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Should well developed mod be stickied?
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Re: Should well developed mod be stickied?
perhaps only completed mods, actually...
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Re: Should well developed mod be stickied?
If a mod gets sufficiently far to be called 'well developed' there should be something tangible to download, either as demo 'units' or some such thing. It would help to keep them visible.
The tricky bit will be defining what is 'well developed' and what isn't. Mods like RTR, SPQR, and the enhanced Greek mods are all well developed. They are still 'work in progress' with improvements being made, but htere is something that can be downloaded and played. Other Mods....like NTW 2 or Blue Lotus, while 'developing well' they are not 'well developed' ...if you know hwat I mean!
My personaly opinion is sticky anything that has downloadable,playable content out for download. Let the rest stay as it is. Big mods get hosted, popular mods get regular views. This would help the mods thz\t you can play to remain visible and give an incentive to get that Beta out hte door ;)Careless Orc Costs Lives! -
Re: Should well developed mod be stickied?
Sticky playable mods!
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Re: Should well developed mod be stickied?
yes
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Re: Should well developed mod be stickied?
Keep the stickied 'Completed mods' thread, categorise them if you like, but if a well-developed mod is just a mod that's got a download then you'll soon find yourself with a page-full of stickies - which would rather defeat the purpose. And if it isn't, do you - or anyone else - want to be making the judgement call about what's well-developed and what's not?
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Re: Should well developed mod be stickied?
My fear exactly, which i why I haven't done so recently, I think the alternative is to have a stickied thread for completed mods (which oaty has kindly done) and another for mods in development. This is the option I would prefer.if a well-developed mod is just a mod that's got a download then you'll soon find yourself with a page-full of stickies
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Re: Should well developed mod be stickied?
Nah, would be too many stickies IMO. Better to have one thread for completed mods with links to the threads stickied (like it is now) AND if possible another thread stickied below it with a list with links to all mods who are under development and haven't ceased to exist.
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Re: Should well developed mod be stickied?
The Engineers Guild is of course an example of where 'significant' mods have been stickied. And I think you'd agree it's a bit out of hand with almost an entire page of stickies.
The idea of two stickies - one for 'completed' mods and one for other 'significant' mods - is a good one I think. When I say 'significant', I mean one that is actually notably under development, as opposed to merely a suggestion or some early musings.
