New blog post!

src/pages/blog/life-is-changing.mdx

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+---
+layout: ../../layouts/BlogLayout.astro
+title: Life is changing
+author: Martin Prokoph
+date: 11th October 2024
+---
+import ImgComparisonSlider from '../../components/ImgComparisonSlider.astro'
+
+I started modding games back in 2018, when I was just 12 years old.  
+In fact, Round Trees – one of my most popular resourcepacks to this day – had its first release back then.  
+
+<center><img alt="Round Trees: Created June 23rd, 2018" src="/blog/life/round-trees-pmc.png" width="500"></img></center>  
+<p class="text-center italic">Round Trees was uploaded more than six years ago on PlanetMinecraft</p>  
+
+At some point, I grew tired of the many limitations that resourcepacks have, so naturally, I started to create actual Java mods.  
+Fabric was still quite new at that point, but I already saw the many benefits it provides and had been playing with Fabric mods since 1.14 snapshots (and Rift in 1.13, certified legend if you remember it).  
+That's why I decided to also base my mods on the – at that time – new platform, even though only few learning resources were available.  
+
+While starting with smaller mods such as Vertical Slabs and Simply Strawberries (can you guess what those two added to the game?), almost every new mod I released got more complex than the one that came before.  
+Delicious Dishes – a mod that adds... well... delicious dishes – was my first real entry into the modding scene.  
+Made in just a couple days for Modfest 1.16, I'm still proud of it to this day.  
+
+MidnightLib also deserves a mention.  
+After becoming frustrated about the large file size of other config libraries, I had decided to take it on myself and write a tiny – but still feature-packed – config library, a task that I think I absolutely nailed.  
+It is not only the basis for the vast majority of my mods, but also a lot of third-party ones, such as Effective, The Bumblezone, Bewitchment, as well as many others.  
+
+<ImgComparisonSlider imgBefore="/blog/life/midnightlib-0.2.4.png" imgAfter="/blog/life/midnightlib-1.6.3.png" captionBefore='MidnightLib 0.2.4' captionAfter='MidnightLib 1.6.3'/>
+<p class="text-center italic">MidnightLib has come a long way</p>
+
+Fast forward to today, I've created over 25 mods and resourcepacks, which have almost reached a total download amount of a staggering 100 Million!  
+Even though maintaining such a massive amount of mods all by myself is a massive undertaking and comes with a lot of responsibility, I'm still motivated to keep working on these projects.  
+That is – in large parts – thanks to you (yes, YOU) as part of my community.  
+Thank you for continuing to support me with bug reports, feature suggestions, contributions, and – most importantly – kind words.  
+
+During this time, I witnessed first hand as Fabric's popularity grew rapidly and OptiFine was finally succeeded by modern, open-source solutions.  
+I've also gained a lot of experience in managing big projects and communities – skills that are infinitely valueable, especially now...  
+
+<center><img alt="A nice view of the city of Leipzig" src="/blog/life/leipzig.jpg" width="800"></img></center>  
+<p class="text-center italic">A nice view of the city of Leipzig</p>  
+
+On October 1st, I finally moved from the rural village I grew up in, to the city of Leipzig, Germany.  
+As if this isn't a big change in itself already, I also started studying Media Informatics (IT with a focus on multimedia) at HTWK Leipzig on October 7th – which also was my 19th birthday :)  
+This will allow me to turn my passion into a job and at the same time, improve code quality as well as functionality.  
+
+The first semester is going to be quite difficult, with lots of homework in addition to the chores I have to do now that I'm living on my own, as well as social events.  
+Therefore, expect less activity from me for the next few months – but don't worry – I'll still continue to work on my mods and give support in the spare time I have, and I'll be fully back when things have calmed down.  
+
+Thanks for reading!  
+~ Motschen
+
+---

src/pages/blog/new-website.mdx

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 After years of just having a lame and half broken, useless site, I proudly present my new website.  
 I now utilize [Astro](https://astro.build/) to achieve blazing fast performance, eye candy and usefulness at the same time.  
 
-![!Image](/social-preview-image.png)
+![A preview of the main site](/social-preview-image.png)
 <p class="text-center italic">A preview of the main site</p>
 
 The new site is based on [Astro Accessible Starter](https://github.com/markteekman/accessible-astro-starter), making it accessible to everyone from the beginning. It also makes use of [TailwindCSS](https://tailwindcss.com/) for styling.