K1 Mandalorian Armor Reskin

CREDITS: Shem, KWN2K, Bioware, Lucasarts

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS: Extract the four .tga's from the .rar to your Override folder.

This mod will replace the default Mandalorian armor skins with new, much improved skins. The skin I modified is actually from Shem's Mandalorian Ultimate Mod (https://www.gamefront.com/games/knights-of-the-old-republic/file/mandalorian-ultimate-mod), it is his Canderous Black Armor skin and I added some things to it based on a K2 mod I was inspired by that KWN2k made called Mandalorian NPC Reskin (https://www.gamefront.com/games/knights-of-the-old-republic-ii/file/mandalorian-npc-reskin). More about the changes and why I made them in the comments. I used the black skin as a base and recolored one shoulderpad per suit to reflect the different armor colors (yellow, red, blue, black). I also added in the mandalorian skull on the back and the mandalorian flag symbol on the left chest to give it a more uniform like appearance. I know as a fact these skins can be used in K2 (not the N_Mandalorian04.tga as that is exclusive to Shem's Mandalorian Ultimate Mod) but I cannot guarantee the EXACT same appearance in both games as I haven't yet tested it in K2, though I have swapped different Mandalorian texture mods between both games in the past.

Personal Comments: So throughout the time I've played Kotor, the Mandalorians never sat quite right with me being in multi-colored armors. Their entire civilization is based on militaristic methods and having been in the military myself, their lack of uniformity and organization beyond being the same base model seemed strange. Throughout history every army has looked nearly identical due to uniforms. Its not always the case, but a good general statement. It plays with the mind when you see hundreds or thousands of what seems like one unit coming at you rather than being able to clearly determine that there are so many yellows, so many blues, reds, etc. which is easier to tactically manage. Simply put, its more scary when you can't tell just how many are coming for you. I changed one shoulderpad to reflect different colors as it seemed like it would be an effective way to identify command structure on the battlefield without being too obvious. I chose the black armor for a base because the Mando's used Basilisks frequently to invade planets from space and it seemed the most fitting color for darkening the sky during an assault. Anyway, after seeing Shem's mod and seeing the extremely high quality skins he had included, I created this for my own playthroughs and asked his permission to release it from which I got a good go ahead. KWN2K's readme said I could use his mod as long as he got credit, and though I didn't use anything except some inspiration from the idea, I still feel he deserves credit for that since his idea spearheaded this project for me. BUGS/ODDITIES: None. The N_Mandalorian04 texture is used to replace Canderous Ordo's armor text