I might give it a shot at some point - the part about extra influence gains sounds somewhat interesting, since some of the characters primarily gain influence from events in specific locations, as opposed to just talking to them. I also gained enough cash and components to craft deadly upgrades for everyone. The XP I gained was worthwhile and I finished at level 33 (Sentinel 15/Weapon Master 18). In the end, I had no regrets playing it despite the (many) frustrations.

You can gain a bit of influence, so if you need some, this can be helpful. Some people complained about the voice acting, but I personally found it OK. 2 quests have a little bit of effect on another planet. Workbench is far away from where the medpacks are sold (WTH?!). If you're looking for Advanced Medpacks for crafting, this is the place. Good place to upgrade T3-M4, HK-47 and G0-T0. I suppose it's fine if you play dark side. They didn't had enough material to tie it properly with the rest of the game. I found the final ending a letdown 'cause I played light side, but it's not the fault of the modders. Tying loose ends, solving a damn annoying puzzle and reaching the end. Third part is pretty straight forward, lots of fighting. If you play dark side, you get violent options. Next part is questing, rpg stuff, running back and forth. First part is actually interesting, you get a solo mission and you get a different reward depending on who you picked. They're some characters that can instantly take you one place, like other planets, but they aren't enough in my opinion. There's a lot of running and back forth between areas which can be very tiresome, even with Force Speed, as the areas are very large. I can't help with the M4-78 since I've never played it - BTW is it any good? I've held off on this since I'd heard it wasn't great.

That conversation is still structured a bit awkwardly even after TSLRCM. At that point there should be the option to tell him about the cache, and you'll get experience for it (and also a random light sabre if I'm not mistaken - either that or a light sabre part). You need to tell him you still have stuff to do (or whatever ensures you don't go to Onderon just yet), then talk to him again. The first time you talked to Mandalore I assume he went through all the things you had done, minus the weapons cache? After that he'll give you the option to go with him to Onderon. You might have to talk to him twice to update that for some reason. I blew up the door long before leaving for Iziz. I looted the weapon cache and tried to report to Mandalore, but he never mentioned me finding the cache. The journal said I disturbed the wildlife and the quest never gets updated. I activated the permacrete detonator and some beasts went after me. Any help and spoilers will be appreciated. I finished KoTOR2, but there some side quests I could never finish.

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