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Windows KotOR II on Steam on WIN10, graphics issues

Discussion in 'Gaming' started by Xir, 7 Jul 2020.

  1. Xir

    Xir Modder

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    So, i've freshly installed KotOR II from my steam account.

    When the game switches from in game rendering to cut-scene movies and back, I get a black screen.
    Win-D'ing to desktop then going back in via the task bar solves this, but it means I miss the firs 10 sec of each cut scene. :rollingeyes:

    Iv'e tried:
    on the .exe in windows:
    • Setting the compatibility mode to WIN7, no luck
    • Setting the compatibility mode to WINXP SP3, no luck
    • Setting the High-DPI setting to "Program DPI", no luck
    Within the game:
    • turning all settings (AF/AA) down (or up) no luck.
    • Frame buffer effects, ditto
    • V-Sync ditto
    when changing these in game settings the screen goes black and i need to alt-tab in- and out multiple times to see anything at all. Setting then works.

    Help?
     
  2. Anfield

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    Are you using any mods to add widescreen support? Those can cause quite a lot of issues with cutscenes from what I remember.
     
  3. Xir

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    no, bog standart fresh off steam, i figured this would work best.

    think I'll try the TSLRCM mod though, it seems to fix a lot of issues
     
  4. Xir

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    Tried some different settings

    this is the only thing that really helps, means it runs in Windowed moda, showing a small bar on top of the screen, i guess that's worth it.

    1. Open the "swkotor2.ini" file (found in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Knights of the Old Republic II\).
    2. Under both [Graphics Options] AND [Display Options], change "Fullscreen=1" to "Fullscreen=0".
    3. After that, add the following line under just [Graphics Options]:AllowWindowedMode=1
    4. Save and close the file.*

    * Running the game from the RunGameID icon or Steam desktop shortcut will undo these changes -- so run the game with the "swkotor2.exe" file from now on (found in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Knights of the Old Republic II\).
     

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