Windows 10 - Fullscreen@1080p fix.

[LeFresH]

I've uploaded a complete fix on my google drive :

Follow the instruction and you're fine to mod the game with HD texture etc...

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1KT6Cb6Q4VHmCvDdUWcpbYkaGMZGp0S_I

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

Submitted by skipclarke on 7 July, 2011 - 19:16 Updated by LefreSH the 05/05/2020.

Here is the info for patching Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic with the WS and HUD patches, so that the game will run properly in widescreen. Note that you should perform the steps described in both the WS Resolutions and HUD Correction sections.
Patching
Special Instructions for Steam Version

UniWS will work on a no-CD (cracked) executable of the original disc version of the game (Included file - fdx-sk13.rar). This executable can in turn be used with the Steam version's content files to play the Steam version in widescreen.

Please be aware that using a cracked exe could be seen as a violation of Steam's Subscriber Agreement, and you accept full responsibility for whatever resulting consequences, if any. In practice however, Steam has generally allowed us to discuss the mod openly on their forums and there are other precedents where they've allowed (or knowingly overlooked) the use of alternate executables for modding purposes.

We can not provide direct links to the no-CD executable, but search on "Kotor no-CD" in the search engine of your choice and you should find it quickly.
The no-CD version you need is the v1.03 fixed EXE by FairLight.
Unzip the no-CD executable and replace the executable in the game's install directory (typically C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\swkotor\).
(Optional) After running UniWS described in the section below, you may wish to rename the edited executable so that it is not overwritten during Steam content verification, but you'll need to manually create a shortcut to it then, as it will not launch from the Steam Games menu.


Widescreen Resolutions

The game plays in Hor+ widescreen with the use of the UniWS patcher, originally developed by Wogg. The Patcher consists of two parts: Uniws.exe (which is the GUI interface and patcher), and the patches.ini file (which contains the game data to make the patch).

We strongly suggest making a backup copy of the KotOR executable (swkotor.exe) and placing it somewhere safe before modifying the game.
Download UniWS here: UniWS.zip. Unzip to a directory of your choice and run.
Choose "Star Wars: KOTOR (1024x768 interface)" from the Game dropdown menu, regardless of what resolution you want to patch to.
Locate the game's folder in the folder browser.
Enter your chosen widescreen resolution and click the Patch button. Note that widescreen resolutions lower than 1440x900 will not work! If you need to patch to a resolution lower than 1440x900 see the Notes below.
If the Patch button or resolution boxes are greyed out, you have either not selected the appropriate directory, or your version of the game is not compatible with UniWS. UniWS only supports the v1.03 retail disc or no-CD versions of KotOR.
The new resolution should now be available in the game's options menu. However, some people have reported the resolution does not show up. For this reason, we recommend setting the resolution in the ini file before starting the game. Open swkotor.ini found in the game's main installation directory and edit the "Height=" and "Width=" settings to match the resolution you specified in UniWS.
If the UniWS patcher does not work for some reason, please see the detailed explanation on how to edit the HEX in this forum thread.


HUD Correction

Sweetz (old username: Stevedroid), with the help of Malakaius (who originally discovered the HUD files could be edited), has created adjusted HUD files for all working common widescreen resolutions as well as corrected 2D backgrounds for the menus. Many thanks to both of them, without whom this would not be possible.

Download the appropriate file for your selected resolution from the below links.
Unzip the files into the "Override" directory found under your main KOTOR installation directory.

1530x864 (Use for 720p HDTV or 1360/1366x768 displays)
1440x900
1680x1050
1920x1080
1920x1080 (Updated by nix3r) Included
1920x1200
2560x1600

Ini tweaking

Find the installation folder, open swkotor.ini with notepad and replace the graphics setting with these :

[Graphics Options]
Anisotropy=16
Frame Buffer=0
Grass=0
Soft Shadows=0
Shadows=1
Brightness=76
EnableHardwareMouse=1
FullScreen=1
RefreshRate=75
Width=1920
Height=1080
V-Sync=1
Texture Quality=2
Anti Aliasing=8
Disable Vertex Buffer Objects=1
AllowWindowedMode=1
DisableVisualBuffers=1
AllowSoftShadows=1

It will prevent the game from crashing due to non-supported graphic options on win10.

Troubleshooting

First, please review the instructions carefully, making sure you didn't miss a step. We've found that 9 times out 10 when someone reports trouble getting the mod to work correctly, they made a small mistake or skipped a step.

If you experience an issue where you can not move the mouse cursor all the way to the right edge of the screen, enable Hardware Mouse in the game's options.

If pre-rendered movies aren't playing correctly:

By default, KotOR is hardcoded to play pre-rendered movies at 800x600 regardless of game resolution. UniWS alters this so that movies will play at the same resolution the game is patched to, this fixes movie playback on some systems where it did not work. However, some people have indicated that while movies played fine in the pre-modded game, they do not display correctly after modding. As a possible solution, UniWS's patches.ini can be altered so that it will not modify the movie resolution.

First undo any previous patching using UniWS (you don't need to touch the HUD files, just run UniWS), or use your backup copy of the executable.
Open the patches.ini file that comes with UniWS in a text editor.
Find the section labled: [Star Wars: KOTOR (1024x768 interface)]
Remove the following lines in this section:

;movies edit 1
p6modfile=swkotor.exe
p6undofile=swkotorc.undom1
p6sig=800200007515813DD8D17800E001
p6sigwild=00000000000000
p6xoffset=0
p6yoffset=12
p6occur=1
;movies edit 2
p7modfile=swkotor.exe
p7undofile=swkotorc.undom2
p7sig=80020000C7442410E001
p7sigwild=0000000000
p7xoffset=0
p7yoffset=8
p7occur=1

Save the file and repeat the WS Resolutions steps using the updated patches.ini


Notes

If KOTOR is run at standard widescreen resolutions below 1440x900 it will either crash, or dialog text will be missing (preventing the player from responding to conversations and rendering the game unplayable). For users of 720p HDTVs or 1360x768 displays, I suggest setting up a custom resolution of 1530x864 (the closest resolution that runs ok) and using video card scaling to downscale this to your native resolution. You would then patch KOTOR to use 1530x864 based on the instructions above, not 1360x768. Files have been provided for this resolution. For 1280x800 users, the same solution of setting up a custom resolution and downscaling will work; 1440x900 would be an appropriate choice in that case. Setting up custom resolutions can be a troublesome process and varies from driver to driver, ask around on video card enthusiast forums (Guru3D, Beyond3D, Rage3D, NVNews, etc.) for instructions on how to create custom resolutions with your video card if you do not know how to do this.

The highest resolution KOTOR normally supports is 1600x1200. Therefore, 1600x1200 was highest resolution available for the 2D background art. My (Sweetz's) fixed 2D backgrounds are merely resized/recentered versions of the original source art. For resolutions with a width greater than 1600, I simply filled in the extra space with black because I'm not the greatest with Photoshop. The menu backgrounds are simple TGA image files, so if you do have some art skills, you may be able to fill in the blank space with something a bit better looking. Please share them (contact Sweetz through the forums) if you do.

[Dali]

Bump. Thanks a bunch!

[casualgamer87]

Proof it works like the guide says.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYy93lh06OjN0DinGZMIlX5mwjfrFJ1kN

[LeFresH]

Originally posted by casualgamer87:

Proof it works like the guide says.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYy93lh06OjN0DinGZMIlX5mwjfrFJ1kN

Of Course it works ! I've beaten Malak many times :)

[temps]

Are there ways to use either UniWS or Flawless Widescreen on the Steam version of the game to increase KOTOR resolution WITHOUT violating any Steam rules?

[Ragnarök]

Outside of VAC in their own in-house multiplayer titles, Steam has no way to detect changes made to your game files. KotOR is singleplayer, already doesn't require a CD, and doesn't use VAC so there is zero reason for the company or the user to care.

[temps]

Originally posted by LeFresH™:

UniWS will work on a no-CD (cracked) executable of the original disc version of the game (Included file - fdx-sk13.rar). This executable can in turn be used with the Steam version's content files to play the Steam version in widescreen.

Please be aware that using a cracked exe could be seen as a violation of Steam's Subscriber Agreement, and you accept full responsibility for whatever resulting consequences, if any. In practice however, Steam has generally allowed us to discuss the mod openly on their forums and there are other precedents where they've allowed (or knowingly overlooked) the use of alternate executables for modding purposes.

We can not provide direct links to the no-CD executable, but search on "Kotor no-CD" in the search engine of your choice and you should find it quickly.

Since there's no DRM in the GOG version of KOTOR, couldn't you just install the GOG version of KOTOR and use that executable instead of using files that might get you in trouble with Steam? Or is that also against the Steam rules?

Also, this UniWS ... it works for 16:9 resolutions but probably not for ultrawide resolutions like 3440x1440 right?

[LeFresH]

Originally posted by temps:

Since there's no DRM in the GOG version of KOTOR, couldn't you just install the GOG version of KOTOR and use that executable instead of using files that might get you in trouble with Steam? Or is that also against the Steam rules?

Also, this UniWS ... it works for 16:9 resolutions but probably not for ultrawide resolutions like 3440x1440 right?

The GOG exe may work if it's the v1.03 executable.

For WQhd resolution, you must edit the settings manually and experiment, I didn't tried myself because I only played the game on a 1080p screen.

[Xitreon]

Nice

[Mardoin69]

I know, I know... pretty old thread...
but...
regarding the graphic options...
anyone know why this line is in there;

DisableVisualBuffers=1

? Cuz, my ini file did not have that line in it and not even sure it 'needs' to have that line in it.

Also, the OP's graphic options have it set to disable soft shadows but, then they have another line (also not in my ini file) called 'AllowSoftShadows=1' which 'seems' like it maybe contradictory to the line 'Soft Shadows=0' earlier in the list... no? According to some guides... that 'Soft Shadows' option 'should' be disabled in order for the game to run a bit smoother / successfully on modern systems (or set to 0) but, I can't confirm that... don't seem to remember changing that to disabled in my past experiences of playing the game. It maybe just a trial and error thing for those with issues.

[impcezar]

2560x1600 only
if something is for the standard 2K resolution 2560х1440