I generally agree that we don't really need a requests thread, but something I would like to see is something that covers the fundamentals of getting into mod making. All the information you need to get started is on the wiki, but at first glance it's all a bit complicated and can be a bit intimidating to get started with. Something easily accessible that simplifies the process of understanding it a bit for educational purposes might help a lot of people interested in making mods take those first steps into doing it.
I know that's a joke, but I would totally do that if I were sufficiently skillfil and talented, even if just to make the people who would want that happy."Hello, guys. I'm someone oozing with skill and talent, on top of having too much free time! I'm dying to see if anyone out there has requests for me to tackle on an entire custom mod for SRB2! I'm especially excited to make characters that require 200 sprites minimum for each!"
- Said no one ever
I know that's a joke, but I would totally do that if I were sufficiently skillfil and talented, even if just to make the people who would want that happy.
Not like that, but a thread for mod makers so they can get ideas if need be. Because I think it's kinda messed up that someone can't make suggestions for a mod when a mod maker might want to take suggestions, but can't because of the crappy rules about "what if". That rule just kills the community of Mod makers who need ideas. I think locking a thread for making a "what if" is messed up, because if a Mod maker wants to make that mod let them. It's harmless to let them fantasize about "what if". Locking those threads is killing their dreams and I think that's messed up, and no I don't care what anyone thinks of what I'm saying. Killing someones dreams is not cool under any conditions.
You are severely underestimating how much time, effort, and patience creating a decent mod creates, especially with a deadline.I know that's a joke, but I would totally do that if I were sufficiently skillfil and talented, even if just to make the people who would want that happy.
I myself can make a wad, but some people can't because the wiki kinda sucks when it comes to beginners. I'm an artist so it kinda fun to do so.
If a mod suggestions thread were made, it would mainly serve to keep those suggestions from other threads. I remember the official SEGA forums did something like that for Sonic Adventure 3 threads. They made an official SA3 discussion thread so the forum would stop drowning in threads about it.
But I don't foresee any modders looking for suggestions in such a thread. It's telling that the only ones saying they would have never actually made a mod before. Heck, even if a modder did take someone's suggestion, that opens up a new can of worms. Who owns the idea? The guy who made the suggestion, or the one who put in the work to make it real?
Heck, even if a modder did take someone's suggestion, that opens up a new can of worms. Who owns the idea? The guy who made the suggestion, or the one who put in the work to make it real?
On that note, we could probably have something similar to Wikipedia's adopt-a-user program, which guides new users through by letting more experienced users teach them.I'm still much more in the mind that there should be more in the way of material to act as a gateway into modding so that people interested can finally take those first steps, rather than a request thread that encourages people to keep putting the responsibility on others. Perhaps a basic tutorial thread putting some of the existing tutorial information in one thread, as well as perhaps a little bit of additional explanation and context. I feel that it's better to encourage more people to mod by making the prospect of doing so less intimidating and more accessible, rather than encouraging people to expect others to do the work for them via a request thread.
I myself can make a wad, but some people can't because the wiki kinda sucks when it comes to beginners. I'm an artist so it kinda fun to do so.
Wiki is not supposed to teach you art and some other skills, that's a skill you gotta learn outside.