Quote Originally Posted by Lentonius
Even so, had i not posted on these forums, and not received the feedback that i did, i personally would have been crushed by the fact nobody seemed interested.

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For me, i dont really care about say 1 forum not being too interested, but for some people starting their own mods (and i mean by people, people who are not a well known name), they would be very deflated, and possibly give up.
This is a good point, I tend to find that some mods receive various attention dependent upon which forum the latest piece of modding news is posted in. For example, there may be a bigger interest in a mod at forum A rather than forum B simply because the mod author has been established at forum A for a greater period of time, and is more widely known.

However, I think how you actually handle potential responses is something entirely different. As you've pointed out, it can relate directly to the mod author's individual mentality. For example, some people may prefer extended interest, and thus replies of support, encouragement etc are important to the mod author. However, IMO, if you can demonstrate a positive approach and show your determination, mettle, strength of character, whatever you want to call it, you may well win over even the most devout individual mod followers.

Quote Originally Posted by Lusted
It was dispirating at first with the early version of my mods, as i would only get a few responses, wheras bigger mods get a huge response from fans.
As mentioned above, strength of character should see you through those difficult stages of uncertainty. But as you've mentioned, your mod now has a healthy support base of community followers that are inspired by your work

Some may view the various mods that are available as direct competition to one another. Well, in a sense this may be true because competition exists in almost everything we do. But if one takes a step back and looks at the bigger picture, it becomes obvious that each project is the brainchild of the author. A pre-cursory glance may suggest that mod A and mod B for example are very similar in description. But if you look in more depth at a mod's workings, it soon becomes obvious that mod A and mod B are differentiated across multiple modding areas.

Quote Originally Posted by Epistolary Richard
But while we can't force people to take notice if they don't want to, I do agree that more can be done to make the information more accessible. The RTW Modding News Roundups - though time-consuming - are a step in the right direction, I think, trying to ensure that no small preview was overlooked and everything was made available in a single place conveniently for the mod consumer. Perhaps we can extend this good work further. Happy to hear people's thoughts and suggestions on this topic.
The amount of views the monthly modding news roundups generate, regardless of responses, illustrates how valued this piece of information has become to the community. The hard work and research that goes into its construction is a credit to its author