Hi, Ok, maybe this is a dumb question. It seems you got the KOTOR2 torrent to work? Well, the whole thing installs fine for me, splash screen launches, etc... but when I hit 'game', it goes 'wrong disc inserted' and that's it. I am using Daemontools to mount the CD images. Any idea? Would be very much appreciated...
Thanks
Dave

Did you take the cracked EXE from the “Crack” directory on one of the CDs to overwrite the one in your Program Files\KOTOR2? ;)

where can i get the cracked EXE? and where is the crack directory? all i have is 'cd1, 2, 3, and 4'

Well, it definitely is on one of the CDs; if it ain't there, you got the wrong torrent. Since I've no time to look in the ISOs right now, I suggest you visit GameCopyWorld or AstaLaVista and download a cracked EXE from there.

where i can get the no cd crack for KOTOR2

It's surprising how few people can actually read, so I'll repeat myself: GameCopyWorld or AstaLaVista.

Were can i get KOTOR2 torrent?

Wow. "Were," indeed. L-E-A-R-N T-O R-E-A-D. God, where do you people come from?

Look at the post for a link to another post, where I explain where I got the ISOHunt torrent of KOTOR2. If that doesn't work, go to ISOHunt or The Pirate Bay and get a new torrent. You people...

I had the same problem as Dave so downloaded a crack for the game. I replaced it for my other swkotor2.exe file but now when I try to start the game i'm faced with a black screen and an error report. The crack was 5mb roughly; could this just be a crappy crack or has the game got some kind of copywrite protection?
Replys much appreciated

I'm guessing that it's a crappy crack, however, having said that, it's important to check that the version of the cracked EXE matches the version of the file being replaced.

The thing is, KOTOR1 saw a lot of version changes (via the game update utility), so every time they changed something you had to go to GameCopy world and get a new cracked EXE. Now, with KOTOR2, despite an available update, only one cracked EXE exists, AFAIK, the one available on the proper release, in the Crack folder (or on sites like GameCopyWorld).

The funny thing is, after getting the update, I couldn't play without a new cracked EXE, so I just put the old EXE back (the updater will only work with the original EXE), and it worked! I'm sure that a couple of optimizations coded into the new EXE don't get executed because I am using the wrong EXE, but it still works. The lesson here is that you need a properly cracked EXE.

Hey so ummmm where can I... how should i put this... ummm... find... ummm a.... KOTOR2 crack... for example... ???

No need to be shy around here, man, all you've got to do is ask. Basically, the cracked EXE for 1.0 comes on the ISO when you download it (see posts above for torrents and links); don't update KOTOR2, however, since no cracked EXE was made for version 1.0b yet (because it's protected by the new Securom 7).

:( then there are no ways to play v 1.0b,if there is no crack?! ý can't understand the word properly cracked? ý've made what u said, run the original exe, but wrong disc inserted msg has come.

Jesus, why do half the people around here cannot understand basic instructions? OK, forget about "properly," it was more of an expression than anything else. What I meant to say was that a cracked EXE from one version usually doesn't work with another, because if the version change is due to bugfixes, some of them would be in the EXE itself.

However, as I also quite clearly said, you can use a 1.0 cracked EXE even after applying the 1.0b patch. If you did not apply a cracked EXE at all, I am sorry to say that you are an idiot. I'm tired of repeating myself again and again.

I am veiwing this forum and i realize that no 1 has thanked u for ur help..... i have been veiwing msg boards for about 20 mins. and kinda annoyed at how unclear the ppl were... not 1 of them thought that maybe they should mention that the updates will screw up ur crack.

So thanks for all the help... still havent got the game 2 work for me but i have an idea on how 2 fix the problem... thanks again

-FLightJ

Well, it's more of a blog than a forum, though on certain days you really couldn't tell by looking, heh. Yeah, no problem, it's all good.

My advice to you is either to redownload the entire thing, with a cracked EXE included, or to continue hunting for the new crack for 1.0b. I'll bet you anything that someone, somewhere is working on it right now, as we speak. ;)

Cheers.

I have a problem to.So,here it goes:I enter the game,goes smothely,no problems so far,but,when i have to leave Telos(it's a planet,the first u go on,thoes who playd the game know!)the game just crashes,whit a typical eror,u know the ones with the "Send Eror" and "Don't send Eror",and it says that the eror ocurs in the exe file,and i thought that has to be something with the crack,i even tryed doing what mike said in one of the post:applaing the patch 1.0b on the original EXE and then copying the cracked EXE.stil crashe at the same point,i even instaled a fresh copy of Windows Xp,still same crash,now i want to download some other cracked exe but all are the same size,i'll try anyway! If anyone has encountered a problem like this,or has any idea i'd apreciated the any help!
P.S.Sorry for my english,i'm stil working on it!

This is weird. I never had these specific errors; however, if you write down the exact errors, as they comes up, I might be able to help you, since I was successful in running the 1.0b-patched game with the 1.0 cracked EXE.

Mhumm. Despite a lot of very loud bitching and hints at workarounds with mini-images, etc., there seems to be no crack for 1.0b, still.

P.S. Your English is fine, it's not my first language, either (fourth). ;)

I seem to be suffering from a similar, if not the same, issue. After installing the game from the ISO+copying the directory crack, the game client will crash to the desktop at random with the same standard WindowsXP application crash error each time (this occures far more often in levels that take place in closed spaces than with the ones outside i've noticed). Out of desperation, updated the game version and it still works with the original crack, but no difference regarding the errors.
Here's what i was pondering: is there any method of getting the original .EXE to run the game, i.e "fool it" into recognizing a proper cd in the Drive?

P.S. ignore the ungrateful, praises well deserved rarely do get acknowledged. You deserve much thanks for your assistance...

JudicareEterna

Judicare, I guess I was very lucky, because KOTOR2 is a very, very buggy game. If you want me to help you research the error, you'll have to write down what exactly it says.

As for fooling the .EXE - why not? There has been what's called a "mini-ISO" system in existence, in which case one would rip the files necessary for "CD inserted" detection and mount that image in a virtual drive using something like Daemon Tools. While this is probably the best option for what you want to do, you still have no know which files to include, so unless you find an existing mini-ISO, you're out of luck.

Give me more info (CPU, memory, free HD space, SP1? SP2? and the drive on which the game is installed) and I may be able to help you out.

P.S. Yeah, thanks for the vote of confidence. Some people obviously can't tell the difference between a personal blog and a tech support forum.

I had simular crashes, with my system (Aopen AX4SPE-UN, Asus AX800Pro TVD, sata Maxtor 160Gb (2x, Raid 1), 1Gb Mem) until I started to read here and at Lucasarts, that they had some problems with Ati. I tried to switch off the movies and had no crashes later on. After I installed Patch 1.0b from Lucas Arts, plus the "orginal" NoCd patch from GameCopyWorld. Just like Mike wrote

Ta.
and
Cheers mate.

Yeah, it's a pity they didn't beta test KOTOR2 too much. Even the best systems run it quite shittily. It pissed me off the most how buggy the sound and character spawning was, like when there'd be music, the loading sreen would come on, then blank out, then stop the music, then restart the music, etc. Arrgh. I have to admit, though: most of the movies are useless and repetitive, as far as the storyline goes.

ATI? Are you kidding me? They had problems with a lot of cards, man, and many GeForce functions. What irks me is that I know people have cracked Securom 7 in other games, so why not in KOTOR2?

hey there, just to say i encounter the same error report and it is just after the pre level movie. got the patch and crack sorted etc for 1.0b. could this simply be a graphics card problem as i am using a intel 915gm with a 1gb ram laptop. emailed lucas was the onl thing i could think of doing? anyone want to help?

Mhumm. Well, what videocard do you have, precisely?

Also, where did you get the patch or crack for 1.0b? I haven't exactly been actively looking for it for the past eight months or so, so I'd appreciate if you pointed me in the right direction.

i used the one on the cd but before you install the patch/crack you need to install patch 1.0b. then do the crack/patch nocd thingy and it works fine. loads up the menu etc even plays the movies. but when the game starts i get sound but no visual. i am using an intel 915gm integrated graphics card on a laptop. think its 128mb. let me know if you have any ideas.

Well, first of all, if you read this thread, you'll find out that, yes, the crack for 1.0 that comes on the CD does work for 1.0b, but, since it wasn't specifically designed for it (because of Securom 7), problems that were patched in other files, but not in the EXE, will affect performance, nonetheless.

One common-sense solution that I can think of right now for your "sound, no visuals" issue is going into that configuration utility that, if I am not mistaken, comes with KOTOR2, turning off all the options and setting the lowest resolution possible. If that doesn't work, try upgrading your video drivers.

I've got to be honest with you, though, man: integrated anything sucks, because, be it a video or sound card, it shares memory with your main memory. I was under the impression that these days only the video connector on laptops was integrated but the video card wasn't actually on-board, but I guess people are still doing it, because it's cheaper to stick some cheap chipset on and be done with it.

Looking at your chipset's specs, specifically at the GMA900 (.PDF), it's pretty much a low-end crap card, that barely matches the specs of nVidia's best GeForce FX card (8.5 vs. 30.4 GB/sec. memory bandwidth, 1.3 vs. 3.8 bill. texels/sec., 4 vs. 8 pixels per clock rendering, as so on). If you think I'm comparing models unfairly, keep in mind that nVidia's FX series is a two year old technology (as you probably no doubt know, the GeForce 7 series is the newest thing). Besides, laptops traditionally suck for games, so don't feel bad about it.

Having said that, keep in mind that, even with 3 GB of DDR and a GeForce 6600 GT with 128MB, KOTOR 2 ran as slow as shit and had all kinds of bugs on my machine. Mind, you, this happened just before my poor machine died due to a short in the front-panel USB port, so I'm using my shitty, low-spec laptop now, too. ;) I feel your pain.

No, but seriously, tweak the settings, tweak the drivers, see what happens. Good luck.

Hey, i ve just ripped a friend KOTOR 2 cd's using undisker.

No pb with the install, but i can't lauch the game due to emulator programs (i am using deamon tools) and i can't find any no cd crack on either GCW nor astalavista.

Do u think i can throug burning the CD's ?
Or is there another way to do it ?

Thx

Man, this is like The Thread That Can Never Die. Well, read what's been written: there are cracks for 1.0 and 1.0b, and, if you can't find them on GCW or Asta, go to The Pirate Bay or ISO Hunt, and download it from a torrent...along with a proper ISO, because anything that you rip yourself (I mean, come on, Securom 7 hasn't been even been cracked yet for a lot of games) will likely not work.

I have no idea what "throug" is, but, yes, you can probably burn them and won't change a thing. Securom probably uses some sort of hidden files that won't copy when you'll burn the CD. Get a proper ISO or rip.

Hello.
I am having a retarded problem with SWKOTOR2 v2.0.
I have the original CD in the CD-ROM drive, and it works fine until it gets to the time where the mission/stage starts. The movie (The 'In a garaxy far far away......' one) plays properly. When the stage starts, the screen goes back to the desktop for a millisecond or so, and the screen goes black, then follows the error report thing (Send/Dont Send thing).

Can anyone help me with this problem?

The spec of this computer is:
Win XP SP2 Japanese
RAM: 512MB+256MB
HDD: 60GB+250GB
VideoMem: 32MB
CPU: intel pentinum 4 1.80Ghz

As you can see this computer is quite old.... that might be the problem.

Well, Anonymous, your computer isn't that old; keep in mind, KOTOR2 (compared to KOTOR1) is a buggy piece of shit. Mhumm. Yeah, your low video memory is your system's Achilles's heel; all things considered, I'd say your system can still last you a couple of years, but you need at least a GeForce 5 series for any modern game - they're about $90-$100 on eBay right now (or cheaper!), so go and get one.

where can i get a crack for kotor2? hehe, only kidding. seriously; i've had alot of these problems myself. i've burned cd's, used cracks, used daemon tools, experimented with a bunch of settings etc...i've spent hours of fooling around on the computer, and what have i gained? a lot of frustration and anger. i do not distance myself from downloading games, but new games, that i really want..i'll buy them from now on. it saves time and money in the long run, i guess. i'd rather spend 40 bucks and get everything working, than spend 40 hours and still watch a black screen. and it heals my conscience :)

regards,
jarle

AHAHAHAHA, good one. No, but seriously; I'll find you, kill you and bury your body in the woods.

Meh. I thought you had me going with the conscience bit there for a second, but, no, I think it was just an itch. ;)

And, while we're on the subject, nuts to Bioware, eh? They made that totally crazy-cool Mass Effect game for the Xbox 360, but what about the PC crowd? Fuckers. They better port it...and not like they ported KOTOR2. ;)

hi guys, im having another problem, i have the game, and the creack on the cd, i install and is says wrong disc as usual, so I go to the crack file, and when i try to copy it an error comes, and says "wrong parameter", anybody got any idea or anything to deal with it?

My top guesses would be the following:

a) You burned the ISOs badly; this could be the side effect of a CRC or buffer overflow error; try different speeds or media.
b) You got a crap torrent; download a better one, they're a dime a dozen (look in posts I made above for places to find them).

The crack works impeccably, notwithstanding the fact that the game is, essentially, crap, in terms of its programming.

Thnx for the reply, im sorry im not that wise to understand all that u said, now, here's what i think:

The cd aint the problem, coz i tried the game on my pc, then I lend it to a friend and he could play perfect.
I was burning a cd the other day, and i got some buffer message, so i think its the overflow error, how do i fix it? is there any program that cleans my memory or buffer? whats CRC lol?

I have a problem, not like any of the errors and such, but when I run the autorun and click Install, nothing happens. Doesn't even start the thing that prepares an installer. I have my scanners and such turned off, as well. Any ideas?

Anonymous: I thought it would be pretty hard to not understand my simple instructions, but oh well.

You contradict yourself here, since, if "the CD is not the problem," you should not get any "buffer underrun" errors when burning them. A CD burnt with such an error is useless; use it as a coaster for your drink.

"Buffer underrun" means that the computer could not give the burner data as fast as the burner required it and the burner screwed up the CD. Either buy a newer burner with a hardware buffer that prevents this sort of shit from happening, burn at the lowest speed possible, or get proper media (cheap CD-Rs also often result in buffer underruns). There is no way to "fix" this error.

CRC stands for "Cyclic Redundancy Check" and is "a type of checksum used implement data integrity as a check against accidental changes or corruption to data." Wikipedia defines it as "a type of hash function used to produce a checksum - which is a small number of bits - against a byte or a larger block of data, such as a packet of network traffic or a block of a computer file. The checksum is used to detect and correct errors after transmission or storage."

Zeranamu: I'm all out of ideas, man. What are your system's and video card's specs? What OS are you running?

Windows XP Pro, 2.39 ghz p4, GeForce 4 MX 440

Bah. Your video card sucks monkey balls. Take your MX series GeForce card and throw it in the trash. You need at least a GeForce FX 5XXX series card (they're cheap!).

i got another prob....i got the game started fine with the crack but when i got to the prologue with the driod i found that the graphics was all screwy (droid was black, the ship looked like it was twitching...etc)....also i found that the driod couldnt move (ex, i pressed "A" and the screen kept on turning left but the droid stayed in the same position). i tryed skipping the prologue to where my character got out of the healing tank thingy and he still couldnt move.....ne1 know my prob???....i use GeForce 6200 (64mb on-board, 256mb supporting), windows xp, 3.56gh

i also have the same problem. When i enter the prologue i noticed the t-3 droid was black and there were missing textures and when i press w for it to move forward, it did for a second and then got stuck. i tried updating versions pulling the ide cable (it worked for another game), setting everything to the lowest possible and i dont know wut else...if anyone has any idea how i can get the game running normally please reply.....THANK YOU!!!!

Susu: try remapping your keys. I never experienced this problem.

Miles: No, you know what? My blog is not Obsidian's support forums. Stop asking me for help, thanking me ahead of time and then blaming me for not being able to solve your problems. I'm closing this thread.