# Kolto Labs

> Kolto Labs is an independent, open-source group that builds tools for Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic I and II. Its main project, Kolto Tank, is KotOR in the browser with mods, a debugger and TAS tools, and is in development. kq queries a game install from the command line, and kotor-formats is a set of shared Rust libraries for the games' file formats. Both are released. Life support for the Odyssey engine.

Kolto Labs is an independent, non-commercial open-source group that builds tools for Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords. Its main project, Kolto Tank, is in development: the games in a web browser, with a library of mods and extensions, a full debugger and TAS tools. Players bring their own copy of the game. Released: kq, a command-line tool that lets modders query a game installation, and kotor-formats, shared Rust readers and writers for the games' file formats. Released code is published at github.com/kolto-labs under open-source licenses. Kolto Labs is not affiliated with Lucasfilm, Disney, BioWare, Electronic Arts, Obsidian Entertainment, Aspyr Media or Saber Interactive, and its repositories contain no game assets.

## Pages

- [Kolto Labs](https://kolto-labs.org/): Kolto Tank is KotOR I & II in your browser, with mods, a debugger and TAS tools. In development. Bring your own game.
- [About Kolto Labs](https://kolto-labs.org/about/): Kolto Labs is an independent, non-commercial fan project. Our main project is Kolto Tank, KotOR in the browser. We also release kq and Rust format crates.
- [Projects](https://kolto-labs.org/projects/): Every Kolto Labs project and its status. Kolto Tank is in development. kq and the Rust format crates are released.
- [Roadmap](https://kolto-labs.org/roadmap/): What has shipped and what comes next: Kolto Tank, Hyperstim, Adrenal and Hrakert.
- [FAQ](https://kolto-labs.org/faq/): Is it legal? Can I play KOTOR in the browser yet? Where does the game come from? How do I install kq? Answers about Kolto Tank and Kolto Labs.
- [Credits and prior art](https://kolto-labs.org/credits/): The tools, people and communities Kolto Labs builds on: TSLPatcher, KotOR Tool, DeNCS, xoreos, Deadly Stream and more.
- [Play KOTOR](https://kolto-labs.org/play/): Kolto Tank is in development and not open yet. Here is what it will do and how your own copy of the game gets in.

## Projects

- [kq](https://github.com/kolto-labs/kq) (released; Rust; MIT; v0.3.0): Query a Knights of the Old Republic installation like it was plain text. kq is a command-line tool, separate from Kolto Tank. kq treats a KotOR or TSL game folder as structured, searchable data. It reads the archives in place, so nothing gets extracted first. Questions work the way rg works on a source tree and jq works on JSON. Start with kq which: every copy of a resource in engine resolve order, with a star on the copy the game actually loads.
- [kotor-formats](https://github.com/kolto-labs/kotor-formats) (released; Rust; MIT; v0.1.0): Readers and writers for the Odyssey engine file formats used by Knights of the Old Republic I and II. Three tools were each carrying their own copy of the KotOR I and II byte layouts, free to drift apart. These Rust crates are the one copy they all read from. Small on purpose, so each tool takes only what it needs: kotor-ncs-isa (the NCS instruction set as data), kotor-ncs (NCS read/write plus a decompiler built on the DeNCS algorithm), kotor-formats (GFF, 2DA, TLK, SSF, ERF/RIM) and kotor-diff (structural comparison).
- [OdyPatcher](https://github.com/kolto-labs/OdyPatcher) (released; Rust; AGPL-3.0; v0.2.1): TSLPatcher rewrite. Installs KotOR and TSL mods.

## Watch the lab: not public yet

- Kolto Tank (in development; TBD; TBD): KotOR in your browser, with mods, a debugger and TAS tools. We're building Kolto Tank to run KotOR I and II in a web browser, with a library of mods and extensions, a full debugger and TAS tools. It's in development and not open to the public yet. You bring your own game. You'll link a copy from Steam, GOG or Amazon, or upload your own files. Kolto Tank doesn't include the game.
- Hyperstim (in development; TBD; TBD): A script extender for KotOR and TSL.
- Adrenal (in development; TBD; TBD): Scripting for KotOR and TSL mods.
- Hrakert (planned; TBD; TBD): A long-term project.
- Ahto (planned; TBD; TBD): The Kolto Labs docs hub. This website is its first room.

## Notes

- Kolto Labs is an independent, non-commercial fan project. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Lucasfilm, Disney, BioWare, Electronic Arts, Obsidian, Aspyr or Saber Interactive. Star Wars, Knights of the Old Republic and related marks belong to their owners. Our repositories contain no game assets or copyrighted game code. You need a legally obtained copy of the games. We do not condone piracy.
- Source: https://github.com/kolto-labs