The Mod Squad

[Red Devil]

Subtitle: It's a Mod Mod Mod Mod World...

It seems that a lot of people are making a mod now-a-days and I think that is causing a fracturing of the community. 

I think it does that because creating a mod introduces a bias towards that mod or a reluctance/resistance to try mods made by others, as if doing so would somehow either contaminate their own mod or expose its weaknesses. 

It may also be due to vanity or one-upmanship ('Nobody can do as good a work as me.' or 'I can do better than that.')   

The end result will be modders isolated on their own little modding island, wondering why no one else is playing their mod.   

Me, I'm as guilty as any other, so I'm going to go try SRV, QFMod, XMod, etc.  Well, right after I finish up with G66... 

[Clavin12]

What do you suggest we do?

[VSMIT]

I'd like to see SRV coupled with the difficulty of G66.  That would be quite interesting.

[Nielk1]

I have my fingers in far to many places to be that isolated, but I must say I don't 'play' much at all. But yes, QF mod is GREAT. SRV with G66? SHUDDER...

[mrtwosheds]

I know what you mean, about being reluctant to try other peoples Mods when you are making one yourself.
I want mine to have its own identity, So I avoid other in development mods in case I get tempted to copy their ideas, or worse just use their stuff.
There is also the matter of ensuring my install is clean, so as to avoid becoming confused.
And I am very isolated in this Dalek labor camp...  

[Nielk1]

I personally love new ideas. I take ideas from all over and re-implement them in a very wide way. Because of the way I do DLLs for example things I see in QF like the shuttle turrets become ODF controlled, multi option, works on many things, modders of my mod can easily use, monsters.

[Red Devil]

Uhhhhh....what?

[Nielk1]

Uhhhhh....what?

I took an idea from BBB's mod, something MTS wants to avoid, and vastly improved it to the point it practically became like an engine option via DLL modifications. Had I not played QFmod, I would have never seen that and likely never formed the idea to improve it thusly as I did.

[iron maiden]

i myself don't play many mods because as long as its battlezone, its fine by me. I do however think it may be a good idea to create a category in which people can post ideas and demo's of thier own mods to get a general idea of what the community want's. Sort of like a mini community project except for a mod, i know i have a few ideas i would like to pitch, being as it i know NOTHING ABOUT DLL, scripting, modeling or any complicated things.

[bigbadbogie]

It may also be due to vanity or one-upmanship ('Nobody can do as good a work as me.' or 'I can do better than that.')   

The end result will be modders isolated on their own little modding island, wondering why no one else is playing their mod.   

1) - That basically sums me up completely.

2) - That basically sums me up completely.



Modding is the best thing that could ever happen in the community.

It pretty much keeps the game alive.

[Clavin12]

I think what he's saying is that we need to be more of a community and play eachothers mods more often.

[Feared_1]

It pretty much keeps the game alive.

Until there is no one to play the mods, and the modders just use it as playdough.

[bb1]

To be honest, I never thought QF mod was so great, especially after seeing the works of others..

[bigbadbogie]

QF's strengths are it's DLL scripting and gameplay... not the visual appeal of it's models and maps. This is something I have rectified in FS2.

[bb1]

Can't wait.