KotOR: PC Requirements/Technical Help Thread

Xp rules doesnt it.


win2k > xp

 

> Did you first try the standard reply to your question? (A) Update directx, (B) Update your video card drivers, and (C) Install the game's update patch.

Actually, thinking about it, I would do this in reverse order and try the game after each update.

1. Install the game's update patch & test game.

if not fixed, then...

2. Update your video card drivers, and test game



3. Update directx and test game

if not fixed, then...

come back here and we'll try some more.

 

"(A) Update directx, (B) Update your video card drivers, and (C) Install the game's update patch."


Thanks. I actually installed the game's patch right away when it didn't work. (The one that is on the game's startup thing... It says "upgrade" or something.)

And the game just installed DirectX 9 when it installed, so are you saying I need to upgrade beyond that even?

Anyways, as for the drivers- no. I assume I'd just go to the GeForce website to grab them? I'll go there first.



Thanks for the help, guys.

 

Type dxdiag in your windows "run" box to chek the actual version of directx you're running. There's dx9, 9a and 9b out there.

I'd say get 9b if you're running anything less.

And there have been driver issues, so yep, grab the latest from nvidia's site, and see where that gets you.

Let us know if you're still encountering the problem after that.

 

Yeah, I actually got the game running right after my earlier post. Downloaded my GeForce drivers. Badabing badaboom.

Game's fun folks; thanks for the help.

 

What about this?

Microsoft Windows XP
Intel Pentium III ~997mhz
512 MB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce2 MX 100/200 (approx total memory 64.0MB)
VIA AC'97 Audio (WAVE)

 

Um, what about it? Are you having some kind of problem playing the game? Perhaps you should tell us if you're getting some kind of error, rather than just listing your system specs and saying nothing else.

The game should play fine on your system though. If it doesn't, update your video card drivers, as usual.

 

It won't let me play because I don't have 1 ghz. >_<

 

Better not to play with those system requirements, JediSmurf. The game is too good to detract from it with anything less than what you need.

I started playing with a GeForce 2 graphics card. You move slower than you should, and then there are far too much screen activity in the Undercity villege for the system to handle. It stuffs up.

I got a GeForce 4 as a gift . . . and boy was there a difference. It allows you to see rays of sunlight, dust motes in the air, swaying grass---that sort of things. You can always turn those features off in the options menu.

Yet many Amazon reviews have said their systems specs exceed game requirements and things still happen, so who knows? I don't understand why anyone has Windows XP; not a single person I know who has it has not scowled at its problems.

 

I have XP and other then it taking some work to get old DOS games working, I've never had any trouble with it.

 

Hi all. I've heard almost nothing but good things about this game, and I want to buy. There's only one problem. I know absolutely nothing about videogames. For you to get a sense of my general ineptitude, Tetris is just about the only game I could claim to have played a bit. Even then, my heart wasn't in it, and I never really got better than mediocre. However, I adore Star Wars, and I've completely fallen for KotOR, nearly a case of love at first sight.

I just have no idea where to even begin. I don't understand videogames, and I don't really understand my PC, technically speaking. All I'm sure of is that an Xbox wouldn't suit me as an extremely casual gamer (KotOR might be the only game I ever buy for all I know).

I was hoping you guys could help. You wouldn't refuse a damsel in distress (or, if you prefer, a fellow female SW fan in need), would you? Where should I start?


P.S. Also my first post in this forum.

 

Yeade: I don't know if your questions fit this particular thread, but I'll try to help you as best I can.

Jedi Academy is the fourth game in the Dark Forces/Jedi Knight series. It is part first person shooter (by this I mean, you have a first person p.o.v. when shooting guns) and third-person action (you see your characters body from behind most of the time, making it easier when weilding your lightsaber and Force powers) game.

Control of your character is usually done by means of your PC keyboard's W-A-S-D keys for movement and strafing. You aim and shoot by means of your mouse. This is the best control setup for this type of games; I wholly do not recommend using game pads or joysticks for shooters. Thus, I don't recommend the Xbox version with its limited game pad. You can map or assign other functions (like Force powers, weapons, jumping or walking) to other available keys.

This game as well as its immediate predecessor (Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast) run on a 3D graphics engine called the Quake 3 engine (Quake being another shooter series). Because of this, these games run best on high-end PC's. By high-end I mean a PC that has an Intel or AMD CPU or processor running at least at 1GHz, with onboard RAM memory of at least 128MB, and a video adapter or graphics card (a separate or built in circuit board that allows for the processing of 3D video graphics) with at least 64MB of onboard memory. Usually, the best video card chipsets on which most of today's PC games run are made by ATI or nVidia. If your PC has an onboard (that is, integrated to your PC's motherboard) or plug-in video card that doesn't have an ATI or nVidia chipset or has onboard memory of less than 32MB, then it's more than likely that your game won't run or display very well (if at all).

You can best check what kind of hardware your system has by running the DirectX diagnostic command on your PC (if you have a Windows based system, that is). Hit Start on your taskbar, then hit Run, and type on the window that appears "dxdiag" (without quotes). The tabs on the window that will appear will display your system's overall hardware, and you can check if it meets with the game's system requirements, which you can find here under Game Info.

Hope this has been of any help.

 

Thanks, Darth_Invidious, it does help. You cleared up some things about what hardware, specifically, I need to support various games and how I'd go about checking my PC for existing installations. I'd already seen a few lists of system requirements, but I had no idea what half the items were. DirectX, nVidia? What, what? I'm glad you weren't so appalled by my ignorance that you couldn't bring yourself to reply.

Just one thing. Jedi Academy? I thought this thread was on Knights of the Old Republic...

 

Yeah, he's totally on the wrong game.

Here. On your PC, click "start", click "run", and in the box type dxdiag and hit enter.

Please summarise the info that pops up in a few moments, namely;

(in the "system" tab)

Operating System
Processor
Memory
DirectX version

(in the "display" tab)

Name
Manufacturer
Chip Type
Approx total memory
Main Driver

From that we'll have a reasonable idea whether your computer is up to scratch.

 

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d'oh!


I guess that's what happens when you're dog tired and your mind sorta forgets or completely transliterates the game thread you're on before you start typing...

About dxdiag, yeah, what jp-30 said.

 

System
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2GHz
Memory: 256MB RAM
DirectX Version: DirectX 8.1

Display
Name: 64MB DDR NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 420 with...(off-screen)
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip: GeForce4 MX 420
Approx. Total Memory: 64 MB
Main Driver: nv4_disp.dll

 

I think you'll need to upgrade your DirectX version, but other than that, I'm pretty sure it runs on your PC, though not optimally. Maybe a bit more RAM would be better, since I'm pretty sure the game will be a bit slow with 256 RAM.

 

Yes, what DarkWoman says - your PC should run the game OK, you will need to download the latest directx (9.0b, I think).

To run the game "better" you may need more RAM, but you can probably get away with what you've got considering you're not really a gamer and probably won't notice the glitches and slowdowns that a more 'hardcore' gamer would.

I'd say buy the game, install directx9.0b, install the game - if you have problems get back to us as you may need to find new videocard drivers (we can help with that) - and see how it plays.

If it's a bit slow, buying more RAM would be your best option.

 

Thank you, DarkWoman, jp-30. After reading through the specs given by LucasArts, I was worried about the gaming difference between the minimum and recommended requirements. I'm happy to hear the game will still run passably. As it is, if I can scrape together enough spare money, I might buy more RAM for optimal performance. (While I'm not much of a gamer, I believe in appreciating art as it was meant to be.)

I just have a couple more questions. First, I thought DirectX 9.0b was included with the game? Do I have to download it from somewhere? Second, jp-30, you mentioned video cards. Do I need to worry about my audio cards?

Once again, thank you all. You've been a great resource and help to me.

 

I was wondereing if anybody could help me out with this..

I've recently purchased the game, and after playing for a little while, when I attempted to go the the Undercity, the game froze. I tried to reinstall it but every time i'd press the Install button, the Uninstall button would appear again. I've been trying to work around the problem, but to no avail. I'm actually getting some grey hairs. Help would be very much appreciated.

 

i have a brand new hp pavilion zv5000 notebook w/ a pentium 4 2.66 GHz processor and an ATI 128 MB mobility radeon 9000 IGP grahpics card and yet KOTOR doesn't work

can anyone give me a hand?

 

Are your video card drivers updated?


That's what I had to do before I was able to play KOTOR.

 

i downloaded it once and there was no driver!!!!

stupid ATI people

anyway, i'm super busy, so i'm still in the process of downloading a new one...

any more help would help

adios

the great jedi master kaputski

 

I just have a couple more questions. First, I thought DirectX 9.0b was included with the game? Do I have to download it from somewhere?

Direct X 9.0b is included with the game, you don't need to download it since the game's install wizard will ask you whether you want to upgrade to DX9.0b or not.

 

hello, i'm new to the board and well after a lenghty search of the net this is my last resort.

bassicly i have updated drivers, patched the game and have dx9b. but my vidcard is stuck on openGL 1.2.1 for some reason there are no openGL drivers or it doesnt support the 1.4. in any event. what i am looking for is a generic openGL driver like the ones they make at voodoofiles. but they only got as far as 1.00 i think, that or they have hidden 1.4.

i do hope some one can help. thnx in advance.