Well another rant from me.
I want to talk about the mod scene. Atleast the way i'm viewing it. I've been thinking about what's happening in the mod scene and there's some ideas I came up with. There's been a discusion about what a mod is exactly. Eespecially since the recent mod awards.
I always viewed it very simple. A mod is a modification, you modify the existing game content. I always thought that until some extent whee content has been changed and added where the work was more then just a new map or series of maps. To me a mod starts to be one when the project starts using it's own textures or models, code or any combination until we reach a state where there's nothing left of the original game. All new maps, textures, models, sound fx codes you name it. Then we talk about a total conversion. But my main problem is the fact alot of mod's which get aproved here in my opinion shouldn't have been in the first place. The problem is that it makes me sound like some elite wannabe or a dictorial type of a person, which i'm not.
I just feel that some projects should have their own spot. The only thing I could come up with is having an alpha section. Mod's which show absolutely nothing more then one or two very bad screenshots with almost no info or whatnot can be put. Aslong as the mod is not in any real playable state then it's an alpha. If there's only a screenie of a logo, alphs. Fullbright map screenshots? Alpha. Any mod could be put into this state when aproved on moddb, and after a DECENT review from a suitable moddb staff member could the mod be turned into normal mod status and later even unto a total conversion status. So we could have : Alpha, beta, which are normal mods in production and then total conversions for when a mod reahces that state.
I just feel moddb is currently too willing to just apply any mod that has anything nomatter how crappy and limited in info gets put onto the site, which i honestly feel like its wasting my time.
For now that's my rant.
Peace and I do wish all the luck to the hardworking decent dev's out there.
Joure
