KOTOR II Keep Prologue Benefits Mod Fixes Lost XP & Items

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II – The Sith Lords is a legendary RPG, but even legends have quirks. One of the more eyebrow-raising oddities? Everything you do during the prologue — the XP you earn, the loot you gather, the time you spend carefully micromanaging T3-M4’s toolkit — disappears the moment the real adventure starts.

Yep, all that effort on the Harbinger and Peragus? Gone. T3 might as well have been dreaming the whole thing in standby mode. But thanks to the Keep Prologue Benefits mod, that early-game time sink finally gets the credit it deserves.

This clever little fix changes the way KOTOR II handles the prologue, ensuring your time with everyone’s favorite astromech isn’t a waste of circuits. And it’s not just a feel-good update—it’s one that makes narrative sense.

Fix XP and inventory loss in KOTOR II's prologue with the Keep Prologue Benefits mod. Preserve T3-M4’s progress and gear across the game.

What the Keep Prologue Benefits Mod Actually Does

In the vanilla version of the game (and even in the TSLRCM overhaul), the prologue is basically a narrative teaser where your actions don’t impact the main game. You play as T3-M4, solve some puzzles, do a bit of detective work, earn XP, and collect items—only for it all to be wiped clean when the Exile takes over. It’s the gameplay equivalent of a Jedi mind trick: “This progress does not exist.”

Enter the Keep Prologue Benefits mod. It restores logic and continuity by ensuring everything you earn with T3-M4 stays with you throughout the adventure.

🧠 XP Retention

Any XP earned during the prologue while playing as T3-M4 is preserved. It’s temporarily reassigned during the Hangar/Fuel section where T3 returns, and once he officially joins your party, all of that earned experience is reinstated.

This makes the prologue matter, and rewards players who took the time to engage with all its mechanics instead of just speedrunning through to get to the meat of the game.

💼 Inventory Preservation

In vanilla KOTOR II, the gear you acquire during the prologue mysteriously vanishes. Not exactly ideal for a game that encourages looting every container and wringing value out of every datapad.

With this mod, T3-M4’s inventory—including any items acquired during the prologue—is cleanly separated from the Exile’s. When T3 joins your party later on, his inventory is merged properly, giving you access to everything you collected during those opening hours.

So yes, you can finally keep that sweet equipment you picked up instead of losing it to the digital void.

Why This Mod Makes So Much Sense

Let’s talk immersion. The entire prologue is framed as T3-M4’s active mission to keep the Exile alive and get the Ebon Hawk to Peragus. It’s a pivotal piece of the story. But the base game treats it like a one-off simulation.

From a narrative standpoint, it never made sense that your droid would just wipe its own memory—or toss a valuable cache of equipment into the airlock.

With this mod installed, that disconnect is gone. XP progression feels consistent. Inventory management makes sense. And T3-M4’s actions actually matter in the grand scheme of your journey.

Plus, it rewards players who approach the prologue with care instead of just mashing through dialog. If you put in the work, the game now reflects that effort.

Installation Instructions (As Easy as Using a Workbench)

Getting this mod up and running is refreshingly simple—no Force powers or Sith trickery required. Here’s what to do:

Download the mod from this link.
Extract the archive.
Copy the contents of the install/override folder directly into your game’s override directory.

That’s it. No scripting knowledge required. If the folder doesn’t exist, just create one named override in your main KOTOR II directory. Restart the game, and boom—your prologue progress is now treated like the important data it is.

It’s also compatible with TSLRCM, which is a must-have for most players anyway. Just make sure this mod loads correctly and doesn’t conflict with other mods that touch prologue or inventory scripting.

A Small Fix with Big Impact

What makes the Keep Prologue Benefits mod so satisfying is how targeted and sensible it is. It doesn’t try to overhaul the entire game. It doesn’t mess with your load order or your UI. It simply takes a frustrating inconsistency and fixes it with logic.

And honestly, it’s the kind of mod that feels like it should’ve been in the game from the start. It enhances the RPG experience without adding clutter. It respects your time. And it gives one of the most overlooked sections of the game a real sense of purpose.

Conclusion: Let T3-M4 Keep What He Earned

In a galaxy filled with betrayal, memory loss, and mystery, it’s nice when at least your XP and loot survive the trip. The Keep Prologue Benefits mod is a smart, seamless addition to KOTOR II that fixes a long-standing issue without overcomplicating anything.

If you’re planning another playthrough—or starting your first—it’s absolutely worth installing. You’ll get more out of the opening sequence, your progression will feel smoother, and T3-M4 will finally get the respect (and inventory) he deserves.

Because in the end, even droids deserve a little recognition for their hard work.

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Novara Skuara

When I was 7, I saw Star Wars: A New Hope in theaters a week after it opened. My parents were nice enough to take me and I have been a fan of Star Wars and almost all science fiction in general. I am an amateur writer who has been published for contributing flavor text to a RP game. I also have a copyright on a novel I hope to be able to publish sometime soon.