Hello there!
I’m an OG player that used those super long text guides back in the day to attempt to figure all this KOTOR I and II stuff out. Now I’m diving back in after a long time away and your vids are helping me remember stuff I definitely forgot and learn a few things for the first time.
May the Force be with you.

Always.

A very informative video indeed. I would add the fact that the combination of Scoundrel/Guardian may take advantage of the Scoundrel's Sneak Attack and the Guardian's Force Jump for staggering amounts of damage at the start of combat, without using any disablers. Simply position yourself at a distance where Force Jump may be applied, then attack your target. The game considers your opponent unaware, thus allowing your Sneak Attack bonus. We're talking about one-shot battles from Dantoooine all the way to the Star Forge!

One small quibble at 14:20. A Scout 8/Guardian 12 will have the same 14 Feats that a Soldier 8/Guardian 12 gets. The Scout will get 5 Feats by 8th level, but they will also receive all three Implant Feats for free from their class and thus come out even with the Soldier. (Assuming you wanted to get all of the Implant Feats)

Best guide I found so far as thinking I made mistake picking Scout class; this gave me clear Pros and Cons for each one :)
Thanks

I remember waaay back in the day, playing the original KOTOR game on PC. While I can’t remember every detail of my first build, this is what I do remember.
My character’s name was Barucas and he was a Scout that reached level 8 and level 12 as a Jedi Guardian. I chose the dark side ending on my first play through.
I can’t remember what attribute distribution was nor my skills, although at the very least I remember having Repair and Treat Injury.
My feats were a bit all over the place. I had Empathy, Flurry, Two Weapon Fighting and Duelling (I know, what was I thinking lol) and Toughness. Now obviously I didn’t max all of them, but I think toughness, Flurry and TWF were feats that I did max out.
In terms of Force powers I remember having the Throw Lightsaber power (purely for RP purposes), Choke, Master Speed, Death Field, Force Storm and Dominate Mind.
I remember running around on Dantooine the moment a double bladed lightsaber became available to me and replacing the red crystal with a blue one. By the end of the game I was using two standard lightsabers in my final fight against Malak, whom I was able to defeat on my first attempt. Master Speed + Master Flurry + Master Two Weapon Fighting = an unstoppable dervish of destruction

I paused your video at 1:20 to write this:
No matter what, thank you, for not just blaring out numbers at me, but for providing a framework through how I could see the game as a first time player. I'm 25, and I've wanted this game since I was a tiny tot. I never got to really sit down with it, and only briefly begun either KOTR 1 or KOTR 2 at family or family friends' houses. I got both games plus republic commando (none of which I have ever finished), for the may the 4th sale, and Im extremely excited.

Super useful. Appreciate you. 🙏

Picked up kotor again but on the switch really enjoyed this remastered style video compared your previous ones, love the more graphics ex: pro/con, feats etc. Will be looking out for more guides once the remake releases!

Thanks I should’ve watched this vid before doing my second playthrough — I have a scoundrel that became a guardian but with most attribute points dumped into dexterity. I have a better idea though of force powers and feats to choose tho!

Can we get the secret sauce on how to make the damage numbers above people’s heads as big as possible? If you want I could easily provide you with as much info as possible in that regard.

I reinstalled kotor and i will use your video. Thanks for your guide :)

I wish these games had Force Rage as the dark side equivalent of the Force Valour powers

Unexpected but a welcome video nonetheless

Yay new build guide!

One thing I think people tend to forget is that you can save skill points. Really helpful in Kotor 1 when you pick scout or soldier. Have int at least at 14, and when you level into a Jedi, you should have enough to max out persuade (the most important skill in both games imo). Kotor 2 I typically go with a dex build and go 8 str and use the finesse feats. Also skills are way more important in 2 than one. I think that feats are better rp wise in one than skills in two, I think it’s the other way around.

I love maxing skills and rolling with out lone wolf.

My favorite class in Star Wars KOTOR is Soldier Jedi Guardian I prefer my Atributes to be 16 into Strength and 14 into Dexterity and 14 into Constitution and 12 into Intelligence and 10 into Wisdom and 10 into Charisma and the feats for example that I want to get to max rank first is Dueling and go with 1 single bladed light saber in the main hand not the short version but the regular version of the single bladed light saber

Thanks

Awesome video! Really good reference for new players.

I would like to suggest that you never select 18 starting strength in Kotor 1; 17 Strength will achieve the maximum possible modifier, and the -1 Attack/Damage in the very early game is mostly inconsequential, only affecting Taris really. We have access to Valor II (+3) at level 9 or 10.

EDIT: Valor should be selected by the main character if you want it to be available for the most difficult encounter, same reasoning as you applied to Force Breach

I found that if you give intelligence & Charisma at 14 with soilder you have enough to pass your persuade checks after Taris and you can complete your HK repair storyline.

I've noticed most ppl like to do scout/guardian to easily pass both persaude and HK (plus the free Implant & Flurry) but I noticed that you actually lose alittle bit of your damage output & you're noticably weaker because the soilder has the natural progression as tank/dps.

My preference is str 17, dex, 8, con, 8, Intel, 14, wis, 13, charisma, 14.
Charisma & Wisdom are interchangeable depending on your preference but I prefer Charisma at 14 & wis at 13 because you get a +5 to wis having a total of 18 later on (19 is no benefit).

The main reason dex & con are low is that a soilder has a natural defense and health at 9 which isn't that bad when you consider the points put into both dex & con for the other roles. The dexterity is the only real concern but because soilder can get the best armor it compensates for the low defense and points spent. The point is counter balance by slightly favoring areas where the soilder is the weakest.