03.11.2009, 05:19
SAS Buttons / Mod Activator + AAA Mods, Aviaskin Mods, C6 Mods, UltraPack etc. I really don't care which site hosted it, if it's nicely done and has value for me, I'll get it.
Honestly, I don't think a unified installer will happen. Firstly, it would be too much of a compromise and while lacking many mods it would still be enormous in size and load time. Secondly... should there be one? Yeah, sorry, I don't want to offend anyone but I'm starting to get irritated when people complain that some mod sites are messing online play - it's not the mods, it is the people who abuse them (be they kids who don't care or overly "competitive" adults).
Il-2 is an offline, stricly historical experience for many people and it's great that finally there are mods that fix awfull FM's or edit in some way (even stricly visual / 3D model) the stock aircraft and objects.
AAA (which I love, and I've been a member of for over a year) is a host of many amazing mods, but it's aimed mostly towards online. SAS is the offliner's dream. The other mod sites are something in between, I'd say. And all of them have amazing visual enchancements, great new planes, maps, objects and improvements to stock Il-2 that deserve to be used. What's so bad with that?
Again, I fully understand why some people are concerned about mods (esp. changes to stock FM) affecting online flying in a very bad way. So if there's a way to create a unified setup for all the different communities that would guarantee smooth and honest online play, yes, I fully support it. But not at the cost for us offliners to sit beside and growl with our awfull FMs, poor AI and buggy looking stock planes. Deal with the people who abuse modding when flying online, not the modders themselves.
Honestly, I don't think a unified installer will happen. Firstly, it would be too much of a compromise and while lacking many mods it would still be enormous in size and load time. Secondly... should there be one? Yeah, sorry, I don't want to offend anyone but I'm starting to get irritated when people complain that some mod sites are messing online play - it's not the mods, it is the people who abuse them (be they kids who don't care or overly "competitive" adults).
Il-2 is an offline, stricly historical experience for many people and it's great that finally there are mods that fix awfull FM's or edit in some way (even stricly visual / 3D model) the stock aircraft and objects.
AAA (which I love, and I've been a member of for over a year) is a host of many amazing mods, but it's aimed mostly towards online. SAS is the offliner's dream. The other mod sites are something in between, I'd say. And all of them have amazing visual enchancements, great new planes, maps, objects and improvements to stock Il-2 that deserve to be used. What's so bad with that?
Again, I fully understand why some people are concerned about mods (esp. changes to stock FM) affecting online flying in a very bad way. So if there's a way to create a unified setup for all the different communities that would guarantee smooth and honest online play, yes, I fully support it. But not at the cost for us offliners to sit beside and growl with our awfull FMs, poor AI and buggy looking stock planes. Deal with the people who abuse modding when flying online, not the modders themselves.