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	Welcome to my abode down the rabbit hole! Here we will examine the misery that is the result of combining 13 GB of mods in my override folder with a mod that overhauls the entire game, modules and all!
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	Yes, my current override folder is about 13 GB in size, hence the blog title. That's pretty big, but most of that is just texture files. However, a good chunk of that 13 gigs isn't, which is what can easily cause some compatibility issues. It's got its fair share of 2DA files, UTC files, UTI, NCS, the works. Not to mention all the override files that rely on MOD files in the modules folder to work properly. With this in mind, one would think that it would be foolish to attempt and install any more massive, gameplay changing mods.
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	But today we're going to say fuck that nonsense and dive head first into the abyss! Lately I've been eyeing the Kotor Improvement mod demo by <a contenteditable="false" data-ipshover="" data-ipshover-target="<___base_url___>/profile/23972-n-drew25/?do=hovercard" data-mentionid="23972" href="<___base_url___>/profile/23972-n-drew25/" rel="">@N-DReW25</a>. Based on the screenshots I observed, the mod looks fantastic and I absolutely wanted to download it. One problem however, 13 GB of mods is sure to conflict with that somehow. Well, it conflicts with it at least with 337 files. Bummer, oh well what do you do?
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	Well, you backup those 13 GBs, backup the rest of your mods in your other folders and copy and paste and overwrite all parts of the mod into your override of course!<br />
	(Trust me, there's no way I was going to mess with this without backing up absolutely everything)
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	Well it wasn't exactly a simple copy and paste. I did use the 2DAmerger tool to mix several 2DA files, 11 in total, that belonged to both this mod and their equivalent in my override folder. I don't quite think that was enough, however.
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	So even though this blog will be essentially Alice in Kotorland, I should point out that I can usually tell what was intentional with this mod and what was<em><b> the 13 brain cells, i.e, the incompatibilities.</b></em> I love the majority of what I've seen so far from this mod, especially the dialogue options added! It really adds new depth to the game. Even though the models attached to it currently make no sense, that's obviously not the mod authors fault I'll try and fix that later. I really can't wait to get this mod working properly. With that being said, there are a feeeew parts I'm not quite fond of. No, not the glitches, actual design elements intended by the mod author. For example, I never liked Trask being a Jedi. There's at least 4 mods out there that do that, I've never tried any of them. I prefer him just being a Republic soldier. Hopefully, in later versions of the mod, Trask being a Jedi can be an optional feature. It's not like it's a big deal with difficulty, you're invincible on the Endar Spire after all. There's a few other minor things, but the rest of the mod is still fantastic.
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	With that out of the way, let's begin!
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]]></description><language>en</language><item><title>Chapter 1: Liar Liar, The Endar is on Fire</title><link>https://deadlystream.com/blogs/entry/355-chapter-1-liar-liar-the-endar-is-on-fire/</link><description><![CDATA[<p>
	Our first adventure takes us to the usual scene. Our hero awakens, pulled away from his wonderous dream of being surrounding by Twilek Lekku, With his morning quarterstaff still up and about, our trusty bunkmate has come to inform us of the situation. In a terrible state of ironic affairs, it seems that he is the one who has fallen out of bed and hit his head, as he believes that he is a Jedi Knight. Yep, a Jedi Knight holding a Blaster rifle and with a Republic Soldier uniform. Seems legit. He also speaks the Twilek language. Fascinating. There have been stories, rare as they are, of people suffering traumatic cranial injuries regaining consciousness to find memories that were not once theirs or somehow have the ability to speak a language never spoken by them before. Perhaps this is one of those moments?<br>
	<img alt="NpOOzfS.jpg" class="ipsImage" data-ratio="56.25" height="576" width="1024" src="https://i.imgur.com/NpOOzfS.jpg">
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	Anyway, we have to escort our immensly confused friend to the scene of the battle. We now have a glimpse of what he actually looks like through our animated profile pic of him! Based on this most handsome face, I believe a more fitting name should be applied. Yes, henceforth, we shall name our companion "Bruh".
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	Anyway, Bruh's first battle with sith ends up poorly, but we still survived! In reality, it's just cause we're invincible on the first level, but let's just play along and pretend that Bruh cut down all those mean bad sith bullies with his laser sword
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	<img alt="vdCcsoZ.jpg" class="ipsImage" data-ratio="56.25" height="576" width="1024" src="https://i.imgur.com/vdCcsoZ.jpg">
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	Rude ass still won't give me the advanced medical kit he usually would here tho...
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	But now, we've reached the heart of the battle, and it seems like all hands are on deck! In one corner we have a mercenary, on the other corner, a Czerka employee, and on the other corner... a civillian?
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	<img alt="gEqTK9E.jpg" class="ipsImage" data-ratio="56.25" height="576" width="1024" src="https://i.imgur.com/gEqTK9E.jpg">
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	That thing is nearly half her size, dang. What is she even doing here??
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	Oddly enough, that's supposed to be Selven. How nice of her to help the Republic before she died. Shame, guess we'll have to kill her again on Taris to make up the favor. BTW, so nice of the journalist the Repuiblic hired to interview bastilla to pick up arms and defend the ship.
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	I also really like the new Twilek Sith Captain! Adds some really nice diversity to the sith ranks. I have to wonder though, who thought she would be fit for battle with her arm so damaged?
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	As Bruh and Revan limp their way to victory, fighting against odds clearly meant for a Jedi and not two republic soldiers to be dealing with, we come across a duel between a Dark Jedi and a Jedi apprentice, our first lightsaber encounter in the game! Except for some reason, Bruh keeps talking about how that's his padawan... Ya, sure thing, Bruh. We'll take you to the neurologist as soon as this mission is done with, ok buddy?
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	(WHAT IS SHE EVEN WEARING)
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	<img alt="WrdCfny.jpg" class="ipsImage" data-ratio="56.25" height="576" width="1024" src="https://i.imgur.com/WrdCfny.jpg">
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	Unfortunately, both the Dark Jedi and the Jedi perished in the battle. Bruh is not to happy that we pointed out that she died, constantly lamenting about how she could take her on no problem... even though this was her first actual real mission. Bruh, you need help ASAP
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	To try and make some sense of this, Bruh attempts to meditate to resolve the issue, falling back on his Jedi teaching. Ya, his nonexistant Jedi teaching. C'mon...
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	YOU. ARE. A. SOLDIEEEEEER
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	You're not a real Jedi, you're a ground unit! You are a general's plaything!
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	Finally, the insanity is almost done, and I got my first level u....uhhhh wait what?<br>
	OK, something is missing here, I can't quiet put my finger on it...
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	<img alt="qFZ.gif" class="ipsImage" data-ratio="75.00" height="360" width="480" src="https://i.gifer.com/qFZ.gif">
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	Where the feats at?
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	Where are the ranged attacks? I'm pretty sure a few other things are missing. If I'm not careful, I could find myself getting stuck on this menu just cause my character gained every feat to early lol
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	And this next scene, Bruh truly reveals his insanity. He just suddenly took off his clothes (I swear I didn't do this), ran into Darth Bandon unarmed and said that the Force would protect him or something and that fate was a mysterious thing.
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	We'll whatever, I'll let that lunatic deal with little bald.
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	<strong><em>Godspeed, Bruh</em></strong>
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	Finally, time for the second pa-
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	aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand Carth is Black
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	<img alt="HcBmvB2.jpg" data-ratio="56.25" width="1200" src="https://i.imgur.com/HcBmvB2.jpg">
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	my god man what is even happening lol
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	btw was the scout outfit intentional? I'll assume the extra melanin was not.
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	To my utter shock, the Dark Stalker mod for the Endar Spire, which I modifed heavily, still works flawlessly! I have no idea how, but I'm not complaining!
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	Well, that's it for part 1. All things considered, part 1 is tame. Like, REALLY tame, compared to what's next. If you enjoyed this blog entry, don't worry, it all goes downhill from here!
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	<em>Stay tuned~</em>
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