Preview KotOR diary #7: Weapons at RPG Vault

[Saint_Proverbius]

Tags: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

<a href="http://rpgvault.ign.com/">RPG Vault</a> has posted a <A href="http://rpgvault.ign.com/articles/384/384548p1.html">developer diary</a> about the weapons in <a href="http://www.swkotor.com">Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic</a>.
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<blockquote><b>Lightsabers</b>
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In a category by themselves, lightsabers are the most challenging weapon to use, but are also the most impressive in combat. <u>Like the Jedi in the movies, the player character in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic will be able to modify his or her own lightsaber with crystals of different properties, personalizing them to best fit their style of combat</u>. And if that player would prefer a double-blade or wants to wield a separate lightsaber in each hand, he or she can do that as well.</blockquote>
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Okay, I've seen all the movies and I really don't remember any Jedi mixing and matching crystal pieces to make their weapon more powerful.
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<i>Luke... Luke... Change your crystal to the +2 vs. Sith crystal.</i>
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Spotted this at <a href="http://www.homelanfed.com">HomeLAN Fed</a>.

 

[Spazmo]

So you can change your saber colour on the fly? Reminds me of an old Dilbert cartoon where the Pointy-Haired Boss tells Dilbert he wants a new database. Dilbert figures PHB doesn't really know what a database is and so asks, "What colour do you want it?" To which PHB replies, "I think mauve is the fastest."

 

[Walks with the Snails]

Don't remember them dual-wielding in the movies, either, but that's how it goes, I guess. I'll be waiting for the screenshot of the dark-skinned jedi with pointy ears.

 

[Saint_Proverbius]

Don't remember them dual-wielding in the movies, either, but that's how it goes, I guess. I'll be waiting for the screenshot of the dark-skinned jedi with pointy ears.

They did in Episode 2.

 

[Spazmo]

And one of the dark jedi from Dark Forces II: Jedi Knight dual-wielded lightsabers, although I don't know if the games can be considered a reliable source, even if they are often better than the movies.

 

[Jarinor]

Actually, in the whole Star Wars mythology, the colour of the lightsaber derives from the crystal inside. So, mixing and matching the crystals isn't that far off.

 

[LCJr.]

For some reason when they say crystals I get this image of the crystals from Final Fantasy VII. "Luke summon a Chocobo."