26.10.2009, 07:23
I have got a huge request for the all admins, modders, mod sites owners etc. etc.
If you have to do it separately - and it seems you have to - please synchronize some versions between you to make it compatible on CRT=2 level.
Just to make e.g. AAA UI 1.4 the same as UP 1.9 or so.
People who like to get the newest stuff will follow the last versions of UI or UP, and they will play offline or find online servers who will handle them. Others, more conservative users, will stick with huger "stable" versions which should be COMPATIBLE between the packs. And it does not spoil the joy of some people who needs the eye-candies everywhere because a lot of graphical changes are in graphical files. For me COMPATIBILITY should stick: FM classes, java classes and the rest that might be checked with CRT=2 function.
Note that it means FM models that should be applied to new slots only. It will allow them to be shared between packs. It will allow also the map makers to CHOOSE if they allow the FM-modded planes to exists on their own designed missions.
I guess such an agreement between modders groups would help the most popular servers to have the same stable server packs installed, therefore - the majority of online players would be able to enter them anytime, without a need of starting the other game instance and/or copying 1000s of files and/or renaming mod directories.
Otherwise I guess the users community - just after the modders grups - will disperse into a bunch of separate ones, reducing the number of online active players, and - as a result - will kill IL2 after some time. Please do remember the cases of CFS2 and 3 products!
What are you all think about it?
If you have to do it separately - and it seems you have to - please synchronize some versions between you to make it compatible on CRT=2 level.
Just to make e.g. AAA UI 1.4 the same as UP 1.9 or so.
People who like to get the newest stuff will follow the last versions of UI or UP, and they will play offline or find online servers who will handle them. Others, more conservative users, will stick with huger "stable" versions which should be COMPATIBLE between the packs. And it does not spoil the joy of some people who needs the eye-candies everywhere because a lot of graphical changes are in graphical files. For me COMPATIBILITY should stick: FM classes, java classes and the rest that might be checked with CRT=2 function.
Note that it means FM models that should be applied to new slots only. It will allow them to be shared between packs. It will allow also the map makers to CHOOSE if they allow the FM-modded planes to exists on their own designed missions.
I guess such an agreement between modders groups would help the most popular servers to have the same stable server packs installed, therefore - the majority of online players would be able to enter them anytime, without a need of starting the other game instance and/or copying 1000s of files and/or renaming mod directories.
Otherwise I guess the users community - just after the modders grups - will disperse into a bunch of separate ones, reducing the number of online active players, and - as a result - will kill IL2 after some time. Please do remember the cases of CFS2 and 3 products!
What are you all think about it?