The Redemption of Yuthura Ban

Description
[i][b]Warning: This mod review [u]will[/u] contain spoilers for the original KotOR[/b][/i]

jimbo32 makes his Filefront modding debut with possibly one of the most anticipated mods of the last three years: his
"Redemption of Yuthura Ban" mod. Yes, this mod allows you to recruit Yuthura Ban on Korriban, following the duel in the tomb of Naga Sadow, if you can convince her to rejoin the Light Side. Yuthura will replace Juhani, who will return to the Academy courtyard.

The mod allows for Yuthura to take Juhani's place almost entirely, and to rescue the player on the Leviathan later in the game in place of Juhani. The mod also comes with a pair of unique lightsaber hilts for Yuthura, made by T7Nowhere and originally seen in the "Weapons of the Old Republic" mod, here slightly reskinned. The mod also has a new light-side reskin for Yuthura, and a set of robes for the character.

The mod makes use of the TSLPatcher for compatibility with other mods, and the author makes specific mention of the mod's compatibility with the aforementioned "Weapons of the Old Republic", while the mod also contains a compatibility fix for the Yuthura robes in the game in order to make them compatible with the "Kotor Jedi Robe Model" mod by Xavier2 and Prime. In addition to this, there is provided a small dialogue fix for use after completing the Unknown Temple.

While the mod removes all of Juhani's dialogue, side-quests, banter, and journal entries, it does not add any new dialogue or sidequests for Yuthura, which the author is quite clear about. It is, however, still the most comprehensive and polished recruit mod that has been uploaded to KotORFiles in a long time. What the mod does offer is comprehensiveness - of compatibility options, and of replacement. In some recruit mods, the new character can end up speaking the dialogue of the character they replace, which can cause problems.

Happily, this mod contains no such issues, however, and this attention to detail is what marks this mod out from the crowd. It shows up again in the carefully-crafted character textures, compatibility fixes, and the inclusion fo weapon models, and while a sidequest and some dialogue with the new character might have been nice, these are not essentials, and the author's efforts in other areas more than make up for this. That the author will continue to create mods of this high quality is to be hoped for.

[b][url=http://knightsoftheoldrepublic.filefront.com/news/For_Your_Ease_of_Refernece_the_Mod_Rating_System_in_a_Nutshell;39957]Mod Rating[/url]: Advanced[/b]

[b]NB:[/b] Please leave constructive criticism, particularly if you download and use this mod, as the download-counter isn't very informative.

-Darth InSidious