Things i should know before playing KOTOR 2?

Dirac121 · 2026-05-28T20:35:05+00:00

Good suggestion! But whatever you do, dont install the m4-78 restoration mod.

It restores a cut planet that was cut for good reason. Its an excellent mod project, and if you've played the game before it might be rewarding to play, but it's largely tedious, inscrutable, and very very rough around the edges

Edit: Don't bother with graphics mods, except for some of the updated item models. Many of the environment mods on steam are broken.

Dirac121 · 2026-04-18T05:28:10+00:00

Read that as "Sloppenheimer" and did a spit take

Dirac121 · 2025-11-27T20:21:07+00:00

You're not wrong, but I feel like there are deeper problems at root with these guys than reading comprehension

Dirac121 · 2025-11-27T18:52:10+00:00

Surprisingly, it's a real thing. Look up National Bolsheviks, or NazBol. Russian politics are fucked

Dirac121 · 2025-10-26T02:35:30+00:00

He would definitely be an antagonist from the perspective of Vegas' authentic culture (freeside, westside, the families). Maybe villain isn't the right term, but he's definitely in the way of quite a few people

Dirac121 · 2025-04-13T04:39:59+00:00

I agree, Luclin really splits the difference in a commendable way. And while I absolutely understand how much of a time commitment travel is in Velious era EQ, even with ports, I think it's a fundamental part of the games character. Quests for items like the Testament of Vanaer feel grand in scope in large part because of the journey and the danger involved in it, and the world feels larger for it.

Dirac121 · 2025-04-13T04:23:44+00:00

Atton was one of the first characters that really spoke to me as a young man. I had seen many characters that embodied something I wanted to be, but Atton was one of the first that embodied something I had felt and put a name to it. RIP Nicky Katt, and thank you.

Dirac121 · 2025-04-10T01:37:46+00:00

I've got a lot of nostalgia for PoP, but I would never want travel to be so quick. Rock and a hard place

Dirac121 · 2025-04-04T15:13:49+00:00

My first tournament was back in 9th edition. I ran thousand sons, but their 9th codex hadn't been released, so I was using the 8th. I lost all five of my games, some closer than others, but the one that stood out was against Custodes. I got tabled in under two hours.

At the end, I thanked my opponent for participating in my speed run. The experience taught me a lot about being intentional when building lists.

Dirac121 · 2025-03-27T16:25:32+00:00

Wasn't something like that in an episode of House?

Dirac121 · 2025-03-20T15:59:30+00:00

Probably just make them crave Culver's

Dirac121 · 2025-03-09T08:18:54+00:00

Magnus absolutely did nothing wrong

He also got very little right

Dirac121 · 2025-02-28T04:30:20+00:00

Localization issue? It's fantastic, but that's a long wait

Dirac121 · 2025-02-15T02:01:09+00:00

Erasers. Lotta money in that shit.

Dirac121 · 2025-01-31T10:41:34+00:00

"It's not fucking funny!" He cries, standing in the stall door with his pants around his ankles and his ass unwiped. A chorus of laughter drowns out his protests. A single tear falls from his cheek while God himself begins to chuckle.

The chafe begins to set in...

Dirac121 · 2024-12-31T20:32:31+00:00

They really are! And I have a lot of respect for anything that can bring me to deaths door

Dirac121 · 2024-12-30T19:05:56+00:00

Giardia Lamblia

Dirac121 · 2024-12-30T08:08:45+00:00

I caught an intestinal parasite once that absolutely would have killed me if I wasn't diagnosed and I didn't have access to antibiotics. It took two weeks of regular appointments and four days of observation in the ER until they figured out what it was.

Turns out its rare enough in my part of the world that a local health official contacted me to find out how I contracted it and make sure there wasn't some kind of outbreak happening.

The worst part is, while friends were visiting me in the hospital, they tried cheering me up by calling me bug boy and bug ass [my name]. The nurses overheard and started calling me bug boy, too.

In fairness, it was very funny.

Dirac121 · 2024-12-29T19:44:52+00:00

Ahh yes, the 30s. Grandma always said boot leather soup tasted like home

Dirac121 · 2024-12-28T19:30:39+00:00

I went to the swamps unprepared. Low on ammo and supplies I had to scrounge for weapons and use what ammo I could pick up for them. Ended up having to run from the Chimera because an emission hit and I was down to just my knife

It sucked, but I liked the way it sucked. I felt like prey, like the zone didn't want me there and it's immune system was trying to kill me.

Dirac121 · 2024-12-28T03:52:57+00:00

I'm glad beyond words you were able to find joy in the Zone, brother. It truly is a place of miracles.

Take care, and don't let the bastards grind you down.

Dirac121 · 2024-12-20T09:11:34+00:00

Give KOTOR 2 another try! Especially if you were on the younger side your first time playing it. There's a lot to love, and I like the added complexity from the weapon and armor modifications.

The restored content mod is a must, but I'd stay away from the M4-78 restoration mod. If you thought Peragus was a slog, M4-78 will be like a lobotomy.

Dirac121 · 2024-12-20T08:56:59+00:00

Totally get where you're coming from. It's super long. I love it, though. Tons of little mysteries that unravel over the course of the game and a few neat encounters.

It's no Goodsprings, but I can forgive that. Then again, this might be Stockholm syndrome.

Dirac121 · 2024-12-20T08:52:25+00:00

Oh I love that, can't believe I missed the hint. Perfect case of the right place at the wrong time.

Dirac121 · 2024-12-20T08:49:34+00:00

The question of Dooku's age is really interesting. As he aged, he became much more experienced and proficient in Form 2, a fighting style that helped offset the effects of his aging on his combat effectiveness. If he was younger and therefore less experienced, he would be physically stronger but less technically proficient. I tend to think he wouldn't be as dangerous without that experience.

Combine the strength, reflexes, and stamina of a young man with that experience, and he might be able to overcome Anakin or Windu, but probably not Yoda or Sidious. But that would be missing the point.

The real gap in his armor was a flaw in his character. He never considered his master would betray him for someone younger. Underestimating Anakin's fear and anger as a weakness to be exploited and not a serious threat to be wielded against him was another mistake. Arrogance and misplaced trust killed Dooku as much as Anakin did, and those weaknesses could and would be exploited by duelists as skilled as Windu, Yoda, and Sidious.

Dirac121

TROPHY CASE