20.07.2009, 11:29
OK this stems from a debate in another topic.
The question was whether "fantasy" ("what-if", "alternate history") modded planes should be clearly marked as such or not - or even if they should be allowed on AAA at all.
To define a "fantasy" plane - this doesn't necessarily include paper projects such as "Luft '46" for which some references exist, such as blueprints, performance estimate calculations, wind tunel test results etc. Rather, a "fantasy" plane is a variant - or even an entirely new type of a plane - for which there are absolutely no historical references to draw upon, therefore an entirely speculative variant.
(I know there are a few of such already in - the jet LaGG (pun intended
) from the stock set, and that one Me-410 variant to name a couple.)
I believe all such "fasntasy" planes should indeed be clearly marked, i don't mind having them or even including them in the "official" UI packs as long as they are labeled as such (for the record - i'm eagerly waiting for the Porco Rosso plane that our Japanese friends are making, and that one perfectly fits the "fantasy" definition).
IMHO it is not too much to ask from the modders to add one more word to the planes.properties file that would clearly label a non-historical variant to avoid any confusion.
I do realize modders will do what they want to do, and they will do it regardless of what the rest of us think about it.
I do realize how much work is involved in creating these mods and i really and truly appreciate it very much.
What is your take?
The question was whether "fantasy" ("what-if", "alternate history") modded planes should be clearly marked as such or not - or even if they should be allowed on AAA at all.
To define a "fantasy" plane - this doesn't necessarily include paper projects such as "Luft '46" for which some references exist, such as blueprints, performance estimate calculations, wind tunel test results etc. Rather, a "fantasy" plane is a variant - or even an entirely new type of a plane - for which there are absolutely no historical references to draw upon, therefore an entirely speculative variant.
(I know there are a few of such already in - the jet LaGG (pun intended
) from the stock set, and that one Me-410 variant to name a couple.)I believe all such "fasntasy" planes should indeed be clearly marked, i don't mind having them or even including them in the "official" UI packs as long as they are labeled as such (for the record - i'm eagerly waiting for the Porco Rosso plane that our Japanese friends are making, and that one perfectly fits the "fantasy" definition).
IMHO it is not too much to ask from the modders to add one more word to the planes.properties file that would clearly label a non-historical variant to avoid any confusion.
I do realize modders will do what they want to do, and they will do it regardless of what the rest of us think about it.
I do realize how much work is involved in creating these mods and i really and truly appreciate it very much.
What is your take?