Main character won't move!
 

I got myself a new computer a couple of weeks ago, and I recently installed Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic. The game installed fine, and it runs fine, but periodically, after a battle, I can't move my character forwards or backwards. I tried remapping the keys, but I still get the same problem. If anyone has a solution for this problem I would be grateful. My specs:

Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 2.8ghz
4 GIGS of DDR3 PC1333 RAM
NVIDIA GeFORCE 9400GT 1 GIG PCI Express.
320 GIG Harddrive
RealTek High Definition Audio onboard sound
Windows XP Service Pack 2

Re: Main character won't move!
 

Did you enable the option in the menu which causes your character to be unable to move while battling? If so, disable that and see if it fixes the problem. If it doesn't, do you use any conflicting mods of some sort?

However, it could be that your new computer's specs are "too high" in order to display certain animations. But that doesn't have to be the case of course.
If that's not the case, I can't see what's wrong. Last option I'd recommend is reinstalling once again.

Re: Main character won't move!
 

No, that doesn't work I was already allowed to move during combat. As for my computer specs being TOO high? I really don't buy that at all. I don't use any mods for KotoR. I emailed Lucasarts tech support, so I may hear something by Monday or Tuesday. And yes, I reinstalled it.

Re: Main character won't move!
 

So, I get no real solution to my problem? That's just f**king great. I got a stupid canned response from Lucasarts saying that my videocard isn't supported, which is not the freakin' issue!

Re: Main character won't move!
 

I too am having the same problem!! The exact same problem!
I also contacted lucas arts and their response was:
"Your NVIDIA Geforce 8800 card is too new to have been tested with Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic so we cannot support it's operation on that card"

The same problem occurs on KOTOR2 which is an even bigger bummer..
Anyone know what can be done to fix the issue?

Re: Main character won't move!
 

KOTOR, even though it's six years old, is still surprisingly difficult to run sometimes. No video card should be too new for it.
I used to have that problem a lot on my old computer. I'd have to switch party members a lot. If that didn't work, I saved my game, left, and restarted.

Re: Main character won't move!
 

You shouldn't have to do that though. I tried getting help from LucasArts about the issue, but they won't even address it simply because my video card isn't officially supported by the game. That's not even the issue! So, you can't rely on LucasArts for ANY help of any sort, as I've learned. They treat customers like s**t.

Update: It seems that my problem was only on the Endar Spire, because when I get into fights on Taris, I don't seem to have a problem. On the Spire, I just used my mouse to point and click my way to the end, so I think there was a glitch on the Endar Spire. I'll update if it happens again, later in the game.

Re: Main character won't move!
 

That worked for me too. However It is still occasionally happening. Especially after i win a duel in the cantina... it just does not let me move...
Surely Lucas Arts would have a solution...

Re: Main character won't move!
 

That's because LucasArts is a gaming company. A gaming company is a business. The people that work there are there to give you small bits of advice and if it doesn't work, they just give you a pat in the back. It's not just LucasArts. Every other company would do the same thing.

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You would think, but if you're video card isn't officially supported, they won't help you. Which is piss-poor customer service.

Re: Main character won't move!
 

Not really. The game was released about half a decade ago. For a game, that's a pretty long time ago. Since they don't make much money from this game anymore and considering they're a large business, it's just not financially responsible for them to continually update and support this game indefinitely.

Anyway, I doubt it's a video card issue. It sounds more like an input issue. Did you update the game to the newest version? Are you using a normal keyboard, or one that can store macros? Have you tried updating DirectX?

These are my specs (for my laptop), and I've been running with fairly high settings perfectly up to Manaan:
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.2 GHz per core
Video Card: GeForce 9500 512 Dedicated Card
RAM: 4 GB
Sound: Something from Realtek. Also has an integrated Dolby surround speaker, which is fun. =p
OS: Vista

So far, my only problem was that KotOR's Securom version was incompatible with Vista, so after plugging in a nocd crack, it works fine.

Last comment: could you post the contents of your swkotor.ini file, please?

Re: Main character won't move!
 

I'm using a multimedia keyboard. Honestly, right now, all I have to do is switch to another character for a while, now that I'm at a point in the game where I can two party members, so it's really not as much of an issue anymore, but it still happens from time to time. Anyhoo, if anyone has a solution:

[Sound Options]
Sound Init=0
Music Volume=85
Voiceover Volume=85
Sound Effects Volume=85
Movie Volume=100
Force Software=1
EAX=0
Disable Sound=0
Number 3D Voices=16
Number 2D Voices=24
Environment Effects Level=0.60
2D3D Bias=1.50
Environment Effects=1
Environment Effects Nonstreaming=1
Environment Effects Streaming=1

[Game Options]
GUIsInScreenShot=1
EnableScreenShot=0
Reverse Mouse Buttons=0
Hide InGame GUI=0
Use Small Fonts=0
Keyboard Camera Deceleration=2000.000000
Keyboard Camera Acceleration=500.000000
Keyboard Camera DPS=200.000000
Hide Unequippable=0
Tutorial Popups=0
Subtitles=1
Mini Map=1
Floating Numbers=1
Status Summary=1
Enable Mouse Teleporting To Buttons=1
Mouse Sensitivity=50
Auto Level Up NPCs=1
Mouse Look=0
AutoSave=1
Reverse Minigame YAxis=0
Combat Movement=1
Enable Tooltips=0
Difficulty Level=0
TooltipDelay Sec=1.000000
Memory Access=1
Memory Level=1
Disable Movies=0

[Movies Shown]
Movie 0=112
Movie 1=47
Movie 2=0
Movie 3=0
Movie 4=7
Movie 5=0
Movie 6=0
Movie 7=0
Movie 8=0
Movie 9=0
Movie10=0


[Alias]
HD0=.\
OVERRIDE=.\Override
TEMP=.\Temp
MODULES=.\Modules
LOGS=.\Logs
LOCALVAULT=.\LocalVault
DMVAULT=.\DMVault
SERVERVAULT=.\ServerVault
STREAMMUSIC=.\StreamMusic
TEMPCLIENT=.\Tempclient
SAVES=.\saves
CURRENTGAME=.\currentgame
TEXTUREPACKS=.\texturepacks
STREAMWAVES=.\StreamWaves


[Graphics Options]
V-Sync=0
Anisotropy=1
Frame Buffer=1
Anti Aliasing=0
Texture Quality=2
Emitters=1
Grass=1
Soft Shadows=0
Shadows=1
Brightness=57
EnableHardwareMouse=0
FullScreen=1
RefreshRate=60
Width=1024
Height=768

[Autopause Options]
Mine Sighted=1
End Of Combat Round=0
Enemy Sighted=1
Party Killed=1
Action Menu=0
New Target Selected=1
[config]
firstrun=0

[Keymapping]
Action286B=8
Action286A=7
Action285B=10
Action285A=9
Action284B=54
Action284A=51
Action283B=54
Action283A=51
Action282B=69
Action282A=73
Action281B=53
Action281A=76
Action280B=69
Action280A=73
Action265=52
Action264=57
Action263=43
Action262=85
Action261=84
Action260=83
Action259=82
Action258=81
Action257=80
Action256=79
Action255=78
Action254=77
Action253=31
Action245=75
Action244=55
Action243=67
Action242=74
Action241=87
Action240=56
Action239=68
Action238=82
Action236=83
Action234=81
Action232=80
Action230=79
Action228=78
Action226=77
Action225=70
Action224=90
Action223=31
Action222=25
Action221=24
Action220=29
Action219=28
Action218=42
Action217=87
Action216=65
Action215=63
Action214=62
Action213=60
Action212=61
Action211=66
Action210=59
Action209=71
Action208=89
Action207=72
Action206=30
Action205=55
Action204=67

Re: Main character won't move!
 

I too am having no problems anymore, just keep switching the character when one freezes.
I'm curious to whether I will have to keep loading the game in KOTOR2 as you only have one party member until telos........

Re: Main character won't move!
 

I have had this problem all the time too, but...

This doesn't fix the problem in long term, but it solves it for the moment. Everytime I get stuck I quick save and then reload. That releases my char and I can move again, another thing you can do is select another char of your party and walk with him/her/it until you zone or after a movie sequnce. It's annoying, but atleast it's better than not playing the game at all...

Re: Main character won't move!
 

I found a thread on the Gamespot forums where this problem is addressed. The proposed solution is to enable V-Sync under graphical options.
I realize it's not the same game but the engine is, so at least it's worth a try. I have tried it and it seems to solve the problem, hope it works for you too.