In conclusion, this had been an exciting day for me as a lesbian gaymer.
-On a somewhat related note, I love the fact that this week is not only Lesbian Visibility Week, but also has two of my all-time favourite games, Cassette Beasts and A Summer’s End — Hong Kong 1986 (which I had also created a shrine for), both of which happen to feature lesbian representation, celebrating their release anniversaries.
+On a somewhat related note, I love the fact that this week is not only Lesbian Visibility Week, but also has two of my all-time favourite games, Cassette Beasts and A Summer's End — Hong Kong 1986 (which I had also created a shrine for), both of which happen to feature lesbian representation, celebrating their release anniversaries.
Happy Lesbian Visibility Day and Happy Birthday to Cassette Beasts!
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.
+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.
The game has an in-game gallery that gradually unlocks as you progress the story, though certain scene art only unlocks if you pick certain dialogue options. Check out Dialog Choices Guide (AKA Lesbianism 101) on Steam for how to unlock all scenes, and thus the entire in-game gallery.
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!
Welcome to Leilukin's shrine for A Summer’s End — Hong Kong 1986, an indie visual novel developed by Oracle and Bone. Set in 1980s Hong Kong, it tells of a love story between two women.
+Welcome to Leilukin's shrine for A Summer's End — Hong Kong 1986, an indie visual novel developed by Oracle and Bone. Set in 1980s Hong Kong, it tells of a love story between two women.
Welcome to Leilukin's shrine for A Summer’s End — Hong Kong 1986, an indie visual novel developed by Oracle and Bone. Set in 1980s Hong Kong, it tells of a love story between two women.
+Welcome to Leilukin's shrine for A Summer's End — Hong Kong 1986, an indie visual novel developed by Oracle and Bone. Set in 1980s Hong Kong, it tells of a love story between two women.
A Summer’s End — Hong Kong 1986 is a gold mine of music. Not only that the visual novel has a great soundtrack (its official soundtrack was released on August 21, 2020), but the developer Oracle and Bone has also compiled playlists related to the game.
-As a tribute to A Summer's End, I have also created a fanmix myself.
+A Summer's End — Hong Kong 1986 is a gold mine of music. Not only that the visual novel has a great soundtrack (its official soundtrack was released on August 21, 2020), but the developer Oracle and Bone has also compiled playlists related to the game.
+As a tribute to A Summer's End, I have also created a fanmix myself.
Welcome to Leilukin's shrine for A Summer’s End — Hong Kong 1986, an indie visual novel developed by Oracle and Bone. Set in 1980s Hong Kong, it tells of a love story between two women.
+Welcome to Leilukin's shrine for A Summer's End — Hong Kong 1986, an indie visual novel developed by Oracle and Bone. Set in 1980s Hong Kong, it tells of a love story between two women.
Here is a collection of trivia about the characters from A Summer’s End provided by the developer Oracle and Bone on their social media pages, especially Tumblr.
+Here is a collection of trivia about the characters from A Summer's End — Hong Kong 1986 provided by the developer Oracle and Bone on their social media pages, especially Tumblr.
In both Pokémon and Cassette Beasts, gaining experience to level up is a core part of the games' progression. However, there are differences in their level systems.
-In Pokémon, from Generation 1 to 5, only the Pokémon you send out in battle and optionally the Pokémon that holds the Exp. Share item will gain experience after winning a battle. This means that if you want to add a Pokémon you just caught to your party, you often have to grind for experience points for the newly-caught Pokémon to catch up with the levels of other members in your party. The games starting from Generation 6 solve the grinding issue by making Exp. Share becomes an optional item that will reward the experience points you earned to all non-fainted members in your party. Starting from Let's Go! Pikachu and Let's Go! Eevee, the effects Exp. Share are present from the start of the game.
+In Pokémon, from Generation 1 to 5, only the Pokémon you send out in battle and optionally the Pokémon that holds the Exp. Share item will gain experience after winning a battle. This means that if you want to add a Pokémon you just caught to your party, you often have to grind for experience points for the newly-caught Pokémon to catch up with the levels of other members in your party. The games starting from Generation 6 solve the grinding issue by making Exp. Share becomes an optional item that will reward the experience points you earned to all non-fainted members in your party. Starting from Let's Go! Pikachu and Let's Go! Eevee, the effects Exp. Share are present from the start of the game.
In Cassette Beasts, levels are instead tied to your human and your companion characters, which means that in addition to base stats, the strength of the monsters you recorded are tied to your human character's level. This means that unlike Pokémon, after you record a low-level monster and add them to your party, you do not have to spend time in grinding the levels of your monsters just to make them catch up with the rest of your party.
Monster tapes have their own level system in the form of the star system. When you upgrade a monster's star level, they gain new stickers. When you upgrade a monster to 5 stars, the monster will gain an additional biography entry in the bestiary, and some monsters can be remastered (the Pokémon equivalent is evolution) into stronger forms.
Earning experience points means not only levelling up your human player and companion characters, but also upgrading the star levels of your monster tapes. Some monsters can be remastered when being upgraded to 5 stars. It is worth noting that experience points are shared between all your monster tapes as well, including ones that have been broken (or "fainted") in battle, unlike Pokémon where fainted Pokémon cannot gain any experience points at all.
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@Character customisation has existed in Pokémon games since X and Y, but to date, none of the games provide options to choose your character's pronouns. However, Cassette Beasts allows you to choose they/them pronouns in addition to he/him and she/her, and your pronouns options will be reflected in-game.
+Character customisation has existed in Pokémon games since X and Y, but to date, none of the games provide options to choose your character's pronouns. However, Cassette Beasts allows you to choose they/them pronouns in addition to he/him and she/her, and your pronouns options will be reflected in-game.
I use they/them pronouns myself, so pronouns options are a welcome addition.
They Did Not Need To But They Did It Anyway counter: 1
First, go to the folder where your KotOR 2 game is installed, and go to the Modules folder, then check if the .mod files mentioned in the error messages are in your Modules folder.
-For example, for Handmaiden and Female Exile – Disciple and Male Exile Romance mod, you need to check if these .mod files are in your Modules folder:
+First, go to the folder where your KotOR 2 game is installed, and go to the Modules folder, then check if the .mod files mentioned in the error messages are in your Modules folder.
+For example, for Handmaiden and Female Exile – Disciple and Male Exile Romance mod, you need to check if these .mod files are in your Modules folder:
No. I play and mod the KotOR game in English exclusively. Some of my mods in particular will cause your game to crash if you are playing a non-English localization of the KotOR games and TSLRCM, because those mods add custom dialogues that do not exist in the vanilla game in order to prevent characters from referring to the player character as the wrong gender. The only solution to crashes caused by you playing on a non-English localization is to play the KotOR games and TSLRCM in English.
diff --git a/_site/shrines/starwarskotor/index.html b/_site/shrines/starwarskotor/index.html index dba830d7..6dd2038c 100644 --- a/_site/shrines/starwarskotor/index.html +++ b/_site/shrines/starwarskotor/index.html @@ -278,7 +278,7 @@
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.
+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.
To learn more about the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic series, you can check out the KotOR Community Portal.
diff --git a/_site/sitemap/index.html b/_site/sitemap/index.html index a0836109..f87d32e6 100644 --- a/_site/sitemap/index.html +++ b/_site/sitemap/index.html @@ -400,10 +400,7 @@Welcome to Leilukin's shrine for A Summer’s End — Hong Kong 1986, an indie visual novel developed by Oracle and Bone. Set in 1980s Hong Kong, it tells of a love story between two women.
+Welcome to Leilukin's shrine for {% cite "A Summer's End — Hong Kong 1986" %}, an indie visual novel developed by Oracle and Bone. Set in 1980s Hong Kong, it tells of a love story between two women.
{% endblock %} {% block shrineLinks %} diff --git a/src/_includes/cassettebeasts/hero.njk b/src/_includes/cassettebeasts/hero.njk index ecf8799a..cffb2301 100644 --- a/src/_includes/cassettebeasts/hero.njk +++ b/src/_includes/cassettebeasts/hero.njk @@ -28,11 +28,11 @@ if (month === 4 && day === 26) return ` - Today is the ${cbAnniversary}-year anniversary of the release of Cassette Beasts! + Today is the ${cbAnniversary}-year anniversary of the release of {% cite "Cassette Beasts" %}! `; else if (month === 10 && day === 4) return ` - Today is the ${pierAnniversary}-year anniversary of the release of Pier of the Unknown, the first DLC expansion of Cassette Beasts! + Today is the ${pierAnniversary}-year anniversary of the release of Pier of the Unknown, the first DLC expansion of {% cite "Cassette Beasts" %}! `; else return null; diff --git a/src/_includes/cassettebeasts/shrineinfo.njk b/src/_includes/cassettebeasts/shrineinfo.njk index 09c859cc..6b2df17b 100644 --- a/src/_includes/cassettebeasts/shrineinfo.njk +++ b/src/_includes/cassettebeasts/shrineinfo.njk @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ {% extends "global/shrineinfo.njk" %} {% block shrineAbout %} -Welcome to Leilukin's shrine for Cassette Beasts, an indie monster collecting turn-based open-world role-playing video game developed by Bytten Studio and published by Raw Fury.
+Welcome to Leilukin's shrine for {% cite "Cassette Beasts" %}, an indie monster collecting turn-based open-world role-playing video game developed by Bytten Studio and published by Raw Fury.
{% endblock %} {% block shrineLinks %} diff --git a/src/_includes/starwarskotor/shrineinfo.njk b/src/_includes/starwarskotor/shrineinfo.njk index cb390d78..bfee5b07 100644 --- a/src/_includes/starwarskotor/shrineinfo.njk +++ b/src/_includes/starwarskotor/shrineinfo.njk @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ {% extends "global/shrineinfo.njk" %} {% block shrineAbout %} -Welcome to Leilukin's shrine for Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, a series of role-playing video games set in the Star Wars universe, taking place almost 4,000 years before the events of the Skywalker film saga.
+Welcome to Leilukin's shrine for {% cite "Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic" %}, a series of role-playing video games set in the {% cite "Star Wars" %} universe, taking place almost 4,000 years before the events of the Skywalker film saga.
{% endblock %} {% block shrineLinks %} diff --git a/src/articles/featured/kotor2-modder-interview-ars-technica.md b/src/articles/featured/kotor2-modder-interview-ars-technica.md index cff6b6ef..8f1a0b89 100644 --- a/src/articles/featured/kotor2-modder-interview-ars-technica.md +++ b/src/articles/featured/kotor2-modder-interview-ars-technica.md @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ desc: Ars Technica's article on the KotOR 2's modding community to celebrate the categories: ["my interviews"] --- -On 6 December 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](https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/12/the-modders-that-spent-15-years-fixing-knights-of-the-old-republic-2/). I was interviewed by the author of this article, Austin Taylor, for my same-gender romance mods for KotOR 2. +On 6 December 2019, to celebrate the 15th anniversary of {% cite "Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2" %}, Ars Technica has published [an article about the modding community of KotOR 2](https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019/12/the-modders-that-spent-15-years-fixing-knights-of-the-old-republic-2/). I was interviewed by the author of this article, Austin Taylor, for my same-gender romance mods for {% cite "KotOR 2" %}. > ### Romance? Yes, Please > diff --git a/src/articles/myarticles/anti-harry-potter-jk-rowling-masterlist.md b/src/articles/myarticles/anti-harry-potter-jk-rowling-masterlist.md index 502c439c..85f7d821 100644 --- a/src/articles/myarticles/anti-harry-potter-jk-rowling-masterlist.md +++ b/src/articles/myarticles/anti-harry-potter-jk-rowling-masterlist.md @@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ toc: true (Credit to Tumblr user [comradesaucegay](https://comradesaucegay.tumblr.com/post/621403039459426304){target="_blank"} for this Harry Potter-free website banner){.center-text} -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 passion of mine during 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. +Like many millennials, I grew up with the {% cite "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 passion of mine during 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. +However, even during my {% cite "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 worldview and prejudice are inextricably linked to her writing. +Unfortunately, many adults with nostalgia goggles still refuse to let go of {% cite "Harry Potter" %}, and they believe {% cite "Harry Potter" %} can be separated or “reclaimed” by J. K. Rowling, despite how much Rowling’s worldview and prejudice are inextricably linked to her writing. -Therefore, I am compiling this masterlist by curating various materials 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 I personally endorse. +Therefore, I am compiling this masterlist by curating various materials that are critical of the {% cite "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 {% cite "Harry Potter" %} and Rowling; this list is my curated list of ones that I have read, watched or listened to, and I personally endorse. ## Articles diff --git a/src/blog/posts/2024-04-27-lesbian-visibility-day1-year-anniversary-of-cassette-beasts.md b/src/blog/posts/2024-04-27-lesbian-visibility-day1-year-anniversary-of-cassette-beasts.md index c38685b6..87c1378a 100644 --- a/src/blog/posts/2024-04-27-lesbian-visibility-day1-year-anniversary-of-cassette-beasts.md +++ b/src/blog/posts/2024-04-27-lesbian-visibility-day1-year-anniversary-of-cassette-beasts.md @@ -5,19 +5,19 @@ date: 2024-04-27 categories: ["lesbian", "cassette beasts"] --- -26 April 2024 was a day of celebration for me, as it was both Lesbian Visibility Day and the [first anniversary of the release of Cassette Beasts](https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1321440/view/4179979397366287532), my all-time favourite video game. +26 April 2024 was a day of celebration for me, as it was both Lesbian Visibility Day and the [first anniversary of the release of {% cite "Cassette Beasts" %}](https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1321440/view/4179979397366287532), my all-time favourite video game. As a lesbian, [Lesbian Visibility Day and Lesbian Visibility Week](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesbian_Visibility_Week) are an important annual event, as there can never be enough lesbians nor love for lesbians. It had been about 8 years ago when I finally realised I was a lesbian, and I am still happy and proud to be a lesbian. -Meanwhile, Cassette Beasts has become my all-time favourite video game ever since I started playing it in July 2023, to the extent I had created a [shrine](/shrines/cassettebeasts/) for the game on my own website. There are no words adequate to describe the depth of my love for Cassette Beasts. +Meanwhile, {% cite "Cassette Beasts" %} has become my all-time favourite video game ever since I started playing it in July 2023, to the extent I had created a [shrine](/shrines/cassettebeasts/) for the game on my own website. There are no words adequate to describe the depth of my love for {% cite "Cassette Beasts" %}. -As a lesbian fan of Cassette Beasts, I am also absolutely delighted by the fact that the initial release date of Cassette Beasts coincided with Lesbian Visibility Day on April 26. For bonus points, Cassette Beasts features not only LGBTQ+ representation in both the main and supporting cast, but also an actual canon old married lesbian couple in the supporting characters Ianthe and Wilma. +As a lesbian fan of {% cite "Cassette Beasts" %}, I am also absolutely delighted by the fact that the initial release date of {% cite "Cassette Beasts" %} coincided with Lesbian Visibility Day on April 26. For bonus points, {% cite "Cassette Beasts" %} features not only LGBTQ+ representation in both the main and supporting cast, but also an actual canon old married lesbian couple in the supporting characters Ianthe and Wilma. -To celebrate both Lesbian Visibility Day and the 1-year anniversary of Cassette Beasts' release, I made lesbian pride icons featuring the Cassette Beasts logo as well as Ianthe and Wilma both individually and together, and shared them on social media accounts, including [Tumblr](https://lesbiannova.tumblr.com/post/748826429723148288), [Twitter](https://twitter.com/Leilukin/status/1783736715641024828), [Mastodon](https://elekk.xyz/@leilukin/112336010189257467) and [Bluesky](https://bsky.app/profile/leilukin.bsky.social/post/3kqzahri66x2x). I had also shared them in the [official Bytten Studio Discord server](https://discord.gg/byttenstudio). +To celebrate both Lesbian Visibility Day and the 1-year anniversary of {% cite "Cassette Beasts" %}' release, I made lesbian pride icons featuring the {% cite "Cassette Beasts" %} logo as well as Ianthe and Wilma both individually and together, and shared them on social media accounts, including [Tumblr](https://lesbiannova.tumblr.com/post/748826429723148288), [Twitter](https://twitter.com/Leilukin/status/1783736715641024828), [Mastodon](https://elekk.xyz/@leilukin/112336010189257467) and [Bluesky](https://bsky.app/profile/leilukin.bsky.social/post/3kqzahri66x2x). I had also shared them in the [official Bytten Studio Discord server](https://discord.gg/byttenstudio). -My Cassette Beasts lesbian pride icons have been well-received, by not only other fans of the game, but also the developer Bytten Studio themselves. On Twitter, Bytten Studio not only retweeted, but also replied to my icons. +My {% cite "Cassette Beasts" %} lesbian pride icons have been well-received, by not only other fans of the game, but also the developer Bytten Studio themselves. On Twitter, Bytten Studio not only retweeted, but also replied to my icons. [](https://postimg.cc/gxxzpPPj) @@ -35,6 +35,6 @@ Furthermore, I had set up my website's header to display the lesbian pride flag In conclusion, this had been an exciting day for me as a lesbian gaymer. -On a somewhat related note, I love the fact that this week is not only [Lesbian Visibility Week](https://www.lesbianvisibilityweek.com/), but also has two of my all-time favourite games, Cassette Beasts and A Summer’s End — Hong Kong 1986 (which I had also created a [shrine](/shrines/asummersend) for), both of which happen to feature lesbian representation, celebrating their release anniversaries. +On a somewhat related note, I love the fact that this week is not only [Lesbian Visibility Week](https://www.lesbianvisibilityweek.com/), but also has two of my all-time favourite games, {% cite "Cassette Beasts" %} and {% cite "A Summer's End — Hong Kong 1986" %} (which I had also created a [shrine](/shrines/asummersend) for), both of which happen to feature lesbian representation, celebrating their release anniversaries. -**Happy Lesbian Visibility Day and Happy Birthday to Cassette Beasts!** +**Happy Lesbian Visibility Day and Happy Birthday to {% cite "Cassette Beasts" %}!** diff --git a/src/changelogs/logs/2023/2023-06-11.md b/src/changelogs/logs/2023/2023-06-11.md index 9c57ce77..7753cd7e 100644 --- a/src/changelogs/logs/2023/2023-06-11.md +++ b/src/changelogs/logs/2023/2023-06-11.md @@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ date: 2023-06-11 --- * Widened the website content layout. -* Changed the header image of my [Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic shrine](/shrines/starwarskotor/). \ No newline at end of file +* Changed the header image of my [{% cite "Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic" %} shrine](/shrines/starwarskotor/). \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/src/pages/articles.md b/src/pages/articles.md index 6eb5fe6d..c23672e7 100644 --- a/src/pages/articles.md +++ b/src/pages/articles.md @@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ Articles I have written.
- 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.
+{% cite "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 April 2020, A Summer's End has also been translated into Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Cantonese and Korean. The Chinese translations were released on 9 July 2021, while the Korean translation was released on 21 December 2023.
+Initially released in English on 23 April 2020, {% cite "A Summer's End" %} has also been translated into Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Cantonese and Korean. The Chinese translations were released on 9 July 2021, while the Korean translation was released on 21 December 2023.
-A Summer's End is available on Steam and itch.io. It also has an official website.
+{% cite "A Summer's End" %} is available on Steam and itch.io. It also has an official website.
-On 22 April 2023, a day before A Summer's End's third year anniversary, Oracle and Bone announced a spiritual sequel: In the Ocean I Learned to Float, which takes place in the winter of 1988, two years after the events of A Summer's End.
+On 22 April 2023, a day before {% cite "A Summer's End" %}'s third year anniversary, Oracle and Bone announced a spiritual sequel: {% cite "In the Ocean I Learned to Float" %}, which takes place in the winter of 1988, two years after the events of {% cite "A Summer's End" %}.
- 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.
+I first learned about {% cite "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 {% cite "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.
- 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.
+As a Chinese lesbian who speaks Cantonese and had engaged with a lot of Hong Kong media during my teenage years, {% cite "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.
+My standards for lesbian representation in media has also become much higher because of this visual novel, since {% cite "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.
+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, {% cite "A Summer's End" %} would be it.
-I seriously cannot recommend A Summer's End enough, especially for Asian sapphic women.
+I seriously cannot recommend {% cite "A Summer's End" %} enough, especially for Asian sapphic women.
- Cassette Beasts is a 2D/3D hybrid monster collecting open-world role-playing video game developed by Bytten Studio, an indie team based in Brighton, United Kingdom, co-founded by Jay Baylis and Tom Coxon, and published by Raw Fury.
+{% cite "Cassette Beasts" %} is a 2D/3D hybrid monster collecting open-world role-playing video game developed by Bytten Studio, an indie team based in Brighton, United Kingdom, co-founded by Jay Baylis and Tom Coxon, and published by Raw Fury.
-First released on Steam and Windows on 26 April 2023, later on console on 25 May 2023, Casette Beasts is available on Windows, Linux, Steam, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Gamepass and Nintendo Switch.
+First released on Steam and Windows on 26 April 2023, later on console on 25 May 2023, {% cite "Casette Beasts" %} is available on Windows, Linux, Steam, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Gamepass and Nintendo Switch.
-Cassette Beasts also has an official website and official wiki.
+{% cite "Cassette Beasts" %} also has an official website and official wiki.
-You can buy Cassette Beasts from below links:
+You can buy {% cite "Cassette Beasts" %} from below links:
- Cassette Beasts is a masterpiece of a monster collecting game, rivalling if not even surpassing Pokémon at its best, because while it is obvious that Cassette Beasts is inspired by Pokémon, it executes various aspects of Pokémon games with its own unique takes that are sometimes even better than Pokémon, from monster collecting mechanic, battle system, elemental type match ups, story, characters, lore, world building, map design, etc, with an amazing soundtrack that goes along with the game. As a result, Cassette Beasts is perfectly capable of standing on its own.
+{% cite "Cassette Beasts" %} is a masterpiece of a monster collecting game, rivalling if not even surpassing {% cite "Pokémon" %} at its best, because while it is obvious that Cassette Beasts is inspired by {% cite "Pokémon" %}, it executes various aspects of {% cite "Pokémon" %} games with its own unique takes that are sometimes even better than {% cite "Pokémon" %}, from monster collecting mechanic, battle system, elemental type match ups, story, characters, lore, world building, map design, etc, with an amazing soundtrack that goes along with the game. As a result, {% cite "Cassette Beasts" %} is perfectly capable of standing on its own.
-I cannot recommend Cassette Beasts enough if you like monster collecting games, including, if not especially, if you like Pokémon but want an indie alternative, or something different after finding Pokémon games getting stale, or becoming jaded by the direction of the Pokémon games.
+I cannot recommend {% cite "Cassette Beasts" %} enough if you like monster collecting games, including, if not especially, if you like {% cite "Pokémon" %} but want an indie alternative, or something different after finding {% cite "Pokémon" %} games getting stale, or becoming jaded by the direction of the {% cite "Pokémon" %} games.
-Indie monster collecting games in particular need all the support they can get to let more people know that Pokémon is not the only monster collecting game worth your attention, and Cassette Beasts is one of those indie games that prove indie games can be more creative than AAA games.
+Indie monster collecting games in particular need all the support they can get to let more people know that {% cite "Pokémon" %} is not the only monster collecting game worth your attention, and {% cite "Cassette Beasts" %} is one of those indie games that prove indie games can be more creative than AAA games.
-If you need more convincing on how Cassette Beasts is much more than a Pokémon clone, I have written a huge essay on this shrine.
+If you need more convincing on how {% cite "Cassette Beasts" %} is much more than a {% cite "Pokémon" %} clone, I have written a huge essay on this shrine.
- On 30 June 2023, when the Steam Summer Sale 2023 just started, I received Cassette Beasts as a Steam gift from a generous friend, who knew that I had been looking for independant monster collecting games, since I mostly play indie games instead of AAA games nowadays.
+On 30 June 2023, when the Steam Summer Sale 2023 just started, I received {% cite "Cassette Beasts" %} as a Steam gift from a generous friend, who knew that I had been looking for independant monster collecting games, since I mostly play indie games instead of AAA games nowadays.
-I started my first playthrough of Cassette Beasts on 18 July 2023, and I was immediately hooked. I could already feel this game has everything I could ask for in an indie alternative to Pokémon.
+I started my first playthrough of {% cite "Cassette Beasts" %} on 18 July 2023, and I was immediately hooked. I could already feel this game has everything I could ask for in an indie alternative to {% cite "Pokémon" %}.
I ended up spending around 34 hours to beat the main campaign, and that was because I made the deliberate decision to max out the companion characters' relationship level before advancing to the final portion of the main story, since this game has more focus on human characters and relationships than what you may expect in a monster-collecting game.
-I love Cassette Beasts so much that I also purchased its Deluxe Edition, which includes the soundtrack, the art book and the Cosplay Pack as a birthday present for myself on 28 July 2023. In addition, I also bought the official plushie of Pombomb, my favourite monster from the game.
+I love {% cite "Cassette Beasts" %} so much that I also purchased its Deluxe Edition, which includes the soundtrack, the art book and the Cosplay Pack as a birthday present for myself on 28 July 2023. In addition, I also bought the official plushie of Pombomb, my favourite monster from the game.
-Moreover, I ended up unlocking all 123 achievements on Steam on 13 March 2024. Very few RPGs make me want to unlock all the achievements, so it is telling how much I love Cassette Beasts that I am willing to spend time and effort to work for all the achievements.
+Moreover, I ended up unlocking all 123 achievements on Steam on 13 March 2024. Very few RPGs make me want to unlock all the achievements, so it is telling how much I love {% cite "Cassette Beasts" %} that I am willing to spend time and effort to work for all the achievements.
-Cassette Beasts not only is my Game of the Year of 2023, but also it has become my absolute favourite monster collecting game, and even my all-time favourite video game ever.
+{% cite "Cassette Beasts" %} not only is my Game of the Year of 2023, but also it has become my absolute favourite monster collecting game, and even my all-time favourite video game ever.
- Since I got into Cassette Beasts, I have been making a great deal of effort in promoting the game online, by talking about and recommending the game on my online spaces, including this shrine on my website, as well as social media platforms such as Tumblr and Twitter.
+Since I got into {% cite "Cassette Beasts" %}, I have been making a great deal of effort in promoting the game online, by talking about and recommending the game on my online spaces, including this shrine on my website, as well as social media platforms such as Tumblr and Twitter.
-I am involved in the Cassette Beasts community by joining and participating in the official Bytten Studio Discord server.
+I am involved in the {% cite "Cassette Beasts" %} community by joining and participating in the official Bytten Studio Discord server.
-In addition, my passion for Cassette Beasts drives me to contribute to the effort of documenting information about the game. I have recorded footages, made compilation videos and shared them on my YouTube channel for archival and reference purposes. I am also a contributor to the official Cassette Beasts wiki. You can check out my Cassette Beasts video playlists on YouTube and my user page on the Cassette Beasts wiki.
+In addition, my passion for {% cite "Cassette Beasts" %} drives me to contribute to the effort of documenting information about the game. I have recorded footages, made compilation videos and shared them on my YouTube channel for archival and reference purposes. I am also a contributor to the official {% cite "Cassette Beasts" %} wiki. You can check out my {% cite "Cassette Beasts" %} video playlists on YouTube and my user page on the {% cite "Cassette Beasts" %} wiki.
-On Tumblr, I run the Cassette Beasts Source blog, an unofficial Cassette Beasts fan site blog that I founded on 25 February 2024. I created a fan site blog on Tumblr due to the fact that Bytten Studio does not have an official Tumblr account, and I want a Tumblr blog dedicated to sharing and archiving Cassette Beasts news and fan works.
+On Tumblr, I run the Cassette Beasts Source blog, an unofficial {% cite "Cassette Beasts" %} fan site blog that I founded on 25 February 2024. I created a fan site blog on Tumblr due to the fact that Bytten Studio does not have an official Tumblr account, and I want a Tumblr blog dedicated to sharing and archiving {% cite "Cassette Beasts" %} news and fan works.
-I have also contributed to Cassette Beasts TVTropes pages (I have had a TVTRopes account since 18 February 2012), by editing the pages to add information about the game. I was the one who created the Trivia page for the game on TVTropes.
+I have also contributed to {% cite "Cassette Beasts" %} TVTropes pages (I have had a TVTRopes account since 18 February 2012), by editing the pages to add information about the game. I was the one who created the Trivia page for the game on TVTropes.
Towards the end of the main quest, it is revealed that Archangels are egregores created from humanity's desires and ideas. Aleph, the main antagonist and final boss of the main story, is an Archangel that is an incarnation of conquest, and his goal is to leave New Wirral and cause chaos across reality.
-While Pokémon has its own fair share of sinister villains, the threat the main villain of Cassette Beasts poses is even greater in scope than any Pokémon villain, maybe except for Rainbow Rocket Giovanni from Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, who shares the goal of ruling the multiverse.
+While {% cite "Pokémon" %} has its own fair share of sinister villains, the threat the main villain of {% cite "Cassette Beasts" %} poses is even greater in scope than any {% cite "Pokémon" %} villain, maybe except for Rainbow Rocket Giovanni from {% cite "Ultra Sun" %} and {% cite "Ultra Moon" %}, who shares the goal of ruling the multiverse.
Moreover, even though the player character and their party are able to defeat the main villain in the end, the game makes it clear that since Archangels are not flesh and blood and born from human ideas, as long as humans are interested in conquest Aleph will return at some point. This reflects our world in that defeating a tyrant does not magically solve everything, especially when the system that enables tyrants' rise to power still exists.
To be specific, this pair of NPCs in question are Leader Ianthe and Ranger Wilma, members of the Ranger Guild. After you defeat all 12 Ranger Captains, and you challenge Ianthe to a battle, Ianthe will reveal that she will fight alongside her wife, who is none other than Ranger Wilma, the woman in charge of the Ranger Guild store. Yes, Cassette Beasts has a canon married lesbian couple.
+To be specific, this pair of NPCs in question are Leader Ianthe and Ranger Wilma, members of the Ranger Guild. After you defeat all 12 Ranger Captains, and you challenge Ianthe to a battle, Ianthe will reveal that she will fight alongside her wife, who is none other than Ranger Wilma, the woman in charge of the Ranger Guild store. Yes, {% cite "Cassette Beasts" %} has a canon married lesbian couple.
- 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.
-To learn more about the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic series, you can check out the KotOR Community Portal.
+{% cite "Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic" %} ({% cite "KotOR" %}) is a space opera role-playing video game series. The series takes place in the fictional universe of {% cite "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 ({% cite "Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords" %}) was done by Obsidian Entertainmenr. Both games were published by LucasArts. The {% cite "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.
+To learn more about the {% cite "Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic" %} series, you can check out the KotOR Community Portal.
I had been a Star Wars fan since I was 13 in 2005 after watching Revenge of the Sith in cinema. However, I was not aware of the existence of the Knights of the Old Republic video game series until around 2010, after seeing other Star Wars fans on Baidu Tieba talked about those games. 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.
+I had been a {% cite "Star Wars" %} fan since I was 13 in 2005 after watching {% cite "Revenge of the Sith" %} in cinema. However, I was not aware of the existence of the {% cite "Knights of the Old Republic" %} video game series until around 2010, after seeing other {% cite "Star Wars" %} fans on Baidu Tieba talked about those games. I started playing the first {% cite "KotOR" %} game in early 2011, immediately followed by {% cite "KotOR 2" %}, and the series has been one of my special interests ever since.
-I was hooked immediately to the KotOR series when I played them. The first KotOR game was the first Western RPG I had played. I was drawn to the games' story and characters and the games' focus on them, since the KotOR series was also the most story-heavy games I played at the time. KotOR was also the first video game I played where you can pursue a romance with a character, which was a concept that blew my young mind at the time., because before KotOR, I thought a romance between your player character and an NPC you like can only exist in imagination via shipping or fanfiction.
+I was hooked immediately to the {% cite "KotOR" %} series when I played them. The first {% cite "KotOR" %} game was the first Western RPG I had played. I was drawn to the games' story and characters and the games' focus on them, since the {% cite "KotOR" %} series was also the most story-heavy games I played at the time. KotOR was also the first video game I played where you can pursue a romance with a character, which was a concept that blew my young mind at the time., because before {% cite "KotOR" %}, I thought a romance between your player character and an NPC you like can only exist in imagination via shipping or fanfiction.
-My investment in the KotOR series has evolved over time, leading to me learning to mod the games and become a modder.
+My investment in the {% cite "KotOR" %} series has evolved over time, leading to me learning to mod the games and become a modder.
I began to use and get interested in KotOR mods since the mid-2010s, in no small part thanks to The Sith Lords Restored Content Mod (TSLRCM), which is widely regarded as an essential mod for the best experience with KotOR 2, as the game's rushed development led to many contents being cut from the game. This led me to discover more KotOR mods hosted on Deadly Stream, which include the developers of TSLRCM, and GameFront.
+I began to use and get interested in {% cite "KotOR" %} mods since the mid-2010s, in no small part thanks to The Sith Lords Restored Content Mod (TSLRCM), which is widely regarded as an essential mod for the best experience with {% cite "KotOR 2" %}, as the game's rushed development led to many contents being cut from the game. This led me to discover more {% cite "KotOR" %} mods hosted on Deadly Stream, which include the developers of TSLRCM, and GameFront.
-In mid-2010s, the KotOR fan circle I was involved in on Tumblr also included modders, who inspired me to learn to create mods myself. I did not have any programming exprience when I started learning modding KotOR, so it took practice to learn and understand the modding tutorials on Deadly Stream and the now-defunct LucasForums (R.I.P.).
+In mid-2010s, the {% cite "KotOR" %} fan circle I was involved in on Tumblr also included modders, who inspired me to learn to create mods myself. I did not have any programming exprience when I started learning modding {% cite "KotOR" %}, so it took practice to learn and understand the modding tutorials on Deadly Stream and the now-defunct LucasForums (R.I.P.).
-The very first KotOR mod I created was TSL Improved Party Outfits in 2015, though initially I only meant it for personal use, until I released it to the public on 4 February 2017. The first KotOR mod I released to the public was Visas Marr and Female Exile Romance on 15 December 2016.
+The very first {% cite "KotOR" %} mod I created was TSL Improved Party Outfits in 2015, though initially I only meant it for personal use, until I released it to the public on 4 February 2017. The first {% cite "KotOR" %} mod I released to the public was Visas Marr and Female Exile Romance on 15 December 2016.
-Making same-gender romance mods for KotOR 2 was the primary motivation for me to make and release KotOR mods myself. I was immensely frustrated by the total lack of same-gender romance mods for any of the KotOR 2 characters, and every other LGBTQ+ KotOR fans I have interacted with on Tumblr share the same sentiment. Therefore, I decided to stop waiting for KotOR 2 same-gender romance mods to happen, and be the change myself. To my great satisfication, my same-gender romance mods have been well-received, with fellow LGBTQ+ players expressing gratitude for their existence. My Handmaiden and Female Exile - Disciple and Male Exile Romance mod would go on to win the Mod of the Year 2017 award on Deadly Stream.
+Making same-gender romance mods for {% cite "KotOR 2" %} was the primary motivation for me to make and release {% cite "KotOR" %} mods myself. I was immensely frustrated by the total lack of same-gender romance mods for any of the {% cite "KotOR 2" %} characters, and every other LGBTQ+ {% cite "KotOR" %} fans I have interacted with on Tumblr share the same sentiment. Therefore, I decided to stop waiting for {% cite "KotOR 2" %} same-gender romance mods to happen, and be the change myself. To my great satisfication, my same-gender romance mods have been well-received, with fellow LGBTQ+ players expressing gratitude for their existence. My Handmaiden and Female Exile - Disciple and Male Exile Romance mod would go on to win the Mod of the Year 2017 award on Deadly Stream.
-I love modding the KotOR games, not only because the games are a special interest of mine, but also I love creating things for my interests. Modifying the games made me feel like I have the power to change the game to make them better and more enjoyable, and thus improve my experience with playing the games.
+I love modding the {% cite "KotOR" %} games, not only because the games are a special interest of mine, but also I love creating things for my interests. Modifying the games made me feel like I have the power to change the game to make them better and more enjoyable, and thus improve my experience with playing the games.
Try to right-click your KotOR 2 folder or subfolders, go to Properties and uncheck the "Read-only", then try to install my mod again to see if it works.
+Try to right-click your {% cite "KotOR 2" %} folder or subfolders, go to Properties and uncheck the "Read-only", then try to install my mod again to see if it works.
First, go to the folder where your KotOR 2 game is installed, and go to the Modules folder, then check if the .mod files mentioned in the error messages are in your Modules folder.
-For example, for Handmaiden and Female Exile – Disciple and Male Exile Romance mod, you need to check if these .mod files are in your Modules folder:
+First, go to the folder where your KotOR 2 game is installed, and go to the Modules folder, then check if the .mod files mentioned in the error messages are in your Modules folder.
+For example, for Handmaiden and Female Exile – Disciple and Male Exile Romance mod, you need to check if these .mod files are in your Modules folder:
If you cannot find those .mod files in your Modules folder, your issue might be caused by your computer registering two different installation locations for KotOR 2. I suggest you check out this guide on how to make sure your computer recognize the version of KotOR 2 game where you want to install KotOR 2 mods on. While the guide focuses on Steam version of KotOR 2, you could edit the registry to make your computer properly recognise the installation location of your KotOR 2 game.
-Here are the default installation locations of KotOR 2 depending on the game version:
+If you cannot find those .mod files in your Modules folder, your issue might be caused by your computer registering two different installation locations for {% cite "KotOR 2" %}. I suggest you check out this guide on how to make sure your computer recognize the version of {% cite "KotOR 2" %} game where you want to install KotOR 2 mods on. While the guide focuses on Steam version of KotOR 2, you could edit the registry to make your computer properly recognise the installation location of your KotOR 2 game.
+Here are the default installation locations of {% cite "KotOR 2" %} depending on the game version:
NO. I do not use Steam Workshop, and frankly, I hate the Steam Workshop for how terrible it is for modding KotOR 2 and how much mod compatibility issues it causes. I suggest you read this post on why using Steam Workshop is NOT recommend for modding KotOR 2. Therefore, I DO NOT want any of my mods to be added to the Steam Workshop.
+NO. I do not use Steam Workshop, and frankly, I hate the Steam Workshop for how terrible it is for modding {% cite "KotOR 2" %} and how much mod compatibility issues it causes. I suggest you read this post on why using Steam Workshop is NOT recommend for modding {% cite "KotOR 2" %}. Therefore, I DO NOT want any of my mods to be added to the Steam Workshop.
STOP ASKING FOR ANY OF MY MODS TO BE ADDED THE STEAM WORKHOP. MY ASNWER WILL ALWAYS BE A FIRM NO, FULL STOP. NO EXCEPTIONS.
No. I play and mod the KotOR game in English exclusively. Some of my mods in particular will cause your game to crash if you are playing a non-English localization of the KotOR games and TSLRCM, because those mods add custom dialogues that do not exist in the vanilla game in order to prevent characters from referring to the player character as the wrong gender. The only solution to crashes caused by you playing on a non-English localization is to play the KotOR games and TSLRCM in English.
-If you are interested in making a non-English translation or localization of my mods yourself, you may contact me to ask for my permission to do so. However, since I am not familiar with any of the non-English languages officially supported by the KotOR games, I am unable to provide support for any issues players may have with using your non-English translation or localization of my mod.
+No. I play and mod the {% cite "KotOR" %} game in English exclusively. Some of my mods in particular will cause your game to crash if you are playing a non-English localization of the {% cite "KotOR" %} games and TSLRCM, because those mods add custom dialogues that do not exist in the vanilla game in order to prevent characters from referring to the player character as the wrong gender. The only solution to crashes caused by you playing on a non-English localization is to play the {% cite "KotOR" %} games and TSLRCM in English.
+If you are interested in making a non-English translation or localization of my mods yourself, you may contact me to ask for my permission to do so. However, since I am not familiar with any of the non-English languages officially supported by the {% cite "KotOR" %} games, I am unable to provide support for any issues players may have with using your non-English translation or localization of my mod.
No, I will not make a no-TSLRCM version of my mods that require TSLRCM to function. TSLRCM is widely agreed by players, including KotOR modders, to be an essential mod for the best experience with KotOR 2. Making a non-TSLRCM version of content mod like this would require me to spend extra time to replay KotOR 2 without TSLRCM, and therefore subjecting myself to a lesser experience with the game, which I consider a massive waste of my time. In general, if you see any KotOR 2 mod that requires TSLRCM to work (not just my mods), do not expect to see a non-TSLRCM version.
+No, I will not make a no-TSLRCM version of my mods that require TSLRCM to function. TSLRCM is widely agreed by players, including KotOR modders, to be an essential mod for the best experience with {% cite "KotOR 2" %}. Making a non-TSLRCM version of content mod like this would require me to spend extra time to replay {% cite "KotOR 2" %} without TSLRCM, and therefore subjecting myself to a lesser experience with the game, which I consider a massive waste of my time. In general, if you see any {% cite "KotOR 2" %} mod that requires TSLRCM to work (not just my mods), do not expect to see a non-TSLRCM version.
If you are having issues with using TSLRCM, I suggest you report the bugs you encountered and ask for help for solving your issues on the TSLRCM forum on Deadly Stream.
Sorry, I cannot help directly with modding the KotOR games on any console or mobile devices, because I only own the PC version of the KotOR games. I make no promises that I will port my KotOR mods for those platforms specifically either.
-Some of my mods require TSLPatcher to install to make the mod work properly, especially if you also want to use other mods in addition to my mods and for KotOR 2, The Sith Lords Restored Content Mod. Simply copying and pasting files from my mod to your game's directory does NOT guarantee my mod will work as intended, and you may encounter bugs that could possibly game-breaking.
-For Android and iOS users, I suggest referring to the KotOR Community Portal's modding guide, specifically their general instructions in their mobile mod builds. See this page for KotOR 1 and this page for KotOR 2.
+Sorry, I cannot help directly with modding the KotOR games on any console or mobile devices, because I only own the PC version of the {% cite "KotOR" %} games. I make no promises that I will port my KotOR mods for those platforms specifically either.
+Some of my mods require TSLPatcher to install to make the mod work properly, especially if you also want to use other mods in addition to my mods and for {% cite "KotOR 2" %}, The Sith Lords Restored Content Mod. Simply copying and pasting files from my mod to your game's directory does NOT guarantee my mod will work as intended, and you may encounter bugs that could possibly game-breaking.
+For Android and iOS users, I suggest referring to the KotOR Community Portal's modding guide, specifically their general instructions in their mobile mod builds. See this page for {% cite "KotOR 1" %} and this page for {% cite "KotOR 2" %}.
For Nintendo Switch users, in order to mod the KotOR game on Switch, first you need to hack your Switch or install a modchip in your Switch, then use the KotOR Switch Modding Framework and KotOR II Switch Modding Framework to install mods. According to JacqylFrost, the creator of these frameworks, both TSLRCM and my Handmaiden same-geneder romance mod work with the KotOR 2 version of the framework. I suggest you ask JacqylFrost directly if you need help with modding the KotOR games on Switch.
For Steam Deck users, you may refer to JacqylFrost's Steam Deck modding guide on the KotOR subreddit.
No. The goal of my same-gender romance mods is not necessary to add new content, but to allow players to experience the pre-existing romance content in the KotOR series without the heterosexual gender restrictions. Kissing scenes are beyond the scope of my mods, and I do not necessary have the skills required (such as modelling, animations, etc.) to create them either, especially given how limited the animations in these old games are.
-For Carth Onasi and Male PC Romance mod for KotOR 1, if you want your male PC to kiss Carth, you may install cjt0202's Carth Romance Fix mod, then install the compatibility patch provided in my mod.
+No. The goal of my same-gender romance mods is not necessary to add new content, but to allow players to experience the pre-existing romance content in the {% cite "KotOR" %} series without the heterosexual gender restrictions. Kissing scenes are beyond the scope of my mods, and I do not necessary have the skills required (such as modelling, animations, etc.) to create them either, especially given how limited the animations in these old games are.
+For Carth Onasi and Male PC Romance mod for {% cite "KotOR 1" %}, if you want your male PC to kiss Carth, you may install cjt0202's Carth Romance Fix mod, then install the compatibility patch provided in my mod.
I am a lesbian who would like to see more representation of LGBTQ+ people and relationships in media, including Star Wars, and I am not the only one who feels this way. I made these same-gender romance mods for fellow LGBTQ+ players who want more gay content in KotOR as well. I find KotOR 2's complete lack of same-gender romance options especially disaappointing, since the first KotOR at least has Juhani as a canon lesbian romance option, so I made these mods to fill the void. In fact, after releasing my same-gender romance mods, many other LGBTQ+ players have expressed gratitute for the existence of these mods, and consider these mods a huge improvement to their KotOR experience.
-Cisgender heterosexual people already get countless representations in media, including Star Wars, bcause cishet people are considered the default and the norm. If the idea that everyone in your favorite piece of media could be gay makes you uncomfortable, perhaps you meed to examine why you feel that way. Keep in mind that LGBTQ+ people already have to see countless pieces of mainstream media filled with cisgender heterosexual characters without a single LGBTQ+ character even existing. +
I am a lesbian who would like to see more representation of LGBTQ+ people and relationships in media, including {% cite "Star Wars" %}, and I am not the only one who feels this way. I made these same-gender romance mods for fellow LGBTQ+ players who want more gay content in {% cite "KotOR" %} as well. I find {% cite "KotOR 2" %}'s complete lack of same-gender romance options especially disaappointing, since the first {% cite "KotOR" %} at least has Juhani as a canon lesbian romance option, so I made these mods to fill the void. In fact, after releasing my same-gender romance mods, many other LGBTQ+ players have expressed gratitute for the existence of these mods, and consider these mods a huge improvement to their {% cite "KotOR" %} experience.
+Cisgender heterosexual people already get countless representations in media, including {% cite "Star Wars" %}, bcause cishet people are considered the default and the norm. If the idea that everyone in your favorite piece of media could be gay makes you uncomfortable, perhaps you meed to examine why you feel that way. Keep in mind that LGBTQ+ people already have to see countless pieces of mainstream media filled with cisgender heterosexual characters without a single LGBTQ+ character even existing.
Frankly, opposing the concept of same-gender romance mods for video games for any reason is homophobic. As a gay person, this is a stance I will not change my mind on. Any comment or message that tries to argue with me otherwise will be ignored or deleted without response.
holorec.dlg file in the Override folder, either from a mod you are using or a mod you previously used. If there is a holorec.dlg in your Override folder, delete it.