Tuesday's Report from Brisbane

[Olmsted]

That's a bit odd. For my Lands to Conqeur mod i've made an installer that does everything for the player, so that modding noobs can install it with ease.

I refuse to use such things - because then I have to go back and make all my own tweaks by hand. For me, modding is about customization and control, and an installer takes both of those away from me. I agree that for the average person the installer is fabulous, but I don't like it at all.

[Spur]

I refuse to use such things - because then I have to go back and make all my own tweaks by hand. For me, modding is about customization and control, and an installer takes both of those away from me. I agree that for the average person the installer is fabulous, but I don't like it at all.

Even then, nothing stops you from pointing such an installer to an empty folder, extract it, and go about in your usual fashion - so it does not impede you in any way, I mean... :)

[bbrass10]

I refuse to use such things - because then I have to go back and make all my own tweaks by hand. For me, modding is about customization and control, and an installer takes both of those away from me. I agree that for the average person the installer is fabulous, but I don't like it at all.

Quite the opposite. An installer/uninstaller/launcher gives you full control, because it allows you to change (mod) anything you want, without being restricted to the "assigned directory" supported by the -mod switch. Why? Because its Version Control features track which files have been changed or added for each individual mod, and the launcher does any preperations necessary before launching the main program using any given mod. It gives the modder more control, not less.