Ahem

[Zim]

Maybe we could do a poll to see how many KOTR players have or would be willing to buy Kingdoms?

I suspect that a non-Kingdoms mod is the best way to go if we want as many players as possible.

[gibsonsg91921]

Ooo... I would have to pass if there was a mod. My parents are hesitant of mods being downloaded on their work computers. They don't even like games, period, being there.

[TinCow]

Eek! It's almost certain that we'll pick a mod of some sort. I would hate to see you excluded. Would it help if some of us older folks explained that it's perfectly safe for the computer, and that these games stimulate the imagination and encourage creative writing? It's educational!

[Zim]

Another point for BC or any other realism mods. It's "educational".

If I were a parent, I'd actually consider a game like this a pretty good way to turn what is already a fun game into a way to get a kid into creative writing and critical thinking (all the intrigue and politics). Playing it has certainly been more useful than even some of the Political Science courses I took in college.

Eek! It's almost certain that we'll pick a mod of some sort. I would hate to see you excluded. Would it help if some of us older folks explained that it's perfectly safe for the computer, and that these games stimulate the imagination and encourage creative writing? It's educational!

[Zim]

I sympathise, having my own mod problems (in my case, it's just downloading the mod that's hard, because my internet connection is so slow. ).

But didn't KOTR have a mod? Or was that ok because it was smaller?

Ooo... I would have to pass if there was a mod. My parents are hesitant of mods being downloaded on their work computers. They don't even like games, period, being there.

[TinCow]

I sympathise, having my own mod problems (in my case, it's just downloading the mod that's hard, because my internet connection is so slow. ).

I will happily burn DVDs with the needed mods and mail them to anyone who needs them, if that's the difference between playing the next game or not.

[Zim]

I would gladly accept that offer. I'm stuck with an incredibly slow dial up connection on my gaming computer. Even if I could count on it not cutting out a day or two into the download, people do need to use the phone occasionally. I have another computer with a mediocre wireless connection, but not only does it cut out constantly (making downloading any mod an adventure) but I don't have a thumb drive nearly big enough for most newer mods.

I will happily burn DVDs with the needed mods and mail them to anyone who needs them, if that's the difference between playing the next game or not.

[gibsonsg91921]

Haha, my parents are reluctant to install any games, let alone community-based mods. If I were to spin it as a community patch with awards and no errors (it would have to be literally a Stainless mod with almost no bugs and absolutely nothing that would change the basic operation of the computer) then it might be possible. It may take a while for me to join. If I can't, I'll be there on the sidelines or take up the Maximillian von Tyrolia-esque role again.

'Sides, you rascals wouldn't want me anyways.

[AussieGiant]

Haha, my parents are reluctant to install any games, let alone community-based mods. If I were to spin it as a community patch with awards and no errors (it would have to be literally a Stainless mod with almost no bugs and absolutely nothing that would change the basic operation of the computer) then it might be possible. It may take a while for me to join. If I can't, I'll be there on the sidelines or take up the Maximillian von Tyrolia-esque role again.

'Sides, you rascals wouldn't want me anyways.

Bollocks Gibbo. I want you...now that sounded just wrong...but everyone knows what I mean!!

As for the mods:

I really don't want something that is not up to the standard of the CA development levels. This game and these mods are hugely complex pieces of code and whichever one 'We' take will by default get a massive test that most single play campaigns can never hope to replicate.

It really has to be bullet proof in my opinion otherwise we could run into issues that could make the things we saw in this game seem minor.

Personally I'd like Econ or TC to ask the boys from CA what they think and get back to us with their professional opinions. That question is ask with an outline of what the community is going to be doing with it, technically, and as the back drop for the game we play with it.

Tc/Econ do you think that is possible?