ngerksngerks Mar 31, 2024 @ 2:30am
QOL suggestion: Easier searching for Workshop Collections using "specific Mod" filters/tags
Context: For games with thousands of mods (e.g. Project Zomboid) in the workshop, it's not unusual for users to create several Collections with vastly different mods. Currently, Steam allows users to check all the collections which include a certain mod. This feature is good, but it is lacking/deficient for players who want to find all the collections which include several mods they want in their game. For games with a thriving modding community, mod compatibility is essential or else you risk bugging/breaking your games.

Suggestion: Make it easier for players to search for the specific collections they want. This can be implemented by adding a new filter for "Mod name". If a player clicks on this "mod name" filter, they can edit a search bar which will display all the mods containing the search term, and the player can click on the name of the specific mod to auto-complete the search tag "Containing Item: [input mod name]"

To illustrate, if a player wants to look for all the Collections containing Mod ABCD while browsing workshop collections:
1) the player can tick a "mod name" filter which will bring up a search bar.
2) the player types in "AB" and "Mod ABCD" comes up as a search result
3) If the player clicks, "Mod ABCD" this will auto-complete the search tag "Containing Item: Mod ABCD"
4) if the player wants to further filter/narrow down all the results, they can again click the "mod name" filter and search all the collections containing another mod.

I understand this is a niche concern, but I think mod users like me will be happy about this. Thank you for your time and attention! :)
Date Posted: Mar 31, 2024 @ 2:30am
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