The game has all the features of modern titles

Jul 22, 2015 16:26 GMT  ·  By

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II – The Sith Lords has been released by Aspyr Media for the Linux platform, and the game also received a huge and important patch that applies to all the OSes.

Aspyr Media has been teasing a new release for some time and a part of the community already guessed that they were talking about Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II – The Sith Lords. Users spotted activity in the Steam Database and knew that a Linux version was incoming. The things that weren't expected by users was the massive changes that have been done to the game.

Because Aspyr Media had access to the source code, they were able to make some serious improvements to it. That means that, for example, modern resolutions are supported, which is a huge plus for fans of the game. Kotor II (the short name for the game) has been around for a long time, and no one really anticipated a Linux port, but it has happened.

Kotor II is more than just a port

The guys from Aspyr Media have made more than just porting the game for Linux and Mac OS X systems. In fact, the improvements they made might just be as important as the porting work.

"While Knights of the Old Republic II (aka KOTOR 2) has been available on Windows PC for some time, Aspyr’s release of the game on Mac and Linux will bring some great updates to an already awesome game. For one, the resolution has been improved to support native resolutions and widescreen play (vs. the old school 4:3 ratio). Aspyr has also added controller support and achievements to the game. (Of note for Windows PC players is that these updates will be available on the Windows PC version, too, gratis of Aspyr.)" reads the entry on the official blog.

The game also has Workshop support, and that's really important because it provides users with an easy way of installing The Sith Lords Restored Content Mod, which brings a lot of missing content to the players.

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II – The Sith Lords is available now on Steam with a 25% discount.