Also like traditional RPGs, KOTOR employs a party system allowing you to control three players simultaneously. This control is both literal, as you can maneuver any character in your party at any time, and figurative, as you can outfit your compatriots’ weapons, armor and other accessories from the game’s in-depth pause menu. Although you can only have three players in your "landing party" at once, by the end of the game you’ll have nine total party members. Before entering each world you’ll select your core party, but in the middle of nearly any quest, you can pause the game and switch party members on the fly.