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You can call me Leilukin. I am a Malaysian Chinese non-binary lesbian born in the early 90s. My pronouns are they/she/他/她.
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+Archive: Latest | 2022 | Website Layouts
Archive: Latest | 2022 | Website Layouts
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- In light of a new year, the Leilukin's Hub website has received a new design on January 26. 2023!
- -I have wanted to rewrite and redesign this site after learning HTML and CSS more and getting better at writing those languages. With Visual Studio Code and the Live Server extension installed, I have also finally found a good workflow for me to write and test HTML and CSS.
- -Looking at other Neocities websites have also given me more ideas in enhancing my own website. Special thanks to sadgrl.online, whose various web building resources, including the Layout Builder, have helped tremendously in redesigning this site.
- -With this 2023 new year redesign of this website, the index page, which is for when you visit the link leilukin.neocities.org, you will be presented with a very simple page, but when you click the "Enter" button to enter, you will be brought to my website's home page, and can start properly browsing my website, and enjoying the new design!
- -After spending many hours on this site redesign, I am very pleased with how it turns out. Hope you enjoy it!
-Archive: Latest | 2022 | Website Layouts
+Archive: Latest | 2022 | Website Layouts
-Published on January 26, 2023
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+ In light of a new year, the Leilukin's Hub website has received a new design on January 26. 2023!
+ +I have wanted to rewrite and redesign this site after learning HTML and CSS more and getting better at writing those languages. With Visual Studio Code and the Live Server extension installed, I have also finally found a good workflow for me to write and test HTML and CSS.
+ +Looking at other Neocities websites have also given me more ideas in enhancing my own website. Special thanks to sadgrl.online, whose various web building resources, including the Layout Builder, have helped tremendously in redesigning this site.
+ +With this 2023 new year redesign of this website, the index page, which is for when you visit the link leilukin.neocities.org, you will be presented with a very simple page, but when you click the "Enter" button to enter, you will be brought to my website's home page, and can start properly browsing my website, and enjoying the new design!
+ +After spending many hours on this site redesign, I am very pleased with how it turns out. Hope you enjoy it!
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+ On December 6, 2019, to celebrate the 15th anniversary of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2, Ars Technica has published an article about the modding community of KotOR 2. I was interviewed by the author of this article, Austin Taylor, for my same-gender romance mods for KotOR 2.
- --+Romance? Yes, Please
- -Unlike the first KOTOR, there are no same-gender romance options in Obsidian’s sequel. Leilukin, a modder on the Nexus Forums, has focused much of her modding work since 2016 on fixing that oversight.
- -“As much as I love KOTOR2, I have always been frustrated by the fact that the romance content with the companions and certain NPCs… are all heterosexual,” she said.
- -Some of these fixes are relatively simple. In vanilla KOTOR2, for instance, only male characters can recruit The Handmaiden upon leaving Telos, while female characters are the only ones who can recruit The Disciple during the main quest on Dantooine. By default, Leiluken’s mod simply flips that gender check, so only male characters can recruit the Disciple and only females can recruit The Handmaiden.
- -But Leiluken’s mod goes further than that. The most challenging part, she said, was finding every reference to the Exile’s gender throughout the game spoken by gender-specific party members, then “add[ing] extra dialogue that replaces the pronouns and splic[ing] voiceover files myself.”
- -To recruit both The Handmaiden and The Disciple at the same time, players can install the PartySwap mod by DarthTyren. That mod was initially lacking the same-gender romance dialogue from Leiluken’s mod. But Leiluken has since added a compatibility installation option, letting the two mods now work together and fully opening up the same-gender romance options of your dreams.
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On December 6, 2019, to celebrate the 15th anniversary of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2, Ars Technica has published an article about the modding community of KotOR 2. I was interviewed by the author of this article, Austin Taylor, for my same-gender romance mods for KotOR 2.
+ +++ +Romance? Yes, Please
-Read the full article on Ars Technica here:
+Unlike the first KOTOR, there are no same-gender romance options in Obsidian’s sequel. Leilukin, a modder on the Nexus Forums, has focused much of her modding work since 2016 on fixing that oversight.
+ +“As much as I love KOTOR2, I have always been frustrated by the fact that the romance content with the companions and certain NPCs… are all heterosexual,” she said.
+ +Some of these fixes are relatively simple. In vanilla KOTOR2, for instance, only male characters can recruit The Handmaiden upon leaving Telos, while female characters are the only ones who can recruit The Disciple during the main quest on Dantooine. By default, Leiluken’s mod simply flips that gender check, so only male characters can recruit the Disciple and only females can recruit The Handmaiden.
+ +But Leiluken’s mod goes further than that. The most challenging part, she said, was finding every reference to the Exile’s gender throughout the game spoken by gender-specific party members, then “add[ing] extra dialogue that replaces the pronouns and splic[ing] voiceover files myself.”
-The modders who spent 15 years fixing Knights of the Old Republic 2
+To recruit both The Handmaiden and The Disciple at the same time, players can install the PartySwap mod by DarthTyren. That mod was initially lacking the same-gender romance dialogue from Leiluken’s mod. But Leiluken has since added a compatibility installation option, letting the two mods now work together and fully opening up the same-gender romance options of your dreams.
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Read the full article on Ars Technica here:
+ The modders who spent 15 years fixing Knights of the Old Republic 2
(This article is also available on my art blog on Tumblr)
Floating in a Sky Full of Pride, the LGBTQ+ booklet of MISI:Bawang, a Malaysian digital booklet project, has been released on Valentine’s Day 2022. Since my submitted art piece, Life of a Bee with Pride, has been selected to be included in the booklet, I had received the honour of being interviewed by MISI:Bawang to share my personal experience with my LGBTQ+ identity, favourite queer art/media, and a ✨ special message to the Malaysian LGBTQ+ community. 🏳🌈
- - -(This article is also available on my art blog on Tumblr)
MISI:Bawang has shared their interview with me and other Malaysian LGBTQ+ artists and authors who submitted their work to the booklet on Twitter and Instagram. Here are the Twitter thread and Instagram post that include my interview.
+ +Text version of my interview below:
+ ++-The first clear signs of my attraction to women I was aware of started from my secondary school days. However, due to lack of knowledge and awareness of same-gender attraction and identities, I brushed it off as a teenage phase.
-Floating in a Sky Full of Pride, the LGBTQ+ booklet of MISI:Bawang, a Malaysian digital booklet project, has been released on Valentine’s Day 2022. Since my submitted art piece, Life of a Bee with Pride, has been selected to be included in the booklet, I had received the honour of being interviewed by MISI:Bawang to share my personal experience with my LGBTQ+ identity, favourite queer art/media, and a ✨ special message to the Malaysian LGBTQ+ community. 🏳🌈
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- -“What was your experience discovering your LGBTQ+ identity?”
--+ +The first clear signs of my attraction to women I was aware of started from my secondary school days. However, due to lack of knowledge and awareness of same-gender attraction and identities, I brushed it off as a teenage phase.
+However, that changed as I started becoming active on Tumblr since I was 19. At first, I joined Tumblr to connect with people who share my interest in Star Wars and BioWare games. This led me to get to know LGBTQ+ from different parts of the world, which is especially helped by the fact that BioWare games are known for LGBTQ+ representation, therefore LGBTQ+ people are visible in BioWare player communities. This started my journey of questioning my sexuality and gender.
-However, that changed as I started becoming active on Tumblr since I was 19. At first, I joined Tumblr to connect with people who share my interest in Star Wars and BioWare games. This led me to get to know LGBTQ+ from different parts of the world, which is especially helped by the fact that BioWare games are known for LGBTQ+ representation, therefore LGBTQ+ people are visible in BioWare player communities. This started my journey of questioning my sexuality and gender.
+As I continue to stay on Tumblr, my engagement with LGBTQ+ people on Tumblr had gone beyond shared interest in entertainment media. Through Tumblr, I discovered many LGBTQ+ resources that helped me figure out my identity. As a result, at the age of 22, I eventually realised that I am a non-binary lesbian.
+“Are there any LGBTQ+ related art (books, films, etc) that gives you comfort, inspiration, and strength? If so, tell us about them!”
++- -A Summer’s End - Hong Kong 1986 is the LGBTQ+ art that gives me comfort, inspiration and strength the most. It is an indie visual novel developed by the Asian Canadian studio Oracle and Bone. The story is about a lesbian romance that takes place in Hong Kong in the year of 1986.
-As I continue to stay on Tumblr, my engagement with LGBTQ+ people on Tumblr had gone beyond shared interest in entertainment media. Through Tumblr, I discovered many LGBTQ+ resources that helped me figure out my identity. As a result, at the age of 22, I eventually realised that I am a non-binary lesbian.
-“Are there any LGBTQ+ related art (books, films, etc) that gives you comfort, inspiration, and strength? If so, tell us about them!”
--+ +A Summer’s End - Hong Kong 1986 is the LGBTQ+ art that gives me comfort, inspiration and strength the most. It is an indie visual novel developed by the Asian Canadian studio Oracle and Bone. The story is about a lesbian romance that takes place in Hong Kong in the year of 1986.
+A Summer’s End is the LGBTQ+ art I relate to most because it strongly resonates with my identity as a Cantonese-speaking Chinese lesbian who has grown up with Hong Kong media. I relate to both the protagonists, Michelle and Sam, as their characters represent different parts of my life as a Chinese lesbian. I also relate to the story’s theme of hoping for the future of our homeland despite the political uncertainties.
+“Do you have a message to LGBTQ+ community living in Malaysia?”
++- -First and foremost, you are not alone. LGBTQ+ Malaysians have a community that continues to survive despite the hardship we have to face due to society’s bigotry and misunderstanding of LGBTQ+ people and identities.
-A Summer’s End is the LGBTQ+ art I relate to most because it strongly resonates with my identity as a Cantonese-speaking Chinese lesbian who has grown up with Hong Kong media. I relate to both the protagonists, Michelle and Sam, as their characters represent different parts of my life as a Chinese lesbian. I also relate to the story’s theme of hoping for the future of our homeland despite the political uncertainties.
-“Do you have a message to LGBTQ+ community living in Malaysia?”
--+ -First and foremost, you are not alone. LGBTQ+ Malaysians have a community that continues to survive despite the hardship we have to face due to society’s bigotry and misunderstanding of LGBTQ+ people and identities.
+I hope the LGBTQ+ community in Malaysia will continue to grow and thrive, and more LGBTQ+ Malaysians who are still questioning and feeling lonely could be reached out. Let us work towards a future where we could live freely.
+I hope the LGBTQ+ community in Malaysia will continue to grow and thrive, and more LGBTQ+ Malaysians who are still questioning and feeling lonely could be reached out. Let us work towards a future where we could live freely.
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Restores Juhani's conversations with the player that are unused or easy to miss in vanilla KotOR.
+ Deadly Stream + Nexus ModsRestores Juhani's conversations with the player that are unused or easy to miss in vanilla KotOR.
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Makes Carth Onasi's romance subplot available for male player characters.
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Removes Bastila and Carth's romance by removing all romance-related dialogue from their conversations.
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Reskins Juhani's outfit by changing the outfit's color scheme, with multiple versions of reskin provided.
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Makes Jolee Bindo wear his signature robe when you meet him on Kashyyyk, before he joins your party.
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Diversifies the appearances of Twi'lek male NPCs in KotOR 1 by giving the named Twi'lek male NPCs different looks instead of the generic NPC looks.
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Diversifies the appearances of Twi'lek female NPCs by giving the named Twi'lek female NPCs different looks instead of the generic NPC looks.
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Restores the original appearance of the NPC Xor in the Xbox version of KotOR, by changing his species from a Twi'lek to a human.
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Changes the NPC Xor's appearance by making him a human with a unique look to make him different from other human NPCs.
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Removes male NPC dialogues that involve them flirting with female player characters or remarking on the female PC's gender or appearance.
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Removes the option for the player character to flirt with Davik Kang's slaves, or give the player Dark Side options for requesting a massage from the slaves. Threatening the slaves also gives the player Dark Side points.
- - -Makes Carth Onasi's romance subplot available for male player characters.
+ Deadly Stream + Nexus Mods
Removes the tutorial elements from the game, while keeps Trask Ulgo as a party member in the first area of the Endar Spire.
- - -Removes Bastila and Carth's romance by removing all romance-related dialogue from their conversations.
+ Deadly Stream + Nexus ModsReskins Juhani's outfit by changing the outfit's color scheme, with multiple versions of reskin provided.
+ Deadly Stream + Nexus ModsMakes Jolee Bindo wear his signature robe when you meet him on Kashyyyk, before he joins your party.
+ Deadly Stream + Nexus Mods +
Adds new items to improve the properties of the default outfits of the human and humanoid party members of TSL, namely Bastila, Canderous, Carth, Jolee, Juhani and Mission.
+ Deadly Stream + Nexus Mods +
Makes the Star Forge Robes to have the same texture and inventory icon as Darth Revan's Robes.
+ Deadly Stream + Nexus Mods +Diversifies the appearances of Twi'lek male NPCs in KotOR 1 by giving the named Twi'lek male NPCs different looks instead of the generic NPC looks.
+ Deadly Stream + Nexus Mods +Diversifies the appearances of Twi'lek female NPCs by giving the named Twi'lek female NPCs different looks instead of the generic NPC looks.
+ Deadly Stream + Nexus Mods +
Gives the NPC Belaya a unique look instead of a generic NPC look.
+ Deadly Stream + Nexus Mods +Restores the original appearance of the NPC Xor in the Xbox version of KotOR, by changing his species from a Twi'lek to a human.
+ Deadly Stream + Nexus Mods +Changes the NPC Xor's appearance by making him a human with a unique look to make him different from other human NPCs.
+ Deadly Stream + Nexus Mods +Removes male NPC dialogues that involve them flirting with female player characters or remarking on the female PC's gender or appearance.
+ Deadly Stream + Nexus Mods +Removes the option for the player character to flirt with Davik Kang's slaves, or give the player Dark Side options for requesting a massage from the slaves. Threatening the slaves also gives the player Dark Side points.
+ Deadly Stream + Nexus Mods +Removes the tutorial elements from the game, while keeps Trask Ulgo as a party member in the first area of the Endar Spire.
+ Deadly Stream + Nexus Mods +
This mod will make the Mysterious Box's ambient music played in some areas of the Unknown World.
+ Deadly Stream + Nexus Mods +Categories:
↓↓READ THIS↓↓ before asking questions about my romance mods!
+ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for My Same-Gender Romance Mods for KotOR II
Makes Atton flirts with and expresses romantic interests for male Exiles.
+ Deadly Stream + Nexus Mods↓↓READ THIS↓↓ before asking questions about my romance mods!
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for My Same-Gender Romance Mods for KotOR II
Makes Atton flirts with and expresses romantic interests for male Exiles.
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Makes the Handmaiden a romance option for female Exiles and the Disciple a romance option for male Exiles.
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Gives players options to set Revan's love ineterest(s), or lack thereof. Updated version of felixfelicitas' - Alternate Revan Romances mod.
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Allows you to continue to talk to Handmaiden even if you have much higher influence with Visas than with Handmaiden.
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Makes Jedi robes visible on Visas Marr's body when you equip her with one.
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Updated version of DarthShgaad's Love Between Brianna and the Exile mod, made to be more compatible with The Sith Lords Restored Content Mod (TSLRCM).
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Restores Jedi Master Lonna Vash's cut conversation by allowing the player to meet and talk to her in the secret tomb on Korriban. Updated version of Sikon's Lonna Vash Mod, made to be fully compatible with The Sith Lord Restored Content Mod (TSLRCM).
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Adds new items to improve the properties of the default outfits of the human and humanoid party members of KotOR II, namely Atton, Bao-Dur, the Disciple, the Handmaiden, Kreia, Mandalore, Mira and Visas.
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Adds a new Jedi robe, a new headband and a new armband to In KotOR II: TSL, named after Juhani, with item descriptions that indicate these items once belonged to Juhani.
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A standalone patch to make DarthTyren's PartySwap mod compatible with danil-ch and Darth Hayze's Extended Enclave mod.
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A patch to make tk102's Remote Tells Influence mod more compatible with The Sith Lords Restored Content Mod (TSLRCM).
- -Makes the Handmaiden a romance option for female Exiles and the Disciple a romance option for male Exiles.
+ Deadly Stream + Nexus ModsMakes the Visas Marr romance scene available for female Exiles.
+ Deadly Stream + Nexus Mods +Gives players options to set Revan's love ineterest(s), or lack thereof. Updated version of felixfelicitas' + Alternate Revan Romances mod.
+ Deadly Stream + Nexus Mods +
Makes Darth Sion develop the same affections to a male Exile like he did to a female Exile in vanilla KotOR II.
+ Deadly Stream + Nexus Mods +
Makes the NPC Dahnis flirt with the player character regardless of gender, including a female PC. A female PC also gets the option to flirt back.
+ Deadly Stream + Nexus Mods +Allows you to continue to talk to Handmaiden even if you have much higher influence with Visas than with Handmaiden.
+ Deadly Stream + Nexus Mods +Makes Jedi robes visible on Visas Marr's body when you equip her with one.
+ Deadly Stream + Nexus Mods +Updated version of DarthShgaad's Love Between Brianna and the Exile mod, made to be more compatible with The Sith Lords Restored Content Mod (TSLRCM).
+ Dropbox +Restores Jedi Master Lonna Vash's cut conversation by allowing the player to meet and talk to her in the secret tomb on Korriban. Updated version of Sikon's Lonna Vash Mod, made to be fully compatible with The Sith Lord Restored Content Mod (TSLRCM).
+ Deadly Stream + Nexus Mods +
Diversifies the appearances of Twi'lek male NPCs in KotOR 2: TSL by giving the named Twi'lek male NPCs different looks.
+ Deadly Stream + Nexus Mods +
Gives the NPC Dahnis a unique appearance to make her look different from other Twi'lek women NPCs.
+ Deadly Stream + Nexus Mods +Adds new items to improve the properties of the default outfits of the human and humanoid party members of KotOR II, namely Atton, Bao-Dur, the Disciple, the Handmaiden, Kreia, Mandalore, Mira and Visas.
+ Deadly Stream + Nexus Mods +Adds a new Jedi robe, a new headband and a new armband to In KotOR II: TSL, named after Juhani, with item descriptions that indicate these items once belonged to Juhani.
+ Deadly Stream + Nexus Mods +
Allows you to recover the items you obtain from the prologue, regardless if you choose to skip the prologue or not.
+ Deadly Stream + Nexus Mods +
Allows you to create lightsabers at a workbench, including double-bladed, one-handed or short lightsabers, with any color focusing crystals available in the game, after completing the quest to craft your first lightsaber.
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Removes the blue overlay of the scene of the Exile's trial on Coruscant in The Sith Lords Restored Content Mod (TSLRCM).
+ Deadly Stream + Nexus Mods +A standalone patch to make DarthTyren's PartySwap mod compatible with danil-ch and Darth Hayze's Extended Enclave mod.
+ Deadly Stream +A patch to make tk102's Remote Tells Influence mod more compatible with The Sith Lords Restored Content Mod (TSLRCM).
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A fanmix for the visual novel A Summer’s End — Hong Kong 1986, dedicated to Sam and Michelle’s love story.
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-Collection of Mandarin queer anthems.
I made this playlist after discovering Wikipedia's list of Chinese queer anthems on its Mandarin article for Gay Anthem (同志國歌).
-First published on March 19, 2023
Last updated on April 15, 2023
Like many millennials, I grew up with the Harry Potter series and was a major fan of the series. I had read the original 7 books and watched their film adaptations. The series was a special interest of mine throughout my early- to mid-teen years. While the Harry Potter novels were far from the first books I read, they were the first fantasy novels I read, and the series’ concept of a magical world set in a contemporary setting fascinated teenage me.
- -However, even during my Harry Potter fixation years, there were things from the series that bothered me, from the idea of house elves being a slave race that naturally love being slaves, to Snape’s unconvincing “redemption” arc. As I got older and became more aware of social issues, I started to notice more problems with the series. In addition, reading more books has also made me realise that even on a technical writing level, the Harry Potter series was mediocre at best. As a result, I had stopped becoming a Harry Potter fan even before J.K. Rowling’s transphobia got mainstream attention.
- -Unfortunately, many adults with nostalgia goggles still refuse to let go of Harry Potter, and they believe Harry Potter can be separated or “reclaimed” by J.K. Rowling, despite how much Rowling’s world-view and prejudice are inextricably linked to her writing and stories.
- -Therefore, I am compiling this masterlist by curating various resources that are critical of the Harry Potter series and J.K. Rowling. Items are ordered in chronological order. This is far from a comprehensive list of all the pieces that criticise Harry Potter and Rowling; this list is my curated list of ones that I have read, watched or listened to, and considered excellent critiques.
- -First published on March 19, 2023
Last updated on April 15, 2023
Like many millennials, I grew up with the Harry Potter series and was a major fan of the series. I had read the original 7 books and watched their film adaptations. The series was a special interest of mine throughout my early- to mid-teen years. While the Harry Potter novels were far from the first books I read, they were the first fantasy novels I read, and the series’ concept of a magical world set in a contemporary setting fascinated teenage me.
-However, even during my Harry Potter fixation years, there were things from the series that bothered me, from the idea of house elves being a slave race that naturally love being slaves, to Snape’s unconvincing “redemption” arc. As I got older and became more aware of social issues, I started to notice more problems with the series. In addition, reading more books has also made me realise that even on a technical writing level, the Harry Potter series was mediocre at best. As a result, I had stopped becoming a Harry Potter fan even before J.K. Rowling’s transphobia got mainstream attention.
+ +Unfortunately, many adults with nostalgia goggles still refuse to let go of Harry Potter, and they believe Harry Potter can be separated or “reclaimed” by J.K. Rowling, despite how much Rowling’s world-view and prejudice are inextricably linked to her writing and stories.
+ +Therefore, I am compiling this masterlist by curating various resources that are critical of the Harry Potter series and J.K. Rowling. Items are ordered in chronological order. This is far from a comprehensive list of all the pieces that criticise Harry Potter and Rowling; this list is my curated list of ones that I have read, watched or listened to, and considered excellent critiques.
+ +Here are resources I have compiled myself.
+Lists of video game mods I use for my own playthroughs.
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+ A Summer’s End — Hong Kong 1986 is a visual novel set in 1980s Hong Kong. It tells of a love story between two women. Lush and vibrant visuals, the game features over 400 unique hand-drawn artwork inspired by Asian cinema and 1980s anime.
+A Summer’s End — Hong Kong 1986 was lovingly crafted by its developer Oracle and Bone with gorgeous art, so i want to make a page dedicated to my appreciation for the visual novel’s art.
+I also highly recommend checking out the official site of A Summer's End and the social media accounts of Oracle and Bone's for more beauriful art about the visual novel!
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+ A Summer’s End — Hong Kong 1986 is a visual novel developed by Oracle and Bone, a Canada-based independent studio consists of two Asian queer women, Charissa So and Tida Kietsungden. The visual novel tells of a lesbian romance story between Michelle Cheung, an office worker, and Sam Wong, a video store owner, that takes place in Hong Kong in the year of 1986.
+ +Initially released in English on 23 Apr, 2020, A Summer’s End has also been translated into Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Cantonese. The Chinese translations were released on July 9, 2021.
+ +A Summer’s End is available on Steam and itch.io. It also has an official website.
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+ I first learned about A Summer’s End — Hong Kong 1986 through Linux Game Consortium, a Linux gaming news website. There was a period where I set up my gaming laptop to dual boot Windows 10 and Linux, so I ended up following Linux gaming news for a while. While Windows is still my main platform for gaming, the discovery of A Summer’s End was the biggest unexpected benefit and surprise when I tried out Linux.
+ +As a lesbian, the premise of a visual novel about a sapphic romance already caught my interest, but what urged me to play it even more was the Hong Kong setting, which made my interest in the game personal, since I am a Cantonese-speaking Chinese lesbian who grew up with Hong Kong media. Not to mention, it is rare to see a fiction that tells of a sapphic love story that takes place in Hong Kong.
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+ As a Chinese lesbian who speaks Cantonese and had engaged with a lot of Hong Kong media during my teenage years, A Summer’s End - Hong Kong 1986 is the lesbian story that I relate to and feel represented the most.
+ +I relate to both the protagonists, Michelle and Sam, as their characters represent different parts of my life as a Chinese lesbian. I also relate to the story’s theme of hoping for the future of our homeland despite the political uncertainties.
+ +My standards for lesbian representation in media has also become much higher because of this visual novel, since A Summer’s End is also a perfect example of how some of the best representations of minority groups are actually found in media made by indie creators, especially those who are part of those minority groups, so we shouldn’t rely on mainstream media for representation especially when big name media companies are going to just give us scraps.
+ +If you ask me to list just one piece of queer art that means everything to me, that gives me comfort, inspiration, and strength the most, A Summer’s End would be it.
+ +I seriously cannot recommend A Summer’s End enough, especially for Asian sapphic women.
+A Summer’s End — Hong Kong 1986 is a visual novel developed by Oracle and Bone, a Canada-based independent studio consists of two Asian queer women, Charissa So and Tida Kietsungden. The visual novel tells of a lesbian romance story between Michelle Cheung, an office worker, and Sam Wong, a video store owner, that takes place in Hong Kong in the year of 1986.
- -Initially released in English on 23 Apr, 2020, A Summer’s End has also been translated into Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Cantonese. The Chinese translations were released on July 9, 2021.
- -A Summer’s End is available on Steam and itch.io. It also has an official website.
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- I first learned about A Summer’s End — Hong Kong 1986 through Linux Game Consortium, a Linux gaming news website. There was a period where I set up my gaming laptop to dual boot Windows 10 and Linux, so I ended up following Linux gaming news for a while. While Windows is still my main platform for gaming, the discovery of A Summer’s End was the biggest unexpected benefit and surprise when I tried out Linux.
- -As a lesbian, the premise of a visual novel about a sapphic romance already caught my interest, but what urged me to play it even more was the Hong Kong setting, which made my interest in the game personal, since I am a Cantonese-speaking Chinese lesbian who grew up with Hong Kong media. Not to mention, it is rare to see a fiction that tells of a sapphic love story that takes place in Hong Kong.
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- -I relate to both the protagonists, Michelle and Sam, as their characters represent different parts of my life as a Chinese lesbian. I also relate to the story’s theme of hoping for the future of our homeland despite the political uncertainties.
- -My standards for lesbian representation in media has also become much higher because of this visual novel, since A Summer’s End is also a perfect example of how some of the best representations of minority groups are actually found in media made by indie creators, especially those who are part of those minority groups, so we shouldn’t rely on mainstream media for representation especially when big name media companies are going to just give us scraps.
- -If you ask me to list just one piece of queer art that means everything to me, that gives me comfort, inspiration, and strength the most, A Summer’s End would be it.
- -I seriously cannot recommend A Summer’s End enough, especially for Asian sapphic women.
-Internet shrines are website pages dedicated to specific topics or interests. Here is a list of shrines I have made for my own website.
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+ This shrine is made with ♥ by Leilukin
-`; -document.querySelector("#footer").innerHTML = footerHTML; \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/shrines/starwarskotor/articles/arren-kae-kreia-theory.html b/shrines/starwarskotor/articles/arren-kae-kreia-theory.html index 23d81e13..4eff39d4 100644 --- a/shrines/starwarskotor/articles/arren-kae-kreia-theory.html +++ b/shrines/starwarskotor/articles/arren-kae-kreia-theory.html @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ - + @@ -12,52 +12,50 @@ - + - - + + + + + + + + +Originally published on January 27, 2021 on Tumblr
If you are a fan of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, you might have heard of the theory that Arren Kae, mother of Brianna the Handmaiden, and Kreia are the same person. If you have not heard of the theory, a compilation of the in-game evidence used to support the theory can be found on the Let’s Play Archive. The theory has become so popular that many fans of the game take it for granted, which can make it easy to forget that the theory was never officially confirmed.
-I think the “Arren Kae is Kreia” theory is well-thought-out, and I agree that there are multiple in-game evidence that can support the theory. However, personally I do not subscribe to the theory, nor incorporate it into my headcanons for Knights of the Old Republic 2. I have eventually decided that in my KotOR 2 headcanons, I keep Arren and Kreia as two different people. Why?
-Originally published on January 27, 2021 on Tumblr
If you are a fan of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, you might have heard of the theory that Arren Kae, mother of Brianna the Handmaiden, and Kreia are the same person. If you have not heard of the theory, a compilation of the in-game evidence used to support the theory can be found on the Let’s Play Archive. The theory has become so popular that many fans of the game take it for granted, which can make it easy to forget that the theory was never officially confirmed.
- -I think the “Arren Kae is Kreia” theory is well-thought-out, and I agree that there are multiple in-game evidence that can support the theory. However, personally I do not subscribe to the theory, nor incorporate it into my headcanons for Knights of the Old Republic 2. I have eventually decided that in my KotOR 2 headcanons, I keep Arren and Kreia as two different people. Why?
- -Firstly, I want Brianna to have more positive women role models, especially given her troubled relationships with her sisters and Atris. Arren was the reason Brianna wants to be a Jedi, and the Kreia we see in the game is definitely not a good role model for someone who wants to be a Jedi. Kreia might have been a better person when she was a Jedi, but we never know for sure. Not to mention Kreia doesn’t treat Brianna any better than the other party members. Brianna deserves better.
- -Secondly, I like the theory suggested by an anonymous message I received on Tumblr that Arren Kae was to Kreia what the Exile was to Atris. The KotOR 2 game itself already builds up parallels between Kreia and Atris: both were fallen Jedi who personally felt betrayed by the Jedi in some ways, and many of the things in KotOR 2 happen because of their plans, schemes and manipulation. Therefore, I love the idea that if Arren and Kreia were two different people, they had similar dynamics to the Exile and Atris, in that Arren and Kreia were very good friends in the past, with Kreia potentionally having romantic feelings for Arren, but Arren's departure and exile from the Jedi Order became a catalyst for Kreia's disillusionment with the Jedi Order, and it only got worse from there.
- -Ultimately, since the "Arren Kae is Kreia" theory is never officially confirmed, I am free to choose to not subscribe to the theory, regardless of how popular the theory is in the fandom, and come up with my own theory about Arren Kae instead.
- -In conclusion, Keeping Arren Kae and Kreia as two different people in my KotOR headcanons allows Arren to be a positive influence in Brianna’s life that Brianna needs. Also, there are many interesting ideas and possibilities about Arren and Kreia’s dynamics that could be explored.
-Firstly, I want Brianna to have more positive women role models, especially given her troubled relationships with her sisters and Atris. Arren was the reason Brianna wants to be a Jedi, and the Kreia we see in the game is definitely not a good role model for someone who wants to be a Jedi. Kreia might have been a better person when she was a Jedi, but we never know for sure. Not to mention Kreia doesn’t treat Brianna any better than the other party members. Brianna deserves better.
-Secondly, I like the theory suggested by an anonymous message I received on Tumblr that Arren Kae was to Kreia what the Exile was to Atris. The KotOR 2 game itself already builds up parallels between Kreia and Atris: both were fallen Jedi who personally felt betrayed by the Jedi in some ways, and many of the things in KotOR 2 happen because of their plans, schemes and manipulation. Therefore, I love the idea that if Arren and Kreia were two different people, they had similar dynamics to the Exile and Atris, in that Arren and Kreia were very good friends in the past, with Kreia potentionally having romantic feelings for Arren, but Arren's departure and exile from the Jedi Order became a catalyst for Kreia's disillusionment with the Jedi Order, and it only got worse from there.
+Ultimately, since the "Arren Kae is Kreia" theory is never officially confirmed, I am free to choose to not subscribe to the theory, regardless of how popular the theory is in the fandom, and come up with my own theory about Arren Kae instead.
+ +In conclusion, Keeping Arren Kae and Kreia as two different people in my KotOR headcanons allows Arren to be a positive influence in Brianna’s life that Brianna needs. Also, there are many interesting ideas and possibilities about Arren and Kreia’s dynamics that could be explored.
+ + + + + +Originally published on February 19, 2020 on Tumblr
In Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, from the first conversation you could have with Brianna, also known as The Last Handmaiden, in the secret Jedi academy on Telos, to the moment where you train Brianna to become a Jedi Guardian if she joins your party, the game has consistently shown that Brianna's family plays a major part of her story and character arc due to her identity as an illegitimate child of the Echani general Yusanis and Jedi Knight Arren Kae. I have always enjoyed Brianna's arc, so even when I am playing a female Jedi Exile, I always use mods that allow Brianna to join a female Exile's party.
+Originally published on February 19, 2020 on Tumblr
As I have thought more about Brianna’s family drama, one day I have come to realise that there is a mystery about Brianna’s family that I find it unfortunate that we know next to nothing about: the mother of Brianna’s sisters.
- -I find it curious that we never get to learn anything about the mother of Brianna’s sisters at all, aside from the fact that she was not Arren Kae. Given what we know about Brianna’s family and the drama surrounding it, the realization that the game never explores the mother of Brianna’s sisters has made me want to ask a lot of questions about her:
- -Where is she? Is she still alive? How is her relationship with Yusanis and her own biological daughters? How much did she know about Yusanis’ affair with Arren? Did she know Arren? Did she actually know Brianna? If so, how did she feel about Brianna?
- -In the conversation where Brianna confirms she had a different mother than her sisters, she says she never saw her mother’s face, so we can assume that Arren was not part of Brianna’s life when Brianna grew up. In the same conversation, the extent Brianna talks about her father, like the reason her father went to fight in the Mandalorian Wars was to join her mother and how he had changed after returning from the war, suggests that Brianna knows her father well enough, so I guess she have lived with her father, though this makes me wonder: was the mother of Brianna’s sisters part of Brianna’s life when she grew up?
- -I also wonder, when exactly did Brianna’s sisters know about their father’s affair with Arren? Did Yusanis tell them himself or did they find out in another way? Did Brianna and her sisters know each other before learning about their father’s affair?
- -I guess it makes sense that we know more about Arren Kae than we did the mother of Brianna’s sisters, since she was the mother of one of the party members, while the Handmaiden Sisters are NPCs who are not even given any names. Arren is also mentioned by Mical the Disciple as one of Revan’s masters, and Revan is an important character in both Knights of the Old Republic games. If you subscribe to the theory that Arren Kae and Kreia are the same person (I have my own reasons not to, however), Arren’s importance increases even more.
- -However, I would still like to know at least a little more about the mother of Brianna’s sisters, since Brianna’s complicated relationship with her sisters also affects Brianna’s character and story arc.
-In Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, from the first conversation you could have with Brianna, also known as The Last Handmaiden, in the secret Jedi academy on Telos, to the moment where you train Brianna to become a Jedi Guardian if she joins your party, the game has consistently shown that Brianna's family plays a major part of her story and character arc due to her identity as an illegitimate child of the Echani general Yusanis and Jedi Knight Arren Kae. I have always enjoyed Brianna's arc, so even when I am playing a female Jedi Exile, I always use mods that allow Brianna to join a female Exile's party.
+ +As I have thought more about Brianna’s family drama, one day I have come to realise that there is a mystery about Brianna’s family that I find it unfortunate that we know next to nothing about: the mother of Brianna’s sisters.
+ +I find it curious that we never get to learn anything about the mother of Brianna’s sisters at all, aside from the fact that she was not Arren Kae. Given what we know about Brianna’s family and the drama surrounding it, the realization that the game never explores the mother of Brianna’s sisters has made me want to ask a lot of questions about her:
+ +Where is she? Is she still alive? How is her relationship with Yusanis and her own biological daughters? How much did she know about Yusanis’ affair with Arren? Did she know Arren? Did she actually know Brianna? If so, how did she feel about Brianna?
+ +In the conversation where Brianna confirms she had a different mother than her sisters, she says she never saw her mother’s face, so we can assume that Arren was not part of Brianna’s life when Brianna grew up. In the same conversation, the extent Brianna talks about her father, like the reason her father went to fight in the Mandalorian Wars was to join her mother and how he had changed after returning from the war, suggests that Brianna knows her father well enough, so I guess she have lived with her father, though this makes me wonder: was the mother of Brianna’s sisters part of Brianna’s life when she grew up?
+ +I also wonder, when exactly did Brianna’s sisters know about their father’s affair with Arren? Did Yusanis tell them himself or did they find out in another way? Did Brianna and her sisters know each other before learning about their father’s affair?
+ +I guess it makes sense that we know more about Arren Kae than we did the mother of Brianna’s sisters, since she was the mother of one of the party members, while the Handmaiden Sisters are NPCs who are not even given any names. Arren is also mentioned by Mical the Disciple as one of Revan’s masters, and Revan is an important character in both Knights of the Old Republic games. If you subscribe to the theory that Arren Kae and Kreia are the same person (I have my own reasons not to, however), Arren’s importance increases even more.
+ +However, I would still like to know at least a little more about the mother of Brianna’s sisters, since Brianna’s complicated relationship with her sisters also affects Brianna’s character and story arc.
+Here is a list of articles I have written for the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic series.
+Here is a list of articles I have written for the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic series.
-Published on October 11, 2022
If you follow the modding scene of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, you might be aware of a conversation with Juhani where the player asks her why she is hostile towards Canderous. It is a commonly assumed that it is cut content, because the condition to trigger said conversation is unknown by the KotOR community, and there are mods that aim to restore said conversation.
+ +After thorough investigation into the game files, I finally discovered that it is actually possible to access Juhani's conversation about Canderous without any restoration mod. However, the issue is that in the vanilla game, the condition to make said conversation available is very specific, thus making it extremely easy to miss. Therefore, what restoration mods do to this specific Juhani conversation is making it easier to access.
+ +Here are the conditions to make Juhani's conversation about Canderous without restoration mods:
+ +Firstly, you need to have both Canderous and Juhani in your party when talking to certain NPCs on Dantooine. Canderous will make comments when you talk to those NPCs, then Juhani will interject and show hostility towards Canderous. Specifically, these interjections happen when you:
+You need to hear Juhani's interjections to Canderous' comments on at least two of the above occasions.
+ +Secondly, you need to progress Juhani's conversations to the point where she reveals that her family fled to Taris because the Mandalorians attacked the Cathar homeworld and slaughtered many Cathar people. It is after this conversation where you get the dialogue option to ask Juhani why she is hostile towards Canderous.
+ +As evidence, I have recorded and compile the above video myself showing Juhani's interactions with Canderous and Juhani's conversation about Canderous.
+Published on October 11, 2022
If you follow the modding scene of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, you might be aware of a conversation with Juhani where the player asks her why she is hostile towards Canderous. It is a commonly assumed that it is cut content, because the condition to trigger said conversation is unknown by the KotOR community, and there are mods that aim to restore said conversation.
- -After thorough investigation into the game files, I finally discovered that it is actually possible to access Juhani's conversation about Canderous without any restoration mod. However, the issue is that in the vanilla game, the condition to make said conversation available is very specific, thus making it extremely easy to miss. Therefore, what restoration mods do to this specific Juhani conversation is making it easier to access.
- -Here are the conditions to make Juhani's conversation about Canderous without restoration mods:
- -Firstly, you need to have both Canderous and Juhani in your party when talking to certain NPCs on Dantooine. Canderous will make comments when you talk to those NPCs, then Juhani will interject and show hostility towards Canderous. Specifically, these interjections happen when you:
-You need to hear Juhani's interjections to Canderous' comments on at least two of the above occasions.
- -Secondly, you need to progress Juhani's conversations to the point where she reveals that her family fled to Taris because the Mandalorians attacked the Cathar homeworld and slaughtered many Cathar people. It is after this conversation where you get the dialogue option to ask Juhani why she is hostile towards Canderous.
- -As evidence, I have recorded and compile the above video myself showing Juhani's interactions with Canderous and Juhani's conversation about Canderous.
-Originally published on July 15, 2017 on Tumblr
The fact that Juhani from Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is a canon lesbian character is a fairly common knowledge among LGBTQ+ fans of Star Wars. However, occasionally I still see people who do not know that the first KotOR game has the very first confirmed gay character in any Star Wars media, including the old Star Wars Expanded Universe; there are some other people who actually believe that Juhani is bisexual.
-Therefore, as a lesbian and someone who has made mods for the Knights of the Old Republic games and written a detailed Juhani romance guide, I would like to present hard evidence from the game files to point out that Juhani is in fact a lesbian, a woman who is exclusively attracted to women.
-Originally published on July 15, 2017 on Tumblr
The fact that Juhani from Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is a canon lesbian character is a fairly common knowledge among LGBTQ+ fans of Star Wars. However, occasionally I still see people who do not know that the first KotOR game has the very first confirmed gay character in any Star Wars media, including the old Star Wars Expanded Universe; there are some other people who actually believe that Juhani is bisexual.
+The most crucial evidence comes from k_hjuh_dialog.dlg, Juhani’s main dialogue file which contains all the conversations covered in my Juhani Romance Guide. If you use the KotOR Tool to browse the game files, k_hjuh_dialog.dlg is under KotOR I > BIFs > templates.bif > Dialog. I recommend using DLGEditor to view the .dlg files from KotOR games.
Therefore, as a lesbian and someone who has made mods for the Knights of the Old Republic games and written a detailed Juhani romance guide, I would like to present hard evidence from the game files to point out that Juhani is in fact a lesbian, a woman who is exclusively attracted to women.
+Here is a screenshot of my DLGEditor with the most relevant part of the k_hjuh_dialog.dlg file:
+ 
The most crucial evidence comes from k_hjuh_dialog.dlg, Juhani’s main dialogue file which contains all the conversations covered in my Juhani Romance Guide. If you use the KotOR Tool to browse the game files, k_hjuh_dialog.dlg is under KotOR I > BIFs > templates.bif > Dialog. I recommend using DLGEditor to view the .dlg files from KotOR games.
+The highlighted dialogue shown in the screenshot (”I feel I must apologize for the way I acted towards you before, in the grove. It was wrong of me.”) is the beginning of your first personal conversation with Juhani after Juhani joins your party. Here is a video of the conversation in question:
-Here is a screenshot of my DLGEditor with the most relevant part of the k_hjuh_dialog.dlg file:
-
The highlighted dialogue shown in the screenshot (”I feel I must apologize for the way I acted towards you before, in the grove. It was wrong of me.”) is the beginning of your first personal conversation with Juhani after Juhani joins your party. Here is a video of the conversation in question:
-As shown in the screenshot above, once you begin this conversation, the script k_hjuh_p17 will fire, and this is the source of the script in question:
+ 
+
- 
+void main()
+{
+ int iGender = GetGender(GetPCSpeaker());
+ if (iGender == GENDER_FEMALE)
+ {
+ SetGlobalBoolean("T_JUHANIROM", TRUE);
+ }
+}
+
- As shown in the screenshot above, once you begin this conversation, the script k_hjuh_p17 will fire, and this is the source of the script in question:
+(In KotOR Tool, you can see the source script k_hjuh_p17.nss under KotOR I > BIFs > scripts.bif > Script, Source)
- void main()
- {
- int iGender = GetGender(GetPCSpeaker());
+ As you may have guessed from the above script, k_hjuh_p17 sets the Global Boolean T_JUHANIROM to TRUE if, and ONLY IF, the player character is female. The T_JUHANIROM global is used by the game to check if Juhani’s romance is active or not. In other words, the game activates Juhani’s romance ONLY IF your player character is female, as soon as you start Juhani’s personal conversation after she joins your party. If your player character is male, Juhani’s romance will NOT be activated.
- if (iGender == GENDER_FEMALE)
- {
- SetGlobalBoolean("T_JUHANIROM", TRUE);
- }
- }
-
+ Here is the hard evidence from KotOR's game files that Juhani is a lesbian, a woman who is exclusively attracted to women. Juhani is NOT straight. Juhani is NOT bisexual.
-(In KotOR Tool, you can see the source script k_hjuh_p17.nss under KotOR I > BIFs > scripts.bif > Script, Source)
+The game used to have a bug that allowed male player characters to access Juhani’s romance, which is probably why some thought that Juhani is bisexual. However, the bug had been fixed in later patches. By fixing the bug, the game has made sure that ONLY a female player character can romance Juhani.
-As you may have guessed from the above script, k_hjuh_p17 sets the Global Boolean T_JUHANIROM to TRUE if, and ONLY IF, the player character is female. The T_JUHANIROM global is used by the game to check if Juhani’s romance is active or not. In other words, the game activates Juhani’s romance ONLY IF your player character is female, as soon as you start Juhani’s personal conversation after she joins your party. If your player character is male, Juhani’s romance will NOT be activated.
+Even though the word “lesbian” or “gay” is never used in any of the KotOR games, it does not change the fact that Juhani is a woman character who can only be romanced by a woman player character, which means Juhani is gay, a lesbian.
-Here is the hard evidence from KotOR's game files that Juhani is a lesbian, a woman who is exclusively attracted to women. Juhani is NOT straight. Juhani is NOT bisexual.
+In conclusion, Juhani is a canon lesbian character and has always been intended to be such.
-The game used to have a bug that allowed male player characters to access Juhani’s romance, which is probably why some thought that Juhani is bisexual. However, the bug had been fixed in later patches. By fixing the bug, the game has made sure that ONLY a female player character can romance Juhani.
+I would also like to emphasise that I DO NOT support any mods that make Juhani a romance option for male characters under any circumstances, because such mods would be erasing the identity of the very first confirmed lesbian character in any Star Wars media. Not to mention, Juhani is the ONLY confirmed LGBTQ+ character in the entire KotOR series (Belaya from KotOR 1 and Luxa from KotOR 2 are heavily implied to be gay or bisexual, but their sexuality is never confirmed). Please respect LGBTQ+ representation and the identities of canon LGBTQ+ characters.
+ -Even though the word “lesbian” or “gay” is never used in any of the KotOR games, it does not change the fact that Juhani is a woman character who can only be romanced by a woman player character, which means Juhani is gay, a lesbian.
- -In conclusion, Juhani is a canon lesbian character and has always been intended to be such.
- -I would also like to emphasise that I DO NOT support any mods that make Juhani a romance option for male characters under any circumstances, because such mods would be erasing the identity of the very first confirmed lesbian character in any Star Wars media. Not to mention, Juhani is the ONLY confirmed LGBTQ+ character in the entire KotOR series (Belaya from KotOR 1 and Luxa from KotOR 2 are heavily implied to be gay or bisexual, but their sexuality is never confirmed). Please respect LGBTQ+ representation and the identities of canon LGBTQ+ characters.
-
+ Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is a space opera role-playing video game series that takes place in the Star Wars universe. The story takes place approximately 4,000 years before the rise of the Galactic Empire.
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+Here is a list of guides for the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic series I have written or found useful. This page also includes lists of cheats.
-Written by Leilukin
-First published on March 5, 2016
Last updated on October 12, 2022
[This guide is also available on Google Docs]
The contents of this guide may not be reposted, in whole or in part, without my permission. You may quote a part of this guide to help players who have problems with progressing or completing Juhani's romance, but DO NOT claim this guide as your own.
-Since I could not find a solid and detailed guide for Juhani's romance anywhere, and many players (I used to be one of them as well) have troubles with triggering Juhani's final romance conversation, I have decided to write a guide myself. Even though there is very little content for Juhani's romance, if you want to experience the very first canon same-gender romance option in BioWare games first hand, this guide is for you.
- -For this guide, I have done a lot of research and investigation to find out the conditions required to trigger Juhani's conversations, including tons of web searching, using KotOR Tool to browse and examine the game files related to Juhani's conversations, as well as using KotOR SaveGame Editor (KSE) to compare my save files.
- -NOTE: Even if you use KotOR 1 Restoration (K1R) mod, the conditions to progress Juhani's romance remains the same as vanilla KotOR 1. However, I recommend using KOTOR 1 Community Patch (K1CP) instead of K1R due to the fact K1CP fixes more bugs than K1R does, including bugs related to Juhani.
-First and foremost, since Juhani was written to be a lesbian, your player character must be female if you want to romance Juhani. The game activates Juhani's romance ONLY IF your player character is female.
- -As long as your player character is female, even if you romance Carth, Bastila (if you use mods that allow the female player character to romance Bastila, such as the Biromantic Bastila mod) or even both, you can still romance Juhani.
- -In order to advance your progress with Juhani's conversations, it is highly recommended to talk to Juhani and go through all her available conversations every time you level up. The progression with Juhani's conversations is tied in with the ability to level up, not just being at a certain level. Some Juhani's conversations will only be triggered after you gain 1 level after a previous conversation (see the Walkthrough section below for details). Given the limited level cap in KotOR 1 (the maximum level is 20), if you do not talk to Juhani often before you reach the level cap, it is very likely you will miss out on the chance to get her later conversations, including her final romance conversation.
- -You also need to complete Juhani's personal quest, "Threat From Xor", to make her final romance conversation available.
- -You need to be nice to Juhani during your conversations with her, because mean dialogue choices will set the global boolean T_JUHANIROM to 0, ending the romance, and apparently it is impossible to restart the romance afterwards.
- -Before you start a new KotOR playthrough, I highly recommend you to download and install the KOTOR 1 Community Patch, because the mod fixes many bugs with KotOR, including bugs that may block you from progressing Juhani's quest and conversations.
- -(WARNING: this guide contains spoilers for both Juhani's personal story and KotOR's main plot)
-There are two paths in Juhani's conversations: History and Personal. The History path explores Juhani's past and will lead to Juhani's personal quest "Threat from Xor", while the Personal path explores Juhani's relationship with the player character and will lead to Juhani's love confession if her romance is active.
- -You can check your progress with Juhani's conversations by using the KotOR SaveGame Editor (KSE). Once you launch KSE, and it successfully loads your KotOR save files, expand a save file, and look for Globals > Numerics, G_JUHANIH_STATE refers to the History path, while G_JUHANIP_STATE refers to the Personal path. The walkthrough below contains details on how to trigger all the conversations required to make the final romance conversation available, the global values in KSE, and links to YouTube videos for these conversations.
- -In addition, you can check if Juhani's romance is still active by using KSE: look for Globals > Booleans, and make sure T_JUHANIROM is set to 1.
- -History #1: This conversation is available once Juhani joins your party, which happens after you collect your first Star Map on Dantooine, and you're tasked by the Jedi Council to search for the Star Forge. You can ask Juhani how did she become a Jedi. After this conversation, the global value of G_JUHANIH_STATE will be set to 1. [YouTube video]
- -History #2: Available when you gain 1 level after History #1. Juhani talks about meeting the Jedi back in her homeworld. After this conversation, the global value of G_JUHANIH_STATE will be set to 2. [YouTube video]
- -History #3: Available when you gain 1 level after History #2. Juhani reveals that she was from Taris, and she expresses anger over the destruction of Taris. After this conversation, the global value of G_JUHANIH_STATE will be set to 3. [YouTube video]
- -History #4: Available when you gain 1 level after History #3. Juhani apologizes for her outburst over Taris' destruction, and recalls her life on Taris. After this conversation, the global value of G_JUHANIH_STATE will be set to 4. [YouTube video]
- -History #5: Available when you gain 1 level after History #4. Juhani talks about how her parents and her ended up on Taris. After this conversation, the global value of G_JUHANIH_STATE will be set to 5. [YouTube video]
- -History #6: Available when you gain 1 level after History #5. Juhani talks about her being sold into slavery after her parents died. After this conversation, the global value of G_JUHANIH_STATE will be set to 6. This conversation will also make Juhani's personal quest, "Threat From Xor" available. [YouTube video]
- -"Threat From Xor" quest: This quest will be available after you have completed History #6, where Juhani talks about her being sold into slavery. Have Juhani in your party and walk around the spaceport on Tatooine, Kashyyyk, Manaan or Korriban. A character named Xor will approach Juhani and reveal that he was the slaver who attempted to buy Juhani on Taris before the latter was freed by the Jedi. Xor leaves, but he threatens to come back later.
- -The second encounter with Xor happens when you come back just outside the Ebon Hawk by using the Rapid Transit system. Xor will ambush you and Juhani. Once you defeat Xor, you can either let him die or encourage Juhani to kill him.
- -After you have dealt with Xor, if you have completed Personal #6 (detailed below), the global value of G_JUHANIP_STATE will be set to 10. [YouTube video for the whole quest]
- -Personal #1: Available once Juhani joins your party. She apologizes again for attacking you back on Dantooine. Once you begin this conversation, if — and ONLY IF — your player character is female, the global boolean T_JUHANIROM will be set to 1, which means Juhani's romance will become active. After this conversation, the global value of G_JUHANIP_STATE will be set to 1. [YouTube video]
- -Personal #2: Available after completing Personal #1. Juhani talks about Quatra and her fall to the dark side. After this conversation, the global value of G_JUHANIP_STATE will be set to 2. [YouTube video]
- -Personal #3: Available after completing Personal #2 and getting 2 Star Maps (including the Dantooine one). Juhani expresses gratitude to you for accepting her throughout your journey. After this conversation, the global value of G_JUHANIP_STATE will be set to 3. [YouTube video]
- -Personal #4: Available once you complete History #3 and Personal #3. Juhani describes the life of being an alien on Taris is like hell. After this conversation, the global value of G_JUHANIP_STATE will be set to 4. [YouTube video]
- -Personal #5: Available when you gain 1 level after Personal #4. Juhani asks about your past. After this conversation, the global value of G_JUHANIP_STATE will be set to 6. [YouTube video]
- -Personal #6: Available after completing Personal #5 and getting 3 Star Maps (including the Dantooine one). Juhani comments on your alignment (light side, dark side or neutral). After this conversation, if you have completed the "Threat From Xor" quest, the global value of G_JUHANIP_STATE will be set to 10; if you have not, the global value of G_JUHANIP_STATE will be set to 7. [YouTube video for light side version]
- -Personal #7: Available after completing the Leviathan level. Juhani comments on the reveal that the player character is Revan. This conversation is not required to trigger Juhani's final romance conversation, but I include it here because not only it is classified as part of the Personal conversation path by the game files, but also it is a very important element in Juhani and Revan's relationship. [YouTube video]
- -Personal #8: The final conversation, which is also Juhani's love confession, in order to make this final romance conversation available, you must meet ALL the following conditions:
-Provided the above conditions have been met, the final romance conversation occurs after Bastila leaves the Rakatan temple summit. When you talk to Juhani, she will confess her feelings to you. If you have installed Kexikus' Juhani Romance Enhancement mod (see the Mod Recommendation section below for details), the conversation will be triggered automatically when you are leaving the temple summit, so you do not need to initiate the conversation yourself. [YouTube video for vanilla version] [YouTube video for Juhani Romance Enhancement mod version]
- -These mods are not required to complete Juhani's romance, but they add or enhance Juhani's content.
- +Written by Leilukin
+First published on March 5, 2016
Last updated on October 12, 2022
[This guide is also available on Google Docs]
The contents of this guide may not be reposted, in whole or in part, without my permission. You may quote a part of this guide to help players who have problems with progressing or completing Juhani's romance, but DO NOT claim this guide as your own.
+Since I could not find a solid and detailed guide for Juhani's romance anywhere, and many players (I used to be one of them as well) have troubles with triggering Juhani's final romance conversation, I have decided to write a guide myself. Even though there is very little content for Juhani's romance, if you want to experience the very first canon same-gender romance option in BioWare games first hand, this guide is for you.
+ +For this guide, I have done a lot of research and investigation to find out the conditions required to trigger Juhani's conversations, including tons of web searching, using KotOR Tool to browse and examine the game files related to Juhani's conversations, as well as using KotOR SaveGame Editor (KSE) to compare my save files.
+ +NOTE: Even if you use KotOR 1 Restoration (K1R) mod, the conditions to progress Juhani's romance remains the same as vanilla KotOR 1. However, I recommend using KOTOR 1 Community Patch (K1CP) instead of K1R due to the fact K1CP fixes more bugs than K1R does, including bugs related to Juhani.
+First and foremost, since Juhani was written to be a lesbian, your player character must be female if you want to romance Juhani. The game activates Juhani's romance ONLY IF your player character is female.
+ +As long as your player character is female, even if you romance Carth, Bastila (if you use mods that allow the female player character to romance Bastila, such as the Biromantic Bastila mod) or even both, you can still romance Juhani.
+ +In order to advance your progress with Juhani's conversations, it is highly recommended to talk to Juhani and go through all her available conversations every time you level up. The progression with Juhani's conversations is tied in with the ability to level up, not just being at a certain level. Some Juhani's conversations will only be triggered after you gain 1 level after a previous conversation (see the Walkthrough section below for details). Given the limited level cap in KotOR 1 (the maximum level is 20), if you do not talk to Juhani often before you reach the level cap, it is very likely you will miss out on the chance to get her later conversations, including her final romance conversation.
+ +You also need to complete Juhani's personal quest, "Threat From Xor", to make her final romance conversation available.
+ +You need to be nice to Juhani during your conversations with her, because mean dialogue choices will set the global boolean T_JUHANIROM to 0, ending the romance, and apparently it is impossible to restart the romance afterwards.
+ +Before you start a new KotOR playthrough, I highly recommend you to download and install the KOTOR 1 Community Patch, because the mod fixes many bugs with KotOR, including bugs that may block you from progressing Juhani's quest and conversations.
+ +(WARNING: this guide contains spoilers for both Juhani's personal story and KotOR's main plot)
+There are two paths in Juhani's conversations: History and Personal. The History path explores Juhani's past and will lead to Juhani's personal quest "Threat from Xor", while the Personal path explores Juhani's relationship with the player character and will lead to Juhani's love confession if her romance is active.
+ +You can check your progress with Juhani's conversations by using the KotOR SaveGame Editor (KSE). Once you launch KSE, and it successfully loads your KotOR save files, expand a save file, and look for Globals > Numerics, G_JUHANIH_STATE refers to the History path, while G_JUHANIP_STATE refers to the Personal path. The walkthrough below contains details on how to trigger all the conversations required to make the final romance conversation available, the global values in KSE, and links to YouTube videos for these conversations.
+ +In addition, you can check if Juhani's romance is still active by using KSE: look for Globals > Booleans, and make sure T_JUHANIROM is set to 1.
+ +History #1: This conversation is available once Juhani joins your party, which happens after you collect your first Star Map on Dantooine, and you're tasked by the Jedi Council to search for the Star Forge. You can ask Juhani how did she become a Jedi. After this conversation, the global value of G_JUHANIH_STATE will be set to 1. [YouTube video]
+ +History #2: Available when you gain 1 level after History #1. Juhani talks about meeting the Jedi back in her homeworld. After this conversation, the global value of G_JUHANIH_STATE will be set to 2. [YouTube video]
+ +History #3: Available when you gain 1 level after History #2. Juhani reveals that she was from Taris, and she expresses anger over the destruction of Taris. After this conversation, the global value of G_JUHANIH_STATE will be set to 3. [YouTube video]
+ +History #4: Available when you gain 1 level after History #3. Juhani apologizes for her outburst over Taris' destruction, and recalls her life on Taris. After this conversation, the global value of G_JUHANIH_STATE will be set to 4. [YouTube video]
+ +History #5: Available when you gain 1 level after History #4. Juhani talks about how her parents and her ended up on Taris. After this conversation, the global value of G_JUHANIH_STATE will be set to 5. [YouTube video]
+ +History #6: Available when you gain 1 level after History #5. Juhani talks about her being sold into slavery after her parents died. After this conversation, the global value of G_JUHANIH_STATE will be set to 6. This conversation will also make Juhani's personal quest, "Threat From Xor" available. [YouTube video]
+ +"Threat From Xor" quest: This quest will be available after you have completed History #6, where Juhani talks about her being sold into slavery. Have Juhani in your party and walk around the spaceport on Tatooine, Kashyyyk, Manaan or Korriban. A character named Xor will approach Juhani and reveal that he was the slaver who attempted to buy Juhani on Taris before the latter was freed by the Jedi. Xor leaves, but he threatens to come back later.
+ +The second encounter with Xor happens when you come back just outside the Ebon Hawk by using the Rapid Transit system. Xor will ambush you and Juhani. Once you defeat Xor, you can either let him die or encourage Juhani to kill him.
+ +After you have dealt with Xor, if you have completed Personal #6 (detailed below), the global value of G_JUHANIP_STATE will be set to 10. [YouTube video for the whole quest]
+ +Personal #1: Available once Juhani joins your party. She apologizes again for attacking you back on Dantooine. Once you begin this conversation, if — and ONLY IF — your player character is female, the global boolean T_JUHANIROM will be set to 1, which means Juhani's romance will become active. After this conversation, the global value of G_JUHANIP_STATE will be set to 1. [YouTube video]
+ +Personal #2: Available after completing Personal #1. Juhani talks about Quatra and her fall to the dark side. After this conversation, the global value of G_JUHANIP_STATE will be set to 2. [YouTube video]
+ +Personal #3: Available after completing Personal #2 and getting 2 Star Maps (including the Dantooine one). Juhani expresses gratitude to you for accepting her throughout your journey. After this conversation, the global value of G_JUHANIP_STATE will be set to 3. [YouTube video]
+ +Personal #4: Available once you complete History #3 and Personal #3. Juhani describes the life of being an alien on Taris is like hell. After this conversation, the global value of G_JUHANIP_STATE will be set to 4. [YouTube video]
+ +Personal #5: Available when you gain 1 level after Personal #4. Juhani asks about your past. After this conversation, the global value of G_JUHANIP_STATE will be set to 6. [YouTube video]
+ +Personal #6: Available after completing Personal #5 and getting 3 Star Maps (including the Dantooine one). Juhani comments on your alignment (light side, dark side or neutral). After this conversation, if you have completed the "Threat From Xor" quest, the global value of G_JUHANIP_STATE will be set to 10; if you have not, the global value of G_JUHANIP_STATE will be set to 7. [YouTube video for light side version]
+ +Personal #7: Available after completing the Leviathan level. Juhani comments on the reveal that the player character is Revan. This conversation is not required to trigger Juhani's final romance conversation, but I include it here because not only it is classified as part of the Personal conversation path by the game files, but also it is a very important element in Juhani and Revan's relationship. [YouTube video]
+ +Personal #8: The final conversation, which is also Juhani's love confession, in order to make this final romance conversation available, you must meet ALL the following conditions:
+Provided the above conditions have been met, the final romance conversation occurs after Bastila leaves the Rakatan temple summit. When you talk to Juhani, she will confess her feelings to you. If you have installed Kexikus' Juhani Romance Enhancement mod (see the Mod Recommendation section below for details), the conversation will be triggered automatically when you are leaving the temple summit, so you do not need to initiate the conversation yourself. [YouTube video for vanilla version] [YouTube video for Juhani Romance Enhancement mod version]
+ +These mods are not required to complete Juhani's romance, but they add or enhance Juhani's content.
+ +NOTE: I DO NOT support any mods that make Juhani a romance option for male characters under any circumstances. In addition, I DO NOT support any mods that make Juhani look like a human.
+written by Leilukin
+First published on September 16, 2018
+[This guide is also available on Google Docs]
In Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, towards the end of the game you will be provided the opportunity to determine which ending you will get, and there will be consequences of your choice there.
-written by Leilukin
-First published on September 16, 2018
-[This guide is also available on Google Docs]
Specifically, on the Rakatan temple summit at the Unknown World, you will meet Basila, who at that point has fallen to the dark side. After some dialogue and you fought Bastila, Bastila will suggest you to reclaim the title of the Dark Lord of the Sith and rule the galaxy. If you choose to agree with Bastila's suggestion, you will get the dark side ending, with a lot of dark side points. However, if you choose to reject Bastila's suggestion, you will get the light side ending, with a lot of light side points.
+ +If you choose the light side ending, you will face the fallen Bastila again in the Star Forge. Depending on your dialogue choices, you will either successfully convince Bastila to return to the light side, or you kill her if you fail to do so.
+ +This guide will provide in-depth details on how the mechanics of redeeming Bastila on the Star Forge works, and which dialogue options will give you a better chance in successfully redeeming Bastila.
+ +For this guide, I have used KotOR Tool, DLGEditor and DeNCS to investigate the relevant dialogue file and scripts.
+The game uses a point system to determine if you will succeed in redeeming Bastila based on the amount of points you earn throughout the conversations when you face Bastila on the Star Forge. Some dialogue options will earn you points to increase your chance in redeeming Bastila.
+ +In general, to successfully convince Bastila to return to the light side, you need to choose dialogue options that say you believe that Bastila still has the light side in her, that she can be saved, tell her about the dangers of the dark side or remind her about the Jedi's teaching, and choose these options as much as possible.
+In the final part of Bastila's dialogue, when Bastila says she is beyond saving, do not agree with her because it will make you kill her.
+ +There will be [Persuade] options in the final part of Bastila's dialogue. While it is possible to save Bastila without choosing the [Persuade] options as long as you choose the right dialogue options, if you invest skill points in Persuade and pass the Persuade check, it would also be easier to save Bastila. If you want to learn more about the Persuade mechanic in KotOR, you can check out this page.
+ +An active romance with Bastila will make it easier to save Bastila. Although in vanilla KotOR, only a male player character can romance Bastila, this mechanic also works for a female PC who romances Bastila with mods like JC's Romance Enhancement: Biromantic Bastila. That said, it is possible to redeem Bastila even if you do not romance her.
+There are 4 phases in your conversation with Bastila in the Star Forge, as each phase will end with you and Bastila fight, and Bastila will initiate new dialogue each time you defeat her. There are dialogue options in each phase that will increase your points in your chance to save Bastila.
+ +Below is a full walkthrough of the dialogue options that will maximize your points to successfully redeem Bastila.
+ +Once you find Bastila in the Star Forge, Bastila will start the conversation by saying, "Revan - I knew you'd come for me." When you are provided with dialogue options:
+Regardless of your dialogue choice here, you and Bastila will fight.
+ +After you defeat Bastila for the first time, Bastila will initiate conversation again by saying, "I see now why Malak followed you...". After Bastila says, "You were a fool to give it all up and follow the light side.":
+If you choose either of the above options, Bastila will argue. When she says "Eventually there will be no limit to what I can accomplish with the Force!":
+You and Bastila will fight again.
+ +After you defeat Bastila for the second time, Bastila will say, "You are growing weary, I can sense it!" After she says "... Soon this will all be over!":
+You and Bastila will fight again.
-In Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, towards the end of the game you will be provided the opportunity to determine which ending you will get, and there will be consequences of your choice there.
+After you defeat Bastila for the last time, and Bastila questions, "Why can't I defeat you?":
+Specifically, on the Rakatan temple summit at the Unknown World, you will meet Basila, who at that point has fallen to the dark side. After some dialogue and you fought Bastila, Bastila will suggest you to reclaim the title of the Dark Lord of the Sith and rule the galaxy. If you choose to agree with Bastila's suggestion, you will get the dark side ending, with a lot of dark side points. However, if you choose to reject Bastila's suggestion, you will get the light side ending, with a lot of light side points.
+Later when Bastila says "End my life quickly. There is no other way.", choose "I could never kill you, Bastila." if you romance her, or "There's no need for me to kill you, Bastila." if you do not.
-If you choose the light side ending, you will face the fallen Bastila again in the Star Forge. Depending on your dialogue choices, you will either successfully convince Bastila to return to the light side, or you kill her if you fail to do so.
+After Bastila says "You cannot let me live", choose "You can reject the dark side, Bastila. Return to the light." to gain 2 points.
-This guide will provide in-depth details on how the mechanics of redeeming Bastila on the Star Forge works, and which dialogue options will give you a better chance in successfully redeeming Bastila.
- -For this guide, I have used KotOR Tool, DLGEditor and DeNCS to investigate the relevant dialogue file and scripts.
-The game uses a point system to determine if you will succeed in redeeming Bastila based on the amount of points you earn throughout the conversations when you face Bastila on the Star Forge. Some dialogue options will earn you points to increase your chance in redeeming Bastila.
- -In general, to successfully convince Bastila to return to the light side, you need to choose dialogue options that say you believe that Bastila still has the light side in her, that she can be saved, tell her about the dangers of the dark side or remind her about the Jedi's teaching, and choose these options as much as possible.
-In the final part of Bastila's dialogue, when Bastila says she is beyond saving, do not agree with her because it will make you kill her.
- -There will be [Persuade] options in the final part of Bastila's dialogue. While it is possible to save Bastila without choosing the [Persuade] options as long as you choose the right dialogue options, if you invest skill points in Persuade and pass the Persuade check, it would also be easier to save Bastila. If you want to learn more about the Persuade mechanic in KotOR, you can check out this page.
- -An active romance with Bastila will make it easier to save Bastila. Although in vanilla KotOR, only a male player character can romance Bastila, this mechanic also works for a female PC who romances Bastila with mods like JC's Romance Enhancement: Biromantic Bastila. That said, it is possible to redeem Bastila even if you do not romance her.
-There are 4 phases in your conversation with Bastila in the Star Forge, as each phase will end with you and Bastila fight, and Bastila will initiate new dialogue each time you defeat her. There are dialogue options in each phase that will increase your points in your chance to save Bastila.
- -Below is a full walkthrough of the dialogue options that will maximize your points to successfully redeem Bastila.
- -Once you find Bastila in the Star Forge, Bastila will start the conversation by saying, "Revan - I knew you'd come for me." When you are provided with dialogue options:
+When Bastila says, "I can no longer find peace in the Force":
+Regardless of your dialogue choice here, you and Bastila will fight.
+If you want to redeem Bastila, eventually you need to choose "Help us defeat the Sith, Bastila. This will atone for what you have done." and then "I trust you enough to leave myself open to your attack, Bastila.".
-If you have gained at least 10 points in total, Bastila will respond with "You are brave... and some would say foolish. But you are also right. The dark side has not wholly consumed me. I cannot raise my blade against you." If Bastila says this to you, congratulations! You have saved her!
-After you defeat Bastila for the first time, Bastila will initiate conversation again by saying, "I see now why Malak followed you...". After Bastila says, "You were a fool to give it all up and follow the light side.":
-From this point, regardless of your dialogue option, Bastila will stay behind and use her Battle Meditation to help the Republic, while you go to face Darth Malak alone.
+ + -If you choose either of the above options, Bastila will argue. When she says "Eventually there will be no limit to what I can accomplish with the Force!":
-You and Bastila will fight again.
- -After you defeat Bastila for the second time, Bastila will say, "You are growing weary, I can sense it!" After she says "... Soon this will all be over!":
-You and Bastila will fight again.
- -After you defeat Bastila for the last time, and Bastila questions, "Why can't I defeat you?":
-Later when Bastila says "End my life quickly. There is no other way.", choose "I could never kill you, Bastila." if you romance her, or "There's no need for me to kill you, Bastila." if you do not.
- -After Bastila says "You cannot let me live", choose "You can reject the dark side, Bastila. Return to the light." to gain 2 points.
- -When Bastila says, "I can no longer find peace in the Force":
-If you want to redeem Bastila, eventually you need to choose "Help us defeat the Sith, Bastila. This will atone for what you have done." and then "I trust you enough to leave myself open to your attack, Bastila.".
- -If you have gained at least 10 points in total, Bastila will respond with "You are brave... and some would say foolish. But you are also right. The dark side has not wholly consumed me. I cannot raise my blade against you." If Bastila says this to you, congratulations! You have saved her!
- -From this point, regardless of your dialogue option, Bastila will stay behind and use her Battle Meditation to help the Republic, while you go to face Darth Malak alone.
-written by Leilukin
+First published on September 22, 2018
+[This guide is also available on Google Docs]
This guide is requested by Deadly Stream user Sith Holocron.
-written by Leilukin
-First published on September 22, 2018
-[This guide is also available on Google Docs]
In Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, there is a side quest on Dantooine named "Sandral-Matale Feud", which you receive after you have dealt with Juhani at the grove and met the Jedi Council.
+ +This quest line revolves around a family feud between the Sandrals and the Matales, mainly between their patriarchs, Nurik Sandral and Ahlan Matale. As you progress the quest line, you will discover that Nurik's daughter, Rahasia and Ahlan's son, Shen are romantically involved. The quest line will lead to a heated confrontation between Nurik and Ahlan, and there are multiple ways to resolve the quest line.
+This guide will provide details on the different ways to resolve the Sandral-Matele feud, and how to achieve those endings.
+After you rescue Shen and meet Rahasia outside the Sandral estate, you will be confronted by Ahlan Matale and Nurik Sandral, Shen and Rahasia's fathers respectively.
+ +After Ahlan yells at Nurik, "I don't want to hear any of your excuses! Now I will get revenge for your transgressions!" Your following dialogue choices will determine the outcome of the "Sandral-Matale Feud" quest. I recommend saving the game before rescuing Shen and meeting Rahasia outside the Sandral estate, so you can reload the save if you do not get the ending you want.
+ +The "Sandral-Matale Feud" quest could be resolved in four different ways:
+ /section + +If you want to do a Light Side playthrough, this would be the best outcome. However, you need to pass a Hard difficulty Persuasion check to get this ending. If you want to learn more about the Persuade mechanic in KotOR, you can check out this page. Since you will likely be at level 10 when you do this quest, you need at least 10 points in your Persuade skill to have a decent chance to pass the check.
+ +As for the dialogue choices, after Ahlan rants about him getting revenge, you need to choose "You two just need to calm down."
+ +When Nurik calls Ahlan "Matale dog";, choose either "Both of you need to calm down." or "You should try to sort this out together."
+ +Now you will be given [Persuade] options. When presented the option, choose "[Persuade] Shen is capable of making decisions on his own." After you pass a Hard difficulty Persuasion check, choose another Persuade option "[Persuade] Children grow up and leave eventually." when you are given the opportunity. If you have successfully passed the previous Persuade check, you should have no problem passing this check.
+ +Once you have succeeded in these [Persuade] options, congratulations! You manage to set the feud between the Sandrals and the Matales peacefully. Your dialogue choices immediately following this do not matter. You will be rewarded with Light Side points.
+To get this second Light Side ending, after Ahlan rants about him getting revenge:
+Shen and Rahasia will run off together, and you will find them in the Jedi Enclave, while Ahlan and Nurik will remain angry at each other. You will be rewarded with Light Side points.
+ +You would also get this outcome if you fail the Persuade check when you choose the [Persuade] option.
+To get this ending, after Ahlan rants about him getting revenge:
+Shen breaks up with Rahasia, and the two return to their own fathers.
+To get this Dark Side ending, after Ahlan rants about him getting revenge, choose "Why don't you just shoot each other and get it over with." When Ahlan says he wants Nurik "dead and rotting in the ground", choose "The only way either of you will end this is with blood." When Ahlan yells about how can Shen disrespects his (Ahlan's) wishes, choose "[Lie] You know, Nurik, Ahlan actually did kill Casus." Interestingly, you do not need any Persuade skills to make this [Lie] option succeed.
-After Nurik kills Shen, choose either "Are you going to let that one pass?" or "Wipe them all out." for more Dark Side points. After the fathers and their children are dead, you will fight the fathers' droids.
+ + -This guide is requested by Deadly Stream user Sith Holocron.
- -In Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, there is a side quest on Dantooine named "Sandral-Matale Feud", which you receive after you have dealt with Juhani at the grove and met the Jedi Council.
- -This quest line revolves around a family feud between the Sandrals and the Matales, mainly between their patriarchs, Nurik Sandral and Ahlan Matale. As you progress the quest line, you will discover that Nurik's daughter, Rahasia and Ahlan's son, Shen are romantically involved. The quest line will lead to a heated confrontation between Nurik and Ahlan, and there are multiple ways to resolve the quest line.
-This guide will provide details on the different ways to resolve the Sandral-Matele feud, and how to achieve those endings.
-After you rescue Shen and meet Rahasia outside the Sandral estate, you will be confronted by Ahlan Matale and Nurik Sandral, Shen and Rahasia's fathers respectively.
- -After Ahlan yells at Nurik, "I don't want to hear any of your excuses! Now I will get revenge for your transgressions!" Your following dialogue choices will determine the outcome of the "Sandral-Matale Feud" quest. I recommend saving the game before rescuing Shen and meeting Rahasia outside the Sandral estate, so you can reload the save if you do not get the ending you want.
- -The "Sandral-Matale Feud" quest could be resolved in four different ways:
- -If you want to do a Light Side playthrough, this would be the best outcome. However, you need to pass a Hard difficulty Persuasion check to get this ending. If you want to learn more about the Persuade mechanic in KotOR, you can check out this page. Since you will likely be at level 10 when you do this quest, you need at least 10 points in your Persuade skill to have a decent chance to pass the check.
- -As for the dialogue choices, after Ahlan rants about him getting revenge, you need to choose "You two just need to calm down."
- -When Nurik calls Ahlan "Matale dog";, choose either "Both of you need to calm down." or "You should try to sort this out together."
- -Now you will be given [Persuade] options. When presented the option, choose "[Persuade] Shen is capable of making decisions on his own." After you pass a Hard difficulty Persuasion check, choose another Persuade option "[Persuade] Children grow up and leave eventually." when you are given the opportunity. If you have successfully passed the previous Persuade check, you should have no problem passing this check.
- -Once you have succeeded in these [Persuade] options, congratulations! You manage to set the feud between the Sandrals and the Matales peacefully. Your dialogue choices immediately following this do not matter. You will be rewarded with Light Side points.
- -To get this second Light Side ending, after Ahlan rants about him getting revenge:
-Shen and Rahasia will run off together, and you will find them in the Jedi Enclave, while Ahlan and Nurik will remain angry at each other. You will be rewarded with Light Side points.
- -You would also get this outcome if you fail the Persuade check when you choose the [Persuade] option.
- -To get this ending, after Ahlan rants about him getting revenge:
- -Shen breaks up with Rahasia, and the two return to their own fathers.
- -To get this Dark Side ending, after Ahlan rants about him getting revenge, choose "Why don't you just shoot each other and get it over with." When Ahlan says he wants Nurik "dead and rotting in the ground", choose "The only way either of you will end this is with blood." When Ahlan yells about how can Shen disrespects his (Ahlan's) wishes, choose "[Lie] You know, Nurik, Ahlan actually did kill Casus." Interestingly, you do not need any Persuade skills to make this [Lie] option succeed.
- -After Nurik kills Shen, choose either "Are you going to let that one pass?" or "Wipe them all out." for more Dark Side points. After the fathers and their children are dead, you will fight the fathers' droids.
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+ Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (KotOR) is a space opera role-playing video game series. The series takes place in the fictional universe of Star Wars, with the story taking place approximately 4,000 years before the rise of the Galactic Empire.
+The first title was developed by BioWare while the second (Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords) was done by Obsidian Entertainmenr. Both games were published by LucasArts. The KOTOR series also includes a subsequent new comic book series. Both comic series were published by Dark Horse Comics and act as prequels to the video games.
+Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (KotOR) is a space opera role-playing video game series. The series takes place in the fictional universe of Star Wars, with the story taking place approximately 4,000 years before the rise of the Galactic Empire.
-The first title was developed by BioWare while the second (Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords) was done by Obsidian Entertainmenr. Both games were published by LucasArts. The KOTOR series also includes a subsequent new comic book series. Both comic series were published by Dark Horse Comics and act as prequels to the video games.
-Even though I had been a Star Wars fan since I was 13 in 2005, I was not aware of the existence of the Knights of the Old Republic series until around 2010. I started playing the first KotOR game in early 2011, immediately followed by KotOR 2, and the series has been one of my special interests ever since.
-Even though I had been a Star Wars fan since I was 13 in 2005, I was not aware of the existence of the Knights of the Old Republic series until around 2010. I started playing the first KotOR game in early 2011, immediately followed by KotOR 2, and the series has been one of my special interests ever since.
+My investment in the KotOR series has evolved over time, leading to me starting to get into modding the games in the mid-2010s. The very first KotOR mod I created was TSL Improved Party Outfits in 2015, while the first KotOR mod I released to the public was Visas Marr and Female Exile Romance on December 15, 2016.
+ -My investment in the KotOR series has evolved over time, leading to me starting to get into modding the games in the mid-2010s. The very first KotOR mod I created was TSL Improved Party Outfits in 2015, while the first KotOR mod I released to the public was Visas Marr and Female Exile Romance on December 15, 2016.
- -I have also joined Erased Identity and Mysteries of Malachor, the fan listings for the two KotOR games.
+I have joined Erased Identity and Mysteries of Malachor, the fan listings for the two KotOR games.
+
Here are resources for the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic series I have compiled myself.
+Here are resources for the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic series I have compiled myself.
-Here are the modifications for the KotOR series I have created.
+ +Here are the modifications for the KotOR series I have created.
- -Lists of modifications for the KotOR games I use for my own playthroughs.
- -Lists of modifications for the KotOR games I use for my own playthroughs.
+ +[This list is also available on Google Docs]
The first Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic video game introduced Juhani, the very first confirmed gay character in any Star Wars media, including Legends, the old Star Wars Expanded Universe, and the very first canon same-gender romance option in any BioWare game. However, the KotOR series at large has little LGBTQ+ content, and except for Juhani, none of the romance options in both KotOR games are available for same-gender romances.
+ +Therefore, throughout the years, modders of the KotOR games have created various mods adding more same-gender romance options and content to the games to fill the void.
+ +Below is a list of all the same-gender romance mods that had been created for the KotOR game series throughout KotOR’s modding history, sorted by their original release dates in chronological order.
+ +Wanting to make your KotOR games more gay? Then this list is for you! This list also serves as an archive to document the history of same-gender romance mods for the KotOR series. Happy gayming!
+ +NOTE: Some listed mods below have overlapping concepts and thus are not compatible with each other. Mods that are hosted exclusively on Gamefront are very old mods that were made in the 2000s, and thus may have compatibility issues with newer mods (not just ones that listed here).
+ +Warning: this list contains spoilers for both KotOR games.
+Stoffe’s Handmaiden Choice for Females mod (originally released on April 23, 2005), which was the first mod ever made that allowed female Exiles to recruit Handmaiden as a party member, could technically be considered a same-gender romance mod, due to the fact that with this mod, female Exiles would also be able to romance Handmaiden by having her as a party member.
+In addition, since Handmaiden replaces Disciple’s place on the Ebon Hawk crew in this mod, this mod also allows female Exiles to get the Visas romance scene after the Rebuilt Jedi Enclave sequence.
+That being said, these are all side effects of Handmaiden being exclusive to male Exiles in the vanilla game. Handmaiden Choice for Females was not intentionally made with same-gender romances in mind.
+Hassat Hunter had remade the mod into Handmaiden 4 Females - Disciple for Males (originally released on March 14, 2014) to be compatible with The Sith Lords Restored Content Mod (TSLRCM). However, the mod is outdated and no longer supported.
+ +[This list is also available on Google Docs]
The first Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic video game introduced Juhani, the very first confirmed gay character in any Star Wars media, including Legends, the old Star Wars Expanded Universe, and the very first canon same-gender romance option in any BioWare game. However, the KotOR series at large has little LGBTQ+ content, and except for Juhani, none of the romance options in both KotOR games are available for same-gender romances.
- -Therefore, throughout the years, modders of the KotOR games have created various mods adding more same-gender romance options and content to the games to fill the void.
- -Below is a list of all the same-gender romance mods that had been created for the KotOR game series throughout KotOR’s modding history, sorted by their original release dates in chronological order.
- -Wanting to make your KotOR games more gay? Then this list is for you! This list also serves as an archive to document the history of same-gender romance mods for the KotOR series. Happy gayming!
- -NOTE: Some listed mods below have overlapping concepts and thus are not compatible with each other. Mods that are hosted exclusively on Gamefront are very old mods that were made in the 2000s, and thus may have compatibility issues with newer mods (not just ones that listed here).
- -Warning: this list contains spoilers for both KotOR games.
-Stoffe’s Handmaiden Choice for Females mod (originally released on April 23, 2005), which was the first mod ever made that allowed female Exiles to recruit Handmaiden as a party member, could technically be considered a same-gender romance mod, due to the fact that with this mod, female Exiles would also be able to romance Handmaiden by having her as a party member.
-In addition, since Handmaiden replaces Disciple’s place on the Ebon Hawk crew in this mod, this mod also allows female Exiles to get the Visas romance scene after the Rebuilt Jedi Enclave sequence.
-That being said, these are all side effects of Handmaiden being exclusive to male Exiles in the vanilla game. Handmaiden Choice for Females was not intentionally made with same-gender romances in mind.
-Hassat Hunter had remade the mod into Handmaiden 4 Females - Disciple for Males (originally released on March 14, 2014) to be compatible with The Sith Lords Restored Content Mod (TSLRCM). However, the mod is outdated and no longer supported.
- -One of the flaws of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (KotOR 2) I believe everyone, regardless of how much you like the game (or not), will agree on, is that the Handmaiden, real name Brianna, will only join your party if you play as a male Jedi Exile. The idea of a potential party member only joins you based on your player character's gender already makes little to no sense to begin with, and it does not help that Star Wars Legends, the old Star Wars Expanded Universe, established that both Brianna the Handmaiden and Mical the Disciple join the female Exile's crew.
- +However, the good news is, there are actually mods that allow female Exiles to recruit Brianna the Handmaiden as a party member. Unfortunately, despite the fact that such mods have already existed since the 2000s, there are still KotOR 2 fans who do not know the existence of such mods, which is why I am making this list. Brianna is an amazing character with an interesting story, so I highly recommend you to have at least one playthrough with Brianna as your companion regardless of your Exile’s gender.
+ +These are the mods that allow female Exiles to recruit Brianna the Handmaiden as a party member:
+ +Released on April 23, 2005, Stoffe's Handmaiden Choice for Females was the very first mod that gives female Exiles the option to recruit the Handmaiden. However, it is not compatible with The Sith Lords Restored Content Mod (TSLRCM), as it was created and released years before TSLRCM. In addition, even with this mod, Handmaiden still refers to a female Exile with “he/him” pronouns, which some people (myself included) would find very immersion-breaking
+ +Released on March 14, 2014, Hassat Hunter made Handmaiden 4 Females - Disciple 4 Males based on Stoffe's Handmaiden Choice for Females, so the mod would be compatible with The Sith Lords Restored Content Mod (TSLRCM). However, this version retains the flaw of Handmaiden still referring to a female Exile with “he/him” pronouns. Additioally, the mod is outdated and no longer supported.
+ +This mod fixes any potential gender and pronouns mix-up by adding gender checks to dialogues that references the Exile’s gender, which, however, also prevents female Exiles from getting any dialogue that references any potential romantic feelings between the female Exile and the Handmaiden or Atris (similarly, if you play as a male Exile, you will not get any dialogue that references any potential romance between you and the Disciple). Therefore, if you also want to romance the Handmaiden as a female Exile (or romance the Disciple as a male Exile), I would recommend checking out the below mod as well.
+ +My mod, released on January 2, 2017. As the mod name suggests, this mod allows you to recruit and romance the Handmaiden as a female Exile, ditto for the Disciple as a male Exile. My mod also requires The Sith Lords Restored Content Mod (TSLRCM) to work.
+My mod fixes any potential gender/pronouns mix-up by editing dialogue and splicing audio, so users of my mod can fully enjoy the Handmaiden and the Disciple's romance content without worrying about their Exile getting misgendered.
+The default installation option of my mod will make the Handmaiden automatically joins a female Exile, and the Disciple automatically joins a male Exile. That said, my mod also provides an installation option to make my mod compatible with DarthTyren's PartySwap mod.
+ +It is very important to note when it comes to installing mods for KotOR 2, I do NOT recommend using the Steam Workshop, including the Steam Workshop version of The Sith Lords Restored Contente Mod. because frankly, the Steam Workshop is a mod compatibility nightmare for games like KotOR 2. I recommend reading this post: Why NOT to Use the Steam Workshop.
+One of the flaws of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (KotOR 2) I believe everyone, regardless of how much you like the game (or not), will agree on, is that the Handmaiden, real name Brianna, will only join your party if you play as a male Jedi Exile. The idea of a potential party member only joins you based on your player character's gender already makes little to no sense to begin with, and it does not help that Star Wars Legends, the old Star Wars Expanded Universe, established that both Brianna the Handmaiden and Mical the Disciple join the female Exile's crew.
- -However, the good news is, there are actually mods that allow female Exiles to recruit Brianna the Handmaiden as a party member. Unfortunately, despite the fact that such mods have already existed since the 2000s, there are still KotOR 2 fans who do not know the existence of such mods, which is why I am making this list. Brianna is an amazing character with an interesting story, so I highly recommend you to have at least one playthrough with Brianna as your companion regardless of your Exile’s gender.
- -These are the mods that allow female Exiles to recruit Brianna the Handmaiden as a party member:
- -Released on April 23, 2005, Stoffe's Handmaiden Choice for Females was the very first mod that gives female Exiles the option to recruit the Handmaiden. However, it is not compatible with The Sith Lords Restored Content Mod (TSLRCM), as it was created and released years before TSLRCM. In addition, even with this mod, Handmaiden still refers to a female Exile with “he/him” pronouns, which some people (myself included) would find very immersion-breaking
- -Released on March 14, 2014, Hassat Hunter made Handmaiden 4 Females - Disciple 4 Males based on Stoffe's Handmaiden Choice for Females, so the mod would be compatible with The Sith Lords Restored Content Mod (TSLRCM). However, this version retains the flaw of Handmaiden still referring to a female Exile with “he/him” pronouns. Additioally, the mod is outdated and no longer supported.
- -This mod fixes any potential gender and pronouns mix-up by adding gender checks to dialogues that references the Exile’s gender, which, however, also prevents female Exiles from getting any dialogue that references any potential romantic feelings between the female Exile and the Handmaiden or Atris (similarly, if you play as a male Exile, you will not get any dialogue that references any potential romance between you and the Disciple). Therefore, if you also want to romance the Handmaiden as a female Exile (or romance the Disciple as a male Exile), I would recommend checking out the below mod as well.
- -My mod, released on January 2, 2017. As the mod name suggests, this mod allows you to recruit and romance the Handmaiden as a female Exile, ditto for the Disciple as a male Exile. My mod also requires The Sith Lords Restored Content Mod (TSLRCM) to work.
-My mod fixes any potential gender/pronouns mix-up by editing dialogue and splicing audio, so users of my mod can fully enjoy the Handmaiden and the Disciple's romance content without worrying about their Exile getting misgendered.
-The default installation option of my mod will make the Handmaiden automatically joins a female Exile, and the Disciple automatically joins a male Exile. That said, my mod also provides an installation option to make my mod compatible with DarthTyren's PartySwap mod.
- -It is very important to note when it comes to installing mods for KotOR 2, I do NOT recommend using the Steam Workshop, including the Steam Workshop version of The Sith Lords Restored Contente Mod. because frankly, the Steam Workshop is a mod compatibility nightmare for games like KotOR 2. I recommend reading this post: Why NOT to Use the Steam Workshop.
-[Originally posted on Deadly Stream forums]
In 2017, modder Kexikus created a spreadsheet to list all of The first Knights of the Old Republic game's modules and their corresponding Day, Night and Battle music. Sith Holocron, who is also a modder, requested a Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords version of such list, though none of the sort has been made, so I decided to volunteer the task myself.
+ +Here you go:
+ + + +This spreadsheet covers all the modules from both TSLRCM and M4-78EP. Like in K1, the module codes can be used for the warp cheat code (for example, warp 003EBO).
+ +All music tracks are listed with their number corresponding to their row in ambientmusic.2da, their file name (the music files can be found in the StreamMusic folder) and their track title as identified with their TLK (dialog.tlk) StrRef. I have also included previews of the music by linking to YouTube in the spreadsheet.
+ +Hope you will find this spreadsheet helpful. Enjoy!
+[Originally posted on Deadly Stream forums]
In 2017, modder Kexikus created a spreadsheet to list all of The first Knights of the Old Republic game's modules and their corresponding Day, Night and Battle music. Sith Holocron, who is also a modder, requested a Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords version of such list, though none of the sort has been made, so I decided to volunteer the task myself.
- -Here you go:
- - - -This spreadsheet covers all the modules from both TSLRCM and M4-78EP. Like in K1, the module codes can be used for the warp cheat code (for example, warp 003EBO).
- -All music tracks are listed with their number corresponding to their row in ambientmusic.2da, their file name (the music files can be found in the StreamMusic folder) and their track title as identified with their TLK (dialog.tlk) StrRef. I have also included previews of the music by linking to YouTube in the spreadsheet.
- -Hope you will find this spreadsheet helpful. Enjoy!
-Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is a space opera role-playing video game series that takes place in the Star Wars universe. The story takes place approximately 4,000 years before the rise of the Galactic Empire.
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