Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

• Windows 11✓ with 5 fixes
• Steam Deck✓ Playable
• Mac✓
• Linux✓ Proton Gold

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Does Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic run on Windows 11, Apple Silicon Macs, Linux and Steam Deck?

Windows 11	✓Runs with a fix. See the steps below. SourceWorks for meDoesn’t work
Mac (Apple Silicon)	✓Runs on Apple Silicon. SourceWorks for meDoesn’t work
Linux	✓Through Proton. ProtonDB: Gold, runs perfectly after tweaks. SourceWorks for meDoesn’t work
Steam Deck	✓Playable, as rated by Valve. May need some setup. SourceWorks for meDoesn’t work

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How to get Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic running today

What you need

• Optional KOTOR 1 Community Patch (K1CP)Fixes many bugs in the game. It installs with its own INSTALL.exe, so no mod manager is needed.
• Optional KMRP: KOTOR Modern Restoration PatchGives proper widescreen on modern monitors without extra widescreen mods.
• Optional NVIDIA Control Panel or AMD SoftwareCaps the frame rate at 60 if V-Sync alone does not. It comes with your graphics driver.

Steps

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1. Cap the frame rate at 60 with V-Sync or a driver limit; above 60 FPS your character can get stuck after combat (PCGamingWiki).

   1. On a 60 Hz monitor, turn on V-Sync in the game's graphics options or in its launcher.
   2. On a faster monitor, set a 60 FPS limit for the game in your graphics driver. In the NVIDIA Control Panel: Manage 3D settings > Program Settings > Add the game > Max Frame Rate > 60 > Apply.
   3. If your character is already stuck, hold both mouse buttons, press quicksave, and keep holding until the save finishes.
2. Install the KOTOR 1 Community Patch for bug fixes, before any other mod (K1CP README).

   1. Download K1CP and extract it to a folder outside the game.
   2. Run INSTALL.exe.
   3. When asked for the game folder, find it in Steam: right-click the game > Manage > Browse local files, and copy that path.
   4. Install it before other mods, except mods that hard-overwrite 2DA, TLK or module files.
   5. To undo it, the README recommends a clean reinstall of the game.
3. For proper widescreen on today's monitors, install KMRP: KOTOR Modern Restoration Patch after your content mods (PCGamingWiki).

   1. Start the game once so its settings file exists, then close it.
   2. Run the KMRP installer and press Start Patching. There is no resolution to pick.
   3. KMRP backs up the executable, the INI and every Override file it changes.
   4. To undo it, or before changing resolution later, run it again and press Restore Original.
4. If the game lags or crashes after certain cutscenes, add Disable Vertex Buffer Objects=1 under Graphics Options in swkotor.ini (PCGamingWiki).

   1. In Steam, right-click the game > Manage > Browse local files.
   2. Open swkotor.ini in Notepad.
   3. Find the [Graphics Options] section. If it has Disable Vertex Buffer Objects=0, change the 0 to 1.
   4. If the line is missing, add Disable Vertex Buffer Objects=1 at the end of that section. Spaces and capitals must match.
   5. Save the file. This does not lower image quality.
5. If movies crash the game, play in windowed mode (PCGamingWiki).

   1. In Steam, right-click the game > Manage > Browse local files, and open swkotor.ini in Notepad.
   2. Set FullScreen to 0.
   3. Add AllowWindowedMode=1 under [Graphics Options] and save the file.
   4. In the game, press Alt+Enter to switch to windowed mode.

Synopsis

A Star Wars role-playing game set thousands of years before the films, during a war between the Jedi and the Sith. You build a character, gather a party of companions and travel between planets, making light or dark side choices in conversations and fighting in pausable, rules-driven combat.

What people say

Critics in 2003 hailed it as one of the best role-playing games and best Star Wars games ever made, with its story, companions and big twist singled out. Players and reviewers revisiting it now agree the writing and characters hold up best. The automated, dice-based combat and dated visuals have aged worst, and many say the opening planet of Taris is slow before the game opens up. Bugs from the original release are still present without community patches.

Playability today

The average of two parts, each from 1 to 5. Tap a check to see why. How it works

Sources

1. Steam store page (requirements, platforms)
2. SteamSpy (Steam review counts)
3. Steam Deck compatibility, Valve
4. ProtonDB reports
5. PCGamingWiki: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
6. Metacritic: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
7. GameCritics: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Switch review
8. Steam Community: Knights of the Old Republic discussion
9. AppleGamingWiki: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

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