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General Questions
- What is Knights of the Old
Republic?
Knights of the Old Republic (or KotOR) is a cinematic role-playing
game set in George Lucas' famous Star Wars universe. It's set
4000 years prior to the movies, in the aftermath of the famous
Sith War, which was depicted in several successful comic series
from Dark Horse Comics. It's available both for the XBox and
the PC.
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- Who developped the game?
Knights has been developed by canadian BioWare Corporation,
that earned itself lots of awards with the famous Baldur's Gate
series, and Neverwinter Nights.
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- Who is the publisher of the game?
As all Star Wars games, Knights has been published by LucasArts
Entertaiment Company of Monkey Island and X-Wing fame. LECalso provided help on the sound. Publishing may be handled by other companies in other territories.
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- When can I get my hands on
the game?
The game is now available on the XBox and PC.
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- Are there modding tools
for this game? I got plenty of ideas!
Visit Holowan Laboratories,our modding forum: you should find what you are looking for. However, both Bioware and Lucasarts do not condone or support
modifications.
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Gameplay
- Is this game singleplayer
or multiplayer?
This game is focused on delivering a immersive singleplayer
experience. Thus, there is unfortunately no multiplayer support.
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- Since RPGs are about rules,
what is this game using?
KotOR uses the D20 rules system also found in the Star Wars
pen&paper roleplaying game from Wizards of the Coast. D20 is
the same system being used for the new Dungeons&Dragons rules.
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- Why is the game not set during
the movies?
The decision to use this timeframe was made by BioWare to give
their developers more artistic freedom with the story and look
of the game.
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- Due to the size of the SW
Universe, where does the game take place?
You'll travel to 7 different planets during the course of the
game. Among them are locales such as Dantoine, Tatooine, the wookie's
homeworld Kashyyyk and Korriban, the Sith World. There are also
several other locations like starships for you to explore.
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- This being titled Knights
of the Old Republic, can I use the force?
Yes, there are around 40 force powers at your disposal.
These are divided in light side (Healing for example), dark
side (powers like Lightning) and neutral powers. Your ability
to use them efficiently depends on your alignment.
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- Is this a 2D or 3D game?
3D. For more info, look at the technical section of this FAQ
or at our screen
shots.
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- Is the combat real-time or
turn-based?
The game utilises a hybrid real-time/turn-based system which
allows you to pause at any time during combat to issue new orders
to your party members. You can line up to four combat actions.
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- Can I customize the hotkeys
and controls?
It is possible to map the keyboard for the PC however, you can't customize the controls on
the Xbox.
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- How will do I communicate with
NPCs during the game?
You can communicate with NPCs through a system of pre-defined
responses (similar to the system used in the Baldur's Gate series.) All the NPCs dialogue has voice over.
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Character &
Party
- Do I control a character
or a party?
You create a character at the beginning. During the course
of the game, you will find around 9 guys who offer to join
you. Two of them will be on the road with you, while the others
wait back in your ship.
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- Wait, MY ship?
Yes, you have your own space transport, the Ebon Hawk. It
will be pretty similar to Han Solo's Millenium Falcon.
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- What options are there for
my character?
Quite a few. While he/she can only be of the human species, you still have the choice between 6 character classes, like Jedi
Guardian or Soldier. For more info on those, visit our Classes
section. There are also 8 skills and special feats to customize
your character even further.
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- But I wanted to be a [insert
favourite, absolutely obscure alien race]!
Sorry, but it looks like the developers need a human for their
story...however, you can always have a look at Holowan Laboratories, our modding forums, to find some extra characters or even learn to make your own.
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- What NPCs are there?
9 different, among them Wookiees, Twi'leks and Droids. Look
at the NPC section for more info.
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- What weapons can I wreak
havoc with?
There is a wide range of weapons at your disposal, among them
blaster pistols, rifles, various types of grenades, swords and
all the known kinds of lightsabers.
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- Face the truth: the Dark
Side is stronger! Can I be evil?
Whatever floats your boat.
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- What are the options for
my character's look?
You can chose among 15 male and 15 female portraits and three clases....that makes 90 options.
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Technical Questions
- Those shots look great, will
my computer be able to run it?
You can view the System Requirements here.
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- What engine is being used
in the game?
It's called Odissey and advances on Neverwinter Night's Aurora
engine. It was enhanced to use all of the latest GeForce series
features, like pixel and vertex shaders.
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- What screen resolutions can
I run the game in?
The maximum resolution for the PC version is 1600x1200.
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