Fan-Made 'Apeiron' Project Plans to Remaster KOTOR

[MDPS]

Sources: https://www.vg247.com/2016/03/09/heres-the-first-footage-of-star-wars-knights-of-the-old-republic-fan-remake-apeiron/

               http://www.apeirongame.com/

 

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Apeiron is a reboot of the Knights of the old Republic that was released in 2003. Apeiron is a remake and remastering of the original game with added content, new worlds, missions, HUD, inventory, items, and companions.

   So fans of the original Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (or KOTOR) have gotten together to make a FREE remaster of the game (you have to own the original game first though) available to all fans. In the vg247 source above, you can see the first gameplay footage recorded by youtuber MrMattyPlays.

 

   I for one am super excited. I'm a long time fan of KOTOR and have been wanting a third installment for years. This, of course, isn't that third installment, but it is going to be helping KOTOR get up to date with graphics, being built on the relatively new Unreal Engine 4. In the quote above, they also say many new features are going to be added.

   KOTOR 2 was just recently updated on Steam to support both community mods as well as achievements, and now the original KOTOR gets a fan-made update. And judging by the gameplay footage, they're doing a great job. I honestly cannot wait.

   Any KOTOR fans on the forum? Discuss below what you think about this! Also, the developers of the remaster are not accepting donations yet, but they say they will soon. I'll probably be one of the first to pledge

 

EDIT: I tried searching the forum efficiently, and only after I posted it did I find another post by @DevilishBooster. Feel free to lock/merge/whatever this post Mods, or consider this the "New Gameplay" update as the original post did not have gameplay.

[DevilishBooster]

I actually haven't thought about that project for a while. I can't open the link here at work, but I'll check it out when I get home.

[ShadowCaptain]

I love kotor but this is going to take ages!

[Humbug]

looks good. Kotor was very special.

 

my only fear is that this is such a big undertaking that they will take 4-5 years to vet it done

[Scionyde]

Unable to follow the link at the moment, but was it ever established if LucasArts gave the okay for this to move forward?

[suicidalfranco]

Even if making it available would technically put it in fair use territory, DMCA take down from Disney in 3...

[Humbug]

38 minutes ago, Scionyde said:

Unable to follow the link at the moment, but was it ever established if LucasArts gave the okay for this to move forward?

do they need to If these guys keep pushing it as a free mod?

[dalekphalm]

32 minutes ago, Humbug said:

do they need to If these guys keep pushing it as a free mod?

The mod being free has no bearing on whether it's copyright infringement. Many studios will look the other way with free Mods (Or, if you're Valve, give full permission and licensing to Black Mesa Source and allow it to be published and sold on Steam). But some studios are very very strict and will send takedown/cease and desist notices to anyone.

 

Also, it's not exactly a Mod unless they're using another pre-existing game as the base engine. LucasArts of old has been hit or miss for these kinds of projects, but Disney is apparently a bit more strict.

We'll see.

 

My major complaint with this project is this:

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... a remake and remastering of the original game with added content, new worlds, missions ...

If they want to remake and remaster the original game, tweaking the game mechanics or inventory system or actual inventory items? Sure. But START WITH REMAKING THE GAME! The fact that they are adding new world and new quests means it's no longer a remake. It's a fan expansion/fan-made quests.

 

Which are totally fine, but let's start with the basics and get them finished, first, yes? I would had put that sort of stuff as a "Bonus goal" to be completed after the main project was finished.

 

I would think the biggest risk is that EA/Disney may already have a KOTOR remake in the works. Remakes/HD Remasters are all the rage, after all.

[That Norwegian Guy]

From Iron Man to Apeiron, are we going backwards

[SansVarnic]

I remember the KOTOR2 project by project Team Gizka. I waited for I don't remember how long and finally lost interest in it. I hope this doesn't end the same way. 

Edited June 15, 2016 by SansVarnic

[Humbug]

6 hours ago, dalekphalm said:

The mod being free has no bearing on whether it's copyright infringement. Many studios will look the other way with free Mods (Or, if you're Valve, give full permission and licensing to Black Mesa Source and allow it to be published and sold on Steam). But some studios are very very strict and will send takedown/cease and desist notices to anyone.

i'm just playing devil's advocate here to try and gain an understanding but by that standard shouldn't disney also be going after people who write Star Wars fan fiction and post it on the Internet.

[dalekphalm]

16 minutes ago, Humbug said:

i'm just playing devil's advocate here to try and gain an understanding but by that standard shouldn't disney also be going after people who write Star Wars fan fiction and post it on the Internet.

They could, but no one in their right mind will compare Fan Fiction with, say, Star Wars novels. Whereas Mods and fan-made games (especially big ambitious ones) can actually impact the sales of actual Star Wars games.

 

When your choice is between a well made and expansive fan-made SW Mod, vs, Battlefront 2015? Well, many may choose to simply not buy the official game.

[Crazy Ginger]

Inb4