Kyle Katarns JKII Lightsaber

Originally posted on LucasForum's KOTOR site back in 2008 - http://www.lucasforums.com/showthread.php?t=193848

This is a custom lightsaber hilt that recreates the one used by Kyle Katarn in Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast. Uses TSLPatcher by LucasForum's stoffe to ensure compatibility with other saber/crystal mods.

Instructions available in original readme below.

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Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords

KYLE KATARN'S JK2 LIGHTSABER ============================

AUTHOR: DarthParametric

ABOUT: This is Kyle Katarn's lightsaber from Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast (and also JK3: Jedi Academy). It's a large and imposing single bladed hilt. Although inspired by the JK2 original, this is a completely new mesh and texture made by me - not a port.

The hilt has the following base stats:

Damage: Energy, 2-20 Critical Threat: 17-20,x2 Attack Modifier: +2 Defense Bonus: 2

The saber is upgradeable and comes with a custom colour crystal.

INSTRUCTIONS: Extract the archive and run TSLPatcher.exe. Follow the program's instructions to install the mod. Place the items in your inventory via KSE or console command. The hilt is g_w_lghtsbr58 and the crystal is u_l_colo_58.

COMPATIBILITY: The hilt and crystal both use ModelVariation 58. They will not be compatible with any other saber mod that uses custom crystals/hilts with this value. Aside from that, it should be compatible with pretty much any other saber mod that uses TSLPatcher. If you have an older mod that comes with a pre-edited upcrystals. 2da you MUST install that mod first. This mod will then patch upcrystals. 2da with the Katarn saber data. As far as I can tell it should be compatible with the Ultimate Saber Mod, but make sure you install USM first!

BUGS: Because of the limitations of the available tools, the blade glow extends somewhat past the emitter. This is merely an aesthetic issue and I doubt most people will notice or be concerned by it. Because it is only of minor consequence for this hilt, I decided to release it as-is. I am investigating avenues to resolve this for other hilts where is it more crucial, so I may release a revised version of this hilt at some point in the future that fixes the problem, should that prove possible.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: Thanks goes to ChAiNz. 2da for help during my early attempts at converting my hilts into game-ready meshes and the resultant struggles with MDLOps and GMax. Special thanks to svösh for ongoing help in tackling the thorny issue of altering the position of blade planes.

CONTACT: You can contact me via the SWKnights forums - http://www.lucasforums.com/member.php?u=108447

PERMISSIONS: This mod may not be altered or distributed on other sites without the express permission of the author.

DISCLAIMER: This modification is provided as-is and is not supported by Bioware, Obsidian Entertainment, LucasArts or their licensers/sponsors. Use of this file is at your own risk. Neither the aforementioned companies or the author/s are responsible for any damage that may be caused to your computer by the usage of this file.

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