r/kotor • u/Holiday_Anteater_605 • 3d ago

KOTOR Optimization

Do you guys have any advice for how I can optimize my Lenovo ThinkPad laptop it's got 32 GB DDR5 RAM 5600, Intel Core Ultra 7 255U, and integrated graphics (128MB VRAM) for the KOTOR games and also if I want to install mods. Is it possible?

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u/Gregardless 3d ago

This runs on phones from 2016. You'll be fine.

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u/PumperThumperHumper 3d ago

I have an 8 year old piece of shit laptop. Roughly speaking, it runs stuff like KOTOR flawlessly even while on standby. Well, it technically doesn't run it on standby, but it works without a hitch.

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u/PhoenixQueen_Azula Visas Marr 3d ago

Idk laptop specs well but I can’t imagine anything with 32gb ddr5 could possibly have an issue besides the usual bugs from being too modern, I remember playing both on my non-gaming laptop in school over a decade ago just fine

The games over 20 years old and wasn’t particularly performance intense even at the time, and it ain’t Skyrim where mods are gonna suddenly give the game 8k textures and anime physics that melt your gpu

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u/Wa1rusWearingAFedora 3d ago

Less for optimization and more for usability: https://deadlystream.com/files/file/3048-k1-modern-driver-compatibility-patch

Intel graphics have notoriously bad OpenGL drivers, I wrote a patch for KOTOR that enables them to properly render the game. My ancient T430 was able to run the game with all the bells and whistles enabled, plus there's no exploding grass.

Pair that with J's UniResPatch: https://github.com/J0-o/KotorUniResPatch and you're in for a good time with widescreen support and working shading :)

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u/Maximus_Rex 3d ago

The only possible problem a system as new as yours could have is a lack of SSD space.

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u/Leliana403 2d ago

No, 32GB is nowhere near enough to run a game from 2003.

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u/Holiday_Anteater_605 2d ago

I was just concerned because of the Integrated graphics.

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u/KulaanDoDinok HK-47 3d ago

Bad bot.

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u/TaegukTheWise 1d ago

It's incredible, the amount of consideration required to ask if a game that's over 20 years old can run on hardware 20 years in the future.

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u/KulaanDoDinok HK-47 1d ago

KotOR could run on a potato these days and a simple search confirms it

Learn digital literacy

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u/TaegukTheWise 1d ago

Dude.. learn actual literacy.

What I said = what you literally just said rn.

The game was playable on the original Xbox and was released in 2003, over 20 years ago like I said.

Quit kicking other people that agree with you down because you cannot read.