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    On 9/13/2022 at 10:45 PM, Basil Bonehead said:

    While I work on the Czerka Commando video, I already know what mod I want to cover next (since I won't be able to stream it): the infamous Cathalan. This will be an interesting one to cover because I know this mod is not looked at fondly and that leads to my next question:

    Why is Cathalan so despised by the community? I want all your takes, I want to know what all of you think. It'll be interesting when I start working on the video because I may have played the mod twice and I have very faint memories of it so it'll be interesting and see what I do and don't remember.

    For my participation in Cathalan, it started from me complaining about the NPCs having an orange tint to them - and it's a criticism I just kept repeating and mocking him for over the years, particularly in one thread here where I publicly aired some drama (that I ultimately instigated) and posted a review video of Cathalan for the sole purpose of mocking him.

    It's something I deeply regret. I'm still not 100% sure of what my motives were back then, but I know that I had the wrong attitude toward him and his mod.

    On 9/14/2022 at 5:14 PM, LDR said:

    Sometimes I feel bad when I tear apart Cathalan, because clearly at some point there was a really great idea and a lot of thought went behind it. But the fact of the matter is for whatever scope, grandeur and ambition that the mod author Jaevyn had, he had precisely none of that in quality control, quality assurance, bug testing, and responsiveness to feedback. I recall Jaevyn flaming many people who had differing opinions on his mod. How dare you say anything that isn't complete praise on his beautiful darling baby Cathalan!

    In all seriousness though, Cathalan had the potential to be great and something really special. Unfortunately, Jaevyn's ego and his insistence that the mod was perfect the way it was despite serious concerns brought on by the community (using copyrighted music, numerous game-breaking bugs, inconsistent VO quality, the orange filter, various plot holes, amongst other minor things) really sealed the deal for Cathalan becoming the butt of jokes in the community. If only he was a nice guy, things could've turned out a lot differently.

    I agree with what LDR has said, it was a great idea and had the potential to be something great and special, and I'd love to see Cathalan get an update and for Jaevyn to be in good standing with the community again some day. I don't know how that will all happen, but I think we can start by changing our disposition towards Jaevyn and Cathalan - offering up constructive feedback and taking a more positive stance on the mod - at least for anyone who hasn't already started doing that. For this, I think you are on the right track @LDR

    @Basil Bonehead I recall your stream testing 90SK's Edge of Darkness was pretty fair and helpful, I'd recommend reviewing Cathalan with that same positive lens.

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    Here I go resurrecting dead threads!

    I've stated this somewhere before, but I renounced my harsh criticism of Cathalan and Jaevyn. Obviously, I look like a jerk, but more importantly, I used my power and influence to denigrate a modder who honestly just wanted to make something he was passionate about. I could have offered encouragement and constructive feedback, but I suspect I was driven by jealousy and pride.

    Anyways, I plan to provide an official post on this shortly

    P.S. I should clarify that I'm not endorsing the practices that led to his ban 

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    Hello DeadlyStreamers!

    To think all it took was a pandemic and an overly long SWTOR content update to get me to announce the 2018 Mod of the Year winners. And of course, keeping in tradition with my minimum effort work ethic, here they are:

    Best Texture Enhancement:

    Best Content Restoration / Addition

    Most Helpful Community Member

    @DarthParametric
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    and of course

    Mod of the Year

     


    Each winner will receive their new Mod of the Year 2018 medals.
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    Also due to the nature of the nature of the 2018 Mod of the Year winner, I'll be awarding two versions of the medal - one black and one gold!

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    So what's the deal with Mod of the Year 2019?

    I don't know yet. Due to all this COVID-19 business, sounds like I'll have more time for DeadlyStream business. I think it'd simply be a matter of choosing the categories and then starting up nominations.

    We'll see.

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    I can definitely do both of those things - I forgot about ctrl+Q, but yeah that is actually supposed to work lol.

    It looks like there is one other bug that’s popping up - I can fix all of these things tomorrow

     

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