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Blog #8 - What makes a mod successful?

Blog #8 - What makes a mod successful?

In your opinion, what makes a mod successful? I'm looking for a more general overview in your responses, without making this about specific mods. (That is, I don't want this to devolve into a list of most favorite / least favorite mods.) What makes a mod work (or not work) for you?
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Blog #69 - My Birthday (in 2017)

Blog #69 - My Birthday (in 2017)

My birthday is on December 6th. I have an idea that will cost you nothing and may help the community. If you were leaning towards wishing me a happy birthday, I'd rather you invest your energy towards this concept instead.   Think of a mod you've download from this site. Anyone's mod. If you liked that mod - even a little - I'd love for you to go that mods page and leave a comprehensive review what you liked about that mod. Don't just leave a one sentence review - go into actual detail
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Blog #45 - Hangar versus Hanger

Blog #45 - Hangar versus Hanger

Spelling guy is back with another lesson. Whether it was me or that Star Wars movie with "Rogue" in the title, I think you might have that one firmly in your head. Now it's on to the latest spelling annoyance. Here's an example of the latest target - being used incorrectly. Oh, N-DReW25. I shake my head in disappointment. hangar ˈhaNGər/ noun noun: hangar; plural noun: hangars 1. a large building with extensive floor area, typically for housing aircraft. Correc
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Blog #86 - What mods do you use for the Ebon Hawk?

Blog #86 - What mods do you use for the Ebon Hawk?

I was asking DarthVarkor about skins he'd be using for his next movie.  He mention that other than using Xarwarz's skins for Dantooine, that he was pretty open to suggestions.  Let's tackle an area that we know that'll be in next movie . . . the Ebon Hawk.  When you set up your ideal Ebon Hawk, what mods you do use?  Please list the mods that you use below for both the interior and the exterior of our favorite star ship.  You can mix and match here so if there's parts that you like from one set
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Blog #5 - What I get out of you subscribing to SWTOR

Blog #5 - What I get out of you subscribing to SWTOR

You've probably seen messages like the following as my status update:   Well if you subscribe, I get in-game pets - specifically the following pets . . .     As you can see, I've earned the first pet. I'd really like to get the 5th pet, but I have to earn the other ones in between to get that one. They also do a one-time gift of some cartel coins to yours truly if you stay subscribed to the game - but I'm really in this for the pets.   Thanks for listen
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Blog #37 - Family Matters

Blog #37 - Family Matters

I'll have to fly out of Kodiak today to head back to NYC early this evening - assuming that I can get out in this weather. My mother is in the hospital and isn't expected to make it. So the next week or so, I'll be a very faint presence on the forums. If you have access to my Facebook account, please don't post your well wishes on there at the moment because I'm not quite in the right mind frame for that. (You may post those thoughts here in this blog.) If you have questions to do with KOTOR stu
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Blog #17 - Extracting Voice Files from "Star Wars: The Old Republic"

Blog #17 - Extracting Voice Files from "Star Wars: The Old Republic"

I'm interested a specific thing and I'm hoping one of you enterprising folks may be able to assist.   I know it's possible to extract the audio from the game. There have been threads elsewhere dedicated to extracting the music from them. I don't need the music as I have the official legal soundtrack that came with the Collector';s Edition and folks upload the newer TOR music to YouTube all of the time. However, I'd really like to get my hands of the conversational audio for some partic
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Blog #21 - Top 5 Modders with Projects Languishing in Development Hell

Blog #21 - Top 5 Modders with Projects Languishing in Development Hell

Now that it's 2016, let's review a list of works in progress that we haven't seen an official release or even a recent update for. When I say recent, I'll be specific. If it's been over 6 months since the project lead has commented on a project, it's not a recent update. No pictures of the mods are included here. Links to the appropriate posts in their announcement threads are listed - and they do have pictures. This thread is going to annoy some people. Sorry about that. In no particu
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Blog #27 - Addiction?

Blog #27 - Addiction?

I just got the most recent Star Wars Humble Bundle. What's odd about that is already have so many other games . . . .   Kind of weird that I got that since I already have these . . .                       Even if I was frugal when picking these up, do I have collection addiction?
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Blog #111: The TSL Warp Code List

Blog #111: The TSL Warp Code List

Originally I cribbed this list from the internet to assist me when I was making my Loading Screen Mods for TSL.  However, after I made the Replacement Loading Screens for KotOR2: Add-On Pack for those new areas, I wound up adding those warp codes to my own list.  I was recently asked about Brotherhood of Shadow warp codes on Discord recently - yes, I know it's a different game - and it reminded me of my TSL Warp Code list. So now I post it here.  If you find errors, please let me know.  If you h
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Blog #62 - Mods / Ideas that Never Came to Pass

Blog #62 - Mods / Ideas that Never Came to Pass

1. The Fate of Bao-Dur, Version 1 (Death on Telos) This one's in movie script type format.   2. The Fate of Bao-Dur, Version 1 (Death occurs fighting alongside the Mandalorians)   This one I grabbed from an email I sent to Darth Stoney. Do any of you remember Stoney? He was one of the guys that made the original TSLRCM and the original M4-78. (I just don't think he gets enough credit nowadays.) 3. The Fate of Colonel Tobin (Death on the Ravager)   I
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Blog #84 - New version of a 10 year old video

Blog #84 - New version of a 10 year old video

This version of the content permanently replaces my old version.  It was 10 years old and it was showing it's age. It needed some work on it.  Hopefully the effort shows! A little background: To those that always wanted to see the cut romance ending to Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic for Dark Sided female characters, now you can. (Yes, I know Revan is canonically a male, but you have to play as a female to use this mod.)  Thanks again to JdNoa for creating this great mod.  T
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Blog #96 - What do you HATE about the M4-78 EP? (version 1.5)

Blog #96 - What do you HATE about the M4-78 EP? (version 1.5)

In your own words, can you tell me what you are disappointed with or downright hate about the M4-78 Enhancement Project.  At the very least, it would be amusing to read some short entries about what you thought was annoying about the mod.  If I were to work on the documentary again, it also might prove to be a helpful repository of quotes I could work from. If you like (or even love) the M4-78 Enhancement Project, I have a whole other blog dedicated for that topic.  It’s just easier to make
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Blog #7 - Creating a closing credits video

Blog #7 - Creating a closing credits video

Hey folks!   I'm in the process of making a video series but I have to think a few steps ahead to making an end credits scroll which would simulate the credits scrolls for the movies and the KOTOR games.   I know the fonts to use . . .     . . . and I have those fonts (among many, many others.)   But I don't know of a free program that can accurately simulate the actual scrolling. No, I don't own Photoshop and I can't afford it so that's pretty
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Blog #11 - Rogue versus Rouge

Blog #11 - Rogue versus Rouge

Rogue versus Rouge   Rogue   Rogue (noun) (1) a scoundrel, (2) a vicious or solitary animal, or (3) a fraudulent piece of software. The word is also an adjective meaning vicious and solitary.   Rouge   Rouge (noun) is a pinkish color or a reddish powder. Also called blush or blusher (UK), it is a cosmetic typically used by women to redden the cheeks so as to provide a more youthful appearance, and to emphasize the cheekbones.. It’s also a verb meaning "to
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Blog #18 - The Current Changes at LucasForums

Blog #18 - The Current Changes at LucasForums

These thoughts are purely my own and do not reflect the views or opinions of DeadlyStream.com   Some random thoughts about the current changes over at LucasForums - as I don't want to clutter up a Status Update:   I suppose my main issue with the current changes over at LucasForums - meaning as of right now - is I'm unsure why each of the changes were actually made.   Items were archived and whole threads were moved over to a new site called StarwarsGamer. If the so
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Blog #28 - A M4-78 mod I've overlooked

Blog #28 - A M4-78 mod I've overlooked

I've just become aware that there's another M4-78 mod available on the 'net that was created way back in 2007. It's called the Droid Planet mod and it was created by Darth_Shan. The creator got it to a version 1.3 so he must have worked on it for some period of time.   Why mention this to you, Dear Reader? Have you heard me mumble something about a secret project lately? I'm currently working on a video documentary that will cover all of M4-78's history: Why it was cut from the game in
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Blog #29 - Star Wars Crawls in KOTOR 1 and 2 (Non English Versions)

Blog #29 - Star Wars Crawls in KOTOR 1 and 2 (Non English Versions)

I use the U.S. version and I only speak English so I have to reach out to you fine folks to get the answer for this.   At least five years ago, ttlan posted up on his website the various spelling and grammatical errors in the opening crawl for the French version of KOTOR2.     Is this an issue with the other foreign language editions of KOTOR1 and/or KOTOR2?   In addition, what countries did have the official localization for both games?
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Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays!

Seasons Greetings!  Hope you all have a Happy Life Day, or whatever holiday you do (or do not) celebrate! This is my 2020 display which is appearing this year on my bookshelf.  
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Blog #33 - Please review an alternate M4-78 mod from 2006?

Blog #33 - Please review an alternate M4-78 mod from 2006?

I had a thread on Reddit that linked to an early M4-78 mod created a long, long time ago which didn't even use Vash in it. I'd love to have outside sources give some opinions. I haven't played it myself. It was created by a modder named Darth Shan way back in 2006. If anyone is interested in using this mod and giving feedback, I'll have a place for it in one of my videos in my (yet unreleased) YouTube M4-78 Documentary. You can provide text, or text with your own voice saying your words. There i
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Blog #99 - But what about "XXX" for a sound set?

Blog #99 - But what about "XXX" for a sound set?

I have had more than a few requests to have as a sound set.  Now, the lines from SWTOR wouldn't enable me to create a full sound set for SWTOR's but I had come up with a alternate way of creating a sound set. Now I haven't received the lines from these folks yet but I have been promised to have them eventually. Don't bug these people by asking them when they're going to hand in the lines.  That will annoy them and you won't get the sound set... Spoilers follow
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Blog #39 - Selected Track Artwork for my SWTOR Audio Drama

Blog #39 - Selected Track Artwork for my SWTOR Audio Drama

Sometimes, I need a long playlist to listen to when I'm running myself ragged on the treadmill. I had decided to record video of the Imperial Agent story arc when I would then convert into MP3s. After that was done, I added my own music choices. I went through the sound files to explore as many branches of character discussions so I could expand them. I even added extra NPC's on story missions - you can only have one accompany you at a time - if I felt they had something interesting or funny to
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Blog #46 - I Present a SWTOR Question!

Blog #46 - I Present a SWTOR Question!

While adventuring through the worlds of Star Wars: The Old Republic, the player can make various discoveries that are saved in your Codex – an encyclopedia type journal of “important” terms, people and aliens you meet and things you see. Lore is a subsection of the Codex. It is different because there are two ways to get entries into the Lore section. You get automatic entries by killing some creatures or visiting places, but there are also Lore Objects, scattered all over every planet, that wil
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Blog #47 - Preparing for the Stoney Chapter soon

Blog #47 - Preparing for the Stoney Chapter soon

As I'll be attempting to reach out to Stoney, I thought I should ask you fine folks if there are any questions that you think I should ask Stoney about, mostly in regards to M4-78. 1. First list how I should be pronouncing your screen name if I wind up using your question in the documentary. 2. List your question/s.   Thanks for helping me provide you with a better quality documentary.
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