diff --git a/src/changelogs/logs/2025/2025-05-08.md b/src/changelogs/logs/2025/2025-05-08.md index e2765629..026def62 100644 --- a/src/changelogs/logs/2025/2025-05-08.md +++ b/src/changelogs/logs/2025/2025-05-08.md @@ -1,6 +1,8 @@ --- -date: 2025-05-08T18:18:15+0800 +date: 2025-05-08T18:27:45+0800 --- * Add an [Explore](/explore/) page. * Move some links from the navigation bar to the Explore page. +* Add a [Featured](/featured/) page. +* I was mentioned in [Episode 110 of A More Civilized Age: A Star Wars Podcast](/featured/a-more-civilized-age-ep-110/). diff --git a/src/featured/a-more-civilized-age-ep-110.md b/src/featured/a-more-civilized-age-ep-110.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b80f8e4f --- /dev/null +++ b/src/featured/a-more-civilized-age-ep-110.md @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +--- +articleTitle: "A More Civilized Age: A Star Wars Podcast Episode 110" +desc: "I, my website and my queer romance mods for Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords got mentioned in the Star Wars podcast, A More Civilized Age." +date: 2025-05-08T18:27:36+0800 +--- + +It was an honour and a pleasant surprise that I, my website and my queer romance mods for {{ cite "Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords" }} ({{ cite "KotOR 2" }}) got mentioned in the {{ cite "Star Wars" }} podcast, [A More Civilized Age](https://amorecivilizedage.net/) (AMCA). + +Specifically, in [Episode 110, "Character Creation and Repairing the Ebon Hawk (KOTOR II 01)"](https://amorecivilizedage.net/110-character-creation-and-repairing-the-ebon-hawk-kotor-ii-01), which aired on 7 May 2025, the hosts of AMCA talked about {{ cite "Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords" }}, playing the game and the mods they were using. The part of the episode where I and my works got talked about was from the timestamp 01:00:12 to 01:02:00. + + + +Just before I got mentioned, the episode also brought up [PartySwap](/projects/videogamemods/kotor2/#partyswap), another {{ cite "KotOR 2" }} mod that I am maintaining [after the original creator left the {{ cite "KotOR" }} modding scene](/shrines/starwarskotor/articles/partyswap-management-takeover/). + +AMCA was not a podcast I was following, so I was not aware of them mentioning me and my works until I received a message from someone named Liam in [my guestbook](/guestbook/): + +> Hi! The Star Wars podcast A More Civilized Age put me onto your work in the modding space, and I'd just like to express my gratitude for your work! I'm a big Star Wars fan and I love the KotOR games, and I think your mods really improve and deepen the relationships between the characters. Thanks again! + +To which I replied: + +> Hi, Liam! Thank you for your kind words and support for my KotOR mods! Thanks to your message, I learned that my queer romance mods for KotOR 2 got acknowledged by A More Civilized Age. +> +> Character relationships are among my favourite aspects of KotOR 2, so I made the queer romance mods to allow players, especially queer players, to experience those relationship dynamics without the heterosexual gender restrictions. + +I was pleased that AMCA not only acknowledged my work in queering {{ cite "KotOR 2" }} got acknowledged, but also referred to my website in both the podcast episode and [the episode's show notes about their KotOR 2 mod list](https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQL19chJVJBR613xUHmk9fD44Ze9bu_uCyPx4o9Oml8P19lOEK0w5f9aIjlv9PWx1sIZwk0vGnTRv-5/pub). One of the goals of me making Leilukin's Hub was to make my website the go-to method to discover my presence on the web and my works, including my mods for {{ cite "Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic" }} series. + +Thank you for the shout-out, A More Civilized Age! diff --git a/src/featured/featured.11tydata.js b/src/featured/featured.11tydata.js index 45f96558..2d289e75 100644 --- a/src/featured/featured.11tydata.js +++ b/src/featured/featured.11tydata.js @@ -1,5 +1,7 @@ export default { tags: "my features", + layout: "layouts/main", + hasBreadcrumbs: true, eleventyComputed: { title: (data) => `${data.articleTitle} | Featured`, eleventyNavigation: {