What happens if there is no mod tools

Post » Sat Dec 25, 2010 7:47 pm

I have a feeling that the new Construction Set will cost money.
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Jason White
 
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Post » Sat Dec 25, 2010 9:19 pm

I have a feeling that the new Construction Set will cost money.

I wouldn't actually mind paying if they put a lot more effort into it and made it more powerful with a built in graphics editor for making and editing meshes and textures and more poweful features for editing large amounts of data etc.

The CS can be a pain sometimes and the amount of third part tools that have to be made to make it more useful is annoying.

If they gave us the power to change everything about the game within reason, then some amazing mods could be made.
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Post » Sat Dec 25, 2010 11:44 pm

Removing modding tools from a game-series has only one reason: full focus on consoles

An example: the RTS series (1) Total Annihilation (2) Supreme Commander/FA (3) Supreme Commander 2.
In the last released game (Supreme Commander 2) modding tools were fully removed.
The reason: make it run fast enough on consoles. They had to use highly specialized tools (licensed, so not be released to the public).
The result: the game is quite dead approx. 1 year after release.
Aftermath: Total Annihilation - the 13 year old predecessor - is more expensive than the Steam sales of recent Supreme Commander 2.

Conclusion:
I see no reason why Bethesda would remove modding tools from the game.
I do not believe the Bethesda team faces severe console limitations like Supcom2 (only RTS -NOT RPG- are HIGHLY dependant on processor performance where Consoles svck).
I expect a construction set.



If NO construction set: NO problema
I wait for a 5.00 sale, buy it, play it once, and throw it the bin (but i would have paid 50.00 if the construction set was available).
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Post » Sun Dec 26, 2010 8:46 am

I have a feeling that the new Construction Set will cost money.


Is it through any deductive reason or is it due to my new favorite word in my sig? What is your reason for thinking this?

Sorry.... feeling this?

I never have gotten a definitive answer from anyone who exhibits this. Then again, due to the nature of it, I probably shouldn't expect any.

Take a step back, and chill. The fast-travel. The skill mechanics. The attributes. The mod tools.
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