Board Thread:General Mod Discussion/@comment-26335978-20160106162844/@comment-25012056-20160113122543

Heartgold1234 wrote: LOTRMod wrote: AlteOgre wrote: LOTRMod wrote: Everyone always asks about the structures thing. Submitting a structure to the mod but not the code for it is as helpful as submitting a pitch to HBO but not writing the script or casting the actors. And considering this quote:

"It would be better if the community sent me the texture and I made the item.": So, here's a thoughts experiment based on a very recent example of a possible community produced addition (apart from Heartgold's initiative): If we'd just create a copy of a structure class file and modify it to form a new structure usable for the mod, including spawn info for chests contents and NPCs, and add concrete information on where it should spawn (biomes, frequency, altitude, initiation attempts, etc.) ... would you (Mevans) be willing to consider to do remainder of entwining it into the rest of the mod, like the additions needed in each biome class file and more high level administration?

Honestly, I actually don't see many obvious opportunities where the community could deliver easy to implement chunks of bug-free information, but we may at least give it our best shot ... if there would be a serious chance of being succesful. Now, I just assume Mevans already has his plate full and anything pushed upon it by external forces (without the intrinsic motivation of Mevans himself) will only lead to efficiency loss of his efforts ... I know from personal experience, both in MC and IRL. So, I would propose to just let Mevans indicate whether he'd appreciate the community or specific people, to come up with any concrete stuff (like short, functional pieces of code, simple class files or images) before anyone puts more effort in detailing out any improvement suggestions. This will minimize useless efforts and risk of dissappointment on both sides.

I will not put any effort in detailing out suggestions unless there is some clear indication of Mevans and his team being susceptive to an improvement suggestion. I could, but I won't. Honestly in that second paragraph you've said almost exactly what I'm thinking here. It's true that code submissions or whatever would not be as straightforward as people think because I'd have to test them and integrate them properly and so on... but also, even if I was doing that it would eat up all my time. I want to be coding the mod and making fun things myself, not merely acting as a project manager collecting and compiling what other people have done. What would you think of getting someone in as Project Manager? By this I do not mean above you, I mean one who could compile this code if able but you still hold the authority. I'm not saying I want this, I'm saying what do you think.

But is that really worth it? No, not really. Rhun is still empty, Harad is a WIP, and there is more faction stuff to be dealt with before we should even consider major builds.

Gen. Grievous1138 (admin) comlink 12:25, January 13, 2016 (UTC)