Modding

[Kronic_king420]

Please add modding

[SirunSong]

And yet it's been going for years with a good happiness rate.

[Lenny Rat]

Well, it appears that your mind is made up. Nothing left to do other than uninstall.

Although I am sure HL is in their conference room right now having an emergency meeting to decide how they can make you happy.

[SirunSong]

Originally posted by Lenny Rat:

Well, it appears that your mind is made up. Nothing left to do other than uninstall.

Although I am sure HL is in their conference room right now having an emergency meeting to decide how they can make you happy.

To the bat cave!

[petteri.pitkanen.92]

I think the mods are not crazy idea especially if the game added to game inside map editor. Then we can both create own maps and add the appropriate mods to own map.

I would preferably look forward to these opportunities instead of kinuding them.

My bet is that the mods and map editor will be added to the game when the Story mode last 2 episode is published in due course.

[JiffyPopKids]

So wait a second... Does that mean every single game that does not allow modding is a "disgrace"? and not worth buying? Up until like early 2000's, modding was pretty rare. Does that mean every game back in those times were also a disgrace, and not worth buying? It's a logical fallacy.

I'm sure the devs are panicking right now, discussing how they can bring mod support to TLD as quick as possible to make sure they get 5 extra sales. Don't worry, I guarantee it.

[SeansShow]

I agree, proper mod support in this would be awesome but the way you address your request leaves something to be desired ie. "insignificant game studio".

They commented on this recently and the comment went something along the lines of whilst the game is in continued development that's their focus and modding is on the backburner as all it'll do it break mods every time they update. Sounds like fair comment no?

I'd love it as well, from playing games such as ETS, DST, Portal or Mudrunner and seeing workshops explode with content often exceeding the quality of base game content, adding extra difficulty, reskins, balance changes, massive maps, sound packs.... of course it would only benefit the game but calling them insignificant nah. The games well liked on the whole with a few noteable issues, there well liked - if you don't want to play it or recommend it then don't, nothing of any value was lost.

[rhwilson1953]

Hinterlands take on 3rd party mods is if your game breaks because of those mods you are on you own. Hinterland does not have the manpower, nor the resources to devote to fixing your broken game. Also, Hinterland does not want people to complain on this forum because a mod broke their game and Hinterland will not help them.

Hinterland has every right to take this stance with their product. Hinterland laid this out a year or two ago in a thread about mods.

I don't have a link to that thread but if you do a search you will find it.

As a side note to SeansShow post, American Truck Simulator (ATS) has an update coming up that will break a lot of mods for that game. It is said that all sound pack mods and other mods with non standard sounds will no longer work. Which covers a lot of mods. The original in-game sounds will be fine.

[Ohana]

modding sucks

[FlamestrykeTV]

funny I love this game the way it is, with the hardest mode this game is very challenging, if you suck so bad you have to mod it, wow....

[simurgh]

OP made me laugh. What a classic angry entitled gamer rant.

[Corpsi]

Modding lol

[Foxen]

The game runs like crap for many people...has way too many bugs and isn't even finished...
...and you're crying over mod support?
Seriously?
Sure...make bugfixing even harder for them by adding mods...nice thought...
No other problems to solve?
Well...enjoy playing different games!

[ComputerOwl]

Alright so,
Firstly, they have express no qualms about modding or modifying the game in general, I'd doubt they would change that opinion.
Secondly, They probably changed the code from C# to C++ because of performance issues/easier to program/some other reason that I haven't mentioned.
Thirdly:

Originally posted by Foxen:

The game runs like crap for many people...has way too many bugs and isn't even finished...
...and you're crying over mod support?
Seriously?
Sure...make bugfixing even harder for them by adding mods...nice thought...
No other problems to solve?
Well...enjoy playing different games!

This.

[Agrorix]

Originally posted by Kronic_King420:

I don't understand the logic at all, and why such a tiny and insignificant game studio such as hinterland wouldn't give its users the freedom to play the game the way they like...... Get with the times hinterland or your game will QUICKLY fade into the long dark, and rightfully so.

Probably because you're insignificant to them, also I think modding tools are difficult as long to produce, you arrogant storm crow.

Finally modders usually destroy games ' universe and ambiance, which I think is important for devs.

Don't think most players are eagerly awaiting for the implementation of a bazooka to hunt bears as nades or C4 to destroy wolves packs... Personally, I am not.

[MarvinJustMarvin]

Well, there were no bazooka mods or c4 mods. There were modes to tweak animal detection ranges, mods to control how quickly gear and food wore out, mods for water management (i.e. can't automagically carry 4 gallons of water around because you don't necessarily have a container for it), same for fuel management for the lamp. Hell, there was even a mod that let you look behind you when you're in a vehicle. My favorite was a mod that gave seasons of a sort. You'd have extra cold days with short amount of daylight and very long nights (winter, winter) and then six moinths later you'd have warmer (but still very cold) days with long daylight hours and short night times. Was pretty cool.

In any event, I don't think mods went away because of any purposeful intention of the devs. The devs changed the artitechuture for increased performance and stability and a side effect was modding became exponetially more difficult.

You can choose to run an older version of the game. Hinterland made that easy and you can do it right from Steam and then you can run all the old mods that you want.