[Mod release] Engarde: Combat fixes that makes sense

[DaTa]

Released about a week ago, but seems no one notices, that few people playing Enderal?

https://www.nexusmods.com/enderal/mods/73?tab=description

[Sidian]

Or players are simply not interested in a mod that a) doesn't say what it does on the mod page, b) present characters from other mods that probably look ugly for the more mature audience of Enderal and c) claims to fix something that players might not think is in need of fixing in Enderal.

[Livid]

Originally posted by Sidian:

Or players are simply not interested in a mod that a) doesn't say what it does on the mod page, b) present characters from other mods that probably look ugly for the more mature audience of Enderal and c) claims to fix something that players might not think is in need for fixing in Enderal.

This.

[DaTa]

"To see the full set of features and configuration options, please see here"

I guess people either didn't realize here is a link or can't be bothered to, guess will have to copy and paste description over.

[Sidian]

Originally posted by DaTa:

I guess people either didn't realize here is a link or can't be bothered to, guess will have to copy and paste description over.

I did, but i didn't care to read because of b) and c).

In general, people are lazy. They don't want to spend 20+ minutes just to figure out what a mod is or what it does. You can use a lengthy decription of why you changed this and that, but don't use it as the only way to descripe changes.

E.g., (if you are the mod creator), add a simple list at the beginning of the description, like
- Overall damage is increased
- Adds a zEdit patcher for custom detailed balance changes
- Adds a stagger effect based on weapon and target weigth

And so on, just to show in short "hey, this is what this mod is about."

In addition, Enderal is just not nearly as popular as Skyrim. Getting 20 unique downloads in Enderal and 600 in Skyrim is probably about the same ratio.

And Enderal is already a heavily modded Skyrim with it's own balance, so people are less likely to touch that. Not to mention that there are other balance mods that were specificly made for Enderal and might be in conflict with that one.

[DaTa]

Well, at least you're willing to answer here, more than most people I guess. Thank you for the feedback.

Added a TLDR section right at the top.
Sex sells, but maybe not to every audience, removed the video except those that explain the game play mechanic changes.

[Sidian]

Originally posted by DaTa:

Sex sells, but maybe not to every audience

If you want sex to sell, it has to fit the audience. More mature players might even think that the characer is ugly.
And well, "sex sells" just doesn't fit the "narrative" of the mod (combat improvements -> a "sexy" character has nothing to do with that).