What I'm thankful for Christmas (well one)

Peto · 12-18-07, 04:23 PM

These sims were designed so they can be modded. THe reason is simple:

1. Modders have more time to tweak performance issues and set preferences for a wide and varying enthusiast base.

2. The devs couldn't spend their time on fine tuning every aspect of the sim. It's just too much to ask, especially considering release schedules.

3. The more moddable a game is, the more interest it generates from the gaming community. The more interest it gains, the more copies you sell. The better the modders do with a title, the easier it is to sell an expansion.

End result is everyone is happier

It's just plain good business to make a sim like this customizable.

And for the hardcode in the program? The devs don't make everything available. The guts are out of reach of casual modding.

12-18-07, 04:23 PM	#13
Peto Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The details of my life are quite inconsequential Posts: 1,049 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	These sims were designed so they can be modded. THe reason is simple: 1. Modders have more time to tweak performance issues and set preferences for a wide and varying enthusiast base. 2. The devs couldn't spend their time on fine tuning every aspect of the sim. It's just too much to ask, especially considering release schedules. 3. The more moddable a game is, the more interest it generates from the gaming community. The more interest it gains, the more copies you sell. The better the modders do with a title, the easier it is to sell an expansion. End result is everyone is happier It's just plain good business to make a sim like this customizable. And for the hardcode in the program? The devs don't make everything available. The guts are out of reach of casual modding. __________________ If your target has a 30 degree AOB, the range from his base course line equals the current range divided by 2.