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I guess the story of Ahsoka Tano has some parallels to that of KotOR 2's main character. Both were weighted down by their past, having fought in wars and seen so many people die due to their actions. Both had left the Jedi Order shortly before it got decimated, and both have witnessed it being reborn. Therefore, a mod that allows using Ahsoka's appearance for the Jedi Exile in TSL seems to be quite appropriate, even more so than the K1 version. At the very least, just like Ahsoka did in Rebels, you can have the Jedi Exile say: "I'm no Jedi". The model itself is well-done, even if subject to limitations of a game made two decades ago. Though the forehead accessory clearly gives out The Clone Wars' season 7 finale as inspiration, the overall appearance — including the dark-colored civilian clothing — evokes comparison to Rosario Dawson's portrayal of Ahsoka in The Mandalorian (which also had her lekku be shortened, just like this mod). Unfortunately, the mod suffers from a resolution mismatch between Stormie97's highly detailed head design, which uses 2048×2048 files, and Effix's lower-res, 512×512 textures for the body and clothes. This is especially apparent when the character is in underwear only (like during much of the Peragus events), further accented by an improper connection between the head and body parts. Also, I've found some clipping issues with the dancer outfit (as seen in the attachment). The back lekku also clips through certain hooded robe models. This was noted before the mod's release when a user tested the head model, and Stormie97 even mentioned a possible workaround, that is flattening the hoods on problematic models. Alas, no such patch has been given. Likewise, custom robe/armor models added by 3rd party mods would have to feature their own patches if their authors want them to be compatible with this custom head. Finally, there's something that no mod like this could easily change. The game has been written with a human main character in mind, and it shows in things like dialogue with the Bumani Exchange entrance guard, as well as the Jekk'Jekk Tarr. While minor, these issues do break immersion a bit. But again, it's not specific to this mod, and it's not easily fixable without overwriting certain elements of the core game, which is well beyond the scope of a player appearance mod. It's quite unfortunate that Stormie97 didn't have time to fix the model issues or add the Siege of Mandalore outfit as they planned. But I hope to see the mod improved further. Despite the issues, it's pretty good, especially since it adds a model for a Star Wars species not previously seen in the game (which is worthy of praise by itself). Ahsoka Tano is my favorite character in Star Wars, and I've enjoyed playing as her imaginary distant ancestor/relative. Her fans will be delighted in using this mod together with TSL's expanded lightsaber color selection, which includes "viridian" (in reality yellowish green, a bit like Ahsoka's original shoto, unless changed by a mod) and silver crystals, allowing players to recreate all her lightsaber sets. The only missing thing would be custom lightsaber hilts. But that's a story for another mod... P. S. I'd also love to see a more visible dark side transition, based on Ahsoka's appearance in TCW's episode "Altar of Mortis" when she was temporarily corrupted by The Son.