KOTOR: Flawless victory against Malak with a Scoundrel/Consular

[@Докторпарадокс]

Flawless victory against Malak with a Scoundrel/Consular Me: Is it possible to learn this power?

[@eyeless11550]

its called playing on easy

[@eyeless11550]

@Michael Scott gameplay>difficulty>easy. Try again

[@aladinsane9785]

Not from a guardian

[@Ale-dd3ek]

Tried It, Malak kept stunning me for 1 hour, I was forced to use mines Then I played as Sentinel

[@heavylokhust8158]

Haha stabilizer mask

[@poseidon5003]

Nice job. I just finished a dark side play through. You can turn the tables and use force drain or death field on the captured jedi, using them to fill your health bar before Malak does. LOL

[@sarchlalaith8836]

If at the start and over the game you invest intimate charisma 20, wisdom 19 You get the valour skill (+5w, +5c), circlet saresh (+5w), star forge robes (+5w), become a consular and master light side (+3C), are level 20, upgrade your ability to kill having got it earlier in the game, you can actually force kill darth malak. His fortitude is 38 Force kill is 5+ level (20), + charisma modifier 28 pts = +9 mod, + wisdom modifier 34 pts = +12 mod for a total of 5+20+9+12 = 46 pts he constantly needs to roll d20 9+ meaning you can basically kill him using 5 attampts max usually even though it's costly on fp. His mind affecting immunity doesn't work of force choke or kill. Strange but true.

[@MrJedabak]

I loved reading the description, understanding almost none of it, and watching the awesomeness happen.

[@XDarkStrikerX]

I did the same build but using a double bladed saber with power attack (+10 for 4 attacks is a garanteed 40 extra damage, and an additionnal sneak attack compared to dueling, no defense reduction is a big plus). It one shot Malak on difficult. I'm also using the 100% electrical damage resistance belt from Kashyyyk for this fight, negating his force lightning. No need for shield with improved Energy Resistance except if you want a flawless victory. All skills 20+ except treat injury with gear swap :D. I'll be trying an impossible playthrough with the restoration mod soon, great job! (I already this setup against Malak, he deals 60-90 dmg with improv. en. res. and fall in 2-3 power attacks, ill see how it performs for the rest of the game)

[@zero5496]

if malak would just not go though with all the trouble feeding on jedi but grab more medkit he would beaten revan LOL

[@alanraptor1306]

Zero Or maybe just land even one punch.

[@OFFICIAL-H-RUBBER]

Thank you very much for all the information, I'm about to start a new game and going for Scoundrel/Consular character with heavy focus on Jedi powers, will try to get thru Taris without leveling up and do 2/18 with your build in mind. Thank you once again.

[@halohawk7165]

Keep in mind when going 2/18 you will only get sneak attack I. If you go 7/13 you will get sneak attack IV.

[@romanscherbakov9561]

I got a little disappointed by consular in the end. I relied heavily on force powers an couldn’t make a single power work against Malak. My stasis field stopped terentatek beasts, but neither it, nor force hurricane, not even force storm worked against Malak. Had to use stimulants, verpine shield and medpacks. Not much of a force user, heh.

[@Oodelally]

I’m pretty sure Malak has immunity to force attacks, so using force suppression/breach would help. I found this guide helpful - steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1774022989

[@MEUAR]

That means he has already used Force Immunity, either counter with Force Breach or simply CC him before he buffs himself. Whirlwind checks against his Reflex save, which is his lowest so that's your best chance. If it passes he'll also lose his dex bonus while debilitated, so Reflex goes even lower. You can buff your Force powers difficulty class through being lvl12 Consular, adding Wisdom (Saresh Circlet + Qel-Droma/Star Forge Robes), Charisma (light side mastery) and both with Master Valor. This probably won't get you a 100% chance to CC him, unless you put max points into these stats at character creation + leveling, but uncertainty just adds that little spice to the fight! (And you trade that certainty for more damage, so what's not to like). In any case, Improved Energy Resistance + Verpine Prototype shield would let you tank at least 3 rounds with barely a scratch.

[@gabe75001]

This is amazing! Is there any way you can show your complete build as in feats, important purchases, and powers? I really want to try this out for myself

[@starkiller1231]

In terms of feats I went with Improved and Master Critical Strike, the Dueling tree and the Implant tree (8 in total). In terms of Force powers I went with the Stun, Speed, Valor, Cure, Energy Resistance and Suppression trees as well as Force Push and Force Whirlwind. Force Whirlwind is vital to defeating Malak and should not be upgraded to Force Wave because he has Immunity: Mind-Affecting. The items I have equipped are Beemon Package (+3 Constitution), Circlet of Saresh (+5 Wisdom), Karakan Gauntlets (+1 Dexterity and +3 to all Saves), Star Forge Robes (+5 Wisdom and +2 to all Saves), Verpine Prototype shield (absorbs 120 energy damage in total despite what the description says), Adrenaline Stimulator (+2 Dexterity and +4 to all saves) and a single-bladed lightsaber upgraded with Mantle of the Force, Sigil and Solari. You could swap out the Beemon Package or the Adrenaline Stimulator for items that grant Immunity: Mind-Affecting such as the Nerve Enhancement Package, Advanced Bio-Stabilizer Implant or Nerve Amplifier Belt, but I'd say you're better off increasing your saves to a point where there is no need for Immunity: Mind-Affecting (or Force Resistance/Immunity for that matter, which can still be a gamble). Not to mention Immunity: Mind-Affecting won't help you against Wound, Choke, Kill, Force Whirlwind, Stasis and Stasis Field (yes, there are some Dark Jedi that will use Stasis (Field) against you even though it is a Light Side power).

[@des7869]

@@starkiller1231 What about stats? Str, con, wis and cha.

[@des7869]

I already figured them on my own STR 10 DEX 14 CON 12 INT 10 WIS 16 CHA 14

[@themanicman8458]

@@starkiller1231 it sucks that the circlet of Saresh doesn't exist on the Xbox version because that's the only version I have

[@emilynelms7974]

themanicman that’s a rip

[@andredfreitas6909]

Thanks for sharing this tips!👍👍👍😉😉😉

[@Space-mq5kw]

If this is on difficult only then would it be amazing

[@starkiller1231]

It is.

[@jackhowe7887]

@@starkiller1231 WHAT

[@bartsomerson2099]

I wonder what Kreia's words would be about the star forge?

[@Siegberg91]

a monument of a foolish race which only gained power through the force and were helpless when they were consumed by the same force that gave them there power. Power that is not your own will always fail you.

[@FaithOrFearHD]

@@Siegberg91 spot on

[@californiansniper2133]

@@Siegberg91 damn you could’ve been one the writers for Kreia 👏

[@imonke5303]

He's actually just kinda reiterating things she's said before. And a little side note, is the force not fake strength? Seems to me that it is more of a crutch, maybe true strength comes from one's self, their physicality, so maybe Kreia lowkey hates the force too, who knows

[@arkaeutis8736]

@@imonke5303 Kreia despised the force, that was what Kotor 2 was about. It is why she couldn't stand Sion, as he relied on the force to stay alive. She had absolute respect and loyalty for the Exile because she/he shut themself off from the force, and was able to live without it for years

[@sarahkerrigan6026]

modless victory!

[@adrid.senpai7587]

Would love for a remastered edition. Updated for today's standard. But EA wouldn't do it.

[@morkgin2459]

Hmmmmmmmmmm You got Remake instead of Remaster

[@pinroshan020]

@@morkgin2459 sad ea is fixing something that aint broken

[@sicky9595]

It won’t let me force whirlwind Malak I also used force breach help Edit:when I use Force whirlwind on him it says saved help

[@starkiller1231]

Depends on how high your Whirlwind's DC is. Use adhesive grenades to decrease his Reflex save (31-->29). Once debilitated, his Reflex save diminishes even further (31-->27; debilitation cancels out the effects of an adhesive grenade).

[@EzzeSoy]

Some day i'll buy it on steam and play!

[@venomsniper1249]

I actually had more trouble with malaks apprentice then malak himself

[@khaos5085]

Venom Sniper Same.

[@greeneyeballs]

Venom Sniper I mean, most of the time your weaker when trying to find the star maps then when you are when fighting Malak.

[@bladestar2322]

Not easy, but turning Malak into a Twi'lek dancing girl is hilarious!

[@Ruzkiel]

Awesome build, and it clearly works great. One thought I did have was, what would you think about replacing Stasis Field with the Fear - Horror - Insanity tree? It functions much the same as the Stasis Field tree, but operates on a Will save instead of a Fortitude save. In general, I would suspect the Will save of most enemies to be lower than their Fortitude saves. Assuming that is the case with Malak, you could free up the Push- Whirlwind powers to some alternative. I do appreciate the build showing how to effectively negate Malak's Force Lightning. I swear, if your defense is high, he just spams the absolute crap out of that power. I thought the Electrical Capacitance belt (75% electrical damage negated) would counter this, but I didn't notice any significant difference in damage when testing this years ago. Kind of a bummer you need to spend 2 Force Points to get Force Breach for effectively 1 fight in the entire game, but at least offensive powers become a viable strategy at that point. I assume other Force uses will activate Force Resistance/Immunity, but the threat they cause is less burdensome because they're not the final boss.

[@Azrael88demon]

Also helps if u have life drain/ deathfield as u can drain the jedi in the pods and deny Malak his heals.

[@greeneyeballs]

Ok that was epic

[@ABFanTheStarWarsFanboyWillSave]

Query: If I want to use a purple lightsaber, then what power crystals do I use? Solari and Sigil, or Solari snd Upari?

[@GAMEFACE183]

Does the color of a lightsaber matter? I thought the color was purely cosmetic

[@lukethegreat3244]

@@GAMEFACE183 they are except mantle of the force and heart of the guardian

[@elimer6860]

I am trying this build but I am having a hard time surviving in Taris. Any tips on how you survived pre Jedi? One more thing will this build work in the ported IOS version? Thanks.

[@starkiller1231]

Most of the time I used Carth as a meatshield (he's a Soldier so naturally he has an abundance of VP) and then made my character and Mission (both of them are Scoundrels) sneak up on enemies from behind and finish them off quickly. I always keep Carth equipped with two blasters, and even though enemies who are in close proximity to him ALWAYS receive an attack bonus of 10, Carth does so as well, which greatly offsets the attack penalty of Power Blast, a feat that is very useful for dispatching groups of easy-to-hit enemies. And yes, this build should work with the iOS version.

[@willuys9828]

Set difficulty to easy like Hadrian did xDD

[@greeneyeballs]

Bogs Adornado Just screw around with mods

[@the_milkgod9134]

Beautiful

[@sotospan8409]

How high is your wisdom my gosh

[@h.r.hufnstuf4171]

Finally someone on 1080p

[@milanjazbincsek155]

Wisdom 31??? How is that possible??

[@josephoneal9264]

The yellow wisdom stat means he has +wisdom items equipped. 31 is his total modifier after all those items are taken into account. +10 beside it shows how much those equipped items are affecting it. 31 - 10 = 21 is his normal stat modifier, which is achievable during level up. The star forge robes give +5 and Circlet of Saresh (headgear) also gives +5.

[@Runnow642]

I need help I made my guy dual wield modified light sabers but there is also an modified double blade but it’s with Juhani I am playing on mobile so I have no chance against racing to the dead bodies to heal with death field so all I could do is heal at the first few seconds of the fight with that and kill droid the rest I got force storm a few mines and 6 life support and 16 advanced med kit and 50 normal med kit I got the Jedi armor in the korriban cave I played this blind so didn’t actually know that canderous and juhani or bastila won’t come with you I went past a lot of remains of with soldiers and dark Jedi so I didn’t have enough life support I don’t know what to do because this entire game my focus was on Canderous, Juhani, and Bastila who for some reason didn’t open the door for Canderous and Juhani

[@josephpowers7155]

Force wave from a councilor turns Malak into Dark Lord Ragdoll // it's funny the first few times you toss him around like a midget in a bar.

[@Pand3miCSK]

Can you teach me how to do a build like that?

[@theultimatehunt]

Like a boss

[@FocusingFour]

I'm stuck on this fight... on easy mode... I can get to the second to last round thing, but this isn't possible for me :/ I don't get to beat the game because of my lack of good healing items and him dodging all of my attacks

[@rainfallnineninezeroone6241]

What’s the best starting feat for Scoundrels?

[@just_inker2584]

What if I have master flurry? Not master critical strike?

[@mangosteak]

how many resets did U need to get this outcome?

[@adz108]

Yeah i played this and malak just saves everything i dont really under where i went wrong

[@seven0929]

It wouldn't work against my Jedi Guardian build, I'm immune to force powers and stuff

[@ihaveneverfeltthetouchofaw996]

Who else likes how malak says stupid

[@Inyaole]

Can you clear something up for me? I'm playing this for the first time and keep seeing people online saying that Energy Resistance reduces damage from blasters and lightsabers by 15 despite the description not saying anyting about energy damage. I'm testing that in the Grove on Dantooine with Juhani right now and the feedback isn't saying anything about either Energy Resistance or Improved Energy Resistance when calculating the damage from her swings. Am I missing something or do they not actually work against energy damage? I'm playing on IOS if that affects it any.

[@starkiller1231]

Inyaole In the PC version only Improved Energy Resistance grants resistance vs. energy damage, despite the description stating otherwise. I haven't played the iOS version, but it is possible the devs at Aspyr made some gameplay changes.

[@Inyaole]

I see, does it show up in the feedback window when it works? Like does it say -15 damage or whatever? And assuming it doesn't work with energy damage, would you say it was still worth getting the powers or should I go for something else?

[@starkiller1231]

Inyaole Yeah, it shows up in the Feedback window. I'd say it's still worth it because it minimizes Heat and Cold damage from grenades, mines, projectors etc. or completely negates it provided you have a high enough Reflex save. It's also very helpful against Malak's Force Storm as shown in the video which can otherwise be pretty devastating. Combined with a high enough Will save (at least 35) it pretty much negates electrical damage from his Force Storm.

[@Inyaole]

Ok great, thanks for the help mang.

[@FakeProfOak]

Excellent build but not quite a "Flawless" victory. I saw you take damage :p

[@starkiller1231]

Hey, gotta reel in viewers somehow ;)

[@stackedmerk510]

lol

[@yaboi1331]

How did you spend your attributes throughout the game?

[@idrinkwater7483]

What were the Powers you had and what level were you

[@starkiller1231]

My character was a Level 7/13 Scoundrel/Consular. His Force Powers (17 in total) were: Cure -> Heal Force Valor -> Knight Valor -> Master Valor Stun -> Stasis -> Stasis Field Burst of Speed -> Knight Speed -> Master Speed Force Push -> Force Whirlwind Force Suppression -> Force Breach Energy Resistance -> Improved Energy Resistance

[@idrinkwater7483]

Hadrian Dzhezairlyan Thanks.

[@FaithOrFearHD]

How did you distribute skills throughout the game? Did you mainly use Treat Injury?

[@starkiller1231]

I invested only a few points in Treat Injury, in the beginning stages of the game. After finding Bastila there was no point in further increasing its rank because one, Bastila can heal you, and two, this is a Consular build and its main focus is Wisdom, which, as you already know, is Treat Injury's related attribute. The skills you should invest in are Awareness, Persuade and Repair. Awareness allows you to spot mines. The highest DC of a mine in the game is that of a deadly one (40), so you'll need an Awareness of at least 20 (provided you take a break from running every once in a while, because it imparts a -5 penalty, and aren't engaged in combat, which ensures a 20 is always rolled). It shouldn't be too hard to accomplish that, seeing how Awareness's related attribute is Wisdom. A persuasion skill of 19 is ideal. It ensures 100% success rate when faced with easy and medium checks, and 75% success rate when faced with hard ones. Don't forget to use Force Valor! As for Repair, you need to get it up to 17 in order to fully repair HK-47. Even with an Intelligence of 10, you should be able to raise it to 17 BEFORE (spoilers ahead) you are captured by the Leviathan, just make sure you buy Calrissian's Utility Belt on Dantooine and use Force Valor.

[@Blockah]

Try get a flawless victory but while DRAINING THE JEDI before battling him lol

[@just_inker2584]

Can I ask you about first stats?

[@jmon.08]

Dude what's your skill build? Thank you in advance

[@sandwichwithnosand]

Where do I get the beemon package

[@Oodelally]

I think it’s found on manaan (east central) in tyvark’s shop. Not sure though.

[@jackhowe7887]

why does malak sound like he has a throat problem

[@DarkDeeds-sd8tm]

Because he doesn’t have a jaw 😂

[@californiansniper2133]

Seriously he should get that checked

[@PhantomRedKnight]

I am Revan reborn and before me you are nothing.

[@ABFan-bj2uj]

How To Win W/O DS Powers

[@Redrum1892]

What was your end game lvs?

[@starkiller1231]

You mean level? 20, which is the level cap.

[@Redrum1892]

@@starkiller1231 I'm assuming you are 7 13?

[@starkiller1231]

@@Redrum1892 Yep.

[@minmo3820]

I'm starting a new playthrough scout/consular is it smart to level only to level 4 and then wait for becoming a jedi

[@jacobbock9144]

What were your starting attributes?

[@starkiller1231]

Strength 10 0 Dexterity 14 +2 Constitution 12 +1 Intelligence 10 0 Wisdom 16 +3 (all 5 remaining attribute points went into Wisdom) Charisma 14 +2

[@Brezzy350]

Can you give me the savegames for that character? I’d like to use them for my build.

[@starkiller1231]

Unfortunately, I don't have them anymore. You can, however, just use KSE to replicate this build.

[@tofu_golem]

Why didn't you kill any of the jedi so he couldn't drain them? That makes the fight go faster.

[@sumthingwikked4257]

Padding for runtime.

[@Gatekeeper201]

Dude, why don’t you just say you didn’t watch the whole video. Malak drained *two* of the Jedi, then the player Forced killed the rest. I’m pretty sure he didn’t kill the first two Jedi to demonstrate how powerful he was against Malak. The point of the video was to show the power of his character build, not how fast he could defeat Malak.

[@Gatekeeper201]

@@sumthingwikked4257 There was no padding. The video was exactly as long as it needed to be.

[@LAMARFC]

So this game doesnt have actual combat

[@ceegk3071]

That looks like some boring shit tbh I hope they change the entire fighting mechanic to a more Jedi academy style

[@sarahkerrigan6026]

you could have done it the easy way -_-

[@sumthingwikked4257]

So, some half witted, scruffy looking nerf herder, who woke up with a silver tongue and luck, turns out to be a jedi consular, known for defusing situations diplomatically and peacefully, but not only that, was THE DARK LORD OF THE SITH... ... ... ... ... and yet it makes sense story wise. Think of a smooth talking snake oil salesman or indie freight hauler being the Sith Lord with an army.

[@jayskj2655]

"If into the security recordings you go, only pain will you find." I played Kotor 2 15 years ago and thought it was a masterpiece. I tried to dive into the first game to fill in the gaps with the overall story, seeing as it received glowing reviews and was the first installment of the only game I considered a true masterpiece, but was utterly disappointed in Malaks overall character design. I regret to say that I grinded through the game without much interest or excitement solely because of Malaks appearence, dialogue, and voice acting. (He looks like a bullied high school nerd who grew up wanting to tear everything down. Combine that with a raspy monotone dialogue and all interest in him as a genuine sith lord goes out the window for me.) If you played kotor2 and are thinking of playing the first game...dont, you wont find the answers you seek.

[@rubabrahman9497]

is it just me or the stat and power distribution systems are just too unnecessarily darn complex in kotor? when I saw theese while playing the game first time, it made me sweat the crap out. ( I played in my android tablet, the graphics and stuff were barely any different)

[@SSangsen]

Just you.

[@Rellyrell420]

Andrew Jackson damnit man. Sucks to suck.

[@ryanvaughn9366]

@@SSangsen they should make a movie about you lol

[@disgustedcharlie6679]

@Andrew Jackson It explains how everything works in the beginning..? Like wtf are you talking about?

[@lilcolgatevert3715]

_uses item_ _me immediately losing interest_

[@LordAcolyte]

How?

[@suhkawnit]

I lost all respect for you once you put up your energy shield. Even worse, you did it from the item menu. Why not just load up on stims while you're at it?

[@starkiller1231]

I was playing on Difficult which increases the damage dealt by Malak quite a bit, so shields are a necessity. Stims are redundant at this point in the game.

[@suhkawnit]

Hadrian Dzhezairlyan energy shields are not a necessity, they are overkill. Literally any decent build could have gotten through this fight “flawlessly” by just repeatedly activating their energy shield. Especially since you did it from the item menu, so you don’t even use a full turn. The fight was already over at that point.

[@starkiller1231]

k, thank you for your invaluable input

[@fullmetal_3961]

@@suhkawnit Are you actually mad this dude is playing the game how he wants? LOL

[@TaKevinT]

QQ

[@lilslavboi2171]

boring.

[@pinroshan020]

Well this video wasnt for you if you’re feeling pro.

[@hermes7330]

How do you set difficulty. When I played on steam I didn’t see anything