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#1 cirerrek

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Posted 19 April 2005 - 07:23 PM

Just got KOTOR 2 the other day. I'm running around Peragus and I am currently in the dormitory next to the work bench and I finally have a few items to upgrade my vibrosword.

I plugged in a blade (?type) hit okay, plugged in an energy cell (vibro IIRC) hit okay, left the grip blank since I don't have one at the moment, and then hit upgrade item.

Once out of the work bench, my character does an unarmed flourish and my vibrosword is not in his hands.

I can see the vibrosword in the general inventory, but once in the equipping screen, the vibrosword is not an available option. Using the work bench again, I can see that it does think that I have 1 vibrosword in my inventory and it even shows the correctly updated stats.

Created a grip in the hopes that I may need all 3 slots full. No joy there.

If I remove all of the items, ....downgrade the vibrosword back to plain jane stock, then I get my vibrosword back with a flourish. And it is then available again in the equip item screen.

What in the hey am I doing wrong? I have the latest patch. Mmmm, used the charater editor from starwarsknights.com to monkey with a some stats, but that is about it.

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#2 Tom

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Posted 19 April 2005 - 07:26 PM

I believe this happened to me too, although I cant remember how I resolved it. I do remember it wasnt a bug, just make sure that the components dont have certain requirements (stats etc)
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Posted 19 April 2005 - 08:46 PM

if this is xbox, it may be buggy...xbox or pc? :(
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Posted 20 April 2005 - 12:55 AM

Just got KOTOR 2 the other day.  I'm running around Peragus and I am currently in the dormitory next to the work bench and I finally have a few items to upgrade my vibrosword. 

I plugged in a blade (?type) hit okay, plugged in an energy cell (vibro IIRC) hit okay, left the grip blank since I don't have one at the moment, and then hit upgrade item. 

Once out of the work bench, my character does an unarmed flourish and my vibrosword is not in his hands. 

I can see the vibrosword in the general inventory, but once in the equipping screen, the vibrosword is not an available option.  Using the work bench again, I can see that it does think that I have 1 vibrosword in my inventory and it even shows the correctly updated stats. 

Created a grip in the hopes that I may need all 3 slots full.  No joy there. 

If I remove all of the items, ....downgrade the vibrosword back to plain jane stock, then I get my vibrosword back with a flourish.  And it is then available again in the equip item screen. 

What in the hey am I doing wrong?  I have the latest patch.  Mmmm, used the charater editor from starwarsknights.com to monkey with a some stats, but that is about it. 

Thanks,
cirerrek

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Does the vibroblade still appear when you open the equip screen, but with a red background showing your character can't use it?
Sometimes your upgrades end up leaving the item they upgrade with a requirement for use, such as having to possess certain feats. I suspect that is what is happening here. If you look at the description of the item in your inventory you'll probably find that it has a requirement such a Weapon Focus: Melee Weapons listed in the description. I haven't got the game to hand, but I'm almost certain that the vibration cell is the culprit - remove it and you should be able to use it with the edge.
You might also try making some upgrades. Even a low level character with moderate skills can produce useful things that suit your style of play better than randomly found items.

#5 Scorch

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Posted 20 April 2005 - 06:12 AM

as someone said, it may be because of you have upgraded the viroblade to high to use...all you have to do is up upgrade your weapon feats (melee)....but if you have a red thing around it it is because you do not have to proper prestigure (?) to use it.....as you get to a higher level u wil be able to use it...

it has happend to me before so i had use a blaster which i was crap at :(
try and get to a higer level and u will be able to use it :D

#6 cirerrek

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Posted 20 April 2005 - 07:54 PM

PC version.

I was wondering if I had managed to upgrade the item to a point where I couldn't use it. I read the descriptions of all the items and the edge did mention that it needed a high quality weapon, but the vibrocell didn't say anything about it.

I'm at the workbench on the Republic ship now, so I'll try a few more combinations to see if I can't work it out.

The new upgrade scheme seems cool if you have a lot of time to work all the factors out, but just for going in and playing to get things done, I have to say that I prefer the simplicity of the KOTOR1 upgrade system.

Thanks everyone :)

#7 cirerrek

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Posted 21 April 2005 - 06:51 PM

It was the vibrocell. It has a requirement of Weapon Focus - Melee. Which is at the top of the description, which my brain kept ignoring as useful text.

Thanks ladies and gents :)

Edited by cirerrek, 21 April 2005 - 06:51 PM.