Sad that some mods will never be integrated in the game

[Odinfrom]

Hello,

 

I just wanted to say that it's a pity that some rare good mods (like I mean gesture wheel for example, or minimap hud...) won't be integrated by devs in the game officially instead of just staying as a mod.

 

I understand that it would be look like that it's a steal from Klei but... you know, if they agree to it when you ask them, it should be no problem, moreover I think it can be really rewarding for them, my mod got integrated in the game, I'm proud of that and really happy.

 

So come on, make it happen, as a result it will make the game even better ! (and maybe even more mods will appear since there is this epic reward to have their mod integrated in the game, it's good for the game)

 

 

 

 

Edited January 17, 2015 by Odinfrom

[rezecib]

@Odinfrom, I don't think this is universally true. Seth did ask me if I was okay with them incorporating something like Status Announcements in the game.

 

My personal stance is similar to yours, though -- getting my mod incorporated into the game officially would be the most satisfying outcome. My primary motivation for making mods is to provide features in the game that I feel are missing, and actually having a whole bunch of them as mods is kind of annoying compared to having them integrated. For example, when I'm testing a new mod, and it crashes, all mods get disabled and it's really annoying to have to go through and re-enable all of the simple quality-of-life mods (currently using Always On Status, Minimap HUD + Map Controls Removal, a personal port of More Map Icons, Gesture Wheel, Status Announcements... and a few more that are less of the kind of thing that might be incorporated officially, like Geometric Placement, Wall Gates, Wormhole Marks, Menu Colors).

 

But I do wish they were a little less against incorporating mod ideas in officially. I worry sometimes when I write mods/code that I'm actually making stuff more difficult because of the policy of not using player-written code directly, or knocking features that might have been added to the game later out because I made it a mod too soon... That's pretty much the worst outcome for a mod for me.

[outseeker]

I really hope they just integrate the best ideas possible into the game, to make it as varying and interesting as possible for long-term game longevity. If it happens that a person's mod code is essentially identical to the very best way to implement that mod's functionality in the game permanently, I don't think that should be any issue as far as "using player code", surely?

 

Anyway, I'm with you guys! If I manage to create something great, I think it should be added to the game unreservedly if the devs would have it. That's the best result for all us gamers