The Modder's Guide To Retirement

[Dol Guldur]

** This Guide has been delayed due to continuing modding commitments **

[Aradan]

Thank you so much! This document has been really helpful and I do intend to make it my first stop for information every time I decide to retire!

+rep

[Makanyane]

I think you'll find the correct answer to
"How can a modder retire?" is
"He can't it's hard coded"

As there doesn't seem to be a solution to this problem I think this tutorial will have to be moved from the Scriptorium to Mod Discussion, apologies in advance...

[Myrddraal]

Like most addictions, I think it helps to take on another habit forming hobby. Like mints and coffee for smokers. For modders it could be... ... I dunno, modding another game?

[Charge]

Eh, modding, modding,...

Maybe play something finally? :grin3:

[Red Spot]

For modders it could be... ... I dunno, modding another game?


Maybe play something finally?

lol

just out of interest, how much time do you modders have actually played your own mod(s)?

I know I usually find myself making the next mod(ification) or switch to an other/previous game than really playing with my own mods, at least I usually dont play like I "often" play vanilla ...
(its like 100h modding --> 1h playing in the end...)



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[Makanyane]

Modders don't play we 'test' :beam:

(unfortunately)

[Monkwarrior]

Just a quote:
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.

Gandalf in The Fellowship of the Ring.
:inquisitive:

[Mad Hoplite]

Hey people, at least when you don't play and keep modding you're doing something great for all of us but I have no excuses, as I do the same but I only mod for me.

The same happened to me with Hearts of Iron 2: I spent almost one year and a half tweaking it and, actually, I have never finished a campaign. Ah, but I learned a lot of WW2 history!

Ok, back to mod.

(Screw you, Gandalf!)

[Charge]

at least when you don't play and keep moddingLike self-sacrifice :grin:


you're doing something great for all of usHmm, all? :inquisitive:

For very few 0.01% actually..
Vast majority is ok with vanilla, others will play RTR becoz of many downloads, EB becoz hate romans, LTC becoz again ok with vanilla, BC becoz of shiny graphics, etc
So unless it is you who making this mods, not for many of us :brood:

And all that work just for "thanx".
...or even without...

[satanea juda]

"The sparrows are flying again."

[Red Spot]

And all that work just for "thanx".
...or even without...


basicly the reason you wont see me in any mod-effort (as mod-slave!) or release any full mods, as in my experiance you need a mainstream mod, something done by everything or you're better of keeping it to yourself
If you make something really new or are the first to explore new features/possibilities you more often than not just get demands(some label them requests) and than get flamed cause you're not interested in them

(I've even had modders who left rather disrespectfull impressions cause I told them I dont join mods cause of bad experiances in the past ...)


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[Ossie The Great]

Modders don't play we 'test' :beam:

(unfortunately)

Very true :grin:

[Charge]

When you somehow play tetris, you testing it too? ~D It's modability perhaps :laugh4:

[Makanyane]

When you somehow play tetris, you testing it too? ~D It's modability perhaps :laugh4: I'm sure the Makanyane with a very poor score on Tetris in the arcade is just an imposter with a similar name.... :embarassed:


modders (that haven't retired) have to relax somehow

[Charge]

I'm sure the Makanyane with a very poor score on Tetris in the arcade is just an imposter with a similar name.... :embarassed:


I'm most guilty modder there though...:tired: ~D