Blog number seven, here we go.
An Unexpected Write-Up
Though I started the week without any specific editorials in mind, two nice excuses cropped up during the week: Fallout 3 Compatibility Update Released; 5 Fallout 3 Mods Where Modding Never Changes, and Back 4 Blood Releases; 5 Left 4 Dead Mods That Woke The Horde.
The Fallout 3 editorial was a quick one. The news was semi-interesting but the main appeal is just snapping up an opportunity to put mod communities not traditionally associated with ModDB front-and-centre. I explained my reasoning last week for doing this, and it holds true here - it won't always make the difference, but some people seeing the coverage might be tempted to at least cross-post their mods, and that's a win, no matter how small.
The Back for Blood editorial was a little more substantial as a news item goes. Considering it's more or less a spiritual sequel to Left 4 Dead, it's got a lot of headlines going, and it's nice to see that L4D2 campaigns kept shipping updates on ModDB all these years even after transitioning actual file hosting to Steam Workshop. It's the ideal middle-ground, because I acknowledge there's no way to convince people it's better to upload files via a comparatively inefficient medium than through Steam Workshop, but ModDB's blogging potential and use as a development archive gives it plenty of weight even despite Workshop's existence. Getting more Workshop-heavy communities to recognise this benefit is one of my long-term goals.
Spooky Scary Videos
The next video, as I said last week, will be Halloween focused. All things are on track for that to ship this Friday, which'll give it the week's run-up to Halloween to remain relevant before dropping off. I've got the five mods in mind and they're all at least very good, with a few of them being really stellar. I ought not to spoil the selection, but here's a great screenshot from one of 'em:
Zipping Up
A short blog this week, but no major roadblocks cropped up and editorial focus, whilst not non-existent, was reasonably small. We're still gearing up for MOTY/IOTY and hoping to sort out the majority of that content soon, so stay tuned for how that comes along.
