Talk:Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic/Walkthrough

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is currently #8 on the Most Wanted list on the Main Page (Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords is #3!), so I'd better get on with it... Onderduiker (talk) 18:45, 3 March 2015 (UTC)

Below I'll keep notes on outstanding issues that come up as I work on the walkthrough. These will also have a lot of bearing on KotOR II, and possibly other BioWare or role-playing games on which I work in the future (Dragon Age: Origins is also in my library).

This is primarily for my own reference, but if anyone has any feedback, feel free to add it to the relevant section, or add it to the end of the page.

Images

Category Files Format Images 13 * JPEG, PNG Maps 4 PNG Models 442 PNG Screenshots 50 JPEG

Category Files Format Icons 39 * PNG Feat icons 100 PNG Force power icons 45 PNG Item icons 336 PNG

* Includes subcategory pages

Remember to use TinyPNG to compress file size for maps, models and screenshots before upload!

Icons

32x32 or 64x64 icons where extracted using KotOR Tool and converted from .tga to .png format. Item icons won't be moved to that category unless they're used elsewhere than the item pages of the Appendices. Once the Walkthrough is complete, those that remain in this category may be marked for deletion.

Maps

From screenshots of the Map screen, each map is 440x256, although they may be enlarged to add detail and a legend. The walkthrough needs at most 74 maps:

Taris		Space	Unknown World	Star Forge
South Apartments Upper City South Upper City Cantina Upper City North North Apartments Lower City Lower City Apartments (East) Javyar's Cantina Hidden Bek Base Lower City Apartments (West)	Undercity Lower Sewers Upper Sewers Black Vulkar Base Black Vulkar Base (Garage) Sith Base (Taris) Davik's Estate	Endar Spire Starboard Section Ebon Hawk Yavin Station Leviathan Prison Block Command Deck Bridge Hangar	Central Beach North Beach Rakatan Settlement Temple Exterior South Beach Elder Settlement Temple Main Floor Temple Catacombs Temple Summit	Deck 1 Deck 2 Command Center Viewing Platform

Star Map worlds

Dantooine	Tatooine	Kashyyyk	Manaan	Korriban
Jedi Enclave Courtyard Matale Grounds Sandral Grounds Sandral Estate Crystal Cave Ruins	Anchorhead Dune Sea Sand People Territory Sand People Enclave Eastern Dune Sea	Czerka Landing Port Great Walkway Village of Rwookrrorro Upper Shadowlands Lower Shadowlands	Docking Bay (Manaan) West Central Ahto West East Central Ahto East Sith Base (Manaan) Hrakert Station Sea Floor Kolto Control Hrakert Rift	Dreshdae Sith Academy Entrance Sith Academy Valley of Dark Lords Shyrack Caves Tomb of Marka Ragnos Tomb of Ajunta Pall Tomb of Tulak Hord Tomb of Naga Sadow

Some maps are so small or straightforward that they may be replaced by screenshots. This may come to include some of those listed above (for example, the Crystal Cave on Dantooine is a single passage with no branches, ending in a cave; in fact, that page might actually be merged with another (Sandral Grounds), as may some others).

Models

256x256 party member models were extracted using KotOR Tool, and the remainder for NPCs are cropped from screenshots (normally 512x512 with the top left corner at 256,256 on a 1024x768 screenshot, then scaled down to 256x256 before upload).

Screenshots

1024x768 screenshots may replace maps that are too small or straightforward to be strictly necessary:

Taris	Tatooine	Kashyyyk
Taris Dueling Arena Swoop Platform	Docking Bay Hunting Lodge Czerka Office Swoop Registration Cantina Droid Shop	Woorwill's Home Worrroznor's Home Hall of the Chieftain

This list may expand, particularly since some pages and maps may be merged (for example, Woorwill's Home and Worrroznor's Home may be merged with Village of Rwookrrorro). Others may have explanatory purposes on Get Started pages, although those which have already been uploaded lack Screenshot in their name and aren't categorized as such.

The remaining screenshots will show points of interest, preferably doubling as action shots of party members as well (for example, HK-47 barbecuing dark Jedi with a Flame Thrower on the streets of Anchorhead, Canderous going man(d)o-a-man(d)o with fellow Mandalorians on Dantooine or Kashyyyk, Juhani deflecting blaster bolts, and Carth and Bastila in action on the bridge of the Leviathan).

Templates

These original guide-specific templates will be phased out:

• KotOR Dialog
• KotOR Item
• KotOR Journal
• KotOR XP

These guide-specific templates have since been created:

Template	Usage
KotOR/Header	Consistent presentation of map or screenshot and table of contents at top of pages
KotOR/Screenshot	Consistent presentation of screenshots on pages
KotOR/Lock	Highlight locks encountered throughout walkthrough (Security use)
KotOR/Mine	Highlight mines encountered throughout walkthrough (Awareness and Demolitions use)
Dialog	Usage
KotOR/Hide	Hide dialog where optional or conclusion is unaffected by choices
KotOR/Dialog	Consistent presentation of dialog options within dialog table
KotOR/Skill	Consistent presentation of Computer Use and Repair options within dialog table
KotOR/Persuade	Consistent presentation of Persuade options within dialog table
KotOR/Force	Consistent presentation of Force Persuade options within dialog table
Update	Usage
KotOR/Alignment	Highlight alignment shifts throughout walkthrough
KotOR/Container	Highlight item(s) received and lost throughout walkthrough
KotOR/Credits	Highlight credits received and lost throughout walkthrough
KotOR/Journal	Highlight journal entries added throughout walkthrough
KotOR/XP	Highlight experience points (XP) received throughout walkthrough
NPC	Usage
KotOR/NPC	Consistent presentation of non-player character (NPC) information throughout walkthrough
KotOR/Party	Consistent presentation of party member information throughout walkthrough, and on Party page
KotOR/Item	Labelled and linked item icons within KotOR/NPC and Party templates
KotOR/On Hit	Labelled and linked On Hit icons within KotOR/NPC template
KotOR/Feat	Labelled and linked feat icons within KotOR/NPC and Party templates, and on Feats page
KotOR/Power	Labelled and linked Force power icons within KotOR/NPC and Party templates, and on Force powers page

These are still a number of issues:

Dialog

Templates may be needed for specialized dialog, like that in the second Jedi trial:

1. Jedi Guardian response

2. Jedi Sentinel response

3. Jedi Consular response

However, if it only appears on one page and it isn't too complicated then a template might not be necessary.

NPCs

A template is needed for merchants:

Merchant
Model Map Name Buy #% Sell #%	Buy Item Cost Amount Item 1 # # Item 2 # # ... ... ...	Buy Item Cost Amount Item 1 # # Item 2 # # ... ... ...

This would be the standard layout, but there are several merchants who offer conditional discounts (Suvam Tan on Yavin station offers two).

A KotOR/Link template could be created to make linking to items significantly easier: for example, it could replace [[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic/Blaster pistols#Blaster Pistol|Blaster Pistol]] with something like {{KotOR/Link|Blaster Pistol|Blaster pistols}} to give Blaster Pistol. Given how often I insert links in this guide, this template could be used much more extensively than item lists.

Some NPCs have abilities that are either natural or derived from items equipped, which should probably be displayed:

• Regeneration
• Immunity
• Damage Resistance/Immunity

Natural Force resistance can be displayed using the KotOR/Power template.

Items

There are items which have prerequisite feats, are restricted to one alignment, or which cannot be received without moving closer to the light or dark side of the Force:

• Prerequisite:
  • Armor Proficiency: Light/Medium/Heavy
  • Implant Level 1/2/3
  • Droid Upgrade Class 1/2/3
• Restricted to: Light/Dark Side
• Light/Dark Side Points Gained

Upgradeable items also won't receive a particular bonus unless it has been upgraded. This shouldn't be an issue for the walkthrough, although it may be necessary for comparison tables elsewhere.