Summary

This mod will allow you to start the game as a Jedi Apprentice. All of the dialogue on the Endar Spire has been rewritten, and shortened significantly, to make it a quicker, more fun opening to the game.

The primary goal of the mod was to reduce the horrid boredom that sets in during the Taris section of the game (by letting the player hit things with a lightsaber), and allowing the player to get more Jedi abilities throughout the game, without the limits that waiting until Dantooine enforced on the player. This is the common element between this mods, and all other padawan mods and Jedi start mods.

The secondary aim was to make the story mesh with the players newfound Jedi status. Dialogues have been edited to reflect the player's class (to the best of my ability, I can't record new VO). Conversations have been reordered, and pieces removed, in an attempt to preserve the illusion that the player is a Jedi. This was done very extensively in the dialogue of NPC's on the Endar Spire, Taris, and Dantooine. Party Member dialogues have also been edited, though not as extensively, in order to maintain compatibility.

Finally, and most successfully, this mod removes all of the fourth wall breaks and tutorial sections that crop up at the beginning of the game. If you turn off tutorial pop-ups, you will not receive a single tutorial message or informative instruction, designed to take you out of the game, and teach you something that you already found out in your other dozen playthroughs of the Endar Spire. Trask is completely gone (though you might find the aftermath of his fight with Darth Bandon), and the player now escapes the Endar Spire without his nagging instructions. You can now power through the intro of the game if you like. Doors have been unlocked, allowing the player to progress through the level without being forced to using battle droids or melee weapons to approach combat situations. These features are also available in my Tutorial Remover mod.

Features

• All tutorial elements removed from the Endar Spire
• Start the game as a Jedi, at second level
• Adjusts dialogue throughout the game to conform to the new story

Requirements & Compatibility

• Installation
  • Start the Installer.exe file (The tslpatchdata folder must stay in the same folder as the Installer.exe). You install the mod by clicking the Install Mod button. The mod is now installed
  • There is a "Manual Installation" option available for anyone who cannot use the Installer for whatever reason. This is not recommended, and will be incompatible with most other mods. Copy both (The Module and the Override) folders in the Manual Installation folder into your SWKotOR folder. The mod is now installed
  • You must uninstall all version older than 3.0.0 before installing version 3.0.0. Jedi from the Start should be installed on a new installation, with KotOR 1 Community Patch or KotOR 1 Restoration already installed if you plan to use them
• Compatibility
  • The mod is fully compatible with KotOR 1 Community Patch
  • The mod is fully compatible with KotOR 1 Restoration
  • The mod is fully compatible with Carth's Republic Uniform and Flight Suit
  • The mod is fully compatible with JC's Jedi Tailor
  • SWToR Style Training Sabers will overwrite my changes to the Dantooine Lightsaber Training, but should not cause any actual issues
  • Most mods should be compatible, unless they edit the Endar Spire, or the Dantooine Jedi Training
  • JC's Robe Adjustment is not compatible. This mod includes its functionality in various ways
  • Tutorial Remover is not compatible

Recommended Mods

• JC's Jedi Tailor is highly recommended. Thanks to JC for letting me include most of his Robe Adjustment mod
• Consular Sentinel Class Skill Swap is recommended if you want the Sentinel class to be somewhat meaningful
• Tutorial Remover is recommended if you do not want to be a Jedi, but still want a better Endar Spire

Other Links

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Thank you for reading, enjoy!