Ultimately, at some point, youll probably find a way to get to a decent point where getting more levels are unnecessary; I can hit ~34 without abuses and at that point, I probably have enough feats and force powers where going any further is unnecessary. The lightsaber crystal generally gives me enough attribute bonuses, my lightside/darkside mastery will probably give me a bonus, and then whatever Im wearing will usually give some attribute bonuses to balance myself out.

The nice thing about KOTOR II vs KOTOR I is that theres a ♥♥♥♥ TON more flexibility in your build and you can spread out your skills, force points, feats, and attributes to a lot more places than in KOTOR I, and a lot more builds are viable in KOTOR II than in I (I.e., blaster build is generally way better in KOTOR II than in I for your MC).