Bodyguard Formation for TSL

Bodyguard Formation

Bodyguard Formation changes the way your companions follow you in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II.

Instead of having your companions constantly trail behind the currently controlled character, this mod allows them to move ahead of the party leader in a defensive formation, with one companion positioned ahead-left and the other ahead-right.

The result is a party that feels much more like an actual tactical squad.

This is especially useful for Jedi Consulars, ranged characters, support builds, and other characters who aren't supposed to be the first person charging into every room. Your melee companions can take point while your controlled character remains behind them.

• []Companions form up ahead-left and ahead-right of the controlled party leader. [/]

  []Formation automatically follows the currently controlled character. [/]

  []Companions receive increased movement speed when necessary to maintain formation. [/]

  []Designed to work even with very fast player movement, including Master Speed. [/]

  []Companions automatically return to normal combat behavior when enemies are encountered. [/]

  []Includes an in-game Bodyguard Formation toggle. [/]

  []Toggle is provided as an equippable armband and is automatically added to your inventory. [/]

  []Activate the armband to enable or disable Bodyguard Mode at any time. [/]

  []When disabled, companions return to the game's normal follow behavior. [/]

  []No new game required. [/]

With Bodyguard Mode enabled, your party formation changes from roughly:

DIRECTION OF TRAVEL

Your companions effectively become your front line, while the character you're controlling remains behind them.

Once combat begins, the formation system gets out of the way and allows KOTOR II's normal companion combat AI to take over.

BODYGUARD TOGGLE

After installing the mod and loading a game with a companion in your party, the Bodyguard Formation armband will automatically be added to your inventory.

Equip it and place it in your quickslot.

Activating it switches between:

BODYGUARD MODE: ENABLED

BODYGUARD MODE: DISABLED

You can therefore use the formation when exploring and instantly return to vanilla companion following whenever you want.

INSTALLATION

• []Extract the downloaded archive. [/]

  []Run Install.exe. [/]

  []Select your Knights of the Old Republic II installation directory. [/]

  []Allow TSLPatcher to complete the installation. [/]

  []Start KOTOR II and load your game. [/]

  []Add at least one companion to your active party. [/]

  []The Bodyguard Formation toggle will automatically be added to your inventory. [/]

spells. 2da.

The installer patches your existing

spells. 2daso the toggle can coexist with other mods that modify the same file.

COMPATIBILITY

Designed for Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II – The Sith Lords.

The mod uses TSLPatcher to add its toggle ability to the player's existing

spells. 2darather than simply replacing that file.

This greatly reduces conflicts with TSLRCM and other mods that modify

spells. 2da.

However, this mod also modifies

k_ai_master.ncs. Any other mod that replaces the same script may conflict with Bodyguard Formation.

IMPORTANT FOR STEAM WORKSHOP USERS

The Steam Workshop version of TSLRCM uses its own mod directory and Override folder. Steam Workshop resources can interfere with mods installed into the normal KOTOR II Override.

If you're heavily modding KOTOR II, be aware of which Override directory your installation is actually loading resources from.

WHY I MADE THIS

KOTOR II's default formation generally puts your companions behind the character you're controlling.

That works fine if you're playing a melee character.

It makes considerably less sense when you're playing a caster/support Jedi with two heavily armed melee companions and somehow you're still the guy walking through every doorway first.

Bodyguard Formation fixes that.